Naah, homoculi are artificial beings made from the blood (and feces and urine) of the owner. Pretty much a slave being who exists to serve his master and assist him in the lab.
“No one has ever seen anything like this before…”–What, you mean your boss mingling his blood with that of an inquisitive employee he recently murdered in order to insert a homunculous, an avatar of his very being, into a game that has quite literally taken on a life of its own in order to derail the efforts of a merry band of adventurers who just so happen to be beta testers for an immersive gaming experience that went horribly wrong/right?
Bettas are the alpha-fish of the pond (life). That’s why you can’t put any other fish into their bowls/tanks/immersion tubes. However, they are Siameasy to take care of!
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, magic blood, for getting in the MUD, Go on and kiss the boy (whoa-oh)
Sha-la-la-la-la-la To de-stress, from dealing with the press, You wanna kiss the boy.
HR Daedalus, a CEO barely sane. We can recreate him. We have the eldritch sorcery. We have the questionable morality needed to create the world’s first digital homonculus. HR/Ferris will be that creature. Better than either were before. Better… tinier… more purple.
Oh so you can make glowies with your hands now?!
You think you’re so great with your godhood and you death powers and your being a billionaire?!
Well you’re goddamned right!
Now back at the hair. Now back at HR.
Sadly he isn’t Best. But if he stopped using lady-scented body parts and switched to elf spice he could smell like he’s Best.
Look down. Back up. Where are you? You’re in a guild hall with a man your evil boss’ miniature man could smell like.
What’s in your hand? Look at Keynes. She has it. It’s your cell phone and she’s calling Shanna Cochran. Look again – The cell phone is now diamonds; Anything is possible when Syr’nj does Science to it.
I’m on a rhinosaur.
You probably shouldn’t eat the spicy pad thai when you’re working so late.
One would assume that H.R. didn’t just make up this arcanometry thingy out of thin air and had it working by sheer coincidence. One would assume that it is ancient knowledge left behind by beings unknown, somehow finding its way into H.R.’s hands. One would therefore assume that these incantations are well-tested, and that someone actually has seen something like this before, making Carol not first.
Or maybe the unknown ancient beings didn’t have eyes.
HR fights for the right to bear arms.
He’s muscling his way into the bloody world.
It only cost him an arm and a leg.
Well, he got the arm half off.
And now he can meat his creations much sooner.
You gotta hand it to him for thinking about the little man though.
H.R.: “I’m hungry. Hope Carol brought something to fetus.”
This punning got disturbing quickly, I have to hand it to you guys.
Turns out HR is a cut above when it comes to character generation. It’s a little alarming.
So this is how you get your chops in game development, eh?
I just hope HR doesn’t sever the relationship with Carol once he’s figured out what she’s done. She will have to axe for forgiveness.
HR’s doing a thorough handjob.
Are y’all done? This is getting out of hand.
Carol, you’re being replaced. Meet H.R.’s new right hand man.
*zooms in on the little guy*
Don’t worry. It looks like things just might work out for the Best.
Maybe?
just a little slice of life
how could anyone POSSIBLY misinterpret that?;D
WOOOO HOMUNCULUS!
…sorry just excited.
ok, now this is getting freaky. is he getting cloned now?
Naah, homoculi are artificial beings made from the blood (and feces and urine) of the owner. Pretty much a slave being who exists to serve his master and assist him in the lab.
…According to myth, of course.
Yep. Myth. Really. Just that. There are no homunculus on the internet, nope.
Of course not; there are just code golems here and there.
Nore are there “labs” in the myths.
Wait, are we saying that H.R. and Carol are afraid the cops will find out about their illegal myth lab?
[Br]eaking [Ar]kera
Come on man, don’t share knives! You get diseases that way. Like BZV (Bulging Zombie Veins).
“No one has ever seen anything like this before…”–What, you mean your boss mingling his blood with that of an inquisitive employee he recently murdered in order to insert a homunculous, an avatar of his very being, into a game that has quite literally taken on a life of its own in order to derail the efforts of a merry band of adventurers who just so happen to be beta testers for an immersive gaming experience that went horribly wrong/right?
I’ll cede you your victory…this time.
This was so perfectly summarized.
Suddenly I don’t feel like playing any Betas.
Yeah, alphas are far more competitive.
Bettas are the alpha-fish of the pond (life). That’s why you can’t put any other fish into their bowls/tanks/immersion tubes. However, they are Siameasy to take care of!
KISS HIM. KISS HIM NOW GIRL.
…
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, magic blood, for getting in the MUD, Go on and kiss the boy (whoa-oh)
Sha-la-la-la-la-la To de-stress, from dealing with the press, You wanna kiss the boy.
If I had any internets to give, they would be yours good sir.
Now’s your moment
Workin’ in de basement lab
Girl you better kiss him soon
In time he’ll be better…
Or how about some: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ewszd9n1CU :P
Yea sure, when a chick creates life its a miracle and a blessing and stuff.
But when a male does it is horrible and an abomination against nature.
The worst sort of double standard.
You got it all wrong though… chick’s create, males engineer.
HR Daedalus, a CEO barely sane. We can recreate him. We have the eldritch sorcery. We have the questionable morality needed to create the world’s first digital homonculus. HR/Ferris will be that creature. Better than either were before. Better… tinier… more purple.
The abomination against nature would be if H.R. had to do a natural delivery, instead of C-section. Ouch.
It’s a boy!
Mazel tov!
It’s a boy, Mr. Dedalus, it’s a boy
It’s a boy, Mr. Dedalus, it’s a boy
A son… a son… a son
I’m gonna say the part of that homunculus that is Ferris is going to throw a wrench into HR’s plans for godhood.
You are a smart cookie. So have one.
Carrol’s next comment is going to be “Wow, it’s so tiny ! The… little you, I mean !”
“…and also the homunculus!”
Yea, I don’t know why I did that, removed that innuendo completely. I’m not sorry, though. At all.
Oh, hello HR Jr!
Oh so you can make glowies with your hands now?!
You think you’re so great with your godhood and you death powers and your being a billionaire?!
Well you’re goddamned right!
“It’s horrible…” she’s talking about the little floaty, naked, HR Huffnpuff
“and beautiful.” she’s talking about the purple haze
*insert guitar riff here*
So this blood magick is cool and all, Boss, but I kinda told the media everything we’re doing here. So… hurry, maybe?
..is that Best?
look at the hair. real close.
And then look at HR. It’s a tiny HR.
Now back at the hair. Now back at HR.
Sadly he isn’t Best. But if he stopped using lady-scented body parts and switched to elf spice he could smell like he’s Best.
Look down. Back up. Where are you? You’re in a guild hall with a man your evil boss’ miniature man could smell like.
What’s in your hand? Look at Keynes. She has it. It’s your cell phone and she’s calling Shanna Cochran. Look again – The cell phone is now diamonds; Anything is possible when Syr’nj does Science to it.
I’m on a rhinosaur.
You probably shouldn’t eat the spicy pad thai when you’re working so late.
…and THIS RIGHT HERE is the reason I avoid drinks while reading GA comments. :-D
Elf Spice, the newer, Elfier sent for real Elves.
Is it like ‘Baby Oil’? You know, made from real elves?
Or maybe seasoning you put on elf-ribs at your local Troll barbeque
Father Knows Best
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046600/
There’s not a ton of money floating around the Caribbean for webcomic artist projects. Help my friend in the Dominican Republic out and check-out and share his Kickstarter? http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rusty-sword/the-boy-with-the-rusty-sword-vol-i
Does the color of the tie he wears affect the hue of the magic?
Maybe, but HR Huffnpuff has always had the purple tie
So, does the tie affect the magic, or does the magic affect the tie?
He’s full of tinier men!
SH; Piñata!!
JW; …Sherlock…
SH; No? Not good?
JW; A little not good.
One would assume that H.R. didn’t just make up this arcanometry thingy out of thin air and had it working by sheer coincidence. One would assume that it is ancient knowledge left behind by beings unknown, somehow finding its way into H.R.’s hands. One would therefore assume that these incantations are well-tested, and that someone actually has seen something like this before, making Carol not first.
Or maybe the unknown ancient beings didn’t have eyes.
Yeah, but people get excited and just want to shout “FIRST!” even when they aren’t.
Actually, it would have been kind of funny if someone had done that on today’s comic.
Was H.R.’s tie solid purple when you first posted the previous update?
when i asked yesterday if they were going to make a baby, i meant “were they going to do so using conventional means?”
i wasnt expecting this. i thought the arm was a spell reagent to open a portal to arkera.
he said hecta somewhere in there, that can’t be good
looking forward to seeing a tiny nude HR prancing around arkera though
Wait, so this is another fantasy realm, albeit one the runs with more witchcraft/eldritch themes and less Tolkien-esque ones…