Is Bab Sabcot just nuts, or also bolts?

He claims one. His reluctant sidekick, General E. Awesome, assumes the other. Judge for yourself while he seeks his nemesis, or rather, a nemesis. You see, he can’t quite remember who that might be…

Towards that end, the Stetson-wearing android/madman enlists the help of two plucky sidekicks: the General; a drifter whose legion of inner voices talk back (whether or not he wants them to); and Diane, a part-time barista, full-time oddball and occasional S&M enthusiast.

Together, they strive to evade legions of faceless business drones, thwart an evil ring of reality-destroying, butterfly-erasing evildoers, and peel away the many-layered mystery surrounding Bab Sabcot’s nemesis ... assuming he even has one.

Shocking revelations and hilarious escapades abound, but all is not what it seems, and a crushing truth may lurk just around the next corner.

Bab Sabcot Seeks a Nemesis is a farcical adventure comedy romp with a generous sprinkling of the absurd, a proclivity for pop-culture references and a puzzling preoccupation with why butterflies no longer exist.

Chapter 1: The Android in the Hat

“Ouch.”

“Ouch?” My boss, a baboon of a man called Wilbur Wilmots, stared over the rim of his circular glasses. “Is that all you have to say? No wonder the quality of your articles has plummeted.”

“Ouch,” I said again.

“Readers want insight, direction. They demand cutting-edge analysis on the state of the tech industry,not a three-page spread on how eleven-year-olds use emoji.” He leafed through printouts of my recent articles while a frown slowly annexed his greasy brow. “Prostitutes’ Preference for Bitcoin. Or how about this beauty? Groundbreaking VR Simulator Allows Users to Experience Life as a Potato.” He allowed a moment for the headline to shrivel and die before saying, “How exactly is that groundbreaking?”