Special guest artist: Jim Alexander. Reprinted with his permission from his former online comic strip Algernon's Dilemma. Characters and artwork from Algernon's Dilemma are © Copyright 2003, Jim Alexander. All rights reserved.
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[[In his secret lab, Otto has just shown Flavoura and Emily the plans for his greatest invention.]]
Emily: [looking at the plans] Uh ~ what IS it?!
Otto: It's a TIME MACHINE!!
Flavoura: HUH?!?
Otto: It's only on PAPER, mind you ~ but, it SHOULD work!!
Emily: What do you mean ~ SHOULD?!!
Otto: Well, there's still one or two PRACTICAL aspects I haven't worked out!! But I figure in TIME I'll be able to ~
Emily: [urgently] In TIME?!?! IN *TIME*?!!!
Otto: It's not as bad as all that~!! You see ~ you already have a WORKING time vessel!!
Emily: But, it's BROKEN!!
Otto: Yes~!! But, I'm figuring that I'll know enough about it that possibly ~
Otto: ~ that POSSIBLY I just may be able to ~ well ~ to REPAIR it!!
Emily: Huh?!?
[[Flavoura beats Emily to giving Otto a big, grateful hug - but not by much.]]

