Close to Home by John McPherson for February 14, 2023

That’s why the moat should be filled with gators.

UGH! We’re being attacked by floaters.

Yeah, it’s some sort of medieval code that every now and then, you just have to be attacked by a herd of nerd barbarians… but it usually doesn’t last very long. One of ‘em usually pops their floaty, twists an ankle, or loses their glasses or sump’n, and it’s over.

Bleeb is back. Who knows about tomorrow?

""The water is too cold! MOOOOM!!!!"

Most of them are nearsighted, too.

Hey, Barbarians! The instructions said “flotillas” not “floaties”!

A seahorse sally…

They are there to depose the ruler, they are floating voters.

The Marco Polo Gang!!

…and they’re riding in on the rubber horsies they came in on!

Hey there, Bleeb. You have a commanding view overlooking the battle. Nice.

Nerd squad?

Where are the moat monsters when you need them?

Tech has all the answers!

The bacteria in the moat is as deadly as those spears!

One bit from the moat monsters and those floaties become sinkies!

“and your father smells of elderberries!”

..but a near missed shot will sink their floaties.

It’s the water horse cavalry!

They win. I think I would die laughing. Hiya Bleeb! :)

They should turn in their barbarian cards.

Now they’re gonna play whack the barbarian with the drawbridge.

Funny

The knights who say, “Wheeeee”.

Hey, whatever floats on your moat!

It’s good to see Bleeb high and dry and out of harm’s way.

I like those guys on the parapet with with those helmets. Are they part of the Kaiser’s forces or do they bend their head down an gore the enemy with those spikes?