wait… you tell me you were not psyched about getting some cyberwear implanted? Hell first thing I would have asked is if I’d get a bionic leg and if I could jump up a housefront.
If this was going through your mind I will have to use the old chestnut….”Dude, whatever they had given you, they either need to up it dramatically or give you a heck of a lot less!” 😉
Can’t say I had that thought with mine, all I thought was “Crap, there goes this season….” and my comment to the quack was “Hmmm… Fred (my horse) and I are going to have a very long discussion about his baulking at that jump.”… Yup, all I was thinking was that I could talk my horse into not doing that again…. as if he’d listen! 😉
Any reason Iguanas were your DNA fuse of choice? There must be a story behind Iguananator….
Hell, I was makng nokes like this while waiting for my broken heart valve to become bad enough to require urgent surgery! I kept alternating between offering to swallow a washer and asking for a bionic heart with Bluetooth…
Seriously? Iguanator sounds like the best of all possibilities…. I’d start to wonder at the attribute trade-offs for this operation. Iguana DNA should DEFINITELY be a CON boost (can I triple wield with a prehensile tail?), probably STR and maybe DEX as well. And for what? A loss of Charisma? Pfft. That’s my dump stat anyway!
I had the weird post-operative thought: When I was waking up after an emergency appendectomy, I saw blurry equipment and two vaguely humanoid shapes moving over me telling me not to get up. I was just confused wondering why I was in the Borg Cube.
See this is why i’m thankful the only surgeries I’ve ever had were when i was a baby so I had no memory, and one on my eyelid where they had no way to add anything.
Welcome, Sam, to the cyborg nation. I’ve already told Mrs. Vidivici that when that far-off day finally comes, instead of cremating me, I should be recycled. Titanium is US$8.62/lb, y’know.
My god man! How many pounds of Titanium could you possibly have? And while you’re at it, you should tell her not to bury you either. Those coffins costs thousands. I plan on saving a few bucks and going with the “Recycled/Corrugated” materials selection when shopping for my coffin. heh. “I’d like to see something in a nice translucent plastic with a multi-colored lid please.”
you know I actually had this injury 2 years ago when I got hit by a car, it was just under the level of seriousness to require surgery though, still dealing with it, but yknow I can walk on it and run and bicycle again so that’s a plus right?!
loving the comic, always reading, always waiting, always laughing.
SpookyZ.
With Sam’s build, I’d recommend using chameleon DNA. They’d have to do a lot to beef him up into a murder machine. But give a seasoned GM the powers I f an chameleon, and everyone would have to watch their backs, and corners, and definitely the ceiling. Ooh, after thought, throw some gecko DNA in there too for climbing.
Do I understand that correctly? They refer him to a surgeon, give him some painkillers and send him home? As far as I know it would be better to keep him in house to get him the right medical attention. Less risk of him stumbling around and making the fracture even more complex too.
In my country that could even be considered a critical mistake, even if they did not have any beds free at that moment (I’ll asume that that was the case). I myself destroyed a bit of my right knee (ligamentum cruciatum ant., as well as ruptured a bit of the lateral ligaments and almost pulverized the menisci). I am only an educated amateur in that regard, but to my knowledge at least some kind of measure should have been taken to ensure that there are no further damages. Most of the professionals I know would have kept someone with that injury in the hospital, till a specialist could have a look. Might be quite a personal question, do you have any lasting problems following that injury? Don’t want to sound rude, but I personally want to express my condolences if that is the case (sorry, not my mothertongue, any strange expressions I use might originate from that)
wait… you tell me you were not psyched about getting some cyberwear implanted? Hell first thing I would have asked is if I’d get a bionic leg and if I could jump up a housefront.
but then he couldn’t use the “I never Asked for this” line, and that would be a terrible crime against humanity.
I always found it best to avoid that line like the plague myself. No one would have ever believed me.
“I never asked for this.”
“Weren’t you the kind who spent his recesses trying to figure how to get laser eyes and an adamantium skeleton.”
“… shut up.”
*kid
so, will Sam become an enemy of the amazing spiderman? you will know in next week!
If this was going through your mind I will have to use the old chestnut….”Dude, whatever they had given you, they either need to up it dramatically or give you a heck of a lot less!” 😉
Can’t say I had that thought with mine, all I thought was “Crap, there goes this season….” and my comment to the quack was “Hmmm… Fred (my horse) and I are going to have a very long discussion about his baulking at that jump.”… Yup, all I was thinking was that I could talk my horse into not doing that again…. as if he’d listen! 😉
Any reason Iguanas were your DNA fuse of choice? There must be a story behind Iguananator….
If they wanted to make Sam really dangerous, they should use Komodo DNA instead of Iguana. I mean Komodo Dragons are real life monster.
Having met them, I must say that the breath of a Komodo Dragon is its most deadly weapon….I reckon you could melt glass with it….
Hell, I was makng nokes like this while waiting for my broken heart valve to become bad enough to require urgent surgery! I kept alternating between offering to swallow a washer and asking for a bionic heart with Bluetooth…
If you ever DO become a hybrid, I want to know everything.
Ruth would also like to know if she can apply Squid, Bat, and something Green, should you become a hybrid.
It’s probably good Sam doesn’t have the power of the narrative while in this state.
Seriously? Iguanator sounds like the best of all possibilities…. I’d start to wonder at the attribute trade-offs for this operation. Iguana DNA should DEFINITELY be a CON boost (can I triple wield with a prehensile tail?), probably STR and maybe DEX as well. And for what? A loss of Charisma? Pfft. That’s my dump stat anyway!
I’d watch it! Wait, Kirk Cameron? Nevermind.
I had the weird post-operative thought: When I was waking up after an emergency appendectomy, I saw blurry equipment and two vaguely humanoid shapes moving over me telling me not to get up. I was just confused wondering why I was in the Borg Cube.
HALF MAN
HALF ROBOT
HALF LIZARD
SAM IS…
THE IGUANANATOR
See this is why i’m thankful the only surgeries I’ve ever had were when i was a baby so I had no memory, and one on my eyelid where they had no way to add anything.
Everybody knows Kirk Cameron doesn’t believe in iguanas.
Welcome, Sam, to the cyborg nation. I’ve already told Mrs. Vidivici that when that far-off day finally comes, instead of cremating me, I should be recycled. Titanium is US$8.62/lb, y’know.
My god man! How many pounds of Titanium could you possibly have? And while you’re at it, you should tell her not to bury you either. Those coffins costs thousands. I plan on saving a few bucks and going with the “Recycled/Corrugated” materials selection when shopping for my coffin. heh. “I’d like to see something in a nice translucent plastic with a multi-colored lid please.”
Make sure that they burp the container. That way you’ll keep longer. (¬‿¬)
you know I actually had this injury 2 years ago when I got hit by a car, it was just under the level of seriousness to require surgery though, still dealing with it, but yknow I can walk on it and run and bicycle again so that’s a plus right?!
loving the comic, always reading, always waiting, always laughing.
SpookyZ.
With Sam’s build, I’d recommend using chameleon DNA. They’d have to do a lot to beef him up into a murder machine. But give a seasoned GM the powers I f an chameleon, and everyone would have to watch their backs, and corners, and definitely the ceiling. Ooh, after thought, throw some gecko DNA in there too for climbing.
Do I understand that correctly? They refer him to a surgeon, give him some painkillers and send him home? As far as I know it would be better to keep him in house to get him the right medical attention. Less risk of him stumbling around and making the fracture even more complex too.
That could be the case but this legitimately what they did with me. I was sent home and referred to a surgeon for follow-up.
In my country that could even be considered a critical mistake, even if they did not have any beds free at that moment (I’ll asume that that was the case). I myself destroyed a bit of my right knee (ligamentum cruciatum ant., as well as ruptured a bit of the lateral ligaments and almost pulverized the menisci). I am only an educated amateur in that regard, but to my knowledge at least some kind of measure should have been taken to ensure that there are no further damages. Most of the professionals I know would have kept someone with that injury in the hospital, till a specialist could have a look. Might be quite a personal question, do you have any lasting problems following that injury? Don’t want to sound rude, but I personally want to express my condolences if that is the case (sorry, not my mothertongue, any strange expressions I use might originate from that)
Wow. Creepy. My wife had that exact same injury. She has a plate and six screws in her leg now.