Housepets!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1YmS_VDvMY

I had to do it.

JUST DO THE ANNOUNCEMENT

I mean... JUST DO THE ANNOUNCEMENT

"Hey I just wanted to be all inclusive! You can't tell me how to live my life! I CAN BUY AND SELL YOU!" Or at least that's how it's going to go down in my mind...

Is the old hermit that only speaks in limericks here?

Is this where he finally announces his new love?!

Did Rick just lampshade frustrations about the length of this arc? Because that’s funny.

What’s more, he posted it on a Friday.

Iceheart wrote:Is the old hermit that only speaks in limericks here?

I think he is "The weird looking hobo in the corner."

I wonder how Keene's plans will change now that temple's gone and cheat-mode has effectively been disabled for good.
On one hand, it seemed before like Keene was starting to run into a wall through conventional channels, which was why he tried for the mana to begin with. On the other, a good chunk of that proverbial wall was likely formed by Steward, and with him out of the equation Keene's financial endeavors (at the very least) will probably run much smoother now.

Funny the audience is more concerned with him getting on with his speech then why there manifestations of the dead and possible demigods in the list.
Why is demigods plural? I thought Great Kitsune was the only one down there?
So if I'm getting this right, after the second panel: manifestations of the dead=Breel Summer Spring and Rufus, possible demigods=Great Kitsune, bitter enemies=Thomas and Steward and anyone on his month long list, pets who showed up for the food=ferals disguised as pets with fake and/or stolen collars and/or Good Old Dogs Club members that have no interest in what the speech is about, that weird looking hobo in the corner=Crazy Old Man Who Only Speaks In Limericks, representatives from the zoo are there because Thomas and Steward are going to live in the zoo, and the camel in the back who only speaks Arabic=Sofia.
Note: credit to Cesco for suggesting there might be raccoons there for the food.

The introductions go on forever but the speech is short.

In my fight for equality,
I must be even with you all.
From those who serve the public
to those at my beck and call.
We are all equal on this world
some more so than others
and I think of you all as family
although not quite as brothers.
In this speech I’ll tell of hope
and what I intend to fight for.
I hope you’ll hear me out
If you won’t? There’s the door.

1) I believe Keene has bad grammar, as I think that last panel should say "all of whom"
2) Keene is about to anounce "I Married an Angel" the only press here is the Weekly World News
3) and then there's Maude

Yep, Babylon Gardens is a very diverse community.

Keene: To be closer to my love, I will be building a huge tower that will stretch out to touch the heavens, so that all may bask in the glory of what there is to offer. I will call it, the tower of Babyl....

Champion Wallace wrote:Funny the audience is more concerned with him getting on with his speech then why there manifestations of the dead and possible demigods in the list.
Why is demigods plural? I thought Great Kitsune was the only one down there?

Maybe Cerberus joint them, to bring Rufus, Breel and the two angels back?
Or Keene just wants to tell them "I didn't forget about you, I know there are many more of you."
Something like that.

HundKatzeMaus wrote:

Champion Wallace wrote:Funny the audience is more concerned with him getting on with his speech then why there manifestations of the dead and possible demigods in the list.
Why is demigods plural? I thought Great Kitsune was the only one down there?

Maybe Cerberus joint them, to bring Rufus, Breel and the two angels back?
Or Keene just wants to tell them "I didn't forget about you, I know there are many more of you."
Something like that.

Or Neel's there.

"Your majesty; members of the jury; loyal, faithful subjects... And the king"

GET ON WITH IT!

Razzafrazzing teasing Friday post.

At least it's a good foreshadowing for next week. can't wait. Wonder what he's going to announce?

Channeling your inner Bino there, Keene. This ain't the Good Ol' Dog's Club, y'know.
(Hi, Sofie)

Keene looks quite passionate and expressive in his speech. I wonder if this will change after he finishes the preamble?

Ooh, I'm looking forward for Keene's discourse, so curious to know what he's going to say... I hope it's for his first ever good action. Everybody is there, even possible demigods (but they're always present ). Seems that the pets who showed up just for the food are the two raccoons, but well, they aren't real pets. It's obvious who's the weird hobo. Is there also camel Thomas with the camel who speaks only in Arabic? But yeah, hurry up, Keene!

Champion Wallace wrote:Funny the audience is more concerned with him getting on with his speech then why there manifestations of the dead and possible demigods in the list.
Why is demigods plural? I thought Great Kitsune was the only one down there?
So if I'm getting this right, after the second panel: manifestations of the dead=Breel Summer Spring and Rufus, possible demigods=GK, bitter enemies=Thomas and Steward and anyone on his month long list, pets who showed up for the food=Good Old Dogs Club members or something (not sure why this is in addition to dogs and cats), that weird looking hobo in the corner=Crazy Old Man Who Only Speaks In Limericks, representatives from the zoo are there because Thomas and Steward are going to live in the zoo, and the camel in the back who only speaks Arabic=Sofia.

I'd add Neel to the list of bitter enemies

Valareos wrote:Keene: To be closer to my love, I will be building a huge tower that will stretch out to touch the heavens, so that all may bask in the glory of what there is to offer. I will call it, the tower of Babyl....

"What do you mean someone already tried that?! What do you mean they failed?! What do you mean, "major Divine intervention?!"

MX682XM wrote: I'd add Neel to the list of bitter enemies

I don't think the Demon would be there. He might have messed up priorities, but I think he wanted so desperately to come to Earth to do other stuff then sit in on a press conference. More importantly, being a creature from Pandemonium, I don't think It would be a good Idea for it to be in the same room as Great Kitsune.

Cesco wrote:Seems that the pets who showed up just for the food are the two raccoons, but well, they aren't real pets.

I hadn't thought of them. I'll add it to my list for posterity.

Well, as Keene told Fox and Mungo after they fished him out of the drink, the list of his enemies is pretty long so maybe he's just playing the odds and being polite. Or he may have recognized a few.

Not sure if there's a feral contingent buuuuuuut there is food!

Demi-gods are part of the BGardens cosmos. Kitsune and Cerberus are in that category and, before being turned mortal, so did Pete and Dragon. There are probably a large number of them and there is a hierarchy of powers among these beings. Now where Infernals (Eudoant, the Pandemonians, Forgotten) fit in the cosmos and how they compare with the Celestials in terms of powers remains uncertain except for one clear factor - Infernals aren't supposed to go to the mortal world.

So who knows what ghatc little demon is doing ....... but he'lllllllll be baaaaaaaaack!

Time to address the elephant in the room...

..Sofia is there, but seems to be alone. Thomas ran out on her. The cad

Thomas could still be there, I thought he was included under the heading of "Bitter Enemies".

There's an elephant? Gosh, this comic's getting crowded.

Bandit1990 wrote:Thomas could still be there, I thought he was included under the heading of "Bitter Enemies".

Point

NHWestoN wrote:There's an elephant? Gosh, this comic's getting crowded.

said elephant is probably from the zoo.

Well, it is her birthday...... Hey, Keene, is there cake?

There is always cake, at the end, it's absolutely real and not a lie at all.

Just don't ask the Wolves to make Shepherd's Pie for the event; they might try throwing in an actual Shepherd.

Mrs. Lovett wrote:And we have some shepherd's pie peppered with actual shepherd on top, ...

New Arc....."Cooking with Lucretia".

"...And today's guest ingredient iszzzzzzzzz .......... !"