# The Curse

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**Category:** Summer Time\
**Tags:** comic\
**Created:** [June 19, 2019, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/the-curse/698 "2019-06-19T03:57:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dave](https://forum.menagerie.team/user_avatar/forum.menagerie.team/dave/32/6344_2.png) [@Dave](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/Dave)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 2:54am UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/the-curse/698/77 "2019-07-02T02:54:28Z")

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> [@garrett](#):
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> How high did the order to hand over Summer’s shell to AEGIS really go? I’ll take Costigan at his word - I consider the real victory in that scene to be Alycia trying to work with the system, not just manipulate or defy it.

My initial impulse was that Alycia would deny the order, screw the consequences. Which would have been fine for longer form, but the results here (esp. 1337’s comment) were even better.

> [@garrett](#):
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> Just what is Alycia’s relationship to the Quill Foundation? As written here, she’s striking a balance - not working for Jason as a subordinate, to avoid complicating the relationship, but willing to take on specific tasks as an independent contractor. Practically speaking she’s a floating troubleshooter and does what she wants, but uses her contracts to stay safe from meddling.

I think that’s a pretty good summary. I may write the scene where she lays down the law on this. She doesn’t want to complicate the relationship _and_ she’d be really sensitive to any appearance of nepotism.

> [@garrett](#):
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> A woman who read through this for me commented it handled subject matter well, only observing that messed-up sleep schedules might be part of Summer’s new experience. I didn’t find a good chance to work that into the comic.

And Alycia’s variation on that theme for that matter. “I’m in a robot body. I can keep working on stuff all night long!”

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> [@garrett](#):
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> I liked playing with plot complications where the problem with Freaky Friday came from people knowing about the switch, rather than being ignorant of it.

Very nice twist.

Again, overall, fun stuff. Thanks!

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