Grrl Power #521 – To no dress
Hee hee, we do have fun here, don’t we?
Yes, as long time readers know, Max’s invulnerability does extend over her clothes in the form of a near skintight force field. Obviously it doesn’t convey nearly the same protection as her intra-cellular field, which means her clothes can get damaged without getting grievously injured herself, but the attack has to hit that sweet spot damage wise. The fact that her force field is nearly skin tight (I’d say maybe a centimeter or two) means that if someone attacked her while she was wearing a big fluffy fur coat, it would probably get a severe crew cut.
Max is probably a bit more fit that most guys care for. Diagetically, (slightly reappropriating this term, but hopefully you get what I mean) she does this on purpose in the gym. When she first got her powers and her body developed from her slender track runners build, she wound up looking like Jenna Jameson or Pamela Anderson when they were in their absolute primes. She was pretty happy about this at first, but she quickly realized it came with certain social disadvantages. This sort of thing contributed greatly to her particular brand of low tolerance feminism. Now she never was one to wear the sort of clothes that those two did (or didn’t, as the case may be) but being in the military, it’s not like she had the option to wear big fluffy fur coats either. Basically her only option to change her appearance and try and deflect at least some of the unwanted male attention she was getting was to “over do it” in the gym. It’s not like she had the option to put on weight even if she wanted to. Not that she should even have to make that choice of course, but basically her only options were “super slamming beach bunny bod” or “super slamming muscle beach bunny bod.” Hiro is obviously aware of all this and is trying his darndest to be a gentleman about it. As gentlemanly as one can get with their tackle flapping in the fallout.
Non-digetically (again, hopefully you follow my intent here) she’s as muscular as she is because I like fit ladies, (follow me on Twitter for my occasional #BonkersLadyAbs posts. :) and I still tend to over do it slightly.
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Cleaver use of a Shin Can reference.
A what reference? o_O
Shin Chan is a manga/ anime following the mischievous adventures of a five-year-old boy.
Okay, but what was the reference? O_o
this little boy likes to streak around. So they put the elephant head in front of his bits after one episode where he sang the elephant dance, he would use his penis and incorporate that into an elephant head. for your expanded interest… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVr3WUevYUI
Thank you, will watch it, um, sometime (that art ‘style’ will take some getting use to, and maybe some booze, lots of booze)
That’s really not exclusive to Shin Chan, most mangas do this.
Shin Chan was the first I head it reference. Don’t remember a elephant joke in any the stuff I’ve read though I never considered myself Otaku.
Elephants and cats – best censure ever :D
Mind you there are safer things to improvise with than cats, when nude.
Unless it is literal, and you just need to find a guy with a scratching post dick :P
Cloud Atlas sums that up nicely
Wait, isn’t that an “Ayn Rind” reference? o_O
Not if you look at it objectively.
He’s crying because he desperately wishes he didn’t respect her this much
I think it would be a matter of disrespect not to look.
I think it’s more of a survival instinct rather than respect. I know if it were me I would have looked and be obliterated on the spot.
Well, I think its more a matter that if he looks down, has a reaction and the elephant in the room may raise its trunk and trumpet….
He will he PUNCHED. HARD.
How much does it hurt the invulnerable to get punched in the junk?
everyone gets hurt if they get punched it the junk. It is a universal constant
Dave we soooooo VERY much need the reverse view of this scene from Hiro’s point of view before he gentlemanly closed his eyes as a Vote incentive!!! Or a Valentines day pic early! It would so become my new desktop wallpaper.
We never did get a valentine’s day pick this year.
i wouldnt mind one for max and one for syndey
Check out the vote incentive.
heck yeah! thanks for letting me know. dave delivers! altho id love to see more of her
I’m glad the seamstress wasn’t in on the act.
Remember the hot female grunt from Aliens? That’s her
Aw, you’re mean! Why would you do that to ME?!
Hey, if she survived both the grenade blast, the nuclear detonation and wasis able to time travel back to the pastpresent then it sounds like she may have super powers of her own!
Vasquez certainly did not look like she was planning to escape, when the aliens had them trapped. Which would imply that she has Achilles level invulnerability, if she took the hits and survived.
So let us keep our claws crossed that her presumed time travel powers also extend to being able to alter her own age. Given that we conclude Achilles would not age, this would explain how an unaging immortal could become old. It would be consistent too, as some customers, in such a shop, would respond better to the advice of an older seamstress.
Therefore it would make good business sense to assume such an age, for dealing with appropriate customers, especially if they are high net worth and would therefore make the inconveniences of older age worth the trouble.
But she would be able to revert to her hot self afterwards. So your dreams can remain intact! Crisis averted!
The vote incentive is the March vote incentive, not the usual Valentines day picture.
Correction, April vote incentive.
No from his pint of
View just from his side remember he’s looking up not at her
I wonder if some ospreys have a mirror-polished finish?
They would have the most AMAZING children.
They would be both smart and beautiful.
Don’t look down, Hiro! Only death awaits there!
Best way to die EVER
SEAR THAT IMAGE INTO YER EYEBALLS BEFORE YOUR INEVITABLE DOOM!!!
Kinda worried about Anvil at this point. She doesn’t have a force field.
She was diving behind Sydney’s force field in the last panel of the previous page.
I’m sure her clothes are completely undamaged. Dammit.
He he.
Now there is an interesting set of priorities.
When last seen, Anvil was diving behind Sydney’s shield, which has been shown to provide significant shelter, even against a blast that occurred on the leading edge of the shield. She still might catch some of the shockwave–which she should be able to absorb–and some superheated air rolling around the shield. The latter might be a problem, though the possibility that she might be able to absorb heat has been discussed in earlier comments. Noting that nothing seems to be on fire in the surrounding rubble, it’s also possible that the heat at the center is causing enough of an updraft that the inflow is keeping most of the heat off Anvil.
Good points. There is still hope for Anvil to be included in the clothing damage. It would be fun if she was laughing at Hiro and Maxima without knowing that her clothes were damaged too.
gotta give tactical trainingthe credit it deserves. Anvil saw the boom coming, and knew that sydney had a shield strong enough to make Maxima notice it. (we still dont know if she could get thru it, but it is pretty damn good). Anvil had that info, and immediately jumped behind sydney.
I am picturing a hamster ball of doom for the future…..
Could Anvil pick Sydney up in her shield and toss her like a hamsterball? (not that I’d throw a hamster in a hamster ball, but, hey, just curious)
Unknown. I doubt it though. That would be a fatal design weakness with a squishy human inside. Anvil might throw it carefully, but others could do so with lethal intent.
If The Mighty Halo wants to do blunt force trauma to someone with her shield, she can fastball special herself with her flight orb with more force than having Anvil toss her could provide.
Her flight speed is Mach 4 after all (3,069 mph = 4,501 feet per second at sea level).
By comparison the muzzle velocity of the Barrett M82 .50 rifle is 2,800 feet per second.
depends if the collision is elastic or inelastic as well though, and whether the shield is solid with halo in the center, just halo stopping is a lot of g force to endure
I got to thinking about this more. The sudden stop shouldn’t be a problem for Sydney, since her flight orb gives her a personalized gravity field and her shield does not transfer impact force to her, so going from full speed to a dead stop shouldn’t affect her at all. The person she hits, on the other hand…
But her fastball isn’t as effective as I first thought. Going from 0 to Mach 4 in 140 seconds is only 1g of acceleration. The same as a Porsche going from 0 to 60 mph in 2.7 seconds.
So less of a Sydney-sized bullet and more of running them down with a sports car. Still nasty versus a human, not so much against a super unless she gets a flying start for two minutes before she pile drives down on them.
In previous strips I have reference the 1980s film, Explorers This is a fun watch with a very young Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix.
The force field involved in this movie seems similar to Halo’s in some respects and it negates inertia (or at least excessive inertia) for everyone or everything contained within the sphere. I could easily see Halo’s having similar effects. It has been implied that it does already if you go all the way back to the Max and Halo flight speed ad hoc test.
It may have been mentioned already but Max’s expression in panel two DOES look rather like she appreciates what she’s seeing.
Specially the “oka-ha-hay!” comment :D
Maxi actually DOES enjoy ogling guys. she just doesn’t try to show it often. remember after the Steakhouse when Hiro’s shirt is of
“Sydney, that’s highly innapropriate (not that I don’t agree, mind you)” ;)
honestly… if Maxi did hook up with someone, Hiro kinda IS the logical choice, rules about fraternization be damned.
Woman of steel, man of overripe banana.
No fraternization there as they are both officers. Fraternization rules are for relationships between enlisted and officers.
It varies between services. I do not follow the U.S. news enough, but can quote that a captain of a British warship lost her command because she fraternised with an officer under her command. The regulations for the Royal Navy do not flat prohibit such relationships mind. But do if they ‘might compromise the ships operations’.
In this case, although the details were not revealed to the press, it was deemed that they did. Not that she lost rank, or was otherwise penalised. However being transferred to another position, in this instance, resulted in her loosing her command. There simply was not another ship available. Which clearly is the worst possible outcome for a ship’s captain. And serves as a reminder for any senior commander.
Fraternising with a fellow officer is OK. But not with one who is under your command. If yo do that then have a conflict of interest, between personal relationship issues and command decisions. Plus the usual potential for jealousy, or other inter-personal problems, arising from other members of the unit.
Even if the service’s rules allow it, proceed with great caution and discretion!
Wouldn’t it have been better to have transferred the Officer?
Except, that was just an excuse to remove her from her position, that she earnt, as being the first female captain
We do not know the details. That is of course possible mind. And given general military resistance to females entering the armed forces, and especially gaining command positions, you are right to be cynical.
However if you look at it purely on the facts I have presented, then you have someone in power and someone who is not. Moving either to a new post would be likely to have a severe impact on their career, fault or no fault.
As such it is fair that the buck should stop with the senior officer. Gender notwithstanding. She was the one who was in ultimate control over their situation. A ship’s captain, in particular, wields a great deal of power. Whereas a subordinate officer has to do as ordered.
If we set our cynical reservations to one side, the result was fair. Bloody sad mind. Especially, if I remember right she was the only female captain of a warship, in the navy. So it may have impacted other female officers careers too, both by reinforcing any reservations amongst the admiralty and in loosing a champion of the fight for equality.
Whether she is a feminist or not, she represented an ideal to aspire to. And it is sad when heroes fall. Even for love.
Problem is, while it’s usually the senior ranking who is the initiator, it is not always the case
Personally feel, instead of effectively demoting her (putting her on another ship where she is not Captain, is putting her under the command of someone else, someone who would normally be a peer of equal standing), they should have transferred her to a base position with her first in line for the next commissioned vessel, and possibly transferred the other officer as well, but, of course, that is just POO
I got the impression that she was heading to a shore command, given that they did not specify a sea-based alternative. Some of which are suitably responsible positions, even if they do lack the prestige of a sea command.
The Royal Navy presently has too few warships to put in stipulations like that, I am afraid. Well qualified though she may be there are equally qualified personnel out there who do not have a blemish on their record.
It would be unfair on them to give her priority over them. Especially if there is a female officer who could take up the mantle, without that taint hampering her role-model status.
I am in favour of positive discrimination by the way. But this is different. This is an officer who has made an error of judgement. The issue of who initiated the relationship is irrelevant. She was the captain. The buck stops there.
If it was inappropriate the captain should have said no. And if it became an issue she could have reassigned the officer to another posting.
I hope that she does manage to rekindle her career, and get back to sea. But she should do that on her own merits. If she remains the most qualified person for the role (and having served as a captain that does give her a strong edge), then she should regain a combat command. If not, then it is someone else’s chance, for the very limited pool of opportunities.
Needles to say, if there are a range of equally qualified officers, I hope the Admiralty pick a female officer. Plus would expect the MoD to criticize them, if they did not enforce positive discrimination, to level the numbers, more generally.
In the US military, civilian laws regarding sexual hadassment are in effect where not superseded by the UCMJ (military law), so up/down the chain of command is out for officer-officer relations. The military rules (not sure if UCMJ, strictly speaking) say to avoid even the appearance of breaking civilian laws like receiving gifts, discrimination, harassment, etc, which implies keeping hands & eyes off. heh – “hadassment”. when it’s already gone way too far. my newest favorite typo.
Do note an important distinction about civilian sexual harassment laws. It is not illegal for a boss to have a relationship with a subordinate. Bosses get married to their secretaries all the time.
It merely opens them up to the possibility of sexual harassment action, if the approaches are deemed to be of an unwanted nature, or if the boss abuses the position of power, at work, as a means of harassment.
So for instance a husband who said to his wife “I want sex now, or I will fire you” would be guilty of workplace sexual harassment (even if it occurred at home).
As such I imagine* most organisations would ban such relationships, or require that they be declared, so that an assessment can be made as to whether it could impact on the business. And the rules may allow for one or other of the partners be transferred to a new post, to avoid such potential litigation.
Which is effectively what has happened in the case I was citing. So I suspect that the military regulations are probably not dissimilar, either side of the pond.
* This is not something I have had cause to look up, so am only guessing. There are bound to be legal problems around such rules, in some jurisdictions. And bosses may not want to impact their own freedoms, in any event.
So whilst the rules may operate the way I describe, the rule books might be purposely vaguely worded, to leave these routes open, but without explicitly specifying that.
You are a really special kind of stupid.
Not at all. The reason cited was a perfectly valid one. And there is no doubt that those opposed to having women in the navy would have happily seized on the excuse to get a female captain off her ship. We know that there are many who strongly opposed female roles on warships, that is a matter of public record.
Plus I had presented this as a ‘no blame attributed’ situation. As such the solution proposed was a fair one, from the point of view that it would be a lot easier to find a post for a more junior officer than a captain.
Further it also has merit from a positive discrimination point of view, at first glance. It was certainly something that I thought myself initially. Even if it breaks down under analysis, asking that question is right and appropriate. Such options need to be examined, even if they get rejected, in the end.
As I understand it (regarding US Navy), a couple of exceptional situations involve aircraft carriers and onboard Marines. Aircraft operations and Marines both have their own chains of command, so there can be O-O fraternization that is not obviously a no-no fairly high up the chain; but as you say, there’s always too few ship and fleet commands (in any navy) that even tiny mars on the record can have large career impacts.
That’s correct. Rules against fraternization only apply to officers within the same chain of command.
It also might be applied in other situations where you might wind up giving orders to the person you’re having a relationship with. (I don’t know offhand of any situations where that might happen, but I can’t exclude the possibility.)
I have 3 observations to make.
►Her hair is still flawlessly parted
►She apparently likes frilly underwear
►The shading/lighting effect in this is freaking amazing.
On a side note I winder if Dabbler keeps spare clothes (male, female, other, etc.) in her hammerspace. Luckily for Anvil Sydney is a portable chest high wall.
I doubt Maxima would want to wear Dabbler’s spare clothes.
Maxima may not want to wear Dabbler’s spare clothes, but it’s better than what she has now… however, more importantly, WE want to see Maxima in Dabbler’s “spare” (sorry, these daisy dukes and micro crop tank top is all I have available) clothes. =D
Who says Dabbles even wears clothes? What we see is just an illusion
Which Halo saw through…
Dabbler: “Sorry Max and Hiro, the only clothes I have on me are these kinky bondage outfits. Luckily they are just in your sizes, what were the odds of that eh?”
Almost looks more like a tattoo than cloth.
…Which is the ONLY reason why it survived!
No, while it may look like a tattoo (who would have a tattoo, that intricate, there?) it most certainly is not, as explained (in depth) on one of the other comment pages
Pretty sure max has no Tattoos unless there is an artist out there with an adamantium tattoo set and ungodly super strength.
DaveB said it was underwear. She wore lace.
I’m enjoying all the comments and speculation, but this is a military unit. First aid kits probably contain several mylar “space blankets” that fold up to the size of a handkerchief. In the copter, they will have tyvec (or equivalent) coveralls, part of PPE (personal protective equipment), including gloves and booties. Maybe also those yellow anti-contamination clothes. Max and Hiro can have their modesty restored in moments without resort to Harem vorping around or Dabbler offering her boob & panty-line armor. It’s a delightful scene from a fan service POV, but just Not That Big A Deal.
Presuming Anvil is wearing a bra, she could give Max her shirt for immediate action fix. Sydney does have her utility belt, so it wouldn’t be too far off in thinking that she may have a mylar blanket available. Hiro could tie it around his waist or use with, if she (Sydney) had it, duct tape for extra security. This would just a temporary solution so everybody can keep their eyes open and scanning for the actual “bad guy”.
I recall Sydney’s belt containing craft supplies. So, be like Hiro and do not picture Sydney spraing glue all over Max’s chest and then dumping on the beads. Or feathers. Or Sequins. Or even just glitter, which might be redundant. Do not picture any of those.
Noooooo!
*slams head on desk*
Out foul devils out!
it’s possible Krona had ‘edited’ Maxima’s undies…
If so, she should be spanked.
Pixel, we have a job for you. In human form mind, those laser claws are too dangerous!
Butt, if she can retract then, the padding on her paws would make a nice paddle :D
Why would a part succubus carry spare clothing? If she suffers clothing damage, why would you think she would care in the slightest? If her colleagues suffer clothing damage, why would she be concerned other than seeing it as a situation she could enjoy?
True. Although ‘less is more’, so providing clothing that nominally covered, but actually sexually stimulated more would actually appeal to her. The trick would be to find/create something that was just practical enough that Maxima would be willing to wear it, rather than be naked!
Poor Math. He may sink into a suicidal depression when he finds out that he missed this.
Not even his latest assignment will be able to cure this.
I think Math will not be that depressed once he realizes that he would be executed on the spot if he was.
Very wise of you, Hiro…. ^_^ VERY wise.
Now if Math was here he can both look And quote that she Did tell him to become desensitized.
“Just following orders ma’am”
“Okay, this is bad. Mustn’t get an erection. Mustn’t think about my hot, naked commanding officer floating just a few feet away. Gotta think about something else. Something other than her hot, sweaty –
SOCKS! Sweaty, smelly gym socks! Good save, Commander! Gym socks, gym shorts, fit snugly around her taut, firm hi-
HIGHWAYS! Gritty, sticky asphalt roads! Winding across rolling, fertile hills, and down into hot, steamy v-
VOLCANOES! hot, erup – GA, NO!
VANILLA! ICE CREAM! Freeing cold vanilla ice cream! Gently licking it off a nice firm c-c-
KITTENS!! Cute, innocent, adorable kittens! Squirming about between her…
Dammit, I’m going to be fired.
*peeks down at Maxima*
UPON. I’m going to be fired UPON.”
He he.
And with that last UPON it shrivels to only a short nosed aardvark that refuses to grow for a week.
Bruh. A lucky man he is.
Girl, glad you’re trying to be a gentleman but…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u3NxRrVcRsQ
GODSBEDAMNED AUTOCORRUPT!
Hiro, not Girl, Hiro
Syd is [probably of mixed minds here.
1. She’s a bit easily flustered at nudity, so that is a problem.
2. She’s intimidated by the fit and big busted ladies on the team as it is, and here she is getting an eyeful of the Alpha female in her fittest and biggest boobed nude glory.
3. And on the other hand, she’s got full view of extremely fit Hiro in his nude glory
Note: its probably his butt, chest, and shoulders that would likely light Syd’s fire. Women aren’t nearly as fascinated by penis as men wish women were, or as porn indicates (there is a shock, porn is wrong…), or as men are fascinated by vagina. For women; butts, shoulders, abs, arms, all rate higher on most women’s lists, and limp penis is especially low. Of course individual interest varies, but composite lists of interest tend to penis being low while other muscle groups rate much higher.
Why does it look like Max is wearing lace panties under her uniform? Considering her attitudes, I would expect her to be a simple cotton white – or olive drab – comfortable briefs type.
And if her fatigues didn’t survive… her lace panties definitely wouldn’t have.
Why does it look like Max is wearing lace panties under her uniform? Because she is wearing lace panties under her uniform? Are you going to tell her it’s wrong?
What ‘attitudes’? Maxi has no problem looking (or feeling) hot, she just has a problem with arseholes who look at her different based solely on how she looks
And as well, l think Dabbler’s beautification spell that mended her clothing probably added a bit of flair to Maxima’s underwear, in addition to the make-up and sexification of her outfit.
A certain person has been known to swap someone’s underwear without them knowing. This might be prank pulled earlier getting a surprise bonus.
They didn’t look like thongs…
It might add an extra dimension to that “!” hanging above Maxima. She has had battle-damaged clothing before. But never has it turned into lace panties!
I think the point of the panel isn’t what body parts “light Syd’s fire,” but that this is the first time she’s seen his naked penis. Even a lesbian can be startled and impressed by sudden unexpected peen.
Show us this scene from the opposite angle… or else you’ve just created a devastating torture!!!
That’s one way to take two of the most powerful allies out of the next fight.
Why? They don’t need clothes to fight, and it may be more distracting to their enemies (and can you just imagine the amount of glare coming off of Maxi if she fought in the middle of a sunny day?)
Nude super fight with press coverage?
It might actually give Hiro an edge. Ya know…having an extra weapon available and all. <.<
And not something you would brag of (or even mention, ever) to your villain mates :P
I just like to imagine, she can tell just how HARD he has to keep from looking. :p
I have heard of “watsonian” explanations vs. “doylist” explanations that might map onto what you mean: Watsonian being an explanation that makes sense from the internal logic of the story (so the sort of thing that Watson might say about Sherlock Holmes coming back from what what though to be his death over the falls, via Holmes being sneaky and skilled at martial arts) while doylist would be an explanation from the point of view of the author (so the sort of thing that Arthur Conan Doyle might say about Holmes – like bringing him back because the fans demanded it). I assume that matches on to the categories you mean?
There is need for both those schools of thought. Watson’s is of course elementary. I think I prefer Sherlock’s to Doyle’s though.
Ah, yes, I’ll have to make a note of that.
Talk about skating by by the seat of your pants!
I wonder what Anvil’s reaction is gonna be? >.>!
“Hubbada, Hubbada, Hubbada!”?
well, recalling her expression during the fight with Vehemence…. she does appreciate a man who’s well hung ;) also makes you wonder what would happen if that one Gay former navy seal was around… he’d probably do the Takei “oh myyyyyy” again.
Where was it established that Sean was gay? o_O
He appeared to be highly appreciative of the enlarged Vehemence, when he suffered his wardrobe malfunction. I would agree with the assessment of his preferred gender.
Umm, being impressed by something like that doesn’t mean you want it anywhere near one of your openings, just means, as you said, that one can appreciate the finer things in life (and may be a bit envious)
True. But envy and desire are both strong emotions which, if caught by surprise, are easy to read on someone’s face. So whilst envy can be concealed, I don’t believe that is likely in this case. He would not have been guarding his expression, with nobody facing him. All I saw on his face was desire. Hence my conclusion.
Mind you there is only so much expression that can be drawn, in a comic. And very often we (the community) have widely differing opinions on such. So it is reasonable that a more complex emotional state, like you describe, might have been present.
As I often do, to resolve such issues for myself, I just apply Occam’s razor. Desire is the simpler emotion to describe his expression. Plus it is a more common one. So I am happy to stick with the inference that he is therefore gay. Until or unless we get something to point us in another direction.
And presently the LGBT (etc*) community is underrepresented. So I think it fair to assume there will be some in the cast, to reflect real demographics. This gives us a reasonable clue to identify one.
* We have robots, squid, undead, intelligent plants and fungi, plus aliens that have baby producing factories, in this setting, so the acronym would get very very long if considering all the possible permutations.
Personally view it the other way: if the author hasn’t stated their orientation, then will consider them straight until otherwise denied
That is fair enough. But we should allow each reader the freedom to make up their own mind on the matter.
[I say all the following to mainly point out things that I have been trying to keep to myself, because I find they make debates more relaxed and enjoyable (for others as well as myself). So I am just offering my thought processes, for these matters, in case they prove to be of use to others.]
If folks have made an assumption, and are happy about it, then it is kinder to run with their head-canon. And typically more fun as it allows people free reign with their imaginations!
Where there is a situation like this, that could be interpreted either way, we should not make others feel they have to defend that position, unless there is a good reason for it.* Because that has the reverse effect, it will make them less inclined to participate in the community. Especially as it is an issue, such as this, that many folks feel uncomfortable discussing in detail.
You may recall I fell foul of that one time, and got called out for querying someone’s “shipping” of two characters. I was interfering with their fantasies, so it was right for me to be called on it!
Not however that I am suggesting that is the case, in this thread, as his assumed orientation was simply an incidental point. But one which was appropriate when pointing out the close match to the Takei “oh myyyyyy” meme. And funny to picture that as a running gag!
* Typically this might be to offer an alternative take, if there is a funny or interesting variant, but which is not compatible with the other interpretation. However even that can be done with just indicating that it is such. Rather than posing it as one being right and the other being wrong.
Obviously this only applies to issues which come down to a matter of opinion. If someone is categorically wrong, then that is a completely different matter.
Wasn’t saying people can’t have their own views, that’s why said “Personally view it the other way” because you posted how you interpret things :D
*nods*
:-)
*scribble*
Note to self: ‘vorch’ equals impending nudity.
Okay, she is DEFINITELY not Dabbler in disguise, then – she would have noticed that immediately.
Can we get an opposite angle view??? EPIC boooooobs!!!!
What’s that glowing stuff around what’s left of Maxima’s clothing???
Fire. Her clothes are still smouldering around the edges.
For a moment there,I thought they were burning off of het…!
I’ve gotta give props to Hiro here. I mean, I know his life is at stake, but any man who can make a successful will check not to ogle Maxima has my respect.
and most likely has her’s, which would actually mean he might one day be ALLOWED to look at them without her tossing him into orbit.
If Maxima was a transgendered person,then Hiro might consider the priesthood.
Wouldn’t it show more respect and be altogether simpler if he simply did an about face? Are any women on the other side of him to “flash,” as it were?
Arguably, but I’m willing to give him the benefit of the doubt just for the moment, because not ten seconds ago there was an explosion. Even invulnerable people can reasonably be extended a few moments to reorient and resituate themselves after something like that.
+1
And they are in a combat zone, under attack. Military considerations must take precedence. Being able to see the rest of the team, and assess if anyone else is injured (for instance Anvil) is an important part of his job. Most of the team are the other side of Maxima. Plus he is Maxima’s second in command and they need to liaise on what to do next.
He just needs to stiffen up his willpower until he can perform adequately, despite the witnesses.
How is looking up, tearing up, squinting, etc. helping his awareness of the combat situation. If he did even a left face or right face he’d be better off. His current position does nothing but call attention to his total awareness that his commanding officer is naked as a jaybird – Full Nudal Frontity (and that becomes a double entendre.)
He is taking the time to compose himself. But your alternatives are reasonable, if it helps him to do that quicker.
Those seconds that the team are out of his view might be critical ones though. So it would be better to have them in his peripheral vision, where he could see if Sydney is trying to give first aid to Anvil (for example), than not to be able to see them at all.
From a social point of view yours is the superior option, for the reasons you cited. A senior officer though should put the lives of his command at a higher priority than embarrassment. Be that his own or his leader’s.
Hmpph, Maxima looked. Freaking double standards.
Not…really. Max didn’t make an issue of his looking. She didn’t even notice. He is actively looking away out of fear of her possible wrath, and likely wanting to be at least somewhat gentlemanly. In my mind he really has no reason to fear. It seems her biggest issue is with people who get creepy when things get shown off. Also…this isn’t an anime, yo. Max has sense to know that this situation will cause unintentional (or intentional…Dabbler) ogling. She won’t go full freak out mode due to it. Least, that’s how I read her.
No. Double. Standards!
She’s not mad or angry, that ‘!’ in the last panel was because she hadn’t been aware of the extent of her own wardrobe malfunction
Agreed. The previous panels had clearly established that Maxima was aware of Hiro’s undressed state. Plus was being professional and maintaining strict eye-contact with him, to avoid causing him unnecessary embarrassment.
However she was confused by his expression. His reply that he “mustn’t look down” made no sense as she had already advised him that he had lost his clothing. But it did prompt her to look down and find out what else he might be referring to.
The exclamation mark, next to Maxima‘s head, in the final panel obviously is there to signify surprise. She could not be surprised by him being undressed, she was already aware of that. Therefore Guesticus is completely right, in indicating that it was her own state of undress that Maxima was surprised at.
Do not get confused by Sydney’s shocked chibbi, nor her thoughts of elephants. That is a completely different matter.
Looking at an elephant trunk where Sydney was looking reminded me (once again) of Sailor Jim Johnston’s “On the Subject of Penises”, linked here: https://sailorjim.livejournal.com/105170.html
I think it qualifies as “mostly” safe for work – it is on Livejournal, after all. Check it out. Laugh your butt off. Grrl Power will still be here when you’re done. Oh, and for those who want to visualize the elephant walk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1z4JfxFb6c
Hiro: “If I value my life, I WILL remain flaccid”.
Exploding Cyborg in front of Maxima, $50,000,000,000 in damages. Disintegrated clothing on one hot female heroine, PRICELESS!!!
Sigh our country is so messed up when it comes to human sexuality and nudity most guys can wander around a naked woman even one as lovely as max and not pop. If you aren’t thinking about it your body tends not to react. this is why hanging out at nudist colonies is a good thing nude beaches as well or hell just wandering around in the buff with people around it trains your body not to react to the jaw dropper that can kill you.
… it’s a joke.
And most people you tend to see at nude beaches and nudist camps, are the ones you don’t want to see naked: guys with moobs and bellies so big you would swear they were pregnant, and ladies with bewbs down to their navel and enough extra skin to make a sphinx cat look attractive :eek:
Excuse but the sphinx was supposed to be a beautiful figure in the theology of the area when crafted.so while the current culture may not fully appreciate it the comparison is not the critic you implied.
Actually archaeologists cannot even agree definitively on when the Sphinx was built. Let alone any of the reasons for why they built it or what it was meant to represent.
For instance there is debate about whether it had a beard, which would mean that it actually represented a Pharaoh! Although if it had been present, it was more likely to have been a subsequent addition, by a Pharaoh seeking to associate himself with it, rather than the builders themselves.
Obviously succeeding generations have built up a lot of legends associated with it, and there was a lot of theology in Ancient Egypt, in general, but nothing that we can say was specifically the builder’s intentions for the sphinx.
If we could do that, then we would be able to place when it had been built.
Can we just pause a moment to acknowledge the nigh godly level of self control exemplified by Hiro right there…. that man needs a cookie or something, and possibly a medal… maybe a weekend with Dabbler or something..
Sydney has her arts and crafts pouch, in her utility belt. I am sure she could knock up something like this, to award him.
Something’s missing here….
Where’s the photographer who appears from nowhere to snap pics for the tabloids?
Sydney, put that phone down!
Back at the base, Math: I’m crying and I don’t know why!
Leon: I know why, but I can’t tell you.
probably busy trying to get their camera working after it shortsighted from the resulting EMP off of that electric based explosion
Sooooo then . . .will we perhaps be getting a vote incentive later on of the reverse perspective of that last panel????
Here you go.
Well you got me there you darn troll.
I live in a kennel, not under a bridge.
:-P
A dogged response York almost trollish.;p
*cries*
The reverse image is simply looking at Halo and Anvil with eyes bulging. Or did you want to move to behind Hiro before reversing?
Hmmm, I prefer bikini cut…
Shame that Dabbler isn’t here, she’d love this.
On the other hand, hope Syd got enough mindfulness to take pictures.
Sydney may be a bit odd but she is certanly not stupid and suicidal enough to tempt Maximas wrath like that.
This must have been like a magnitude seven earthquake on Dabblers porno sense. There is no doubt that she would come and have a look if she could.
Hiro’s photos is enough for Sydney, I think.
If he manages that, I dread to think where his camera is!
Never mind, I figured it out.
“…And the elephant said, sure, it’s cute, but how do you drink from it?”
“By taking the second star to the right and straight on till morning.
Then drinking in Ten Forward, once the sun is over the yardarm.”
Will you do the fandango?
Something tells me that thing is gonna get smashed REALLY hard by Max cause of this cause she would of lost her temper at this point.
Pretty sure it’s already smashed. :)
Why? You saying that Hiro did this deliberately? He is the true mastermind behind this entire attack on The Veil just to set this up?
And remember: Maxi is the one who looked, not Hiro
I don’t get it. Isn’t Hiro SUPPOSED to salute his commanding officer?
Not if he still wants a commanding officer (saluting in a combat zone is a good way to get your commanding officer killed)
Or in this case, killed by your commanding officer.
Typically it is considered more appropriate to do it in a way which conveys respect for the senior officer. Rather than ‘I want to f**k you.’