[1263] Larisa’s Life Advice, Part 3 a
└ posted on Saturday, 1 May 2021, by Novil
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- Sign: Larisa’s Life Advice – Part 3
- Sticker: This one could save your life!
- Larisa: Looks like you’re out of sparkling water…
- Sandra: There are still a few bottles in the cellar.
- Larisa: Cool. I’ll get us a couple.
- Sandra: No, don’t bother! I’ll do it!
- Sandra: Here.
- Larisa: Thanks! … Don’t you want one too?
- Sandra: No, I’m not thirsty.
- Larisa: Hmmmm…
- Sign: To be continued…
Sparkling water specifically? Must not be that thirsty
Suspicious. I assume there is an oil furnace in the basement, that’s why Sandra did not want Larisa to go down. Too dangerous for the house!
What’s the advice? Stay hydrated? You’re in a kitchen. Use the ‘tap.
If Sandra was playing basketball as well, this is bad, and if so I know why Larisa looks so concerned in the last panel. Out of respect for people who don’t want to be spoiled, let’s just say it is tangentially related to something Larisa is famous for, and has to do with something else effecting Larisa in this strip that isn’t effecting Sandra.
Carcharocles wrote:
Sandra didn’t want Larisa to go down the cellar because Larisa was sweating. Sweating in a cold environment could be very dangerous.
You will be surprised.
I’m not saying you’ll necessarily be surprised in a good way. But you’ll definitely be surprised.
@ Vicious Sand:
Drinking ice cold liquid when you are hot and sweaty can be bad for your health because of the sudden change of temperature inside you. Because of that, they recommend you to drink room temperature water at those times. But, on the other hand, that isn’t a life threatening situation…
@ Carcharocles:
Sandra isn’t sweating, so we can assume she hasn’t been playing basketball too.
Grijan wrote:
I cant stand the tastes of room or body temp water, chilled is needed for me to dink BEFORE I get despirate
Grijan wrote:
Eehhhhhhhhh… If Sandra has been playing basketball, too, but is so dehydrated that she isn’t sweating, that could be life-threatening…
Hmm.
Well now I expect Larisa to get equipped with full Sister of Battle armor… Get a flamethrower with full tank of the blessed promethium and go scour the cellar….
Larisa’s life advice no. 3: don’t go into people’s cellars if they freak out and go fetch things there for you.
Kidding, go ahead and yield to the temptation of curiosity! What succubus wouldn’t?
Not sure why but I keep getting the feeling this is about vampires
My guess is, Sandra’s a robot. She’s giving off robot vibes.
@ Nimz:
Generally, though, that would have other rather more obvious symptoms, unless you happened to have some fairly unusual medical conditions. Normally a person who’s THAT dehydrated will barely be able to stand, let alone easily navigate stairs.
What is it with Germans and sparkling water, anyway? That’s all our plant in Rinteln has in the vending machine, heavily carbonated mineral water. I literally had to dump out the bottle and fill it from a tap in the break room to get a decent drink, the last time I was visiting.
I wonder why Sandra wouldn’t let her go into the Cellar? Maybe she’s hiding something that’s too risky or dangerous to go into their :v 😐
@ Carcharocles:
I do not think Sandra was playing, Larisa is clearly sweating and Sandra is not
Yeah, that’s a story that makes more sense in Germany and less anywhere else, in particular in the US. I also don’t know why my country fellows are so in love of sparkling water and hate to drink tap water, but at least the latter one slowly gains popularity here, too…
@ aerion111:
So you’re saying real sandra’s locked in basement?
Not drinking water, seemingly hiding something in the basement, the CLENCHED fist as she goes up the stairs, wearing what seems to be gym like clothes implying she was playing with Larisa, but not even sweating a drop. Something is up. I’m sorry if its the real Sandra, but she seems a little sus.
@ Nimz:
But if she’s so dehydrated that she’s no longer sweating, wouldn’t she be feeling sick as hell? Headaches, nausea, fatigue, etc.
I don’t know why people think you’re about to die if you’ve stopped sweating due to dehydration. It’s happened to me a couple of times. I was able to start drinking again soon after, so maybe that’s why I didn’t keel over.
Hmm Hitomi been remodeling?
@ Vincent Pelletier: The tap is not drinkable eveywhere. Not even everywhere in the US
@ Gerrmanwater: People can be surprisingly picky “I need Gatorade” “We have Powerade” “NO IT HAS TO BE GATORADE!” “I can make you some with this powder” “IT HAS TO BE GATORATE TM!”
Yeah, it’s got to be a dehydration thing. Larisa assumed Sandra wanted water too, so they were probably playing together.
Brett P Bellmore wrote:
Back when I was in Germany for the first time (few years ago) I bought some snacks and food and returned to my hotel room. They have a vending machine there so I didn’t buy any water. As I got to vending machine, it’s all either beer, soda or carb. water. I can’t stand carb. water (well, I can, but I *much* prefer regular water).
Too tired to go back to the store, I googled “is German tap water safe?” – to my surprise, it’s actually safer than bottled water as the tap water has to go through more thorough inspection standards. I guess that’s probably why there’s not much “regular” water for sale when there’s a tap nearby.
@ Vicious Sand:
Rather, if one giving you consumable items refuses to have taste of it, be suspicious about contents
I’m getting an invasion of the body of the bodysnatchers vibe. I’m guessing Larissa goes into the cellar to find the real Sandra bound and gagged.
@ Byteflush:
That’s also true in the US. There’s not much in the way of standards when it comes to bottled water. Spring water may contain who knows what “artisanal” microorganisms. And a lot of fancy sounding water is sourced directly from the tap at the bottling plant. So, safe but a ridiculous markup. That’s why I never buy bottled water, especially when there’s a water fountain available.
@ Brett P Bellmore:
I used to need water to be either ice cold or carbonated.
Couldn’t stand the taste of room temperature flat water. I had to reduce my intake of carbonated beverages due to acidic reflux and got used to it.
I suppose, just like in soda, where the stuff tastes fine while sparkling, but waaaayyy too sweet when it’s gone flat, water has some taste to it that is reduced when sparkling.
Maybe Pennywise is in the basement. He has been known to hang out there.
The tap water in the PNW is so good I can’t imagine what would make anyone spend money for bottled.
Well, it looks like the life advice might take a weird turn here. What sort of weird turn you might ask? How should I know?! I’m not Novil! Just buckle up. We might be in for a crazy ride.
Wizard wrote:
Oh, I didn’t know that. I’ve never been in the US, but I assumed tap water is not safe for drinking as people usually buy bottled water (well, at least in the media). Here in (some parts of) eastern Europe, tap water is usually not recommended, so most of us buy bottled water.
If you live in an area where toxic chemicals have been improperly disposed of, the tap water can be non-potable. Even when it is potable, water that is excessively hard or soft can have an unpleasant flavor. In areas with tap water that tastes bad, drinking bottled water is understandable. However, many areas have water that is clean enough that it can be filtered (e.g. reverse osmosis) if the taste is a bit off.
I’m sure this isn’t intentional, but the placement of Larisa’s hand in the bottom left panel is somewhat unfortunate.
@ Carcharocles:
the word you want there is affecting, not effecting.
Calling it now. Vampirism. The life advice is look out for signs of vampirism, and Sandra is a vampire.
Maybe Larisa’s health is going down the drain because her Wolfram’s disease is flaring up.
She’s also know for her love of fire and being a succubus.