For anyone not familiar with Florida, Ocoee (pronounced Oh-Koh-EE) is north of Orlando versus Lakeland which is west. Not that any of that really matters other than its horribly out of the way for Katrina to drop Pumpkin off just to drive all the way back home.
So obviously Damien is suggesting it's more convenient for him to drop her off. He's also suggesting something else.
51 thoughts on “What’s Implied”
Looks like Katrina should hang out with Quinn – the two seem to have a similar outlook on life ;-)
I never noticed that, but now that I do. . . I don’t like her even more. Quinn is my favorite, she doesn’t need someone else to taint her even more XD Also, how do I change this Avatar?? Anyone???
Maybe it has something to do with the type of vehicle she drives? Seeing your daughter looking like that step out of a van labeled “Miami County Burn Ward” would probably be pretty shocking.
More or less shocking than Ellie coming home in the Murder Ice Cream Truck?
But Kat and Damien don’t know about that. And also Pumpkin is a minor, whereas Ellie was kicked out, so I’d guess that of the two, the parents would worry more about the younger child.
Anyway, the current popular opinion seems to be that Kat is swinging for the other team (dur-hur-hur) but I wouldn’t put it past Rusche to surprise us with something totally out of left field.
I was being sarcastic. Pretty sure this is yet another trollish lesbian clue
Okay. So. Either Katrina’s got some “thing” going on, or this is yet another implication that Pumpkin bats for a different team and has told people. Or maybe Katrina IS actually a witch and uses minor girls as a catalyst for her prosthetic based arcane arts.
In my mid-thirties, no kids, and male, but I’d still possibly buy a Goosebumps book named “Oopsie, I made it your real face.” It’d be a tough call if I’d keep it as a trophy of the randomness of the world or give it to someone as a gift.
So I’d probably buy two.
“Oopsie, I Made It Your Real Face”
“Why Does This Be?”
“The Week It Hailed Kidney Stones”
“Camp Insurance Sales Office”
“Attack of the Forty Foot Orthodontist”
Fun!
What about “AAAAAAH!!! Why is it full of bees!?”
A collection of books like that needs at least one interobang (‽ if your browser supports the font).
…did someone say something about BEES?
Why, my briefcase full of bees should help this comment thread!
NOT THE BEES!!
I saw that after I posted mine and almost commented.
Though honestly the majority of the times bees come to my mind are related to Eddie Izzard’s bit about beekeepers trying to hit on women at work.
My person guess–and these are wrong three times out of eight, commonly–is that Damien may be preparing to muddy the waters a bit by mixing business with pleasure, so to speak, and thus may be poised to do more harm to the business than good.
I would like to think that Pumpkin would at least check to see that Ellie had a ride home as well, since she knows that Ellie only got TO the convention in her friend’s car.
If all the speculation regarding the vague hints being dropped is right though, I’m eagerly awaiting to see Kat’s reaction to Ellie’s “Power Girl in street-clothes” cosplay.
:P
Pumpkin: Meet my sister, Ellie.
Kat: WTF!!!
Pumpkin: WTF WTF!??!?!
Kat: She’s bigger than those two put together.
Pumpkin: At least she doesn’t put it out there, or shame others for being itty bitty mosquito bites.
Kat: mpfh.
Pumpkin: hmpfh.
Ellie: WTH?
Damian: what do I care, my father was the first of the fallen, kicked out of Heaven….. (pffft. yeah right.)
One thing I love about this comic is that even as Rusche drops hints every now and again about where the story is headed, the overall plot is unpredictable. Looking at the cast page, you wonder why some characters are considered major characters—namely Alex and Barrel, the former of whom we haven’t seen since Quinn still had ass-roots—and get excited and curious for when they come back. That being said, I hope we see the college setting again soon. I re-read the strips that took place on campus quite a bit because I feel like they captured the days of undergrad very beautifully.
You know it us required that all webcomic have a homosexual character in it and Pumpkin is still Questionable. Content already know I would not try and misfile her preference just yet.
All Pumpkin has to do is casually drop the fact that her dad is the Lakeland Chief of Police, and suddenly, she’s safe from all but the stupidest assailant–especially if said assailant also lives in Lakeland.
51 thoughts on “What’s Implied”
Looks like Katrina should hang out with Quinn – the two seem to have a similar outlook on life ;-)
I never noticed that, but now that I do. . . I don’t like her even more. Quinn is my favorite, she doesn’t need someone else to taint her even more XD Also, how do I change this Avatar?? Anyone???
I imagine Ellie will be along as a buffer, same as Pumpkin was a buffer between Ellie and Danny.
I also don’t think Damien will mind one little bit.
I know, I know, Katrina’s a guy… yeah, that’s it, really….no?
I literally can not think of any other alternative.
Maybe it has something to do with the type of vehicle she drives? Seeing your daughter looking like that step out of a van labeled “Miami County Burn Ward” would probably be pretty shocking.
More or less shocking than Ellie coming home in the Murder Ice Cream Truck?
But Kat and Damien don’t know about that. And also Pumpkin is a minor, whereas Ellie was kicked out, so I’d guess that of the two, the parents would worry more about the younger child.
Anyway, the current popular opinion seems to be that Kat is swinging for the other team (dur-hur-hur) but I wouldn’t put it past Rusche to surprise us with something totally out of left field.
I was being sarcastic. Pretty sure this is yet another trollish lesbian clue
Okay. So. Either Katrina’s got some “thing” going on, or this is yet another implication that Pumpkin bats for a different team and has told people. Or maybe Katrina IS actually a witch and uses minor girls as a catalyst for her prosthetic based arcane arts.
Yes, so many possible interpretations. From “You’er MY boyfriend” to “I hate her, but find her so hot”. Or even “Oopsie, I made it your real face”.
What is this, a Goosebumps book?
If Cinnamon gets a ventriloquist dummy, I’m out.
In my mid-thirties, no kids, and male, but I’d still possibly buy a Goosebumps book named “Oopsie, I made it your real face.” It’d be a tough call if I’d keep it as a trophy of the randomness of the world or give it to someone as a gift.
So I’d probably buy two.
“Oopsie, I Made It Your Real Face”
“Why Does This Be?”
“The Week It Hailed Kidney Stones”
“Camp Insurance Sales Office”
“Attack of the Forty Foot Orthodontist”
Fun!
What about “AAAAAAH!!! Why is it full of bees!?”
A collection of books like that needs at least one interobang (‽ if your browser supports the font).
…did someone say something about BEES?
Why, my briefcase full of bees should help this comment thread!
NOT THE BEES!!
I saw that after I posted mine and almost commented.
Though honestly the majority of the times bees come to my mind are related to Eddie Izzard’s bit about beekeepers trying to hit on women at work.
YOUR thing.
Zing!
Is he hinting that Kat might be “hitting for the other team?”
I like how multi dimensional even minor characters are.
My person guess–and these are wrong three times out of eight, commonly–is that Damien may be preparing to muddy the waters a bit by mixing business with pleasure, so to speak, and thus may be poised to do more harm to the business than good.
Do not worry about the time you update – I’m quite happy to still be getting updates at all.
Truth.
Viva Rusche! Viva Shotgun Shuffle! Viva la Buckingham!
Viva Jay Sherman! Viva Quebec!
Holy crap that reference is dated.
Serious respect.
Thanks! I figured it’d fit in with all the classic Simpsons references whether I did it subliminally, liminally, or superliminally.
Parents. Parent’s. Parent is. Belongs to parents.
Kat’s worries mirror my own paranoia.
The part of your sexuality or taking home an underage girl to her police officer father?
Seriously, you are a dork.
I’d like to think Pumpkin wouldn’t leave with someone else without telling Ellie about it first.
I would like to think that Pumpkin would at least check to see that Ellie had a ride home as well, since she knows that Ellie only got TO the convention in her friend’s car.
If all the speculation regarding the vague hints being dropped is right though, I’m eagerly awaiting to see Kat’s reaction to Ellie’s “Power Girl in street-clothes” cosplay.
:P
Pumpkin: Meet my sister, Ellie.
Kat: WTF!!!
Pumpkin: WTF WTF!??!?!
Kat: She’s bigger than those two put together.
Pumpkin: At least she doesn’t put it out there, or shame others for being itty bitty mosquito bites.
Kat: mpfh.
Pumpkin: hmpfh.
Ellie: WTH?
Damian: what do I care, my father was the first of the fallen, kicked out of Heaven….. (pffft. yeah right.)
… yeah no I don’t have a clue.
Well Scott, it the L-word
I think the biggest hint yet was her batwoman costume.
Guys. i still really like Kat. that is all.
One thing I love about this comic is that even as Rusche drops hints every now and again about where the story is headed, the overall plot is unpredictable. Looking at the cast page, you wonder why some characters are considered major characters—namely Alex and Barrel, the former of whom we haven’t seen since Quinn still had ass-roots—and get excited and curious for when they come back. That being said, I hope we see the college setting again soon. I re-read the strips that took place on campus quite a bit because I feel like they captured the days of undergrad very beautifully.
Guys, it’s okay! Look under Kat’s eyes! That’s a } mark followed by a massively huge ellipsis! She’s the missing sister!
Or more likely she has bags under her eyes, and freckles
Hey, so my lesbian sense still works in comics too! Woohooo!
You know it us required that all webcomic have a homosexual character in it and Pumpkin is still Questionable. Content already know I would not try and misfile her preference just yet.
So in XKCD, do you think it’s Meghan or Cueball that’s batting for the other team?
:P
It’s Misanthropic Hat. No one would ever suspect.
My guess has always been xkcd.com/157 . Shows all the signs.
Groovy- wait, I just killed mine off. DAMMIT.
Does Giant Girl’s bisexuality count?
All Pumpkin has to do is casually drop the fact that her dad is the Lakeland Chief of Police, and suddenly, she’s safe from all but the stupidest assailant–especially if said assailant also lives in Lakeland.
Kat is actually a rubber suit full of wasps, which is weird, but doesn’t make her giving a minor a ride home inappropriate.
This webcomic can only be improved by a substantial INFLUX OF BEES!
It’s the final frontier!