Grrl Power #498 – Hangin’ with my hybrid
Obviously trying to attract the attention of your teammate might also attract the attention of anything else that can hear, but as Holo-Halo, Sydney is… well, I would say especially brash, but that’s a minor distinction in her case. Less risk averse I guess.
The funny thing is, projected Sydney can’t touch anything, but Sydney still can. Actual Sydney took her medkit out of the utility pouch and set it on the ground, so the projected one did as well, since as far as she knows all the projection can do is mirror her exactly. I guess the projection can make little child projections like the medkit. That’s probably pretty limited though, otherwise it’d be hugely exploitable. I mean from a writing standpoint, not as a design feature of the orbs.
It’s also fair to say Pixel doesn’t skip squat day. I’m not so great at drawing butts – not that I have anything against them. I mean, a nice ass is a nice ass, but easily 95% of the stuff I draw in the comic is from the front, and usually above the waist. Obviously I could pull the camera out a bit and have people standing in circles so there’s always the one person closest to the camera presenting posterior like a baboon… you’ve all seen manga like that don’t even lie. But you know when you come across an artists gallery on your site of choice and you can instantly tell “yeah, this guy is super into butts.” If I’m into anything, it’s lady abs, and if I wasn’t trying to tell a story and develop characters here, I imagine Dabbler and Max and Anvil and everyone besides Sydney would be standing around in sports bras and leaning slightly back all the time.
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Civilians! *facepalm* They always wonder why the cruel game master suddenly has monsters appear while their party is sneaking around the enemy keep HAVING LOUD DISCUSSIONS/ARGUMENTS.
Typical cat. Gotta show off that butt hole.
As a good friend of mine says (voicing his cat’s thoughts, I should say)…
“Behold my luscious tushie!”
As the comedian Gallagher has said, “a cat won’t eat the food you buy for them, then goes off into a corner to lick their butt. I should make butt-flavored cat food.”
It’s just occurred to me – in the comic before this one, Sydney came across this nightmarish scene, and yet still chose to jokingly say “dramatic gasp”.
Kind of cold.
I think it’s just that like me, she’s trained herself to have her default response be the funniest one she can think of in the instant between perceiving it and reacting to it. If so, it would mean she didn’t choose to say “dramatic gasp” any more than someone else would have chosen to gasp, it was just automatic.
She’s a self-narrator as a reflex. ;)
I must admit I had that thought, at first. But wholly agree with ThatGuyWhat’sMadeofCheese* and Meerling**. Plus I instinctively turn to humour, such as when suffering dire injuries. Folks like Sydney, and I, use comedy as stress-relief along with the more normal use as a social aid.
Sydney’s attention was focused on what she was seeing, rather than self-editing her normal dialogue, to ensure that it was appropriate to the setting.
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…So, if Holo-Halo can make ‘child projections’ while doing what the real Sydnie does, does that mean she can make recursive Holo-Halo’s with its/her own orbs?
No, Sydney had to hold the yellow orb to make the projection so Holo-Halo is always holding it too.
What if she accidentally pecks the right perk and notices Holo-Orbs floating around Holo-Halo?
*PICKS
She still only has two arms.
Holo-Orbs are floating around Holo-Halo, but Holo-Halo is not independent to Halo, plus, as Lord Evil said, she still only has two arms (and, if you look closely, Holo-Halo is already holding one of her balls in her left hand)
I think by holo-orb, Shamdon was specifically referring to the orb that makes holo-halo.
That’s the one that’s in both of their hands
It is worth noting that the illusionary orbs cannot create powers of their own. We have proof of this, in that Sydney pointed out that her true-sight does not work through the projection. If Halo has nothing else useful to do at the moment, she can try using her tentacle, to render first aid.
But the most that is likely to happen is that her real body will create a tentacle, and a similar illusionary one will appear from the projection. However, just like her hand, it would pass through Pixel’s body.
However, it may turn out that the truesight is actually an exception, and that all the other powers can be used. Which would make Halo phenomenally powerful. As she could engage enemies virtually risk free.
Use the tentacle to grasp the chains (or rope or whatnot) holding them up, and rip it from the ceiling (13 tons force should do the trick). Detach whatever bits she recons can be removed safely. Scoop all three up (we saw the tentacle can easily handle three, in the restaurant). Then raise shield and exit by the most convenient route.
Any doors blocking the way can be opened with the tentacle (which appears outside the shield). Or blasted with the PPO, as may seem appropriate. Likewise any villains who try to stop her. Primary aim to get out before the enemy can respond effectively.
Halo’s only serious risk is that she is unaware of what may be happening around her own body. And the enemy are clearly aware that heroes are present!
Mind you the latter is still a risk even without the image having powers. But she is more likely to switch attention between the two situations, if she only has sensory and illusionary capability with the phantasm. And that does seem to be the more likely way her power works.
Although who knows what might happen with upgrades on the skill tree?
One problem with this: you are having her use three of her balls at once: remember, she can’t let go of the Telepresence ball or Holo-Halo goes ‘bye-bye’
Good point, I had forgotten that. Still tentacle until discovered. Then either hunker down, with shield up, until rescued, or blast away/swat with tentacle.
In fact if she works hard, she may be able to carry the hostages with one part of the tentacle and swat with the rest!
Would be cool if something like that was possible. If one hand from both had to hold the hologram orb, the illusion hand could use the truesight, while the real hand uses the shield orb.
Technically such an arrangement could work, if the orbs really do connect to one another.
What if Sydney could turn the shield into a pyramid? I bet she could dive-bomb someone like that. Hmm.
Different shaaaaaaapes.
Is it “hip to be a square”, or an octagon?
ok Step 1. Report in / Call for backup. While Harem is impressive something that can get the drop on a
Were-laser-Jaguar is not something to screw around with . Harem should most likely compress down to 2 bodies to up her power (while keeping a spare just incase) and Syd should just bubble up her and krona and start cutting/rip their way in with lighthook/ppo.
If Harem hasn’t already hit the Panic Button back at HQ, she’s going to need to audit Basic Training AGAIN. Seriously, there should be strike teams advancing on the site even as we speak.
You know, I’ve heard more than once that DaveB used to do more…Risque stuff. Anybody know where to look for that kind of thing?
Also interested in information on this, for scientific reasons, of course
Try his DeviantArt page
So if you are interested in art of a more….. fluffy varieity there may be an artist whoes art is very similar on aa certian adult fetish website…..
Cough, cough….Only for pure curiosity, of course…But which site would that be?
Why, one that has certain “affinity” to fluff, or fur, where else would you expect? But getting the handle is not as easy. I think it was mentioned below some of the (now ancient) comic pages, maybe even only in comments (and no, I don’t remember it).
Training mission! It’s all a setup and they are testing sydney
Pixelicious is certainly playing her part, she deserves an Oscar (or something actually worth something, like a Tony)
Cuz they’re Grrrrreat!!?
Wrong Tony, but will allow it (knew someone would go for it :D)
Because they’re faaabulooouuus!
Now what would be needed to take down an 8ft tall were-jaguar? And then those other two as well. Who are they dealing with is the next question we want answered.
There are three others strung up, plus Pixelicious
Is it me or is Pixel’s tail look like its growing from within the hole instead of the base of her spine? Cause if Were’s crapped tails, then they have my sympathy…
Your coccyx is pretty close to the hole.
Are we finally reducing some of these Characters?
“Remember Pixel” will be ARC Light’s new battle cry.
Two things.
1. Will Sydney be able to use the Comm Orb for recon without going full holo?
2. Something that can take down Pixel within ten minutes is something they probably want back up for.
FYI, if it hasn’t been said before. Tails don’t come from the middle of buttcheeks, unless you are being really kinky. They are usually an extension of the spine, and so come from above the cheeks.
Also, they are obviously being drained of something, hung up like that and the limbs tied above the neck. Blood? But then why such a small catcher, and impaled with some probe in the front and back? And on the side of the chest opposite of the heart? Hope that is explained later.
I don’t think they are being drained – that may just be a sedative or monitoring device that they are hooked up to
Have you actually checked where the base of your spin ends? Obviously not, or you wouldn’t be WRONG!!
Um, yeah. It ends right above my anus. Which is ABOVE the butt, not in it. Unless your really obese, this is how it is for most people hon.
Do a spot of self-examination, the tail bone ends between the cheeks, not above them
That’s why, if you land too hard, you can break your arse
That is because it is vestigial, in humans, and curls back in. Anybody who’s curled out, would have had an evolutionary disadvantage (for instance breaking it when sitting down or being bumped into) and those genes will have died out.
If it were to re-emerge like a normal tail though, it would have to come at right angles from the body, rather than curving back under the body. If it were to serve any useful purpose.
In Pixel’s case I think it emerges from the correct spot (the base of the spine) and then immediately curls back to cover her bum and is therefore actually not visible, initially, as it overdoes it, by being between the cheeks.
This is similar behaviour to my Jack Russel, if she has children around her. She curls her tail underneath her, to keep it out of grasping hands. Although it can also be used instinctively to somewhat protect herself from ‘unwanted attention’.
Which appears to be what Pixel has done, either before loosing consciousness (perhaps only staying that way because it got wedged in her bum cheeks) or, less likely, autonomously.
Either way though gravity, and the lack of higher orders to the contrary, result in the rest of the tail hanging down.
But, the curve would still be at or around the same location, just, as you said, curving outwards
It’s quite possible that, during the actual transformation, that Pixel’s coccyx does twist & change shape so that her tail can grow out…After all, the bones in her legs change too.
Wait, did you seriously say that your anus is above your butt? o_O
Pixel’s anus is above her head.
Pixel Panther’s everything is above her head
I said the tail bone is above my butt cheeks. And really this entire conversation is getting even more disturbing than it started out as. :P
The problem with the tail: should be attached to the coccyx. Not the asshole. Geeze! There’s plenty of anatomy available on the web.
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Why do people who keep mentioning the coccyx not even know where it is?
Maybe you should look at a few more skeletal structures
You know, with hindsight, we really should have been expecting Halo to be looking at naked pussy.
Well, she was, after Pixelicious revealed her superb Super-form
A naked PINK pussy!…with spots…and is unconscious… Man, that just seems…off somehow.
I wonder if her lighthook can work in tandem with the hologram.
From a game standpoint, that would be overkill. From a comic perspective, I don’t know.
Prolly still a bit overkill. Besides, if I recall correctly, none of the other orbs work with Holo-Halo.
Possibly (probably) not through Holo-Halo, but maybe Halo can use Holo-Halo to extend the reach of the Violator: kinda like how Harem can use binocular’s (or a live-streaming TV) to *VORP* places she normally couldn’t
Ahh, I missed this thread, when I made my similar comment above, but did not think of the angle you raised. Interesting one.
Mind you, we still do not know an upper limit on the tentacle’s range yet. Until proven otherwise, it may be able to draw a smiley face on the moon!
If it does have a long base range, she can simply tell it to follow the same route that she came in!
Of course then there is a trail showing any observers in the warehouse where her real body is. But that does currently have guards. Even though Sydney herself would be unlikely to be aware of things going on around it.
Sight is the biggest problem. Hopefully though sound should provide enough clues, if a fight kicks off, with the rest of the team.
I must say that I love Sydney’s range of facial expressions. And her concern shows from the heart. Sydney is a good person.
I’ve got to say, whatever’s down there knows how to be quiet; I assume that Pixel’s “collar and bell” is the usual Archon throat-mic and going radio-silent would normally set off all sorts of alarms back at base.
Unless Pixel told them she was entering buildings or, even more pertinent, underground cellars, where she expected that comms might go down.
But, yea, one expects cats to be stealthy, even the big ones. And invisibility helps to make up for that luminous pink colour scheme!
So, what’s that thing over Sydney’s hand in panel 3? There’s nothing there in panel 4 that I can see.
That’s the thing that is plugged into Pixel Panther, her hand passed through the tube
For all those well-meaning idiots who couldn’t find their arse with a road map and believe their tail bone ends above their cheeks: check this out and see that the coccyx clearly ends lower than you think
Check here for a more detailed interactive look
So why did Pixel insist on checking the place out in person, when she could have had Sidney check it out far more safely via hologram? Is she unaware of that particular capability of Sidney’s, or did she just feel that confident that there would be nothing there?
Hologram is visible. Invisible kitty is not…in theory.
Yup. Plus Pixel is a veteran spy, whereas Sydney is a rookie and has not even had basic training, in stealth or otherwise. She is all too likely to do something ill-advised, and Pixel knows that.
Like what, start yelling her lungs out in a camp they just confirmed wasn’t empty? That doesn’t sound like Sydney at all, you crazy dog-person you.
Poor pixel, hung up like some sort of prize at a fair. Thank goodness her rear is facing the audience so I can use a pun.
This simple recon mission has turned out to be quite the cat-ass-trophy.
*clap* *clap* *clap*
Some claim to employ humor as a response, but I’ve always felt that my humor was a natural byproduct of the neurochemical flood released by crisis or terror situations. Different people react differently to the adrenaline and endorphin cocktail. Immediately following the perception of a crisis or threat, I experience a spike of stimulation and elation, sort of a giddy clarity that REALLY helps me keep my sense of humor.
While this does appear to be a valuable survival adaptation 1) people who experience the opposite reaction really resent it 2) military trainers do not trust not to derail SOP and jeopardize objectives and 3) smarting off at every bully who tried to intimidate me a school definitely got me more than my share of asswhooping.
Sydney must be wired the same way; it’s impossible for her to not say something. Training and disciple would cool her responses, but the comic probably wouldn’t be as funny.