Five Glasses of Absinthe - latest additions

Five Glasses of Absinthe - latest additions http://5glasses.com The latest transcribed Five Glasses of Absinthe comics, powered by OhNoRobot.com en-us Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:42:03 -0000 60 1 20 http://5glasses.com/2009/07/1-20/ http://5glasses.com/2009/07/1-20/ Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:28:45 -0000 <a href="http://5glasses.com/2009/07/1-20/">1 20</a> [[ABSINTHE and SILONJE embrace on the deck of SILONJE's ship.]] SILONJE: I may still call you "Abby"? ABSINTHE: Sure, Silonje! [[SILONJE fetches drinks.]] SILONJE: Er, it's "Governor" now. But that's all right. ABSINTHE: Could you put some ice in that? [[SILONJE hands ABSINTHE her drink.]] SILONJE: There you are. SILONJE: How are your parents, dear? ABSINTHE: Dunno! I never really checked. SILONJE: Ah. [[ABSINTHE and SILONJE relax on the deck of the ship, ABSINTHE draining her drink as SILONJE lights his pipe.]] 1 20

[[ABSINTHE and SILONJE embrace on the deck of SILONJE's ship.]]
SILONJE: I may still call you "Abby"?
ABSINTHE: Sure, Silonje!

[[SILONJE fetches drinks.]]
SILONJE: Er, it's "Governor" now. But that's all right.
ABSINTHE: Could you put some ice in that?

[[SILONJE hands ABSINTHE her drink.]]
SILONJE: There you are.
SILONJE: How are your parents, dear?
ABSINTHE: Dunno! I never really checked.
SILONJE: Ah.

[[ABSINTHE and SILONJE relax on the deck of the ship, ABSINTHE draining her drink as SILONJE lights his pipe.]]]]> 1 19 http://5glasses.com/2009/07/1-19/ http://5glasses.com/2009/07/1-19/ Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:28:28 -0000 <a href="http://5glasses.com/2009/07/1-19/">1 19</a> [[Absinthe floats luxuriously through the air; skylands and an aerial ship -- something like a flying caravel -- are visible in the distance.]] ABSINTHE: ...I deserve this kind of living! [[Absinthe and the air-caravel float towards each other.]] ABSINTHE: Oh, goody -- My ride's here! [[SILONJE is on the deck of the ship, arms outstretched in greeting as ABSINTHE lands.]] SILONJE: Abby! Too good to see you again! 1 19

[[Absinthe floats luxuriously through the air; skylands and an aerial ship -- something like a flying caravel -- are visible in the distance.]]
ABSINTHE: ...I deserve this kind of living!

[[Absinthe and the air-caravel float towards each other.]]
ABSINTHE: Oh, goody -- My ride's here!

[[SILONJE is on the deck of the ship, arms outstretched in greeting as ABSINTHE lands.]]
SILONJE: Abby! Too good to see you again!]]> 1 15 http://5glasses.com/2009/07/1-15/ http://5glasses.com/2009/07/1-15/ Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:54:16 -0000 <a href="http://5glasses.com/2009/07/1-15/">1 15</a> [[Absinthe vaults over a store counter, with Kaese in hot pursuit.]] KAESE: STOP HER! She's the one who bombed the Reliquary! ABSINTHE: Call it architectural criticism! [[The chase continues up a fire escape along the outside of a brick building.]] KAESE: Madam, *please*! You are in *active countermand* of a *warrant*! [[Absinthe and Kaese emerge onto the roof of the building.]] KAESE: Insanity is not a valid legal defense! [[Silhouetted against the blue sky, Absinthe looks over her shoulder at Kaese and lifts her tail, exposing her lack of undergarments to Kaese.]] ABSINTHE: What's the penalty for public lewdness? Come and get it! 1 15

[[Absinthe vaults over a store counter, with Kaese in hot pursuit.]]
KAESE: STOP HER! She's the one who bombed the Reliquary!
ABSINTHE: Call it architectural criticism!

[[The chase continues up a fire escape along the outside of a brick building.]]
KAESE: Madam, *please*! You are in *active countermand* of a *warrant*!

[[Absinthe and Kaese emerge onto the roof of the building.]]
KAESE: Insanity is not a valid legal defense!

[[Silhouetted against the blue sky, Absinthe looks over her shoulder at Kaese and lifts her tail, exposing her lack of undergarments to Kaese.]]
ABSINTHE: What's the penalty for public lewdness? Come and get it!]]> 1 14 http://5glasses.com/2009/07/1-14/ http://5glasses.com/2009/07/1-14/ Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:50:36 -0000 <a href="http://5glasses.com/2009/07/1-14/">1 14</a> [[ Inspector Kaese points an accusing finger at Absinthe. Absinthe looks cheerfully unconcerned.]] KAESE: STOP! I am authorized by paragraph 452 of the Wormwood Decrees to detain you on -- Absinthe: Hi! You're late. [[Kaese chases Absinthe across a bridge while citizens of Wormwood look on.]] KAESE: I'm Second Inspector Kaese of the Central Spike Precinct. I _must_ insist (under paragraph 452 of the... [[The chase continues down a columned arcade.]] KAESE: ...IMMEDIATELY cease and... [[Absinthe runs down a cobbled alleyway and ducks into a storefront, her tail swooshing after her.]] KAESE: What the *hell* is she doing? 1 14

[[ Inspector Kaese points an accusing finger at Absinthe. Absinthe looks cheerfully unconcerned.]]
KAESE: STOP! I am authorized by paragraph 452 of the Wormwood Decrees to detain you on --
Absinthe: Hi! You're late.

[[Kaese chases Absinthe across a bridge while citizens of Wormwood look on.]]
KAESE: I'm Second Inspector Kaese of the Central Spike Precinct. I _must_ insist (under paragraph 452 of the...

[[The chase continues down a columned arcade.]]
KAESE: ...IMMEDIATELY cease and...

[[Absinthe runs down a cobbled alleyway and ducks into a storefront, her tail swooshing after her.]]
KAESE: What the *hell* is she doing?]]> 1 13 http://5glasses.com/2009/07/1-13/ http://5glasses.com/2009/07/1-13/ Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:50:17 -0000 <a href="http://5glasses.com/2009/07/1-13/">1 13</a> [[Absinthe runs from yet another angry, stolen-from shopkeeper.]] SHOPKEEPER: This isn't money! It's just an autograph! ABSINTHE: Save it! [[Absinthe poses coyly for a moment at the door to Wormwood Municipal Stairway 402, a larcenous faux southern belle with her frilly umbrella, flowing white dress and picnic basket.]] PASSERBY #1, OUT OF FRAME: Hey! Is that the girl from the police bulletin? Should we tell an officer? PASSERBY #2, OUT OF FRAME: Nah. Not *our* problem. 1 13

[[Absinthe runs from yet another angry, stolen-from shopkeeper.]]
SHOPKEEPER: This isn't money! It's just an autograph!
ABSINTHE: Save it!

[[Absinthe poses coyly for a moment at the door to Wormwood Municipal Stairway 402, a larcenous faux southern belle with her frilly umbrella, flowing white dress and picnic basket.]]

PASSERBY #1, OUT OF FRAME: Hey! Is that the girl from the police bulletin? Should we tell an officer?

PASSERBY #2, OUT OF FRAME: Nah. Not *our* problem.]]> 1 12 http://5glasses.com/2009/07/1-12/ http://5glasses.com/2009/07/1-12/ Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:50:06 -0000 <a href="http://5glasses.com/2009/07/1-12/">1 12</a> [[A crowded street somewhere in Wormwood. Absinthe dashes along.]] PASSERBY: ...and after I pay for your tuneup, maybe we can upgrade your tits! PASSERBY's MECHANICAL GIRLFRIEND: *whirr* Yay! *click* [[Absinthe grabs the passerby's coin purse -- a few coins fall out. The passerby looks enraged and his mechanical girlfriend looks tragically sad.]] ABSINTHE: Hmm, new tits? Nah! Haven't time! [[Absinthe is in a clothing store, trying on something shiny and very revealing.]] ABSINTHE: It's a bit hard to move in, but I'll take it! Could you just hand me my -- ABSINTHE: Distraction? CLERK: Of course, miss, just a -- [[Absinthe darts out the door in a flash of fur.]] CLERK: -- wait, *what*? [[Absinthe steals a basket of foodstuffs from a stall, whose incensed proprietor curses her in an unknown language. Translation reads "Holy Respect Mother".]] 1 12

[[A crowded street somewhere in Wormwood. Absinthe dashes along.]]
PASSERBY: ...and after I pay for your tuneup, maybe we can upgrade your tits!
PASSERBY's MECHANICAL GIRLFRIEND: *whirr* Yay! *click*

[[Absinthe grabs the passerby's coin purse -- a few coins fall out. The passerby looks enraged and his mechanical girlfriend looks tragically sad.]]
ABSINTHE: Hmm, new tits? Nah! Haven't time!

[[Absinthe is in a clothing store, trying on something shiny and very revealing.]]
ABSINTHE: It's a bit hard to move in, but I'll take it! Could you just hand me my --

ABSINTHE: Distraction?
CLERK: Of course, miss, just a --

[[Absinthe darts out the door in a flash of fur.]]
CLERK: -- wait, *what*?

[[Absinthe steals a basket of foodstuffs from a stall, whose incensed proprietor curses her in an unknown language. Translation reads "Holy Respect Mother".]]]]> 1 10 11 http://5glasses.com/2009/07/1-10-11/ http://5glasses.com/2009/07/1-10-11/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:20:07 -0000 <a href="http://5glasses.com/2009/07/1-10-11/">1 10 11</a> [[ A large swath of the baroque skyline of Wormwood is visible as Absinthe steps out of Public Elevator #479. ]] Absinthe: Pheeeeeeww! I guess I'm not the first to change clothes in _that_ elevator. Next time I'll just nip down through the _sewer_. 1 10 11

[[ A large swath of the baroque skyline of Wormwood is visible as Absinthe steps out of Public Elevator #479. ]]

Absinthe: Pheeeeeeww! I guess I'm not the first to change clothes in _that_ elevator.
Next time I'll just nip down through the _sewer_.]]> 1 9 http://5glasses.com/2009/06/1-9/ http://5glasses.com/2009/06/1-9/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:07:42 -0000 <a href="http://5glasses.com/2009/06/1-9/">1 9</a> [[ An enormous explosion consumes the top of the Municipal Archive. Hester does not look best pleased by this development. ]] 1 9

[[ An enormous explosion consumes the top of the Municipal Archive. Hester does not look best pleased by this development. ]]]]> 1 8 http://5glasses.com/2009/06/1-8/ http://5glasses.com/2009/06/1-8/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:07:40 -0000 <a href="http://5glasses.com/2009/06/1-8/">1 8</a> [[Hester runs down the steps of the Municipal Archive. Absinthe lands acrobatically next to her.]] ABSINTHE: Ooh! Extra points for style! HESTER: WHAT? This isn't a game, Absinthe! Have you got any concept of -- Aaagh! [[Absinthe wraps Hester up in a hug which deforms the local spacetime into a big cute heart. Then she runs off into the depths of the city.]] HESTER: COME BACK! You can still FIX this, can't you? ABSINTHE: Byeeeeeee! 1 8

[[Hester runs down the steps of the Municipal Archive. Absinthe lands acrobatically next to her.]]

ABSINTHE: Ooh! Extra points for style!

HESTER: WHAT? This isn't a game, Absinthe! Have you got any concept of -- Aaagh!

[[Absinthe wraps Hester up in a hug which deforms the local spacetime into a big cute heart. Then she runs off into the depths of the city.]]

HESTER: COME BACK! You can still FIX this, can't you?

ABSINTHE: Byeeeeeee!]]> 1 7 http://5glasses.com/2009/06/1-7/ http://5glasses.com/2009/06/1-7/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:07:10 -0000 <a href="http://5glasses.com/2009/06/1-7/">1 7</a> HESTER: We lose the Darbyre Codex. The Eoin Tablets. [[Absinthe streaks downward, teeth bared in an evil grin, the rope uncoiling in her slipstream.]] HESTER: Every word of Rasadon's Mandates. HESTER: You have fun playing pirates, little girl. 1 7

HESTER: We lose the Darbyre Codex. The Eoin Tablets.

[[Absinthe streaks downward, teeth bared in an evil grin, the rope uncoiling in her slipstream.]]
HESTER: Every word of Rasadon's Mandates.

HESTER: You have fun playing pirates, little girl.]]>