Comic Transcripts

[[HOBART and GAX.]]
HOBART: How was your trip? Were you ever able to find a hotel that didn’t require a security deposit?
GAX: I actually ended up staying with Chris.
HOBART: CHRIS? Oh, Gax, he’s so fastidious…!
GAX: Don’t worry–I was on my best behavior.

GAX: I bleached my sheets every morning, re-alkalinized the toilets after I used them, replaced any pets I ate…
HOBART: Did you remember to leave a thank-you note?
GAX: I snuck into his room and dropped off a traditional Gaxian gift before heading to the airport!

[[Elsewhere, CHRIS suddenly feels a tickle in his throat.]]
CHRIS: <>

[[CHRIS’ throat bulges and his head rears back involuntarily.]]
CHRIS: blurk

[[CHRIS’ eyes bulge as his head is forced back painfully far. His jaw is practically unhinged and his throat is swollen grotesquely. A mass protrudes from his mouth, and atop the mass is a banner reading THANKS.]]

{{Header: sleep over at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: Don’t worry! The pulsating just means that the larvae are devouring each other!}}

#604; The Courteous Guest transcribed by in

[[HOBART and GAX.]]
HOBART: How was your trip? Were you ever able to find a hotel that didn’t require a security deposit?
GAX: I actually ended up staying with Chris.
HOBART: CHRIS? Oh, Gax, he’s so fastidious…!
GAX: Don’t worry–I was on my best behavior.

GAX: I bleached my sheets every morning, re-alkalinized the toilets after I used them, replaced any pets I ate…
HOBART: Did you remember to leave a thank-you note?
GAX: I snuck into his room and dropped off a traditional Gaxian gift before heading to the airport!

[[Elsewhere, CHRIS suddenly feels a tickle in his throat.]]
CHRIS: <>

[[CHRIS’ throat bulges and his head rears back involuntarily.]]
CHRIS: blurk

[[CHRIS’ eyes bulge as his head is forced back painfully far. His jaw is practically unhinged and his throat is swollen grotesquely. A mass protrudes from his mouth, and atop the mass is a banner reading THANKS.]]

{{Header: sleep over at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: Don’t worry! The pulsating just means that the larvae are devouring each other!}}

#604; The Courteous Guest transcribed by in

[[HOBART and GAX.]]
HOBART: How was your trip? Were you ever able to find a hotel that didn't require a security deposit?
GAX: I actually ended up staying with Chris.
HOBART: CHRIS? Oh, Gax, he's so fastidious...!
GAX: Don't worry--I was on my best behavior.

GAX: I bleached my sheets every morning, re-alkalinized the toilets after I used them, replaced any pets I ate...
HOBART: Did you remember to leave a thank-you note?
GAX: I snuck into his room and dropped off a traditional Gaxian gift before heading to the airport!

[[Elsewhere, CHRIS suddenly feels a tickle in his throat.]]
CHRIS: <>

[[CHRIS' throat bulges and his head rears back involuntarily.]]
CHRIS: blurk

[[CHRIS' eyes bulge as his head is forced back painfully far. His jaw is practically unhinged and his throat is swollen grotesquely. A mass protrudes from his mouth, and atop the mass is a banner reading THANKS.]]

{{Header: sleep over at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: Don't worry! The pulsating just means that the larvae are devouring each other!}}

Don't worry! The pulsating just means that the larvae are devouring each other!

#604; The Courteous Guest

  — March 16th, 2010

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Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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