2017/09/06 - New Kid

Post by **D-Rock** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:06 am

[2017/09/06 - New Kid]
Title Text: is Kitsune the one saying all the alt text? no

In the words of Hellboy, "things just got a whole lot more interesting."

Saturn381 · Post by **Saturn381** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:07 am

Kitsune's back!

Post by **CyberDragon** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:08 am

KITSUNE!

Welsh Halfwit · Post by **Welsh Halfwit** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:11 am

CyberDragon wrote:KITSUNE!

KID KITSUNE!!

And Dallas confirmed as the Butt of Mondays' joke?

The geeks are on the run
and ‘someone’s’ here for fun
as Dallas appreciates a cat
and Joey fights his hat.
A youngster now appears
amidst his gaming peers.
His style is hard to place
but he breaks the 4th with grace.
The mysterious player
Chats with the slayer.
The team is now come alive
with their number up to five.

leinglo · Post by **leinglo** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:12 am

I’m still trying to figure out why Rufus is here, and now Kitsune shows up? I guess if mortals are looking to meddle with something that Pete left behind that would catch his interest, but is he here to help or hinder Keene's scheme?

Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:19 am

leinglo wrote:I’m still trying to figure out why Rufus is here, and now Kitsune shows up? I guess if mortals are looking to meddle with something that Pete left behind that would catch his interest, but is he here to help or hinder Keene's scheme?

Rufus and Kitsune are there for the same reason as Breel, Spring, and Summer. A celestial/spirit needs to be there to help whichever mortal gets to the mana pool handle it safely. Breel will help Keene, Rufus help's Grape's team, Kitsune helps Joey's team, and the huskies help Tarot's team.

and I'll say it before anyone else: We told you there was a mostly unseen member of Joey's team

Welsh Halfwit · Post by **Welsh Halfwit** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:20 am

leinglo wrote:I guess if mortals are looking to meddle with something that Pete left behind that would catch his interest, but is he here to help or hinder Keene's scheme?

It's low rent LARP as far as he's concerned but, hey, it's LARP. and, in answer to your question, yes.

Bandit1990 · Post by **Bandit1990** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:21 am

So, I guess that mystery pet we were trying to guess 2 months ago was Kitsune?

Also, Dallas is great! And how did Team nerd catch up so fast? I thought they were on a completely different level.

Gbr23 · Post by **Gbr23** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:22 am

Nice to see that all the teams have some sort of... celestial help

Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:24 am

Welsh Halfwit wrote:
CyberDragon wrote:KITSUNE!
KID KITSUNE!!

Kidsune
or kit-sune

yugijak · Post by **yugijak** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:34 am

(To the tune of Will Smith's MIB)

Here comes the Kit-su-ne (Kit-su-ne)

It's the fox again
uh, just got interestin'

Here come the Kit-su-ne (Kit-su-ne)
The Cosmic Dungeon Master

Yah yah yah...

Not even Tarot's card stack could predict that
Our favorite fox spirit would come back and make contact
It's the one and only, yessiree
Couldn't believe what my eyes told me
Don't wanna blink in case he's gone
But clear as day he's got that smirk on
Pop from smoke, walk with swagger
Out of thin air with moves like Jagger
But yo he ain't on no government list
He straight don't exist, no names and no fingerprints
Saw somethin' strange watch your back
Cause we all know Kitsune is back

(I apologize for how bad it is. I kind of wrote it up in about 5 minutes.)

Tappy Too · Post by **Tappy Too** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:46 am

Well, I have to admit. I did not see that coming. I think Great Kitsune fits in well with the nerd group, he does play cosmic D&D after all. (Actually, wait... What was that thing dragon said about comparing the cosmic game to D&D?..)

So... Grape patted Dallas's butt? That's enough material for me to get a new ship started.

I'm kidding by the way

ChekeBello · Post by **ChekeBello** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:55 am

RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:
Welsh Halfwit wrote:
CyberDragon wrote:KITSUNE!
KID KITSUNE!!
Kidsune
or kit-sune

More like pet Kitsune in my opinion

I love Dallas wants a follow up with Grape xD Thinking about it Rufus is also mostly off panel too, just noticed >< Really wondering where Team Tarot is right now, they are the only ones we haven't had an update.

John-056 · Post by **John-056** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 1:01 am

KITSUNE!? HAH! Well, that explains where he normally is when he's not going all 'Celestial Deity'.

Bandit1990 wrote:And how did Team nerd catch up so fast? I thought they were on a completely different level.

They were only a temple level above Team Sandwich, AND had gotten the hang of their powers much faster... Something I find annoying. Team Nerd seems to not have learned a thing and are Taking a Level in Jerkishness with each passing moment they appear.

Still, This Comic seems to tell us that this whole thing... Is for some reason, becoming a Race. But for what purpose? Kitsune, a rather high-ranking Demigod, stepping in may either be because he's just having Fun for once, or it's actually more serious and he's mostly keeping a low profile for whatever reason. And if it's the latter, why? Why step in himself when a Spirit could have done just as fine?

Then again, considering that Rufus has not helped in any way, I think he has his reasons. Still, I keep getting more annoyed when Team Nerd keeps taking more Levels in Jerk with each descending level, since it seems to say, "We're winning, and we're going to rub it into everyone's faces for it when we're rewarded". I mean, the way it's going, Team Sandwich is just going to be the Bumbling Group who ends up getting Nothing, and Team Nerd's gonna be the Jerk Group who gets Everything.

Oh, and I think 'Team Milton' won't appear in the temple. Keene's been kicked out, so he's unable. The only thing I would find funny, is if Team Tarot try to enter, only to find they can't because they didn't register. I mean, Max was likely only let in as a means to Balance the teams, and I'll be rather upset if Team Tarot's already in the temple, since they didn't appear at the start.

It'd feel like a Tail-Pull if they appeared and used Kitsune's means as an Excuse for them not appearing. I mean, Kitsune's a Celestial. He can get away with a few minor things like that. Tarot and Sabrina were only Avatars to a Celestial, and their power is only a minor ember post-Celestial games compared to the powerhouse they had before when they were Dragon's Avatar and back-up respectively. Fox is just a normal... Well, Husky Cop, and Summer and Spring are Angels/Spirits who've been around since Christmas, thanks to that note they passed to Fox.

Tappy Too wrote:So... Grape patted Dallas's butt? That's enough material for me to get a new ship started.

I'm kidding by the way

You've started one anyway. No matter how much you say you're 'Joking', others will take it as a Challenge and go for it.

I'm Serious. Shippers take anything they consider 'cute' and just mash them together. Geez, we've now got two dogs for Grape, One being Peanut, (a Favorite ship of mine, something I'm not afraid to admit), another who's long dead by present events, and a massive Aneurysm for Maxxy.

Only good thing is that it's Dallas and not Lester. Brownie's a Big Fraggin' Jerk. Still, that begs the Question. Is Dallas single? Oh, wait. He's a Nerd. Of Course he's single.Poor Guy.

Post by **D-Rock** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 1:12 am

About the nerd team acting rather jerkish, I'll agree. Just keep in mind that they still think that this is a game, so they're not worried about safety and this is just a competition.

Wed Sep 06, 2017 1:15 am

John-056 wrote:Oh, and I think 'Team Milton' won't appear in the temple. Keene's been kicked out, so he's unable.

he was kicked out by the monsters that the other teams are beating for him, so he can swoop in behind them and take the mana pool for himself.

Bandit1990 · Post by **Bandit1990** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 1:41 am

D-Rock wrote:About the nerd team acting rather jerkish, I'll agree. Just keep in mind that they still think that this is a game, so they're not worried about safety and this is just a competition.

Besides, Sportsmanship's a separate trophy.

Douglas Collier · Post by **Douglas Collier** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 2:15 am

I'll bet we're just going to get to the end and find Tarot, Sabrina, Fox, and the husky girls already at the finish line.

CHAOKOCartoons · Post by **CHAOKOCartoons** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 2:16 am

Questions, noun; The thing I have an excess of.

Soerix · Post by **Soerix** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 3:50 am

"Call me!" XD

Foreigner · Post by **Foreigner** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 4:23 am

Eye colors are gone again.

Post by **Render** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:10 am

Great Kitsune wrote:Oh, I've always been here, I've just mostly been off-panel

Hello Fourthwall, my old Friend
I've come to mess with you again

gamepopper · Post by **gamepopper** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:20 am

Kitsune has returned!

John-056 · Post by **John-056** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 6:48 am

Bandit1990 wrote:
D-Rock wrote:About the nerd team acting rather jerkish, I'll agree. Just keep in mind that they still think that this is a game, so they're not worried about safety and this is just a competition.
Besides, Sportsmanship's a separate trophy.

That's from Duchess, and She's pretty much the term of Spoiled Rotten Alpha Word-I-Can't-Use-Here-as-it-would-break-the-PG-Rating-And-Be-an-Insult-to-Better-Female-Dogs.

Add to the fact that Dog Shows in the HP universe has a really weird idea on what's 'Adorable' (I.E. having King jump through a Burning Hoop without proper safety wear considering he's covered in flammable fur and is a Sentient being), as well as the fact that it's in a Rich, Snobby type of Dog Show, backstabbing is pretty much a thing there.

And that's why I'd rather they get the memo soon. I mean, if Peanut wanted to back out upon realizing the Temple was their 'Game Area', then it's pretty much trouble. And that's considering that Peanut once took a barrage of Flash Photos of a female Sabercat who was wondering what he was and got her aggravated into trying to flatten him with an oversized club.

Not A Furry · Post by **Not A Furry** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 6:56 am

Well that was... unexpected. Like I knew the color scheme was kitsune's but it just didn't seem like an option for him to be transformed into a pet.

Argent · Post by **Argent** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 7:56 am

RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:and I'll say it before anyone else: We told you there was a mostly unseen member of Joey's team

"Foreshadowing: your clue to quality literature."

Also, Brent, that's a scary avatar you got there.

Render wrote:
Great Kitsune wrote:Oh, I've always been here, I've just mostly been off-panel
Hello Fourthwall, my old Friend
I've come to mess with you again

You win one (1) Internet.

Not A Furry wrote:Well that was... unexpected. Like I knew the color scheme was kitsune's but it just didn't seem like an option for him to be transformed into a pet.

Transformations are his THING.

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 9:21 am

While this makes alot of sense, I can't help but ask why he was hiding in the first place?

So now everyone's team has some sort of heavenly authority, but what i don't understand is why Breel is with Keene if Keene isn't actually in the dungeon? Unless he has something Breel gotta watchout for. Maybe another self-destruct button? @_@

IceKitsune · Post by **IceKitsune** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 9:22 am

Whelp the nerds just pulled ahead and they have Kitsune. Hmmm I wonder if Kitsune has a plan for the Mana or not.

Iceheart · Post by **Iceheart** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 11:44 am

Why am I not surprised

Argent · Post by **Argent** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:00 pm

IceKitsune wrote:Whelp the nerds just pulled ahead and they have Kitsune. Hmmm I wonder if Kitsune has a plan for the Mana or not.

He probably doesn't need it, so if he has a plan it is likely to involve simply taking it off the table.

Or he's just going along for the lulz.

laris · Post by **laris** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:02 pm

I'm glad to see kitsune again. Was starting to miss the goof.

Cesco · Post by **Cesco** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 1:11 pm

Oh, that's the unexpected surprise (or maybe not so much?).

We readers can understand that, Lester, and it's true, actually.

It's funny how you all hadn't noticed him, like us.

Or better, we noticed another one more in your group, and so, he was even Great Kitsune. That awesome fox can be present everywhere.

So, did Grape touch his butt, then?

Adoring Fan · Post by **Adoring Fan** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 1:16 pm

Breaking the 4th wall.... Come on rick your better than that!

Pet peeves aside awesome panel! I have to wonder if kitsune is going to be a helper or a new villian. I guess this is our turn to get the best prize

Welsh Halfwit · Post by **Welsh Halfwit** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 1:31 pm

Adoring Fan wrote:I have to wonder if kitsune is going to be a helper or a new villian.

Neither. He's a lovable pest.

Douglas Collier · Post by **Douglas Collier** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 2:51 pm

It's so bizarre to see Kitsune the same size as the pets, and with a single tail. And I guess he prefers not to go starkers even in pet form.

Don't neglect the eye colors - we like 'em!

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:52 pm

... What if Kitsune is looking for someone to replace Dragon and Pete and chose Joey and his pals?

CanzetYote · Post by **CanzetYote** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 7:28 pm

Dallas, now is NOT the time to sing Blondie.

MrBlueSky7 · Post by **MrBlueSky7** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 9:51 pm

If GK is in on this now, does that mean Cerb is too? I mean, she's usually his muscle in case things go south, which things most likely will in this scenario.

Douglas Collier · Post by **Douglas Collier** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 10:52 pm

"Hey, you just grabbed me, and this is crazy, but here's my address; come play D&D!"

vulpinator · Post by **vulpinator** » Thu Sep 07, 2017 3:36 pm

Cesco wrote:That awesome fox can be present everywhere. So, did Grape touch his butt, then?

He did hold his paw to his face rather sheepishly in that first panel...