[[Gax, Mr. Meanscary face a policeman and a victim]]
Policeman; All right, which of you kicked that dog into this man's face? That's against the LAW, you know!
Mr. Meanscary; It was Gax! Honest!!
Gax; It was me! Honest!!
Gax; I gave him a mighty punt! DELIBERATELY, too! I'm JUST the kind of guy who would DO something like that!
Policeman; Take it EASY! Look, I know you're from OUT OF TOWN. Maybe you don't know the rules! I just want you to be more careful in the future, okay?
Gax; MORE careful? I REFUSE! I will be LESS careful!
Mr. Meanscary; Officer, he DELIBERATELY hurt that dog!
Policeman; That's ENOUGH out of YOU!
Mr. Meanscary; W-what?
[[Policeman picks up Mr. Meanscary by the top of his head and walks away from Gax]]
Policeman; Listen, you've been giving me the CREEPS since I came over here! Why don't you come with me DOWNTOWN and we'll run your warrants.
Mr. Meanscary; I want a LAWYER! You can't DO this!
Policeman; YOU just got yourself classified as an ENEMY COMBATANT
[[Gax with thickened neck and sharp teeth in his wide mouth has sprouted two large bat-wings, leaning forward imposingly. A woman in matching hat and scarf appears opposite]]
Gax; Will NOBODY FEAR me?
Woman; [[in fear]]AIIEEE!!
[[Gax looks less imposing without his bat-wings and fangs. He speaks with interest and pride]]
Gax; YEAH! YOU'RE scared, huh?
Woman; I SAY, you DID give me quite the fright!
Gax; YEAH. . .YEAH I did
[[Gax crosses to exit, leaving the woman to stare at him]]
Gax; FINALLY! Someone who really APPRECIATES my horribleness!
[[Woman turns around and spots a turtle]]
Woman; AIIEEE!!
[[Meanwhile in a cell downtown, a man and mr. meanscare stare at each other. . .and stare. . .and stare. . .]]
Man; You SMELL nice.
Mr. Meanscary; THANK you! :D
{{header: Everything works out at Wondermark.com}}
{{alt-text: Apparently Mr. Meanscary had outstanding warrants}}
Apparently Mr Meanscary had outstanding warrants.
The End. (This story started here.) Next week: back to one-shots!
The computers tell me it was 20 years ago, June 9, 2006, that I arrived in New York for my first-ever comic convention as an exhibitor, MoCCA.
It was an important trip for me, a milestone in what would go on to become my career.
I wrote a little reminiscence on Patreon (free/unlocked) — including a first-since-then reprint of the photocomics I made at the time, documenting the trip!
Read the rest here: [ 20 Years Ago (In Photocomic Form) ]
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