Posted by Astronommy 4 years ago Report

A formidable retaliation on Claire's part! I'm sure antagonizing the most protective member of Clan Schwartz would in no way jeopardize her relationship down the line, but then, she wouldn't be Claire is she had acted more meekly.

It's poetic how the two ex-related boomerangs coincided to snag the same emu -- the emu being the package box -- in this chapter. I wonder if Adam will ever delve into Claire's romantic past, but guys seldom do, and anyway I doubt anyone of them had been as dangerous and memorable as Charlene.

(That wasn't a proper inquiry, just registering a point of curiosity.)

Lots of thorough and particular exploration of the maternal aspect of the freshly invented way of indulging the couple's special interests. Claire's acting talents have had so many applications outside of her con life lately! There was even a glancing teaser at the prospect of having children in there, very intriguing.

The clothes-and-bandages idea for simulating the full-body ingestion is both ingenious and really obvious in retrospect, and rife with potential! And it makes for some very interesting conversations, as is usually the case with such scenarios.

Loved the added depth to Adam's psychological portrait!

And the antique cookbook reference from The Simpsons! I got that! I got that reference!

Posted by 4ofSwords 4 years ago Report

> And the antique cookbook reference from The Simpsons! I got that! I got that reference!

Yay! I thought that was *just* obscure enough to be cool. But then again, I'm an old man now, so it's possible everything I know about is automatically obscure!

Posted by Astronommy 4 years ago Report

It's more like a whole joke exported than merely a reference, and it is acknowledged as a piece of quaintness in the story, so no one willing to sue over the obscurity of it would have a good case.

Hurrah for the early oldmanhood, when one's still spry of mind, yet wealthy in knowledge!