Calcery takes a dreamless nap. Moving is a pain in the ass when your brain weighs a couple thousand tons.
Transcript
Talita: But it pays well, you know? I owe it to Mel for onboarding me right out of college.Calcery: It’s been almost a decade. No one owes an employer that much.
Ferrets come over to tap Talita's side.
Ferret 5: Ninute is over.
Ferret 6: Electricity needs to go off.
Talita: I’ll text you, Cal. Safe travels.
Calcery: You too, Talita.
Talita: But I’m not—
Calcery disconnects with a click.
Ferret 7: TRILLLLL!
One ferret yells and signals frantically with a hand while another switches off the server power supply.
SFX: CHUNK, descending hum
26 thoughts on “Runaway to the stars: Page 19”
zofifi
Darn my dislexia. I keep read their name as “Celery”!
Razmerry
Quit your job talita. join my emo band
Malex
“Pull the lever, Frank”
zofifi
Wrong leveeee
(it was good lever but the quote must be complete)
Shaydra
I’ve read all the stuff on your Tumblr and Patreon for years, but boy does the webcomic format really change my perception. I find myself visiting this site nearly daily to check for updates and/or just admire the current page again and/or reread previous pages, like I do for all the webcomics I follow, and then I get attached to minor characters that only show up for a few pages since I’m looking at them on the reg. Now I want to know more about Calcery. Doe He Know Anything? How would he feel about Bip? Alas, he is not listed on the characters page and there are other things going on. Sleep well, Cal.
Mica
I had no idea this comic had been properly started up and publicly posted! I was so used to using your work as a fantastic example of thoughtful alien design and worldbuilding, and linking people to your tumblr, and wishing wistfully for the ability to read the doubtless-remarkable comic that existed in your head, but! BUT!
hERE IT IS! it’s here! it’s real and alive and beautiful! I’ve bookmarked this and I’ll be coming back frequently. An instant new favorite.
silverware
Very ThRILLLLled to pull that lever, I see
arf
At least Calcery didn’t start singing “Daisy”
Zidane
Obviously there’s no way calcery could know whats in store for talita, but i can’t not imagine him just being like DoesSheKnow.jpg
Chrysalis
Despite the alien setting, there’s something eerily familiar about this situation. That quietly spooky “All your friends are leaving this place. Maybe you should too” feeling.
Liza
Intellectually I know Cal is fine, it’s like taking a nap on a bus and waking up somewhere else but part of me is deeply unsettled by the conversation ending like that.
TotallySomebody
Oooo that’s eerie, just the sudden chunk then humming and then silence.. (besides bugferret noises ofc)
DANGEROUSCOLORS
calcery helping our girl advance in her career! i hope we get to see more of him soon im already attached ;_;
SIGSTKFLT
does Cal have a UPS?
Jay Eaton
Yes, shutting him down requires a lot more preparation around than just flipping the big lever here. Assume the ferrets have been fussing with this extraction all day.
Robin
Sounds like Talita needs to runaway… perhaps to the stars…
Jay Eaton
Surely it could never happen
Classified
“Well gang, that sure was a Runaway to the Stars!”
arf
“Hmm…! Now how did I do it last time?”
Harumin
I love the way Talita’s head turns across the first few panels. It gives such a lovely flow to the dialogue. Watching all the screens go dark is so spooky, like, here’s this sentient, living being that can just be ended with the pull of a switch. I hope cal has a safe trip and comes back online okay! Also I think I forgot to mention but Talita’s outfit looks so comfy
arf
A line from one of the Star Trek episodes.
Data: If you had an off switch, would you tell anyone?
dokki
cannot get over those two ferrets at the lever. PULL THE LEVER KRONK
Gar G
Wrong leverrrrrr!
Merle
Safe travels, Cal!
Heretics
Hell yeah, cal is great, we love some respect for the workers
Rubicon Art
Hell yeah Calcery. Get that girl in a union.