Who is that dude in the red shirt looking at weapons at the knife shop? Why, it’s none other than our forum-regular Trekkie, Clinton Ouderkirk!
Though, I might point out that wearing a red shirt near sharp objects is a really, really bad idea…
This is the last of the shopping strips, fun as they have been to draw. We are now moving on to THE VAMPIRE GAME!!!!


















aunt_zelda Says:
Lol, for once I can relate to Jess. I’m a huge geek but, not having grown up playing video games, I’m not skilled at all where they’re concerned. I’ll gladly watch other people gaming, but I have no desire to take a controller in hand and try myself. My boyfriend keeps trying to get me to play fighting games with him and I fail so epically. I do better when he teaches me Magic … once I figured out he was testing tournament decks on me! The sly dog …
artsiebee Says:
Oh, wow. Uh, maybe you should change your shirt and then look at those. (You know, it might be safer…)
Harrow Says:
Enjoyed the storyline. On to dark intrigues!
DeadPool Says:
If he’s a Trekkie he should know better than to wear a red shirt
legion Says:
That presumption depends on the serie/era of Star Trek. In TNG, most if not all of the security lackeys (including Worf and Tasha) wore the mustard yellow uniform. And rarely got hurt.
Ellen Says:
Is that Abbies feet in the first panel? I love the vampire game, since it is the only game they play i play to.
Anoria Says:
WHY DOES EVERY GAMER THINK HALO IS A GOOD GAME FOR NEWBIES.
Been there, Jess, been there. Getting killed repeatedly while staring at your feet and walking sideways really brings out the fun in video games, right?
Direrain Says:
I guess it really depends on what kind of person your romantic interest is. I started my wife out on Starcraft II, and now she even gives me a hard time when we play 1v1.
Clinton O Says:
@artsiebee – Not so! If you cut yourself while wearing red, it’s not as noticeable to everyone else what a klutz you are.
noerartnoe Says:
Clinton: But since you’re a redshirt everyone knows that you were, or will be, hurt/killed anyway. ;p
noerartnoe Says:
snarf… insert ‘@’ at the beginning of my previous post so that it looks like a reply rather than a quote.
FSilvermane Says:
wow you have much cooler malls where you live to have a Seller of Sharp and Pointies right there in the mall. Here in Florida you cannot find a place to buy decent blades unless you go to the local RenFaire or shop online,…I am jealous dammit,….lol
absolut3zero Says:
Ironically enough, if you’re on the volunteer staff for Tulsa Trek Expo, you get issued re shirts. Haven’t died yet… but there’s always next year.
KenderBryant Says:
I bet that if Jess DOES play games, it’s something like Nintendogs or casual games like on Facebook.
Clinton O Says:
I wear a red shirt because I fear nothing!
I am a leaf on the wind. Watch how I.. *ack”*
FSilvermane Says:
@Clinton
Brilliant response,…..lol
NC Says:
Yay, back to Vampire. Whatever happened to the red shiney stone the Elder Dimanche gave Prince Allen so many sessions ago? Will he finally make the choice that will decide the fate of all of the Vampires? Questions, questions…
Jenny Islander Says:
Freaking the mundanes,
Freaking the mundanes,
Who’ll come a-freaking the mundanes with meeee?
FSilvermane Says:
@Jenny
Arggh now that song is stuck in my head,…lol. Now I am gonna have to go through my music to find that one and “I had a Shoggoth” just so I can sleep tonight without having Filk on repeat in my head.
As to the comic I just realized I have been in that situation too many times except it was inside the place and it was before/after Faire. You know how scary it is to have cops called on you for standing in line because you forgot you are wearing a dagger in each boot and a saber on your hip [I had walked from site to the FF place]. Luckily the local cops knew me [it was a Faire that was maybe 4 blocks from my house] because they had been called to my house by my neighbors before so all they did was ask me to “stop scaring the customers”. But still a bit scary to have cops walk in and “detain you” when all you want is a burger and fries,..got the cops to laugh when I told them “you scared the crap outta me ,… thank the gods I wore my Brown pants today”. Suffice it to say I have learned to triple check that I am not armed when I go out to eat after Faire. Now I limit my freaking the restaurants out to showing up with 15-30 other Rennies in full garb and invading the Buffet Line.