2017/03/01 - Mall Rats
2017/03/01 - Mall Rats
[2017/03/01 Mall Rats ]
Title Text: Still holding onto that old thing, Cilantro?
Perfect disguise: no one recognizes, no one tells.
Also, can't believe I'm saying this, but the collar actually works on the two of them.
Title Text: Still holding onto that old thing, Cilantro?
Perfect disguise: no one recognizes, no one tells.
Also, can't believe I'm saying this, but the collar actually works on the two of them.
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Nice to see Jessica and Zach again.
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This is like seeing someone from school you don't know that well at a convention. Just keep your head down and don't make eye contact
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It’s time for a trip to the mall
with Zach Rabbit and Jess the... cat?
Travelling to see the goods
and to find they’re not alone at that.
Friends travel in collared packs
but the true Skunk will meow alone,
rooting the stores for the prizes
and little things he’ll call his own.
The collars are horrible to Jess
a sign of supposed human servitude;
she’ll remove hers fast later
but Zach won’t. he’s a prude.
with Zach Rabbit and Jess the... cat?
Travelling to see the goods
and to find they’re not alone at that.
Friends travel in collared packs
but the true Skunk will meow alone,
rooting the stores for the prizes
and little things he’ll call his own.
The collars are horrible to Jess
a sign of supposed human servitude;
she’ll remove hers fast later
but Zach won’t. he’s a prude.
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I'm reminded of this flyer:
Douglas isn't my real name, but because of a name block put on me by a higher-order being known as Djinni, I can't say my real name.
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So... what kind of breed are them ?
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I don't know of any cats with a face that long.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Earl start this trend of pets holding their own leashes?
Unrelated: I'm impressed/baffled that Jessica can even pass off as a cat. At least they actually made it into the mall. (Cut to Falstaff and Truck outside holding leashes) But If you've ever seen Looney Tunes, you'd understand how Cory could pass off as a cat.
Unrelated: I'm impressed/baffled that Jessica can even pass off as a cat. At least they actually made it into the mall. (Cut to Falstaff and Truck outside holding leashes) But If you've ever seen Looney Tunes, you'd understand how Cory could pass off as a cat.
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Not quite wrong. He said it was a loophole in the leash law. It never stated who was supposed to hold it, just that they needed to wear one in public places. Though I don't doubt that he was the one that came up with that, considering his personality.Tappy Too wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Earl start this trend of pets holding their own leashes?
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Actually, it was Zach's collar Cory stole.CHAOKOCartoons wrote:So this is what Cory does with Bino's Collar!
EDIT: Oh wait, he(?) did get Bino's as well...
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Golly gee some people seem to own the most OUTRAGEOUS looking cats these days...
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I love how they still get around the leash laws for pets by holding their own.
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Everybody, everybody everybody wants to be a cat...Bucky-Roo wrote:Golly gee some people seem to own the most OUTRAGEOUS looking cats these days...
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I have to ask though, the people of Babylon Gardens should know what a cat looks like, and the people in the Housepets universe should be a bit more familiar with animals than people in the real world. How do enough people believe their disguises that they would both be able to move around a mall undetected?
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Yeah...guru4567 wrote:Everybody, everybody everybody wants to be a cat...
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I feel like they're going to run into all the forest animals acting like cats.
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You don't?D-Rock wrote:I don't know of any cats with a face that long.
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There's less difference between "about the same size" mammals in the HP!verse than in our universe, with the exception of things like roos and bears that are more-or-less functional as bipeds in our universe anyway. Even critters that have quite a non-standard body plan in our universe, like ferrets, seem to be basically humanoids with fur and a tail like the rest.CyberDragon wrote:I have to ask though, the people of Babylon Gardens should know what a cat looks like, and the people in the Housepets universe should be a bit more familiar with animals than people in the real world. How do enough people believe their disguises that they would both be able to move around a mall undetected?
Which reminds me that gargoyles are incongruously quadrupedal:
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... I should've noticed this before, but i'm starting to notice alot of collars are green with a similar design. The ones with either no tag or are reserved outside of cats and dogs are also green. one major exception seems to be Bino. :3
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maybe there's just one overly popular brand?
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No matter how tempting it may be, as a DM I can't both present a problem and solve it.
Every time a DMPC or NPC fixes something a payer couldn't i'm diminishing and undermining that player's contribution.
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It's nice to see again this other adorable couple. I see that Jessica is enjoying live in the town. The mall? Yeah, that's certainly an interesting place to visit, for her. Collars are important for a specific reason. Eheh, she's a weird cat. Come on, that's not humiliating, you're just... imitating. Oh, Also Cory is tasting town life with Bino's collar (I wonder where's the old Zach's one, though). Poor Cory, her wrath still hurts him; is better pretend to don't know her.
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Either popular or cheap. I'm actually curious if we'll learn if any pets have sentimental value with their collars, but we'll have to wait and see =3Buster wrote:maybe there's just one overly popular brand?
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Did anyone else notice that Zach's color changed again?
This time to grey.
This time to grey.
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Zach's always been gray.
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No he hasn't. Look he's pink. https://www.housepetscomic.com/comic/20 ... ento-mori/
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I'd imagine the two are related! I have a cheap collar and I see lots of them just like them. Because they're cheap!GameCobra wrote:Either popular or cheap. I'm actually curious if we'll learn if any pets have sentimental value with their collars, but we'll have to wait and see =3Buster wrote:maybe there's just one overly popular brand?
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We can always count on Bino having a cheap collar at this point. :3Sleet wrote:I'd imagine the two are related! I have a cheap collar and I see lots of them just like them. Because they're cheap!GameCobra wrote:Either popular or cheap. I'm actually curious if we'll learn if any pets have sentimental value with their collars, but we'll have to wait and see =3Buster wrote:maybe there's just one overly popular brand?
Then the twist comes - he's got the most expensive collar in the comic. What.
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(Actually the color is closer to purple than pink ) I believe the intent has always been light grey, and Zach has been much more clearly grey since here. Rick's been playing with the color since, and his last appearance was an exact grey (RGB all the same number) as well as being fairly close to today's color.Kylecan81 wrote:No he hasn't. Look he's pink. https://www.housepetscomic.com/comic/20 ... ento-mori/
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Kylecan81 wrote:No he hasn't. Look he's pink. https://www.housepetscomic.com/comic/20 ... ento-mori/
related chain of postsrickgriffin wrote:The reason he isn't is because he doesn't have enough color to be determined otherwise. I always tint my grays with a little bit of color, but they're still gray. If you're seeing him as pink, the saturation on your monitor is probably really strong . . .
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He may have been grey in 2008 but by 2014 he was colored.This isn't grey. It's definitely pale purple/lavender. Jessica is grey.
And I'm on a Mac with my monitor calibrated to a gamma of 2.2 (I know Apple normally goes for 1.8 but everyone's PCs are set to 2.2 so online images look too dark if I don't match that).
And I'm on a Mac with my monitor calibrated to a gamma of 2.2 (I know Apple normally goes for 1.8 but everyone's PCs are set to 2.2 so online images look too dark if I don't match that).
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Yeah, but the color looks a lot more grey in isolation. Rick may have not noticed quite how lavender it appears in context after selecting it in the color picker. It's RGB is 207, 207, 239, so it does have a little more blue than a normal grey would, but it's not terribly far off. Plus Rick's stated desire for this color has always been a light grey tinged with a bit of something (most commonly blue it would seem). Jessica here is an exact grey, so it may be that juxtaposed next to Zach's color, we see the blue more.
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Ah okay, thank you everybody for the clear up.
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You opened up a (Kyle)Can of worms...Kylecan81 wrote:Ah okay, thank you everybody for the clear up.
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Re: 2017/03/01 - Mall Rats
and here i thought his coloring was supposed to be a pale lavender shade...
i figured the recent appearances were just lighting differences, since rick has been getting better at that.
i figured the recent appearances were just lighting differences, since rick has been getting better at that.
Most important thing I've learned from D&D?
No matter how tempting it may be, as a DM I can't both present a problem and solve it.
Every time a DMPC or NPC fixes something a payer couldn't i'm diminishing and undermining that player's contribution.
No matter how tempting it may be, as a DM I can't both present a problem and solve it.
Every time a DMPC or NPC fixes something a payer couldn't i'm diminishing and undermining that player's contribution.
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Oh cmon, that was a halfwitted joke.Welsh Halfwit wrote:You opened up a (Kyle)Can of worms...Kylecan81 wrote:Ah okay, thank you everybody for the clear up.
Is this supposed to be my cool saying? I ain't got one.
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Because I'm apparently this productive with my free time,
It actually is interesting to take note of, really. Only grabbed a handful of images that I thought could provide good color info. The May 15 one is the one I mainly use for my recolors.
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surely you two can come up with better puns than jest eachother's names.Kylecan81 wrote:Oh cmon, that was a halfwitted joke.Welsh Halfwit wrote:You opened up a (Kyle)Can of worms...Kylecan81 wrote:Ah okay, thank you everybody for the clear up.
Most important thing I've learned from D&D?
No matter how tempting it may be, as a DM I can't both present a problem and solve it.
Every time a DMPC or NPC fixes something a payer couldn't i'm diminishing and undermining that player's contribution.
No matter how tempting it may be, as a DM I can't both present a problem and solve it.
Every time a DMPC or NPC fixes something a payer couldn't i'm diminishing and undermining that player's contribution.
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OK, I just went through the *printed* books, where you can't blame monitor settings, and Zach is definitely pink/lilac right from the start.
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Oh... Too bad we won't see how Grape and Peanut's babysitting goes.
Oh well, I'm sure they'll find the missing babies and will do just fine
Oh well, I'm sure they'll find the missing babies and will do just fine