Since there was likely police/paramedic involvement right outside that apartment, and if Becky’s Dad was involved, she (Becky) likely would have been told.
When they have had career-threatening consequences, and Amazigirl, simply because she didn’t background checks like she was paranoid or something, before.
Didn’t question volunteer labor. Came back to haunt her when it turned out one of them was a professional campus rapist, and he got caught in the noisiest way possible.
Police arrest your PR Gal’s dad for kidnapping her at gunpoint in front of many witnesses, best to keep tabs on him just in case.
Last seen with the strange guy who paid his bail out of the blue. A bit of yelling at night involving those two casing a student sarcastically suggesting someone call campus PD at least. Morning after. Student MIA. Same with his pursuers. Robin’s a walking joke, but I doubt she’ll just throw all scruples to the wind at this point. It’s as simple as both asking Becky and having some of her flunkies make a few calls on her end, anyway…
That last one’s the one where Joyce’s Evangelical puritinism has eroded away enough that she’ll wear an outfit where you can make out the shape of nipples.
Schpoonman
You think the Bat Nipple Suit was anatomically correct? Like, were the molded nips line up with Clooney’s?
clif
An important question that calls for further research.
Ah, interesting. I mean, it makes sense she’d know, but I am curious to find out if she’s told Becky, and if she has done anything with this information.
Given that Willis said something on the latest bonus comic that it was ‚more fun than the stuff he‘s working on currently‘ just before buffer watch changed from May to June, I suspect it will be June before we know.
What the heck, Robin? Maybe her campaign helpers were involved or know about it or something?
Didn’t expect that. Now I’m wondering if she maybe told Leslie and Leslie will keep Becky in safety? (unlikely, though)
oh yeah, happy leap day everyone!
(Just sent in my thesis to my advisor – I get the chance to correct anything problematic, but I’m freaking out so that’s probably the perfect mindset for this day and I’m really thankful that this comic kinda drew attention away from that for me)
Congrats on getting the thesis off. Your advisor will find something that has to be changed; it’s what justifies their position as your advisor. It’ll be more work, but the worst is over now. Good luck on your defense.
Clif is right, your advisor has to ask that something be changed because otherwise you wouldn’t have needed a supervisor. Don’t worry, it’s not a sign that things are going wrong.
Also, a piece of advice that will last you through your whole research career: Reviewer #2 is an idiot.
You know, I noticed that. My theory was that sometimes Reviewer #2 was secretly miffed you didn’t cite some some obscure paper of marginal relevance they published 10 years ago and was looking to make life difficult. Occasionally, they’ll shift the reviewer numbers just to mess with your mind.
So what do you do in real life when you aren’t reading web-comics?
Agemegos
I live with chronic illness. But I used to be a transport economist working on urban congestion and greenhouse gas emissions reduction strategy.
Enough with the “Robin is suspicious” red herrings. Its been done to death. Obviously next strip we are gonna find out that she is totally helping Becky out. Robin is actually pretty cool, she’s just self-centered/has a hard time realizing her effects on the big picture.
She probably found out about it because of the fight last night. Regardless of whatever happened to Mike, he was yelling about Blaine and Toedad and there were witnesses to hear it that could inform the authorities.
I thought that was so Congress didn’t have to dirty their hands hiring unreliable goons, they have highly trained FBI to clean up, “untidy corners” and “loose ends”.
clif
You’re thinking of the good old days before Hoover got the goods on Kennedy and the FBI got to big for its britches. Now days they run sting operations on congresscritters.
Bicycle Bill
No, you’re thinking of Mr. Phelps and the Impossible Mission Force.
108 thoughts on “Against”
Ana Chronistic
“I don’t need your trust, I have TWITTER to tell me!”
“shit”
clif
TWITTER is a really odd way to spell Mike.
But the important thing is that Robin is a cool rebel with a cigarette.
Can we play Desparado on the hacked music thingie?
BarerMender
Suppose Amazi Girl dropped by with the news.
clif
A lollipop shaped cigarette.
Enkrod
Yeah Robin runs on sugar, not nicotine
Paul McCubbrey
Okay, this is a little suspicious. Since when does Robin know things?
Pablo360
fleas and lice, why did it autofill with that instead of my username, pls dlt
clif
On the one hand, yikes! On the other, I thought checking out dogs on campus, like library books was a killer idea.
Lumino
Since there was likely police/paramedic involvement right outside that apartment, and if Becky’s Dad was involved, she (Becky) likely would have been told.
Agemegos
Was the fight right outside the apartment? The chase started there, but I though it went on for some time and ended up on campus.
Norah
Pretty sure it did end on campus.
DailyBrad
She’s taken a shine to Becky.
Optimistically, maybe she has kept her finger on the pulse of that situation to look out for her.
Cynically, she may be protecting her investment, given Becky’s Robin’s Cyrano.
DudeMyDadOwnsaDealership
When they have had career-threatening consequences, and Amazigirl, simply because she didn’t background checks like she was paranoid or something, before.
Didn’t question volunteer labor. Came back to haunt her when it turned out one of them was a professional campus rapist, and he got caught in the noisiest way possible.
Police arrest your PR Gal’s dad for kidnapping her at gunpoint in front of many witnesses, best to keep tabs on him just in case.
Last seen with the strange guy who paid his bail out of the blue. A bit of yelling at night involving those two casing a student sarcastically suggesting someone call campus PD at least. Morning after. Student MIA. Same with his pursuers. Robin’s a walking joke, but I doubt she’ll just throw all scruples to the wind at this point. It’s as simple as both asking Becky and having some of her flunkies make a few calls on her end, anyway…
Stephen Bierce
And all of a sudden I imagine Robin speaking like Telly Savalas.
Cholma
“Who luvs ya, Becky?”
Van Jealous
Would that make either Roz or Riley Robin’s “Stavros”?
Kyoulkoa
Robin: I know things
Yumi
Stuff, even.
Kensou
Robin is Layla Miller!? *shot for comics nerd joke*
Agemegos
I know things about pigeons, Lilly.
Deanatay
“That’s what I do, Becky. I eat Cadbury Creme Eggs, and I know things.”
jeffepp
This is going to turn into Joyce and Robin and lollipops, isn’t it?
clif
Since all three are present, technically it already has.
Needfuldoer
No, that’s fourth.
First we get Joyce, then Joyce Returns, then Joyce Forever, and then finally Joyce and Robin.
Reltzik
That last one’s the one where Joyce’s Evangelical puritinism has eroded away enough that she’ll wear an outfit where you can make out the shape of nipples.
Schpoonman
You think the Bat Nipple Suit was anatomically correct? Like, were the molded nips line up with Clooney’s?
clif
An important question that calls for further research.
Jarawara
@Needfuldoer
Where’s the upvote button? Where’s the upvote button?? Your comment needs thousands of upvotes!!!!!
DailyBrad
Ah, interesting. I mean, it makes sense she’d know, but I am curious to find out if she’s told Becky, and if she has done anything with this information.
Segnosaur
Maybe Becky was the one who found out first (contacted by the police) and Becky was the one who told Robin.
ReFlex76
Closer to finding out if Mike is still alive.
clif
Keep that optimism handy. You never know when you might need it.
Agemegos
You remind me of an old New Zealand joke: “Try to save money. Some day it might be worth something again.”
clif
Hmm. Save that Warner kid. You never know when zombies may become possible.
ktbear
It must be a very old New Zealand joke, Ive never heard it before.
Agemegos
Very early Eighties. It was before David Lange.
CJ
Given that Willis said something on the latest bonus comic that it was ‚more fun than the stuff he‘s working on currently‘ just before buffer watch changed from May to June, I suspect it will be June before we know.
Schpoonman
I sure hope not.
Nono
Imagine how much awkward this would have been if they didn’t know about Toedad.
Regalli
If she found out because of the fight: Sure.
If she found out sooner and Becky knows: Great.
If Becky DOESN’T know, I’m setting Robin on fire.
Regalli
It’s always so surreal reading Walkyverse, post-development Robin and then coming back over here where a lot of those bridges are already burned.
clif
I know what you mean, but if we’re being honest, you could have put a period after Walkyverse and stopped.
Regalli
Also true, but I do still get wibbly reading the wedding arc.
Yotomoe
Now tell me more about these…Certain votes I’m gonna get.
clif
Upvotes.
DarkoNeko
all of them
Jo Giggles
Okay, I don’t like this. Robin, what shady crap are you involved in?
Coma
What the heck, Robin? Maybe her campaign helpers were involved or know about it or something?
Didn’t expect that. Now I’m wondering if she maybe told Leslie and Leslie will keep Becky in safety? (unlikely, though)
oh yeah, happy leap day everyone!
(Just sent in my thesis to my advisor – I get the chance to correct anything problematic, but I’m freaking out so that’s probably the perfect mindset for this day and I’m really thankful that this comic kinda drew attention away from that for me)
clif
Congrats on getting the thesis off. Your advisor will find something that has to be changed; it’s what justifies their position as your advisor. It’ll be more work, but the worst is over now. Good luck on your defense.
BarerMender
You’ll do great. You have this.
Agemegos
Hey! Congratulations!
Clif is right, your advisor has to ask that something be changed because otherwise you wouldn’t have needed a supervisor. Don’t worry, it’s not a sign that things are going wrong.
Also, a piece of advice that will last you through your whole research career: Reviewer #2 is an idiot.
clif
You know, I noticed that. My theory was that sometimes Reviewer #2 was secretly miffed you didn’t cite some some obscure paper of marginal relevance they published 10 years ago and was looking to make life difficult. Occasionally, they’ll shift the reviewer numbers just to mess with your mind.
So what do you do in real life when you aren’t reading web-comics?
Agemegos
I live with chronic illness. But I used to be a transport economist working on urban congestion and greenhouse gas emissions reduction strategy.
Meagan
Enough with the “Robin is suspicious” red herrings. Its been done to death. Obviously next strip we are gonna find out that she is totally helping Becky out. Robin is actually pretty cool, she’s just self-centered/has a hard time realizing her effects on the big picture.
clif
Well, it’s either that or Becky’s dad showed up at the door and she has him waiting in the next room to have a surprise family reunion.
DarkoNeko
for all we know Mike spent the night at Robin’s
DarkoNeko
Hidden in her room ! So no one saw him in the morning for some convoluted reason !
Agemegos
Fucking her mom for a nickel.
Tacos
She probably found out about it because of the fight last night. Regardless of whatever happened to Mike, he was yelling about Blaine and Toedad and there were witnesses to hear it that could inform the authorities.
Agemegos
This suggests that Toedad is probably not back in jail.
I think that makes it more likely that Mike is holding Blaine and Ross in durance at the bottom of a dry well in the basement of an abandoned house.
Either that, or the Brotherhood of Evil Dads smuggled Mike’s body away in the trunk of Toedad’s limo.
clif
Good point. I choose to believe that he is making them dig the well deeper.
abysswatcher1993
Either Robin already knew but didn’t tell Becky, or Becky just got the news and told Robin.
clif
Well, you certainly couldn’t ruin a birthday sleepover.
Undrave
What if Robin learned about it and had Toedad…dealt with?
Heavensrun
She’s a congresswoman. Contrary to right wing conspiracy theories, Congresspeople are generally too high profile to risk dealing with hitmen. So far.
Also that would be pretty anticlimactic.
Geneseepaws
I thought that was so Congress didn’t have to dirty their hands hiring unreliable goons, they have highly trained FBI to clean up, “untidy corners” and “loose ends”.
clif
You’re thinking of the good old days before Hoover got the goods on Kennedy and the FBI got to big for its britches. Now days they run sting operations on congresscritters.
Bicycle Bill
No, you’re thinking of Mr. Phelps and the Impossible Mission Force.
Mydnyt