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Surreptitious Machinations was a landmark story arc in numerous ways, but, most importantly, it tied up numerous loose threads and referenced many comics and storylines from previous years. The sheer number of comics referred is amazing, and, to keep things straight (and help clarify events in Surreptitious Machinations), this guide was created. It's recommended that you read the first three years of archives to fully understand Surreptitious Machinations; however, if you lack the time or patience, this guide should be more than adequate. If there is a reference you come across that isn't listed here, feel free to contact the site administrator on the front page. Please include the comic's date, the reference made and where the reference is in the comic archive. Choose a chapter below to begin, or just scroll down the page. |
| Prologue: Rhymes and Ruminations
"Earth... Most of the time, it's just another world... But every now and then..." - Mischief |
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| Date | Reference | Origin |
| Nov. 4, 2001 | Mischief in last panel | Interlude: Trudy's Phone Call |
| Nov. 5, 2001 | Mischief thinks, "Of all the anomalies the boss and I must fix..." | Interlude: Trudy's Phone Call |
| Nov. 7, 2001 | Gamester in second panel | Interlude: Trudy's Phone Call |
| Nov. 10, 2001 | Policebot in last panel | Professor Wisebottom's Time Machine |
| Nov. 13, 2001 | Todd inquires, "And why should I disappoint my lovely Sid?" | Special Delivery |
| Nov. 17, 2001 | Time Machine in last panel | Professor Wisebottom's Time Machine |
| Nov. 18, 2001 | Todd states, "You know, the whole "kill your grandfather" bit?" | Professor Wisebottom's Time Machine |
| Nov. 24, 2001 | Dr. "O" states, "Your time is up, Prof. Wisebottom." | Introduction to Professor Wisebottom |
| Nov. 26, 2001 | Prof. Wisebottom declares, "You are a hideous, vile woman, Trueheart." | Introduction of Trudy |
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| Chapter 1: Back from the Future
"I think they went that-a-way..." - Nick |
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| Date | Reference | Origin |
| Dec. 4, 2001 | Ki's Happy Dance in last panel | The Date |
| Dec. 15, 2001 | Ki exclaims, "This isn't like the flood this summer!" | Special Delivery |
| Dec. 20, 2001 | Nick states, "It is a bad 'Terminator' parody... the 'Fookinator.'" | Fooker's Girlfriend...? |
| Dec. 22, 2001 | Trudy exclaims, "Y-You?!" | Special Delivery |
| Dec. 27, 2001 | Trudy contests, "I've only succeeded on a small scale!" | Close Encounters of the Dairy Kind |
| Dec. 27, 2001 | Empress Trudy states, "One word, stupid: 'Nerdvana'." | The Nerdvana Saga |
| Jan. 7, 2002 | Nick states, "I'd say that grinding noise means the Fookinator got pulled into the machinery..." | Fooker's Girlfriend...? |
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| Chapter 2: The Juggernaut Unleashed
"Um... you're not encouraging me with those looks, guys..." - Fooker |
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| Date | Reference | Origin |
| Jan. 13, 2002 | GPF financial trouble | Special Delivery |
| Jan. 25, 2002 | Fooker questions, "Maybe even Ubersoft?" | Ubersoft vs. GPF Software |
| Jan. 25, 2002 | Ki suggests, "I'll bet Trudy did it!" | Ubersoft vs. GPF Software |
| Jan. 25, 2002 | Nick states, "Not that again!" | Alliances |
| Jan. 27, 2002 | Reporter informs, "GPF Software is best known for heroically helping during last summer's flooding along the river basin." | Special Delivery |
| Feb. 2, 2002 | Butch Kilgore in last panel | Trudy's Boyfriend, Fooker's Bully |
| Feb. 3, 2002 | Fooker stutters, "Amadeus?!?" | Secret Agent Geek |
| Feb. 3, 2002 | Amadeus greets, "Good evening, Agent #6." | Secret Agent Geek |
| Feb. 3, 2002 | Amadeus states, "You have a reputation now that you've exposed Sean Connery as 'Moldfinger.'" | Secret Agent Geek |
| Feb. 4, 2002 | Amadeus states, "C.R.U.D.E. is making movements in Asia." | Rude, CRUDE, and Socially Unacceptable |
| Feb. 6, 2002 | Fooker asks, "Can't the U.G.A. do some arm twisting to get me out of here?" | Secret Agent Geek |
| Feb. 7, 2002 | Fooker asks, "So there is a new member of C.R.U.D.E.?" | Rude, CRUDE, and Socially Unacceptable |
| Feb. 7, 2002 | Amadeus states, "He was initiated last May or June." | Close Encounters of the Dairy Kind |
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| Chapter 3: Trials and Tribulations
"After all, the culprit could be anyone..." - Nick |
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| Date | Reference | Origin |
| Feb. 17, 2002 | Judge from Help Desk in second panel | Ubersoft vs. GPF Software |
| Feb. 18, 2002 | Nicole Duncan in first panel | Introducing Nicole |
| Feb. 18, 2002 | Sharon in last panel | Fooker's Girlfriend...? |
| Feb. 19, 2002 | Sharon states, "but I'd still like to wring his neck..." | Fooker's Girlfriend...? |
| Feb. 22, 2002 | Fooker exclaims, "Sewage-Wick-Guy!" | Code-a-holics Anonymous |
| Feb. 22, 2002 | Alan Sedgewikki in last panel | Code-a-holics Anonymous |
| Feb. 23, 2002 | Sedgewikki states, "And I remember you, "Fooker," the "I like to code naked" guy." | Code-a-holics Anonymous |
| Mar. 1, 2002 | Sharon asks, "Aliens abduct him?" | Close Encounters of the Dairy Kind |
| Mar. 2, 2002 | Dwayne states, "Thanks, Detective Club." | The Safe-Dropping Incident |
| Mar. 8, 2002 | Sedgewikki requests, "Your honor, I move that this man's science fiction delusions be stricken from the record." | Code-a-holics Anonymous |
| Mar. 9, 2002 | Trudy admits, "We 'pick at' each other." | Trudy Torments Fooker |
| Mar. 10, 2002 | Chuck in fourth panel | Trudy Moves in Next Door |
| Mar. 14, 2002 | Chuck manages, "Just a little... headache..." | Close Encounters of the Dairy Kind |
| Mar. 18, 2002 | Fooker states, "Since I'll never see you again... I'm... I'm sorry..." | Special Delivery |
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| Chapter 4: To the Four Winds...
"I only wish... wish we all could have at least said goodbye..." - Ki |
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| Date | Reference | Origin |
| Mar. 26, 2002 | Trudy states, "Honestly, Ki, if I had known my practical jokes would drive you this insane.." | Trudy Torments Ki |
| Mar. 27, 2002 | Sharon offers, "I'll put in a good word with my boss, but I don't think Quantum Net is hiring..." | Fooker's Girlfriend...? |
| Apr. 7, 2002 | Pete Abrams in fourth panel, of Sluggy Freelance fame. Isn't it nifty? | - None - |
| Apr. 10, 2002 | Ki informs, "They had been planning for a long time, and she handed them the means." | Rude, CRUDE, and Socially Unacceptable |
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| Chapter 5: Random Threads
"That was a fun ride. Let's try it with seat belts next time." - Fooker |
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| Date | Reference | Origin |
| Apr. 23, 2002 | Dwayne states, "Just so long as it's not your unhealthy obsession that Trudy's behind everything..." | Alliances |
| May 2, 2002 | Trent in last panel | The Safe-Dropping Incident |
| May 2, 2002 | Trent states, "This guy and I go way back..." | The Safe-Dropping Incident |
| May 3, 2002 | Fooker explains, "He's the guy who 'framed' Trudy for the safe droppings two years ago." | The Safe-Dropping Incident |
| May 3, 2002 | Dwayne asks, "You mean that's the guy who nearly dropped a safe on my head?" | The Safe-Dropping Incident |
| May 7, 2002 | Alex from Help Desk | Ubersoft vs. GPF Software |
| May 7, 2002 | Ki "Well, you guys sued my old company last year..." | Ubersoft vs. GPF Software |
| May 8, 2002 | Chief and Stef from User Friendly | - None - |
| May 9, 2002 | Gwynn and Aylee from Sluggy Freelance | - None - |
| May 15, 2002 | Ki thinks, "I think Fooker said he was infatuated with her once." | Fooker's Girlfriend...? |
| May 15, 2002 | Ki thinks, "But wait... wasn't he also Trudy's neighbor?" | Trudy Moves in Next Door |
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| Chapter 6: Plots and Complications
"Sigh... don't you keep up with anything your friends are up to?" - Todd |
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| Date | Reference | Origin |
| May 25, 2002 | Ki states, "Yes, we found out a few months ago." | The Inventor's Gene |
| May 26, 2002 | Ki asks, "And the Fookinator?" | Fooker's Girlfriend...? |
| May 27, 2002 | Todd informs, "The empress used a clip of Barker's hair to clone his appearance, then modified a seeker chassis to become the Fookinator." | Close Encounters of the Dairy Kind |
| May 27, 2002 | Todd informs, "The empress used a clip of Barker's hair to clone his appearance, then modified a seeker chassis to become the Fookinator." | Fooker's Girlfriend...? |
| May 30, 2002 | Todd informs, "One year ago, she was inducted into an organization called C.R.U.D.E., or the Commune of Really Unscrupulous and Diaboical Evildooers." | Rude, CRUDE, and Socially Unacceptable |
| May 30, 2002 | Ki exclaims, "Alien Technology?!?" | Close Encounters of the Dairy Kind |
| May 31, 2002 | Todd explains, "Of course, Trudy plans ahead and keeps the most powerful weapons for herself." | Close Encounters of the Dairy Kind |
| Jun. 10, 2002 | Todd states, "We can't confront Nick until we have evidence against the empress." | Alliances |
| Jun. 11, 2002 | Todd states, "I think I know how, but it will involve going through the U.G.A...." | Secret Agent Geek |
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| Chapter 7: The Tapestry Unravels
"Am I the only one who doesn't automatically assume Trudy is evil?!" - Dwayne |
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| Date | Reference | Origin |
| Jun. 17, 2002 | Wallace T. Bruin in last panel | The Team-Building Hike |
| Jun. 18, 2002 | Wallace states, "You and your friends left in the middle of my recitation two years ago." | The Team-Building Hike |
| Jun. 21, 2002 | Fooker states, "You should see her in a bikini then..." | Secret Agent Geek |
| Jun. 24, 2002 | Wisebottom laments, "I should have destroyed the time machine like I told Nick I would." | Professor Wisebottom's Time Machine |
| Jun. 27, 2002 | Ki asks, "Then how do we collect this evidence against Trudy to convince Nick?" | Alliances |
| Jun. 29, 2002 | Dr. Nefarious states, "Trust her, I know." | Rude, CRUDE, and Socially Unacceptable |
| Jun. 29, 2002 | Dr. Nefarious states, "She's just another pawn to dispose of." | Rude, CRUDE, and Socially Unaccpetable |
| Jul. 2, 2002 | Fooker explains, "I hurt the woman I cared about with pettiness." | Fooker's Girlfriend...? |
| Jul. 7, 2002 | Tension between Fooker and Dexter in third panel | Special Delivery |
| Jul. 8, 2002 | Dexter states, "Leave her alone, Fooker. You had your chance... | Special Delivery |
| Jul. 8, 2002 | Sharon explains, "And so did you, Dexter." | Special Delivery |
| Jul. 9, 2002 | Dwayne states, "I can't believe I'm hearing this..." | Alliances |
| Jul. 9, 2002 | Ki states, "Office pranks are the least of our worries." | GPF Plotline Multiplex! |
| Jul. 10, 2002 | Ki questions, "U.G.A.?" | Secret Agent Geek |
| Jul. 10, 2002 | Ki asks, "As in "James Baud"?" | Secret Agent Geek |
| Jul. 10, 2002 | Fooker states, "I sort of have this... Um, other job on the side..." | Secret Agent Geek |
| Jul. 11, 2002 | Sharon exclaims, "A secret agent?!" | Secret Agent Geek |
| Jul. 11, 2002 | Ki comments, "If Moldfinger was Sean Connery, my bet is on Patrick Stewart." | Secret Agent Geek |
| Jul. 11, 2002 | Todd mentions, "Actually, she and C.R.U.D.E. will be delivering an ultimatum." | Rude, CRUDE, and Socially Unacceptable |
| Jul. 12, 2002 | Todd states, "C.R.U.D.E.'s plan will be to wipe out the United Nations as a show of force." | Rude, CRUDE, and Socially Unacceptable |
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| Chapter 8: Wars and Confrontations
"I don't know what happens next, and I can't bear to lose you... again..." - Todd |
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| Date | Reference | Origin |
| Jul. 14, 2002 | Trudy says, "And this is Mr. Inertia." | Rude, CRUDE, and Socially Unacceptable |
| Jul. 15, 2002 | Ki exclaims, "You mean to tell us that you lawyer is a secret agent too?!?" | Secret Agent Geek |
| Jul. 15, 2002 | Fooker states, "You can wipe their memories later." | Secret Agent Geek |
| Jul. 16, 2002 | Fooker states, "From here on out, you're all temporary U.G.A. agents." | Secret Agent Geek |
| Jul. 21, 2002 | Dr. Nefarious claims, "We are C.R.U.D.E., or the Commune of Really Unscrupulous and Diabolical Evildoers." | Rude, C.R.U.D.E., and Socially Unacceptable |
| Jul. 23, 2002 | Dr. Nefarious exclaims, "Blast! The U.G.A.!" | Secret Agent Geek |
| Jul. 28, 2002 | Newshounds characters | - None - |
| Jul. 28, 2002 | Renata reports, "As the mysterious C.R.U.D.E. organization made its demands, government paramilitary troops attacked, engaging the superiorly armed enemy." | Rude, C.R.U.D.E., and Socially Unacceptable |
| Jul. 31, 2002 | Trudy exclaims, "Eliminate the U.G.A. here!" | Secret Agent Geek |
| Aug. 4, 2002 | Dr. Nefarious exclaims, "James Baud!" | Secret Agent Geek |
| Aug. 6, 2002 | Chuck explains, "She seduced me, drugged me up, and then had some mind control device implanted in my head." | Trudy Moves In Next Door |
| Aug. 6, 2002 | Chuck explains, "She seduced me, drugged me up, and then had some mind control device implanted in my head." | Fooker's Girlfriend...? |
| Aug. 6, 2002 | Chuck explains, "She seduced me, drugged me up, and then had some mind control device implanted in my head." | Close Encounters of the Dairy Kind |
| Aug. 11, 2002 | Trudy states, "Fooker, my old friend, a secret agent..." | Secret Agent Geek |
| Aug. 23, 2002 | Trudy gloats, "I played all of you for the fools you are, especially Nick and Dwayne!" | Alliances |
| Aug. 26, 2002 | Trent asks, "You're one of those Linux zealots, aren't you?" | Intervention |
| Sep. 3, 2002 | Ki explains, "All those things Fooker and I told you about was leading up to this, and you are the key to her plot!" | Alliances |
| Sep. 3, 2002 | Ki explains, "All those things Fooker and I told you about was leading up to this, and you are the key to her plot!" | Close Encounters of the Dairy Kind |
| Sep. 4, 2002 | Nick instructs, "Ki, you have a lot of really wild claims to back up, and I told you long ago I'd need evidence to believe it." | Alliances |
| Sep. 9, 2002 | Ki states, "The original journal should be in the hands of the press by now..." | Friendly Espionage |
| Sep. 10, 2002 | Trudy confesses, "Then she came, telling me what to do..." | Interlude: Trudy's Phone Call |
| Sep. 11, 2002 | Trudy confesses, "I... I love him..." | The Date |
| Sep. 12, 2002 | Trudy states, "Trent, Butch, the others... they weren't the same." | The Safe-Dropping Incident |
| Sep. 12, 2002 | Trudy states, "Trent, Butch, the others... they weren't the same." | Trudy's Boyfriend, Fooker's Bully |
| Sep. 13, 2002 | Nick explains, "Trudy, I tried to be your friend, even when my other friends denounced you." | Alliances |
| Sep. 24, 2002 | Renata reports, "... whose journal chronicles a bizarre, twisted plot for world domination..." | Friendly Espionage |
| Sep. 26, 2002 | Maddie states, "You'd get used to it." | Secret Agent Geek |
| Sep. 27, 2002 | Dr. Nefarious cackles, "Actually... we had something a little more permanent in mind..." | Rude, C.R.U.D.E., and Socially Unacceptable |
| Sep. 30, 2002 | Todd states, "If you killed your own grandfather, how can you exist to alter time in the first place?" | Professor Wisebottom's Time Machine |
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| Chapter 9: Loosening Up Tied Ends
"I can't help it, Ki. It's part of who I am." - Nick |
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| Date | Reference | Origin |
| Oct. 6, 2002 | Fooker explains, "Once we erase those memories, you'll sleep like an innocent, ignorant baby..." | Secret Agent Geek |
| Oct. 7, 2002 | Ki exclaims, "You're going to erase my memories again?!" | Secret Agent Geek |
| Oct. 8, 2002 | Fooker states, "At one point, there was talk of making you all permanent U.G.A. agents..." | Secret Agent Geek |
| Oct. 11, 2002 | Nick states, "I ignored your warnings." | Alliances |
| Oct. 11, 2002 | Nick states, "We argued." | Alliances |
| Oct. 12, 2002 | Nick describes, "It's the card Trudy gave me when we first met." | Alliances |
| Oct. 12, 2002 | Nick describes, "It's the card Trudy gave me when we first met." | Introduction of Trudy |
| Oct. 14, 2002 | Persephone states, "I think he went looking for moldy food in the kitchen." | Discovered! |
| Oct. 18, 2002 | Nick explains, "The inventor's gene." | The Inventor's Gene |
| Oct. 18, 2002 | Nick explains, "An idea hit me, and before I knew it, I was done." | The Inventor's Gene |
| Oct. 18, 2002 | Nick states, "Do you think you will be able to sleep at night, knowing your time machine caused these horrible events?" | Professor Wisebottom's Time Machine |
| Oct. 20, 2002 | Sharon reveals, "I can't believe I was about to forgive you for your petty 'Unix rules, Macs drool' stunt..." | Fooker's Girlfriend...? |
| Oct. 22, 2002 | Fooker explains, "I was stupid once, and I learned my lesson." | Intervention |
| Oct. 22, 2002 | Fooker explains, "I was stupid once, and I learned my lesson." | Intervention |
| Oct. 22, 2002 | Sharon states, "Come back to me in one piece, you big, dumb OS bigot." | Intervention |
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| Epilogue: You Knew There Had to be a "But"...
"It seems fate has handed us the answer already..." - The Gamester |
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| Date | Reference | Origin |
| Oct. 27, 2002 | Mischief exclaims, "Wiigii!" | Exclamation from It's Walky! |
| Nov. 1, 2002 | Mischief proclaims, "Oh... Like that wise guy's time machine!" | Professor Wisebottom's Time Machine |
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