#499; In which Alex just can’t manage it

Comic Transcripts

ALEX (silently staring at a woman): “I like your dress.” C’mon. Say it.
“I like your dress.”
“I like your dress.”

ALEX (still to himself): There is zero risk here. She’ll say “thank you.” Just say it. Open your mouth and say it.
“I like your dress.”
You’re not saying it.

ALEX: No conversation will result. There is no potential for rejection. Think of it simply as a training exercise to banish shyness.
She’s pulling away! Break the conditioning! It is legitimately a nice dress!
SAY IT SAY IT SAY IT SAY IT SAY IT

[[The woman is now out of the panel.]]
ALEX (quietly dying a thousand deaths): AAARRRGGHHHH

[[The woman is alone in the last panel.]]
TINA (to herself): Bluh, I always get STARED at in this dress.

{{Header: don’t hold back at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: but it’s not like taking it off and walking around in my underwear is any better! If anything, it’s WORSE!}}

#499; In which Alex just can’t manage it transcribed by in

ALEX (silently staring at a woman): “I like your dress.” C’mon. Say it.
“I like your dress.”
“I like your dress.”

ALEX (still to himself): There is zero risk here. She’ll say “thank you.” Just say it. Open your mouth and say it.
“I like your dress.”
You’re not saying it.

[[The woman is now out of the panel.]]
ALEX (quietly dying a thousand deaths): AAARRRGGHHHH

[[The woman is alone in the last panel.]]
TINA (to herself): Bluh, I always get STARED at in this dress.

{{Header: don’t hold back at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: but it’s not like taking it off and walking around in my underwear is any better! If anything, it’s WORSE!}}

#499; In which Alex just can’t manage it transcribed by in

In addition to buying things directly from me, the normal way, my game Bolted! is also now available on Amazon dot com.

On that famous website, you can also get the Creature-Crafting Magnets Set, which is made of the same artwork from the game, but is just a weird little trinket (not a playable game).

My kiddo made the elaborate version below to show off just how many magnets you get in the set (it’s 150 pieces in all — this isn’t even all of them).

Also now on Amazon is my set of Multi-Purpose Greeting Cards — a full dozen cards with envelopes in a fancy, unbranded, foil-stamped box!

Event alert!

I’ll also be showing off Bolted! at Greenwood Games, an event in Seattle this Saturday:

Greenwood Games is a free, all-ages community game event that invites players to spend the afternoon walking Greenwood Avenue from 65th to 80th, collecting clues, cracking puzzles, and discovering games made right here in Washington.

Think of it as Pride Hop, ArtWalk, and the Gumshoe all rolled into one, except the whole thing is built around games and puzzles.

Local game designers will be set up at different places along Greenwood Avenue in Phinney Ridge (near Ballard). My specific spot will be the “Holy Mountain Phinney Ridge Taproom”. All the information about all the different games & venues is on the website!

(If you’re in Seattle generally but not free tomorrow, Bolted! is also stocked at Blue Highway Games in Queen Anne.)

Next week, I’ll be at Gen Con! I personally will be hanging with my buddy Sam Logan at BFE Webcomics, booth #1217… but I have it on good authority that copies of Bolted! will be available at the CRWN Studios booth, #2549.

Visit one booth! Then the other! The order…is up to you.