Comment:

This, right here. This is the #1 thing in storytelling for me, a character gets hit with something, then brings it back later to solve a problem in an unexpected fashion. This kind of plot is absolutely narcotic to me, and it's half the reason I can never half-pay attention to any story - I can't risk missing the seemingly unimportant setup!

Back when I was doing Leftover Soup, I didn't call it this, but Jamie (and, to a lesser extent, Max) were absolutely doing what I now call "autistic problem solving". Take things literally, do what works, egalitarian, utilitarian, unconventional, hero shit.

And (spoiler) hero shit works.

Never seems to work for me, mind you, but this is my comic, and we're all entitled to a little escapism, aren't we?

Transcript:

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0444– 2167/07/07/13:23 - sidewalk
LC (electronic communication): Okay, this sidewalk looks like a place humans would commonly use.
Nina (electronic communication): Agreed. You said you had a plan for how to navigate from here to your apartment, without needing to use GPS?
LC (electronic communication): Watch and learn.
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[Nina’s body flops onto some grass in a sitting position]
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Nina (electronic communication): Why have we stopped hovering?
LC (electronic communication): Wait for it...
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Otto: Hi! I'm Otto!
LC (through Sami Seagull): HI, OTTO! I’M LEE CALDAVERA, A HUMAN, OPERATING THIS GENERAL PURPOSE AUTOMATON REMOTELY. I’VE LOST GPS FUNCTIONALITY. COULD YOU LEAD ME TO MY HOME AT FORTY-TWO EIGHTY-SEVEN WESTERN AVENUE, PLEASE?
Otto: Absolutely, Mezzer Caldavera! Follow me!
LC (through Sami Seagull): THANK YOU!
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