El Goonish Shive III - Totally Adorkable!

[Lamech]

Um. Not sure why that's in gigameters, but a meter per second isn't really such a small amount that it'd never be relevant.

If I counted right its a differences of .2m/s technically. More to the point,[ its very small proportion-wise. And in most cases that's what matters. A millimeter tiny distance when talking about the height of a mountain or skyscraper. It probably changes by more than that through out the day. Its a huge distance when talking about distances in most proteins. In this case however:

It's in Gm/s because .2997924579 Gm/s is the speed of light, so pushing it even for a few m/s would be a very big deal, yet seem so small, when you look at the numbers.

Technically its very slightly less if my sources were right. But yes, that was the issue.

[Felius]

Ehh, what kind of crappy bookstore doesn't let you sit there all day and read its stock? Around here most of them even have cafes inside.

[Qwertystop]

So, are they going to get caught by a person walking up and seeing them, or by the addition of a new camera since the last time Ashley used that spot?

Personally, I expect the latter, with a cut to the security person, whose opinion is that there's no rule against it and he doesn't really care.

[Rater202]

Ehh, what kind of crappy bookstore doesn't let you sit there all day and read its stock? Around here most of them even have cafes inside.

Most f them make you buy the book first.

I think that's the point.

[Lissou]

The stores I've gone too that are big enough to have security cameras also don't care if you read in them because they know they make more profit by allowing it than by forbidding it. But that's my sample, and I don't find it unrealistic that a store big enough and making enough profit to have security cameras would still get annoyed at people reading in it, especially in a mall. When it's a regular store, presumably people went in because they like books. In a mall store, though, they may have walked in to kill time only (although even people who walk in a book store to kill time may buy stuff).

I find that the main draw of people reading in bookstores, for the bookstores, is that people see you reading a book, and figure it must be a really good book for you to be stuck in it and reading it in an uncomfortable store because you just can't wait to know what happens next, so more people buy it. I is like a "[employee]'s favourite!" sticker, except people mistrust it less because the person "recommending" the book isn't getting paid.

[Forrestfire]

My experience has been the same. When I was younger, my brother and I would go to Barnes and Noble to read manga for hours - no one ever really cared, even though we never bought any of those books (I would spend my holiday gift money on D&D books, but it's not like I was a regular enough customer for them to notice). There'd always be lots of people hanging around reading as well. The store had couches and comfy chairs set up for it, even.

[Lord Raziere]

......I'm beginning to think that Ashley should have her own huggable plushy. she is just so adorably awkward in every comic she appears in.

[Weimann]

If Elliot and Ashley didn't both come on on hedgehog-level of smoothness, I feel like Monday's page could have been a pretty charged moment between them. Luckily they're both awkward enough that neither was disappointed.

[GAAD]

Heh. Tedd in today's NP reminds me of Yahtzee's playthrough of Ocarina of Time.

[Mith]

My guess with the current comic is that transformations are easiest when you have a clear image in mind, and that there is no clearer image than someone sitting in front of you.

[Douglas]

My guess with the current comic is that transformations are easiest when you have a clear image in mind, and that there is no clearer image than someone sitting in front of you.

I don't think it really has to do with Ashley being in front of him, but rather that the easiest way to do "about Ashley's size" is to picture Ashley, and if he does that all sorts of other aspects of her appearance will get pulled in.

[Mith]

I honestly missed that point of "about Ashley's size." It still fits my idea of a clearer frame of reference, though.

[Temporal Echo]

That is the cutest form of transformation sabotage I have ever seen.

[The Mormegil]

She is so adorable

[Douglas]

I think the "sabotage" worked.

[Qwertystop]

I think the "sabotage" worked.

Uncertain. This is Elliott's change we're talking about - his default is big.

[JohnTheSavage]

Uncertain. This is Elliott's change we're talking about - his default is big.

Not that big. He's at about double V5'd size with this transformation.

[Rater202]

Clearly his default sized bust did not scale with his smaller body.

[AGD]

Damn, stop making me jealous, Elliot!

I think, I know, what we'll have as a sketchbook tomorrow.

[halfeye]

Elsewhere:

Today's comic continues to lack even the floating ashes of remnants. Today's el goonish shive update has more tension, and that's literally just the conclusion of a transformation sequence done for funsies! The only hope is S.S. BillBoar.

So, a slow day in the comics today?

[Rater202]

Elliotshy is best Elliony.

[Mith]

Especially looking at the sketchbook, my first thought is "That has got to be a pain in the back."

[Cavelcade]

Elsewhere:


So, a slow day in the comics today?

Some comics you read for fun, some comics you read because you can't stop yourself.

[AGD]

Especially looking at the sketchbook, my first thought is "That has got to be a pain in the back."

Elliots Super-Strength allows him, to wear that weight without problems.

[The Mormegil]

How did I not think about it before? Well, calling it NOW: it's the griffon. It WAS relevant after all!

[The Mormegil]

So I think this is the first time Elliot has ever said that he prefers being a girl sometimes. It was pretty obvious, but I think it's the first time he actually admits it.

Maybe he'll stop being dumb about his energy buildup now. He doesn't need an excuse to be a girl when he wants to be. His friends already are fine with Tedd, and his parents are the most forgiving and awesome parents ever. He could also count Ashley's bisexuality as an excuse if he really needs to.

[Rater202]

Grace is scary about video games.

[Radar]

Grace is scary about video games.

As if it wasn't know before. But yes, Justin's weirded out look is totaly justified.

Also: I like the backgrounds in the latest comics. I kind of doubt that Elliot would catch that much of attention, but I'm a general fan of background stories and details - Girl Genius spoiled me that way.

[Silva Stormrage]

Man I know the pace for this date seems to be going decently slow (Or at least it seems that way to me) but I just love the Ashley/Elliot interactions. Awkwardness for all

[Weimann]

Before today's update, I would have agreed with previous poster that the date, while cute, didnt have great momentum.

At this point, however, I find it hilarious.

Even if the most recent developments are sure to stir all kinds of things up, I'll admit that it was a while ago we had something like the dramatic climax of the battle with not-Tengu or Susan's confrontation with Tom. I realise that it can't be like that all the time, but right now it feels exceedingly mellow.

I mean, except for RIGHT NOW right now. How about that, huh?