I don't imagine she'd argue with anyone who called her a freak, either. But yeah, her line made me laugh out loud here. I love Betty.

I hate to be a "me, too"er, but I just wanted to let Joe know he hit the right note with that one and I laughed, too. No upvote feature on this comment system, so... "me, too".

She's playing along to get Becky some sense of purpose and authority (because she knows Zandra can't stay with the vamps after this. Rebecca has to step up as leader), but I love it when someone does that, parroting someone's line about themselves.

I don't think anybody can tell if she's got a plan or is just messing with everyone.

"Messing with everyone" sounds like a plan to me!
(Not necessarily a helpful one, mind you.)

Simple! she's the only non-magical / mythical female left in the strip.

also, starting a pool on how long before she notices her radio is now cordless, any takers?

I'll bid a pantsless Jack on "2 seconds after she tries to use it," please note that "2 seconds" is metaphoric, meaning "shortly" in this case.

Jack pantless is not a metaphor, however.

You don't know that. Her clothing's not exactly skintight - and we've only seen the one shot of her torso in the last panel thus far.

And teeth. Mustn't forget the teeth.

Her teeth are included in her charm and appeal.

What?

She's out of control, she's outside the box, she's out of sight. She's out of excuses, (did she ever use excuses?) She's out of the closet!

I'm betting that the cop isn't going to die in this storyarc.

Hopefully not any time soon. Part of the challenge of Zandra setting up a stable little kingdom is going to be getting somebody in local law enforcement on their side.

I love the way you put that Ashla - that is perfect.

I think the idea is for Rebecca to convince them to pick the correct side...

Or maybe "Get down on the ground! Hands where I can see them! Stop, or my mo.... uh... cop friend will shoot!"

They are in the state of uncertainty. They are doing nothing (which is just fine from police pow, but they are standing too close, and can become collateral far too easily), but any second they can either join the fight (which inevitably will lead to more collateral regardless of side they chose, therefore - unacceptable), or run away (which will lead to bunch of uncontrollable vamps rampaging through town, and therefore - unacceptable). The job of police, in this case, is to make sure that bystanders will leave zone of potential danger and'll remain bystanders, without need to reclassify them as "injured" or "perpetrators". Main task of police officer is to prevent crime, not to clean fallout after it.

Pook like taking orders. It amuses them. Doing things on your own initiative requires planning and creates things like responsibility and blame. Best to leave that to others.