Wait, I thought Kath was already at least a little aware of Digit.. ? I mean, they used her to arrange things with the MIB, right…? Maybe I missed something?
Well, Monica did consult Katherine to get things going, but Bud was the one actually on point on the deal. (See next comment for link, as putting two links in one comment throws it into moderation.)
So, perhaps, Monica didn’t make really clear exactly WHAT Digit was…
Stillllll … even given those links, the part about ‘Cricket filled Katherine in’ should have included included the basic detail of “spider changed by fae magic into human girl.” I would have expected also the detail “Dietzel’s jumping spider playmate” because, why else would Monica be involved in being assigned as guardian?
Perhaps the surprise here is not the girl-spider part, but that she is in the same school & class with Atsali, already, and Kat has an opportunity here to get more direct info about her from Atsali ..??
Also confuse a bit by Atsali mentioning ‘hearing about’ Digit rather than “I met a new student today that Abby says was a spider.” Hopefully future installments will clarify.
other Thoughts: 1) Katherine seems very excited, moreso than expected and 2) Atsali is trapped by the the 4th Wall of the last panel! Katherine’s powers continue to be most impressive
Cricket filled Katherine in off-camera so we can only assume that she mentioned Digit was a spider. When Monica talked to Katherine it had already been told so she wouldn’t have thought to fill her in further unless it came up conversationally.
Ummm, detail that bothers me. “I heard from Abbie…” Didn’t this child MEET Digit a few strips ago? So shouldn’t the line be something like “I found out the new kid I met is…”. Otherwise this looks like she didn’t even MEET the new kid.
A writing assignment about why they think they need to learn algebra? OOOH HO HO, that would not have been a good a assignment for me, back then. I could have filled that whole paper with swear words.
You might also have to back up a few pages to get the full context. But, Katherine is THAT baby. Which leads to the Question: exactly how long ago was she eleven years old? (SEE: the next strip – 13 Apr 2017 – for relevance)
Wait, I thought Kath was already at least a little aware of Digit.. ? I mean, they used her to arrange things with the MIB, right…? Maybe I missed something?
Well, Monica did consult Katherine to get things going, but Bud was the one actually on point on the deal. (See next comment for link, as putting two links in one comment throws it into moderation.)
So, perhaps, Monica didn’t make really clear exactly WHAT Digit was…
As i said, Bud apparently handled the actual setup.
Stillllll … even given those links, the part about ‘Cricket filled Katherine in’ should have included included the basic detail of “spider changed by fae magic into human girl.” I would have expected also the detail “Dietzel’s jumping spider playmate” because, why else would Monica be involved in being assigned as guardian?
Perhaps the surprise here is not the girl-spider part, but that she is in the same school & class with Atsali, already, and Kat has an opportunity here to get more direct info about her from Atsali ..??
Also confuse a bit by Atsali mentioning ‘hearing about’ Digit rather than “I met a new student today that Abby says was a spider.” Hopefully future installments will clarify.
other Thoughts: 1) Katherine seems very excited, moreso than expected and 2) Atsali is trapped by the the 4th Wall of the last panel! Katherine’s powers continue to be most impressive
Cricket filled Katherine in off-camera so we can only assume that she mentioned Digit was a spider. When Monica talked to Katherine it had already been told so she wouldn’t have thought to fill her in further unless it came up conversationally.
I guess Katharine didn’t know Digit was going to school with her daughters.
This would be my guess as well.
Personal space, Mom!
Why? Atsali has her own problems with the concept.
Yes, we know you’re a spider enthusiast Katherine, but whatever you do, don’t show Digit your collection!
Oh snap – hide that collection in a fallout shelter in Croatia and NEVER admit to having it!!!
Oh poop! That’s right Katherine has a thing about spiders.
I’d always sort of assumed that Katherine WAS a spider, in some fashion.
Ummm, detail that bothers me. “I heard from Abbie…” Didn’t this child MEET Digit a few strips ago? So shouldn’t the line be something like “I found out the new kid I met is…”. Otherwise this looks like she didn’t even MEET the new kid.
Run ringgit RUN!!!!
*Digit
Well, we do know what gets her excited.
Called it.
Right on.
Would-a thought Atsali would-a learned about Digit from her friend Castilla.
“Punch Pizza?”
http://www.punchpizza.com
WOW! who woulda guessed Punch Pizza was a real place? (I just thought Paul was taking a creative liberty license on the name)
A writing assignment about why they think they need to learn algebra? OOOH HO HO, that would not have been a good a assignment for me, back then. I could have filled that whole paper with swear words.
That would not have fulfilled the assignment . . . because it would have been why you DON’T need to learn algebra!
Don’t tell me; lemme guess…Kathrine Gilchrist is a magically transformed arachnoid too, just like Digit is, right?
Katherine is a 6-in-1 akashic chimera, actually. 🙂
Wait what? Did I miss something? I don’t remember that…
@KaiSpiral – Start here and read forward a few pages: http://wapsisquare.com/comic/working-perfectly/
You might also have to back up a few pages to get the full context. But, Katherine is THAT baby. Which leads to the Question: exactly how long ago was she eleven years old? (SEE: the next strip – 13 Apr 2017 – for relevance)
Uhmm. Read a lot>/i> more pages forward until the end of that story arc. It will (re-)explain a whole lot.
Anyone who wants to start that entire arc at its beginning http://wapsisquare.com/comic/another-day/
Say, now…wasn’t Atsali taller than Katherine, even in disguised-as-human form?
I see Katherine’s intact “baby”-teeth are back.
Uh oh…. Shelly’s polar opposite.