penultimate

the argument: actually, the readers should count themselves lucky that the boy is not an "if i put my mind to it" type, or perhaps that the constrained nature of this strip would make it impossible for me to render the grisly realization of his idea

on circuitry and circuity

the argument: it is a pretty common trope in fiction isn't it, to find one's self identifying with an automaton after a considerable period of hostility; there is a pretty great twilight zone episode about it look it up

it's always sad when friends fight

the argument: in my sleeplessness i begin to wonder if i unconsciously patterned this continuity on kubler-ross's five stages

we are getting there

the argument: poignant stuff

gets deep

the argument: you can apply this to your own life, so can i probably

implications

the argument: let me tell you, the temptation to post this series out of order is almost overwhelming

let's call this the comeback

the argument: we are back, and just in time to start the first CONTINUITY we have ever experienced; it probably speaks to the quality of my writing that the arc begins predictably, but if the robot is involved we can most certainly expect to be edified