2019/10/21 - Tell Me Lies

Post by **D-Rock** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:04 am

[2019/10/21 - Tell Me Lies]
Title Text: careful Marion, the horns means he's about to tell you some bull

Choose your devil, Marion.

Saturn381 · Post by **Saturn381** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:05 am

How did he grew those horns?

Nobody · Post by **Nobody** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:05 am

Then Thomas had an idea. An awful idea. Thomas got a wonderful, awful idea.

Gbr23 · Post by **Gbr23** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:05 am

Ooooohhhhh would you look at that, this is gonna be interesting.

Champion Wallace · Post by **Champion Wallace** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:06 am

Last direct heir? It’s a good thing for Thomas that no one told Marion about Celia. It's convoluted, but technically that part is more of a lie then the cursing since it could be argued that was Keene's fault.

dr_eirik · Post by **dr_eirik** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:07 am

Funnily enough, Thomas hasn't really lied. From his perspective, Keene did this to him by not warning about the curse.

The real question is, is Thomas smart enough to actually take advantage of this? His plans have had a tendency to go wrong.

IceKitsune · Post by **IceKitsune** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:07 am

Oh this is going to be interesting. I hope the Ferrets can handle this well.

fenrirblack · Post by **fenrirblack** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:08 am

Wow, I don’t think I have enough eye rolls in me for this

Come on, Marion isn’t dumb enough to fall for this level of carp. Please let Marion not be dumb enough. I mean we all knew this was a possibility that Thomas would lie through his teeth to turn Marion against the Milton’s but what’s the Endgame. Thomas admitted the scrolls are gone and it’s not like Marion can help him out of the zoo.

Poncho did literally tell Marion that Thomas was cursed by the treasure. Indirectly the Milton’s doing but stil mainly Thomas and Pete’s fault that it happened.

Lastly that first panel is a extremely unflattering image of Thomas.

Post by **D-Rock** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:11 am

Could be that Thomas feels if he can't return to normal, destroying the one he views as responsible will be enough.

LunarFox · Post by **LunarFox** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:12 am

Yeah, this doesn't look good. Where's good ol' Lois when you need her? What with the Miltons thrown in, I was half expecting some Paradise Lost reference.

Oh boy, oh swell,
I'd don't think this'll go well.
Thomas has two red horns,
And in his mind, a plan is born.
Can he trick the little creature?
We'll see what tricks his revenge does feature.
I don't like where this is going,
not with the way those horms are glowing.
Thomas, please don't try to trick him,
I'm sure you'll only get a lickin'.
What happens next? I still don't know,
But for Marion's sake, oh, God, Thomas, no!

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:12 am

Just wanted to say before the crazy theories come ~

No, Thomas is not his son. He's Henry's nephew. :3

https://www.housepetscomic.com/comic/20 ... n-babylon/

fenrirblack wrote:Wow, I don’t think I have enough eye rolls in me for this

Come on, Marion isn’t dumb enough to fall for this level of carp. Please let Marion not be dumb enough. I mean we all knew this was a possibility that Thomas would lie through his teeth to turn Marion against the Milton’s but what’s the Endgame. Thomas admitted the scrolls are gone and it’s not like Marion can help him out of the zoo.

Poncho did literally tell Marion that Thomas was cursed by the treasure. Indirectly the Milton’s doing but stil mainly Thomas and Pete’s fault that it happened.

Lastly that first panel is a extremely unflattering image of Thomas.

It's not about him being dumb - it's about him being desperate. Marion could be manipulated in his situation to believe that the Ferrets caused all of this due to the ECP, which i'm banking Thomas is going to abuse.

Welsh Halfwit · Post by **Welsh Halfwit** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:13 am

People look for the devil in the wrong direction;
it’s not in the stripe but the reflection.
It’s in all the malevolent intent
and in the plots that will never relent.
Thomas wants to burn them all down,
those he thinks went and stole his rightful crown;
but it’s fate that he brought on his own head;
only chance that stopped him dying instead.
He has to find a way to let it go;
which can’t be easy when on public show.
Drawing Marion into the madness
Won’t help Tom to adapt, just to regress.

dr_eirik · Post by **dr_eirik** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:15 am

fenrirblack wrote:Wow, I don’t think I have enough eye rolls in me for this

Come on, Marion isn’t dumb enough to fall for this level of carp. Please let Marion not be dumb enough. I mean we all knew this was a possibility that Thomas would lie through his teeth to turn Marion against the Milton’s but what’s the Endgame. Thomas admitted the scrolls are gone and it’s not like Marion can help him out of the zoo.

Poncho did literally tell Marion that Thomas was cursed by the treasure. Indirectly the Milton’s doing but stil mainly Thomas and Pete’s fault that it happened.

Dumb enough? Maybe not. Desperate enough? Sure. Depends on the tall tale that Thomas is going to whip up. It doesn't help that no one even told Marion about Thomas at all.

At this moment, Thomas likely just sees an opportunity to throw the Milton's into chaos. Perhaps he can convince Marion to simply spread his story around and get the media interested. There is already a rumor that the Milton's can change people into animals. Now Thomas reappears as a camel? That might create the kind of press even Keene would hate.

Champion Wallace · Post by **Champion Wallace** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:17 am

fenrirblack wrote:Come on, Marion isn’t dumb enough to fall for this level of carp. Please let Marion not be dumb enough. I mean we all knew this was a possibility that Thomas would lie through his teeth to turn Marion against the Milton’s but what’s the Endgame. Thomas admitted the scrolls are gone and it’s not like Marion can help him out of the zoo.

Marion's been on a wild ride these past couple of days. It's hard for him to know who to trust. We know how sleazy Thomas is, but Marion just met him so has just as much reason to trust him as Poncho or Keene. Additionally, if with all our information we don't know what Thomas's motivation for lying is, why would Marion think Thomas has a reason to lie?

GameCobra wrote:Just wanted to say before the crazy theories come ~

No, Thomas is not his son. He's Henry's nephew. :3

https://www.housepetscomic.com/comic/20 ... n-babylon/

So? I don't think Henry had any human children so Thomas and Celia would be the most direct heirs.

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:18 am

dr_eirik wrote:
fenrirblack wrote:Wow, I don’t think I have enough eye rolls in me for this

Come on, Marion isn’t dumb enough to fall for this level of carp. Please let Marion not be dumb enough. I mean we all knew this was a possibility that Thomas would lie through his teeth to turn Marion against the Milton’s but what’s the Endgame. Thomas admitted the scrolls are gone and it’s not like Marion can help him out of the zoo.

Poncho did literally tell Marion that Thomas was cursed by the treasure. Indirectly the Milton’s doing but stil mainly Thomas and Pete’s fault that it happened.
Dumb enough? Maybe not. Desperate enough? Sure. Depends on the tall tale that Thomas is going to whip up. It doesn't help that no one even told Marion about Thomas at all.

At this moment, Thomas likely just sees an opportunity to throw the Milton's into chaos. Perhaps he can convince Marion to simply spread his story around and get the media interested. There is already a rumor that the Milton's can change people into animals. Now Thomas reappears as a camel? That might create the kind of press even Keene would hate.

Precisely.

Also, judging from the way Thomas is acting, he's going to try twisting the story now that he's the legitimate owner of the fortune, not the ferrets.

Champion Wallace wrote:So? I don't think Henry had any human children so Thomas and Celia would be the most direct heirs.

Heir terminology these days usually means immediate heir to the family such as brothers and sisters. While technically a heir is anyone in the family that sits in the position for the throne/fortune, it usually pertains to someone more. Just wanted to make sure there wasn't any confusion about that. :3

Padgriffin · Post by **Padgriffin** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:27 am

Even if the ferrets could turn people into animals, why would they do it to Marion? Let's see how Thomas will spin this...

dr_eirik · Post by **dr_eirik** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:29 am

GameCobra wrote:
Precisely.

Also, judging from the way Thomas is acting, he's going to try twisting the story now that he's the legitimate owner of the fortune, not the ferrets.

Of course, the dispensation of the fortune would have been decided by the courts years ago. I doubt that Thomas would have a legal way to go after that.

But the court of public opinion is different. Thomas could be in a position to burn the ECP to the ground, which would possibly have effects on the Wolves, Gale and Marion down the road.

When Thomas first came up, I expressed that I didnt care that much about him, he felt like a character who had run his course and was frankly a fool that Duke could beat in a battle of the twits. I think this is the first time in the entire comic hes ever felt dangerous.

Unlike Steward, who felt like a schemer but not evil, Thomas actually feels like a real villian now.

fenrirblack · Post by **fenrirblack** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:37 am

GameCobra wrote:
dr_eirik wrote:
fenrirblack wrote:Wow, I don’t think I have enough eye rolls in me for this

Come on, Marion isn’t dumb enough to fall for this level of carp. Please let Marion not be dumb enough. I mean we all knew this was a possibility that Thomas would lie through his teeth to turn Marion against the Milton’s but what’s the Endgame. Thomas admitted the scrolls are gone and it’s not like Marion can help him out of the zoo.

Poncho did literally tell Marion that Thomas was cursed by the treasure. Indirectly the Milton’s doing but stil mainly Thomas and Pete’s fault that it happened.
Dumb enough? Maybe not. Desperate enough? Sure. Depends on the tall tale that Thomas is going to whip up. It doesn't help that no one even told Marion about Thomas at all.

At this moment, Thomas likely just sees an opportunity to throw the Milton's into chaos. Perhaps he can convince Marion to simply spread his story around and get the media interested. There is already a rumor that the Milton's can change people into animals. Now Thomas reappears as a camel? That might create the kind of press even Keene would hate.
Precisely.

Also, judging from the way Thomas is acting, he's going to try twisting the story now that he's the legitimate owner of the fortune, not the ferrets.

I don't know because there are still too many missing factors and moving parts. Let's look at this situation from the perspective of a criminal mastermind and then lets tone that down to Thomas's level. He's in the zoo, a camel, and what? Does he expect Marion to go on TV and exclaim that the Milton's are randomly changing people into animals with magic for their own personal gain? Let's say that worked. He would need proof. Bring in Steward. Steward shows off the power of the coin on national television. Okay, the Milton's get sued for something but Thomas is still stuck in the zoo. That is even if he could actually prove who he is or that he was cursed in the first place. Even if it is solely to bring down the ferrets, he still gets nothing. Not the greatest plan.
He manages to turn Marion against the ferrets and gains...nothing. Marion still needs the Milton's for better or worse and there is nothing stopping him from simply confronting the Keene to hear his side of the story. Poncho could even give information.
The best scenario is that Thomas leads Marion to Steward and Steward takes over the plot for vengeance while Thomas sits back and watches the world burn.
Even if you take the press into consideration, marion is a teenager who honestly has very little actual evidence of his own claim that he was human much less Thomas. That is even if Marion would want to put himself in the spotlight to "expose" the Milton plot. Without real evidence there is little that can be done with that. The only proof is the coin but Steward is not apart of this (yet) and if Steward randomly changed people in the middle of the night, what does he gain besides revenge against the Miltons. For better or worse, he would do better to get back in the Milton's good graces. So unless Steward can manipulate this entire scenario to create chaos then rush to the Milton's aid, then I don't see this going anywhere.
At the end of the day, Marion is 17 and a squirrel. What does he have to gain by turning against the Milton's or caring about Thomas's sob story? Marion had never struck me as the hero or the avenger type. Thomas can sow distrust all he wants but Marion is not the one who he needs to convince that the Milton's are the enemy.

Elwood Blutarsky · Post by **Elwood Blutarsky** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:41 am

I love how Thomas gets sympathetic buildup and throws it all away. Get used to the hump bud, you mislead the kid and you'll likely have it much longer.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:49 am

Is anybody else but me worried about the strange red hue that is illuminating Thomas's face and making him grow devil horns? I would say if I saw that it would be a bit concerning. I hope the zoo managers go and look into that.

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:49 am

fenrirblack wrote:I don't know because there are still too many missing factors and moving parts. Let's look at this situation from the perspective of a criminal mastermind and then lets tone that down to Thomas's level. He's in the zoo, a camel, and what? Does he expect Marion to go on TV and exclaim that the Milton's are randomly changing people into animals with magic for their own personal gain? Let's say that worked. He would need proof. Bring in Steward. Steward shows off the power of the coin on national television. Okay, the Milton's get sued for something but Thomas is still stuck in the zoo. That is even if he could actually prove who he is or that he was cursed in the first place. Even if it is solely to bring down the ferrets, he still gets nothing. Not the greatest plan.
He manages to turn Marion against the ferrets and gains...nothing. Marion still needs the Milton's for better or worse and there is nothing stopping him from simply confronting the Keene to hear his side of the story. Poncho could even give information.
The best scenario is that Thomas leads Marion to Steward and Steward takes over the plot for vengeance while Thomas sits back and watches the world burn.
Even if you take the press into consideration, marion is a teenager who honestly has very little actual evidence of his own claim that he was human much less Thomas. That is even if Marion would want to put himself in the spotlight to "expose" the Milton plot. Without real evidence there is little that can be done with that. The only proof is the coin but Steward is not apart of this (yet) and if Steward randomly changed people in the middle of the night, what does he gain besides revenge against the Miltons. For better or worse, he would do better to get back in the Milton's good graces. So Steward can manipulate this entire scenario to create chaos then rush to the Milton's aid, then I don't see this going anywhere.
At the end of the day, Marion is 17 and a squirrel. What does he have to gain by turning against the Milton's or caring about Thomas's sob story? Marion had never struck me as the hero or the avenger type. Thomas can sow distrust all he wants but Marion is not the one who he needs to convince that the Milton's are the enemy.

Actually, he can. Marion wants out of this as fast as Thomas. He can latch onto the idea that the Miltons have a cure, but are using him to fix the problem with the law and won't give it to him.

Even better, Stewart might see this as an opportunity to push this agenda on the Miltons as well with the coin. If done right, Thomas and Stewart can effectively destroy the ferret's reputation easily, and it's not hard for them to slander them either. The human public has been hinted as not trusting the ferrets with that much money ~ if they found out a human was transformed who could've been better off with the fortune, they would very likely jump on that boat in a jiffy.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:51 am

It would be one entire huge PR nightmare and I could see some people saying that because the ferrets have misused their fortune, it should be taken away from them.

dr_eirik · Post by **dr_eirik** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:55 am

Amazee Dayzee wrote:It would be one entire huge PR nightmare and I could see some people saying that because the ferrets have misused their fortune, it should be taken away from them.

That sentiment wouldn't have surprised me from day one of their inheritance. But I'm not sure that it would be possible legally. Still, the ferrets could be harmed financially in a hurry if people turn against them.

Of course, there could be precedent in the HP universe to disinherit animals. But yhem Thomas might get nothing either.

Post by **Obbl** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:56 am

fenrirblack wrote:I don't know because there are still too many missing factors and moving parts. Let's look at this situation from the perspective of a criminal mastermind and then lets tone that down to Thomas's level. He's in the zoo, a camel, and what? Does he expect Marion to go on TV and exclaim that the Milton's are randomly changing people into animals with magic for their own personal gain? Let's say that worked. He would need proof. Bring in Steward. Steward shows off the power of the coin on national television. Okay, the Milton's get sued for something but Thomas is still stuck in the zoo. That is even if he could actually prove who he is or that he was cursed in the first place. Even if it is solely to bring down the ferrets, he still gets nothing. Not the greatest plan.
He manages to turn Marion against the ferrets and gains...nothing. Marion still needs the Milton's for better or worse and there is nothing stopping him from simply confronting the Keene to hear his side of the story. Poncho could even give information.
The best scenario is that Thomas leads Marion to Steward and Steward takes over the plot for vengeance while Thomas sits back and watches the world burn.
Even if you take the press into consideration, marion is a teenager who honestly has very little actual evidence of his own claim that he was human much less Thomas. That is even if Marion would want to put himself in the spotlight to "expose" the Milton plot. Without real evidence there is little that can be done with that. The only proof is the coin but Steward is not apart of this (yet) and if Steward randomly changed people in the middle of the night, what does he gain besides revenge against the Miltons. For better or worse, he would do better to get back in the Milton's good graces. So unless Steward can manipulate this entire scenario to create chaos then rush to the Milton's aid, then I don't see this going anywhere.
At the end of the day, Marion is 17 and a squirrel. What does he have to gain by turning against the Milton's or caring about Thomas's sob story? Marion had never struck me as the hero or the avenger type. Thomas can sow distrust all he wants but Marion is not the one who he needs to convince that the Milton's are the enemy.

One thing to remember is that, especially for people who are consistently up to no good, getting people onto your side of the narrative is always a justifiable end unto itself because you never know when it can be leveraged. So yeah, there's not a lot of possibilities in the future for Thomas that would improve his situation much, but this kind of manipulation is probably impulse. No further plan or justification needed

fenrirblack · Post by **fenrirblack** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 1:12 am

dr_eirik wrote:
Amazee Dayzee wrote:It would be one entire huge PR nightmare and I could see some people saying that because the ferrets have misused their fortune, it should be taken away from them.
That sentiment wouldn't have surprised me from day one of their inheritance. But I'm not sure that it would be possible legally. Still, the ferrets could be harmed financially in a hurry if people turn against them.

That's also why I'm thinking Steward could ride in on a silver chariot and Keene and the rest would have no choice to to accept his help. To be honest, I have no idea what he actually did as a job. I looked up "Steward" in a law dictionary once and the explanation was vague and unhelpful. If nothing else he could come off as an advocate for the Milton's defense by saying (Yes, I was turned into a badger but it was not the ferret's fault. Thomas was the one who gave me the cursed coin but the Milton's did everything in their power to ease my transition during these harsh times) and paint Thomas as the vengeful miscreant he is but that would mean that he would still need Marion on his side and therefore the Milton's side as well. That also might mean throwing Thomas under the bus.

"My name is Herman Steward. I was once a employee of the Miltons and a human being. Over a year ago, I came in contact with a cursed coin from the temple on the Milton's property. A coin that was brought to the surface by none other than Thomas Milton. I know you want to blame the Milton's for unleashing this plague and while they are partly responsible for my and other's condition, they were not the ones who brought the coin to the surface. Thomas snuck onto the property and stole one of the coins before the temple collapsed burying the rest so that they could not fall into innocent or greedy hands. My fate was sealed and I was forced to flee to the woods for my own safety. I thought my life was over until this young man, Marion Ward, found me and told me that he too had suffered this great tragedy. He also told me of the Milton's great generosity and the ECP. I knew that there was hope. I could feel hope coursing through my body. There is a way for all of us effected by this curse that Thomas Milton has unleashed and the Milton's and the ECP are the solution. They are the pioneers of animals and human equality and before we judge them on their mistakes, we should judge them on the actions they are taking to aid those effected by this. That is why Keene has so generously offered to allow me to return to the Milton's service as a ambassador and assist all my fellow exhumans so that they can continue their lives without fear or judgement."

dr_eirik · Post by **dr_eirik** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 1:24 am

I suspect that Steward would have far less love for the camel than the ferrets. I'm a little fuzzy on how their scheme got started, but wasn't the whole thing Thomases idea to start with? Given a choice, I think Steward is far more likely to help than destroy.

As for his job, I recall he worked for the estate in a court appointed role and he had at least some authority over the estate and company financials. I just looked back at Keenes retirement speech and he never spelled out that Steward was behind anything (though he did imply it). Seems to be room to come back from that, if there hasn't been some kind of reconciliation we never saw. That would also explain his interest in recruiting for the ECP.

anhedral · Post by **anhedral** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 1:31 am

fenrirblack wrote:Lastly that first panel is a extremely unflattering image of Thomas.

From the viewpoint of that panel, I'm sure that generous posterior can be put down to foreshortening in the image.

[Scurries away and googles camels.]

Oh, wait now. Fenrir, you were right all along

Ash Greytree · Post by **Ash Greytree** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 1:34 am

Ah, and there it is. Thomas wants to sow the seeds of doubt and confusion. Marion’s been shown to have a good head on his shoulders and could very well see through Thomas’ charade. Poncho told him about Pete’s Temple, so Thomas is going to need a good argument to sway our squirrel. Thomas could straight-up tell the truth that the ferrets knew about the cursed treasure and did nothing to stop him from going.

Like Eirik pointed out, with theories and rumors now going around that the Miltons know how to turn humans into animals, this could explode into an unwanted powder keg for the Miltons that puts both their money, and more importantly the ECP, in jeopardy.

Marion or Thomas don’t have to go to the press. The initial rumors of the Miltons having transformation capabilities are being spread by word of mouth and online. Social media can spread whatever message Thomas has far and wide while truth is still putting on its shoes, and that still lands Keene and his family in a bad situation. This is especially true given that within whatever scheme Thomas has, there’s the grain of truth that Keene let the curse befall Thomas via mischievous omission. A bit of genuine truth mixed in with a lie is serious trouble.

I’m thinking this could in fact go to a “Marion gives up” scenario I thought up earlier where he goes feral. Amidst the chaos, he heads back to the Treehouse and decides to live with all of them. Steward is either revealed to be the cause behind Marion’s transformation or a red herring that winds up helping, either out of selflessness or selfishness.

NHWestoN · Post by **NHWestoN** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 1:59 am

Xane wrote:Oh look, Thomas already has his Halloyeen costume picked out!

Yeah, he's going as the Coachman in Disney's Pinocchio.....

Silly Zealot · Post by **Silly Zealot** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 2:28 am

Boy, the thick plottens.

Argent · Post by **Argent** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 4:28 am

Champion Wallace wrote:Last direct heir? It’s a good thing for Thomas that no one told Marion about Celia. It's convoluted, but technically that part is more of a lie then the cursing since it could be argued that was Keene's fault.

He didn't warn someone who was trying to rip him and his whole family off that the money was cursed. The conspirators knew it was in a literal cursed temple.

I don't see this being Keene's fault.

Nathan Kerbonaut · Post by **Nathan Kerbonaut** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 7:07 am

Well then... that's a lot for Marion to accept so quickly. Considering that the only evidence of supernatural forces was King's little speech (he may still think there are non-supernatural causes for his tf), I strongly doubt Marion will buy into some conspiracy involving curses and whatnot. Or at least he better be smart enough not too.

Post by **SeanWolf** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 7:29 am

Think that might be the most evilist face I've ever seen in this entire comic's run

Sir Chestnut · Post by **Sir Chestnut** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 8:04 am

dr_eirik wrote:I suspect that Steward would have far less love for the camel than the ferrets. I'm a little fuzzy on how their scheme got started, but wasn't the whole thing Thomases idea to start with? Given a choice, I think Steward is far more likely to help than destroy.

I'm thinking that as well. He might still be plotting against Keene, but I imagine he's probably out to settle his score with Thomas first or might come up with a plan to use the two against each other.

trekkie · Post by **trekkie** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 8:30 am

I don’t think that Marion is stupid, but as Champion Wallace pointed out, he doesn’t know Thomas as well as we do, and he might be willing to give his crazy ideas a fair shake. Hopefully, the ferrets preserved some evidence of Thomas’s dishonesty that they can show Marion why Thomas shouldn’t be trusted. Thomas could also be sending Marion back to Steward, thinking the badger might also want revenge on the Miltons.

Vertigo Fox · Post by **Vertigo Fox** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 8:39 am

It all hinges on Marion not being so wrapped up in his own problem that he can actually care what goes on among the ridiculously wealthy.
And I mean, I've only got regular day-to-day problems and I can't even bring myself to care much about that stuff.

Nobody · Post by **Nobody** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 8:43 am

fenrirblack wrote:Lastly that first panel is a extremely unflattering image of Thomas.

Well, everyone here knows that Thomas is a huge *is dog-piled by censor bars.

Frank · Post by **Frank** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 8:44 am

D-Rock wrote:Choose your devil, Marion.

Better the devil you know, than the devil Eudoant

Elwood Blutarsky wrote:I love how Thomas gets sympathetic buildup and throws it all away. Get used to the hump bud, you mislead the kid and you'll likely have it much longer.

or... turning back into a human means he goes to actual prison

Champion Wallace wrote:Last direct heir? It’s a good thing for Thomas that no one told Marion about Celia. It's convoluted, but technically that part is more of a lie then the cursing since it could be argued that was Keene's fault.

Maybe Celia inherits from her mother's side or doesn't count since, you know, is a girl (I don't know what crazy rules this family has!)
...or he's already written her off since she double-crossed him

Post by **CyberDragon** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 8:51 am

The horns are a strange artistic choice...

Normally this comic is very visually literal. What you see is what's really happening, and there's not a lot of visual representation of metaphorical things.

To give Thomas horns here is almost making me wonder if Marion could see them and Thomas has some sort of demonic powers.

I don't think that's actually the case, but it is strange.

NHWestoN · Post by **NHWestoN** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 8:51 am

Sir Chestnut wrote:
dr_eirik wrote:I suspect that Steward would have far less love for the camel than the ferrets. I'm a little fuzzy on how their scheme got started, but wasn't the whole thing Thomases idea to start with? Given a choice, I think Steward is far more likely to help than destroy.
I'm thinking that as well. He might still be plotting against Keene, but I imagine he's probably out to settle his score with Thomas first or might come up with a plan to use the two against each other.

In the complex swirl of individual motives they hold, I assume Thomas, Steward, and Marion all share the same primary goal - to become human again. Revenge, riches, all else is secondary.

And, yeah, where is Lois ... besides off-stage?