Bad Machinery by John Allison for November 16, 2018

Even in the throes of despair, Lottie (er, Charlotte) is wittier than most of us on our brightest days. Hand me a Ouija board so I can tell her so.

Little Claire’s father is the fire chief, isn’t he? I suppose he and his brave lads couldn’t respond to the arson in time. Now the world has lost the girls’ notes that were the only records of what they remembered about how things used to be before the Time Hole in the fume cabinet changed everything!

Sad girls they are. I do believe that Shauna will lead the charge against Camille. Is that the leg of a fireman in the second panel?

Agincourt in the modern day with Lottie about to become Harry. How’s that for an obscure reference?!

Merde.

Lottie…I don’t honestly think you could suppress yourself like that even if you tried. That ouija board comment demonstrates that.

I’m still wondering why the little Wowbaggers were carrying a tote, were they planting something in the shed prior to torching it?

I’m surprise Shauna didn’t have backup of the notes somewhere.

Did somebody scan the Docs into the cloud?

On a serious note here…

Ouija boards are terrible and dangerous. You should stay away from them.

I speak from personal experience here, and for the first time I am truly serious when I say…

You should NOT tit about with a Ouija board.

Ouija boards were designed to speak with the living over a great distance. Over time someone changed it to supposedly speak with the dead. (Forbidden in Judaism, Christianity and Islam.)

I have been considering this for a day and this is a very naughty, mean thing to do. If Camille is behind this she needs to be called out and sent home in shame. Very bad.

If you would like a consoling cuddle, dearest Charlotte/Lottie, just make your way through this pesky 4th wall.