Are the Kusashas still planning to fight Oasis? I guess they want a little recreation while they're waiting for the satellite to be repaired.

Well played, Sasha, well played.

I don't think it' a matter of being proud, but he would definitely understand. It isn't about Riff resisting some kind of temptation, it's Riff dealing with old (and new) wounds caused by someone who was an actor in the betrayal of his trust, to put things in the most accurate way possible.

Sasha never had any agency up until recently, and she find herself in a weird position where she never had a saying in what she did to Riff, yet know she was key in hurting him. At the same time, she is now trying to finally find herself, and it start by trying to reconcile with the only thing to her that is close to a family. And it's hard for her to quit her old ways.

She can't force Riff, but I understand that she is trying to reconnect with him.

She's still emotionally unstable, looking for some kind of anchor and was just rejected by Riff who she thought could be it TWICE. That could have some repercussions. From Riff's point of view it was obviously the right decision (never, EVER trust a spy). From hers, it could destroy her.

Not entirely true. Although she had to follow orders, it was up to her how she interpreted and followed through with them.

It's not like she was ordered to love Riff like Oasis had to love Torg. If anything, I'd assume her feelings for Riff are potentially MUCH more real than Oasis' were for Torg because she had the freedom to act this out however she wanted. For many many years.

I'm in love with this comic.

I got the feeling that her "flexible obedience" was really just an expression of how much she was growing/breaking free at the end there. Once Schlock had given the order to terminate her (at least as she saw it), she attained escape velocity.

Don't forget that she was in a sham marriage to that politician's aide. Riff isn't the only person she's been ordered to bond with for espionage purposes. One of her may have had more fake relationships and friendships off-screen.

True, but I'd argue that her interaction with Torg, Riff, Gwynn, Zoe, Aylee (and Sam) was the most significant. It certainly was to Schlock, and his emotional focus on our team would have translated into her focus, whereas the other off-screen relationships may have been assigned and left to run by themselves.

From Schlock's stash, of course. They weren't exactly the best girlfriend, either. But come on, Rifff, you're passing up IDENTICAL TWINS!

Oh, come on Riff! You know she was almost never in control! Wait, he does know, right? But yes, I get why he is so hesitant to make contact with her again, regardless.... I can't decide if Kusari's idea was adorably awkward or plain ingenious.

Ewww. Twincest. Why don't guys ever realize this?

Well, luckily this is a case of one person in 2-3 bodies, so somehow that makes it less gross and weird. Lol...

That 'adorable awkwardness' was so well drawn in Panel 3 that as a straight woman, I would have a hard time saying no to that face. Riff has amazing self-control.... Of course, being shot at point blank probably has some influence over that self-control...

It's not incest if this is the same person.

It would also (presumably) be two facets of Sasha getting it on with Riff -- NOT with each other.

Besides, the incest taboo is rooted in genetic concerns -- the danger of deformed offspring due to too much shared genetic info. *If* the two Sashas dallied with each other, there would be no offspring and thus no genetic risk.

So there's no reason why Riff couldn't invite the two Shashas in to play. Unless he still has residual squishiness about, yaknow, her trying to kill him.