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Well that answers that question from a few months back.

It’s funny because it’s sad. Poor Max. So much denial for such a little cat. Yeah, they’re not going last.
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I love Grape's face in panel one.
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That's not the only buff thing that Grape apparently wants. :lol: Poor Max.
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I feel so bad for Max, honestly.
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Uhh Who Are They Talking To?"
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Hmmmmm, Isn't this the first time it has been outright stated that Grape likes Dogs? Its been rather obvious before this but I'm pretty sure this is the first time it's ever been really acknowledged by another character. Also given Ricks tweet from earlier about the ending being weird I think this might be going in a different direction than I thought. Depending on how this jealousy thing with Max plays out if he is not truly over it.
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it had to be done.
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Something tells me the jealousy may be coming back at some point... also guess we can add Mungo to the list of buff boys Grape is into, don’t think she looked at him like that prior to this arc... also sorry Grape, but he’s taken until we know if Fungo is teasing or not... also yeah the double breakup isn’t impossible, though the timing would be awful if it’s right after Grape pulled him out his emotional slump. Grape and Max honestly don’t have that bad a relationship... though they have always felt more like friends than anything so they could go either way as well... ugh, I just hope they aren’t bad breakups that make it hard to believe they’d be okay being friends still after they also become ex’s if that does happen
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Gameb18oy wrote: also guess we can add Mungo to the list of buff boys Grape is into, don’t think she looked at him like that prior to this arc...
I’m going to assume her fan-girl nature/were tiger hopes kept her attention solely on Res back in the temple. Plus they were playing a game where they’re lives were at stake but that didn’t stop her from freaking out back in 5000BC.
Gameb18oy wrote: also yeah the double breakup isn’t impossible, though the timing would be awful if it’s right after Grape pulled him out his emotional slump. Grape and Max honestly don’t have that bad a relationship... though they have always felt more like friends than anything so they could go either way as well...
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Someone should photoshop panel 1 Grape's face like they did for King back in Show Business
fenrirblack wrote:Well that answers that question from a few months back.
What question?
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IceKitsune wrote:Hmmmmm, Isn't this the first time it has been outright stated that Grape likes Dogs? Its been rather obvious before this but I'm pretty sure this is the first time it's ever been really acknowledged by another character.
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Champion Wallace wrote:
fenrirblack wrote:Well that answers that question from a few months back.
What question?.
Whether or not Grape was attracted to Mungo since he looks exactly like Satau.
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Hasn't it been made clear that Grape swoons over anyone who's swole?
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Depends on your definition of “swole” or what qualifies as “swole”. Anyway she hasn’t shown interest in Mungo until now. Honestly it was long overdue. ;)

Also when has she been shown to have an interest in werewolves. I mean it’s obvious and I don’t blame her but it’s never been mentioned.
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Honestly, I don’t think jealously is the emotion Max is feeling, he’s never been upset about Grape giving other guys attention, the few times he’s brought it up, it sounds more like he’s just upset by Grape not considering how he’d feel when she does it, and honestly, as fun as it is to watch Grape fawn over the hunks (and she tends to have excellent taste), I can understand how it could hurt to have your significant other always doing so. It definitely would make you wonder if they even think of you as anything special, and and with how insecure Max already is, that question likely pains him worse than most
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Am I going crazy or is that 'it' misplaced in the first panel?
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Gameb18oy wrote:Honestly, I don’t think jealously is the emotion Max is feeling, he’s never been upset about Grape giving other guys attention, the few times he’s brought it up, it sounds more like he’s just upset by Grape not considering how he’d feel when she does it, and honestly, as fun as it is to watch Grape fawn over the hunks (and she tends to have excellent taste), I can understand how it could hurt to have your significant other always doing so. It definitely would make you wonder if they even think of you as anything special, and and with how insecure Max already is, that question likely pains him worse than most
Well he did go to gym to work out in an attempt to get more buff after Jata showed up. Plus those with low self esteem tend to experience jealousy compared to those with a strong sense of self esteem.

Let’s examine these feelings Max has to get to the root of the problem.
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fenrirblack wrote:Well he did go to gym to work out in an attempt to get more buff after Jata showed up.
It would've meant more if Max had hit it with a little more conviction, though.
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Oh dear. This has taken a surprising turn. When I heard about Rick's comment concerning the arc, I envisioned it'd be weird conventionally. The weirdest outcome I could think of was a polyamorous one. I never considered that Max and Grape could split too. I have two predictions now. I am both excited and terrified to learn the outcome.
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Hmmmmmmm, Maxwell in elaborate, excessively verbalized denial ... Grape's credibility dynamited by hulk (or any other) distraction ... Mungo innocently displaying his physique. Nope, nuthin' weird so far.....
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mr_abomination wrote:Am I going crazy or is that 'it' misplaced in the first panel?
Did you e-mail or PM Rick about it, which would be useful?
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Ohhhh Boy, This is not looking good at all.

Max, De'Nile is not just a River in Egypt, I think the problem is getting worse.

And frankly, the One who bought up 'Fungo', I am still feeling that Fox is in a Vulnerable state after being dropped like that.

Seriously, He spent years idling over that, and Now it was dropped So Suddenly? If he starts going with Mungo, I will actually keep asking if it is real, or a Flair of the moment Deal, especially with how its clear he is in a Fragile state.

Anyway, This is something I think actually needed to be addressed: The Two 'Nut and Grape' Ships were built on a Fragile foundation, and I think One had unintentionally lead to Peanut becoming lesser of Mind in the later years, since he was a mortal Dog, allowed to go on Trips across the Void, most of them Offscreen as pointed out at the Start of The GALLIFRAX PROTOCOL.

I am not saying Tarot did that intentionally, just saying that there may have been side effects of prolonged Multiverse travel without Divine protection.

The reason I say This is because all throughout their relationship, Peanut was relatively sane until the 2.0 artshift and GALLIFRAX PROTOCOL, where Peanut seemed to have completely lost his marbles.

Basically, he's become like RvB's Caboose: Starts out not very bright, but at least workable, to completely Detached from Reality by the later Seasons because of certain events, Caboose from his injuries, and Peanut possibly from over exposure to the Multiverse.
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John-056 wrote: Anyway, This is something I think actually needed to be addressed: The Two 'Nut and Grape' Ships were built on a Fragile foundation, and I think One had unintentionally lead to Peanut becoming lesser of Mind in the later years, since he was a mortal Dog, allowed to go on Trips across the Void, most of them Offscreen as pointed out at the Start of The GALLIFRAX PROTOCOL.

I am not saying Tarot did that intentionally, just saying that there may have been side effects of prolonged Multiverse travel without Divine protection.

The reason I say This is because all throughout their relationship, Peanut was relatively sane until the 2.0 artshift and GALLIFRAX PROTOCOL, where Peanut seemed to have completely lost his marbles.

Basically, he's become like RvB's Caboose: Starts out not very bright, but at least workable, to completely Detached from Reality by the later Seasons because of certain events, Caboose from his injuries, and Peanut possibly from over exposure to the Multiverse.
That...actually makes a sad and disturbing amount of sense. I'd noticed that peanut was acting a bit off lately, but with all the focus on other characters for the last few arcs, I didn't give much thought as to why. Hopefully we're leading into addressing that.
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Poor Max, I don’t even think he wanted to interfere, and now it looks like he will break up with Grape. Hopefully, they’ll remain friends.
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I just wanna say that each time I see panel 1, I smile.
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I love it how everyone looks at a comic strips, which could be entirely played for laughs, and directly thinks "Yup, they're going to break up."

I could imagine Peanut and Tarot look at Max and Grape and thinks "Nope, we're not going into that direction," and that's what ends up improving their relationship :lol:
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Huh, I was just wondering where Mungo was.

And... roll the distracted boygirlfriend meme.
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Never seen Grape's tail with so much motion before! love those last two panels <3

This comic I never expected it to happen because how goofy it is. I read it like it was a lesson to the readers from Max and Grape about relationship advice with the way the two of them are acting all super happy in the first panel until Mungo shows up. Hilarious x3

Can't help but wonder if this arc is going to be Grape and Max trying to give advice to Tarot ~ only to realize ~ Yeah, their relationship is better than it sounds.
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Wise words, Max. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
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Grape's just providing "visual aid support" to Max's presentation - I see a promising career for them as a marketing team selling annuities in small town hotels.
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I just love Grape's face in panel 1 :) Same time, the way Mungo just casually walks by just makes me laugh xD
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actually, I'm starting to think the point of the whole spa subplot was to undermine the naysayers who'd been complaining about some of the less stable relationships among the cast.
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Way to go Grape with completely torpedoing the point you were trying to make by staring at Mungo and making Max feel not secure about it. That's really gonna help. :roll:

On an unrelated note, all aboard the Grungo train!
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Amazee Dayzee wrote:Way to go Grape with completely torpedoing the point you were trying to make by staring at Mungo and making Max feel not secure about it. That's really gonna help. :roll:

On an unrelated note, all aboard the Grungo train!
Max at this point isn't even bothered by it.

Though I'm curious how Tarot sees it. x3
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Champion Wallace wrote:Someone should photoshop panel 1 Grape's face like they did for King back in Show Business
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Champion Wallace wrote:Someone should photoshop panel 1 Grape's face like they did for King back in Show Business
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I find the first panel to be creepy. How they're looking right at the screen, right at me and smiling. I find it very unsettling. :?
HundKatzeMaus wrote:I love it how everyone looks at a comic strips, which could be entirely played for laughs, and directly thinks "Yup, they're going to break up."
It is funny how we shifted from Peanut and Tarot are going to split to Max and Grape are going to break up. My master plan is working. It's only a matter of time before Res shows up to pick up the pieces. :lol:
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fenrirblack wrote:I find the first panel to be creepy. How they're looking right at the screen, right at me and smiling. I find it very unsettling. :?
HundKatzeMaus wrote:I love it how everyone looks at a comic strips, which could be entirely played for laughs, and directly thinks "Yup, they're going to break up."
It is funny how we shifted from Peanut and Tarot are going to split to Max and Grape are going to break up. My master plan is working. It's only a matter of time before Res shows up to pick up the pieces. :lol:
I think the main reason is because, aside from Bino and Sasha (who have broken up), and Bino and Duchess (who are meant to be a bad relationship + the cuddle suggests it’s not as one sided as we thought) TarotxPeanut and GrapexMax have always had the weakest dynamic. Max and Grape have never felt like more than friends, and Peanut and Tarot both seem to not understand how relationship should work, though in different ways. They all like each other, but honestly, it’s hard to believe they are romantically interested in each other. I’ll be fine with a breakup surprisingly for either group, just feels like odd timing for both groups, especially Grape and Max considering the previous arc. Still, Rick does seem to think we don’t know where an arc is gonna go in most cases, so perhaps are predictions have no actual basis. Still, he clearly knows how it looks, so if nothing else, the breakup hints are intentional I think
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