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9 thoughts on “558 – Cotton Clad Calamity”

  1. Raznaak

    Yup, he’s a bastard XD

  2. Dr. Norman (not a real doctor)

    Are those pajamas available in XXXL in the gift shop?

  3. Otaku

    It’s been a while, so let me ask: Did we get a reason for him to WANT Susie dead? Not to backseat, but if we didn’t, I’m worried were about to move into “Stupid Evil” territory. Now, stupid happens, don’t get me wrong. It’s not bad storytelling for that to be the case here.

    You’ve just done a good job NOT having that be a driving factor, so the “Kill off the stars of my successful reality TV show.” seems shortsighted, otherwise. Oh, I guess I could be mistaken about the in-story reality TV show’s success. Like, if the company behind them is losing money, or they think a change in management at the ranch would make the whole thing more popular/profitable, then I can see the above scenario happening as well.

    I REALLY think I’m just forgetting something important, but that I don’t have time to deep dive to remind me of, hence the comment. >_<

    1. Deoxy

      It certainly has been stretched out over quite a while, but there have definitely been hints from quite near the beginning that whoever is running the reality TV show definitely wants her dead.

      But I certainly don’t recall any reason why.

      1. Clint

        Yeah it’s fair to not remember since it’s been a hot minute (many, many minutes) but if you feel like a refresher the most relevant bits would be the beginning of Episode 8 and the end of Episode 15. We haven’t explicitly spelled out exactly what The Exec means by his “side hustle” or who was on the other end of that phone call, though.

        I’m hoping that when the whole thing is eventually available it will make sense, or at least enough sense to have hung this narrative on.

        1. Otaku

          Thanks for the replies, Deoxy and Clint. Yeah, I’d totally forgotten about those things. Good to know!

  4. Evervigilant

    Seems about time for the two people who aren’t there to make a surprise entrance as the ace Susie didn’t even know she had.

  5. Scarsdale

    There’s still 3-5 people on her side that might be planning something. This guy is a megalomaniac with a god complex, so letting him think he’s the sharpest tool in the shed sets him up for a fall. Everything depends on those cameras, and I suspect their little stop over by the charging coffins had something to do with her actual plan, not the one the a-hole thinks it is.

  6. lyra

    Really enjoyed the opening of Zombie Ranch. I like the combination of the western setting with the zombie concept, it gives the story a really distinctive atmosphere. I’m a freelance illustrator and animator, and I’d be interested in seeing how some of these scenes could translate into motion, especially as a short animated teaser or character scene.

    If you’re ever interested in something like that, you can reach me here:

    IG: eve_verse_
    Email: [contact.lilaclines@gmail.com](mailto:contact.lilaclines@gmail.com)
    Discord: Lyralilac_

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558 – Cotton Clad Calamity
Posted on August 26, 2026 by Dawn

What would you call this? Armchair assassination? Merk-from-home?

Well, Suzie ain't dead (or undead) quite yet, so we'll just have to see if his gloating is justifiable.

Stressing the system

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Clint

A man attacks and stabs an Asian-American family in a Texan supermarket–including a two-year-old–because according to the official report “he thought the family was Chinese and infecting people with the coronavirus”.

Another man intentionally derails the freight train he’s driving at high speed in an attempt to damage or destroy the USNS Mercy, a hospital ship deployed to L.A. to help with the Covid-19 pandemic, because he found its presence “suspicious.”

I would venture to say we’re all coming a bit unglued as the virus swirls on through the world’s populace, but some are coming more unglued than others. The train incident in particular sound like someone may have watched Fury Road once too often:

 

The affidavit also detailed videos taken from inside the train. In one, Moreno ignites a road flare inside the train, the affidavit said. He then “put the train in full speed and held his hand toward the camera with his middle finger raised.”

 

“I don’t know. Sometimes you just get a little snap and man, it was fricking exciting… I just had it and I was committed,” Moreno told police, according to the affidavit. “I just went for it, I had one chance.”

 

Complex systems can glitch or break under stress–particularly the more fragile ones–and a given person’s mental state certainly can fall under that heading. While the logistical situation in the United States continues to be a snarl of shortages and finger-pointing and toilet paper continues to be absent from the shelves,  we’ve hit skyrocketing (hopefully temporary) unemployment levels as businesses shutter or downsize to try to weather the storm intact. Then there’s the social isolation, which it’s safe to say is a difficult thing for most people to deal with if the traditional prison punishment of solitary confinement is anything to go by.

Uncertainty, fear, isolation, upending of routine… not all of us, in fact I’d say the majority of us aren’t going to go Mad Max in response to these factors, but the stress is real and we haven’t even reached the peak of the infection yet.

But it’s undeniable that there are those where all it takes is getting “a little snap,” and they are out there. Stay safe.