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Ray and the Piano Monday, November 4, 2002 • read strip Viewing 50 comments:

Lucifer has nifty hair. And I want his telephone. So classy.

Also, his manner of drafting contracts amounts to two fingers to earthly lawyers and their practices.

And he always speaks in italic text. Nifty.

I just realized, in light of present circumstances, tha I am among the few and the proud to make a first post and not fuck it up (too bad)

lame to myself for misspelling "that"

Wow! Somebody actually atoned for shitty grammar on the internet! That's a first.

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Why the hell does this have more chubbies than the quite pertinent comment above?

Because a lot of people didn't like Saint and were happier when the wasn't saying anything?

I had completely forgotten all of Ray's success could be laid at Lucifer's feet!

Can Ray play the piano now that he has died and come back from hell?

Why read "Faust" when one can just read Achewood instead? Though the boys could use one of those kegs that spouts any kind of booze.

Lucifer's handwriting seems perfect to me.

lucifer doesn't capitalize his name, what up with that

It makes it seem less intrusive, and more sly and insidious - just like Satan!

Can I just say that I love your avatar.

Yes. Yes you can.

He's very humble for the lord of hell.

Thus begins my absolute favorite storyline.

I like how Ray can't be bothered to read that tiny little contract. Is that optimistic or just lazy?

Ray thinks he is tricking the guy into giving him the piano without payment.

Ray's signature looks a lot like a crappy version of the logo he made for Todd.

I am totally going to sign my name like that from now on.

Lucifer sells pianos by cold calling. He is a salesman from the old school

And notice how efficiently he went from an irate caller to closing the sale. A true master of his craft.

I just know that Lucifer greeted Ray with: "Please allow me to introduce myself: I'm a man of wealth and taste"

Though Ray seems almost as likely to start out a conversation that way.

And Lucifer would smile slowly and say, "Well, what a coincidence..."

Please show me your Achewood fan fiction.

Your avatar's eyebrow quirk coupled with your comment imply that this fanfic is NSFW.

Well, the only worthwhile fanfic is.

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hey man, in Ray's line of..well, not really 'work', per se but lifestyle, getting up on Ladies is priority numero one.

After reading the strips, so I've gathered.

I'm not exactly sure why, but on this particular read-through, Lucifer's words were read in my mind by the G-Man from Half-Life.

My greatest regret in life is never finishing Half-life. Or rather, not having finished it before the backstory to HL2 spoiled the end of the original gem.

Makes sense that the devil is a telemarketer.

I like how Ray signs the contract in the exact same way he signs his emails in earlier strips; =Ray=

This strip completely changed Achewood.

The contract is not long.

The devil went down to Achewood, he was looking for a soul to steal
He was in a bind 'cos he was way behind: he was willin' to make a deal...

Satan saves souls too, and redeems them for valuable merchandise.

It seems that the Devil closes the door, and then Ray signs the contract and tosses it on the floor behind him. I don't do many deals with the Devil, but is it normal for the buyer to keep the only signed copy of a contract?

That copy of the contract is only meant for our realm of weak flesh. A copy of it exists in triplicate in seventeen different nonconsecutive dimensions of accounting.

looks like Satan really is a lawyer

looks like Satan really is a lawyer

damn my crappy mouse to HADES!!!!!

Oh no! look out Ray. That gentleman probably doesn�t have your best interests in mind!!!