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Annotations Every Day - Written by T Campbell & Flo Kahn - Illustrated by John & Jason Waltrip

Oh hey, it's that girl.

Chapter 11 – Page 24

on July 18, 2011
Chapter: Chapter 11
└ Tags: Bandit, Byron, E-Merl, Frigg, Gravedust, Rachel, Scipio, Syr'Nj
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  1. Joe
    Joe
    July 18, 2011, 12:05 am | # | Reply

    I do so love Syr’nj in that last panel.

    • Snowblind
      Snowblind
      July 18, 2011, 12:07 am | # | Reply

      She is looking for the “You’ve been poisoned!” sticker.

      • Duall
        Duall
        July 18, 2011, 5:48 am | # | Reply

        I think she’s more looking for where her drink went.

      • Gamefreek
        Gamefreek
        July 19, 2011, 7:19 am | # | Reply

        Or at least wondering what the heck was in her drink.

        Maybe something like LSD

    • Tecani
      Tecani
      July 18, 2011, 1:33 am | # | Reply

      “Whoa! Bandit?! But she’s supposed to be dead!!!!

      This is some good sh-mead.”

      • Hopeless
        Hopeless
        July 18, 2011, 6:28 am | # | Reply

        Yep thats my guess too!

      • SotiCoto
        SotiCoto
        June 26, 2013, 9:47 am | # | Reply

        Mead is golden in colour… not brown… unless someone took a dump in it.

        • Steel
          Steel
          June 26, 2013, 11:57 pm | # | Reply

          Blame the dim lighting in there. Unless Bryon got her drink mixed up with either his or Frigg’s

      • Speedy
        Speedy
        November 26, 2018, 2:48 pm | # | Reply

        Syr’Nj sees dead people when she’s drunk? She must be a mead-ium.

    • MidnightDStroyer
      MidnightDStroyer
      February 12, 2017, 8:01 pm | # | Reply

      Spilling her mead like that…It’s alcohol abuse!

  2. Lestantes
    Lestantes
    July 18, 2011, 12:07 am | # | Reply

    AHAHAHAHA! OH… Wait what?

    • Lestantes
      Lestantes
      July 18, 2011, 12:09 am | # | Reply

      Suddenly questioning reality? It’s okay! Just blame the mead getting the voices in your head drunk.

    • SotiCoto
      SotiCoto
      February 14, 2014, 4:55 am | # | Reply

      Bandit is Best’s alt.
      One player. Two characters.
      I’m sure of it.

  3. Alma
    Alma
    July 18, 2011, 12:07 am | # | Reply

    I love Bandit’s nonchalance. I can’t wait to hear her explanation, though.

    • Fairportfan
      Fairportfan
      July 18, 2011, 12:20 am | # | Reply

      Maybe she doesn’t even remember…

    • Jean-Luc
      Jean-Luc
      July 18, 2011, 12:42 am | # | Reply

      Don’t think it’s purposeful nonchalance. From her perspective probably nothing out of the ordinary has happened since everyone’s in on “The Secret” except for our main protagonists.

      • Thor
        Thor
        July 18, 2011, 1:02 am | # | Reply

        “Byron chopped you into three pieces!”

        ” . . . I got better.”

        • Lestantes
          Lestantes
          July 18, 2011, 1:55 am | # | Reply

          “It’s just a flesh wound!”

          • Hopeless
            Hopeless
            July 18, 2011, 6:29 am | # | Reply

            Well I made a point of carrying a journal which just happened to have a sachet of ketchup being used as a bookmark… point of fact axe boy you owe me a new diary and a supply of ketchup!

            • centuriancode
              centuriancode
              July 19, 2011, 3:04 am | # | Reply

              I trifurcated you.

              … It was a big sachet?

          • Jamal K.
            Jamal K.
            July 25, 2011, 7:58 pm | # | Reply

            Heh…MP:THG reference

            +5

        • Thracecius
          Thracecius
          July 19, 2011, 1:35 pm | # | Reply

          Aha! Mass Effect 2 reference. Nicely done. :)

          • Rognik
            Rognik
            July 21, 2011, 1:14 am | # | Reply

            No… I believe “just a flesh wound” was merely a continuation of the Green Knight from Monty Python’s Holy Grail. Unless you refer to something else, in which case, this post can be disregarded.

            • lumzi23
              lumzi23
              September 9, 2013, 1:29 am | # | Reply

              I think Thracecius was refering to the I got better line.

  4. Kamino Neko
    Kamino Neko
    July 18, 2011, 12:13 am | # | Reply

    … Bandit!

    Banditbanditbandit!

    *cough* Sorry.

    <_< Bandit!

    • Master Houndoom
      Master Houndoom
      July 18, 2011, 12:37 am | # | Reply

      SECONDED!

      • Tryntu
        Tryntu
        July 18, 2011, 11:03 am | # | Reply

        ^

    • ahdok
      ahdok
      July 19, 2011, 1:20 pm | # | Reply

      Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

  5. Johnny Whoa
    Johnny Whoa
    July 18, 2011, 12:13 am | # | Reply

    …What was IN that ale?

  6. Thor
    Thor
    July 18, 2011, 12:16 am | # | Reply

    You know. I don’t care how Bandit is back or where Best has gone.

    I’m just happy that Bandit is back and Best is gone.

    • bargamer
      bargamer
      July 18, 2011, 12:41 am | # | Reply

      Amen to that, brother. I hated Best and his ridiculous ego. With Bandit, you know where you stand: Behind her, where you can keep an eye on her, and make sure that you still have all your stuff.

      … Make sure, AGAIN.

      • Bruceski
        Bruceski
        July 18, 2011, 4:16 am | # | Reply

        Best is Bandit’s alt.

        • Shadow of Light
          Shadow of Light
          July 18, 2011, 5:13 am | # | Reply

          Well if they’re the same person, he can log in at the same time as herself.

          http://guildedage.net/webcomic/chapter-2/chapter-2-page-7/

          • ThePuck1
            ThePuck1
            July 18, 2011, 7:22 am | # | Reply

            He’s dual-boxing

          • Nathanyel
            Nathanyel
            July 18, 2011, 11:49 am | # | Reply

            Definitely dual-boxing, the Best char distracts with /silly, then the Bandit char picks pockets.

          • Speedy
            Speedy
            November 26, 2018, 4:25 pm | # | Reply

            Totally immersive gaming plus Multiple Personality Disorder?

      • Amarula
        Amarula
        July 18, 2011, 5:28 am | # | Reply

        You sure there isn’t another reason you want to stand and look at her from ‘behind’ *wink wink*

        • Gelegenheitsleser
          Gelegenheitsleser
          July 18, 2011, 12:37 pm | # | Reply

          “Fwump!”

        • CM
          CM
          July 18, 2011, 7:23 pm | # | Reply

          Rogues do it from behind.

      • dr pepper
        dr pepper
        July 19, 2011, 1:44 am | # | Reply

        Old rule, from the first year of D&D: When in doubt, pick up the thief by the ankles and shake.

    • JK9000
      JK9000
      July 18, 2011, 2:34 am | # | Reply

      I’m like 67% sure Best and Bandit are the same person.

    • Oamu
      Oamu
      July 18, 2011, 7:26 am | # | Reply

      Likewise glad that Best is gone, for the time being, and Bandit is back. Mainly posting to see what my random avatar is.

      • Oamu
        Oamu
        July 18, 2011, 7:27 am | # | Reply

        Whoa! Look at that dude!

        • Tryntu
          Tryntu
          July 18, 2011, 11:04 am | # | Reply

          i think mine accurately sums up today’s comic.

          • Ishmael
            Ishmael
            July 18, 2011, 2:43 pm | # | Reply

            I’m afraid to post with mine because it looks like a romantic moment for GRAVEDUST DESERTHAMMER (You have to say it in all caps) and Syr’nj.

    • alta lemur
      alta lemur
      July 18, 2011, 8:32 am | # | Reply

      Bandit is actually a hacker who hacked the demo the 5 others were playing. She simply relogged after dying. But now she hacked in 3 other dudes, and told them about the main 5.

      • Hellhound
        Hellhound
        July 18, 2011, 12:06 pm | # | Reply

        who cares about the how? she is back .she is back.she is baaaaack.
        And best is gone (And will hopefully never return). that is all that counts.

        • Hellhound
          Hellhound
          July 18, 2011, 12:07 pm | # | Reply

          Argh again? why do i allways end up with this avatar,thought it was random. oh well live is ironic.

          • centuriancode
            centuriancode
            July 19, 2011, 3:12 am | # | Reply

            I suspect there’s a cookie that makes sure you keep the same random avatar. It is only randomly assigned once.

            • umm
              umm
              July 19, 2011, 9:42 am | # | Reply

              It’s not a cookie. I guess it is connected to your name, however Phil hinted that those connections will be jumbled when new avatars are added (perhaps avatar = loginId mod numberOfAvatars or something like that?).

              • Phil
                Flo
                July 19, 2011, 9:57 am | # | Reply

                I believe they’ll jumble themselves up, yes. It’s possible that they won’t, and simply newer readers will have a chance at getting newer avatars. The way it works is that I’m physically changing the directory in which avatars are drawn from, and I theorize that changing the avatar set in Comicpress will cause everyone to get re-assigned.

                I’m excited to see how it goes down, personally.

                • Hellhound
                  Hellhound
                  July 19, 2011, 11:06 am | # | Reply

                  oh well at least my avatar is an action scene.

                • Phil
                  Flo
                  July 19, 2011, 11:56 pm | # | Reply

                  GOOD NEWS, EVERYONE!

                  It totally works.

              • Whipstitch
                Whipstitch
                July 20, 2011, 2:31 am | # | Reply

                I hope not.

                • Whipstitch
                  Whipstitch
                  July 20, 2011, 2:32 am | # | Reply

                  Actually, wait, nevermind, this new one isn’t half bad. I like Syringe.

                  • Whipstitch
                    Whipstitch
                    July 20, 2011, 2:33 am | # | Reply

                    Syr’Nj, even. This is what happens when you post during swing shifts.

                    • SotiCoto
                      SotiCoto
                      March 30, 2016, 9:21 am | #

                      And now you appear to be red psycho Frigg.

        • Jim
          Jim
          July 19, 2011, 10:31 am | # | Reply

          Agreed. Very happy to see Bandit’s return.

  7. Hoo-ya
    Hoo-ya
    July 18, 2011, 12:17 am | # | Reply

    I REALLY dig the design and color scheme of that elf. Those cuffs are glorious.

    • Fairportfan
      Fairportfan
      July 18, 2011, 12:21 am | # | Reply

      Especially since they don’t appear to actually connect to his sleeves…

      • Magistrate of Mediocrity
        Magistrate of Mediocrity
        July 18, 2011, 1:32 am | # | Reply

        All the better to epically fail at hauling him up from a horrifying falling death with.

      • Tsapki
        Tsapki
        July 18, 2011, 2:36 am | # | Reply

        Gloves with cuffs on them seem to be the style for scoundrels. And cut off fingers as well.

      • Doop doop
        Doop doop
        July 18, 2011, 4:02 am | # | Reply

        Might be some relation to Hakurei Reimu’s impossible sleeves.

      • CM
        CM
        July 18, 2011, 7:25 pm | # | Reply

        They’re Chippendale cuffs. He’s bard/dancer multiclass.

        • Magistrate of Mediocrity
          Magistrate of Mediocrity
          July 18, 2011, 8:05 pm | # | Reply

          This.

  8. SaltyKracka
    SaltyKracka
    July 18, 2011, 12:19 am | # | Reply

    Ten bucks says that they lose Bandit and get Best back within the next…say…four chapters.

    • Benedikt
      Benedikt
      July 18, 2011, 9:13 am | # | Reply

      10 Bucks they won’t.

  9. Tee
    Tee
    July 18, 2011, 12:23 am | # | Reply

    Hmmm, have we ever seen Bandit and Best together? Because they bear a superficial resemblance to each other, and as this is based off a MMO, maybe one of the other is an alt of the other?

    Or I had some of that mead that makes me see things.

    • Valdrax
      Valdrax
      July 18, 2011, 1:44 am | # | Reply

      I don’t think it’s really possible for someone in the full-immersion tank to have an alt. It would completely ruin the whole “I think this is my real life” deal the rest have going.

      • Doop doop
        Doop doop
        July 18, 2011, 4:04 am | # | Reply

        Obviously their alt is what happens in their dreams.

        Am I a Bard dreaming I’m a Thief or am I a Thief dreaming I’m a Bard?

        Or a bowling ball dreaming I’m a plate of sashimi? Never assume what you see and feel is real!

      • JarrysKid
        JarrysKid
        July 19, 2011, 12:37 pm | # | Reply

        What if the tube dude has a multiple personality disorder?

    • Shadow of Light
      Shadow of Light
      July 18, 2011, 5:14 am | # | Reply

      Yes they have.

      http://guildedage.net/webcomic/chapter-2/chapter-2-page-7/

      On the page after that too.

      • Shadow of Light
        Shadow of Light
        July 18, 2011, 5:19 am | # | Reply

        Oh, and the one before, if you look carefully. :)

        • Tee
          Tee
          July 19, 2011, 1:14 am | # | Reply

          Thanks, my brain is at peace, sorta.

  10. SteelRaven
    SteelRaven
    July 18, 2011, 12:35 am | # | Reply

    http://www.dramabutton.com/

  11. Slipdance
    Slipdance
    July 18, 2011, 12:42 am | # | Reply

    Any bets Frigg is going to have Bandit’s top off in the next panel, checking for scars?

    …

    Or maybe that’s just wishful thinking.

    • Thor
      Thor
      July 18, 2011, 12:59 am | # | Reply

      And then they’ll have to wrestle in chocolate pudding, also to check for scars.

      • that guy
        that guy
        July 18, 2011, 8:21 am | # | Reply

        It’s the only way to be sure!

        • gangler
          gangler
          July 18, 2011, 9:41 am | # | Reply

          Cooking oil is really much more effective when looking for scars actually. Chocolate pudding is too opaque for the job.

          Wouldn’t want poor frigg to spend half an hour wrestling in chocolate pudding only to be told she has to wash up and start over in this pool of olive oil would you?

          • Ishmael
            Ishmael
            July 18, 2011, 2:52 pm | # | Reply

            I really doubt we’re about to have an ‘OOC’ discussion here. It H.R. Puffenstuff’s got any brains at all, he’s placed our feckless fivesome onto a test server, away from the rest of the general gaming population.

            • Ishmael
              Ishmael
              July 18, 2011, 2:52 pm | # | Reply

              …Wow, this was supposed to go somewhere else entirely. How the hell did that happen?

          • centuriancode
            centuriancode
            July 19, 2011, 3:16 am | # | Reply

            Depends. The White Queen might also have to be inspected for scars. In that case, they’d have to wrestle twice any way, so may as well.

          • JarrysKid
            JarrysKid
            July 19, 2011, 12:38 pm | # | Reply

            Yes, I would.

  12. Jean-Luc
    Jean-Luc
    July 18, 2011, 12:46 am | # | Reply

    So umm, did Bandit hop on to the chair from somewhere or did she simply “log on”?

    • Kamino Neko
      Kamino Neko
      July 18, 2011, 12:53 am | # | Reply

      There’s motion lines indicating jumping onto the stool. And assuming she’s a PC (seems unlikely…never seen that in-depth role playing in an MMO – it works for the others since they’ve got it enforced), and the ‘thump’ indicates her logging on, that’s a HELLA fast reaction to seeing the others.

    • Robtimus
      Robtimus
      July 18, 2011, 6:14 am | # | Reply

      Also, Tombdirt Gravedust seems to notice her walking towards the group in panel 2 while Frigg is talking to the nun.

      • Jean-Luc
        Jean-Luc
        July 18, 2011, 7:09 am | # | Reply

        Oh yeah. :/

  13. Sineplex
    Sineplex
    July 18, 2011, 12:49 am | # | Reply

    Just got Real.
    Love Byron getting his dose of super-confuz.

  14. The Auld Grump
    The Auld Grump
    July 18, 2011, 12:49 am | # | Reply

    That isn’t ale! That isn’t cider! It’s Johnny Jump Up!

    The Auld Grump

  15. nonbeliever93
    nonbeliever93
    July 18, 2011, 12:50 am | # | Reply

    Damn you for introducing a question last strip, not answering it in this strip and then posing ANOTHER mystery! DYING IN ANTICIPATION.

    • Jean-Luc
      Jean-Luc
      July 18, 2011, 6:46 pm | # | Reply

      They do that *every time*!

      • Nekropancser
        Nekropancser
        July 19, 2011, 4:32 pm | # | Reply

        And we love them fer tha’

      • MidnightDStroyer
        MidnightDStroyer
        February 12, 2017, 8:11 pm | # | Reply

        Not *every* time…When Best was cliffhanging, they didn’t leave us with a cliffhanger then, did they?

  16. Moe Lane
    Moe Lane
    July 18, 2011, 12:51 am | # | Reply

    Since when…

    Oh, hi, Bandit.

    …anyway, since when does mead foam like that? Yes, I know that mean can be carbonated; but that’s a veritable head of foam there being handed to Syr’nj in Panel 1. There’s something… odd… going on in whatever brewery supplies this inn.

    • Michael Haneline
      Michael Haneline
      July 18, 2011, 3:13 am | # | Reply

      Mead can be brewed in different ways, some of which ends up in “honey-wine” type mead and “honey-beer” type mead. (Obviously both of those terms are misnomers since mead is neither wine nor beer, but it describes the different form its can take.)

      • Magistrate of Mediocrity
        Magistrate of Mediocrity
        July 18, 2011, 3:47 pm | # | Reply

        That and artistic license.

        . . . I too was about to post something snarky about foamy mead, but then I realized that I’m reading a webcomic about people who are trapped in a fantasy MMORPG. The mead is the one thing I find out-of-the-ordinary enough to comment on? Really?

        • Moe Lane
          Moe Lane
          July 18, 2011, 6:00 pm | # | Reply

          Dude. It’s BOOZE. Booze is important.

    • JarrysKid
      JarrysKid
      July 19, 2011, 12:42 pm | # | Reply

      Syr’nj wanted mead. Everyone else got beer.

  17. Larissa
    Larissa
    July 18, 2011, 12:51 am | # | Reply

    BANDIT!!!

  18. Doma
    Doma
    July 18, 2011, 12:53 am | # | Reply

    O.O.C. incoming.

  19. Thor
    Thor
    July 18, 2011, 1:00 am | # | Reply

    Nice alt-text. Is that a Gunnerkrigg Court reference?

  20. Karishi
    Karishi
    July 18, 2011, 1:01 am | # | Reply

    Lucky for Syr, the mead will eventually get down to where she can drink it via her roots.

    Gravedust’s face last panel comes off to me as either:
    “Did I bring her back to life? I didn’t think I brought her back to life.”
    or
    “Wait, I’m not supposed to remember seeing her die. Why am I so shocked?”

    • Nekropancser
      Nekropancser
      July 18, 2011, 3:24 pm | # | Reply

      The first one is Gravy the Pooh, the second one is more like Gravebert Einhammer.

    • Gillsing
      Gillsing
      July 18, 2011, 4:06 pm | # | Reply

      He’s probably wondering who could have resurrected her if he’s the last living mystic. Or why he couldn’t feel her spirit the same way he could feel the spirits of the others, if that’s how he explained why he never resurrected her. (I don’t remember exactly, and I’m not going to bother to go back and look.)

      Clearly it is now a possibility that Bandit was a traitor who was resurrected by her real employer. Because why else would her dead body have been separated from the rest of the dead bodies? Gravedust will have to go to the bottom of this!

  21. Alechsa
    Alechsa
    July 18, 2011, 1:16 am | # | Reply

    BAAAANNNNDDIIIIITTT!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Or at least her identical good twin: Charity XD

  22. KiZeR
    KiZeR
    July 18, 2011, 1:25 am | # | Reply

    NPCs never truly die, they just respawn after a few minutes.

    • Catbus
      Catbus
      July 18, 2011, 2:30 am | # | Reply

      There ya go.

  23. Rook
    Rook
    July 18, 2011, 1:27 am | # | Reply

    Here I’ve been waiting for Bandit’s return since the moment she left the strip and when it finally happens I’m at complete loss for any sort of worthwhile comment to go along with it…

  24. Tecani
    Tecani
    July 18, 2011, 1:27 am | # | Reply

    Now that she has some booze Frigg is about to do some heavy thinking.

  25. Valdrax
    Valdrax
    July 18, 2011, 1:48 am | # | Reply

    Well, I honestly didn’t see that coming.

    Is Bandit a non-immersion PC, then? If she were an NPC, I’d expect her to stay dead. If this is Daedalus’s character as many of us have speculated, then what is he trying to accomplish here? Is he going to waive the video game mechanics in their face to try to break the world’s hold on them?

    • Thor
      Thor
      July 18, 2011, 2:23 am | # | Reply

      The mechanics of their face will never waver.

  26. Jak
    Jak
    July 18, 2011, 2:00 am | # | Reply

    OH GOD SHE’S BACK!
    I’m happy, actually. I missed that little runt.

  27. Floru
    Floru
    July 18, 2011, 2:15 am | # | Reply

    *Rubs his eyes in disbelief* Okay, now I need a drink!

  28. Katlamos
    Katlamos
    July 18, 2011, 2:40 am | # | Reply

    WHAT IS THIS I DON’T EVEN.

  29. CloSeph
    CloSeph
    July 18, 2011, 2:49 am | # | Reply

    There are obviously players who don’t have to float around in LCL

  30. Novijen
    Novijen
    July 18, 2011, 3:16 am | # | Reply

    And the tiny one returns!

  31. LadyDragon
    LadyDragon
    July 18, 2011, 3:31 am | # | Reply

    It’s hard to state how small the fucks are that I give about Bandit.

    Small like Bandit herself, I suppose.

    • Sortelli
      Sortelli
      July 18, 2011, 3:20 pm | # | Reply

      The avatar gods scoff at you!

    • Nekropancser
      Nekropancser
      July 18, 2011, 3:26 pm | # | Reply

      You stole my randomavatar, my dear… Duke it out! :P

  32. Gyzar
    Gyzar
    July 18, 2011, 3:49 am | # | Reply

    Bandit and Best were in same comic on Nov. 18 & Nov. 20, 2009; so maybe Bandit was originally an NPC. It seems to me that Bandit has more than a passing resemblance to Best now [cryptic comments Phil?].

    • Phil
      Flo
      July 18, 2011, 8:45 am | # | Reply

      I think the resemblance is in your eyes only, pardner.

      • Magistrate of Mediocrity
        Magistrate of Mediocrity
        July 18, 2011, 4:05 pm | # | Reply

        Pfffft! Nice try Phil. I know that your words are just a clever ruse designed to divert us from the TRUTH! Well played, sir. Well played.

        • Phil
          Flo
          July 18, 2011, 4:38 pm | # | Reply

          Or are they?

          • Magistrate of Mediocrity
            Magistrate of Mediocrity
            July 18, 2011, 5:14 pm | # | Reply

            . . . Now I don’t know what to believe.

            • Jean-Luc
              Jean-Luc
              July 18, 2011, 6:50 pm | # | Reply

              I thought I knew what to think I belived but now I believe I don’t know what I believe to be thinking.

    • Jose
      Jose
      July 18, 2011, 7:00 pm | # | Reply

      In this strip she seems to look a lot more like Mr. Purple Tie.

  33. Mr Ak
    Mr Ak
    July 18, 2011, 4:31 am | # | Reply

    Hah! Called it. Admittedly late on a Sunday night. But still, go back a page and there I am. Calling it. Because I’m a caller.

    • Forseti
      Forseti
      July 18, 2011, 6:08 am | # | Reply

      I called it first. :p

      • Mr Ak
        Mr Ak
        July 18, 2011, 9:50 am | # | Reply

        Dang. So ya did.

  34. Abeo
    Abeo
    July 18, 2011, 4:33 am | # | Reply

    Someone called it last page, but hell if I’m going to go back there to find out who to give the credit to.

    Hmmm… in honour of Bandit’s return, I think I’ll steal the credit. Yes. I TOTALLY CALLED IT.

    • Abeo
      Abeo
      July 18, 2011, 5:35 pm | # | Reply

      Ninja’d, damn. And by someone with an actual claim. That’s cheating!

  35. Timelost
    Timelost
    July 18, 2011, 4:47 am | # | Reply

    Bandit has stolen her own life from the icy clutches of death itself, this is the greatest act of filchery imaginable.

    …which ironically means she has peaked and has nothing left to live for.

    Truly this is the saddest development possible.

    Poor Bandit.

    • Abcus
      Abcus
      July 24, 2011, 11:17 pm | # | Reply

      Bonus points for using the word: “Filchery”

      That is all.

      Cheers,

      Cote

  36. Dotcom
    Dotcom
    July 18, 2011, 4:51 am | # | Reply

    Creeeeepy. :) Be careful what you wish for. It IS really interesting that she and Best are never seen together. Wondering what’s up with that.

    • centuriancode
      centuriancode
      July 18, 2011, 5:58 am | # | Reply

      As mentioned too many times above, chapter two, pages 6-8.

  37. gangler
    gangler
    July 18, 2011, 5:01 am | # | Reply

    I have far too many questions to be even capable of speculating, analyzing, or opinionating right now.

    Should be a fun week.

  38. Shadow of Light
    Shadow of Light
    July 18, 2011, 5:17 am | # | Reply

    Looking forward to seeing Bandit’s explanation for being alive. ;)

    • BriGuy
      BriGuy
      July 18, 2011, 2:35 pm | # | Reply

      “I ran back from the graveyard.”

    • Nekropancser
      Nekropancser
      July 18, 2011, 3:31 pm | # | Reply

      “I’ve been to the netherworlds ya know… It sucks. So I g’t bored, I picked the lock and seduc’d the ferryman. An’ lemme tell ya, that guy is all bones, no flesh…”

      • centuriancode
        centuriancode
        July 19, 2011, 3:21 am | # | Reply

        Well, if she was going to be porking someone, why didn’t she make sure they had some meat on ’em? Otherwise, there just isn’t any point to jumping his bones.

        • Nekropancser
          Nekropancser
          July 19, 2011, 4:36 pm | # | Reply

          You hafta pick whomever get you over the river I s’ppose… Though one can dream.

  39. Atomsk42
    Atomsk42
    July 18, 2011, 5:46 am | # | Reply

    Well now everyone killed by Byrons Berzerk is alive again…
    Which is interesting because the only reason they are alive is because of Gravedust…and he seemed like he didn’t bring Bandit back…so how the heck is she alive again? And who are her friends?
    I’m confuzzled.

  40. Dotcom
    Dotcom
    July 18, 2011, 5:47 am | # | Reply

    Is it wrong I can’t unvisualized her being cleaved? The poofy shoulder pads don’t help. XD

    • Kamino Neko
      Kamino Neko
      July 18, 2011, 4:10 pm | # | Reply

      So, you can’t stop thinking about Bandit’s cleavage? I’m sure she’d be glad to hear it. <_<

      • Phil
        Flo
        July 18, 2011, 4:36 pm | # | Reply

        Gold Star.

      • centuriancode
        centuriancode
        July 19, 2011, 3:23 am | # | Reply

        Though we now know that Byron clearly does not have Great Cleave-age. He was only ability to kill one friend per round.

      • Abcus
        Abcus
        July 24, 2011, 11:20 pm | # | Reply

        . . . while she was practising her filchery on your valubles.

        (dammit, sounds forced. Maybe I should leave it to Timelost . . .)

        Cheers,

        Cote

        PS oh, and bravo, in case Phil’s golden starryiness wasn’t commendation enough.

  41. gangler
    gangler
    July 18, 2011, 5:50 am | # | Reply

    “Oh, it’s you. It’s been a long time. How have you been? I’ve been really busy being dead… after you murdered me.

    Okay look. We both said a lot of things you’re going to regret, but I think we can put our differences behind us. For Arkerra. You monster.”

    • Phil
      Flo
      July 18, 2011, 8:45 am | # | Reply

      Gold Star.

    • MoodyDK
      MoodyDK
      July 18, 2011, 12:03 pm | # | Reply

      There has to be a +1 button for this somewhere.

  42. DCB
    DCB
    July 18, 2011, 7:53 am | # | Reply

    Defensive Roll, always take it! All hail the return of Bandit!

  43. DCB
    DCB
    July 18, 2011, 7:53 am | # | Reply

    Defensive Roll, always take it! All hail the return of Bandit!

    • Nekropancser
      Nekropancser
      July 18, 2011, 3:33 pm | # | Reply

      She took and rolled an unmodified 1.

  44. Kom
    Kom
    July 18, 2011, 7:59 am | # | Reply

    AAAUGGHGHGGHLLKKKKK(other assorted heart attack noises)

    Dang, this should be interesting to hear. Bandit’s arms are looking awfully ATTACHED to her torso right now which I wasn’t expecting. Good to see though. This puts one of my fears at rest, if they’ve been waiting around for two weeks for our guys to show up they can’t have simply been forgotten. Unless its to inform them they’re out of a job I guess.

  45. FoolishOwl
    FoolishOwl
    July 18, 2011, 8:45 am | # | Reply

    First, this confirms for me that Bandit is a regular player-character, whose player finds nothing remarkable about respawning.

    Second, if she’s been waiting around for two weeks, wondering where our protagonists are, that implies she’s not played by Daedalus or Carole, who could presumably have used dev tools to find them at any time.

    Third, “we” have been waiting. Bandit is part of a band of adventurers who have been assembled for some reason. Who set them this task, and why? And on the assumption these are regular player-characters, they’ve shown extraordinary patience to wait that long.

    • Naare
      Naare
      July 18, 2011, 8:48 am | # | Reply

      She could also be a liar. If she is truly played my Daedalus, it must be the case.

      • FoolishOwl
        FoolishOwl
        July 18, 2011, 8:43 pm | # | Reply

        The only thing she’s said, really, is that Bandit and her companions have been waiting there for two weeks — and Bandit would have to get her companions to go along with that.

        You could be right, but I think, by Occam’s Razor, Bandit isn’t Daedalus, and probably isn’t Carole, either.

  46. Naare
    Naare
    July 18, 2011, 8:46 am | # | Reply

    Guess the pre-requisite for fifth party member is “blonde hair, not so party-friendly behaviour and passion for good drama”.
    If Best comes back, we must also include “thought-you-were-dead experience”.

    • Dotcom
      Dotcom
      July 18, 2011, 3:08 pm | # | Reply

      Don’t forget pointy ears. XD

  47. nielspeterdejong
    nielspeterdejong
    July 18, 2011, 9:29 am | # | Reply

    BANDIIIIT! :D

  48. Guest
    Guest
    July 18, 2011, 10:14 am | # | Reply

    I’m more curious about how Frigg suddenly has a fangirl and why. Especially when that fan is all hearts. She might be due for some heartbreak after spending some time with Frigg.

    • Robtimus
      Robtimus
      July 18, 2011, 11:02 am | # | Reply

      See my reply here. Though I agree that she might be in for a surprise after an adventure with our ginger crusader.

  49. LurkingTroll
    LurkingTroll
    July 18, 2011, 10:26 am | # | Reply

    Bandit returns, hurray!

  50. Bake
    Bake
    July 18, 2011, 11:39 am | # | Reply

    I just…
    http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/photos/images/original/000/053/640/i_came.jpg?1276110959

  51. Veggieburrito
    Veggieburrito
    July 18, 2011, 11:59 am | # | Reply

    So. 5-1=5 or 8. Does that sum it up?

  52. Flint
    Flint
    July 18, 2011, 12:17 pm | # | Reply

    YAY this makes me happy, I needed this after the dispointment of bests heel face heel turn

  53. Kyn
    Kyn
    July 18, 2011, 12:24 pm | # | Reply

    She’s in purple. Again. She belongs to Mr. Purple-Tie

  54. flevine
    flevine
    July 18, 2011, 1:15 pm | # | Reply

    Well. I have to confess, I assumed the chapter would end with Sepia Best waking up in a tube. Or someone declaring him dead. Mostly the former.

    Now…will the next chapter be back to Sepia World, leaving us hanging on this matter?

  55. Mordecai
    Mordecai
    July 18, 2011, 2:47 pm | # | Reply

    I still think Bandit’s an avatar of Mr. Dedalus’s assistant.

  56. Magugag
    Magugag
    July 18, 2011, 7:04 pm | # | Reply

    Still hoping for Best to return, honestly. He’s a pompous douche, but that’s what makes him so enjoyable.

    • Valdrax
      Valdrax
      July 18, 2011, 11:28 pm | # | Reply

      Honestly, I wonder why more people don’t see it that way. He doesn’t have to be the kind of person you’d like in real life to be a likable character. In fact his likability as a character mostly stems from being the opposite of likable in real life for me.

  57. zero
    zero
    July 18, 2011, 7:58 pm | # | Reply

    I’m just happy to see Bandit back, I don’t care about the connotations

  58. Dusty668
    Dusty668
    July 18, 2011, 9:01 pm | # | Reply

    Are we sure it’s OUR bandit, and not just a bandit Archetype?

    • Thor
      Thor
      July 18, 2011, 9:34 pm | # | Reply

      She does recognize the rest of the cast. Unless all Bandits share a hive mind, this would seem to be OUR Bandit.

      • centuriancode
        centuriancode
        July 19, 2011, 3:27 am | # | Reply

        All hail the Bandit Queen!

  59. Repartee
    Repartee
    July 18, 2011, 11:09 pm | # | Reply

    Bandit is back! Now I can’t wait for the inevitable and undoubtedly confusing explanation… Or perhaps lack of explanation. Either way I intend to enjoy this.

    Now to open that bottle of wine and have a nice dinner in celebration.

    A small dinner mind you.

  60. Valdrax
    Valdrax
    July 18, 2011, 11:29 pm | # | Reply

    It’s funny how Bandit’s return has completely overshadowed the awesomeness of Frigg’s, “No, I definitely do,” reply.

    • Abcus
      Abcus
      July 24, 2011, 11:24 pm | # | Reply

      Agreed.

  61. Locke
    Locke
    July 19, 2011, 12:49 am | # | Reply

    Byron, clearly your axes have magic gnome-reviving powers; they cut into her, and then their powers revived her off screen. That could make a good party trick. Try it again!

  62. Blackbyrd2
    Blackbyrd2
    July 19, 2011, 5:05 am | # | Reply

    Just adding to the love;
    Thrilled to see Bandit, delighted at the jawdropping scene, Syr’nj’s drinking problem, and the “Okay, wait…”

    Yes, I realize where all this is really taking place, and I expect some ‘real world’ discussions about software glitches causing internal inconsistencies, etc, but it’s still nice to see Bandit back.

  63. Mr.5
    Mr.5
    July 19, 2011, 6:28 am | # | Reply

    people, i require assistance, would someone be kind enough to lend me a wee’ crane so that i might lift my jaw from the crater that used to be the floor of my room? actually, i’ll probably need a regular crane as it seems that the hole now reaches the basement…. no never mind, it has actually fell into some caves far below… ok i’m pretty sure i lost my jaw

  64. MDude
    MDude
    July 19, 2011, 8:17 am | # | Reply

    Frigg sees what Bandit did there.

  65. Hornet
    Hornet
    July 19, 2011, 12:07 pm | # | Reply

    Why is Gravedust just kind of looking off to the side in the last panel?

    • Karishi
      Karishi
      July 19, 2011, 2:32 pm | # | Reply

      My opinion is that he’s thinking: “….Wait.”

  66. thatkid
    thatkid
    July 19, 2011, 12:34 pm | # | Reply

    Couldn’t it be possible that Bandit is an NPC? Her purpose is to help guides new players through the starting zones. These three people are all new players, and Bandit is guiding them through.

    • Ishmael
      Ishmael
      July 19, 2011, 1:24 pm | # | Reply

      I don’t think this is the case. As I said earlier, only an idiot would take the five and put them on a server with other players. They have to be on their own test server or the results of whatever experiment they’re running will be ruined.

      • MDude
        MDude
        July 19, 2011, 11:19 pm | # | Reply

        That doesn’t stop her from being an NPC meant to handle more players, it would just mean that the level of personal attention she’s giving them is partly the result of a lack of other players to look after. Even if they only have a few players to work with now, there’s no reason not to plan for scaling up.

    • Monkey
      Monkey
      July 20, 2011, 12:23 pm | # | Reply

      This idea sort of makes sense, especially considering that the new adventurers appear to be taking on the same quests…fancy cuffs boy mentions wiping out cultists, which certainly sounds familliar. It’s strange that no matter how effectively you wipe out this group of cultists or that group of murloks, more of them always show up when new adventurers arrive looking for quests ^^

  67. Bob
    Bob
    April 27, 2012, 2:32 pm | # | Reply

    screw you writer! im gonna read this comic angrily until best returns! >:C

  68. UncaMo
    UncaMo
    August 15, 2013, 7:25 pm | # | Reply

    I was reading GA up until about 2 years ago, lost all my bookmarks and was reminded again by a friend. Spent the last few days re-reading. Some of the commentary is almost as entertaining as the comic! Except for some buzzkills who know who they are…
    I love that Frigg’s expression looks so much like Fry’s “Not sure if…” meme

    • UncaMo
      UncaMo
      August 15, 2013, 7:26 pm | # | Reply

      And my avatar made me LOL.

  69. dragon8writers
    dragon8writers
    August 16, 2015, 10:09 am | # | Reply

    BY ALL THAT IS WONDERFUL IN THE WORLD. YES.

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