On 2008-05-07, Aje RavenStar <whinebucket@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Bill Martin" <bill_r_martin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> On 2008-05-06 07:24:03 -0500, "Aje RavenStar"
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>>> said:
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>>>>> "Captain Nerd" <cptnerd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>> Antonio E. Gonzalez <AntEGM111@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>>> On Mon, 5 May 2008 17:42:03 -0400, "sanjian" <mungkb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>>>> "Aje RavenStar" <whinebucket@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>>>>> "DBBrandell" <NoSuchUser@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>>>>>> The policeman's home, sitting quietly, and his retired magical
>>>>>>>>>> girl
>>>>>>>>>> wife
>>>>>>>>>> is consoling him, asking about his day at work, and then the
son
>>>>>>>>>> p*****
>>>>>>>>>> by, and offhandedly says, hey pop, you need to do something
about
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> garbage cans... :)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Don't know when we'll get to see the reaction. Haven't seen
>>>>>>>>>> today's
>>>>>>>>>> strip yet.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> DBB
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Today's just posted. And while it is Mom who asks the question,
I
>>>>>>>>> have a
>>>>>>>>> feeling it will be Mom answering, and saying "No". After all,
Mom
>>>>>>>>> told
>>>>>>>>> her not to be late for dinner, and she was....
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Odds of Sonoda needing therapy (at least of the Sap****o variety)?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Odds of Sonoda blaming all this on Largo?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ummm, Largo kind of *is* responsible for all this . . .
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yeah, but like "butterfly wings in the Amazon" kind of responsible
>>>>>> for hurricane season...
>>>>>
>>>>> And he's certainly not responsible for Yuki being a magical girl.
>>>>
>>>> But Largo's available, and the alternative is acknowledging the blame
is
>>>> him
>>>> and his wife equally [side note - does Sonoda-san know his wife is a
>>>> magic
>>>> girl? I don't recall if it's ever been explicitly stated anytime.
My
>>>> feeling is he doesn't, especially since it seems related to her
tendency
>>>> toward kleptomania which Yuki shares].
>>>
>>> I don't think he knows either, since his Magical Girl Detector kept on
>>> going off, and someone shut off the alarm on it.
>>
>> Excellent point. I had forgotten about that. When that was put out,
my
>> thought was that it was an explanation why he hadn't caught on that his
>> daughter was maturing into her powers (subconsciously assuming that
under
>> the cir***stances his MGD would have been adjusted or programmed to
allow
>> for the wife's presence).
>
> Well, Wednesday's strip is up - http://www.megatokyo.com/strip/1118
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> Sonoda-san knew of Meimi's power. And I can understand why he'd rather
be
> tackling a problem like Largo. It beats trying to move the ocean with a
> teaspoon like he wishes to do. Might be the reason he kept the MGD off.
> Gave him plausible (self) deniability.
Or maybe Meimi *did* shut it off--not so that she wouldn't set it off,
but so that *Yuki* wouldn't. I think Meimi already knew. She seems
awfully calm about it. Some of her lines in the hospital with Yuki
and that kid seem to hint she knew then.
>
> I gotta feel sorry for the guy. His (household) budget is about to be
shot.
> Anyone checked the cost of undead or zombiefied ****k skins lately?
>
Life is gonna a bit hectic for him, yah.
Anybody else a little worried by the way Tohya said "I think it's time
I should go" just before we hard-cut to this little comedy skit?
--
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