2015/10/09 - Writing On The Wall

Post by **Dissension** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:52 pm

[ Writing On The Wall ]

Title Text: catnapped? She was put to sleep?!

"King" Ptah sounds... interesting. :3

ChekeBello · Post by **ChekeBello** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:01 am

Looks like Dragon always like to have a dog and a cat on the team

Saturn381 · Post by **Saturn381** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:01 am

Now we have our villian.

TheBlasterizer · Post by **TheBlasterizer** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:03 am

Who knows, he might be a nice guy...or not...probably not...

WishIWasHearEarlier · Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:05 am

Okay, how is Ptah even pronounced?

Gbr23 · Post by **Gbr23** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:05 am

Saturn381 wrote:Now we have our villian.

Is it Dragon´s Judgment ? Beacuse it is really bad ...

IceKitsune · Post by **IceKitsune** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:08 am

Ok we now know who did this, and we have an actual hint of what the Avatars can do in terms of power (which I'm always a sucker for). This is going to be interesting, I'm assuming the plan will be a stealth mission as they will likely want to avoid an all out battle.

Bill in OK · Post by **Bill in OK** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:15 am

I'm sure glad Satau put his clothes on before he left the hut.

Welsh Halfwit · Post by **Welsh Halfwit** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:16 am

More stories, told in the dark,
tell of the secrets of the Dragon.
A truth not revealed;
a King for a Queen,
this is something they didn't bank on.
Equal power set to unequal task,
the cat that guards the temple.
Yearning for love,
still to be seen;
Getting from him won't be simple...

CosmicCoyote · Post by **CosmicCoyote** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:19 am

That was the smartest idea, ever.

Clearly.

WishIWasHearEarlier wrote:Okay, how is Ptah even pronounced?

'puh-taw', if I remember my Egyptian pronunciation correctly.

Post by **D-Rock** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:21 am

Well, as Satau was only the second avatar, seems that Dragon was still trying to figure out how to best split her options. Mistakes are common at that time for just about any gamer.

Though this better explains Satau's surprise that dogs and cats can get along well for the most part; it was a lot worse in his time because of politics!

CosmicCoyote · Post by **CosmicCoyote** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:24 am

Side note I realized on second reading - Satau apparently recognizes 3 different modern superheroes!

That or the universal understanding spell works a lot better than just simple translation... which it probably does. :v

ChekeBello · Post by **ChekeBello** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:36 am

CosmicCoyote wrote:
WishIWasHearEarlier wrote:Okay, how is Ptah even pronounced?
'puh-taw', if I remember my Egyptian pronunciation correctly.

Ty, I was also wondering this

IceKitsune wrote:Ok we now know who did this, and we have an actual hint of what the Avatars can do in terms of power (which I'm always a sucker for). This is going to be interesting, I'm assuming the plan will be a stealth mission as they will likely want to avoid an all out battle.

Even so, there will be for sure a fight in the end, and Dragon will see both of them fighting over nothing XD

I wonder if Satau and Ptah were chief dog and king cat before they got the powers o.o

Welsh Halfwit · Post by **Welsh Halfwit** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:37 am

Does the title indicate Ptah is the SPECTRE of defeat for the guys?

Post by **D-Rock** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:43 am

CosmicCoyote wrote:Side note I realized on second reading - Satau apparently recognizes 3 different modern superheroes!

That or the universal understanding spell works a lot better than just simple translation... which it probably does. :v

Somehow, I'm sure Peanut would have given him a brief lesson on comic book heroes in the time Satau was with them. They are rather big names.

But it would be cool if Satau heard the names of their equivalent folk heroes, but I rather doubt that.

IdleCurator · Post by **IdleCurator** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:50 am

CosmicCoyote wrote:Side note I realized on second reading - Satau apparently recognizes 3 different modern superheroes!

That or the universal understanding spell works a lot better than just simple translation... which it probably does. :v

We bestow upon you the power of references, use it wisely great Satau.
I love Peanut in the last panel. Is he referencing nuclear weapons?

Frank · Post by **Frank** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 1:16 am

Xane wrote:Since Pete was locked up until the very end we can't *quite* judge Dragon against his own actions but I'm pretty sure Pete wouldn't just give sore losers PHENOMENAL COSMIC POWERS

ah, but it's an artifact of almost equal power. Clearly, King Ptah has "semi-phenomenal nearly-cosmic" powers

CosmicCoyote wrote:
WishIWasHearEarlier wrote:Okay, how is Ptah even pronounced?
'puh-taw', if I remember my Egyptian pronunciation correctly.

I was thinking it would be more like Ptffh. You know, that hissing sound cats sometimes make?

CosmicCoyote · Post by **CosmicCoyote** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 1:24 am

Frank wrote:
CosmicCoyote wrote:
WishIWasHearEarlier wrote:Okay, how is Ptah even pronounced?
'puh-taw', if I remember my Egyptian pronunciation correctly.
I was thinking it would be more like Ptffh. You know, that hissing sound cats sometimes make?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptah

Was just going off the IPA pronunciation that was listed.

valerio · Post by **valerio** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 1:42 am

Two near-equally powerful artifacts, and ONE avatar.
I'd call that a decision made already, or did Dragon wanted to make sure to fuel enmity between cats and dogs? Just for the lulz?

SuperStar · Post by **SuperStar** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 1:57 am

valerio wrote:Two near-equally powerful artifacts, and ONE avatar.
I'd call that a decision made already, or did Dragon wanted to make sure to fuel enmity between cats and dogs? Just for the lulz?

Or so that if the cats and dogs got mad at each other anyway(For natural reasons) one group wouldn't be wiped off the Earth.

HundKatzeMaus · Post by **HundKatzeMaus** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 2:02 am

Yeah I think Dragon wanted to make them equal. Does it mean Ptah is her secondary avatar, something like what Sabrina was to Tarot?
Also is Satau sharing his house with ALL the other dogs or is that other big dog his wife?

The-J-Man · Post by **The-J-Man** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 3:27 am

I have the sneaking suspicion that all of this time junk was actually SUPPOSED to happen, because if it wasn't, everyone in the group but Satau would have ceased to exist.
......oh my dog.......what if time IS cyclical!?

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 4:06 am

Heh, I Read that initially as "petaQ"; an insult in Klingon. I know that's not what it was meant as but the mental image is stuck now.

The-J-Man wrote:I have the sneaking suspicion that all of this time junk was actually SUPPOSED to happen, because if it wasn't, everyone in the group but Satau would have ceased to exist.
......oh my dog.......what if time IS cyclical!?

not if you account for a fractured time line via parallel worlds model (IE: changes produce 'splinter' timelines). also, depends on whether paradoxes in this setting are self correcting (See; Predestination paradox), non self correcting and destructive to the fabric of reality, or "other", which the jury is still out on last I checked, it could go either way.

For all we know Rick operates on Dr Who logic and all maner of timey-wimey nonsense can happen.

WolfLucario · Post by **WolfLucario** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 4:24 am

Tarot in the first panel!! Super cute!

Also I drew a picture of King for Inktober

Macsen · Post by **Macsen** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 5:58 am

Buster wrote:
The-J-Man wrote:I have the sneaking suspicion that all of this time junk was actually SUPPOSED to happen, because if it wasn't, everyone in the group but Satau would have ceased to exist.
......oh my dog.......what if time IS cyclical!?
not if you account for a fractured time line via parallel worlds model (IE: changes produce 'splinter' timelines). also, depends on whether paradoxes in this setting are self correcting (See; Predestination paradox), non self correcting and destructive to the fabric of reality, or "other", which the jury is still out on last I checked, it could go either way.

For all we know Rick operates on Dr Who logic and all maner of timey-wimey nonsense can happen.

I prefer to go by the timey-wimey thing.

And Satau seems to already have a mate. Poor Grape and her dog-crush. :3

Argent · Post by **Argent** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 7:42 am

WishIWasHearEarlier wrote:Okay, how is Ptah even pronounced?

The "P" is psilent, like in pswimming.

Edit: All I know about Egyptian names I learned from Asterix.

Furryface18 · Post by **Furryface18** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 7:46 am

Just do what Max said. Its also cool that Satau recognizes 3 modern superheroes. Im glad he got dressed before he left.

TheOne · Post by **TheOne** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 8:19 am

For what it's worth, I was also thinking Klingon for the pronunciation. Funny because ST is is many years away. But I must wonder...if Star Wars happened "a long long time ago" does that mean it's happening 'now' for our travelers? I wonder if Satau can long-distance teleport...

Bill in OK · Post by **Bill in OK** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 8:27 am

Furryface18 wrote:Its also cool that Satau recognizes 3 modern superheroes.

CosmicCoyote wrote:Side note I realized on second reading - Satau apparently recognizes 3 different modern superheroes!

That or the universal understanding spell works a lot better than just simple translation... which it probably does. :v

It may be that Satau is processing those names as adjectives -- or at least one as a noun. "Super man" and "hulk" may mean something different to him, and "green lantern" may translate in his mind to Tarot's "thing."

Just speculating.

Xane wrote:PHENOMENAL COSMIC POWERS

itty-bitty... well, you know.

HundKatzeMaus · Post by **HundKatzeMaus** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 1:52 pm

When I look at the last panel, I realise that Tarot isn't amused. Poor thing now seems to realise how immature her former master was

Flexico · Post by **Flexico** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 3:02 pm

The "gods" of this world sure don't seem very bright. Well, Kitsune does, but he's a complete troll. Perhaps living in a state of not having to worry about daily problems the way mortals do leads to a "stupid rich kid" kind of mindset?

Cesco · Post by **Cesco** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 3:40 pm

Good, Satau is thinking on the right way. See to do something to save Grape...

Eheh, it's all easy say that for you, Maxwell.

But who knows, maybe it's you who will be the hero of the situation.

Oh no, Ptah the "king" is a rival of Satau and both have got the same power...

How much silly and immature things has Spirit Dragon done in her existence?

On the other hand, there could be an interesting battle, again for both, where Satau must win and become the new king.

Wow, poor Tarot's nerves...

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 3:42 pm

How much do you wanna bet that Grape will probably be drooling over the just as muscular Ptah?

DigitalBrave3 · Post by **DigitalBrave3** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 7:50 pm

Peanut in the last panel is great!

cuteycindyhoney · Post by **cuteycindyhoney** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 11:25 pm

Wait until Grape realizes she is being "catnapped" to become QUEEN!

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 11:57 pm

I just wanna see her refuse to be rescued because Ptah is a hunk.

Fri Oct 09, 2015 11:59 pm

I want to see her not need to be rescued because she's managed to tie up Ptah somehow.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 12:03 am

How would she do that when she's busy drooling over him?

Post by **D-Rock** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 12:03 am

Flexico wrote:The "gods" of this world sure don't seem very bright. Well, Kitsune does, but he's a complete troll. Perhaps living in a state of not having to worry about daily problems the way mortals do leads to a "stupid rich kid" kind of mindset?

Well, remember that Pete, Dragon, and Kitsune are "demi-gods" and not full-on gods. Plus, they've been said to still be "teenagers" so they still have stuff to figure out.

Sat Oct 10, 2015 1:08 am

Amazee Dayzee wrote:How would she do that when she's busy drooling over him?

pretty sure if he's a real jerk, she'd pull herself out of it long enough