| 8-Bit Theater | |
| Episode 232 | |
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| Row, row, row your boat... | |
| National Pride | |
| Date Published | Tuesday December 31th, 2002 |
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Thief gets defensive over the country he supposedly doesn't live in while the said country goes defensive.
Cast Appearing[]
- Black Mage Evilwizardington
- Thief
- Fighter McWarrior
- Red Mage Statscowski
- Elven Captain
- Elven Archer
Settings[]
Script[]
| Black Mage | Besides, Elf Land is a stupid name for a kingdom. |
| Thief | Oh yes. And Corneria is the pinnacle of classy sovereign nomenclature, I take it? It's a nation named after it's primary agricultural product. You could always follow Elf Land's lead and name your country after your people. But I don't think Pompous Donkey Rimmer Land would fit on a T-shirt! |
| Pictures of corn illustrate Thief's point. | |
| Black Mage | So that's how you wanna play. |
| Thief | (holding his hand out) Look, we haven't the time for this petty squabbling.
The Elven Coastal Defense System has probably been completed and it's going to become a major concern for us in the near future. |
| Red Mage | I don't mean to pry, Thief, but how do you know these things? Despite my best efforts, even my knowledge of the elven lands is quite limited. |
| Writing of Red Mage's knowledge is shown. It reads:-
-Elfant: very big land animal. Not good for eating.
-Elfland: where the Elves come from. -El Mariachi: the big(Hidden by Red Mage's body) Mexican I ever (Hidden by Red Mage's body) | |
| Thief | Well, I used to... back in the day I... er, I used to live near there. That's a sufficient reason. Isn't it? |
| Meanwhile, in Elfland... | |
| A large computer screen is showing Bikke's ship sailing very fast through the Aldi Sea. Another computer screen to the right of this reads:-
ELVEN SECURITY STATION ALPHA
An elven captain is looking at the computer screens. | |
| Elven Captain | This is most alarming indeed.
Archer! |
| An Archer appears. | |
| Elven Archer | Archer reporting sir! |
| Elven Captain | Prepare the giant cannon! |
| The computer screen now reads:-
HIGH VELOCITY IS A CLEAR INDICATION OF AGGRESSION.
KILL, KILL, KILL
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| Elven Archer | Yes sir! |
| The computer screen now reads:-
GIANT CANNON DEPLOYED READY TO FIRE
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| Elven Captain | And may the gods have mercy on our souls. |