| 8-Bit Theater | |
| Episode 538 | |
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| Business as Usual | |
| Date Published | Saturday, April 9, 2005 |
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Thief gave his little business to Black Mage, with devastating results...
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| Thief peeks in at whatever Black Mage is doing. | |
| Thief | What'cha doin'? |
| Black Mage | In a bizarre twist of responsibility, I'm fashioning together a boat from the skins of the cultists we slaughtered. |
| Thief | No, that's stupid. |
| Black Mage | Yeah, you're right. I bet elf skin would work better. |
| Thief | That's super, Hey, I decided that you bought my ice and ice-like products business. Basically, in exchange for the book rights to your life story, you get to run a company. I keep all the ice and ice-like profits and you'll be held accountable for any losses from, say, lawsuits. Of course. |
| Black Mage | (with a note stuck on his hat with a dagger) Who the hell is going to sue?! (aside) There's a summons in my hat, isn't there? |
| Black Mage | (reading it) You're suing me?! |
| Thief | I spilled a cup of ice in my lap and it was below freezing. You should keep ice at room temperature. |
| Black Mage | The room temperature is below freezing! |
| Thief | Well, you should've thought of that before you got into the ice and ice-like products business. |
| Black Mage | (with another note stuck on his hat with a dagger) I didn't! (aside) Oh no... |
| Thief | Don't worry, I'm willing to settle. |
| Thief | Now I get your movie rights too. |
| Black Mage | But you could've easily included that in the initial contract. Why did you make us go through all this? |
| Thief | If you don't like how I do business, then why'd you let me keep a controlling interest in the company? |