2020/02/07 - Line Defense

Post by **D-Rock** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 1:03 am

[2020/02/07 - Line Defense]
Title Text: BRAIN UNABLE TO PROCESS REQUEST: ABORT/RETRY/FAIL?

Just think of it as a friendly sleepover, King.

CuriousCnidarian · Post by **CuriousCnidarian** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 1:05 am

Just when he thinks he's got it all figured out, he immediately gets put into a situation even more awkward (for him) than the last! And one even endorsed by his wife, at that!

IceKitsune · Post by **IceKitsune** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 1:06 am

Well, I expected this little issue to have been over in the last strip then we get on with the rest of the arc. But we still don't seem to be done with it and now I don't know where this arc is going anymore.

Champion Wallace · Post by **Champion Wallace** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 1:09 am

At least Sasha isn't naked in the bed with him. She still has her collar on (and doesn't look to be fully on the bed, either).

fenrirblack · Post by **fenrirblack** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 1:09 am

I have several questions but first I need to stop laughing.

Okay, I'm done with that.

Question one, why is Sasha in their room and in their bed (if you can count that as being in the same bed since it looks like she's falling over the edge and hanging on to King for dear life)?
Question two, where did that comforter come from? That is a statement. It looks like something a grandmother would knit and you would only bring out when she's visiting.
Question three, why did King go along with this?
Question four, how long before he finally has a melt down?

I think it's time for King to go on another vacation. Just him this time. He can go by himself to the Bahamas and wonder where he went wrong.

Douglas Collier · Post by **Douglas Collier** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 1:11 am

I wonder if Bailey will end up defending her claim on King - the most romantic thing she could do for him (short of taking his place in battle, but that worried him more than anything).

Can’t really blame Sasha - it’s easy to mistake a corgi for a teddy.

Welsh Halfwit · Post by **Welsh Halfwit** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 1:28 am

He’s trying to be happy
but, truly, he’s terrified
as he lies between the ladies,
his brain totally fried.
Sasha’s gotten hands on
and smiles against his cheek,
Bailey seeks to assure him
of the support he did seek.
She’s right there beside him
but so is all his worry.
So he lies there, wide awake,
like me after a bad Prawn curry.

NHWestoN · Post by **NHWestoN** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 1:32 am

Nightmarish. But not very.

Gbr23 · Post by **Gbr23** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 1:35 am

And after years of hinting, King will finally explode on this arc

Mr. Whisper · Post by **Mr. Whisper** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 1:50 am

IceKitsune wrote:Well, I expected this little issue to have been over in the last strip then we get on with the rest of the arc. But we still don't seem to be done with it and now I don't know where this arc is going anymore.

If I had to guess: Either King is going to learn an important lesson about what it's like to be a dog, or Bailey is going to learn an important lesson about what it's like to be a human.

Iceheart · Post by **Iceheart** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 1:58 am

"Did you sleep well last night, King?"
"Not really, I couldn't get the sound of my pulse in my ears to go away."

jonas · Post by **jonas** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 2:07 am

That's an awfully specific hypothetical scenario you made up on the fly there, King.

Ruska · Post by **Ruska** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 2:16 am

Hahaha poor King. He’d probably be more comfortable if Bailey was in the middle.

Bailey gave King a line, but I don’t think it was the line he wanted. Pets in general have less boundaries than humans and Bailey gave him one that pets are good with. But King is still viewing this as a human despite himself. Either he needs to be completely honest with Bailey that he is uncomfortable and would like a stricter line; or he needs to loosen up a bit and trust himself not to take things too far the same way Bailey trusts him.

Macsen · Post by **Macsen** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 3:26 am

Oooh, I knew this was coming.

CUDDLE PILE!

And poor King is a nervous wreck. I also knew that was coming.

dr_eirik · Post by **dr_eirik** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 4:47 am

D-Rock wrote:[2020/02/07 - Line Defense]
Title Text: BRAIN UNABLE TO PROCESS REQUEST: ABORT/RETRY/FAIL?

Just think of it as a friendly sleepover, King.

Fail! Fail!!

Ryusuta · Post by **Ryusuta** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 5:04 am

New fan theory: Sasha has secretly been an evil genius this whole time bent on destroying King's sanity.

Macsen · Post by **Macsen** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 5:10 am

King is so adorable when he’s having a stress-induced heart attack.

OdedZeituni98 · Post by **OdedZeituni98** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 5:45 am

I wanna hug and cuddle them too!

Argent · Post by **Argent** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 6:17 am

I'm sure you can get that comforter at Bed Bath & Beyond, Fenrir.

Also, wow is Bailey taking up the whole bed or what?

Frank · Post by **Frank** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 7:17 am

"Do you want me to be a jealous overly attached girlfriend, King?"
"No!"
"Ok, let's dogpile"
"Wait, what?

Post by **SeanWolf** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 7:48 am

Argent wrote:I'm sure you can get that comforter at Bed Bath & Beyond, Fenrir.

Also, wow is Bailey taking up the whole bed or what?

Looks like it, judging by how Sasha is laying.

Pumkin6 · Post by **Pumkin6** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 8:39 am

Macsen wrote:Oooh, I knew this was coming.

CUDDLE PILE!

And poor King is a nervous wreck. I also knew that was coming.

Yeah, I was pretty sure this was gonna happen. It was just too adorable to pass up.

Ryusuta wrote:New fan theory: Sasha has secretly been an evil genius this whole time bent on destroying King's sanity.

I want to argue with that but I really can’t.

HundKatzeMaus · Post by **HundKatzeMaus** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 9:19 am

I'm wondering about something:
Does Sasha sleep in the same bed as them, because they don't have more space or does she have her own bed, but just joined them because she doesn't want to be lonely?

Pumkin6 · Post by **Pumkin6** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 9:44 am

HundKatzeMaus wrote:I'm wondering about something:
Does Sasha sleep in the same bed as them, because they don't have more space or does she have her own bed, but just joined them because she doesn't want to be lonely?

My guess is that we’ll get a definitive answer soon, but it’s probably a bit of both. She doesn’t know anyone else in the wolf house, other than Natalie, who she just met that day. Honestly, with how stressful her life is been and how big of a change emancipation is, I would understand never wanting to spend the night alone.

LunarFox · Post by **LunarFox** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 9:49 am

Wow, this strip is sweet... and I love it!... and of course, King's uncomfortable, what else is new?
--
Cuddle time for all,
That's what's going on here,
Whether it's more than that, though
Is an answer King does fear.

The end of day has come at last,
It's well into the night,
And King, in bed, still lies awake
Full of joy, but mostly fright.

He's still afraid of doing wrong,
Of hurting Bailey, his dearest wife,
But King, relax, you'll be okay,
So try to enjoy this life.

VeryAngryDeer · Post by **VeryAngryDeer** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 9:50 am

Panel 3 looks like an optical illusion to me. Sasha looks like she's standing up, yet the rest of the room (and her arm) show she must be lying down.

It would help if the frame didn't cut her lower body off, then I could tell how she was lying down.

NHWestoN · Post by **NHWestoN** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 10:33 am

VeryAngryDeer wrote:Panel 3 looks like an optical illusion to me. Sasha looks like she's standing up, yet the rest of the room (and her arm) show she must be lying down.

It would help if the frame didn't cut her lower body off, then I could tell how she was lying down.

Yeah, I noticed that, too. Just figured it was the new reading glasses.

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 11:45 am

Look on the bright side, King - you're stuck between two fluffy dogs. at least you won't be cold at night =P

Just try not to think about going native a second time. x3

TheOne · Post by **TheOne** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 11:52 am

Surrounded both sides by the females you like,
One, a possible girlfriend,
The other, your wife.

Strange bedfellows, indeed.
Is all truly fair in love and war?
Which morality will you choose;
The one that is stricter,
Or the one that allows more?

Human rules don't apply
When your body is changed.
But the mind is a funny thing;
It's difficult to rearrange.

So which life will you choose, King?
The life that is sweet?
And beautiful, but messy;
Or comfortable and neat?

Human rules come from above,
Sent down and written in stone.
But dog rules are different;
It's more, "To each his own."

Pumkin6 · Post by **Pumkin6** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 12:14 pm

GameCobra wrote:Look on the bright side, King - you're stuck between two fluffy dogs. at least you won't be cold at night =P

Just try not to think about going native a second time. x3

Well that assumes that he could ever go back after going native the first time

Cesco · Post by **Cesco** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 2:12 pm

But, King, why are you wondering so much even doing a such example? You know that it's not a good thing for Bailey and your sons, and so you shouldn't neither ever think about it...

Looks that hug and cuddle Sasha is already beyond his boundaries.

You don't realize how much envied by the other dogs you are to sleep with her, King...

TheOne · Post by **TheOne** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 2:38 pm

Cesco wrote:...You don't realize how much envied by the other dogs you are to sleep with her, King...

Maybe he does, and it's adding to his nervousness? Though, from everyone's general attitude, I don't think anydog would mind.

(Except Beano; he's always angry.)

Pumkin6 · Post by **Pumkin6** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 2:48 pm

I just realized that in that second panel, Bailey is doing that pose you do when you talk to a small dog. Hands on knees and everything.
That’s adorable.

fenrirblack · Post by **fenrirblack** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 3:57 pm

HundKatzeMaus wrote:I'm wondering about something:
Does Sasha sleep in the same bed as them, because they don't have more space or does she have her own bed, but just joined them because she doesn't want to be lonely?

It does seem strange that she’s sleeping in a bed that is clearly not big enough with a married couple. I mean there are three teenage wolves who Im sure would like to spend time with her.

Ryusuta wrote:New fan theory: Sasha has secretly been an evil genius this whole time bent on destroying King's sanity.

I like this theory. I always suspected Sasha was smarter than she seemed. She’s secretly manipulating everyone or is actively attaching herself to King under the orders of some unknown mastermind.

Argent · Post by **Argent** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 3:59 pm

fenrirblack wrote: It does seem strange that she’s sleeping in a bed that is clearly not big enough

It'd be plenty big enough if Bailey wasn't hogging it.

Welsh Halfwit · Post by **Welsh Halfwit** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 4:07 pm

Argent wrote:
fenrirblack wrote: It does seem strange that she’s sleeping in a bed that is clearly not big enough
It'd be plenty big enough if Bailey wasn't hogging it.

Of course she's hogging it. He may be the King but SHE'S the Queen!

StarlightPath · Post by **StarlightPath** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 4:24 pm

I'd call King a lucky dog, but it seems he's paranoid about it more then anything!

Any more sleepness nights and you start to wonder if that acute insomnia gets the better of him~

Ash Greytree · Post by **Ash Greytree** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 5:27 pm

I empathize with King here; Sasha is going to cross a lot of lines by her very nature and Bailey definitely knows that, so King wants to know the adamant line that Bailey never wants crossed rather than only having vague boundaries.

But all this is giving me the vibe I feel like this may be all a set-up so that Kevin has time to organize a surprise proposal, and King has to deal with maybe a week or so of Sasha tormenting him without her knowing it rather than months. That, or we get a montage that goes by the months and the arc ends on next Friday, Valentine's Day.

NHWestoN · Post by **NHWestoN** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 7:41 pm

I'm not sure Sasha does boundaries.....

OdedZeituni98 · Post by **OdedZeituni98** » Fri Feb 07, 2020 8:46 pm

I wanna sleep and cuddle with them