Housepets!

jrh150482 wrote:Did anyone notice the Princess Bride reference Rick snuck in there?

You win an Internet, Rick Griffin.

P.S.: The "Pete" tag is missing.

not having seen that, I ask: what reference, exactly?

Why does it feel so good watching Pete rage like that

valerio wrote:

jrh150482 wrote:Did anyone notice the Princess Bride reference Rick snuck in there?

You win an Internet, Rick Griffin.

P.S.: The "Pete" tag is missing.

not having seen that, I ask: what reference, exactly?

The grandson tells his grandfather (who is reading the story) that a certain character would never do what Grandpa was reading. And then when, later in the story, it turns out she wasn't he says "See? I told you!" And the grandfather says "Yes, you're very smart, now hush"

Yep. If I were infinitely powerful, I'd give my speeches explosive visuals too!

Love how Kitsune remains nonchalant in the face of an angry Pete.

Meanwhile The Other Daryl has his priorities.

deepskycyan wrote:Yep. If I were infinitely powerful, I'd give my speeches explosive visuals too!

Love how Kitsune remains nonchalant in the face of an angry Pete.

What does the Foxie know?

Also, thank you Obbl

WhoElseButQuagmire wrote: Friday's plot twist: 1st panel Someone reads from behind a Dungeon Master's book "47..... Great Kinsune pulls out ---- The Book of Fate!" ..Pull back to see that the speaker is Joey ( with the same expression as GK). His Creepy Friends complain that their characters 'Pete', 'Dragon' and 'Cerb' aren't getting a fair shake ("Aw man, the book of fate ploy AGAIN?!?") We realize that there never was any Joel; and that King, Tarot and Sabrina are just normal neighborhood pets used as side characters in the quest, and that the whole arc from the beginning was just J & HCF's regular D & D game session.

*In Darth Vader voice*
NOOOOOOOOOOO!

nobody commented on my mini-story...oh well.

TheOne wrote:nobody commented on my mini-story...oh well.

It was a good story by G'nort spreads a long shadow over Canine GL's...

I said it in the last strip, and I'll say it again here. I'm loving Great Kitsune even more!

I really love his face in panel three.

Well...in hindssight that's not surprise, that Kitsune does that...I mean...
Look here:
https://www.housepetscomic.com/2010/07/ ... details-2/

He does state, that he doesn't want anyone to be hurt and since dragon and Pete let them fight to the end...well he had to do it.
Also it's good that he is the GM and not one of the players...how do you want to win against HIM?

The arc is getting better and better

GK is becoming so awesome here, I can't wait til Friday for more.

I like how Cameron is just sitting there calmly.

Who's the devilishly handsome fox that completely owned Pete? Kitsune's the devlishly handsome fox that completely owned Pete. All hail the Great Kitsune! We are all but puppets dancing to his benevolent strings.

That's a life teaching you're doing, Great Kitsune, always in your awesome way. Totally deserved to those two. Keep humiliating them, especially Pete, you can being the game master. Let's see what else has to say the book (and the fox, too). The other Daryl is only caring to drink milkshakes, obviously, but looks like he's being pretty interested watching the scene. Cool expression in the third panel.

Gamewolf67 wrote:I like how Cameron is just sitting there calmly.

He knows what Keene would do if Cam came back empty handed, especially after the drain a certain fox put on Keene's credit card.

One of my favorite panels of the whole story arc, no doubt!

Have fun stormin' the castle!

Gamewolf67 wrote:I like how Cameron is just sitting there calmly.

Considering he works for the Miltons, I'm sure this is not the weirdest thing he has witnessed.

what's funny is that I've started reading the death note manga recently after watching the anime I love that smug grin that kitsune is giving Pete I think he wants him to admit he was wrong

WhoElseButQuagmire wrote:Friday's plot twist: 1st panel Someone reads from behind a Dungeon Master's book "47..... Great Kinsune pulls out ---- The Book of Fate!" ..Pull back to see that the speaker is Joey ( with the same expression as GK). His Creepy Friends complain that their characters 'Pete', 'Dragon' and 'Cerb' aren't getting a fair shake ("Aw man, the book of fate ploy AGAIN?!?") We realize that there never was any Joel; and that King, Tarot and Sabrina are just normal neighborhood pets used as side characters in the quest, and that the whole arc from the beginning was just J & HCF's regular D & D game session.

If he does this...
well... the final panel will be our reaction.

herobrineharry wrote:If he does this...
well... the final panel will be our reaction.

OMG, that's hilarious. I gotta read that comic.

G.K., if you continue to torture Pete in the way that you have been doing, then I will love you forever.

matthew Wolf wrote: what's funny is that I've started reading the death note manga recently after watching the anime I love that smug grin that kitsune is giving Pete I think he wants him to admit he was wrong

Kitsune kills everyone and becomes the supreme god of the new world. Best. Ending. Evar.

Amazee Dayzee wrote:G.K., if you continue to torture Pete in the way that you have been doing, then I will love you forever.

But if you enjoy watching other characters suffering doesn't that mean you are as jerk as Pete or worse? I guess you just overreacted. Otherwise, Kitsune's joke is on you.

Gren wrote:

matthew Wolf wrote: what's funny is that I've started reading the death note manga recently after watching the anime I love that smug grin that kitsune is giving Pete I think he wants him to admit he was wrong

Kitsune kills everyone and becomes the supreme god of the new world. Best. Ending. Evar.

Amazee Dayzee wrote:G.K., if you continue to torture Pete in the way that you have been doing, then I will love you forever.

But if you enjoy watching other characters suffering doesn't that mean you are as jerk as Pete or worse?

Kit's torturing of Pete's probably going to be over in a short period of time. I think Pete's been trying to 'torture' Kitsune with his stubbornness and hot air for at least three thousand years...

If they can't lord over mortals whenever, then they're not truly infinitely powerful, are they?

Welsh Halfwit wrote:Kit's torturing of Pete's probably going to be over in a short period of time. I think Pete's been trying to 'torture' Kitsune with his stubbornness and hot air for at least three thousand years...

You didn't get what I said it seems. It's not like I'm worried that he's being tortured but that doesn't mean I have to be happy for that.

Kitch wrote:If they can't lord over mortals whenever, then they're not truly infinitely powerful, are they?

Well, I guess that's why they're just "lesser" gods. Otherwise, they'd be called supreme/higher gods.
I'd like to know of those "higher" gods.

Gren wrote:

Welsh Halfwit wrote:Kit's torturing of Pete's probably going to be over in a short period of time. I think Pete's been trying to 'torture' Kitsune with his stubbornness and hot air for at least three thousand years...

You didn't get what I said it seems. It's not like I'm worried that he's being tortured but that doesn't mean I have to be happy for that.

Sorry. The thing about using an internet cafe is you can get distracted from what you really mean/think. I knew your point. What I was trying to explain was WHY Kitsune was taking such a pleasure. No harm, Gren?

Welsh Halfwit wrote:Sorry. The thing about using an internet cafe is you can get distracted from what you really mean/think. I knew your point. What I was trying to explain was WHY Kitsune was taking such a pleasure. No harm, Gren?

Nah, we are good.
But I don't think Pete was trying to "torture" kitsune, he merely wanted to put him out of the picture and then make his move because Kitsune always messes with players' tactics. That's why Pete stole the piece of soul from heaven so he couldn't use that book of fate but the plan backfired.

What's everyone's thoughts on this?

Kitsune starts to use the BOF and the lamp, but Pete questions who gave it to Tarot. Kitsune admits, "I did, so what?" Then Pete claims that Kitsune interfered in the game, saying something like, "it was supposed to be a duel between me and Dragon with no outside interventions." Kitsune objects, but Pete points out that neither avatar would have quit if King hadn't intervened, and King wouldn't've intervened (or been able to) if he hadn't had the lamp.
Pete then calls for Bahamut to decide what to do. (since he wouldn't recognize Cerb's authority, and since Pete is becoming really desperate at this point)

Bahamut shows up, and Pete makes his case. (Also pointing out that Kitsune's BOF isn't the standard-issue one shown in the trial in heaven arc) Upon seeing all this, Bahamut decides the best thing to do is change ALL the cosmic nerds into mortals for a full lifetime. He figures, "maybe somebody will learn a lesson from all of this."

So all the cosmic nerds get put back in time...

Kitsune becomes Karishad
Dragon becomes Tarot...so she can date Peanut
And Pete becomes Peanut...maybe. (just because Pete and Dragon "fight like a married couple"...it also would explain Peanut's explanation in the elevator. He wasn't phased because he already...partially... knew what was going on. And the trip to Gallifrax? Still genuine because Pete is a troll. :-p )

Yes. That could be possible, nice theory!

That does sound interesting (I totally see some elements of Karishad in Kitsune). My only problem is that I don't see Pete becoming Peanut. I don't know, maybe it cause of the attitude and how he behaves, but if the arc did end like that, I see Pete maybe becoming Bino.

Oh, if you allow weird time stuff, Pete and Dragon become the Milton cousins.

Argent wrote:Oh, if you allow weird time stuff, Pete and Dragon become the Milton cousins.

And give them access to practically unlimited wealth? They might as well remain demigods with the power they could obtain.

Also liking how GK is handling this.

I kinda imagine the set up to the game being:
Pete: GK, Dragon is being a jerkface...
Dragon: You're the jerkface!
Pete: ... and we need to settle this.
GK: How about we play a game? You pick the universe, and general time, and I make sure you play fair and don't alter it. Should you overstep your bounds, I WILL call it off and you will BOTH be Jerkfaces.

So I see GK as realizing that on their own the mortals made their decision, the 'lamp' was to ensure they at least had a choice/voice in the game, and before more damage is done GK is calling a time-out to get it under control.

Neat stuff and totally looking forward to the rest of this arc. :)

Argent wrote:Oh, if you allow weird time stuff, Pete and Dragon become the Milton cousins.

Or the neighbours to the Sandwiches. The other neighbours.

Douglas Collier wrote:

Argent wrote:Oh, if you allow weird time stuff, Pete and Dragon become the Milton cousins.

And give them access to practically unlimited wealth? They might as well remain demigods with the power they could obtain.

That's just it... they *don't* have access to practically unlimited wealth any more.

Argent wrote:

Douglas Collier wrote:

Argent wrote:Oh, if you allow weird time stuff, Pete and Dragon become the Milton cousins.

And give them access to practically unlimited wealth? They might as well remain demigods with the power they could obtain.

That's just it... they *don't* have access to practically unlimited wealth any more.

They wouldn't have excessive wealth if they were related to the Miltons?

Being related to the Miltons...
Sort of a scary thought.

TheOne wrote:What's everyone's thoughts on this?

Kitsune starts to use the BOF and the lamp, but Pete questions who gave it to Tarot. Kitsune admits, "I did, so what?" Then Pete claims that Kitsune interfered in the game, saying something like, "it was supposed to be a duel between me and Dragon with no outside interventions." Kitsune objects, but Pete points out that neither avatar would have quit if King hadn't intervened, and King wouldn't've intervened (or been able to) if he hadn't had the lamp.
Pete then calls for Bahamut to decide what to do. (since he wouldn't recognize Cerb's authority, and since Pete is becoming really desperate at this point)

Bahamut shows up, and Pete makes his case. (Also pointing out that Kitsune's BOF isn't the standard-issue one shown in the trial in heaven arc) Upon seeing all this, Bahamut decides the best thing to do is change ALL the cosmic nerds into mortals for a full lifetime. He figures, "maybe somebody will learn a lesson from all of this."

So all the cosmic nerds get put back in time...

Kitsune becomes Karishad
Dragon becomes Tarot...so she can date Peanut
And Pete becomes Peanut...maybe. (just because Pete and Dragon "fight like a married couple"...it also would explain Peanut's explanation in the elevator. He wasn't phased because he already...partially... knew what was going on. And the trip to Gallifrax? Still genuine because Pete is a troll. :-p )

Interesting....sounds like one of the things that used to give Janeway headaches on "Voyager".

Would King's final reward promised to him at the end of the game by GK be him being given the opportunity to become a Cosmic Nerd?

Douglas Collier wrote:

Argent wrote:That's just it... they *don't* have access to practically unlimited wealth any more.

They wouldn't have excessive wealth if they were related to the Miltons?

Considering they are Thomas and Celia, no, no they would not have access to excessive wealth