Meg 315: "Major thrill-power explosion"

[The Cosh]

Hmm. I reread Numbercruncher in full the other night and thoroughly enjoyed it. I don't think there is anything wrong with your presentation of the last page PJ. What you've said is exactly what I thought was happening. My problem with it was why? I couldn't figure out what good that did.

A day or so later, the following occured to me. Feel free to correct it if you like.

In his final incarnation, where he will have no knowledge of his past lives, the mathematician sends himself back as the hippy Allmother chick. Having already ensured that she will get to live a life free of sin, he is then ultimately released from whatever the deal was about that. Finally, he arranges for Jessica to come back as him so that ultimately she will also be the Allmother and they will both be freed from the wheel of Karma together. Or it's a paradox and their love really was the expression of one soul living in two bodies, but that's a bit soppy.

[pauljholden]

Hmm. I reread Numbercruncher in full the other night and thoroughly enjoyed it. I don't think there is anything wrong with your presentation of the last page PJ. What you've said is exactly what I thought was happening. My problem with it was why? I couldn't figure out what good that did.

A day or so later, the following occured to me. Feel free to correct it if you like.

In his final incarnation, where he will have no knowledge of his past lives, the mathematician sends himself back as the hippy Allmother chick. Having already ensured that she will get to live a life free of sin, he is then ultimately released from whatever the deal was about that. Finally, he arranges for Jessica to come back as him so that ultimately she will also be the Allmother and they will both be freed from the wheel of Karma together. Or it's a paradox and their love really was the expression of one soul living in two bodies, but that's a bit soppy.

Oh my job is done if you understand what actually happened, the whys and wherefores are Mr Spurrier's Dept (and I invite rampant speculation!)

[Proudhuff]

all seemed clear to me, artwise, mentally it took a couple of somersaults to get to grips with it 

[Cactus]

Likewise. I blame the eight month lag since we learned about the zero clause. Looks like a re-read is in order.

[Hawkmonger]

WANT....MORE....NUMBERCRUNCHER!!!!!!!!!!!!
On a side note though, please do revisit this little stnker of a story in a one off or two.
That would be very well recieved I forsee.

[Grant Goggans]

Meg 315 finally went up on Clickwheel.  I think that, for any strip to receive the level of interest and excitement as Numbercruncher did, it must "count" as a triumph.  It's a story that everybody wanted to understand, as opposed to, say, Mercy Heights, which nobody did.  Round of applause for Holden and Spurrier!