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[murgatroyd_666]

https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20210602

I think Agatha should have more confidence in her creations.

Comments

[madfilkentist]

Link needs fixing.

The questions are: What is this device made to do, why is it reacting that way to Rakethorn, why does Agatha want it to sample his blood, and why doesn't he want to cooperate?

When Rakethorn first appeared, I strongly distrusted him. Maybe with reason.

[deckardcanine]

I assume that Agatha expects the clank to recognize Rakethorn as a friend once it has his blood on file. And Rakethorn either has something incriminating to hide (like a wasp), doesn't trust the clank, or is afraid of needles.

[persephone_kore]

I think there's also a possibility that he's just in a bad mood about being attacked by it. On the other hand... hm, would you classify "skeptical that its sampling procedure will leave only minor wounds" as distrust or fear of needles? :D

[murgatroyd_666]

When Rakethorn first appeared, I strongly distrusted him. Maybe with reason.

As I've said previously, I suspect that's why Ardsley Wooster had to die.

The Professors have been "correcting" this Mostly True History while the tale is being told. Rakethorn almost certainly will work against Agatha's goals -- possibly endangering her -- at some point. I think that Rakethorn's role in the story originally was going to be Wooster's, but Wooster turned out to be too popular, honest, and admirable for that to be plausible.