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| GPF Archive: Friday, October 22, 2004 | Yoshi: Wait a minute... How do you know my sister's name?
/ Trudy: How do you think I first heard about *you*? I used to *work* with Ki. / Yoshi: Then that makes you that *Trudy* person she was always griping about!
/ Trudy: Ooh... Your powers of deduction are overwhelming, Holmes... / Yoshi: Well, she's in this weekend, if you want to see her...
/ Trudy: Part of me would, but I know she'd turn me in, and I wouldn't blame her. No, I better not. / Yoshi: Just as well, I guess. She's too wrapped up in her loser boyfriend. He'll be back any minute now... http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041022.html |
| GPF Archive: Saturday, October 23, 2004 | [[Yoshi and s1r3n are talking]]
/ s1r3n: K-ki's boyfriend?! N-nick is here?!
/ Yoshi: Yeah, I guess you would know him, if you worked with Ki. Yeah, he's smelling up the place. / s1r3n: Oh, god... I-I don't know what to do... I sh-should leave... b-but I want to see him, if just for a second... he may never know I'm here... / s1r3n: No... no, I have to go. I can't risk them seeing me. I've put you at risk too much already. I've hurt them too much... they would never help me... / Yoshi: Well, if you're going to run, you better get going. Sounds like they just came in the front door... http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041023.html |
| GPF Archive: Sunday, October 24, 2004 | [[s1r3n leaves Yoshi's room]]
/ s1r3n: I-I can't help it... I have to see him, if only for a second... / [[s1r3n watches Nick and Ki enter from the second-story railing]]
/ Nick: I'm not sure this is a good idea, Ki...
/ Ki: No, come on. You need to hear this. / [[Mrs. Oshiro stands next to her husband, who is bowing]]
/ Ki: Dad?
/ Mr. Oshiro: Gai--Nick-san, I... apologize for my erroneous and insensitive remarks. They were uncalled for. / [[Mr. Oshiro stands up as Nick bows]]
/ Nick: No, sir. I must apologize. I did not mean to offend you. My over-eagerness was too overwhelming. My intention was to honor you, not insult you. / [[Mr. Oshiro and Nick bow at the same time]]
/ Mr. Oshrio: No, I must apolo--
/ Nick: No, I must apolo--
/ < http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041024.html |
| GPF Archive: Monday, October 25, 2004 | [[Nick, Ki, Mr. and Mrs. Oshiro are talking]]
/ Mr. Oshiro: No. It is only my place to apologize. I inappropriately blamed you for things you had no involvement in. I was doing to you the same things I accused you of doing. / [[Ki blushes]]
/ Mr. Oshiro: We... have had an unpleasant experience with one of Ki's boyfriends in the past. I am sure she has told you about this...
/ Nick: Um, not really... / Mr. Oshiro: Then it will be her place to explain. Suffice it to say I impressed his faults upon you instead of letting your actions speak for themselves. For that, I apologize. That was unfair of me. / Mr. Oshiro: Now that I have come to my senses, I have given your question a good deal of thought. You have my blessing.
/ Ki: ? http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041025.html |
| GPF Archive: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 | [[Ki, Nick, and Mr. and Mrs. Oshiro are in the Oshiro residence]]
/ Nick: Then I won't waste any more time. Ki, I've been planning this for a long time, but I didn't want to do it without your parents' blessing. / Nick: I love you, Ki. You have enriched my life in more ways than I could ever express. And I can't think of any person I'd rather spend the rest of my life with. / [[Nick takes Ki's hand and gets on one knee while holding out a ring]]
/ Nick: So, I guess I'll just shut up and get to the real question. Ki, will you marry me? / [[s1r3n watches Nick's proposal from upstairs.]] http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041026.html |
| GPF Archive: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 | [[Nick is on bended knee]]
/ Nick: I know you'll probably want some time to--
/ Ki: I don't need any extra time. I already know my answer. / Ki: It's sweet that you've been sneaking around on this, but I've known for a long time that you were going to ask. I've also known for a long time what my answer would be, and it's always been the same. / [[Ki embraces Nick]]
/ Ki: Yes.
/ Ki: Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. / [[Trudy is on the balcony and begins to cry]] / {{Ki accepts Nick's proposal}} http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041027.html |
| GPF Archive: Thursday, October 28, 2004 | [[Trudy is crying.]]
/ Yoshi Oshiro: S1r3n? Um... Are you okay...? / [[Trudy is still crying.]] / [[Trudy is still crying.]] / [[Trudy is crying, and Yoshi is confused.]] http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041028.html |
| GPF Archive: Friday, October 29, 2004 | [[Yoshi Oshiro and Trudy Trueheart are talking. Trudy is blonde, as a diguise, and she is crying.]]
/ Yoshi: Um, like, I'm sorry. I don't know why I'm sorry, but I feel like I have to say it...
/ Trudy: N-no. Not... your fault... / Trudy: Why have I been so foolish? Why have I kept hope where it does not belong? Why can't I see the inevitable when it's right in front of me? Am I so hopelessly blind? / Trudy: Destroy the devide, Yoshi. Destroy everything I sent you and forget we ever met. Clean up your life before you make the same stupid mistakes I made.
/ Yoshi: But-- / [[Trudy starts to climb out the window.]]
/ Trudy: Just do it, Yoshi. no buts. and don't expect to see me again... http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041029.html |
| GPF Archive: Saturday, October 30, 2004 | [[One panel. Outside of the Oshiro home. On the left, through the window, Mr. and Mrs. Oshiro smile as Ki and Nick embrace. On the right, Trudy runs from the scene in angry tears. No dialogue.]]
/ {{GPF's 2048th strip!}} http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041030.html |
| GPF Archive: Sunday, October 31, 2004 | [[Nick is in the bathroom, fiddling with his tie as he gets ready. Ki is standing in the doorway in a red, oriental-inspired, tight-fitting dress.]]
/ Nick: Um... _Wow_. You look gorgeous, Ki.
/ Ki: Well, if mom and dad are taking us out to celebrate the engagement, I want to look like how I feel. / Nick: So... Do you like the ring? You haven't commented on it yet.
/ Ki: It's beautiful! And on my tiny fingers it looks humongous! / [[Ki tries out three different poses that show off the ring.]] / Nick: I see you've been practicing your exaggerated left-hand gestures...
/ Ki: Only for the past four years... http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041031.html |
| GPF Archive: Monday, November 1, 2004 | [[Nicholas Wellington and Ki Oshiro are standing near a window. Nick's arms are around Ki.]]
/ Nick: So... now that we're engaged, do you feel any different?
/ Ki: Happier. And like a great weight has been lifted from my shoulders. / Ki: I was almost beginning to wonder if you were going to ask me at all...
/ Nick: Well, now you know why I was waiting. And that was killing me. / Nick: We've had a long, crazy six years, haven't we? It seems like so much has happened, and we've come so far. And now we can look forward to the future together... / Nick: I know I can trust you with anything.
/ [[Ki merely thinks her line.]]
/ Ki: Maybe I should tell him about Todd and Sam soon... http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041101.html |
| GPF Archive: Tuesday, November 2, 2004 | Nick: C'mon, Yoshi! You don't want to be left behind, do you?
/ Yoshi: If I don't have to wear this monkey suit, I don't care. / Nick: That's just a regular suit. You don't have to wear a monkey suit until the wedding.
/ Yoshi: I hope you two never breed. / Nick: You sure you want to sit in the back, Mrs. Oshiro?
/ Ki: Mom and I have a lot of wedding planning to discuss, so you can sit up front. / Mr. Oshiro: Word of advice, Gaijin. Your life will go much smoother if you let them plan everything and all you do is show up in your "monkey suit."
/ Nick: Um, right. http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041102.html |
| GPF Archive: Wednesday, November 3, 2004 | Ki: I've been thinking about this little church a few miles from the old GPF building...
/ Mrs. Oshiro: What colors do you think will work there? / Mr. Oshiro: I know a priest who will happily perform your ceremony, Ki-chan. He will teach you san-sankudo and knows where you may purchase bridal kimono...
/ Ki: I don't want a Shinto wedding, Dad, nor a Chinese one. / Mr. Oshiro: Sigh... Very well. Since you are old enough and live on your own, you should have the ceremony however you wish to pay for it.
/ Mrs. Oshiro: Aiya! You will _not_ make your only daughter pay for her own wedding! / Nick: With all due respect, Oshiro-sama, I think you should follow your own advice and leave the planning to them... http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041103.html |
| GPF Archive: Thursday, November 4, 2004 | [[Nick, Ki, Yoshi and Mr. and Mrs. Oshiro are out for dinner. They arrive at the restaurant]]
/ Nick thinks: Ki and her mom just jumped right into planning mode, didn't they? If Ki didn't flash me a smile every now and then, I'd wonder if I still existed... / [[Nick looks at Yoshi]]
/ Nick thinks: Yoshi's pretty self-absorbed tonight, too. Even more than usual. It's like he's distracted by some far off thought... / [[Nick looks at Mr. Oshiro]]
/ Nick thinks: Even Ki's dad is concentrating on that menu awfully hard. I wonder what he's distracted by... / [[They are all seated around the table]]
/ Mr. Oshiro: We will all have bread and water only. When we get home, I will start paperwork for second mortgage... http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041104.html |
| GPF Archive: Friday, November 5, 2004 | Ki: Thank you, Nick. You showed incredible courage this weekend, meeting my parents even as I was warning you about them.
/ Nick: I'd do anything for you, Ki.
/ [[Nick and Ki hold hands]] / Ki: I know. And you know I'd do anything for you. I can't wait to tell Sharon, Fooker, and the others about this! And I can't wait until we're finally married even more.
/ [[Nick and Ki kiss]] / Ki: Good night, Sweetie. Get some rest, since we have an early flight tomorrow.
/ Nick: Provided the futon cooperates, I will.
/ [[Nick and Ki hold hands one last time as Nick loosens his tie]] / [[Nick walks by the couch where Oshiro-san is sleeping]]
/ Nick: Um, Oshiro-sama? Still sleeping on the couch?
/ Oshiro-san: Go to bed, gaijin. http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041105.html |
| GPF Archive: Saturday, November 6, 2004 | So you've got all the wedding details planned out already?
/ After one day? Hardly! We've got months of planning ahead of us! / But let me guess: you were feeling left out yesterday, weren't you? Forget what Dad said. I want you to be involved! This is our wedding, and I want you to have as much say in things as I have. / Great. I was thinking we should get some webcams to put up at various angles, so we can stream video to our relatives who can't make it. And with the Mutex, we can have any virtual setting we want, and-- / You know, I never realized just how wise my father can truly be...
/ Of course, we'll have to wire the church with broadband... http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041106.html |
| GPF Archive: Sunday, November 7, 2004 | Omigosh! It's gorgeous, Ki!
/ I know! And it's huge! Well, at least my tiny hands make it look bigger! / The date hasn't been set yet, but you know who my maid of honor has to be...
/ Oh, Ki! I'd love to! I'm honored! I've never been in a wedding party before! / You can help me pick some colors, then we'll have to find the dresses...
/ I know of a great caterer, and where you could rent some decorations... / I'm so excited, Ki! I could almost squeal!
/ I know! It's like a virtual explosion of of estrogen in here! / Uh oh. Here come the boys... / So then I downloaded a new driver, but I still had to hack the registry to get it to recognize the drive...
/ God, I love geek women. http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041107.html |
| GPF Archive: Monday, November 8, 2004 | Sharon: So when do you want to start looking at dresses?
/ Ki: Any time. I don't have any plans tomorrow night, if you like. / Ki: The bridesmaid gowns will be tricky without set colors, but I promise no poofy sleeves and no pink.
/ Sharon: Bless you, kind and noble lady. / Ki: With your help, Sharon, I think this will turn out perfect. I'm so glad I can count on you.
/ Sharon: Anything for my good friend Ki! / Ki: Ya know, I'll have to wear foot-high heels so I won't look like a midget next to you.
/ Sharon: If you make the train long enough, no one will see the stepladder... http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041108.html |
| GPF Archive: Tuesday, November 9, 2004 | Dwayne: Ladies, can I have a word with you for a few minutes?
/ Ki: Sure thing, Dwayne! / Dwayne: Trent just secured a quick little development project for us. Normally, I would have Nick manage it as project lead, but he has his hands full with the Dippin' Doughnuts project. / Dwayne: Ki, you have the most seniority, as well as the most database and development experience that will be invaluable for this project.
/ Ki: No problem. I'll get started on the paperwork. / Dwayne: Actually, I need your developer's skills, Ki. That's one reason I'm making _Sharon_ the project lead.
/ Sharon: Whozawhatzit? http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041109.html |
| GPF Archive: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 | Sharon: You're making me the project lead over KI?
/ Dwayne: Yes, I know this will be your first lead assignment, but it's a great opportunity. / Dwayne: When we lost Fooker, we lost both a sys admin AND a developer. I know you haven't done much development work, but you did manage some admin projects back at Quantum-Net. / Dwayne: Once we score that big contract we're working on, we'll hire more people and all of our existing staff will move up. I want some experience under your belt before that happens. / Dwayne: So if you manage and Ki develops, that won't be too awkward, will it?
/ Ki: [[looks awkwardly at Sharon]] Um, sure.
/ Sharon: [[looks awkwardly at Ki]] Not at all. http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041110.html |
| GPF Archive: Thursday, November 11, 2004 | Sharon: Are you SURE you don't mind that Dwayne has me as project lead instead of you?
/ Ki: I'm a little surprised, but I understand his reasons. / Ki: Look, I've led a few projects before, so if you need any advice, just ask. Meanwhile, I'll enjoy taking a break from SQL to get some heavier-duty code slinging done. / Sharon: Well, as Dwayne said, I did lead a few projects at Quantum, so I'm not a TOTAL noob.
/ Ki: I didn't say you were. I was just offering in case it was needed. / Sharon: Well, it SHOULDN'T be. Just answering.
/ Ki: Okay then.
/ Sharon: Okay then.
/ Ki: Moving on?
/ Sharon: Moving on. http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041111.html |
| GPF Archive: Friday, November 12, 2004 | Sharon: Okay! Let's get an overview of our new project. It's a quick shopping cart system for an existing customer, so we already have a foundation. / Sharon: Dexter, I want you to start laying out the PHP code while Ki starts building the database. Meanwhile, I'll tackle the server config.
/ Ki: Can I make a suggestion? / Ki: We might want to design the DB first. That gives Dexter a place to start and you an idea of if we'll need a server upgrade.
/ Sharon: But it's more time efficient this way. / Ki: Not if Dex has to rewrite code if he guesses my design incorrectly.
/ Sharon: Well, that's why you have to COMMUNICATE.
/ Dexter: Oh, boy... http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041112.html |
| GPF Archive: Saturday, November 13, 2004 | Sharon: Look, Dex can layout a good bit of the front end without knowing the DB design. He can use the Goodman Rubber store as a guideline. / Ki: I'm all for reusing code, but the Goodman design is overkill for this project. This system needs to be simple and fast; that system is too bloated in this case. / Sharon: But we need to be forward thinking. What if they want to expand later?
/ Ki: EXPAND? It's a funeral parlor! What are they going to expand into? / Dex: Um, why does a funeral home need an online shopping cart anyway?
/ Sharon and Ki: STAY OUT OF THIS! http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041113.html |
| GPF Archive: Sunday, November 14, 2004 | Trent: Hey, Nick! Listen to this article comparing male and female managers...
/ Nick: They actually make a magazine called "Managers Illustrated"? / Trent: It says that since men are used to a hierarchical structure, they adjust quickly to changes in management. But women are born collaborators, and don't adapt as easily to highly structured organizations. / Trent: What's really curious is how strong female personalities react. They adjust more quickly than other women to the corporate world, usually by taking leadership roles. / Trent: But if two strong-willed women are placed on the same team, they often clash and create conflict. Strong willed men, on the other hand, simply fall into line. / Nick: You don't actually believe all that, do you, Trent?
/ Trent: Eh, who knows? But there COULD be a kernel of truth to it all... / Sharon: Look, this is MY project, so we'll do it MY way!
/ Ki: Even though YOUR way is so obviously WRONG?
/ Dexter: [[cowering]] Mommy? http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041114.html |
| GPF Archive: Monday, November 15, 2004 | Sharon: Look, Ki, I KNOW what I'm doing here! Dwayne has in his notes that a quick turn-around is essential! By working concurrently, we save time AND money! / Ki: But that assumes we all know what we're doing! Each piece is interdependent, so we need a PLAN from the start! Otherwise, the pieces may not fit when connected! / Sharon: We have standards and naming conventions! And we all work in the same hall! It's called COMMUNICATION!
/ Ki: Communication BEGINS with a project plan! / Dexter: [[hiding under table, in thought]] I think it's safer to wait down here... Ooh! Doughnut crumbs! http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041115.html |
| GPF Archive: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 | [[Sharon is glaring and has her back turned to Ki]]
/ Ki: Look, Sharon, I'm not trying to tell you how to run your project! I just think you're making a big mistake and I'm just trying to help! / Ki: I have a _LITTLE_ more experience than you at this, and I'm trying to share it. That's all. We'll do it your way if you want, but I think my way makes more sense. / [[Sharon tenses up]]
/ Ki: Sharon? Are you listening? / [[A tiger is attacking a lion]]
/ < http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041116.html |
| GPF Archive: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 | [[Sharon tackles Ki]]
/ Dexter: Eep! / [[The fight moves into the hallway. Ki is on top]] / [[Nick and Trent see Sharon and Ki, both look surprised]] / [[Nick is shocked while Trent is grinning]]
/ Nick: Um, we ought to break that up, but I'm not sure I want to...
/ Trent: Don't let 'em stop! I'll get the mud and bikinis! http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041117.html |
| GPF Archive: Thursday, November 18, 2004 | [[Dwayne and Nick are talking in the hall while Ki and Sharon are fighting. Only Nick is looking in Sharon and Ki's direction]]
/ Dwayne: Nick, have you seen Sharon or Ki?
/ Nick: Um... / Dwayne: Well, if you do, tell them I need to talk to them about the project. It turns out the customer has changed its mind... / Dwayne: It turns out they couldn't think of a good reason for a funeral home to have an online shopping cart, so the project has been cancelled. / [[Dwayne is leaving, Sharon and Ki stop fighting]]
/ Dwayne: Can you pass the word along? Thanks. http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041118.html |
| GPF Archive: Friday, November 19, 2004 | [[Sharon and Ki are sititng on the floor, looking shocked and disheveled]]
/ Sharon: Th-the project's been _CANCELLED_?
/ Ki: All that fighting for _NOTHING_? / [[The two regain composure]]
/ Sharon: I-I'm sorry, Ki. I don't know what came over me. I know I have a temper, but I've never snapped like _that_ before.
/ Ki: It's okay. I lost my head, too. / Sharon: I'm sorry about the fight, but I have to admit that was kind of _fun_.
/ Ki: Maybe _all_ project disagreements should be solved via cat fight! / [[Trent arrives with a bucket of mud and a bikini while Nick is looking on, astounded]]
/ Sharon: If for no other reason but to see the expression on Nick's face...
/ Trent: Dang it! You let them stop! http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041119.html |
| GPF Archive: Saturday, November 20, 2004 | Fooker: So the girls got in a cat fight over a project, and I missed it? Man, I can't wait to get back to GPF. / Nick: What's so weird about it is now they're even chummier than they were before.
/ Fooker: The female species is strange indeed. / Nick: I mean, if WE got in a fight, sure, we'd make up, but I doubt we'd be GIGGLING about it immediately afterward.
/ Fooker: And there'd be the awkward day or two of not speaking, too. / Sharon: Maybe we enjoyed it on some level you boys will never understand...
/ Fooker: [[covering Nick's ears]] Sharon! Not where virgin ears can hear! http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20041120.html |
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