With (Over)Due Care
Mar16
Gabe, Gabe, Gabe. Your mom already knows.
↓ Transcript
Ace:
Gabe, I ...
Gabriel:
Hold on.
Eniki, privacy mode.
Eniki:
ACKNOWLEDGED. PRESS THE INTERCOM BUTTON TO RE-ENABLE THE MICROPHONE AGAIN.
MICROPHONE OFF.
Gabriel:
Nabi said we should be careful of what we say in public areas.
Ace:
"Nabiβ
Gabriel:
Na-Balili. She works for the countess that is aboard. Some kind of bigwig. She fancies herself as some kind of spy for the ultra-conservative party of their Assembly.
And as a result, she's treated like dirt by the rest of the crew.
She's kind of lonely because of that.
She's not told me everything, but I got a bad vibe about this countess.
Ace:
Thank you. I've been told to give her a wide berth.
Gabriel:
I've spoken to the captain and told me that you doubtless had a plan for the future. But don't give me any details.
But when you get back, um, eventually, there's a favor I want to ask you.
Ace:
Sure. what is it?
Gabriel:
When you get a chance...
...wipe my hard drive!
Gabe, I ...
Gabriel:
Hold on.
Eniki, privacy mode.
Eniki:
ACKNOWLEDGED. PRESS THE INTERCOM BUTTON TO RE-ENABLE THE MICROPHONE AGAIN.
MICROPHONE OFF.
Gabriel:
Nabi said we should be careful of what we say in public areas.
Ace:
"Nabiβ
Gabriel:
Na-Balili. She works for the countess that is aboard. Some kind of bigwig. She fancies herself as some kind of spy for the ultra-conservative party of their Assembly.
And as a result, she's treated like dirt by the rest of the crew.
She's kind of lonely because of that.
She's not told me everything, but I got a bad vibe about this countess.
Ace:
Thank you. I've been told to give her a wide berth.
Gabriel:
I've spoken to the captain and told me that you doubtless had a plan for the future. But don't give me any details.
But when you get back, um, eventually, there's a favor I want to ask you.
Ace:
Sure. what is it?
Gabriel:
When you get a chance...
...wipe my hard drive!
Well, I guess in a way he IS being Isekai’d…
2_Notes_For_AndyOH!:
1)__In Panel_3, Gabe says:
“I’ve spoken to the Captain and told me…”
…you’re missing a word, which I’ve added below in **ALL_CAPS**:
“I’ve spoken to the Captain and **SHE** told me…”
2)__There’s no “Character_List” of who’s on this page.
I was hoping to consult it, in order to confirm who the (naked?) girl in Panel_3 might be.
She looks a lot like Sky, but (at this distance) not quite enough to remove all doubt.
i think andy is doing the best he can, and if memory serves me right, someone commented that he had to relearn a lt of things as he recovers from his medical issue and i have seen a big improvement since he started updating again.
i for one am glad to see updates, and check everyday hoping for a new one.this is one of my favorite webcomics
keep up the good work andy and i am hoping you keep improving in your health
Hear hear.
@[just me]:
It’s not that I EXPECT him to fix it, rather more like if he WANTS to do so, he first has to know that something might NEED fixing…
…& then if (in his opinion) there’s nothing more-important to get done, then he might deal with it.
#No_Pressure … π
Fixed. Thanks.
Outstanding, Good Sir!
π
ON_A_SEPARATE_NOTE:
What makes you think “She Already Knows”?
If Gabe’s mom is clueless-enough to fall for a “Nigerian Charity” scam, then how would she get access to Gabe’s account? If Gabe truly wanted his privacy, then he’d hide that stuff behind at-least one password, & I doubt that she’s clever-enough to figure-out what it was.
Simple, she does his laundry. [Think about it.]
@[al mar]:
Okay, but that only tells her WHAT he’s done…
…there’s no hint of what sort of … “inspiration” … he’s doing it TO…
…& THAT’S the part which he wants Ace to erase!
#We_Assume_That_Gabe_Does_Not_Do_His_Own_Laundry … π … π … π … π
Not sure that that is Sky: she lost her left hand, didn’t she, and that is clearly visible (and green)
Actually, both hands are visibly green
And doubt that Gabe would be shlumping his cousin
Then you haven’t been paying attention. Gabe and Sky already did the deed.
They’re not actually related, since Gabe has no relation to Larry, and Sky has no relation to Gina
Oh right, knew was forgetting something π
@[Guesticules]:
Part of my uncertainty is because Sky normally has a (green) skin-tone covering for her prosthetic, as seen here:
2017/02/23=[https://www.tmi-comic.com/comic/eighth-space]
…& if you look at the page before this (2017/02/22), you’ll see the exposed prosthetic, & Sky explains to Gabe just exactly how they’re related (if only barely, perhaps) by “marriage-connections”, but not by BLOOD.
…& as for “shlumping”, I doubt she would be doing anything so “pubic” in an area that’s this “public”.
#Sorry_But_I_Could_Not_Resist_This_Pun
This isn’t “public”. These are Gabe’s personal quarters. His name’s on the wall outside the door.
Mind you, I do think it classy that he’s carefully holding this conversation in the entryway of the room, keeping Ace near the door and not letting him see around the corner, thus giving Sky some privacy (if she wants it), and Ace the option of NOT thinking about his cousin having sex with his half-sister if he’d rather not have that image in his head.
Gabe, if I know Ace, he was already planning to do that – as a prelude to planting a plausible reason for your departure from Earth.
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Can’t have people asking awkward questions about where he’s gone without having a good answer.
I just noticed that TMI has slipped in the ratings on Top Web Comics so please vote and vote often!
That seems to have happened to a lot of webics this month: some that use to be in the Top Ten every month are barely in the Top Fifty
I’d just like to say its so nice to see TMI coming back to life as Andy’s health improves. Good on yer, mate, keep it up.
Eli…
The fine print in everyone’s will everywhere that has computers, much less Internet.
Jimmy Kimmel’s first series after [“Win Ben Stein’s Money”] was also on the [Comedy Central]-channel: “The Man Show” poked fun at “macho” stereotypes with a slew of different styles of skits. One such skit was an advertisement for a “Post-Mortem Service”, which would go thru your house & confiscate all your porn, as well as delete it from your computer(s), so that your surviving loved ones wouldn’t be able to discover any of it.
Really? Pffft, look all they want. Mind there are somethings if they really start reading will likely make their heads explode…like how to loft ribs and formers for geodetic structures.
@[Keith]:
GASP!
WHAT?!?!?
I’m SHOCKED_BEYOND_WORDS!!!
π … π … π … π
#Darn_I_Thought_I_Could_Say_It_With_A_Straight_Face … π
We miss you, Andy.
We certainly do, but speaking from my own medical position, you can only do what you can do. I’m sure Andy is as frustrated with the time between pages as we are. Keep strong, mate. Keep strong.
Eli…
This was not an expression of frustration about a lack of updates. I just wanted to reach out to Andy & let him know I’m thinking of him. Thanks for projecting on me (not). >:(
Fair enough Romany… ‘is as frustrated with the time between pages as I AM’ … There, fixed it for you, you’re off the hook… happy now?
Eli…
@[RomanyX]:
I’ll second that!
No, wait — [elihion] already did that … OK, I’ll “3rd” that!
#Yeah_That’s_The_Ticket! … π … π … π … π
I don’t suppose I’d want my mother going through my hard drive either… but then I remember that Gabe’s mother is the harridan we were introduced to as Aunt Charity.
Yup. Definitely wipe the hard drive, particularly of any financial information or saved passwords to his bank’s website.