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{{quote|{{spoiler|'''Artie''': My last thought before blackout is this: That every aspect of my nature--my mind, my sense of ethics, the body in which I currently reside--seems, now, engineered for this moment, for shielding this woman from impact. I have never been able to fathom the disjointed workings of Helen's mind. Did she surmise that someday she would be in danger? Did she create me specifically to save her life? And, if she really can plan this far ahead, why couldn't she just find a way to avoid the whole stupid situation? I always knew I'd die with a headache.}}}}
** It doesn't help that some Sunday strips have suggested mad scientists may be able to see the future to a limited degree.
* [[The Chessmaster|Parson]] gives the other characters a ''lecture'' on playing Xanatos Speed Chess in [https://web.archive.org/web/20130830154555/http://www.giantitp.com/comics/erf0137.html this] page of ''[[Erfworld]]''.
** And demonstrates ([[Idiot Ball|Sort of?]]) his prowess... on the OTHER [[The Chessmaster|Chess Master]], [http://www.erfworld.com/2009/10/summer-updates-039/ here].
* ''[[Freefall]]'': Sam Starfall wanted to get Florence into (and safely back out of) the heavily guarded campus of Ecosystems Unlimited, and maybe ''borrow'' some things while they're there. This means improvising and readjusting his plans when circumstances ask for it, like [http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1700/fc01604.htm stuffing crickets in his pants], [http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1700/fc01669.htm releasing them into the fire detection system], and [http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1700/fc01682.htm creating a makeshift disguise].
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