| 8-Bit Theater | |
| Episode 1079 | |
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| Ah, the beauty of language... | |
| Verbal Flanking | |
| Date Published | Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 |
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The Trickster God is out-tricked
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| Thief | I guess what confuses me is, I'm not sure why you think I owe you anything. |
| Raven | Let me speak plainly then. |
| Raven | There was a time I brought you back from death. |
| Raven | In return, you promised to give me whatever I asked at a later, and unspecified date. |
| Raven | Turns out that's now. |
| Thief | But see, that just brings up a new thorny issue. |
| Raven | Do tell. |
| Thief | Well, I could say that the alleged agreement was made under duress and therefore invalid. Of course, the only was anyone agrees with anything in Elfland is for one party to be under duress. Otherwise, everyone just haggles and nothing gets done. |
| Thief | So, I'll have to object on the grounds that you tricked me into thinking I was dead when I wasn't. You didn't bring me "back" from anything at all. Therefore, I don't owe you jack. |
| Raven | How did you find out? |
| Thief | I only suspected it until you confirmed it for me just now. |
| Three frames click by with Raven staring at Thief. | |
| Raven | Oops. |