Chapter 16 | Page 4b: Mean golden girls

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Brad Guigar

Transcript

Panel 1

(Cassie Cruz speaking to Jeremy, who is standing in front of a board with pictures of various Evil Inc employees.)

Cassie Cruz: Jeremy, we have to find out who has been leaking information to the heroes before they pin it on me! The only nursing home capable of caring for my mother is contingent on my job here! — And even they have their hands full!

Panel 2

(A flashback scene shows Cassie narrating while Princess Charming, an elderly woman in a wheelchair, is interacting with another patient in the nursing home.)

Cassie Cruz (narrating): As a top-tier mind-controller with dementia, my mom keeps reliving the past — and pulling innocent people into her world!

Panel 3

(A flashback continues with an orderly, wearing a red shirt, standing near Princess Charming. Green energy surrounds them as the orderly appears to be in a trance.)

Cassie Cruz (narrating): Last week, an orderly forgot to turn on his neuro-dampener last week. Before anyone knew it, he was reenacting a battle between Mom and Hijinx.

Jeremy: Was Hijinx a hero she used to fight?

Panel 4

Cassie Cruz (narrating): Worse. It was a villain she had a rivalry with.

Princess Charming: I wish I could be like you. It must be so freeing not to stress over every little pound!

Panel 5

(Orderly is sitting on a couch, speaking with a therapist)

Cassie Cruz (narrating): The poor guy has been in counseling ever since!

Orderly: I mean… I thought I looked cute in bangs!

(Comic strip by Brad J. Guigar. © 2025. All rights reserved. Visit evil-inc.com)

I took my two boys to see Guardians of the Galaxy over the weekend. Needless to say, we all loved it. So last night, while we were driving home from taking one of my 8yo’s friends home at the end of a playdate, I did something I always toyed with. I hit the record button on my iPhone while my younger son pontificated on the movie. It was a phenomenal conversation. When we got home, I realized that my phone’s battery had died. All we recorded was the first 12 seconds. So, we were hanging out at the house today, and I decided to sit the kid in front of a proper microphone and record the conversation right. Here’s the result. A 15-minute mini-podcast I’m tentatively titling 15 Minutes Max: Enjoy (mp3)