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Kaya bringing the dragon news in a subtle way.
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Well, my question from the last comic was answered almost immediately.
Yeah, it just so happened it was going in that direction :p
I was wondering, that when they have arrived to tje hospital, they give some kind of cards to the receptionist, that countained their classification as dragons. Didn’t the recepcionist gave this information to the doctors? Anyway, I am curious about the doc’s reaction. 😀
She noted they’d called themselves ‘Dragons’ and reclassified them as ‘Lizards.’
Yup what Welsh said. I do wonder if, maybe as a little side thing as the twins are leaving, if we’ll see one of the docs having a talk with that receptionist or see her called to one of their offices over the intercom. No wait, better would be if as the twins are leaving the receptionist is just looking over things real quick on her computer and she sees that their docs have changed their species to the proper classification along with a note saying “DO NOT ALTER”!
Or one of them glancing at her and blowing a small flame as they leave.
Seconded.
Welsh said it already, but the receptionist changed their classification from dragon to general lizard. There’s a reason for that which Dr Franklin will talk about soon so I’m not spoiling that part :p
Soooo – strong hybrids are unusual?
Just wait till she needs to improvise with the various push against my hand style muscle tests.
We don’t need any doctor-shaped holes in the wall, lol.
Not as unusual as you might think, but Kaya did hold the cart with incredible ease, while it was almost pulling over Dr Fern just now :p
Unusual for her size and build, she’s a fairly slender looking short teenaged girl, you don’t generally expect them to be able to handle several hundred pounds with ease.
For this Doc two and two makes four
as she hauls the cart up, off the floor;
seeing Kaya like we’ve noted before;
Strong enough to break the door.
This explains many of her disasters
(and, indeed, the total lack of plasters)
She and her bro are danger masters…
now get that thing some new casters.
She’s now learning about herself.
Of new info she’s got a wealth
of things that she’s learned by stealth.
Proof Doctors are good for your health!
I just came back from lurking for half a year and I just gotta say I’m impressed that you’re still doing this.
Ta, mate.
Next page hopefully we get to see the doctors reaction to Dragon being mentioned. 😃
Of course, it has been mentioned just now, so she has to react xD
The nurse is learning more and more on how “unique” Kaya is beyond personality and “maturity”.
That’s a Doctor, Tj.
I was going for scientist.
Unique is certainly the correct wording :p
Neat how you’re addressing Kai & Kaya being dragons differently between them, maybe Kaya won’t have to breathe fire to convince her doctor!
To have it play out the same for both would be boring :p
Lol; here we go again!
Yep here we go again
Dragon bomb was dropped: Kaya edition xD
Now , doctors will have to include dragon’s strength in their datas
Just a thing : in the fifth panel , the doctor can’t have her head in such angle ; unless she’s a snake or have her neck broken ……….
I disagree. I just put my head at that angle, bending over the table. No problem.
Don’t look at generally but closely , and you’ll see it’s impossible
Maybe I turned it a bit too far. Generally still acceptable for a comic, I guess ^^’
Made a mistake :p
Nah. It depends on the flexibility of your neck. Most people CAN’T go that far, but if you’re used to stretching it, (such as for jobs that require looking at things at odd angles or for some forms of karate/gymnastics), it is POSSIBLE to do it without a broken neck. Just a little uncomfortable.
The one way to have her head here and with these two angle is possible if the spine is linked to the breasts in place of the shoulders . The best mark of it is the falling left hair mass : if her head was linked to the right spot , this mass would rest on her shoulder even with the angles
I’ve tried to put my head ahead , vertically and looking to the side as on the panel : success for the two first points but very painful . So , given up to the last point
So Kaya breaks the news as well. Let’s see how her Doc reacts to the news.
Yeah, she sure did, very casually :p
Kai and the sofa for reference: https://www.twindragonscomic.com/comic/packing/
While looking for it I also realized the comic will have the fourth birthday in two weeks.
Also smooth way to drop the bomb, Kaya.
Yeah, almost 4 years since I started the site. 😀
We’ve come a long way ^^
Nice see a callback to the first arc of the comic. Something tells me the twins are going to be meeting with a few more doctors out of this, I’m sure Cleo’s going to get a kick out of the fact the twins basically forced what was supposed to be a simple one-day check-up into something around the length of a school festival. Maybe she’ll even convince a few people to basically have a festival around the hospital just so she can screw with the hospital staff, made all the more ridiculous with literally having all the appropriate documentation needed for something like that filled out in a fully legal manner.
For some reason, that seems pretty in-character for her, to me.
She will call it: the dragon’s festival
Just to spite the doctors :p
Spoilers? Lol.
Prepare for screaming in 5.4.2.1.0…… (this recording may alter the space time continuum. sorry for the inconvenience) I hope that little time trip for a recording of the doctor scream doesn’t break the space time continuum
I’m sure it won’t. And if it does, we won’t know because we go POP xD
the olypics would be a quite different affair if there are other hybrids just as strong as them.
In a story I wrote, there was a similar premise with ‘animal people’, although I did not call them ‘Hybrids’.
They easily outclassed any given human athlete in their strong suit (a bull person for example would be generally really strong and toss that hammer out of the field, whereas a cheetah would jog past Mr. Bolt and not even break a sweat).
When they hit the world (and by extension, because they are really good at it, the sports part of the world), it was quickly established, that they cannot compete against human athletes, because of the jarring difference in natural abilities.
It’s just not a contest.
As a result, the ‘Olympic games’ were limited to human athletes, but at the same time, a new sort of contest was established: The ‘Demilympics’, a contest more or less exclusively for ‘Demihumans’ or ‘Animal people’, where the animal people from all over the world could test their mettle against their peers.
I say ‘more or less’, because human athletes were allowed to participate.
The human athletes competing were, quite obviously, the same kind of people, who would also compete in the Ironman challenge: Completely nuts. 🙂
To get back to the comic: I assume it will end up somewhat similar.
If the hybrids do not just share ‘visible’ traits of their (spirit) animal, but also other traits, like strength or speed, they will likely be subject to ‘differentiation’, especially when it comes to sports.
Much like the people of South Africa were subject to ‘differentiation’ for a far too long time. (Apartheid)
None of them have been able to get into the olympics yet, but seeing as they first generation is 16 years old now, I might be able to include this in the future :p
Hmm, is there a minimum age in the olympics? I have to look into that.
I don’t know if there is a minimum age either but I have seen that it’s generally pretty young. So if the Olympics are still a couple of years off in your story I wouldn’t be surprised to see at least a few hybrids participate. Issues like what’s been mentioned are already likely being studied closely by sport associations the world over already.
A quick Google search says there isn’t a specific minimum age. It can vary according to the sport, but there are 15 year olds who have competed, and 13 year olds who have qualified. It would not surprise me if there were some hybrids out there who were already being trained for the Olympics. There would definitely be some sponsors or trainers out there who would have latched on quickly to exploit skilled hybrids. Especially if they realised they may only have a few years before the rules change to limit hybrid participation. Though, honestly, you could argue what the difference is between a non hybrid human who was just born better, and a hybrid, who is also a human who was just born better.
It is the same area as Michael Phelps and Caster Semenya
They have a genetic advantage. In Michael’s case unusually so.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/we-celebrated-michael-phelpss-genetic-differences-why-punish-caster-semenya-for-hers/2019/05/02/93d08c8c-6c2b-11e9-be3a-33217240a539_story.html
As to Mr Bolt
The average house cat, if you could get one to run on command and in a straight line, would leave him standing.
Well, Kai tried to be subtle too, but the Doc didn’t believe him. And while strength isn’t exclusive to dragons, it at least indicates that more questions may need to be asked.
Honestly, still surprised that “Any unique abilities” isn’t a standard question.
Oh well, let’s see this Doc’s reaction first. At least she’ll ask “Who’s Kai?” And realise that there are two of them.
unique abilities like fire breathing isn’t really standard, so that’s why it isn’t a standard question :p
They actually have included a strength test for hybrids, but both of them didn’t get that far in the examination yet :p
The standard question should be:
“Do you have any unique abilities or traits?”
That question would allow for variance between different hybrids, and it would give an opportunity for the hybrid to explain certain things about his/her biology. For example, one hybrid might have hollow bones, or another hybrid might have elbows that can rotate 180°. Perhaps a feline hybrid has genuine night vision, or perhaps can see in both visible light and ultraviolet light spectrums, depending on which eyelids are opened. A standard question of, “Do you have any unique abilities or traits?” would allow such things to be discussed openly, without needing to resort to tactics such as melting thermometers or outright breathing fire.
It would be appropriate if Kai and Kaya’s visit to set up the precedent for this question being asked.
I think the doctors are gonna need to put the twins in the same room if they really want to get the details of their abilities.
They just might have to do that :p
Kaya might need instructions, but the number one would be “never trust her in the same room with nothing to do with her brother”
Kai is the Sofa King. Hehe, couldn’t resist. ;-p
That is a story in itself.
In the 80’s there was a UK store called Sofa King.
They sponsored a race horse, part of the deal was that they could name it.
Sofa King Fast.
This got past the Jockey Club, which can disapprove of names, if they might be controversial.
The name lasted until the first race, when a commentator said the name quickly.
Hey. Sorry I’m late to the comment game this week. I had to submit college applications and take my last SAT test, so I had other things on my mind than my favorite webcomic updating that day. I honestly love this page. It just has so much going for it. From Kaya’s blissful ignorance to her own strength to how casually she presented not only being a dragon but having a brother with the exact same gifts. Dr. Fern’s reactions and the anticipation of that one which is impending. Not to mention the fact that Kaya’s expression in the last panel is just plain adorable. This page was just laughter and smiles the whole way through for me, and I appreciate that. Amazing work Robin. You really outdid yourself this week. I’m not sure if you’ll see this comment so late, but I hope you do. You deserve to know how well you’ve done. As always, stay awesome.
Welsh rat was late too : look at the number of persons having commented before his poem X_X
Hahaha, first comment on 4:37, the poem at 4:53. Cut the poor guy some slack. XD
Maybe it’s because this comic’s audience is growing.
I LOVE THIS! The story and characters are great, and I love all the surprises, but I have to ask, what happened to gamer dragons? It’s November and the last comic for gamer dragons was in August. Please don’t forget it. Also, are the jerk group of kids gonna come back, well, duo now. That is all
Welcome to our world! Gamer Dragons has gone on a sort of as-time-permits basis. Twin Dragons is the, very, primary comic. The time necessary to do such a thorough and great looking job on Twin Dragons, plus all the rest that’s on Robin’s plate, makes this a full-time job for him. Gamer Dragons therefore, while it is -not- dead, does only update when spare time is available to do something worthwhile for it.
As for the Dumbnamic Duo; I’m pretty sure I remember Robin saying they will “probably” be around again, just no idea when. 😉
LOVE THE NAME and thank you. I just want to make sure cause I check these daily. So, just making sure.
Thanks! 😉
I check Twin Dragons daily too; because, I enjoy the forums and like to keep up with the comments. (Ya never know when I’ll neeeed to respond to one of them! 😉 🙂 🙂 )
Dangit. Not “forums”, “-comments-“! (Sorry; it’s 01:30 a.m. here.) 🙂
*I check Twin Dragons daily too, because I like to keep up with the comments. (Ya never know when I’ll neeeed to respond to one of them! 😉 🙂 🙂 )
A part of me now wants to see both doctors running out into the hall, shouting, “You’ve hot to see what this kid can do!” Both being in unison.
Is that a pun or misspelling. Fire is very hot.
Lol autocorrect! I meant to write, “You’ve got to see what this kid can do!”
The original comment can work as a pun; I just didn’t intend it that way.
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