A junior engineer working for a small engineering firm in Cocoa Beach. The firm focuses mostly on NASA projects.
Neil is Jean’s best friend. When Jean was turned into a genie, Neil became Jeanie’s master.
If there wasn’t Rodge’s fear of having Anderson or any other security service discovering and seizing Natalie here, Rodge would be losing SO MANY points right now with her. 😀
I am thinking that Rodge was thinking about agent Anderson when he was talking about the government agent, because, it Anderson that snooping around trying to get answer and all.
Not nearly as many points as he’d lose if Natalie snapped out of whatever spell she’s under to find Rodger in bed next to her, or, dare I say, on top of her. Or even just across the breakfast table from her, peering over his coffee cup with that smug “Got another notch on my belt” look.
Pretty sure this is not Neil here; Natalie is under some kind of spell. She’s doing stuff she wouldn’t normally want to do.
Kind of a pity, actually, I’d really enjoy Natalie herself honestly trying to seduce Roger. But the more I look at this scene, the creepier it gets. Something’s basically trying to use Roger to rape Natalie by proxy. (Or Natalie to rape Rodger, maybe.) Good on Rodge for resisting as well as he is. He gets huge points.
Lucky? Naw, I think he should work for it. And the fact is, I think he likes working for it, he likes the pursuit. That’s partly why he’s backing off–he doesn’t want it to be this easy.
And if he gets together with Natalie–I want it to be both of them getting lucky, and not whatever the heck is going on now.
Rodger this is the time to slip Natalie a drink with something special in it to help her go night…night for a while. Either that or RUN LIKE THE DICKENS.
This is interesting, in the way Rodge is developing. His behavior is becoming steadily more like that of Roger Healy from IDoJ. Of course, even the IDoJ Rodge evolved; initially, he was little more than a comic moron; he got better with time. But it’s cool that Rodge here is becoming much more conscientious and intelligent than he was in the early IDoaJB strips.
Rodge is acting the way he is because in his mind, such as it is, he’s dealing with Neil, who is currently slightly deranged.
And I hate to say it, but he’s right. Natalie is in the grip of forces not even she understands. If “Rodgie” makes a move on her, they’ll both regret it when it lets go. Natalie, especially, would be deadly furious for being taken advantage of while she she was non compos mentis.
If Natalie were putting up fair resistance, Rodger would be all in for the seduction. But here, someone he doesn’t really know is trying to seduce him for reasons he doesn’t remotely understand. And again, he is absolutely right to be cautious.
This is indeed a trap, and neither he nor Natalie understand the point,
It’s not shoplifting unless they try to walk out without paying. Natalie walked in to buy a bra, which means she has money on her, at least. And Rodge probably does, too. They’ll just go out, owning one more piece of clothing than Natalie had expected.
What’s more of a concern is the expression on her face. She looks pretty disappointed that Rodge wants her to cover up. Like she might even refuse. She is NOT thinking clearly.
I answered the appearance questions at identifont.com based on what was visible here and in #457, looked through the results, and I think the font is called “Hobo”, in case that helps.
Rodger did not come into the store with that hoodie, that means he picked it up there and if they try hiding they could end up charged with shoplifting.
So where is Rodge going to sneak her to? His place, her place, or close non-descript motel room. Her place would probably be the safest, because she really doesn’t exist legally.
The shimmy is basically in the bust area. Stop that, You, dirty minded guy! Then I better be careful too, because, I am a guy also. But, it really become obvious what guy look at when they see something like this.
She got Bored waiting for him in the fitting room LOL. Sounds sexy as sex on a beach but with less chaffing.
Seriously though when a woman shakes her tits at you it is because she is done with being subtle.
I am wondering if we missed the part where Nat and Agent Anderson made friends after changing. Since she apparently left all ready. CD you didn’t sneak in a cut scene on us did you?
Huh, I’d never considered that. Natalie’s the one who’s acting different, but she’s acting different almost exclusively in relation to Rodge. Maybe you’re right.
That IS an interesting thought. Genies are not supposed to interfere with human will, but making someone supernaturally attractive to a given person doesn’t necessarily break that rule; they still have the ability to make their own decisions.
I think that it’s in the lore standard not be able to change another witches or genies spills, however there is always an out, such as a grand council and then and only then it’s got to be some serous stuff.
Looks like Natalie might want to spend the night with Rodge again… It also looks like her personality might be changing to go along with the body too.
But I don’t think they will be getting much sleep based on how her hormones are currently raging.
And I don’t think a cold shower is going to cut it this time. ^^;;
If there wasn’t Rodge’s fear of having Anderson or any other security service discovering and seizing Natalie here, Rodge would be losing SO MANY points right now with her. 😀
I am thinking that Rodge was thinking about agent Anderson when he was talking about the government agent, because, it Anderson that snooping around trying to get answer and all.
Not nearly as many points as he’d lose if Natalie snapped out of whatever spell she’s under to find Rodger in bed next to her, or, dare I say, on top of her. Or even just across the breakfast table from her, peering over his coffee cup with that smug “Got another notch on my belt” look.
It appears Natalie has picked out some additional clothes. I’ll bet she has gotten some lingerie as well to show off to Rodgie later.
Hey, good point!
Neil is not in charge of Nat right now. My guess is she wants to go hide at his place in the bedroom, under the covers lol with no clothes on lol.
I get the feeling that you might be right.
I notice that Natalie has picked out a particularly low-cut top. She’s worse than a teenage girl.
Its definitely because of the mental changes, she also probably currently has the hormones of a teenage girl to go along with it.
And she want to get Rodge’s attention as well. That about sums up the situation.
Pretty sure this is not Neil here; Natalie is under some kind of spell. She’s doing stuff she wouldn’t normally want to do.
Kind of a pity, actually, I’d really enjoy Natalie herself honestly trying to seduce Roger. But the more I look at this scene, the creepier it gets. Something’s basically trying to use Roger to rape Natalie by proxy. (Or Natalie to rape Rodger, maybe.) Good on Rodge for resisting as well as he is. He gets huge points.
Natalie is 100% female. Her gender identity has seemed to have changed too.
Neil is just showing off his new toys like any boy would do. 🙂
I still hope Ridge gets lucky
That is my hope as well. 🙂
Its all our hope. ^^
Glad to see I am not alone. Are you reading this, C. D.?
Lucky? Naw, I think he should work for it. And the fact is, I think he likes working for it, he likes the pursuit. That’s partly why he’s backing off–he doesn’t want it to be this easy.
And if he gets together with Natalie–I want it to be both of them getting lucky, and not whatever the heck is going on now.
Rodger this is the time to slip Natalie a drink with something special in it to help her go night…night for a while. Either that or RUN LIKE THE DICKENS.
I find it amusingly ironic that the gentlemanly thing to to do here would be to slip her a mickey in order to avoid having sex with her.
This is definitely a change. For once Rodge is actually the responsible one here. Completely out of character for Rodge.
Yeah, that’s horrible. Larry, go beat some sense back into Rodge, will you?
As the old saying goes. Fifteen minutes of pleasure and a life times of regrets. What would Roger say to Neil about sex if he comes back?
So where did Agent Anderson go? Did she leave the store? Is she still in the fitting room?
Considering that Natalie had enough time to get bored, I’m guessing Anderson has left.
Rodge shouldn’t call her Neil when she’s like this… for.. a number of reasons.
This is interesting, in the way Rodge is developing. His behavior is becoming steadily more like that of Roger Healy from IDoJ. Of course, even the IDoJ Rodge evolved; initially, he was little more than a comic moron; he got better with time. But it’s cool that Rodge here is becoming much more conscientious and intelligent than he was in the early IDoaJB strips.
Rodge, watch out, its a TRAP ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Butt-Man, your emoji looks like a pair of very perky boobs with a nose. Score!
Rodge is acting the way he is because in his mind, such as it is, he’s dealing with Neil, who is currently slightly deranged.
And I hate to say it, but he’s right. Natalie is in the grip of forces not even she understands. If “Rodgie” makes a move on her, they’ll both regret it when it lets go. Natalie, especially, would be deadly furious for being taken advantage of while she she was non compos mentis.
If Natalie were putting up fair resistance, Rodger would be all in for the seduction. But here, someone he doesn’t really know is trying to seduce him for reasons he doesn’t remotely understand. And again, he is absolutely right to be cautious.
This is indeed a trap, and neither he nor Natalie understand the point,
I think she wants to be seen, and I think she wants him to see her
Shoplifting a hoodie?
You saw that too, eh?
It had to come from somewhere, and he wasn’t wearing one.
It’s not shoplifting unless they try to walk out without paying. Natalie walked in to buy a bra, which means she has money on her, at least. And Rodge probably does, too. They’ll just go out, owning one more piece of clothing than Natalie had expected.
What’s more of a concern is the expression on her face. She looks pretty disappointed that Rodge wants her to cover up. Like she might even refuse. She is NOT thinking clearly.
Pssst… in the window… it’s ‘Delicates’, not ‘Delecates’.
Unfortunately, that one’s not gonna be fixable. The layer is rasterized already in the original file CD gave me, and I don’t know what font that is.
I answered the appearance questions at identifont.com based on what was visible here and in #457, looked through the results, and I think the font is called “Hobo”, in case that helps.
It’s possible that the store has deliberately misspelled the name for some reason.
Maybe like a lot of places spell “shop” as “shoppe”.
Rodger did not come into the store with that hoodie, that means he picked it up there and if they try hiding they could end up charged with shoplifting.
To say nothing of Natalie’s top…but I doubt that CD will complicate the story with that irrelevancy.
Yeah, I mean, do you know how many people get away with shoplifting on a daily basis? It’s a LOT.
So where is Rodge going to sneak her to? His place, her place, or close non-descript motel room. Her place would probably be the safest, because she really doesn’t exist legally.
Rodge didn’t say they were going to leave the store, only sneaking to “somewhere that you can’t be seen.” What if he means somewhere inside the store?
What if Rodge hasn’t mentioned (yet) that he’s spotted the federal agent inside the store?
Except that we’ve already established that Rodge has never actually met Agent Anderson. So he can’t be sure what she looks like.
It would seem the more you fight the change, the more it fights back.
Someone’s a bit horny
Is she attempting to bring Rodge to the yard?
I don’t suppose we could get panel three—animated?
Dat shimmy!
Thanks, I hadn’t noticed.
The shimmy is basically in the bust area. Stop that, You, dirty minded guy! Then I better be careful too, because, I am a guy also. But, it really become obvious what guy look at when they see something like this.
I’m a bi woman and I find it appealing too.
She got Bored waiting for him in the fitting room LOL. Sounds sexy as sex on a beach but with less chaffing.
Seriously though when a woman shakes her tits at you it is because she is done with being subtle.
I am wondering if we missed the part where Nat and Agent Anderson made friends after changing. Since she apparently left all ready. CD you didn’t sneak in a cut scene on us did you?
Since when did Neil learn to be subtle? Come on, she’s never had any practice with this before; Natalie is having to make this up as she goes along.
I wonder if it Rodge who has a spell on him
Huh, I’d never considered that. Natalie’s the one who’s acting different, but she’s acting different almost exclusively in relation to Rodge. Maybe you’re right.
That IS an interesting thought. Genies are not supposed to interfere with human will, but making someone supernaturally attractive to a given person doesn’t necessarily break that rule; they still have the ability to make their own decisions.
I think that it’s in the lore standard not be able to change another witches or genies spills, however there is always an out, such as a grand council and then and only then it’s got to be some serous stuff.