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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Sorry for the strip post delay, life has been weird.

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 20/09/2024

Spending all day in bed together? Sounds like an adventure.

Six panel strip, Vinci and Arty in bed.

V: *Yawn* So what's this all about?
A: You seemed down or something the past couple of days, so I had and idea. A stroke of pure genius, really.

(Closeup of book, titled "How to bond with your spouse by Clue BiFore")
A: THIS!
V: That's your idea?
A: This idea will GIVE me an idea, my dear!

V: I'm not following.
A: *ahem* Chapter Two. "Suggestions for stoking the love fire. Number One: Spend a romantic day in bed together." See? We can try that one.
V: Oh! All right.

V: So!
A: So!

V: Well...
A: We-elll....

V: .. What are we supposed to do in bed -ALL DAY-?
A: Not a clue.

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 13/09/2024

Arty asks the questions we all want to know, but didn't know we wanted to know.

Three panel strip with Arkie, Arty and Spuk.

Arty: Hey Spuk, we were just wondering, do you even have a mouth?

(Spuk opens her mouth horrifyingly so, a giant maw of teeth and death)
Arty&Arkie: Auuuuuuuuuuuuugh!!

*sfx* of Arty/Arkie zooming off panel left.
Spuk: Hey, you asked. I answered.
Arty: Jesus CHRIST!
Arkie: She scared my belly!

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 08/09/2024

This is a very key strip. Vinci is Gender Blind. He knows academically what "male" and "female" are, but doesn't "see" someone as either until their gender is pointed out.

Five panel strip of Vinci and Arty having a heart to heart.

A: Richard, I'm going to tell you something that might come as a shock to you.

A: Honey, Sunshine, you're gay. I know you're not as comfy with it as I Am, but trust me, you've gotta just go with it and love yourself for who you are. It's always been my beief that there's nothing else you can do.

V: But Arty, I'm NOT! I.. I.. The genders. I know they're thre but I don't see them... I mean, I am seeing them but.. OH! I can't SAY it in English! It's in my head perfectly and I can't SAY it!
A: Calm down! It's all right. So you're bisexual? No Biggie. Half an apple's still an apple, dumplin.
V: No no no. I am no apple dumpling! You don't understand, I don't WANT to be anything. I'm just... I've always been like this. I love people, not their genders. I'm just... Usually I'm not attracted to anyone physically at all. It rarely does anything for me.

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 07/09/2024

The expressions tell the story nearly as much as the words do.

Six panel strip, just Vinci and Arty.

V: And she said her name was Mrs. De Leche but for me to just call her Dulcy. I showed her the website with my portfolio over coffee at the Net Cafe, and that was that! It all seemed so odd. I mean, I know I have the degree, but I don't really think I know much about design at all.

A: Honey, you do! You're smarter than you give yourself credit for. And it seems like it was a pretty out of the ordinary interview, but hey. This could be a WONDEERFUL opportunity. You said the pay's great, right?
V: Right.
A: And you're interested right? I mean, it's an art career. You love art.
V: Well, Yeah.

A: So what's the damn problem? Is there a good reason not to take this job?
V: Well, you see, it is interior design...
A: So? You went to SCHOOL for design! What's the problem?

V: Oh, but Arty... People are going to think I'm GAY!

A:(Open mouthed in shock) ... ... ...

A: That is the STUPIDEST thing I've EVER heard you say.

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 06/09/2024

Vinci and Arty get back together at home, both have had a wild day it seems...

Five panel strip, Arty and Vinci only, both back at home.

V: (off panel) Hey. You all right? You're never in bed this early.
A: I had one of THOSE days. Where'd you go?

V:Oh... out, the mall.
A:(off panel) What's wrong sunshine?
V: I don't want to bother you. You had a bad day.

A: It'll get worse if you don't tell me.
V: Well, ok.. I was at the mall. And I kind of got a job offer. I just don't know how I feel about it yet.
A: Oooh, so THATS it?

A: Well, a job's a job honey, and every little bit helps. So what if it's at the mall? I bet you get to wear a cute little uniform! You could always bring it home and we can--- Ohh, come on! What are you frowning at?

V: It's an intermediate position at an interior design company.
A: (poofy) What? WHAT?!?!

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 05/09/2024

Vinci is shopping, running an errand while Arty is off at work... (due to dialogue size, second half of alt-text will be in the first reply)

Six panel Strip, first two thought balloons of Vinci are bracketed, indicating that Vinci is thinking in Greek. The woman's name is Dulcy DeLeche.

V: (thinking) Arty would love this donut clock. It IS on sale, but that'd be the last of the commission money from the last painting. He might get upset if I spend that.

V: (thinking) If only I could do something other than paint. This whole artist gig isn't what I thought it'd be.
Dulcy: Excuse me, could I get your help with something?
V: Oh? Certainly.

D: My husband owns an interior design company. So I usually just have him help me with this sort of thing. But he's on a business trip. Tell me which do you think would look better with a navy couch, if the rest of the room is white and blue. The checkered blue or this red?

(alt text continued in reply)

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 04/09/2024

Meet Nyxette... We'll find out more a-bat her later. (A-bat? About? Hah! Dad Jokes)

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 01/09/2024

Collaborative strip with the eternal Gene Catlow. Yes, the computer systems are called "BEL 1"..."BEL 2" ... "BEL..

Four panel strip, Graham, Arty, and... a mysterious guest.

door sfx: *BEEP BEEP* Badge Accepted. Padprint Accepted!
Arty: Shut up, security lock! It's definitely coming from in here!
Voice: HELP! OH HELP!
Graham: Aw Man! The Notre Dame Room! That's where our main servers are.

Graham: Well Shucks! And I checked out this place earlier too. Well, Looks like Bel-1 is still working fine.
Arty: Same for this one
Graham: Oh Good, That there's Bel-2

Arty: (off screen) Over here! I think I found what's going on!
Graham: Oh! Well my stars!

Arty: (Holding up a small bat person.) There was a bat in the Bel-3!

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 31/08/2024

The Adventures with Arty and Graham continue! The expressions tell the story as richly as the words do.

Three panel strip, Graham and Arty... and a voice.

A: Thanks for your help. You really sure you're okay by yourself?
G: Haw! Run while y'can! I can hold the fort. Done it more times than I care to remember.

G: I can stay awake a long time if I gotta. Kinda makes y'talk to yourself as time goes by, but S'like I always say, as long as the computers don't start talkin' back, I know I'm good.

*Off Panel Mystery Voice: EEEE!! HELP!!
A: That's Not Good!
G: That definitely ain't good!

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 30/08/2024

Uncomfortable awkwardness, a skill that takes years to refine.

Four panel strip of Arty and Graham

G: So, what brings you down here?
A: The main doors are all locked, so I was going to try and emergency exit.
G: Well, y'took a wrong turn, but I'll leadja out.

A: Oh, thanks! You heading out too?
G: Can't my man. I'm the entire IT department in one. We're... a bit short-handed y'could say.

(panel beat as arty has his mouth hanging open.)

G: Y'were thinking it, y'just didn't wanna say it huh?
A: Mm-Hmm.
G: I'm making y'real uncomfy, ain't I?
A: Uh huh.
G: Good.

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 28/08/2024

Ah so that's what the sound was. The One Armed IT Department. ( I mean, what IT team is NOT short handed? )

8 panel strip involving Arty and Graham.

G: Well howdy!
A: Huh?

G: Couldja get me that screwdriver by your feet? I'm kinda tangled up here.

A: Wha--? Oh, sure sure! This one, right?
G: That's It! Thankee much!

G: Let me just get m'self all untang---ah! That's more like it! Hoo-whee! What a mess!

G: Whew! Good thing you showed up when y did or I mighta had to chew my way out! HAW!
A: Yeah, no prob. I'm just glad you're not a ghost!

G: Ghost? NAW! Shucks, more like one of the living dead. If y'know what I mean!
A: (Now seeing that Graham is missing his left arm.) ERK!!

A: Zuh-zuh-zuh... Zombie!
G: (looking at his missing arm) Huh? Oh! Oh geez, I'm just falling apart today!

G: Aww, I'm just pokin ya! That's been gone for awhile! You knew that right? Course y'did!
A: *faints* SFX: *WHUMP!*

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 25/08/2024

When you log out of work to take care of a loved one, and don't get the memos...

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Cecil Dewalt @lafterlight.bsky.social · 23/08/2024

To his credit, Arty does not discount his dork years.

Arty: I remember this asswipe on the wrestling team who would block my locker on purpose and make me late for class. One day I had enough, told him to move or else I'd stick a parking boot on his ass.
Loewy: Good for you! What happened?

Arty: I ended up with my head stuck inside a toilet, my pants down, and NO PARKING, VIOLATORS WILL BE TOWED written on my butt.
Loewy: Wow. NOT where I envisoned this heading.
Arty: I was kinda a late bloomer.

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 24/08/2024

Fluffernutters... if you've never had one, they're a guilty pleasure sandwich.

Three, maybe four, or five or.. I really don't know how many panels this is, itspretty free form Vinci and Arty. Vinci is eating a sandwich made of Marshmallow fluff and peanutbutter on bread. aka "The Fluffernutter"

Vinci: This is tasty! I think this is my favorite invention ever today.
Arty: It's just a dumb fluffernutter. They've been around forever. Didn't they have ANYTHING in Greece?

Vinci: WHAT? You're ALWAYS saying that! "Don't they have this in Greece? Don't they have THAT in Greece? It's insulting."

Vinci: Just because someone grew up in a country other than America.

Vinci: (enraged) DOES NOT MAKE THEM STUPID. Of course there are things in greece, what do you think we are? Cavebeasts? We have everything there.

Vinci: (Calmly) But no, no fluffernutters.

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 23/08/2024

Arty got to see the inside of lockers so much, you'd think there was a TARDIS in there.

Three panel strip with Arty and his sister Kelly

Kelly: Hey Art? Uh... When you were in high school, did you ever ask a girl out?
Arty: Hey Kelly? Duh.
Kelly: Soooorreee! Fine. Did you ever ask a -GUY- out?

Arty: Is my beloved younger sister asking for -advice-?
Kelly: Possibly. Any words of wisdom?
Arty: Weeell, as a matter of fact, I got a lot of guys to go out with me.
Kelly: Really?? How?

Arty: I just asked 'em! "Hey! Punk! you wanna take it outside??' and we did!
Kelly: You saw the inside of a LOT of lockers, didn't you?
Arty: PLENTY.

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 22/08/2024

Kelly's back! And life hits in the truth button. Custard, Tom, Deet, make cameos.

Six Panels featuring Kelly Sunspot (Arty's little sister) and various players.

Custard: Kelly, I did cook and mades you nectar buns, want want?
Kelly: Sure Custard, thanks!

Deet: Hey Kelly! Wanna be Lab Partners?
Kelly: Okay Deet!
Custard: No fair! I were gonna asks!

Nalya's Friend: I can't believe this is little Kelpsing! What a gorgeous young lady you've become.

Tom: Kelly! Its for you!....again.
Kelly: (offscreen) Thanks Tom!

Kelly: Mom? Tom? I'm gonna visit the guys.
Mom: Okay Honey, Love you!

Kelly: *SOB!* Everyone hates me.

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 21/08/2024

We actually had a bottle of Chocolate Scented Body wash... I, being blind in the shower without my glasses, didn't know, and washed my hair with it. This strip is the result.

Five panel, Vinci and Arty, Vinci still in the hospital recovering.

Arty: Sweetie! How was your day?
Vinci: Hi Dear Heart! Watched bad TV, they re-did my IV. How are you?
Arty: Exhausted, I almost fell asleep in the shower.

Vinci: Oh I am so sorr...UGH Oh gawt! what is that smell?
Arty; What? I shampoo'ed my hair?
Vinci: Is like rotting chocolate!
Arty: Well, don't get chocolate shampoo next time, I had to borrow yours.

Vinci: Arty, I don't HAVE chocolate shampoo. the only thing I had that was chocolate scented was the....OHNO
Arty: What? WHAT?

Vinci Did I tell you about the chocolate dish soap I fund? It was way too strong so I was going to use it to clean the shower tiles instead.
Arty: Wait. My Beautiful, Overly Sensitive locks have been marred by nasty smelling DISH SOAP?
Vinci: Oh but its nasty CHOCOLATE scented dish soap dear.

Arty: Augh! I didn't laugh at YOUR painful emergency you MANE murderer
Vinci: BUBBLY BLONDE! HahahaOW! HAHAHAOW! HahahahaOW!!

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 20/08/2024

You think Arty will have a bag full of cables for Vinci to chew on now?

Four panel strip with Vinci and Arty. Vinci is recovering in a hospital bed.

Vinci: Aaaarty? Owww..
Arty: Hi sunshine. I'm here, you're gonna be fine.
Vinci: So. Sorry I caused trouble.
Arty: No, I love you Richard.

Arty: The wires, the coins, Mr. Coco, they're all replaceable. you're not. I was so scared of losing you. I was sitting there in the waiting room picturing dad and...
Vinci: No cry. Agapi Mouj... We're stuck together.

Arty: Thanks for the warning. You're a sight for sore eyes you know. If there's anything you need, just ask. I'm gonna take good care of you.

Vinci: Well.. Surgery's made me... made me hungry. What's for chewing?
Arty: *SIGH* Oh boy-oh-boy...

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 16/08/2024

Oh hell, I forgot to update the strip. My bad. And yes, sometimes pain relief does that.

Four panel strip, Jeremy, Vinci and Arty. Vinci is in a hospital bed, Arty is standing bedside comforting, and Jeremy is doing nurse things.

Jeremy: All right, this is just a little bee-sting...
Vinci: I don't want it! Arty! I don't want the pokey! I'm in enough Ouch!
Arty: Its fine, just don't look okay?

Jeremy: All Done! And three.. two... one...
(sfx over Vinci's head) *poit!*

Vinci: (very morphine drugged) O-ho!.. nice pokey.. I am so liking the cake so very much.

Arty: Whoah, you got that stuff for sale? in bulk?"
Jeremy: You -WISH-.

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 14/08/2024

You ever have one of those days? Vinci never has Just One. They come in sets.

Four panel strip, Nurse Jeremy and Vinci

Jeremy: Hi, I'm jeremy campbell. I'll be your nurse for this evening.

Vinci: Hello, I am Richard Nicolaides, and I'll be your worst nightmare if I don't get painkillers this instant!

(beat)

Jeremy: Joann? I'm going toneed a shot of morphine, three or four orderlies, an Elizabethian Collar, and a vacation to Maui.
<Arty>(off screen): Impressive display of crotchetiness, my dear!
<Vinci>(Offscreen): Don't you dare speak to me of crotches right now!

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 12/08/2024

Vinci's stomach makes a jingling sound when palpatated... Well House MD, what is it?

Three Panel strip...

Vinci is in a hospital bed making "ow ow ow" sounds.
Doctor: Let's see, had a muffin, now suffering from severe stomach pains. Sounds like food poisoning to me, but lets do a quick exam to be sure.

(panel of doctor hearing jingling sounds when poking at Vinci's stomach)

<Doctor> Err... Scratch that food poisoning idea. and I think you ought to cancel any dinner plans your may have had tonight.
<Vinci> What? Why?
<Doctor> Food poisoning usually doesn't cause your stomach to jingle.

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 09/08/2024

Arty does some rapid repairs on Mr Coco, and comforts Vinci. (signomi, that Vinci says repeatedly/rapidly is Greek for 'I am sorry.') Comforts him about what happened.

A six-ish panel strip.

Arty: Oh my god! I hope you're planning to pay for Mr coco's plastic surgery and therapy bills you you you COTTON CARNIVORE
MrCoco:(small font) Vengance.. vengance.. ooh my stuffing

Vinci: Signomi! Signomi!Signomi! Please don't hate me I sorry!
(signomi is Greek for 'i am sorry')

Arty: Whoah, calm down. you're acting like I'm going to swat you or leave you or something.
Vinci: Oh! y-you won't?
Arty: Oh come on, vinch, you know I'm not like that. Mr Coco's sentimental, but he's a -TOY- I'm worried though.

Arty: I wish you wouldn't try to eat things that you're not s'posed to be able to. Like all my mousepads, the wires, the... hey, is that the TV remote?
Vinci:(talking with mouth full of tv remote) Ish.. ish shocklit *CRUNCH CRUNCH* m'nervush.

Arty: hrm..
Remote feeps, turns on tv in the other room.

Arty: Ah-hem. I don't think its the chocolate that needs to be talking.
Vinci: *sigh*

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 08/08/2024

Reaction Panels Galore! We all saw it coming. But look at that gorgeous face!

Three panel strip. Arty, Vinci and... parts of Mister Coco.

Arty: "Finally home! Now what's for dinn---

Arty: AUUUUUUUUUGH!!

Vinci: The Devils made me do it!
Arty: (offscreen) Mr Coco! Oh my god!

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 04/08/2024

Vinci had a habit of chewing cords, something he's grown out of in MtS... This is the first strip in a good long 30+ page series, buckle in buckaroos.

Three Panel Strip, Vinci looks -adorably- innocent in the center one.

Arty: That is it Richard! This is the fifteenth phone cord this week! From now on, no more sushi night!

Vinci: *whimperchurrrrrl?*

Arty: Oh my god sunshine, I'm so sorry, forgive me! we'll go to sushi tomorrow and the next night and the next night. It can be sushi night all week and you can eat all the phone cords you want for dessert just stop with the cute eyes for the love of god!
Vinci: You know, I don't exactly agree with it. But "Cute" seems to be a built-in raccoon survival mechanism.

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 03/08/2024

Cats see Gribbles. Bunnies do Binkies, At the midnight hour, Raccoons do their Slinkies.

A wordless strip/collage of Vinci doing various bouncy/bounding/chaotic zoomies.

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 02/08/2024

It is the job of older siblings to torment their younger siblings, after all.

Six panel strip, Vinci and Arty being smoochy faces in the first three.

Arty: I love you
Vinci: I love you more dear one
Arty: No I love you more
Vinci:That's impossible

Arty: you are my sunshine, I'd do anything for you
Vinci: You're the reason I live I do everything for you.

Arty: I love you sunshine
Vinci: You're the best thing that ever happen to me artisanaki!

Kelly looks disgusted at the affection.
Kelly: Yech! That's the sappiest crap I have ever heard. I'm getting outta here before I die of sucrose-induced shock.

Vinci and Arty watch her stomp off.

In the last panel, they give a high five and grin at each other.

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 01/08/2024

Arty has a flip-switch on his mood that has a hair trigger. Also "Clownboats" is one of mine I used to use all the time.

Apologies for minimal ant-text, it is an 8 panel strip with LOTS and LOTS of text, showing arty chewing out two co-workers, and then flipping to luvvykissyface when Vinci arrives.

Guest starring Rasvar and Evan.

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 31/07/2024

Based upon real life incidents... (what's that? What's Vinci wearing? Why, his birthday suit. Doesn't every fluffy raccoon sleep naked?)

Three panel strip of Vinci and Arty.
Vinci pounces Arty, and is rapidly chattering about wanting to get up and go places with Arty, whos sound asleep.

Arty: "You are SO lucky I find you attractive."

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 29/07/2024

Vinci and Arty absolutely love, adore, and tease each other. They're an adorkable adorbsable duo. (psst.. Josh is a Dork.)

Three panel Strip, Vinci and Arty. Arty is wearing a t-shirt that says "Josh is a Dork."

Arty: Whee! it's my little fruitmuffin!
Vinci: Lick me Arty, I HATE that name.

Arty Licks Vinci, grabbing him and licking the back of his head with a big "MLEH!" sound effect and a *schlurp!*

Arty: Whatever my little fruitmuffin asks for, he gets!
Vinci: Yech! Don't take me so literally! I hate that too!

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Cassiopeia @designatedsushi.bsky.social · 29/07/2024

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 28/07/2024

Vinci and Arty in that Playful Perpetual Honeymoon stage of joy.

Six panel strip of Vinci and Arty. Vinci is stalking Arty like a playful cat.

Panel 1 has sfx of "Jaws Theme"

Vinci "Pretend you don't see me, ok?"
Arty "Uh, okay."

Vinci stalks Arty's tail.

Vinci pounces in a joyous pounce frame.

Arty opens the cabinet door right into the path of the leaping Vinci.

Arty "Oh, Sorry hon, I didn't see you."
Vinci "Ooogh... I like cake."

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 27/07/2024

One of the extremely rare fourth-wall breaking strips where Trixi shows up...

Three Panel 4th-Wall Breaking Strip. Arty Trixi, and Vinci.

Arty: What's That?
Trixi: "It says 'Dear Trixi, between Vinci and Arty, who wears the pants in the Relationship? Signed, Nick Erz.' (Note: Name is a pun on Nickers, slang for underwear)

Arty: Ugh. Like that isn't completely Obvious. Vinci Does.
Vinci: Huhwha?!?

(Arty walks away from the camera, he is naked from the waist down.)
Arty: I'm not wearing pants.
Vinci: I apologize on his behind.
Trixi: I think you mean "behalf".
Vinci: No, I meant "Behind".

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 26/07/2024

Ever have one of those days where you wonder why you are doing something?

Six panel strip, only two panels of dialogue.
Arty Making Coffee, Arty giving the finger in his commute, arty dealing with phone calls.

<Arty> (opening the house door) (Thinking) Lord, remind me why I even bother?

Panel of Vinci looking bright and cheerful at Arty.

<Arty> (hugging Vinci) (Thinking) "Oh yeah, that's why."
<Vinci> (Hugging Arty) (Thinking) "Hmmm.. I'll wait a while before telling him I ate his palm pilot..."

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 25/07/2024

Introducing, Greer Sunspot! Vinci and Arty's oldest daughter, and main protagonist of Meet the Sunspots.

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 25/07/2024

The actual original first "Sonnet" strip. This one appears before the prior one, chronologically, it was lost in a huge set of strips that I had out of order. Sonnet... can't sing. Not at all. She couldn't carry a tune with a bucket. She couldn't hit a note if you tied it down. Autotune dies.

Four panel strip of Sonnet and Arty
Sonnet: Hi Awty! I need some advice.
Arty: Hey Sonnet, what's up?

Sonnet: I know you'we a gweat singuwh, so I was wonduhwing if I could sewenade you and get youwh input.
Arty: Awh, hey. Go for it.

Sonnet (sings badly to where I can't transcribe it, the words are distorted to near incomprehensible. Arty looks like he's hearing nails on a chalkboard)

Sonnet: What do you think?
Arty: That's... Um.. That's beyond words.

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Cecil Dewalt @lafterlight.bsky.social · 24/07/2024

FOUND This is the REAL Sonnet!! youtu.be/kdVcSqroAlo?...

youtu.be

moxie and the badly singing dog

I JUST CAWLED, WING WING.

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Vinci & Arty Again: Classic V&A Strips @vnaclassic.bsky.social · 24/07/2024

Sonnet doesn't show up much, only a handful of times. She's based upon a dog puppet Cecil has that sings when you move its mouth.

Introducing Sonnet. (she speaks accented, her spelling is to reflect that)

Sonnet: Awty, do you weally think I have a chance at stawhdom?
Arty: Well, let me put it this way.

(several frames of Arty making faces)

Arty: Sonnet, you're the sole person in the world I can't bring myself to be bitter towards.
Sonnet: That's a yes then, right?"

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