Housepets!

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[quote="Ash Looking back at prior End Of Year strips, there are sometimes guest comics afterward. We may get several of those, and then head right back to Marion, or an arc featuring someone completely different. My predictions still have Lois getting involved heavily with the story. Lois being...

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So, its come to this. We all die alone and afraid... Or, things will start to, if not improve, at least get different come morning. I would think by the next day, human Marion is reported missing and squirrel Marion is a per... mammal of interest. You'd think that would twig Ralph and Kevin that som...

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Pueblo is still so precious. He needs to have some kind of role in the comic. I would love to see him in school still even more then the cubs. What little we've seen, he seems to be more likely to make friends with anyone, human and animal alike. I'm not sure what age or grade he'd be in, though. H...

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The Sword and the Stone comments made me wonder if the newcomer here was a reference to her. The color patterns are pretty similar to the female squirrel from the movie, and the body shape is really close to Marion. Might be a coincidence, but I suspect there is a small reference here.

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That's... not what I expected next strip. There goes the theory of Marion being accepted by the forest animals since word spreads quickly. Unless this squirrel tell him to look towards the wisdom of the Opener of Ways, in which case he'll probably meet Jessica and Zach. And that would be... highly ...

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Lois hasn't really had a chance to come into the story just yet. In real time only a few hours have passed, shes likely still in school and still thinks this is a prank. I have a feeling that Marion is going to be a long term character. Seems like too much set up for for him to turn back at the end ...

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So, Ralph and Kevin dont really answer the question and then just walk away without a word? Not even the natural follow up of "why do you ask?" I thought Ralph was a better cop than that. Oh, and I think that I discovered how Marion transformed. The answer is at this link... https://www.in...

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I just realized, is it odd that Ralph is not actually looking at Marion when he answers? He seems to be looking at Kevin for some reason.

Edit: And I just realized that he's looking at Kevin because Kevin is about to speak.... neverming.

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Even if they did come to King asking about everything he knows about humans transforming into animals, I wouldn't expect anything less than this reaction . Immediately followed by something like this I dont know. King is in a better place and all he'd be able to do directly with Marion is commisera...

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CunningFox wrote:
dr_eirik wrote:There is such a large supporting cast of characters, some going unseen for years, that its hard to keep track of them all. Is there a cast page or wiki that has them all listed?
https://housepetscomic.fandom.com/wiki/Characters
I think this is what you're looking for.

Yes! thanks!

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Although this [img] has me calling shenanigans on him calling Kevin out for the terrible pun. It was Fido making the pun. Then since Fox is the only one who apparently knows about magic on the force, Terrance. I want to see more Terrance anyway. Terrance is another long lost soul well overdue for a...

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I just came across this and really enjoy it so far. I haven't read Butcher in a while, but I read a lot of these books and you've got his style down really well. Looking forward to the rest. Edited to add: It's almost too bad you have Mouse as a puppy. As an adult dog in the HP universe, he'd be the...

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I dunno looking at his face again, he seems a bit stern and serious. Makes me wonder if there's something more going on behind the scenes with Ralph that's making him more serious. I imagine that is Ralph's default expression. He looks very often stern and serious. Some people here couldn't even re...

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I'm a little surprised that no one has reacted indignantly to Sargeant Ralph's threat to write up a disciplinary report on poor Kevin for making a pun. What a martinet! Wait'll Karishad hears this! I don't think Ralph was serious about it, even if he looks like it. I don't think Kevin takes it seri...

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NHWestoN wrote:I'm a little surprised that no one has reacted indignantly to Sargeant Ralph's threat to write up a disciplinary report on poor Kevin for making a pun. What a martinet! Wait'll Karishad hears this!

Frankly, Kevin should be reassigned to dog catcher for the pun.

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Just had another thought: Just how DID he get up the tree so fast? How much is he thinking like a squirrel? Is he in danger of losing himself to the animal he's become?

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[ 2019/05/27 - Tree Bark ] Title Text: nuts to that In case y'all needed a reminder that yes, they're animals. :lol: Yeah, I think we sometimes forget that these aren't people in furry bodies (well, for the most part) but animals who just walk upright. I'm still hopeful that we're going to see the ...

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Ooh, what if the demon that came out of Hell with Keene is doing stuff behind the scenes? If it didn't have it already, could it possibly have gained some kind of power to transform humans into animals? Maybe if Lois is behind it all, the demon entered some kind of pact with her and that's how she ...

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At this point, I wonder if Marion will bother running away or just lay down in a fetal position screaming “do what you have to but make it quick.” Well actually, As funny as that would be, he has put up quite a fight up to this point so he might even stand up to a Kevin if he thinks that he’ll give...

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We’ve never seen the dogs give into those kind of behaviors so it is unlikely it would start now. I choose to think of the HPU like Zootopia and predators and prey getting along without senseless violence excluding the cats. Kevin doesn’t strike me as someone who would target a defenseless creature...

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I've had the impression that, even when not directly stated, all the pets are aware of Kings circumstances. I felt like there was a strip last year where he was telling someone about his early life and had to stop and make sure they were aware he was human once. If that's the case, then it's not a h...

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But this all depends on Marion’s reaction as well. If he panics then it might not matter what Kevin does or doesn’t do. If he goes to “worse case scenario I’m about to die” mode he may be too panicked to listen even if Kevin tries to help. On the bright side, at least we have almost complete confir...

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I am enjoying this story more than I thought I might. Really a fun read so far, if perhaps a touch ominous in that last couple paragraphs.

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You know, I had a different thought. Kevin may be a bit flighty but he's a good egg. He sees Marion as a female squirrel, but Marion is wearing a collar of sorts and probably looks lost. He might just be able to hold his instincts enough to actually try and help rather than give chase. If this was g...

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Maybe he'll run into the K-9's... You were right on the money. Real relieved that there's a spot of hope for him here. Definitely excited to see how this interaction between Marion and Kevin does down. How many strips are left until the end of the arc? Year 11 ends on a Sunday; is Rick going to wai...

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Just occurred to me that Marions friends and family will be looking for the squirel at some point, but not necessarily because they believe him. The last one to apparently see him "alive" is a feral squirrel, so someone is going to want answers. I'm sure most would assume this bizarre tran...

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Mom should already be aware that Marion's car hasn't left the house, even before having came in the door True, but that doesn't mean that there's a problem. She might think that he caught a ride with a friend or even that he was sick in his room. She wouldn't have left the wild critter in her livin...

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You'd think he'd have made some sort of a sign. That would have been a smart thing to think about ahead of time. Remember, he was brimming with the confidence of a teenager who knows everything and is indestructible just a few hours before when he started the Google search. I'm sure that he thought...

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Why does everyone assume he knows of Steward's existence or that he's even nearby? Even if he is responsible, since Marion woke up like this, he probably did his deed last night I don't think anyone thinks he knows of Steward existence (At least, in his current form as a badger, he might have known...

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While connecting with Steward seems a likely direction, it's not the only one. I feel like if that happens, Marion would also cross paths with Kitsune, who would take an interest in the little critters current predicament. Even if that interest boils down to, "Sorry pal, can't help ya." A...

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While connecting with Steward seems a likely direction, it's not the only one. I feel like if that happens, Marion would also cross paths with Kitsune, who would take an interest in the little critters current predicament. Even if that interest boils down to, "Sorry pal, can't help ya." As...

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Marion's mom should probably realize something is up shortly. She's going to see his phone/bookbag/shoes still in the house. Then she'll see the squirrel was using the computer and I imagine the recent search history is going to hint at his situation. If his school is anything like most modern scho...

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…… trying to remember, apropos of nuthin', have we ever had a feral talk to a human is this comic? Marion's exchange with his mom might be a first, then, assuming she understood him and his words didn't come out as squirrel jabber. I aussme you arnt counting the wolves, but foes Jessica count? Back...

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Here's a thought that didn't occur to me until today. What if his mother works for the Mil5on ferrets? If so, she might be at least a little aware of the weirdness going on. Might have something to do with his transformation.

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Amusingly, I just sat down with a Red Bull. Twenty years ago as a dumb grad student I was waiting for a plane from LAX to Boston when I wandered into a Sweet Factory and bought a back of chocolate covered espresso beans and proceeded to eat most of the bag in the waiting area. Then I boarded a plan...

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Amazee Dayzee wrote:I'm sure the truth will eventually come to light soon.

Well, soon is relative. I suspect we will see something like an explanation before fall sets in....

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I can think of a number of jobs she might have with odd hours. My mother was a real estate agent when I was in high school. There were days that she'd be out of the house before 7am to meet a client or do "caravan", where the local agents would basically go in a pack from house to house to...

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An unexpected and original ending to an unexpected and original story arc. Also: Great, now I wanna know what RSVP means. It's just a silly way of saying R.I.P. that I picked up off of a podcast I listen to :D actually, RSVP is an actual thing of it's own and means "Répondez s'il vous plaît&qu...

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RSVP Marion, we hardly knew ye. An unexpected and original ending to an unexpected and original story arc. Also: Great, now I wanna know what RSVP means. It's just a silly way of saying R.I.P. that I picked up off of a podcast I listen to :D Freind of De Soto? His mom is going to be ticked when she...

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