Grrl Power #338 – Bawdville act
They’re only doing it because you react to it Sydney. It does look like she may be loosening up there towards the end.
I had established in the comic that succubi can detect arousal like how sharks can sense electrical fields, but Dabbler’s “Porno Sense” as Sydney dubbed it, can curiously also detect “rompy” situations. Even if no one directly involved is aroused, it’s a fair bet that if there is some sort of soap suds overload incident in the laundry room, or a clothing eating bacteria is on the lose, Dabbler will be the first to know.
I took the time to draw water splashing off Sydney’s orbs, but then the word balloons or water streams mostly covered it up. :(
Dabbler’s partner is one of the lead inventors for Arc-SPARQ. Her name’s Digit, we’ll see more of her later. With some of her gadgets she could potentially hang with the field personnel in Arc-SWAT, except, she’s not allowed to do field work after one or two significant incidents involving some of her bonkers and impractical gadgets. She’s still useful to have around, especially with others to take a second or third swing at her tech and iron out the… quirks.
Thank you for the continued votes. The race for 1st is getting pretty tight. I will definitely try and have a finished version of the picture by the time the next comic goes up. These shower scenes are surprisingly time consuming to draw. Coloring people without clothes definitely saves some work cause there are fewer colors and selections to have to worry about, but then there’s all the specular highlights on the skin, shower streams, steam, soap suds. I think this page actually has the most layers I’ve ever used.
Here’s the link to the new comments highlighter for chrome, and the GitHub link which you can use to install on FireFox via Greasemonkey.
Well, if you can’t beat them, join them. Then beat them. Then soap them up. Then tickle them.
I’m not ashamed to admit, ive been waiting for halo to get good sexy picture for awhile now. stillll kinda waitin.
If you want a sexy pic of Halo your going to have to wait until somebody photoshops one ;).
if your volunteering then i accept
What about the censored image of the pirate?
What pirate? o_O
https://www.grrlpowercomic.com/archives/718
Oh right, thought you mentioned that the image had been censored, not her language :(
“Gumdrops.” I like this girl already.
Yeah I definitely want to see more of her.
hmm with the shower scene right above that comes off creepy.
Sydney’s kind of got this Trowa Barton thing going on with her hair down. Wonder who her favorite Gundam pilot is now…
“I have no name, If you must call me something, call me No-name. I’ll understand if you want to destroy me, but i must warn you, I MIGHT retaliate.”
Trowa’s best line ever.
An interesting question that came to mind, does each of the Harem give Xochitl a different power or ability or, do five give her the same ability?
My bet would be on “all the same”. Harem’s extra bodies are not genetically different from each other; they’ve just bleached or dyed their hair, wear different clothes, different lipstick, some of them have tattoos, etc.
Harem is stronger the fewer of her is about so does that effect thr strength of the given power?
Now that is a good question. I have no idea.
I believe so, at the start of the super brawl she mentions to the quartermaster that her total amount portable also is effected by her own mass, including how many of her are out, so she had to unteleport so it could all be transported.
so while it would most likely be the same power for all five, depending on the number actually around of the five the power could go up in strength, which would mean that technically it is a different power in that the strength of the power is different but the power itself is the same. This means that the strength of the power becomes the difference between the powers.
The power is based on genetics, not mass. So no, it wouldn’t matter which one of Harem’s selves she touched, nor would it matter if any one of them were unteleported.
That’s not what is being said though, were saying that if she is diffused by being divided into her five separate selves then would it effect properties of the power generated to Xochitl, if this is the case then when Harem pulls her different selves together would it in turn increase the power generated? If she is only one person over five people then would that increase the strength of the power, duration, effects, etc? Think about it, yes their all the same person and as being the same person more than likely they would all give Xochitl the same ability, but being spread out between her five selves compared to being one individual would that have an effect on the power generated. If you really think about it, this is a legitimate question. Then again depending on the power generated would the increased effect even be worth it? The power generated could be next to nothing in many ways or something so innocuous as to be the next best thing to totally useless. Have they even stated what power she gets from Harem yet? For all we know using the power she gets from Harem may only make her too sexy for her pants…. Either that or make her able to throw gas bombs created from antimatter…. Who knows other than Dave of course…
oh and being spread out could effect her genetic code for all we know which is why it was brought up, if she is diffused or spread out between five bodies, does that effect her genetic stability? That could be part of why she can’t control more than five separate Harems. If this does effect her genetic cohesion then its a very legit question wouldn’t you say?
Varia can ride along with Harem’s teleports. I don’t think that has a lot of scaling and stacking.
buuuuut does varia have a carry tolerance (weight she can carry when poiting with harem) like just her clothes or does that count against deshanti’s limit or can she lug a backpack at 10-20-30 pounds and does the limit varia can carry change verse the number of bodies harem has out is more the question as I understood it.
It could add load capacity and any other power spinoff expansions. We were only given quick examples, not full explanations of each powers gained.
Also as we age our cells genetics degrade and alter as they repeatedly divide. Not to mention various reasons for actual cell damage.
I watched a documentary on people with more than one genetic set. Extreme and rare examples included a person with two different skin colours.
Also known (appropriately) as “chimerism”. Usually it’s the result of the merger of two or more fertilized eggs, but it can be as simple as an organ transplant… for example, if you get a bone marrow transplant, your blood type may change. (Congratulations, you are now a chimera.)
Most of the time chimerism is so subtle that someone can go through their entire life without their condition being noticed. For example, hair may grow faster on one side of their body than the other, they may have heterochromia (one eye is a different color), or “Blaschko’s lines” (a form of uneven pigmentation that is visible under a certain spectrum of UV light; I’ve provided a link below). In more severe cases, when the eggs are of different sexes, it can cause ambiguous genitalia or intersex conditions.
Chimerism has implications for DNA testing; Lydia Fairchild was charged with fraud and the custody of her children challenged in court, until it was discovered she was a chimera. It also has implications for organ transplant, since a chimera typically has immunologic tolerance for both cell lines (in other words, they can accept a transplant from either cell line without rejection symptoms).
Blaschko’s lines: https://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=77045001
Lydia Fairchild case: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Fairchild
Thank you MSpears!
Have marks on right arm (pretty much covers the entire underarm from wrist to just before the elbow) and a smaller ‘patch’ on left arm, looks like a rash but the skin is still smooth, doctor wasn’t interested when showed him (but then again, he never seems interested when tell him about possible heart attacks, he just told wasn’t old enough, even though had been having strokes for 16 years from just before 18th birthday)
You’re welcome. Nice to know that a lifetime of reading is paying off by helping people. It is possible that those skin patches of yours are something else, like tinea versicolor or an autoimmune disorder, but if you can afford it, it wouldn’t hurt to have yourself tested for chimerism.
also don’t forget a crime show a while back where they had a killer with two blood types. I don’t recall all the details, nor which crime show it was because it was over five years ago that I saw it but the killer had two blood types because of a rare genetic condition dealing with incorporating his unborn twin into his own body before they were born. Other than that I don’t really remember much about that one.
Does Digit have any inspiration from Girl Genius?
No, “Chip ‘n’ Dale’s Rescue Rangers”
Both are pretty good then again I’ve been a long term reader of Girl Genius, that’s one twisted web comic…
Gadget Hackwrench came first though
Why is Sydney covering up her non-existent boobs? It’s not like anyone will notice them.
Actually, she isn’t; she’s trying to soap up her shoulders.
She really isn’t come squirt-fu time.
That said even the other two are covering up despite the teasing.
Ah, the only reason for that is so that Dave doesn’t have to turn this comic into NSFW…
Friggin’ censors & busybodies can’t stand anyone to have any kind of fun nowadays…
…Grumble mumble…
are you saying that are covering up for the sake of covering up? the way i see it is they take comfortable pose, that just so happens to be covering them up.
Because she is feeling self conscious about her body?
She is showering with a bunch of people that she just met. They are all super gorgeous and she is normal.
She knows her boobs are comparatively non-existant, which is why she is covering them.
I’m not sure if it’s Dave’s drawing style or not, but every since Dabbler’s dabble with the barbarian she looks younger.
Probably been discussed before – if so, move along…
I wonder if people could send Morse code to Dabbler by flashing
Your pun fu is strong. *thumbs up*
That is brilliant! Undetectable communication that can pass through walls!
Clever :D
You don’t look like a velociraptor, but still a clever girl nonetheless.
who took the drum set? how am I supposed to do a rimshot with out the drum set?
I couldn’t get you an actual drumset, but here’s a reasonable facsimile.
https://instantrimshot.com/
Time for the Star Wars quotes:
“I sense a great disturbance… in My Pants!”
“My spider-sense is tingling IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN!”
My own version of porno sense is different from Dabbler’s. I don’t know how Dabbler gets her reception, but I receive the signals through my antennae
I commend you sir on battle damage Sydney. The bruise is still looking mighty angry.
While most slice of life/social comics with a decent number of characters need a relationship chat, your’s many be the first that also requires an running Injury Infographic.
When Girl Genius’ mad scientists (sparks) meet MI-6’s Q and ARCHON we get ARC-SPARQ.
When Girl Genius’ mad scientists (sparks) meet MI-6’s Q and ARCHON we get mass destruction.
I think this was the reason Digit was banned from field ops… so true on both counts.
“But…But…It’s just a little gun…It only shoots really little black holes!”
WAIT…….. pin point singularity projector were shooting BLACK HOLES! WHO SHOOTS BLACK HOLES?! AND WHY HAVE WE ONLY USED LASERS UNTIL NOW? source movie unknown but scene greatly enjoyed
Hmm. Can Harem “pick up” an object for teleportation purposes by just touching it, or does she have to be supporting its weight like David Rice from Jumper? Conversely, can she “put down” an object (elect not to carry it through her next jump) without physically removing it from her person?
If the second answer is yes, that could be convenient for showering- she could just untie her shoes, teleport out of them and into the laundry hamper, then teleport out of her clothes and into the bathroom.
I’m pretty sure she would still have to put on clothes in the same manner as a normal person, though.
If that were true for her, then handcuffs would be more of a fashion accessory than an actual restraint.
David Rice’s daughter Cent in the new book “EXO” jumps into and out of a loose one piece spacesuit that only had a metal collar neck opening. she also “jumps” a satellite that’s “too heavy” from one orbit to a lower orbit where it would fall from space.
At least in THAT world the rule seams to be: attached to/ firm grip on, and be able to move it with physical strength. Or to jump out loose & externally supported.
During the recent (for them at least) super battle at the restaurant, Harem was the go-for to get weapons and supplies for the team members that needed them. And also, in the beginning times of the strip, she teleported to take a memory chip from an ambulance for hacking and then returned it. So we know that she can take stuff with her, just not usually people. She MAY have the ability that you’re speaking of tho cause she pulled a spontaneous beefcake parade stunt when all the male supers where in one place when Sydney was getting a tour of the place. The multiple ‘vorps’ and the quick succession of it all and the fact that the supers couldn’t do much to stop her, I think implies that she has the ability to teleport in, at least grab something(in this instance, a shirt), then teleport out with it and leave everything else. But there’s also the science class thingie that dabbler did in a side spoof that explained Harems powers and how she is restricted to a certain amount of mass when she teleports. But, if she wanted to (I don’t doubt she’s done it before in the past) I don’t see why she couldn’t teleport out of clothing she is wearing.
i am not sure who are you talking about SPECIFICALLY, but at the end of the movie one of them jumped… a house… en entire building into a lake, or river (well, into some water), however, he if i remember correctly he had a really bad headache after that.
harem has a hard limit that cannot be forced past thought. Unteleporting some of her bodies allows her to move more, but even so her limit still cannot be forced with just will power, as far as we know.
Having fun is allowed, when it can’t bring the unit into disrepute.
Moar fun! Yarr!
Interesting how Sydney’s hair changes when wet. Plus she has obviously used the extra-anime body lotion, as she has returned strongly to her identifying trait, even if it feels like a different take on it. But water and wet hair might be doing that all.
Its a gnome tinkerer in human form!
Nope, is a MOUSE Tinker in human form.
Thanks Dave thankfully I didn’t have a mouthful of coffee when I read this.
So much for the opportunity to see a double-take on a spit-take…
Digit? Okay, I’ll age myself by openly wondering if you aged yourself with a Gidget (which I always thought was Gidgit until I checked Wikipedia).
For those that don’t get the reference:
Gidget- a girl’s name (nickname?) from the 50’s.
Gidgit- unspecified device or gizmo see also: widget- unspecified component for a device.
No, Digit is based on a certain Gadget
Should there be a shower for transgendered members of ARCSwat?
Not that’s a good idea?!?!?
We haven’t met any trans members of ARC. For all we know, there aren’t any.
There should not be such showers. That said, a restroom facility for nonbinary-gender-identifiers may be appropriate.
Let’s not ignore the possibilities of transgendered members of ARCSWAT…!
A transgendered person should use the showers of the gender they identify with, yes?
Agrecian
I’m impressed. You’ve actually managed to dethrone Goblins and TwoKinds from TWC. When they’re both actively updating they used to lead the pack neck and neck with a sizeable gap to 3rd.
Congrats on the popularity!
they’re both great comics in their own right though. ;)
this however is THE MONTH OF GRLL POWER!!!
2k votes ahead! KEEP IT FLOWING EVERYONE!
Bah hah hah. Porno sense…Dabbler is detecting the readers of the comic.
I saw what you did there… and it was epic. :D
Sydney’s starting to come off like not just a prude but a homophobe… I mean, there is some serious anger there… So yeah… now the comic just officially got just as cringe worthy as the period thing… Actually, now that I think about it, this anger might be an allusion to that, which just makes it even more cringeworthy…
Being a female, I’m perfectly content reading a comic in which none of the characters ever have that biological function being mentioned. I have to deal with it enough as it is when it happens, and I take hormones that greatly reduces the severity of it. I don’t need to deal with it in the only comic I check in on regularly.
I don’t really see any sign that Sydney would be more comfortable with naked PDA if one or both of them were dudes. I don’t think she’s homophobic. The author has been very daring in giving Sydney a few very unflattering traits while making her the protagonist, but I think “prejudiced” in any of its forms is too radioactive for the protag in a story in 2015.
I think she’s uncomfortable and feeling intensely inadequate due to her physique, and they’ve successfully teased a reaction out of her.
She has ADHD, she lacks in… assets and shes not buff in any way.
Thats (in my oppinion) what makes this comis so unike and good. Keep up the good and funny work :)
I agree. Varia and Harem are participating in some “mess with the new guy” light hazing here. It’s a way of including her and making her one of the team.
Not everything is about you.
Never said it was, but the ever since the end of the big fight, the comic’s been a bit off…
Yeah, Halo was reacting to the fact that Boston Grill and Harem were messing with her.
If you’d like to stop trying to be offended for a moment or two, stop to consider that you have someone who’s shy about her body, taking a shower while surrounded by a bunch of superheroines built like Amazons. Who are quite blatantly stirring her up. Of course she’s a bit cranky.
Besides, I take the last panel as “Fine, if that’s the way it is…” as opposed to actual anger. She’s joining in, not starting a fight.
And besides all that Scuffles mentioned, Sydney grew up with tomboy-traits. As Sydney herself put it (back in the conference room where she was first interviewed after the bank robbery incident), “I don’t think my dad was disappointed that he had a girl. I just think he didn’t know what to do with one.”
So…. if someone wants to take a shower in peace and privacy without a bunch of naked perfect bodies around her making her feel insecure about her own body… that makes her a homophobe? She hasnt done anything prejudicial – you’re reading into it in order to get yourself angry about a non-issue.
As a side-note, technically speaking “homophobe” is not even the right phobia…
“Homo” means the same… example: drinking homogenized milk is not going to make you gay! (Yes, I actually had to explain this to a man at the grocery store, who kept demanding non-homogenized milk.) Milk does not come out of the cow perfectly smooth… there are lumps where the proteins in the milk have clumped together. When they “homogenize” the milk, they are basically stirring it until it has a smooth, consistent texture… in other words, it’s all the same texture. They are not adding a chemical into the milk that turns people gay.
Therefore, “homophobia” technically means “the fear of being the same”… which is not the case here. She is insecure about her own body, surrounded by physically near-perfect women… she probably wants to be more like them. So in both senses of the word, she is not homophobic.
The bottom line, though, is this: Pander and Scuffles are both correct. You are deliberately creating a non-existent situation to try to find something to be offended by. Please stop.
… really? i was sure homophobia means the hate/fear of homosexual…
which still, don’t really fit in this page since none of them are, as far as we know.
well, harem probably would object trying it out, but still.
That’s why I said it technically means “fear of being the same”.
At some point, someone started using “homo” as a short form of “homosexual”, and “homophobia” as a fear of homosexuality, and it stuck.
Besides, as far as I know, there really is no other official word for “fear of homosexuality”, and “homosexualphobia” doesn’t have the right “ring” to it.
isnt it because homosexual people prefer same sex?
Fair point, but no, that’s not it. As far as I know. I could be wrong, of course.
In fairness if it’s about hate, it isn’t a phobia. It’s just being an asshole.
Oh look, it’s an equivocation fallacy coupled to appeal to etymology…
I don’t know that it’s fair to call it a fallacy; fallacy implies that it is part of an argument or debate. MSpears was very explicit to call it an aside, thus indicating that it is a discussion of a point that is not pertinent to whatever the existing debate may be. MSpears isn’t saying ‘you’re wrong because that not even what the word really means’, but rather seems to be saying ‘since the argument of substance is happening just a little ways over, I would like to say how weird I find this word’.
Sometimes it’s fun to pick language apart into its constituent blocks to see how its put together. There’s nothing wrong with that. That doesn’t mean that it’s meant to support or refute a particular position in debate or argument.
Thank you, Caffeinedelusions. That is exactly what I was saying… I find the word “homophobia” to be weird. And stupid… in the words of Ron White, “isn’t that about the dumbest thing you can be, afraid of gay people?”
so you took it as “opinion invalid because word”
and it is apparently wrong.
what are you going to say about feminists comming back to the dictionary definition whenever someone points out that this is not what they are actually doing?
can they say “your opinion is invalid cause dictionary definition”?
damn those SJWs and their collective hypocrisy
and MSpears didn’t even meant to use it as an arguement.
Never feed a troll. It’s not even good for the troll.
I took the time to draw water splashing off Sydney’s orbs
Oh my!
https://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/690/931/412.png
Am I the only one who kinda see Halo looking like Edward Elric in panel 5
No, that got mentioned somewhere else where one of our female readers was coming to grips with her attraction to the boyish Sydney.
Nope- on my second readthrough that’s what I started thinking as well.
Is it just me or is the shampoo lines a metaphor for what men want to when thinking about such situations?
Congrats Sydney. You’re redefined “tomboy”. I’m looking forward to you walking to a men’s room urinal, and making this butt gesture of a man about to pee to joke about men someday……
No, it’s just you: Sydney is fighting back the only way she can with the only thing she has at hand (she could have just as easily used her balls to bonk them in the heads, but that would have been too much)
“use .. balls to bonk them on their heads”
phrasing.
Are we still doing that?
Was using that phrasing on porpoise
If you’re talking about a toy fish, then you should have mentioned “doll-fin.” Which is still contrary to the fact that a porpoise is a mammal, not a fish.
Nah, she is kinda making her own fantasy come true.
i am not sure if the word “fantasy” is quite appropriate there.
after all we already know that she is not a lesbian.
fan·ta·sy – ˈfan(t)əsē/
noun
– the faculty or activity of imagining things, especially things that are impossible or improbable.
usually when people talk about fantasy, its either DnD/anime/videogame or something the person wants to happen, and those are impossible or improbable and 100% fiction…
but i guess you do know what you meant yourself.
a) “Butt gesture?”
b) dunno about other guys, but my goal in that situation would not be to blind the women or make them cry.
c) while I might be equally self-conscious or nervous in that situation, I’d be much happier than Sydney is.
Wait, who’s this new girl int he last panel? She looks really interesting and yet there’s not even an entry in the who’s who! Arrrrgh!
Digit. Read the description.
Everyone – what pannel should we request as a wallpaper?
:)
panel 2!
NOT WHAT I THOUGHT YOU MEANT BY
ORBS
Sydney seems to be really insecure about a bunch of things. I wonder what has led to these self image and sexuality triggers.
Two words: ‘Western’ culture!
different two words: High School
She’s a small person who is slim and tomboyish. From past dialogue, it’s clear she is sometimes mistaken for someone much younger than she actually is. While she has plenty of confidence in some areas, she’s extremely aware and insecure as to how her body compares to the women built like Amazons surrounding her. And they’re all naked. So she’s going to be a bit insecure. And insecure for Sydney means lashing out at whatever makes he feel uncomfortable, even if she’s playful about it.
What happened to Varia’s accent?
It palked the caw in the watah.
Honestly, I find her accent a little annoying, so I’m glad it backed off a little.
It’s explained by DaveB in another comment on this thread.
Where is this comment? I can’t seem to find it.
From page one of the comments. I’ve quoted it here to save you time.
Good example from Good Will Hunting:
“D’you like apples?” – merest twinge of accent, doesn’t affect the written word
“I goaht her numbah, how’d’you like them apples?” – significant accent, affects the written word.
MEANWHILE math is like behind the walls going all SSGSS
Wait… I just realized – would Xochitl get a different power for each Harem she touched, or since Harem is technically one person, would she only receive one?
Just the one. It doesn’t matter which Harem she touches, or how many Harems there are (Harem’s teleportation is more powerful when she has fewer bodies out. However, the power Xochitl gets from touching Harem would not get stronger.)
So, I play some DDO (D&D Online). There’s an event with Kobolds where one of the rules is “Union workers are not issued weapons because of ‘the last time.'” That reminded me of your reason why Gigit isn’t allowed to do field work.
So it just occurred to me—why did Mr. Amorphous have to run laps? Sydney and Achilles make sense, but Mr. Amorphous didn’t do anything.
He was getting into hijinks and rough housing with his powers.
He made himself part of the rough housing
Hmm, a thought occurs. I’ve showered with other men aplenty. They never do gay shit like this. Perhaps my fellow men are less secure? Note to self: drop the soap next time I’m in the gym shower to see the reaction.
I’ve seen statistics that suggest that women, on average, are more gay than men, though this is changing due to society’s reaction and acceptance of homosexuality.
In my experience, yeah, women are pretty gay. I don’t think it’s about being sexually secure, just women are pretty gay.
The statistics:
There are more gay men than lesbian women, but there are significantly more women who identify as Bi than either. If I recall correctly it’s like 4 bi women to 1 lesbian. There aren’t many Bi men.
Culturally, it’s true, women are allowed to show affection for each other without looking “un-feminine”. For men to do so, they risk man-points, hence the coining of the phrase “no homo”
Men who have sex with men and women are more likely to identify publicly and in polls as straight, and to keep all their activities with men private, almost like a secret identity. There’s even a phrase for it in the black community: “on the down low” or the “dl”, which has since entered the common parlance in a more general usage for keeping something quiet. Men on the DL often had wives and kids, for personal reasons or reasons of cultural or social or familial pressure. There is a question whether these men are bi or gay. Probably both.
” though this is changing due to society’s reaction and acceptance of homosexuality”
i think you should thank japan for that one.
“oh so you two are gay towards each other?”
*small nosebleed*
“hold on! where is my camera?!”
I remember plenty of horseplay and gay-acting from being on the swim team in high school. We were a rowdy bunch.
Ew! Seriously Boston Grill, respect the partition. I would NOT be able to handle naked people messing with me like that. I feel all vulnerable when I’m naked in front of people…
…
Well, I’ve never been totally naked in front of an audience. Mostly naked, sure, but not totally in the buff.
Ok, am I the only one that got a vivid image of the next page involving Dabbler and an enormous overcomplicated and way way way out of proportions water gun or said device that she has made to make sure she wins any such shower battles?
Perchance does this author read Girl Genius? ‘Digit’ reminds me of someone.
I think it’s pretty much just an arctype, but I agree, the delivery in particular of the rant plus looking off into space, lips in a pout, is very much Girl Genius.
That is a ‘ramble’ not a ‘rant’, but Digit (and quite possibly Agatha) is based on Gadget from “Chip ‘n’ Dale’s Rescue Rangers”
I also immediately though of Agatha. Given that GirlGenius is the most awarded webcomic there is, I would expect that all serious web comic artists are familiar with it. Dave does his research.
Side note, think about how much fun Math would have with the Jagers. Or different fun with Zeetha.
Nah, Jagers wouldn’t be interested in fighting Math. He doesn’t normally wear a hat.
He’s not a Jager. He’s allowed to buy a hat just for them to try and earn.
From the third Jurassic Park movie:
“At least I saved your hat.”
“That’s the important thing.”
EXTRA TEARS FORMULA.
Oh god. Sydney could get into all sorts of shower room mischief with her orbs. Long-range rat tail? Lighthook. Aerial shampoo bombing? Fly orb. Tickle and splash protection? Forcefield! Also, she could totes use the Telepresence to spy on the guys later on, if it can go through walls, that is.
Wait, that brings up a good point. CAN the Telepresence orb go through walls? I know it fires out a little blob of light that turns into the copy of Sydney, but I forgot if it was mentioned whether it could go through walls or not.
it did go thorough Ariana’s head.
the hologram reached an arm through ariana’s head the real question is can the projector orb (small blob/orb from telepresence orb) pass solid obstacles.
most likely, she could just turn hologram before going through a wall?
i don’t see a reason why she couldn’t, but i guess “because op” might have came up for whoever made those.
Now we have an example of what do not count as “touching” from Varia’s power point of view: in panel 4 the orbs’ orbit remained stable. Or maybe it was just too brief.
Also not counting: touching Maxima, due to her force field. (Varia think’s it’s her weird skin.)