I can’t find an e-mail address, I’ve been sending merry X-mas/Happy Holidays mails to the comic authors that I read the most last year. So, yeah, enjoy your personal holiday and thank you for bringing me joy.
Yes, that sounds like Katherine all right. It also confirms the agents are there as observers, with strict rules of NON-engagement. Interesting that she’s spotted 7 of them.
Meh. It’s a good and bad use of resources. In theory you should limit it to 3 agents, for a round-the-clock surveillance. The fact is that Cass’s first boyfriend might result in awkward things -after- Cass’s first boyfriend.
We all know this is a more lighthearted comic, and Katherine is confirmed as having more sense in the head on her shoulders then most people, but I could see it real easy getting the MIB nervous about the possibility of Cass…multiplying as it were. What happens if she breeds? Can she be impregnated? Will that result in more entities of her power level? Less? She’s a really scary Para, one of the larger threat levels, while she has common sense, will her children?
Frankly, a proper sell WOULD result in six or more MIB keeping an eye on Cass. I do think that they’re all for naught, but as a random civvy or MIB who -hadn’t- been observing her I could -easily- see me being sold on a bit of paranoia, especially if they had access to footage of Cass’s temper tantrums in the canyon. “After all, she’s just a little girl, she’s being nice to the butterfly because little girls are nice to butterflies, not because she has enough self control to avoid damaging living beings.” >.>
And you wouldn’t want intel on the potential boyfriend of a person of mass destruction that could
-con her into boom-ing the world (doubt this comic would go there, but it is a possibility)
-break her heart an cause her to boom the world
-lead to even more persons of mass destruction
Doubt it. She’d probably be browned off that folks are snooping into her life for stupid reasons. If Luci discovers the bits about her orphanage life, they’ll bond even more.
Embarrassing one’s children is one of the responsibilities and joys of parenting. It has to be done with some sensitivity, though, to avoid crossing the line into outright cruelty.
There’s a difference between embarrassment and ridicule. Your kids can be embarrassed about your behavior (e.g. punning) but the punning isn’t aimed at the kids… it’s not about them.
Embarrassment through ridicule IS aimed at the kid… makes the kid the butt of the joke… and I agree, that’s usually a cruel thing to do. Sometimes, maybe, it’s appropriate… it might be the only way to snap the kid out of acting-out for instance… but doing it just for the parent’s amusement is cruel.
At this stage, admitting that you have parents is a bit embarrassing . . . even if absolutely everyone else thinks they’re the coolest parents ever, the kid is still embarrassed by their existence.
The primary ways of embarrassing ones children involve being unfashionable, uncool, and curious about their lives. Ridicule or making fun of the kids is pretty far over the line into cruelty.
still have sucky interpersonal relationships with women and really sucky phone skills in conversation because my folks made fun of me for having a girl I would talk to a lot on the phone. By made fun of I mean made fun of till I cried then told the girl to never talk to me again in any form.
Pertaining to yesterday’s discussion about Luci’s tattoos, I think I see fabric wrinkles on her right arm in panel two. Is she wearing long sleeves (like a baselayer or a top designed with the layered look in mind), hence covering her arm tattoos? We can’t see her wrists in any of these shots, so there’s no other indication of where her sleeves stop, and we can’t see the tattoos on her wrist.
I can’t find an e-mail address, I’ve been sending merry X-mas/Happy Holidays mails to the comic authors that I read the most last year. So, yeah, enjoy your personal holiday and thank you for bringing me joy.
you dont do FB twitter etc???
Advanced version of mom’s “eyes in the back of her head trick”. Ya can’t hide from momma Kat
Oh, I can’t see Katherine working on embarrassing Castela.
Even after the little mug incident in front of Brin.
That sounds reasonable.
Yes, that sounds like Katherine all right. It also confirms the agents are there as observers, with strict rules of NON-engagement. Interesting that she’s spotted 7 of them.
What do you bet one of them is Lily?
Given that she can smell when people are lying another things, I’m not surprised at all.
…Cass, that’s WORSE. XD
If Pickle “went nova” those seven MIB agents would probably be the first to be vaporised in the blast-wave anyway…
That’s why they get paid the Big Bucks.
No mere civil service paygrade can cover this.
You are assuming that the seven are ordinary agents. There are titans and demi-gods on the payroll afterall.
.. sounds like.. a.. really awful use of resources?
Seriously. But who’s going to tell Katherine no?
Meh. It’s a good and bad use of resources. In theory you should limit it to 3 agents, for a round-the-clock surveillance. The fact is that Cass’s first boyfriend might result in awkward things -after- Cass’s first boyfriend.
We all know this is a more lighthearted comic, and Katherine is confirmed as having more sense in the head on her shoulders then most people, but I could see it real easy getting the MIB nervous about the possibility of Cass…multiplying as it were. What happens if she breeds? Can she be impregnated? Will that result in more entities of her power level? Less? She’s a really scary Para, one of the larger threat levels, while she has common sense, will her children?
Frankly, a proper sell WOULD result in six or more MIB keeping an eye on Cass. I do think that they’re all for naught, but as a random civvy or MIB who -hadn’t- been observing her I could -easily- see me being sold on a bit of paranoia, especially if they had access to footage of Cass’s temper tantrums in the canyon. “After all, she’s just a little girl, she’s being nice to the butterfly because little girls are nice to butterflies, not because she has enough self control to avoid damaging living beings.” >.>
And you wouldn’t want intel on the potential boyfriend of a person of mass destruction that could
-con her into boom-ing the world (doubt this comic would go there, but it is a possibility)
-break her heart an cause her to boom the world
-lead to even more persons of mass destruction
Luci: “Fair warning, Castela. If I find out who your boyfriend is, I will so rat you out.”
Doubt it. She’d probably be browned off that folks are snooping into her life for stupid reasons. If Luci discovers the bits about her orphanage life, they’ll bond even more.
They probably did and told her about her sister.
And the embarrassment will be… glorious.
Embarrassing one’s children is one of the responsibilities and joys of parenting. It has to be done with some sensitivity, though, to avoid crossing the line into outright cruelty.
Every example of deliberate embarrassment I’ve seen in 40-some years has looked more like cruelty than “good fun”.
This is why I prefer to indirectly embarrass my son via incessant, shameless punning — in public!
There’s a difference between embarrassment and ridicule. Your kids can be embarrassed about your behavior (e.g. punning) but the punning isn’t aimed at the kids… it’s not about them.
Embarrassment through ridicule IS aimed at the kid… makes the kid the butt of the joke… and I agree, that’s usually a cruel thing to do. Sometimes, maybe, it’s appropriate… it might be the only way to snap the kid out of acting-out for instance… but doing it just for the parent’s amusement is cruel.
At this stage, admitting that you have parents is a bit embarrassing . . . even if absolutely everyone else thinks they’re the coolest parents ever, the kid is still embarrassed by their existence.
The primary ways of embarrassing ones children involve being unfashionable, uncool, and curious about their lives. Ridicule or making fun of the kids is pretty far over the line into cruelty.
my folks never managed that.
still have sucky interpersonal relationships with women and really sucky phone skills in conversation because my folks made fun of me for having a girl I would talk to a lot on the phone. By made fun of I mean made fun of till I cried then told the girl to never talk to me again in any form.
She didn’t say there were seven MIB agents keeping an eye on her. She said “what if I told you there were…” It’s a subtle difference.
Exactly. The seven MIBs are keeping an eye on Luci. Cass, they’re not so worried about.
Is Castela that tall or is Luci that short? There seems to be at least 6″ difference in height.
Thanks for voicing my question so succinctly.
She’s growing like a weed.
Because, um…
Pertaining to yesterday’s discussion about Luci’s tattoos, I think I see fabric wrinkles on her right arm in panel two. Is she wearing long sleeves (like a baselayer or a top designed with the layered look in mind), hence covering her arm tattoos? We can’t see her wrists in any of these shots, so there’s no other indication of where her sleeves stop, and we can’t see the tattoos on her wrist.
Well, it is winter in Minnesota.
Of course, Cassie; that’s what Moms are supposed to do!
Whoa, that’s complete overkill – four MIB agents would have been absolutely sufficient!
Maybe it’s a slow day at MIB and the agents need something to do. Or maybe they think it’s funny and they’re doing it on their own time.
“Intell”, w/ Two ‘Els’?