Well, Xinda didn’t say “No,” so as far as jefbot’s concerned, the jury’s still out on whether she had anything to do with his scarf becoming sentient. (For new readers, she is partly responsible, though she doesn’t know it, as it’s her “angry vibes” imbued in the scarf during its inception that made it so testy, combined with some alien microbes the scarf later had an accidental run-in with that made the yarny mass come to life.) For a refresher:
• JEFBOT.02_The Angry Scarf
• JEFBOT.271_Origin Story
• JEFBOT.349_It Lives
• JEFBOT.356_There Will Be Scarf (storyline)
We still have another strip of jefbot visiting his sister, Xinda, in the hospital after her breast cancer surgery, so stay tuned when the new strip appears on Friday.
This is awesome 🙂
i’m happy you think so, Alex!
and check you out – with you being the first commenteer and all, you just achieved the Shades of Firsting! wear them well, especially when practicing voodoo and other dark arts:
😎
Thank you, I shall 🙂 I’m also wondering how much this is still autobiographical, I like to think you do actually own a scarf with awesome powers 😛
the Angry Scarf is absolutely real, Alex! (my sister, Lin/Xin, has it at the moment as she’s doing some alterations on it, but she brought it to the last convention i was at. i might post a pic or two of it in the blog soon.) that original, JEFBOT.02_The Angry Scarf strip, pretty much recorded events as they actually happened. as for whether the Scarf comes to life and grants me powers, well… i’ve already said too much.
OMG…we totally need to do Fanbots/Angry Scarf pics!!!!
*lil Pixie brain gears a-grinding*
Seriously, great idea Pixie!
that would be pretty rad, Pixie!
Hopefully, she’ll think the question is a drug-influenced dream . . . I can only imagine what ScarfXinda would be like!
(invisible shades of seconding?)
Xinda matched with the Angry Scarf, Sarah W!? i fear the world would tremble if that came to pass. 😉
and, yes! the Inviso-Shades of Seconding are yours. heheh.
She didn’t say no! Now to find what she used on it…
even if Xinda knew that her “angry vibes” helped in its creation, there’s no way she could know about the other half (alien microbes) of the recipe, GeekGirl! but maybe there’s more than one way to create a sentient scarf…?
Gooooood Morning Boteers, Harem Members, Mancubs, Newbots, and the Exhaulted Family! *shares Xin’s Oxygen* Man there’s a lot of us!
May I say again that I love this storyline? You and Xinda have taken an extremely sensitive topic and given it to us with not only warmth and love, but humor to boot. That can be a very difficult thing to do and have it still come across as funny. You have succeeded beautifully. Thank you again for sharing this part of your lives with us.
I might have some angry fingerless gloves. Becuse whenI knit…i curse…aLOT…in two languages. That’s how hubby usually knows it’s time to bring in a piece of chocolate and a coke when I’m crafting. When he hears loud Spanish swear words.
OHOHOHOH!!!!! Maybe we can do an Angry Scarf Gallery! Those of us needley (is that a word? Umm ok it is now. In the language of Botopia! It means to be handy with a needle!) inclined, we can make our own versions of the angry scarf and post pics with ourselves?
Guess who had too much coffee? *goes to run around the block a few times*
morning, Pix! yes, the BOTcircle grows ever wider!
glad you’re lovin’ the storyline, and thanks for the kudos and encouraging words. especially appreciated since i’m trying to be respectful to my sister and her situation, while still being entertaining yet true(ish) to the events. definitely a balancing act, yet one that’s near and dear to me. gracias!
oOOoh! Angry Fingerless Gloves!? forged in English and Español!? they might just give the Angry Scarf a run for its money!!!
if you and other BOTreaders make the content and send it in, i’ll totally put up the gallery. 🙂
yay for buzzing on coffee!!!
leave it to jefbot to ruin a perfectly good sibling moment.
true dat, dj.
At least she can’t (or is less likely to be able to) back up that “Get out” with any action in her current state! In fact, if Jefbot were a vindictive person, this would be the time to try and get back at her for some of her previous attacks (Right Guard to the face, etc.). However, I would be willing to guess that she has a long memory as far as such things go. Your life would be in danger after she recovered! Best to stay the nice guy he seems to be, I think.
After she recovered? Everyone knows that if Xinda seems helpless … IT’S A TRAP. RUN FOR YOUR LIVE.
yes, now would be the perfect time for jefbot to strike, shanna! but i think you (and ContableEnorme) are both right: Xinda would have her revenge someday, as she doesn’t soon forget when she’s been wronged, and although she may appear helpless at the moment, you know that can’t be entirely true, and she’d make bot regret anything he might try on her. yes, best that he’s just a good lil’ bro to her right now. 🙂
great strip! hahaha I love how she goes from all loving to, get out
thanks, theBean! 😀
Typical sibling interaction. All lovey dovey when necessary, back to GET OUT OF MY FACE shenanigans. 😀
yeah, even during difficult times, the sibling stuff is still there, TCG.
No answer always equals YES! BTW really love the first panel when you kiss her on her forehead! <3!
that’s generally the case, DAS, *unless* the other person is hopped up on pain meds and just came out of surgery, then a “no answer” might just be a “i’m too tired and out-of-it to answer.” i guess we’ll just have to find out which is true in a future strip!
and re: forehead kiss. thanks! i like that panel a lot, too. 🙂
Yeah, I didnt really think of that, sorry… but she seems to avoid answering to your question in the last panel. And last but not least, Xinda is the single most awesome female character iin this comic!!! 😀
I couldn’t wait to wake up and find out what happens with jefbot & Xin/Lin!
And once again FUNNY!
arigato, sisbot! 😀
jefbot, speaking of voodoo, do you still have that miniature voodoo doll kit I gave you?
i do, somewhere. it kinda disappeared during the move. (or maybe it just walked off on its own…)
What can I say? You have excellent timing Jefbot! So funny!
awww… thanks, FunnyShaffer!
Keep an eye out jefbot. You’re getting close to the truth…
heheh. he could be, Maddgodd81. people are only paranoid ’til they’re proven right. 🙂
Aww, how sweet! Jeffy really lurves his sister! Hey, Linda! I got a crazy idea! I remember a D&D item called a false stomach (or something like that). Anyhoo, you can store small items in it (best for documents) and place it against your stomach where it will magically blend in with your skin. Maybe you could do something like that? Perhaps hide shuriken or daggers in a fake boob that can be removed at will to access the hidden items?
You’re basically asking me to turn into a “xinderoo” ;(
Keep the ideas coming KenderBryant!
Kinda, but it’d be a great way to hide extra weaponry for a ninja assassin! For some reason, I see you playing ‘Assassin’s Creed’ a lot. I think JB should take my idea and use it for the comic. It’d be AWESOMESAUCE!
bot “lurves his sister” indeed, KenderBryant! 🙂
(and i like your False Boob idea, too.)
Aw, that’s cute…my sibs and I are like that. We swear at each other, are pissed at each other, and possibly give each other evil gifts, but when the chips are down, we’re right there for each other. And if anyone else tries to get in on the insult-a-sib game, we turn on them like an angry wolf pack. My sibs! Only I get to say things like that!
Poor ‘bot…still no answers for him.
That’s EXACTLY how I feel Tiana. NOBODY hurts, or insults my siblings or family, but ME! Otherwise, GOD help YOU!
it’s true, Tiana – sibs are off limits to everyone but other sibs. and it’s nice to know if i need someone, uh, “taken out” i can always call on my Assassin Sista. 😉
Heh, voodoo. That would explain a lot…
if only bot knew voodoo had nothing to do with it, Insectoid!
Awesome storyline I love to see an author who isn’t afraid to blend the good and bad of real life into their narrative, and you must’ve had a pain in the ass drawing all that medical equipment.
I’m hoping Linda/Xinda gets better (channel that rage into your immune system!)
well, i did have some trepidation when starting this storyline, Descolada, but you readers have really embraced it. so thanks! (from me and my sis!)
Now you see that there? Right when he leaned down she could’ve snatched the man tit right off of his ribcage. 😀
Xinda would’ve Infamous Nefarious, but I had 11 nodes removed from my right arm and it took a couple months of REHAB (and I didn’t want to go) but, now I love it. My arm is back to about 60% full power, I should be almost back to normal soon… 😉
Have you considered looking into bionic replacements or cyborg augmentation? Perhaps get yourself something with a nice vice-clamp with a full 360 degree rotater for crushing AND twisting?
“You want me to give em the clamps boss??”
don’t give her any ideas, Infamous Nefarious!
Sent an xbox invite the other day. Catch me there.
heheh. yeah, if Xin had 100% arm strength, you know there would’a been some nipple-snatching, Infamous Nefarious!
Flee JB while you still can… the wrath of Xinda makes the wrath of Khan look like a toddler’s temper tantrum.
very, very true, Jiro Maeda. and Xin’s got two little, evil dogs that make Khan’s ear wriggler things look like kittens. at least bot’s scoring brotherly-love points, though!
Love this strip! From the smooch hearth, to Jefbots theories to both Xinda NOT reacting and her reaction. KUDOS!
ha! glad you liked Xin’s transition from not reacting to reacting, Maryz! i messed with that third panel a bunch of times to get the timing right, so i’m glad to hear it. 🙂
Yet another example of impeccable comic timing, as usual!
aw, shucks. thanks for the flattering comment, Kim. :”)