Arc# 36: Scaredy Cats

Teh Brawler · Post by **Teh Brawler** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:33 am

Sleet wrote:Bino: "BYE-no"
Tarot: "tuh-RO"
Binot: "bye-NO"

It's the emphasis that's different.

See, I always thought it was "Tare-ot", not "Ter-oh". That's what throws me off.

Valerio, your creepy has gone up lately.

Post by **Sleet** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:38 am

Tomatoes, tomahtoes.

p33wii · Post by **p33wii** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 1:06 am

And I could insert the worst pun of all time, but I don't want the housepets forums to get sick sooo.....

IceKitsune · Post by **IceKitsune** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:55 am

at Zach he got tricked by Max. I wonder what the Forest animals were told to do?

ChewyChewy · Post by **ChewyChewy** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:56 am

You ever notice how holy symbols are nowadays only used in the media to ward off supernatural entities that no one in real life believes in anymore?

Wow, Grape. Just...wow. (

"Don't say die!"

This is a PG-rated comic!)

I wonder where this is going....

Post by **Sleet** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:58 am

You'd be surprised how many people believe in ghosts.

Anyway, I love the lighting on this! And it came out just in time. I was just about to go to bed. Now I'm interested in seeing what everyone has planned.

ChewyChewy · Post by **ChewyChewy** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 3:03 am

Sleet wrote:You'd be surprised how many people believe in ghosts.

Anyway, I love the lighting on this! And it came out just in time. I was just about to go to bed. Now I'm interested in seeing what everyone has planned.

I was exaggerating.

Point is, a lot more people USED to believe in them, and in the efficacy of holy symbols to deter them, than do nowadays.

Me too!

valerio · Post by **valerio** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 3:26 am

Zach looks extra cute here. Also, he's showing more and more character, me appreciatez!

Valerio, your creepy has gone up lately.

*sings* it's a creepy world/after all...

Alex · Post by **Alex** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 3:45 am

Wow, poor Zach. It's easy for Max and Grape, they know the house is clean, and Marvin isn't nearly as scared as Zach. So yeah... He'll have a hard time.

Aquablast · Post by **Aquablast** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 3:54 am

Ooh, I think Marvin has a plan!

And I love Max's smile on panel 6!

valerio · Post by **valerio** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 3:59 am

just a thought that popped into mind...

If Marvin took Maxie's words in panel 3 to the letter, then Zach could simply leave quietly the house, and wait with all the calm in the world for someone else to come out of the house screaming...
Ok, so I felt like crackpotting again...

EDIT - NO, forgot the dialogue in panel 1. Opsie!

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:07 am

I never thought about it, but i wonder how hard it is to scare Marvin? I bet Tiger practically made Marvin immune to fear. Now the big question i find is Sabrina waiting to scare someone as well?

And i just have to do: If both teams have their own rooms, that means Max and Grape are alone as well in a room. A Dating couple in a room in a haunted house... D:

Dubiousity · Post by **Dubiousity** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 5:43 am

Zach isn't the smartest person in the world is he?

valerio · Post by **valerio** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 6:02 am

Dubiousity wrote:Zach isn't the smartest person in the world is he?

brought into paranoia by a paranoid dog, runaway, manipulated into setting free a jerk mystical griffin, adored by a bunch of dinseyesque woodland critters and his only half-friend is Marvin.
He doesn't need 'smart'. He needs a LIFE!

Alex · Post by **Alex** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 6:11 am

Wow, just now I've realized how sucky his life is.

Barkeron · Post by **Barkeron** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 6:55 am

valerio wrote:
Dubiousity wrote:Zach isn't the smartest person in the world is he?
brought into paranoia by a paranoid dog, runaway, manipulated into setting free a jerk mystical griffin, adored by a bunch of dinseyesque woodland critters and his only half-friend is Marvin.

Pretty much this.^ I wonder who is going to bescaredfirst?

Post by **Sleet** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 11:30 am

I just noticed Zach isn't wearing all his gear, and it's nowhere to be seen.

THIS CONTINUITY ERROR IS A CRUEL ATTACK ON THE FANBASE AND WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.

Teh Brawler · Post by **Teh Brawler** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:19 pm

Sleet wrote:I just noticed Zach isn't wearing all his gear, and it's nowhere to be seen.

THIS CONTINUITY ERROR IS A CRUEL ATTACK ON THE FANBASE AND WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.

Because obviously he couldn't have taken it off in the time we spent watching Max and Grape.

I'm still waiting on the ~~dog~~ man in the mask. :3

Macsen · Post by **Macsen** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:35 pm

I want the Ray Stantz glasses. xD

ChewyChewy · Post by **ChewyChewy** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:51 pm

Honestly, Zach is starting to remind me of Buster Baxter from the Arthur cartoon series--a character I do not like.

(But then, that's a cartoon series I do not like....)

Foxstar · Post by **Foxstar** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:57 pm

ChewyChewy wrote:Honestly, Zach is starting to remind me of Buster Baxter from the Arthur cartoon series--a character I do not like.

(But then, that's a cartoon series I do not like....)

How so? Buster and Zach don't really act alike.

ChewyChewy · Post by **ChewyChewy** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 1:05 pm

In this arc, I meant. He's acting superstitious.

Foxstar · Post by **Foxstar** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 1:22 pm

valerio wrote:Zach looks extra cute here. Also, he's showing more and more character, me appreciatez!

Valerio, your creepy has gone up lately.
*sings* it's a creepy world/after all...

No.

Cut the creepy out. We know your a devoted fan, we are proud for you, but the creepy stops now.

Two_Twig · Post by **Two_Twig** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:08 pm

Foxstar wrote: No.

Cut the creepy out. We know your a devoted fan, we are proud for you, but the creepy stops now.

"you're"... not "your"

*Ahem* anyway, excellent comic Rick. I'm very impressed by your lighting skills in this particular strip

Karl · Post by **Karl** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:14 pm

The shadings and the lights are just wonderful in this strip. But most of all, I really like Zach's expressions

And I can't wait to see the scaring attempts!

Blue Braixen · Post by **Blue Braixen** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 5:16 pm

Karlos wrote:The shadings and the lights are just wonderful in this strip. But most of all, I really like Zach's expressions

And I can't wait to see the scaring attempts!

^This.
And also, Zach isn't the brightest...

copper · Post by **copper** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 10:58 pm

I don't really think that zach isn't bright. I think he's just socially inept in some ways. He has had very little contact with the other pets and I'm sure that his devotees from the forest probably play by a different set of rules. Besides, Zach has to be what,like 2 maybe 3 years old? He hasn't had the chance to develop the social graces necessary to act "normal". He probably learned most of what he knows from television, the movies, and Marvin, since tiger is dealing with his own disorders. He is just too naive to "get" such obvious traps.

But hey, that's just my opinion on the matter.

Teh Brawler · Post by **Teh Brawler** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 11:14 pm

copper wrote:I don't really think that zach isn't bright. I think he's just socially inept in some ways. He has had very little contact with the other pets and I'm sure that his devotees from the forest probably play by a different set of rules. Besides, Zach has to be what,like 2 maybe 3 years old? He hasn't had the chance to develop the social graces necessary to act "normal". He probably learned most of what he knows from television, the movies, and Max, since tiger is dealing with his own disorders. He is just too naive to "get" such obvious traps.

But hey, that's just my opinion on the matter.

While I wouldn't say that Zach is completely socially inept (if my assumption is correct, he spent some time with other animals in a domestic setting before given to Jerry), he's definitely not as able as other pets.

Macsen · Post by **Macsen** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 4:30 am

I myself think he's naïve.

Dubiousity · Post by **Dubiousity** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 5:32 am

I highly doubt Zach will be the first to leave though, I think it's gonna be one of the cats.

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 5:45 am

I think Zach will leave first, but chances are, the game doesn't stop and we get to see who ends up staying the longest.

zeroslash · Post by **zeroslash** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:19 am

GameCobra wrote:I think Zach will leave first, but chances are, the game doesn't stop and we get to see who ends up staying the longest.

Watch as Zach is the last to leave. :/

IceKitsune · Post by **IceKitsune** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:08 am

zeroslash wrote:
GameCobra wrote:I think Zach will leave first, but chances are, the game doesn't stop and we get to see who ends up staying the longest.
Watch as Zach is the last to leave. :/

Yeah he'll be the last to leave solely because he got lost in the house and couldn't find an exit.

Aquablast · Post by **Aquablast** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 4:24 pm

IceKitsune wrote:
zeroslash wrote:
GameCobra wrote:I think Zach will leave first, but chances are, the game doesn't stop and we get to see who ends up staying the longest.
Watch as Zach is the last to leave. :/
Yeah he'll be the last to leave solely because he got lost in the house and couldn't find an exit.

Funny that I was thinking about something along this line!

Private Elliot · Post by **Private Elliot** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 4:34 pm

^
That would be a bit predictable though...

Teh Brawler · Post by **Teh Brawler** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 4:39 pm

Zach will never leave.

Ever.

Sinder · Post by **Sinder** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:16 am

zach killed who now

IceKitsune · Post by **IceKitsune** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:17 am

the Bigglesworths suck at this they just don't care. And Zach is so easily scared also it would be funny if Zach is the last to leave simply because he was passed out the whole time and they forgot him. You know the Bigglesworths do look neat colored all white like that.

Barkeron · Post by **Barkeron** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:17 am

Alt-text: Remember to turn off the dry-ice machine doesn’t grow on trees. Lol.

Zach's face, priceless.

Post by **Dissension** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:19 am

Sinder wrote:zach killed who now

Us, I mean... me.

I hope Zach's devotees are more passionate about their role.