Character: Nikki Aidale
A secondary ed/english major at Edona College who enjoys medieval fantasy stories. Is a storm spotter for Forth County and works for Sheriff Whitebucket. Has a guinea pig(?) named Ichabod. Dating Percy. Fun Fact: All of her outfits have her trademark “swoosh”.
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Tornado!
New story arc! I personally consider this the most dramatic piece of work I’ve made.
Have fun!
~Stretch Longfellow~
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Plans
And we have a segway into the next story arc! While this is the last comic of the current arc, I have decided to stop with the quotes at the end. They are neat, but they were becoming a hassle.
And yes, I had to get one final static electricity joke in. Also, in case it isn’t obvious, the “LALALALA” is coming from Percy. He’d prefer not to know what Jorocks and Holly are doing, even if it’s innocent.
Have fun!
~Stretch Longfellow~
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Frizzy
I. Hate. Mirrors. That mirror caused so many redraws… But on the plus side, FRIZZY! Nikki’s hair is based on another real life experience; my little sister and I spent the entire two hour drive home from Grandma’s generating static electricity with blankets one Christmas several years ago. Mom was less than pleased when she tried to comb my sister’s hair.
And in case you didn’t get it, this “power glove” is made from a material that Percy either found or synthesized from Ichabod’s ship, hence his rapid changing of the topic.
Have fun!
~Stretch Longfellow~
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Canadian Pirate
Ref: Chad (1) (2) (3) | Sally (1) (2) (3)
Chad
I’ve been looking forward to making this part of comic continuity for about a year now. First of all, for those of you who don’t remember (and I certainly wouldn’t blame you), that is Chad. I don’t believe that his name has ever actually been said in comic, though. Chad is your do-it-all guy on campus. He’s already been shown as playing a role on the student activities council and admissions (see links above). Apparently he’s shaved his beard off since then. Now he’s running for Student Congress President. I should note that he is a junior at this point, putting him one year ahead of Percy and co. Chad was somewhat based off of myself (I was quite active on campus, but not quite to this extent), but has since deviated.
And now for the pirate thing. Last year on my whiteboard in my dorm, I would have the Spoofy Randomness Character of the Week drawn on it. One month was dedicated to side characters, and Chad was posted. One of my friends decided that it would be quite comical to add in an eyepatch and hook (by college standards, such additions were extremely appropriate compared to the typical additions…). This probably would not stuck if it were not for the Prairie Winds Chapter of the Golden Sun Lodge. On one of their drives, they were having fun with a GPS navigational system’s language settings. Somehow, the meme got started of a Canadian pirate saying “eh, yargh, don’tcha know”, and it stuck for a very long time. Thus, Chad became a Canadian who enjoys dressing up as a pirate. AND NOW YOU KNOW.
Sally
Sally is Nikki’s somewhat disorganized roommate and also somewhat skilled at video games, as shown in the links. She is the type who would be active in campus debates and the like, and does serve on the Student Congress. That’s all I’m going to tell you about her for now. Originally, I was going to leave Nikki out of this comic since the arc is focused on side characters, but I realized that Sally probably would ahve brought Nikki with her.
Have fun!
~Stretch Longfellow~
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Observed
Ref: Learning | “Santa” being kissed before
And the tenth Spoofy Randomness story arc draws to a close! More on that later.
I realized that I had no explanation provided earlier as to why Percy said he was sooty on Monday, yet did not appear sooty. The answer, of course, is that he brushed off the extra soot as to not make a mess of Nikki’s house. His outfit is still a little sooty, just not as noticable.
What Percy did not mention to poor little Megan is that he is dating her sister. Surprise! It also appears that Nikki’s parents had a lot of fun painting their house in various colors.
This story arc should have looked a little familiar, as I based it off of the first Spoofy Randomness story ever written. I also took advantage of being on break and experimented with the possibility of a full-color comic. Unfortunately, while I do like having the comic in color it is a little too time consuming at this point, so future comics return to black-and-white.
Have a happy new year!
~Stretch Longfellow~
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Webcomic Secret Santa Exchange: Michelle Mau
Today’s comic is thanks to the wonderful Michelle Mau of Band Geeks Anonymous (as well as her other comic, Loud Era)! This was her gift to me in the 2010 Web Comic Secret Santa Exchange. She has Chris point out something that surprisingly has yet to be mentioned in the comic and has not been brought up by fans until now, at least to my knowledge.
If you want to see my contribution to the Web Comic Secret Santa Exchange, head on over to Prepare To Die, a fantastic comic by Michael Dellheim about three players of Weapons & Wizards who get sucked into their own game and realize it’s not quite following their script…
Have fun!
~Stretch Longfellow~
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Down Through The Chimney
First of all, a very merry Christmas to you and yours!
Secondly, be sure to check out the site tomorrow for the special Webcomic Secret Santa Exchange!
And thirdly, I really don’t want to know how that candy cane will taste after being in the chimney. Although what better way for Percy to make an entrance?
Have fun!
~Stretch Longfellow~
