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9 thoughts on “542 – Catching Up”

  1. Keith

    Some friction, but yeah. IRL, I’d like these two…they should have kids. 😉

    1. Dawn

      I might have to draw out what their kid would look like. First thought is that their kid would look like Ongo Gablogian from “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia”

    2. Scarsdale

      He’s pushing 60, she’s maybe 30, more likely less. Chuck is most likely shooting blanks, and besides, he’s talking to her like a baby sister than a love interest.

      1. Keith

        Up in these hills, sometimes family is all y’gots. 😉

  2. ConcordBob

    It is really hard to have a favorite character, as there are so many good ones. But I think Rosa is my favorite. Chuck is a good accomplice in sneaking work, but not much for romance. Uugh.

  3. Otaku

    I mean, if they don’t have at least an inkling of what’s going down, I’m actually disappointed in Clearstream. If anything, I’m starting to wonder if they caught on and realized “Wait, we can use this.”

    Because of course they can. 😉

  4. Dr. Norman (not a real doctor)

    I’m way ahead of you – I’ve been waiting for you to catch up. From November 2020:
    I would hope for nothing less – her and Chuck have the potential for a great deal of positive mischief.
    Speaking of which, I received the email notifying me that my order for the NSFW “Chuck and Rosa Finally Do It” (age verification required) limited edition hardcover is going to be delayed due to the pandemic. I think it’s really cool that you’ll be adding some additional stretch goal goodies when it ships – thanks for all your story and art.
    As for the inscription, ” We owe it all to you ” will be sufficient.

  5. Crazyman

    Partners in crime! 😈

  6. TKG

    A crime so perfect she went full on wall-eye!

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542 – Catching Up
Posted on April 9, 2025 by Dawn

Radio waiving

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Clint
So, have you ever considered the phenomenon of phone usage in movies and tv shows? Notice how they rarely say “goodbye?” If not, here’s a handy video reference for you:  
  Crazy rude when you think about it, right? But it’s a form of conservation of detail, i.e. we the audience don’t need to experience every little bit of the conversation as if it were happening in reality. We tend not to even really notice, and it saves a lot of time getting rid of all those “hellos” and “how are yous” and (most importantly) “goodbyes.” Conservation of conversation, if you want to make a nice tongue twister out of it. My characters do not speak on walkie-talkies correctly. Oh, I made a stab at it way back when. Because radio communication of this kind isn’t full duplex–which is a fancy way of saying that when I’m holding down the button to talk to you, you can’t also be talking to me–the protocols are such that you want to be sure you say “over” to let the other person know you’re finished talking and ready for their response. When you’re completely done with the conversation, you’re “out.” “Over and out” is actually derided as an unnecessary redundancy. As you can see if you clicked the link to the old comic, I made an oops on that. My cover story is that Suzie was just putting on a show for the cameras, and also these folks by and large aren’t ex-military (that we know of, except, perhaps ironically, the rather undisciplined Uncle Chuck). Shortly after that, I decided I’d take a page from the phone situation above and just let the realism slacken in favor of saving space, time, and flow of conversation. They talk on their radios the way we might talk on phones, with the occasional “copy” or “out” sprinkled in for flavoring. Realistic? Heck no. But this is one of those situations in fiction where I think the trade-off between realism and efficiency is worth it. So whether you’ve noticed or not, there you have it: my radio waiver.