Transcript
A team from a spaceship investigates the surface of an alien planet. A woman approaches a man with a simple and generic look.
Maria: You must be new. I’m Maria.
Greg: Hi, I’m Greg, but actually, I’ve been serving with you for two years.
Maria: And I haven’t noticed you? I’m so sorry.
Greg: It’s okay, I don’t normally go on away missions. I just came today because it’s my last day and this planet reminds me of the home I can never go back to.
Maria looks alarmed.
Greg: What?
Greg is wearing every team member’s protective equipment as they all surround him, their phasers out.
Maria: Okay, everyone, our new mission is to protect what’s-his-name –
Greg: My name is Greg?
Maria: – until we make it back to the ship.
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LOL … poor Greg.
Good one again, Bunny and Chris!
It’s a classical Greek tragedy in the making.
Yup, he’s dead
That’s it? Hardly had the chance to get to know him…
Don’t forget the flashbacks of him playing cards and being best friends with the rest of the crew!
Ha!
Okay but I want to go to this planet now, it looks so cool! Sorry Greg, your sacrifice is appreciated.
Too bad all of them wear red…
“Saving Private Greg” Part CLXIII
Came here to write that he’s probably the last one alive of a set of quadruplets and the title of the movie had to be Saving Private Greg.
Good thing he didn’t mention his new space boat or show pictures of his newborn child.
To be honest, I find the reactions of the rest of the crew way more touching than what I have led to expect of this comic strip. I love it
Maria’s duties on the ship apparently include reading up on genre tropes. :-)
I’d guess she’s the morale officer.
I’d say she has experienced said tropes first hand
“I don’t know if it’s bad luck, coincidence or what, but there’s a clear pattern of folks dying on the day before their retirement on this ship, and I’ll be damned if I let it happen again.”