January 10th, 2020
10 Jan 2020 · page 955 of 1306
Ben's having a really great day
Cast: Benjamin Thackerey, Eliza Swift, Gren, Pemberton Pryce
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Pryce "they're not acting suspiscious at all. I guess I'll have them tailed"
Are they going to think it's Sid? He was probably seen going to some of the sin sites and he is a wizard. It would be hilarious. Though honestly they could name any character as their suspected witch and it would be hilarious. Oh my god what if it's not Sid what if it's THE OTHER HARRY BARBER
My first thought was people suspecting Voss. A strange foreigner type, recently arrived in the city with a lot of money, but has gone off the radar around the time of the Sins episode for unknown reasons
I didn't even think about that, but it's a really good idea! On the outside, it would just look like some rich dude showed up and disappeared, which is always suspicious!
Why so glum, Ben? You wanted to go look for Mal, didn't you?
I subconsciously heard this guy as Travis Willingham
Specifically (to me) him as his character from Critical Role, Campaign II (Fjord, if I remember correctly). Well, more specifically somewhere between that and Foghorn Leghorn.
So does that mean this guy's accent is fake and he's actually British too?
That would be kind of funny considering that we have the entire cast so far pretending to be other people or foreigners.
I was thinking him as Cameron Campbell, which is kinda between those two.
After rereading, I'm hearing him as Vincent Adultman.
"Business-wise, this all seems like very appropriate business!"
I heard-
Googles
Wait, Varrick was voiced by John Michael Higgins?!
Dude doesn't know Harry Barber is a woman, so I'm guessing he doesn't know who Mal is at all.
Or he thinks Ms Swift is Ms Barber.
Or he sees a game and doesn't mind playing it.
That's a good point. If all he needs is the result, does he care who gets it to him?
He thinks Benjamin Thackerey is the witch ??
Like Eliza's guess with Harry, not a bad assumption with the information available...
That was my first guess too. I'm willing to bet that whoever they think it is, it's not going to be Mal at any rate.
I want this to be correct so that we end up a crazy thing where Ben has to bring himself in. Meaning he would have to play both himself and Harry, with some crazy, farcical costume switches to keep up the pretense. (Especially since he would have to come up with a fake version of himself.)
I completely approve of that!
Sid's the only one not playing someone else yet so he can pretend to be Ben while avoiding his parents calling him by the wrong name :D
That, or three buggerups in an overcoat.
I was thinking that he would know Mal is the witch, but that Eliza wouldn't believe him. But your idea is funnier.
I called it, yes!
Why does Pryce have his office in the cold store? Suggests he's something not entirely human. Or am I paranoid?
It's a psychological trick. By making them physically miserable, they are more likely to do what he wants in order to end the physical misery. In addition, by him having the correct clothing, he appears to be quite comfortable. This makes him seem more dominant, more boss-like, which would also play to his advantage, psychologically speaking. Clearly, the physically weaker (or in this case, badly underdressed), MUST submit to the will of the boss. Don't forget: humans are animals, too, and body language matters.
Pemberton Pryce likes it cold. He is a direct ancestor of Mr. Freeze.
By some stint of magic or adoption, Ben and Eliza will raise a child someday. Who will grow up and emigrate to America and settle in Gotham city, acquiring the surname of Wayne.
Heh
d r a m a !
How ironic that Eliza went to Harry's place to find clues about the witch, and now she's getting clues because she went to Harry's place
Also, as sinister as he seems, I can't stop thinking this might end with Pryce asking O' Malley to be their celebrity spokesperson ^_^
I can't see Gren, is she nibbling the cold meat secretly?
Terribly unhygienic. Fortunately Gren has an excellent immune system.
I doubt she's just "nibbling"
Eliza: Jackpot!
No wonder this chapter is called Witch Hunt - everybody (except Sid's parents) is looking for Mal!
What makes you think Sid's parent's aren't also looking for Mal? Maybe they're just using the graduation as a cover!
Sir, I like the way you think
Eliza is also having a great day!
Meanwhile Gren has started on her second sausage chain.
Finally! Some tobacco!
I think I shall light a cigar or pipe of my own, to celebrate. [checking my stash] Ah! I bit of Kendal Plug from the Lake District. Just the thing to enjoy as we prepare for our first blizzard of the season in Wisconsin.
Now I'm thinking of Rosie and Alexa. Maybe I will make some scones and we'll have a Brexit Blizzard Weekend!
Eliza: -- "Und a cigar! Give us everything you have on him und a cigar, merci! Ve shall discuss ze bizness, no?"
This setup reminds me of when Chrysoprace wanted a private chat with commander Vimes in Thud!
But as Pryce isn't a Discworld Troll, why is he conducting business in a meat locker...?
And what is it that Pryce wants the witch to do? If it's summoning something for his business (like Sloth for Lamplight, although possibly less illegal), he could just hire a wizard.
Maybe he figures (correctly or not, I don't know) that something cast by a witch couldn't be broken or countered by a wizard.
Or, because the strength of a spell seems to depend on proximity to an anchor, he's hoping that a spell cast by a witch will maintain more potency in some place as far away as the US and therefore give him a leg up on the competition.
Stealing some souls? :(
Or, if he thinks the Witch is Sid, making some stage magic show for advertizing? :)
Listen, you mentioned that this was the silly chapter last page, and I need you to know how very, very much this has lived up to that description since the instant Eliza showed up.
She's quite good at that.
OK, When you first started switching identities and misidentifying people I thought you might have been channeling Shakespeare. Now that it is clearly Whitehall Farce a new burning question arises:
When the vicar come to tea - who is going to lose their trousers?
He had no idea, does he.
Deeper and deeper the rabbit hole goes...
Ben's forte seems to be bloody-minded persistence, by implication acquired thru years of being not quite quick enough to not need it.
I'd say that (like, "Ben has developed his persistence as a form of compensation for some qualities he lacked") is quite apparent from the Pride and Sloth parts of Curtain Call (including the contrast between him and Sid/Wolfe/his siblings).
Your accent's slipping, my dear.
I mean real talk. is it even possible to get Mal at this point? Like if he doesn't want to be found can't he literally just go into the witch chamber of the anchor and chill? Seemed like a pretty solid Do Not Enter door to get in there.
This dude should stop digging - he's in a deep enough hole already, even if he doesn't know it...