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12/03/15 Koen Watches Over 12

  By Christopher Baldwin • December 3, 2015 Characters:
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  1. Coyoty
    December 3, 2015 at 1:32 am

    Julie does. It’s to help her.

  2. PsychoRecycled
    December 3, 2015 at 2:21 am

    How much longer is the strip projected to run for?

    I share the sentiments of other commenters re: broken suspension of disbelief, but the last few strips have re-suspended it entirely. This is a side of Julie I worry we won’t see much more of, given that she’s not moving away from the explosives…

  3. Owen Smith
    December 3, 2015 at 9:51 am

    Julie, you don’t have to die too. Yes the situatuon stinks, but it’s not your fault.

  4. Christopher
    December 3, 2015 at 9:53 am

    @Psychorecycled, only a few more weeks left!

  5. Herandar
    December 3, 2015 at 10:18 am

    Neither one will feel much of anything very soon.

    Never thought she’d end up being a suicide bomber.

  6. Steven
    December 3, 2015 at 10:33 am

    I thought I saw the shadow of her friend running on the coast in Tuesday’s strip. I don’t think she’s quite dead yet.

  7. Christopher Baldwin
    December 3, 2015 at 10:38 am

    @Herandar, well, I think it’s important to note there are two kinds of suicide bombers (or more, I haven’t researched the subject). One who bravely gives their life to further their beliefs. And the likes of her, who is very injured, wracked with guilt, does it purely to save innocents, and could escape but doesn’t feel she could live with it.

  8. Karlos F.
    December 3, 2015 at 10:40 am

    It seems that none of them is happy with their destinies and now I feel so sad…

  10. GnarlyDoug
    December 3, 2015 at 2:48 pm

    The strong implication is that while conscious, these Yontengu have little if any free will when it comes to their actions to destroy. I think this Yontengu knows it is about to be destroyed and is fine with it. It makes the choice to not resist or fight back because that at least it can do.

  11. jesse tharin
    December 4, 2015 at 12:39 am

    Since there’s nothing left to protect, why bomb?

  12. Christopher Baldwin
    December 4, 2015 at 12:41 am

    @Jesse, the mountains, where her community lives, still exists.

  13. fookiesan
    December 4, 2015 at 12:29 pm

    Dang. I still like my solution from a couple of strips back, but with the application of said bomb, I’m guessing I didn’t, as they say “call it”. Oh well, sure hope the tiny gene pool remaining doesn’t have a whole lot of recessive conditions biding their time. And that they have some well designed crop rotation strategies. And that someone discovers a hidden talent for aquaculture. Soon.

  14. Muzhik
    December 5, 2015 at 2:07 pm

    @fookiesan, And that someone discovers a hidden talent for aquaculture. Soon.

    Aquaculture? You mean, like, seafood? Like,
    Sea food.
    Sea food play.
    Sea food run.
    Run, Sea food, run!
    (if you want to live…)

    Or is it more like, “KELP! KELP! SAVE ME!”

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