Based on the previous strip, the hole appears to be a cooperative effort of both Atsali and Pickle: Atsali had her up against the wall, while Castela was pressing against that same wall. Atsali may have slammed her sister into the wall, or just psychologically pressured her.
It occurs to me Atsali’s in deep shit. Not only did she bust the wall, not only did she assault a child, but she’s an adult now. In the human world, that would be deep indeed. Why would Atsali lose her cool this bad? Granted, she didn’t actually injure her sister, and knew she wouldn’t, but still, there’s that wall.
This whole ‘prosecute everyone for anything’ bollocks has got to stop!
Make Sali pay for the repairs (or more likely Momma Kath, who will then get to make Sali repay her), but charging with assault? Fuck off!! (no, this isn’t aimed at you BarerMender)
The point is, she shouldn’t be charged in the first damn place
This is why games like Bull Rush have been banned for the last 20+ years, and why school kids are getting fatter: it’s got nothing to do with what they eat or modern technology, it’s because they aren’t allowed to be kids and burn off the excess energy and fat
One must take into account a few things: These are sisters, and as such there are filial things that go on between them that would never be considered proper between non-related people.
Also, if we get down to brass tacks, Castela is more than tough enough to toe it with =anyone= in that school, and eminently able to give as well as she receives, if not worse. A hole in the wall is tame when it comes down to what a potential Come-to-Jesus meeting might involve. As violent as it may seem, this was just Atsali reminding her sister that what happens in Vegas =stays= in Vegas, so to speak. (aka “Watch Yo’ Damn Mouth! :))
The supernatural world has different rules. For example, Sphinxes EAT each other to establish hierarchical dominance. You’re applying human sensibilities to intelligent nonhumans. In this particular case, Atsali was applying a smidge of brute force to make her point. Castella looked embarrassed and guilty because she knew she’d basically been caught in the act. And from a purely physical aspect, Atsalli is no threat to her. Indestructible gollems (Bud) and insanely powerful Sphinx/Titan hybrids (Shelly) are nervous around her because Castella was made specifically to kill them. And Atsalli isn’t anywhere near as powerful as those two. So the main concern here is the property damage. Prosecuting Atsalli would be like charging two siblings because one shoved the other. The biggest concern with people this powerful is the collateral damage.
I can’t help noticing the super-bright Scarlet was the only one too dumb to clear off. Intelligence works like that some times, though. Incredibly smart in one dimension, incredibly stupid in another.
I’d have been caught standing in Scarlet’s place while staring at the damage and wondering just how it was going to get fixed, or how I would fix it. For instance, it seems to be steel reinforced concrete, so I would pound it back into place and use the same stuff they use to resurface concrete sidewalks. Then grind off the high spots and repaint the wall. Ms. Alger would probably have to assert herself to get my attention during this.
Why are we having a conversation about responsibility in a comic where horrible people do horrible things all the time and come out smelling like roses?
Why is anyone surprised by anything these characters do? Applying the “not human, so different rules” argument is ridiculous, because you don’t have to be a human to be a decent living being.
Right, they’re not human, _but_ their society is based on living alongside and blending in with human society while avoiding being noticed by said humans, so it’s in their best interests to act with some decorum.
Than get attacked by golems made from vampire swords,because someone wants to destroy the veil and get rescued by a golden woman from a antisupernatural grenade.
Hmm. Worse than Castela’s “wall art” at home.
Yeah, walls and boulders don’t fare too well when she and anxiety issues are in the same vicinity.
Clearly the real heroes of this story are the architects and engineers who create structures that can survive this lot.
^ +1
The “wall art” was made with just her fist – this was made with all of her.
That was a fist-sized hole.
This was a Castela-sized hole. ^_^
So Scarlet’s being accused for the li’l scratch in the wall? She’s the only one with glasses…
I doubt Scarlet has the horsepower, or the impact resistance, to pull that off.
A likely story. 🙂
Atsali needs to step up and take the fall.
agreed
DERP!
Oh, dear. What’s Nadette going to think when she hears about this?
Giggity?
Nadette was really worried about Atsali getting aggressive and maybe hurting someone.
Say does Ms. Alger have cat markings by her nose? What kind of creature is she?
A cougar?
(sorry, I coudln’t resist!) 😀
Given that everyone else with those markings is either a Sphinx or Monica, she’s probably a Sphinx.
Or a Monica.
*ducks*
And it’s just coincidental that this hole is just Castela-sized?
Based on the previous strip, the hole appears to be a cooperative effort of both Atsali and Pickle: Atsali had her up against the wall, while Castela was pressing against that same wall. Atsali may have slammed her sister into the wall, or just psychologically pressured her.
It occurs to me Atsali’s in deep shit. Not only did she bust the wall, not only did she assault a child, but she’s an adult now. In the human world, that would be deep indeed. Why would Atsali lose her cool this bad? Granted, she didn’t actually injure her sister, and knew she wouldn’t, but still, there’s that wall.
This whole ‘prosecute everyone for anything’ bollocks has got to stop!
Make Sali pay for the repairs (or more likely Momma Kath, who will then get to make Sali repay her), but charging with assault? Fuck off!! (no, this isn’t aimed at you BarerMender)
Considering she didn’t leave a mark on the kid, she’ll probably get some slack on the assault thing.
The point is, she shouldn’t be charged in the first damn place
This is why games like Bull Rush have been banned for the last 20+ years, and why school kids are getting fatter: it’s got nothing to do with what they eat or modern technology, it’s because they aren’t allowed to be kids and burn off the excess energy and fat
One must take into account a few things: These are sisters, and as such there are filial things that go on between them that would never be considered proper between non-related people.
Also, if we get down to brass tacks, Castela is more than tough enough to toe it with =anyone= in that school, and eminently able to give as well as she receives, if not worse. A hole in the wall is tame when it comes down to what a potential Come-to-Jesus meeting might involve. As violent as it may seem, this was just Atsali reminding her sister that what happens in Vegas =stays= in Vegas, so to speak. (aka “Watch Yo’ Damn Mouth! :))
The supernatural world has different rules. For example, Sphinxes EAT each other to establish hierarchical dominance. You’re applying human sensibilities to intelligent nonhumans. In this particular case, Atsali was applying a smidge of brute force to make her point. Castella looked embarrassed and guilty because she knew she’d basically been caught in the act. And from a purely physical aspect, Atsalli is no threat to her. Indestructible gollems (Bud) and insanely powerful Sphinx/Titan hybrids (Shelly) are nervous around her because Castella was made specifically to kill them. And Atsalli isn’t anywhere near as powerful as those two. So the main concern here is the property damage. Prosecuting Atsalli would be like charging two siblings because one shoved the other. The biggest concern with people this powerful is the collateral damage.
But, seeing is how they’re all mythology and fictional, its a moot point anyhow; right?
Those darn human sensibilities.
Oh yes, very important point: THIS ISN’T THE HUMAN WORLD!!
I can’t help noticing the super-bright Scarlet was the only one too dumb to clear off. Intelligence works like that some times, though. Incredibly smart in one dimension, incredibly stupid in another.
I’d have been caught standing in Scarlet’s place while staring at the damage and wondering just how it was going to get fixed, or how I would fix it. For instance, it seems to be steel reinforced concrete, so I would pound it back into place and use the same stuff they use to resurface concrete sidewalks. Then grind off the high spots and repaint the wall. Ms. Alger would probably have to assert herself to get my attention during this.
Scarlet, you haven’t yet realized how dangerous *Cass* can be…
I never realized their school was just a hole-in-the-wall *rimshot*
“It was on fire when I lay down on it.”
A certain museum employee needs to get an empty frame and donate it to the school …
Why are we having a conversation about responsibility in a comic where horrible people do horrible things all the time and come out smelling like roses?
Why is anyone surprised by anything these characters do? Applying the “not human, so different rules” argument is ridiculous, because you don’t have to be a human to be a decent living being.
Right, they’re not human, _but_ their society is based on living alongside and blending in with human society while avoiding being noticed by said humans, so it’s in their best interests to act with some decorum.
Meh, just build a series of Sigils and drop a Veil over every ‘supernatural’, until humans catch up ad become Super themselves
Than get attacked by golems made from vampire swords,because someone wants to destroy the veil and get rescued by a golden woman from a antisupernatural grenade.
Let’s see the kids learn to fix drywall… and cinderblocks.
🤔Obviously, Ms. Alger doesn’t have anything like Castella’s truth-sensing ability❗