Gaining an edge
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Bullet dodged, for now…
Depends on how determined Nate is to get in front of the bullet xD
If anything goes wrong it will be because of him, Kaya, or Chloe’s former friends(Minus the blonde one)
having the local basketball star on team is a good start, but how about making use of the twins special talents? their looks don´t really stand out among so many hybrids, but breathing fire? is sure to draw a crowd 😉
Fire might be against the rules of the food festival. At least at conventions I’m pretty sure you’re not allowed to do tricks with fire xD
I think it much more likely that a malfunctioning gas-line will leave Marco unable to cook anything…
…& then the twins will “save the day”, by taking turns keeping the grill hot with their breath!
#It_Practically_Writes_Itself! … 😉 … 🙂 … 😛 … 😀
That’s kind of along the lines of my thinking; but, probably something a little less obvious. 😉
Oh! Hi, Robin! heheheh. umm…
Just as long as their breath doesn’t cause problems with said malfunctioning gas line. Gas likes to go BOOM when ignited, Daniel the Human says it’s 1 of the things Hollywood uses to make explosions prettier. All I know is I shouldn’t have tried taking off around that leaking gas tank with full afterburners, gaining speed quickly became bouncing around like a leaf…
oh come on! Having the twins cook the food right in front of you will be a big draw. “Dragon roasted turkey legs” would be in big demand.
Oohh, earlier update. Is this gonna be the new time the comic goes up, or is this just a one time thing? ~
I wanted to adjust for the changing of the hour here, which happened yesterday night. The system somehow didn’t like that and went ahead with publishing instead of scheduling xD
So yeah, it’s an hour earlier than I intended to.
I thought that might have been the case~
Clocks went forward two weeks earlier in North America. Why can’t Europe and the UK do the same?
Because the whole world seems very intend on not getting along xD
From what I’ve read, the date the time changed used to be universal, then the US changed when they did it~
And now they are all assembled;
not quite the boss and all her staff.
Although Rex is staying quite quiet,
Nate is clearly out for a laugh.
Hiding his compassion in wit;
keeping her feet flat on the ground;
listening to all of her plans
and making sure they are quite sound.
most that will serve bring their own tails,
although the guys will still need suits
Maybe it’s running to plan but…
Does she still need more recruits?
Not sure if you saw this last week or not: I don’t know about anyone else, but at least _I_ always look forward to your poems on a weekly basis~
I’m sure he saw it. ^^
I also look forward to the poems. I had Welsh create a poem for the Twin Dragons book as well 😀
I was honoured to be asked.
I did. And ta.
They are quite the pleasure to read.
And I -usually- ignore poetry. Not here! 🙂
E-Hugs an Ed.
“Attract customers” Hybrids dancing in swimsuits while handing out flyers should help.
I’m sure that would, but I’m not sure the people in charge of food festival would be happy with minors in bathing suits xD
Gee, I wonder who that message was for.
Also, how will they react to cancellation.
We will never know :p
Everybody wave to Zuri!
Waves
*Waves*
*Waves* ~
She is looking away. She can’t see your waving.
“H-Hi, Z-Zuri!” …blushes… 🙂
*Waves*
I wonder who got bought the cameo slot and what they think of their character being so popular.
I reckon we can call it “A Sign” if Zuri keeps showing up! 🙂 LOL
p.s. And I wonder, if the initial post (“Everybody wave to Zuri!”) had been pointed at another character;
Would they have gotten the same response?
(I’d like to reply to the next one down, but it won’t let me~)
I probably would~
She’s so popular :p
Heh, geez Nate! Maybe wait for someone to finish speaking before going into action!
Like that Cleo is asking her friends for help, especially this kind. Think Rex and Nate should do the scouting, Kai and Benji waiting tables, and Kaya helping attract customers.
Rex doing the scouting because tall people can see so far? 😆 Just kidding.
Well couple reasons. Yes his height will help him see better in crowds so that’s one. Another since he is a wolf hybrid he might have a better sense of smell that most which might help him let Marco and Cleo know what’s in the competition’s cuisine. A third reason: not sure Rex has the right sort of temperament for waiting tables! And while Nate can be an understanding guy who should be able to lay on the charm, this strip showed he can be a nuisance even when he didn’t mean to be. Kai and Benji with their mellow attitudes (and Benji’s cuteness) would be far better suited towards keeping customers relaxed and happy.
I would also add that Nate is well suited for scouting because of how skilled he is at rapidly looking up information with his phone. If Cleo is able to find out what other food trucks are likely to be at the festival beforehand Nate should easily be able to look up their menus, reputations, maybe even figure out where they are most likely to set up. That kind of information would be really useful to Cleo and Marco in setting up their own menu before the event.
Nate has to be quick! xD
Your reasoning for the scouting is definitely good, but I had other things in mind ^^
You -always- have ‘other things’ in mind… and 99-44/100% of them are better than whatever happens to be in mine! 😉
Cleo knows how doing things the proper way leads to better success, and the less ethical route is more trouble than it’s worth.
I can see why Nate was the victim in the Among Us strip of Gamer Dragons, if his first reaction to “gain an edge” is “sabatoge the competition”.
Speaking of, Robin hasn’t followed up on that in six months, less a few days.
Yeah, that’s about the time since I started having trouble with this mental thing. At its worst, I could hardly keep up just doing Twin Dragons and nothing else, so I didn’t even think about doing a Gamer Dragons at that time. It’s about time I follow up on that. Once I’m all caught up with my schedule again.
Take all the time you need Robin, we understand. It’s great to see you’re doing better.
Thanks 😀
Yeah, I’m doing a lot better. Soon I’ll be tapering off my meds again and I’ll see how it holds with therapy alone. I’ve got a stronger hold on the situation now.
Nate. Nate. Come on. In the time it took Cleo to finish talking, you not only reached the conclusion that she wanted to sabotage the other food trucks, but you thought of a means to do so, who to contact, and composed a message to them about it? I feel like they should probably address that. As far as the comic goes, it just brought this big, warm smile to my face seeing panels 3 and 4. It’s been so long since we’ve last seen everyone together in one frame, particularly face-to-face instead of in the context of a dream or game. Thank you for continuing to work on this amazing comic Robin, and best of luck to you in moving forwards with therapy. We’re all here to support you and will be every step of the way. Just look at how far you’ve come already. Keep up the good work, and as always, stay awesome!
I hope Cleo intends to pay them, not to use her friends as gratis labor.
But then what’s the point of having friends?
I realize that was intended to be a joke, but considering Cleo’s past, it’s a joke in very poor taste.
Thanks!
Another thought on Nate: I suppose it’s nice to know that he is familiar with more underhanded ways of getting things done but rather than have him do such things (or contact others to do it) maybe Cleo should instead just have him inform her on what to look out for in case she has to deal with trouble.
Good idea. Although it depends on HOW he intended to sabotage the competition.
Sugar in the gas tanks; sand in the oil…
You monster
Lack of morals. Has a bright future in politics…
Cleo’s just full of smart ideas, isn’t she?
And Thunderpants returns! And I see Zuri! Is the black wolf a new cameo, or just another one of your creations?
He didn’t order an orbital cannon strike on the competition right?
Or perhaps a nuclear strike? I’m scared.
Roger accidentally de-orbited that some time ago. 😉
Yes but now we know he may have left a time portal open. (We’re talking http://www.the-whiteboard.com for those that know not.)
And now we know the whole crossover story.
http://freefall.purrsia.com/AF2021/AF2021.htm
I’m just waiting for the twins to learn how to cook using their fire breath. THAT would sure draw a crowd, especially if they make a routine out of it :3.
I’m sure it would be VERY tiring. Maybe as a show, but routine?
Routine as in an act/show/performance. As in the stand-up routine of a comedian.
We haven’t, I think, seen the limits of their fire breath. We don’t know how long they can sustain it, or how hot it gets, etc. Since the biology of hybrids has been stated (multiple times) by the author as being mostly human, we can assume that they can only do their fire breath in spurts, as they breathe out. And if their lung capacity is the same as normal teenagers, they can only force breath out for about 2-4 seconds at a time.
That could be enough to sear a steak, but it’s not even close to long enough to cook anything. If, however, they’ve done breathing exercises to increase lung capacity, they could push breath out for about 20 seconds or so. That’s enough to melt cheese, butter, etc. It’s not long enough to cook an egg, but it would make a great demonstration!
This is admittedly nitpicky, but I can’t help but notice our zebra girl (and table mates) have the same expressions and body positions in panels 3 and 6. Was that accidental?
I haven’t made comics, but I’ve messed with layered images. I can imagine it’d be possible to accidentally forget to switch the background layers between panels. 🙂
Thank you so much for answering my questions! I may have some more next week (or not it depends on how fast I think)
But here’s one for now:
How long are we going to see the twins. By that I mean are we going to follow their story until adulthood, graduation, or even until they have children of their own & we start to follow their adventures?
Until 11/15/29
-Memento Mori
No way , Mac Thunderpants : you’re a loser about it
Ladies and gentlemen , i give to you the best master in sabotage : Wolf WOLFRAM (Nine to Nine) XD
Oh man. I think a crossover with him would be a violation of the Geneva Convention.
Anything including Wolf can be considered as a crime against “anthrosity” ^_^”
Cut to the morning of the fair, where Kaya is now decked out in black camo with more surveillance gear than the FBI Hostage Rescue Team…and Kai has a ball cap, T-shirt, shorts, headset, and shotgun…
Cleo: “When I said ‘scout out the competition,’ this is not what I meant.”
Kai: “Are you sure? I’ve already capped this point!”
Kaya: “I already practiced the techniques…I even got the Colonel’s secret recipe!”
I’m pretty sure your description of Kai is a Team Fortress reference, but I don’t recognize Kaya’s gear. (And before anyone takes offense to that, I only recognize the Scout description because of Death Battle; I don’t play Team Fortress)
Kaya’s just a generic military scout, she’s basically setting bugs and using fiber optic cameras to spy on the competition.
Gotta love Nate, he should host a TV show or something XD
I’m really loving this chapter. It’s not often you see a fairly accurate and POSITIVE example of capitalism. =3
Go, Cleo! Go, team! =D Help people – and each-other – by providing something with positive value!
…Heck, it’s not often you see a positive example of a rich character, in general. XD
What do you mean I can’t bring the napalm tanks or the thermite bags? WHAT oh come on I’m sure I could keep the burns to first degree. You sure I can’t cut…ok ok you lot are no fun.
OOF- burn for captain thunderpants!