Bad Machinery by John Allison for April 04, 2024

This is the point when Nyarlathotep manifests.

Jordan just either saved the world or doomed it, I’m not sure which.

Either way, he’s still an idiot.

Well that’s torn it!

Jordan is a pill. That is all. Over.

Good job Jordan! I wonder if Ben is human, those black tears…

I was always a bit annoyed John Allison never quite gave the full context on just what was going on with Bishop here and just what level of connection he had forged with the alien, much less why or what the end goal(s) for either had been. I suppose it ultimately doesn’t matter to the story moving forward, yes, but still! :P

I would argue Jordan’s still technically at fault here, since he was still poking around into areas he wasn’t supposed to and generally not listening to instructions or really anything he was being told. Whether or not it was good Jordan was doing this loops back to the “lack of context” thing I opened this comment with, but honestly, it doesn’t matter much, because it still doesn’t exactly paint a flattering picture of Jordan either way. ;)

He’d be taking video of this, too.

I wonder when Ben will schedule the next youth space camp?

Foiled by a nincompoop!

Sheesh, Ben, can you even read? His jumpsuit clearly reads Access All Areas!

So, SSSSSS”SS must have been a standard greeting, and A”AAAAA probably means “You Fools!!!,” and since both the alien and Ben are saying it, Ben has clearly already been probed. But we strongly suspected that already, didn’t we?

Does this mean eminent invasion? Free assimilation for all? They may be a “superior” race, but if all it takes to off them is a sugary NRG drink, they may not have truly thought their plan through. Who’s the nincompoop now?

Boys are clueless.

Just as I suspected— those “energy drinks” are poison.