2019/05/17 - Cereal Killer
2019/05/17 - Cereal Killer
[2019/05/17 - Cereal Killer]
Title Text: oh no, this box of granola is succulently crushing my windpipe..ooh, but it has chopped dates *omph, nomph*
Breakfast: So important it can literally be a decision of life or death.
Title Text: oh no, this box of granola is succulently crushing my windpipe..ooh, but it has chopped dates *omph, nomph*
Breakfast: So important it can literally be a decision of life or death.
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Re: 2019/05/17 - Cereal Killer
Whelp he's dead; Arc over guys we can all go home. Nothing more to see here.
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RSVP Marion, we hardly knew ye.
Cue end credits and theme.
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Re: 2019/05/17 - Cereal Killer
I bet you he won't learn from his mistake and have this exact thing happen with the milk shortly after
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Re: 2019/05/17 - Cereal Killer
Well this ended so quickly.
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ALERT: We have confirmation of a father. This is not a drill.
We also have confirmation of super squirrel jumping ability. Also it’s only been half an hour. That explains why Lois was able to talk to him even during exams. They hadn’t started yet.
He went for “Granole” and not the “Sugar Crack,” shame on him.
We also have confirmation of super squirrel jumping ability. Also it’s only been half an hour. That explains why Lois was able to talk to him even during exams. They hadn’t started yet.
He went for “Granole” and not the “Sugar Crack,” shame on him.
Re: 2019/05/17 - Cereal Killer
Marion dead. Arc over.
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Unless he normally wakes, eats and goes to school in fifteen minutes or so I'd say thirty minutes is a bit of a compression here. Hour and a half more likely. (Lois contacted at least a half hour back.) Squirrels are fast but do they get compressed time?fenrirblack wrote:ALERT: We have confirmation of a father. This is not a drill.
We also have confirmation of super squirrel jumping ability. Also it’s only been half an hour. That explains why Lois was able to talk to him even during exams. They hadn’t started yet.
He went for “Granole” and not the “Sugar Crack,” shame on him.
Examining the world he woke in,
judging everything by its size;
entering the kitchen for breakfast,
his belly is smaller than his eyes.
He’s become quite good at jumping
and climbing is a speciality too;
these things have come on naturally;
perhaps his common sense will too?
Can’t blame him for going nutty,
and taking a boost from loose grains;
after all, finding you’re a Squirrel
is the mother of all growing pains.
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Re: 2019/05/17 - Cereal Killer
Let's just hope Mom doesn't suddenly make an appearance wielding a broom and misunderstandings.
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Granola is a smart choice. Is that just a coincidence or is Marion aware that he can't eat all the same foods that he used to?
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At least Marion is getting used to the squirrel body, so there is a good thing
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Big deal. Come back when you have any info on where Andy from Toy's Story's father is, and then we'll talk.fenrirblack wrote:ALERT: We have confirmation of a father. This is not a drill.
I must admit, kid got ahold of the situation real quick. Really looking forward to more!fenrirblack wrote: We also have confirmation of super squirrel jumping ability. Also it’s only been half an hour. That explains why Lois was able to talk to him even during exams. They hadn’t started yet.
He went for “Granole” and not the “Sugar Crack,” shame on him.
*Sigh* perhaps it's for the best that the creature that has hearbeat at least thrice as fast as a human (unless Argent corrects me on this) NOT to eat the crazy sugar rush cereal.
20th century fox? Given that this is the year 2020, that fox must be dead by now. Sadface! : (
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We have reached Stage 4 “deal with it” so now Marion is going through the motions of trying to adapt while holding to his sense of self while simultaneously remaining in denial that his life is completely different and is about to get much harder from here on out.HundKatzeMaus wrote:At least Marion is getting used to the squirrel body, so there is a good thing
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It turns out this squirrel's natural predator wasn't a raptor or neighborhood dog, but cereal. In all seriousness, he shouldn't be any more dead than when his backpack fell on him. Why is the label on the box spelled GRANole instead fo Granola?
Maybe he's going to eat it... with water.Cody wrote:I bet you he won't learn from his mistake and have this exact thing happen with the milk shortly after
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IceKitsune wrote:Whelp he's dead; Arc over guys we can all go home. Nothing more to see here.
Saturn381 wrote:Well this ended so quickly.
An unexpected and original ending to an unexpected and original story arc.Lockely wrote:RSVP Marion, we hardly knew ye.
Also: Great, now I wanna know what RSVP means.
We really need to finish choosing the intro and outro for this comic.Lockely wrote:Cue end credits and theme.
That Adult Cereal just shines bright in its blandness!Champion Wallace wrote:Maybe he's going to eat it... with water.Cody wrote:I bet you he won't learn from his mistake and have this exact thing happen with the milk shortly after
20th century fox? Given that this is the year 2020, that fox must be dead by now. Sadface! : (
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It's just a silly way of saying R.I.P. that I picked up off of a podcast I listen toSilly Zealot wrote:An unexpected and original ending to an unexpected and original story arc.Lockely wrote:RSVP Marion, we hardly knew ye.
Also: Great, now I wanna know what RSVP means.
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Say what you want about “Sugar Crack” but if he went for that instead of the granola he might have lived.
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And, with a Squirrel metabolism, he could have outrun Light after a bowlful.fenrirblack wrote:Say what you want about “Sugar Crack” but if he went for that instead of the granola he might have lived.
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Honestly not the worse idea. Borrowing from Over the Hedge for a second, if he did achieve super speed then that might solve his current issue of being a prisoner of circumstance inside his own home. He runs to the school talks to Lois, takes his exams, then story over. Happy ending. Well, except he’ll still be trapped in a female squirrel’s body but at least school will be dealt with.Welsh Halfwit wrote:And, with a Squirrel metabolism, he could have outrun Light after a bowlful.fenrirblack wrote:Say what you want about “Sugar Crack” but if he went for that instead of the granola he might have lived.
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Re: 2019/05/17 - Cereal Killer
...Adult cereal. ...I'm far more curious about everything regarding it than I should be.
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Next time, take the bagel.....
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And that's before anyone else has even moved. Of course, the papers would be on fire and he'd have to work out how to bring Lois into his timeframe but...fenrirblack wrote:Borrowing from Over the Hedge for a second, if he did achieve super speed then that might solve his current issue of being a prisoner of circumstance inside his own home. He runs to the school talks to Lois, takes his exams, then story over..
Re: 2019/05/17 - Cereal Killer
So...
Squirrels are easily distracted.
Squirrels are easily distracted.
Répondez s'il vous plaît.Silly Zealot wrote:Also: Great, now I wanna know what RSVP means.
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That's one way to ask Silly to talk to you.Argent wrote:Squirrels are easily distracted.
Répondez s'il vous plaît.Silly Zealot wrote:Also: Great, now I wanna know what RSVP means.
Re: 2019/05/17 - Cereal Killer
Should've gone with the most well known brand - Corn Flunks.
Gotta admit, alot of detail is put into Marion's lifestyle in this one arc at this point. This is the kind of details I actually wondered we could get regarding Peanut and Grape through one-offs, but luckily 11 years was enough of it x3
EDIT: also, Peanut and Grape did it so much faster. Marion is taking his sweet time, but that's due to the whole transformation adjustment thing. x3
Gotta admit, alot of detail is put into Marion's lifestyle in this one arc at this point. This is the kind of details I actually wondered we could get regarding Peanut and Grape through one-offs, but luckily 11 years was enough of it x3
EDIT: also, Peanut and Grape did it so much faster. Marion is taking his sweet time, but that's due to the whole transformation adjustment thing. x3
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I would've thought he'd gone for Honey Nut Cheerios He mentioned his Dad now...wonder why he didn't call his Dad after trying to call his Mom...
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Re: 2019/05/17 - Cereal Killer
Freind of De Soto?Lockely wrote:It's just a silly way of saying R.I.P. that I picked up off of a podcast I listen toSilly Zealot wrote:An unexpected and original ending to an unexpected and original story arc.Lockely wrote:RSVP Marion, we hardly knew ye.
Also: Great, now I wanna know what RSVP means.
His mom is going to be ticked when she gets home to a kitchen covered in granola. Wonder what the "NEW...OLD" tag is on.
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Probably the "Adult" cereal if I had to guessdr_eirik wrote:
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His mom is going to be ticked when she gets home to a kitchen covered in granola. Wonder what the "NEW...OLD" tag is on.
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actually, RSVP is an actual thing of it's own and means "Répondez s'il vous plaît" or 'please reply'. it's uaualy put on invitations of formal events as a reminder that you should let the host know you're going to be there or not. it has nothing to do with RIP, and the person you picked it up from is likely either: an idiot, a cloudcookoolander, or trolling their audience. and given the opinion of humanity that years in customer service has instilled in me, i'm going with option A.Lockely wrote:It's just a silly way of saying R.I.P. that I picked up off of a podcast I listen toSilly Zealot wrote:An unexpected and original ending to an unexpected and original story arc.Lockely wrote:RSVP Marion, we hardly knew ye.
Also: Great, now I wanna know what RSVP means.
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Re: 2019/05/17 - Cereal Killer
First off, I have to say that Rick does details like the brands and boxes of the cereals very well. Granola is a pretty good choice for a squirrel’s diet, I wonder if he chose that because he is now a squirrel or whether it was something he ate when he was human. I can’t disagree wit his dad’s advice, I’ll have to keep that in mind.
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Or if he got it from the same podcast I've heard it, a couple of goofs that talk Trek with a bit of a bawdy sense of humor.Buster wrote:actually, RSVP is an actual thing of it's own and means "Répondez s'il vous plaît" or 'please reply'. it's uaualy put on invitations of formal events as a reminder that you should let the host know you're going to be there or not. it has nothing to do with RIP, and the person you picked it up from is likely either: an idiot, a cloudcookoolander, or trolling their audience. and given the opinion of humanity that years in customer service has instilled in me, i'm going with option A.Lockely wrote:It's just a silly way of saying R.I.P. that I picked up off of a podcast I listen toSilly Zealot wrote: An unexpected and original ending to an unexpected and original story arc.
Also: Great, now I wanna know what RSVP means.
Though I think they'd describe themselves as idiots....
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Best boss I ever had!dr_eirik wrote:Freind of De Soto?Lockely wrote:It's just a silly way of saying R.I.P. that I picked up off of a podcast I listen toSilly Zealot wrote: An unexpected and original ending to an unexpected and original story arc.
Also: Great, now I wanna know what RSVP means.
His mom is going to be ticked when she gets home to a kitchen covered in granola. Wonder what the "NEW...OLD" tag is on.
And yeah, I imagine having an open pantry with cereal everywhere and a squirrel munching away is not a good look for Marion if someone walks in.
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If you're gonna be a squirrel, be a healthy one....trekkie wrote:First off, I have to say that Rick does details like the brands and boxes of the cereals very well. Granola is a pretty good choice for a squirrel’s diet, I wonder if he chose that because he is now a squirrel or whether it was something he ate when he was human. I can’t disagree wit his dad’s advice, I’ll have to keep that in mind.
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I've actually wondered about this in real life. Watch any random sparrow move its head. It moves so fast that your eyes can't see the actual movement; you just see it looking left, then looking right. You can't actually see its head turning, though it has to turn. I've tried moving different body parts that fast, and I can't. (arm, fingers, foot, etc.) So, either certain animals have very unique muscles, or they're experiencing time differently.Welsh Halfwit wrote:Squirrels are fast but do they get compressed time?
Think about the old saying that time goes faster when you're having fun. What if that were actually true? It seems like you do less when you're having fun than when you're not.
So, Grape is his Mom? Weirdness aside, that would be kinda cool.Ryusuta wrote:Let's just hope Mom doesn't suddenly make an appearance wielding a broom and misunderstandings.
Someone watched Dexter's Lab, yes?Welsh Halfwit wrote:And that's before anyone else has even moved. Of course, the papers would be on fire and he'd have to work out how to bring Lois into his timeframe but...fenrirblack wrote:Borrowing from Over the Hedge for a second, if he did achieve super speed then that might solve his current issue of being a prisoner of circumstance inside his own home. He runs to the school talks to Lois, takes his exams, then story over..
*Whistles innocently while burning "Adult" cereal into oblivion*max7345 wrote:...Adult cereal. ...I'm far more curious about everything regarding it than I should be.
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That doesn't actually have anything to do with how fast its perception is, because when you turn your eyes don't turn smoothly with your head, they jump from point to point... even if you move your head slowly to try and see a smooth turn your eyes actually fixate on one point after the next, and your vision actually shuts off and your view is filled in by your brain's knowledge of your surroundings during this "saccade". So even the slower speeds that you turn your head you're already moving your vision too fast for you to perceive.TheOne wrote:I've actually wondered about this in real life. Watch any random sparrow move its head. It moves so fast that your eyes can't see the actual movement; you just see it looking left, then looking right. You can't actually see its head turning, though it has to turn.Welsh Halfwit wrote:Squirrels are fast but do they get compressed time?
This is also why some people get dizzy in some video games because they simulate a smooth motion where real life is "jerky".
Re: 2019/05/17 - Cereal Killer
Another Homestar Runner reference spotted in the alt-text! Rick you sneaky
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Re: 2019/05/17 - Cereal Killer
Now I want to see Marion interact with Grape, even if it just ends up being a filler comic =PTheOne wrote:So, Grape is his Mom? Weirdness aside, that would be kinda cool.
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Répondez, S'il Vous Plaît (Literally "respond, if you please") used to ask for confirmation to an invite, as opposed to "You're invited! You can show up or not, we don't care!"Silly Zealot wrote:An unexpected and original ending to an unexpected and original story arc.Lockely wrote:RSVP Marion, we hardly knew ye.
Also: Great, now I wanna know what RSVP means.
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I can only assume that he attempted to call his Dad right is failed attempt to call his mother. If Marion’s father is anything like mine then either he’s too deaf to hear it, left his phone at home because he mistakenly took a calculator to work instead, or it’s just off/dead. Still makes me wonder what they both do for a living that they’d BOTH be out of the house at 7:00 am.SeanWolf wrote:I would've thought he'd gone for Honey Nut Cheerios He mentioned his Dad now...wonder why he didn't call his Dad after trying to call his Mom...
I’m more thinking by the time he got to school it would have worn off so not to worry about silly things like physics and “real world” logic.Welsh Halfwit wrote:And that's before anyone else has even moved. Of course, the papers would be on fire and he'd have to work out how to bring Lois into his timeframe but...fenrirblack wrote:Borrowing from Over the Hedge for a second, if he did achieve super speed then that might solve his current issue of being a prisoner of circumstance inside his own home. He runs to the school talks to Lois, takes his exams, then story over..
Re: 2019/05/17 - Cereal Killer
I think Rick didn't show us Marion trying to contact his dad because it would be too similar to the comic of him calling his mom.
Speaking of his mom, if he just made a mess of squirrel food on the floor, it makes it a lot more likely that his mom won't believe him upon returning home mistaking him for vermin. If that happened, he'd get chased out of the house and left at the mercy of whatever character finds him first.
Speaking of other characters, I feel like he's probably gonna meet up with one of the neighborhood dogs first. I also hope he meets King, because I'd love to see King's reaction to another transformed character.
And speaking of King, wasn't he supposed to get a job? Did that ever get resolved?
Speaking of his mom, if he just made a mess of squirrel food on the floor, it makes it a lot more likely that his mom won't believe him upon returning home mistaking him for vermin. If that happened, he'd get chased out of the house and left at the mercy of whatever character finds him first.
Speaking of other characters, I feel like he's probably gonna meet up with one of the neighborhood dogs first. I also hope he meets King, because I'd love to see King's reaction to another transformed character.
And speaking of King, wasn't he supposed to get a job? Did that ever get resolved?