Grrl Power #380 – It’s a new dance called “The Grievous Self Harm”
Sydney is a boy-shorts gal, in case that was a burning question for anyone. With guys, it’s boxers, boxer briefs, briefs or tighty whities. Technically TW’s are briefs, but really they’re a separate category, cause they’re just the worst looking underwear possible for guys. They’re the male equivalent of granny panties. Yes, there are actually a few other options for guys, but they’re rare/exotic/usually worn by strippers, like one that’s a low cut thong but it only goes around one hip. It’s basically a headband with a pouch in the front. I don’t think it would stay on a woman. If you want to see one just google “half thong.”
For women, there is at least thong, bikini, string bikini, tanga, hipster, brief, boyshorts, French cut, high cut, and then there’s this thing. Possibly the least practical piece of underwear ever designed. A C-String. Women’s underwear apparently partially follows rebel fighter craft naming conventions. There’s probably a lot more, but at some point it becomes difficult to tell if it’s legitimately a different style or just marketing. So yeah, I looked at all those and figured Sydney’s a boyshorts gal. It goes with her boy shirts and boy pants. They’re probably more comfortable than anything on the list (until you get used to wearing it, which Sydney never did) besides the briefs, but those are mom/granny undies. She would be really self conscious in “sexy” underwear, but she doesn’t want to sport the lady equivalent of tighty whities either.
After drawing this page I realized that Sydney is like a low grade Evel Knievel, in so much that she’s probably suffered a lot of self inflicted bone breaks and other miscellaneous injuries over her lifetime. Somehow she’s not covered in scar tissue – really that’s something I should have thought about and put at least a few visible ones on her hands and legs. I guess she’s pretty good at not scratching at her scabs.
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As a member of the tribe “Uncoordinated Basement Dweller” I was wondering… what does one do at a rave?
If it’s an anime convention rave… you follow a guy who looks like Roshi from DBZ complete with a turtle shell, as he leads a train around the dance floor
Other than that , no idea. I’m a back of the room listener. Not a raver
get drugged and raped? I really need to find out where these things happen, I love hear rapists beg for death.
Wow, if you were that bad I’d think they would just stop rapping you and go away. Unless you are talking about taking control and continuing against their will…
“hmm? oh, no, that BDSM stuff is for YOU mister R! did I mention I’m a S?” *Grins*
Raves didn’t start as a drug and dance place. But it has become that at lest in people’s minds like your Chaos. Just a dance place where you dance all night late night to early morning. .
Dance, mainly. If it’s an edgier crowd, it’s likely to involve drugs (I believe Ecstasy and pot are still the preferred raver doping options). Ill-advised hook-ups also tend to be popular, especially in ‘real’ raves, which offer lots of small nooks and crannies in whatever building they are held in. (If you’re at an actual club as shown in the comic, it’s not a real rave. By definition, true raves are held at properties that are either abandoned or the owner isn’t using for some other purpose*–warehouses and decommissioned factories are thus popular choices.)
Ravers tend to wear either bright, multi-colored clothing or go the goth route; usually, they’ll inhabit different raves. The color kids also like to adorn themselves with glo-sticks and similar light-y things, so that they can stand out in a poorly lit room. Goth raves usually feature slower music, and of course, the official goth-shuffle-dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDcfZrAhXt0
One big problem at raves is dehydration and over-hydration, due to the aforementioned Ecstasy use. One of the biggest dangers of X is not the drug itself, but the fact that you can’t tell that you are dying of thirst while on it. So if you’re dancing in a room that’s near body-temperature heat due to being so crowded, and you go on for several hours like that, you end up suddenly passing out from heat exhaustion. Less frequently, someone who knows about this danger will actually overcompensate, drinking so much water that they thin out their blood, with disastrous effect. Some raves have been known to set up free bottled water tables where you’re encouraged to go once every hour (this keeps things about right).
The rave in the movie Go is a pretty idyllic example of one.
*: This is awkward phrasing. What I was trying to get at is that sometimes, property owners who have no tenants will allow a rave to be held on their property, for a cut of the take. These properties are not licensed clubs, however, and can get shut down by the cops if they’re too blatant.
“…and of course, the official goth-shuffle-dance”
For the “color-rave,” an example would be: https://www.watchcartoononline.com/samurai-jack-episode-28
Ecstasy (MDMA). And glowsticks. Plus water. Lots of water.
There’s also “gloving”. Apparently, no actual dancing is necessary, so Syd should do fine (especially with her added orb-ital goodness).
side note. I have seen that Roshi doing the train. not a fictional story
Underwear or under pants as they are said sometimes. Who needs it? Not I.
I am also not a fan of dancing or loud music.
I imagine I would also find dancing uncomfortable without underwear.
I tend to find dancing uncomfortable (as in embarrassing) with or without underwear. Give me a slow dance; I can sway while holding a woman.
Its funny how everything takes on a whole new meaning once the words “without underwear” are spoken.
“I can sway while holding a woman”
This makes me think. Seems when you are talking multiple powers that either some form of regeneration or healing would be a pretty basic power to have in the mix. Maybe one of Sydney mysterious balls is related to healing? Lord knows she needs it.
Pretty powerful and subtle effect if its healing old scars from before she got them (assuming she’s not lying about having found them recently) in such a way that she can’t feel or notice it.
I think Sydney’s best scars should be in some embarrassing place and that’s why we don’t see them and she doesn’t mention them.
Mind you, if any of the orbs contained Healing or Regenerative powers, perhaps they wouldn’t have been on the ocean floor waiting for Sydney. If their previous owner got clobbered or even killed, I mean.
If one of the Orbs did accelerate Healing, that doesn’t mean that Sydney won’t have scars. Scars are a natural by-product of healing in some cases, and the Orb might just be accelerating her natural healing. Not giving her supernatural healing.
Also, I think the Orbs are of Alien Design. If I was to guess, that is my best one.
About what you said Ignoble, remember that Sydney’s orbs have perk trees. It may be that previous owners either went up against an enemy too great for them. I imagine that those orbs would give people balls in more ways than one!
It’s interesting to see the orbs getting into Syd’s moves too.
[Personally never found boyshorts to be particularly comfortable (probably depends on one’s frame really), but it’s been a while since I last tried them.]
I know that feeling, only I’m good, not great, but good at dancing, once upon of time though I was rather bad at it, luckily I do have rhythm so it upped my chance of actually one day being good at dancing…
Hey Dave! Sydney might have been the bearer of many grievous hurts, But has had the Halo for a while. I believe she has been subtly repaired by one of the Orbs. Considering the swiss army knife abilities it makes sense.
Is “Skill I never had before” a possible power?
Example: “Ohmygosh! The pilot’s injured! If only I knew how to land a helicopter! Eh. How hard can it be?”
(And then actually fly a helicopter, which as I understand it, isn’t easy.)
So… Maybe she CAN dance like she’s never danced before.
Do both Sydney and Harem say “Ooh! Ah! Doin’ my dance!” when dancing?
Side note: The G is unnecessary in Sydney’s dance phrase if you’re going to use an apostrophe to replace it.
I would never wear something like that.
Ever.
EVER…. that looks obscenely painful.
I’m assuming you are referring to what Dave linked to in the blog? Otherwise I would generally have to assume you are referring to the boy shorts…
DaveB, just wanted to say out loud how glad I am you decided to go away from the “FrankenSydney” school of design. Thank you very much.
I may have missed a previous comment explaining what FrankenSydney is.
In all the site I have found only one other comment that suggests this.
https://www.grrlpowercomic.com/archives/955/comment-page-1#comment-39406
Referring to this guy.
https://souleater.wikia.com/wiki/Franken_Stein
Cause he resembles Sydney in that one panel when he does this number.
https://orig15.deviantart.net/0c1f/f/2012/245/e/5/soul_eater__shiny_glasses_by_mintyfox118-d5da2zg.png
I wonder if this comment will even show since it has links?
YAY!
Is that what anifreik meant?
DaveB said:
I just assumed that anifreik was saying that she was glad that Sydney did NOT look all beat up as if our heroine had been stitched together like the Frankenstein monster.
DING DING DING! We have a winner! Thank you, Ignoble, I thought it a very obvious comment. I didn’t take into account all the deep thinkers around here…
BTW, I’m a he. :)
Sorry, the gravatar threw me . . .
Who would win in a swearing contest: Sydney, or LittlePip from Fallout: Equestria?
I think Sydney hands down. With the LittlePip taking notes and eyes getting wider with each level that Sydney ups the swearing.
However I don’t think I know LittlePip. So I have no basis for comparison
Well yeah…Even Math recognizes that Sydney has to be at least a 7th Dan Black Belt at swearing. She can go from zero-to-sailors blushing in about 3 seconds.
As has been shown previously “Sailor Blushing” is her starting point.
at least she hasn’t been seen to do devils praying to god to stop her,
Wanna bet? *shows a video of demons in agony as Sydney’s cursing is being played over a PA system*
OK….. I did not know that breed could bend that way. nice job editing the audio to not hurt the people watching the vid. just want to know is the smoke from the speaker effects or original tape?
Well, yeah, that’s her starting point. Because it takes about 3 seconds for the mental impact of her cursing to register in the listener’s brain & recognize what she’s saying. It’s even more impressive to watch the escalation after the 3 second mark, though.
Littlepip is another character known for her colorful swears. She constantly says stuff like “Celestia’s solar-flaring mareheat!” and “Luna rape me with the moon!”
Also, given Syndey’s background, it’s quite possible she’s read Fallout: Equestria, and would be too busy fangasming to actually compete.
Thanks for that. From what I’ve read about it, this fanfic is longer than War and Peace and probably better reviewed. It’s also apparently darker not only than My Little Pony:Friendship is Magic but also the Fallout series of videogames.
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/119190/fallout-equestria
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Fanfic/FalloutEquestria (Spoilers and also a potential big waste of time)
It’s also famous enough to get a reference in Fallout 4.
Just let her float over the crowd and do lazy spins, or throw party favours at the throng!
On an unrelated note (sort of), Sydney should have a hero mask. That covers her mouth.
Then we discover one of the mystery balls gives her the ability to project her voice directly into everyone’s brain within a thousand miles (or maybe just when she swears)
The power of one of the orbs is to project her thoughts into the head of an artist in a parallel Earth and force him to document every facet of her life as a series of words and images.
Unless you do one of those extreme close-ups of Sydney’s hands (ala “The Ren & Stimpy Show”) any scars would not show up unless they were extreme (like if she had sliced between her middle and ring finger all the way down to the wrist)
O.o
Sydney would have insisted on giving the Spock Salute FROM HELL to anyone nearby.
“Look! Look! Quick, before I pass ou…”
WHY DID YOU MAKE ME PICTURE THAT BEFORE BED?!
Because he could.
Which part? Took me awhile to realise there were two parts to that post that could cause consternation before sleep
And yet again, I have to remind myself “she’s just a cartoon.”
By the way, how long until Sydney is on the Valentines pinup rotation?Also, I’m trying to figure out the logistics of a C-String, but I keep getting stuck at “How does a person maintain a 16-hour butt clench?”
Perhaps it can only be worn by those who have been to prison?
That’s where you would need to learn how to sleep with your eyes open & your sphincter closed.
I saw an AD for a device to fix that problem but I can’t link it here…
As in, “you can’t” link it here, or “you won’t” link it here?
:P
The system recently blocked a whole comment for what turned out to be just one of my three links in same. AAand that link was similar in content, maybe even milder that the others, so maybe both… Wish the system gave me more accurate messages so I wouldn’t have to spend all day trying to “help” with my links. (DaveB needs to know about male lingerie [he claimed there was not really such a thing and there totally is in so many different forms! ] so he can keep things balanced if the girls take to wearing it. I used to be a WOW druid: must maintain the Balance!)
Which part? Keeping your eyes open or your sphincter closed? o_O
First one and then the other as a side effect.
Check my reply to someone else on page one. Basically, it’s a snap bracelet for your crotch… no butt clenching required.
bend the wrong way, and suddenly, surprise penetration of the bootay!
I’m just glad penetration wasn’t part of how you hold it in place.
Then you are wearing it wrong o_O
I’m still wierded out by that assless jockstrap thing you see on guys in porn every now and then. Who designed that bullshit?!
Possibilities:
1) Someone that VERY much wanted to see a guys ass.
2) Someone that wanted easy access to same.
3) Someone that wanted to see some skin but also wanted to leave a little mystery for later.
4) Someone that spends a lot of time outside and has FI.
6) Someone that just killed a giant one-eyed pirate and wanted a way to display his trophy that indicated the degree to which he had pwned said pirate.
Someone
the device was never actually invented, as you can plainly see, it has never been fully completed.
They got it off eBay from Achilles, a fight where Max shot past him and he looked at her just as it went off. Thus the demonstration having his entire backside of the outfit gone was really part of a running gag… He has a bed of nails in his room and sometimes bathes by taking a dip in acid. What would you do for humor’s sake?
Use you as a piñata.
With a cattle prod whacking stick.
I would just like to say once again that I am very thankful that you have stuck to your guns in not only trying to portray Sydney’s clothing (as best you can given your gender and background) as to be true to her character but not snapping compromising shots of her for the audience that she wouldn’t want seen even if she technically wouldn’t know it. (though technically she is, if I understand the beginning right, the narrator of our story so she has such editorial control I honestly believe you would do it even if she wasn’t) Our favorite story’s characters become our friends sometimes (sorta kinda) and I would be uncomfortable if she were shown in such a way. I don’t mind the others as they would be “cool with it”. In fact somehow the more outgoing, sexually, characters seem more realistic because they are paired with characters who aren’t. If that makes any sense.
I don’t know if you do the same for all the voting incentives etc… which is why I steer clear of those extras but the comic is more than enough. (if I did send some money your way in Patreon I wouldn’t have to see such things would I? I guess I could just use paypal. )
Anyway, nothing new. Just I know the other side is very vocal, and creative, in their desire for you to show more so I thought it was good that once in a while this side speaks up a bit so you don’t forget we are here.
Let’s hope the next installment is Sydney at that media prep course….
Well there’s her problem! Sydney wasn’t wearing her glasses when she danced her way into that bathtub. It’s no wonder she miscalculated where she was, banged into the sink and tumbled into the tub!
. . . or maybe she can be just a little clumsy.
If Sydney kept her dancing simple and didn’t try any fancy moves, while letting her orbs steal the show, that would go over pretty well. Raves tend to get pretty crowded, so all anyone can really do is bounce to the beat anyway.
I may have mentioned this before, but Sydney needs a climbing harness built into her suit. With clip on rings at waist and wrists that have webbing for the balls to slip into. Thus she can have the two unknowns at he waist level (and maybe true sight) while having Force field always webbed to left hand. This leaves LighHook , flight and PPO webbed into the right wrist on short tethers. The idea is that she can drop flight in combat and order the two unknowns to hold position (and hence hold her up), while she goes to offense.
They don’t need to be free to help her move around this way, it just is slower (okay walking speed really) and SAFER. She changes from light skirmish with big weapons (aka glass cannon) into more of a tank.
And while I am thinking out the powers training montage — she should work out how to engage the forcefiekd close in and then embiggen it outward to push things away. Why, well because she has to have seen AKIRA… Then she needs a MP3 player and some speakers added to the suit for some suitable (see what I did there?) theme music.
Can’t find the exact bit but this has the music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky2dU6oIBAw
Totally random thought. If any of you are aware of the totally excellent webcomic Kill Six Billion Demons, wouldn’t a cuss-off between Sydney and Cio be something to see?
I liked how she made fun of her self
Experiment number 63…
NSFW
OK so now add this.
https://www.malepower.com/products.aspx?cat=8967&pageId=8&parent=8967
And it rejected that last one so maybe this mildly NSFW one next.
https://www.teddygirl.com/mens-crotchless-short.html
Maybe if I break it up for reassembly?
www
lingeriediva
com/
mens-lingerie
The things I do to give DaveB good references for stuff he thought didn’t even exist….. hard work. And the system doesn’t even tell you why it rejects stuff. No real difference between this one and the others. *shrugs*
Wee! Been a while since we had a good Sydney String of Expletives moment. Too long.
As someone accident prone herself – your bones actually toughen up the same way a martial artist’s do, only not on purpose. So do your veins. I can now fall down a flight of concrete steps and not even bruise. And you’d be surprised, with obvious exceptions (burn scars) most scars fade within a year or two if you got half-decent medical treatment. Neosporin and a bandaid are plenty sufficient for anything short of stitches-required. I cut my hand open unloading the dishwasher last year, sufficient to get a good look at how my tendons work, and the scar’s barely visible now.