More Than a Penny is About to Drop
Chapter: Season Five
Why didn’t Brett meet with the King of Seasons during spring/summer/fall? There you go. Fuckin’ Higgins…
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Why didn’t Brett meet with the King of Seasons during spring/summer/fall? There you go. Fuckin’ Higgins…
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Fun Fact: The load of elf shit Clive just dropped in his pants smells like peppermint!
So you’re telling me that with all the peppermint that so many Christmas foods contain, elves are constantly surrounded by the smell of their own shit? Though to be fair, I’d probably be pretty on board with having people shit smell like peppermint.
…And peppermint is also the war musk of their people…
Now we know why!
I love when people pick up on a joke I write just for myself. HA! HA!
I don’t even want to speculate on the source of those peppermint candy canes that end up in stockings each year…
Never going to eat one….again…. gross. Going to be sick now
I KNEW that elves shat peppermint! See my comment IDK how many strips back.
This is corroborated by the Evil Inc here: http://evil-inc.com/comic/candy-cane-smell/
Just rename this “Ruining Your Childhood”. 😛
Me thinks the bastard elf is about to become a smear on the floor for going beyond his pay grade.
I don’t even the smear will survive.
I get the feeling KoS is supposed to look angry. But it looks to me like he’s torn between smiling and crying. Not intimidating at all.
Okie dokie.
He’s happy, as happy as a man whose opinion of Higgins is suddenly comparable to our own and is going to show Higgins just how strong his compassionless backhand is.
I don’t think Higgins is deserving enough to get the backhand, I think The King is going to take a que for the last few moments & kick some dicks.
It’s the eye and brow shape. They’re too round and flat, respectively. Anger would necessitate sharp, angular eyes and brows.
Also maybe upper nose wrinkles. Those are an effect of bringing eyebrows down further but may be too much.
Unless he is smiling at the thought of what will happen to the elf.
I dont see what you see… to me it looks like he is grinning evilly at the thought of finally getting that elf.
hes pissed his left eye is twitching and one of his eyebrows is slightly raised
I don’t think he’s actually smiling. I think he’s just so pissed, his facial muscles don’t know how to express it.
Pluss, if that is a smile, its more like an insane, prebattle, berserker bloodlust smile.
So, yeah-Bye, Higgins! We hardly knew ye~ (And would like to keep it that way.)
Now seems like a good time to share my grandma’s recipe for Mashed Elf:
Step 1.) Provoke dickbag elf into mouthing off to the obscenely powerful ruler of all holidays and seasons.
Step 2.) Sit back and let nature take its course.
Step 3.) Shovel mashed elf into the reindeer trough and let them eat (little known fact: elf flesh makes reindeer fly faster.)
Sounds like something straight out of the Overlord games, only replace elf with (lots of) Minions.
OHHHHHHHHHhhhhhh man I like this arc.
I didn’t like the previous Christmas arcs too much, but this one is an exception. Maybe because it feels more mature and less like an over-the-top joke to me.
I dunno, last year was no walk in the park.
“Your compassion makes you weak” Pretty sure everyone who has ever made that statement has proceeded to get a massive asskicking by someone who uses compassion to power up to super saiyen levels.
“Come on Rocky, he’s layin’ into you like a Christmas day feast! You gotta get in there, you gotta get Compassionate!!”
Reminds me of a line from another webcomic: “You are confusing compassion with weakness.”
That’s up there with “At least it can’t get any worse” in the tempting fate department.
off camera all the other people and mantle bearers in attendance take several steps back from Higgins
whispers of “I’m not with him!” fill the room…
No, go on. Pray tell, what “everything” would be ruined? Don’t hold back now, we really want to hear all about your evil plans. Maybe we can help.
And for some reason I imagine Bender from Futurama waving a pad of paper yelling, “Taking all bets!! I’m offering 10 to 1 odds on the little peppermint turd!”
Heh… Someone’s about to get a whoopin’. Welp, been nice knowin’ you, Higgins…
Psst. Higgins. Shoulda waited till spring to drop that.
Or until the king was out of the room.
…..POPCORN!
GET YOUR POPCORN HERE!
+1
I doubt there will be enough time to actually eat said popcorn, even if you have it hot and ready right now. This won’t take long.
higgins/clive has motives the bottom of which need to be gotten to. do that *then* feed the reindeer some elf stew.
Oooh… we RP’d a scenario like this, once… it quickly coined the term “Kender-paste”
Here is a +1 just for making a DragonLance reference. So hard to find people nowadays that plays that system. Kender-paste, surprised that isn’t a more common expression around Krynn.
*The mantle bearer of Halloween steps up* Pardon me, your majesty, but may I beg of you a slight indulgence? Could you leave his head intact for me please? Master Kringle has offered to let me put on a rendition of Nightmare Before Christmas next year and his head would make a wonderful addition to the set!
AND THE FANDOM REJOICED
Oh snap!
Yaaaaaaaay.
Alas poor Higgins….. But I did say he was trying to pull this shit to take over…..
As we say over here….
Yeeeoooooooooooo!
Well, it’s coming next strip anyway.
The King probably had his suspicions of Higgins’ plotting, but was waiting for the elf to get riled up enough to admit it.
However, the reaction from the king upon hearing the elf admit that they were overstepping bounds compared to the king’s reaction of hearing …. well the lovely brand of idiocy that Higgins calls “logic” … would most likely be completely different.
And now it’s time Clive feels Winter’s Fury.
“Your compassion makes you weak” – one of the Phrases That’ll Get Your Butt Kicked.
“Bastard Claus”… Hmm, the only other person to regularly call Brett that was Klaus. Anyone else get the impression that Clive was/is a secret minion for the imprisoned uncle?
Yeah, I think we’re about to get to the Klaus of this whole mess.
I had to look up färse. (It’s German for heifer.)
Anyway, I’m loving the second panel. The shadow falling across Higgins, in my head I can hear his voice getting quieter and higher in pitch with each part of the bubble.
And I’m seeing everyone else present just evacuating the building. Packing all available exits (doors, windows, probably a few elves climbing up a chimney.) XD
GothPoet – “I had to look up färse. (It’s German for heifer.)”
German being spoken by an elf? Whom else do we know that speaks German. Yeah, Klaus definitely pulling Higgins strings.
I’ve seen farse (without the accent) used before. It is an English word as far as I know (even if it is stolen from another language like most of English is).
Without the accent though, it means something totally different. And it’s spelled “farce”.
Thanks for the info. Like Tenmujiin, I took it to mean the English definition of farse (n.) “a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.”
Actually the definition of farce that I know is basically ‘a bad joke’ a quick google search shows me this isn’t the standard definition but it certainly fits here.
OH SNAP THE ADVANTAGE HAS SHIFTED.
Hell. Yes. Can’t wait for Monday morning.
“heifer,” eh? I guess unlike Donner, Higgins does *not* like big butts.
I’ve been looking at Higgy-baby and his similarities to Klaus are eerie. Are we sure he isn’t Klaus in some way, shape or form?
Considering the Mantle of Christmas is one of Compassion, Higgins done some dumb shit right there. Since this is going to be one of the few remaining Higgins strips, I feel safe in saying, I foresee a Candy Cane Crucifix in his future.
Oh gods of comics everywhere, please, I beg thee, let us see the utter destruction of Higgins in its gory glory.
I love, love, LOVE the färse/farce juxtaposition. God. So good.
Bravo on this arc. Great stuff.
Dear Clive,
As an avid gamer, I would like to inform you that, when *manipulating a GOD*, the last thing you ever do is to inform them of your manipulations.
With time frozen, I’ll also gladly inform you that you’re about to figure out exactly why it’s the last thing.
Carry on,
The (joyous) Collective of the Internet
…I think I need to stock up on Popcorn.
The King of Seasons will spend the next three days charging up his Falcon Punch. And Jeanie just became the Mantlebearer of Festivus, specifically the “airing of grievances” portion.
Yes!
The next 6 strips are just everyone charging up.
Apparently he’s switched to elf stomping season.
Put your viking hemets on
Spread some mayonaisse on the lawn
Hip hip hooray!
It’s Higgins stomping daaaaaay!!!
Genuine, side-hurting cackle at this. Love it!
Thanks 🙂
Well done…
This will make the wait for Monday worth it for me.
And the moron of an elf was ripped apart at a molecular level.
In (sort of) the words of Simon Pegg in Shaun of the Dead: “GET FUCKED, THREE-EYES!”
So Jeannie still gets to dick kick Clive, right? The King of Seasons did say he liked her, and it wouldn’t be fair for him to have all the fun.
This is why you never delegate. The middle managers take over.
I need a Santa sized bucket of popcorn and a cauldron of Santa’s Mom’s special bourbon spiked cider. This is gonna be glorious.
And Clive? Seriously, can’t even begin to count the mistakes you made here. Telling someone vastly more powerful than you that compassion is their weakness is so phenomenally stupid that it deserves it’s own slot on the “100 stupid things I won’t do when I become an evil overlord”. ESPECIALLY when it’s the time you know he has the least compassion, ergo, by your own system of measurement, he is at his strongest. Not to mention telling him how you’ve been manipulating him all along.
Oh and last point. Saying Jeannie is a farse of a mortal? She is the epitome of a mortal. Strong, loyal, brave, and seething with the passion that comes from such a short-lI’ve race (by many mythical standards). She defines most of what is great in humans…except maybe her language, foul, but still impressive. If you’re lucky, the King Of Seasons will get to you before she does.
He isn’t calling her a farce, as others pointed out, färse is German for heifer, i.e. he called her a cow.
I saw that after my post. I first read it on my phone and did t see the ä until later. Oops. Still, Jeannie kicks ass here.
I do too
*100 stupid things I won’t do when I become a evil overlord*
Is that a reference to HPMoR?
No, not a HPMoR reference — it’s been around for quite a while.
That being said, I am happy to find another Rational person here. 😀
i just hope bryan doesn’t do an eliezer style final exam.
HPMoR is a new read for me. Thank you for making mention of it. Seems like it will be an interesting read.
Later, the mantle-bearer of Health Care Professionals Day is trying to figure out how to get three pairs of boots out of Higgins’ ass.
what we need now is the Kool-Aid man to bust through the wall as the beat down begins saying ‘OH YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!!! Been waiting a year to see that! why didnt anyone invite me?’
Given the use of a nasty German insult I think Klas’ little Verräter at the north pole has been exposed
I read the Oooooo in the last panel less like that descending ooo of bad things and that slowly rising Ooo of “you done fucked up clown”
Or even better, that OOO that JonTron makes in that one episode of game grumps that ended up animated.
I just noticed the “ä” in the word färse. Hmmm. Higgins is using a german inflection? Das higgins ist der Klaus, ya?
Ah, fresh pressed elf juice, straight from the King of Season’s boots. Refreshing AND satisfying on so many levels.
I like where this is going…
Did….did he just call her a heifer?! Oh he best hope she didn’t understand that word, otherwise he’ll have more than just the King of Seasons to contend with.
Oh, Higgins…I hope you’re a GoT fan, because WINTER IS COMING AND HE IS PISSED.
Hm… The King of Seasons specifically said to speak to him again in Spring. This means Higgins interfered with a royal edict made by someone who KNEW that he might be behaving a bit harshly in his judgement. Yep. That sounds like treason to me.
I really hope Higgins can feel the Tsunami-vulcano-sized elven butt-whopping which is about to go down… In the words of great Michael Buffer: “LETS GET READY TO RRRRUMBLEEEEEE!”
Except that is usually heard before a fight between equals. Higgins is an Elfweight to the Heavyweight he’s dissing.
Higgins. I’m going to answer your German with some Swedish.
Du. Ska. Passa. Dig!
You little shitehawk.
What is HPMoR
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
Much thanks
Shit got real.
Loads of Elf Shit is my Metal inspired Christmas album.
Fuck, Higgins, looks like you’re getting what everybody wanted for Christmas after all! If you think what the king did to Brett last year is bad, consider that he just mouthed off to him. You just did that, plus admitted to having actively undermined his authority, probably not just for the last year.