Chapter 17 | Page 3b: Hot Stuff

Today’s page takes us back to Ralph’s Diner, where Captain Heroic proves—once again—that nothing rattles him… not even a surprise soup bath.

Hailey is mortified, Captain Heroic is dripping, and somewhere across the diner, Yazmine Velour is livestreaming the whole thing as heart emojis rain from the internet. It’s a small moment, but one that says a lot about who Cap really is—and why people can’t help falling for him.

Transcript

Panel 1
Hailey (distraught that she has dumped hot soup on Captain Heroic): Omigod Omigod Omigod…

Captain Heroic (turning to another person eating at the diner): Excuse me. Would you hand me a napkin, please? (The person hands him a napkin)

Panel 2

Hailey: I’m so sorry Captain Heroic, sir. I didn’t mean to — {sob}

Panel 3

Captain Heroic (handing her the napkin): Here. Please don’t cry.

Panel 4

Captain Heroic (continues): Most of my first impressions involve disintegration rays. And actual impressions. In concrete.

Panel 5

Captain Heroic: This was far more pleasant — not counting the bay leaf in my shirt.Yazmine Velour (as she livestreams the interaction from the other side of the diner, a torrent of heart emojis flow from her phone as the audience reacts): Omigod Omigod Omigod

After Dark

This week's commissioned MicroFic delivers exactly what you’d want from a pairing between Dynasty and Father Christmas.

  • Yes, he lives up to his name.

  • Yes, Dynasty knew exactly what she was doing.

  • No, the North Pole will never be the same.

I also posted the Goblin Girl MicroFic from the Monster Girl poll — and the response was so good, I might need to make these poll-powered MicroFics a recurring thing!

Kickstarter update

Thank you so much for your outpouring of support for my Kickstarter campaign! I’m really excited to be so close to funding so quickly! A few of you have asked for an option to buy all eight books and get all eight PDFs. It’s something I should have thought about to begin with! But it’s an easy fix, so if you were someone who wanted that option, it now exists! EIv8_Kickstarter_chart_NEW
Also… I originally set a limit of 25 for the package of all eight books, but that limit got met so quickly that I realized I may have underestimated the demand for this reward. So I’ve re-set the limit for 50. If you wanted all eight books — but were prevented from ordering it due to the limit — you’ve got a second chance! Thanks again for your encouragement and support. If you haven’t shared your support of this campaign through Twitter/Facebook/Tumblr/etc., please consider doing so. It really helps! Here’s the URL to link to: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/guigar/evil-inc-annual-report-vol-8 We’re past the halfway point, and quickly getting to the point of Stretch Goals. If you have an idea for something you’d really like to see offered through this campaign, please don’t hesitate to drop me a line! I’d be thrilled to hear your ideas!