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The Mansion of E :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled

#8: The River of Fire
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This is another segment that wanders far off the main plot for a longish stretch. You'll learn stuff if you stay, but if you want to get back to Rosemary and Sylvester, skip ahead to here.

$MoE 1762 08/07/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

Blit previously appeared here.

$MoE 1763 09/07/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1764 10/07/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1765 11/07/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1766 12/07/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1768 14/07/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1769 15/07/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1770 16/07/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1771 17/07/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1772 18/07/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1773 19/07/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

For the record, that's not a "Yahoo!" but a "YAAAH HOOHOO!", the sort of panicked scream most memorably used by the Disney character Goofy in his golden-age cartoon appearences.

$MoE 1775 21/07/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1776 22/07/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1777 23/07/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1778 24/07/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1779 25/07/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1780 26/07/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1782 28/07/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1783 29/07/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1784 30/07/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1785 31/07/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1786 01/08/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

That's a Boogieman in the second panel, not a Human.

$MoE 1787 02/08/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1789 04/08/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1790 05/08/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1791 06/08/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1792 07/08/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1793 08/08/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1794 09/08/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1796 11/08/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1797 12/08/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1798 13/08/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1799 14/08/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

Rosemary talked about visiting the Motihaul Semi-Autonomous Region here, while the tower-visit occured here.

$MoE 1800 15/08/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1801 16/08/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1803 18/08/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1804 19/08/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

Sylvester's ancestors Ludwig and Audra were first discussed here and here.

$MoE 1805 20/08/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

Yes, I have finally decided to switch to a (hopefully) more readable font for Human dialogue in the strip. I should have done it years ago, but I was sentimentally attached to ol' Comic Sans, and until now I couldn't find a replacement I could at least tolerate. This new font is called Komika Text. And I.. can tolerate it. Thanks to the folks at (evidently) Apostrophic Labs for creating it and giving it away.

$MoE 1806 21/08/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1807 22/08/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1808 23/08/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1810 25/08/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1811 26/08/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1812 27/08/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1813 28/08/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1814 29/08/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1815 30/08/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1817 01/09/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1818 02/09/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1819 03/09/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

Almost exactly five years ago, I showed the inside of Rosemary's helmet, and, no, you can't see any battery. I apologize for this shattering violation of strip-contiunity. (Actually, a wizard did it.)

$MoE 1820 04/09/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1821 05/09/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1822 06/09/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1824 08/09/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1825 09/09/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1826 10/09/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1827 11/09/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1828 12/09/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1829 13/09/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1831 15/09/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1832 16/09/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1833 17/09/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1834 18/09/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1835 19/09/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1836 20/09/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

Happy belated Talk Like A Pirate Day. Also, if Baldy seems vaguely familiar, he's appeared in a few of Rosemary's silhouette-flashbacks.

$MoE 1838 22/09/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1839 23/09/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1840 24/09/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1841 25/09/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

Readers may have noted that Mr. Ferule's desk does not look the same in the two panels. What we are seeing in the tunnel is how Rosemary and Sylvester remember these people, not what they actually look like.

$MoE 1842 26/09/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1843 27/09/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1844 28/09/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1845 29/09/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1846 30/09/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1847 01/10/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

Since I didn't do a good job drawing it: in the last panel, that's not a crack in the Can Opener, but rather (left-click and drag with your mouse if you want a spoiler)... [the opposite of a crack.]

$MoE 1848 02/10/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1849 03/10/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1850 04/10/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1852 06/10/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1853 07/10/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1854 08/10/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

Yes, I like drawing overly-complicated diagrams. Sue me.

$MoE 1855 09/10/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1856 10/10/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1857 11/10/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1859 13/10/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1860 14/10/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1861 15/10/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1862 16/10/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1863 17/10/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1864 18/10/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1866 20/10/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1867 21/10/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1868 22/10/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1869 23/10/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1870 24/10/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1871 25/10/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1873 27/10/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1874 28/10/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1875 29/10/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1876 30/10/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1877 01/11/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1879 03/11/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1880 04/11/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1881 05/11/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1882 06/11/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1883 07/11/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1884 08/11/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1886 10/11/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1887 11/11/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1888 12/11/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1889 13/11/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1890 14/11/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1891 15/11/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1893 17/11/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1894 18/11/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

Poke Kits have been previously discussed/seen here and here. And for the record, Rosemary has been carrying hers all along; if you look very carefully at the bath scene here, you might be able to see the original version sitting on the floor. And since I've been even more cryptic than usual lately, I'll toss a bone and say no, the Poke Kit is not the "Egg" recently refered to; it's something stored inside the Poke Kit, along with the ~~fleeb~~ picture of Rosemary and Eva.
Also, I got a complaint about the readability of ol' Speedy's font, so I changed it.

$MoE 1895 19/11/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1896 20/11/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1897 21/11/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1898 22/11/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1900 24/11/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1901 25/11/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

$MoE 1902 26/11/2008 :: Part Four: The Road Less Travelled \/\/ The River of Fire$

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