Arc 42: Not All Dogs

Post by **Obbl** » Wed May 11, 2011 7:50 am

*sniff* I just wanna hug the little guy!
Darn kids! Get off mah property!

Barkeron · Post by **Barkeron** » Wed May 11, 2011 9:01 am

Kyderra wrote:yes it would have been rather anti climactic *snark*

Yeah, it would had. Third panel, poor King.

Liam · Post by **Liam** » Wed May 11, 2011 3:23 pm

If I think about it, the Petsverse is very Lovecraftian.

You got incomprehensibly powerful beings literally playing with the petty lives of mortals or are remorseless sticklers for unfair rules and, since this happened in heaven, apparently an uncaring or even non-existing god.

Post by **Sleet** » Wed May 11, 2011 3:27 pm

I see it more as a bureaucracy. These underlings just end up cussing everything up with their own little squabbles.

Also, is "Petsverse" the official fan term now?

Aquablast · Post by **Aquablast** » Wed May 11, 2011 4:02 pm

I am still confused at what you can do with one's physical manifestation of fate, taking a form of a watch doesn't help me in understanding either. It is probably very important, but I wonder does King know why it is important? Or does he assume the reason?

Post by **rickgriffin** » Wed May 11, 2011 9:48 pm

Liam wrote:If I think about it, the Petsverse is very Lovecraftian.

If you think about it, any universe you can think up is lovecraftian if you start from the assumption that suffering is meaningless and anything higher than humans is uncaring towards them.

Post by **Dissension** » Wed May 11, 2011 9:49 pm

You mean there are other ways to interpret the universe?

IJustWantLove · Post by **IJustWantLove** » Wed May 11, 2011 9:51 pm

Dissension wrote:You mean there are other ways to interpret the universe?

In my opinion there are infinite ways to interpret the universe (:

Karl · Post by **Karl** » Thu May 12, 2011 6:26 am

Alex wrote:Man, I feel really sorry for King when I see him crying like that.

He's not crying, it's the rain ;D

Kyderra · Post by **Kyderra** » Thu May 12, 2011 8:08 am

Karlos wrote:
Alex wrote:Man, I feel really sorry for King when I see him crying like that.
He's not crying, it's the rain ;D

yes, er,.. rain, in my eye *looks away and sniffs*

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Thu May 12, 2011 1:44 pm

Kyderra wrote:yes, er,.. rain, in my eye *looks away and sniffs*

*spots a cat with a certain ear mark under a lamp post*
"Oh, come on now! That's just asking for attention!"

xhunterko · Post by **xhunterko** » Thu May 12, 2011 6:34 pm

I wanted to chime in here real quick with a couple of responses to theories I've seen earlier. I'm not sure exactly who said these, but I'm not about to got through and look. So, here we go.

One:

What would happen if King's Fate (watch) were hooked up to a computer?

Wouldn't King then be Tronned, in a way? Or King would have to go into a Tron-like universe to safely remove the hardware? Highly unlikely but it's just a thought.

Two:

Who would heaven send to fetch King's fate?

I know on the comments section that I said to send Cuzco from 'The Pink Panther' movies, but I thought of someone else. What if heaven were to send Navi? Can you imagine?

Navi: HEY KING LISTEN!
King: Why, oh why, oh why...

Anyways, just a couple thoughts.

Three: What if though, King's watch couldn't make time go forward or back, but, stop time all together? Anyone else seen the Clock Stoppers? (i think that's what it's called anyways) Basically, the watches stopped time for everybody else, except them.

Also, Rick could just blow all these theories out the water and have it just be a simple stop watch. You never know.

Thu May 12, 2011 6:40 pm

xhunterko wrote:What if though, King's watch couldn't make time go forward or back, but, stop time all together? Anyone else seen the Clock Stoppers? (i think that's what it's called anyways) Basically, the watches stopped time for everybody else, except them.

actually, that was also the plot in a Twilight Zone episode, and I think it's probably even older than that. but Rick says it doesn't affect time, so it doesn't affect time.

Challenger01 · Post by **Challenger01** » Thu May 12, 2011 6:53 pm

Everyone knows the rule... and that one rule is "No weird time junk."

angelusbr · Post by **angelusbr** » Thu May 12, 2011 8:21 pm

Whoever picked the clock is going to cause havoc with it.

Sinder · Post by **Sinder** » Fri May 13, 2011 12:04 am

how is he climbing that fence

it's twice his height

IceKitsune · Post by **IceKitsune** » Fri May 13, 2011 12:04 am

Well Bino has it now this is just great I wonder what Fox is going to say next Page.

Post by **Sleet** » Fri May 13, 2011 12:05 am

Well, this is going to be interesting...

I foresee Bino getting injured over this.

Red Ryu · Post by **Red Ryu** » Fri May 13, 2011 12:06 am

Man ended right there, now this is very interesting wonder what will be said.

Sinder · Post by **Sinder** » Fri May 13, 2011 12:08 am

wow it is cloudy

Tiggy · Post by **Tiggy** » Fri May 13, 2011 12:09 am

dun dun dun (dun) Indeed yes. |3

THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME ARGH!

IceKitsune · Post by **IceKitsune** » Fri May 13, 2011 12:11 am

Sinder wrote:wow it is cloudy

The storm must still be lingering around. Also we have hit the Half way point in this arc.

Post by **rickgriffin** » Fri May 13, 2011 12:18 am

Sinder wrote:how is he climbing that fence

it's twice his height

If your life was on the line I'm sure you'd find you could jump as high as you need to

IJustWantLove · Post by **IJustWantLove** » Fri May 13, 2011 12:23 am

hehe "Watchdog" :3

xhunterko · Post by **xhunterko** » Fri May 13, 2011 12:42 am

Everyone knows the rule... and that one rule is "No weird time junk."

Well, I was taking that to mean, no going back and forth. Not stopping and starting time at a whim. Simple mistake.

Keeshah · Post by **Keeshah** » Fri May 13, 2011 3:40 am

Is King allowed to tell about the Game that is being played??

King can't explain how he is joel, an how he became a dog, without telling everyone about the game.

Alex · Post by **Alex** » Fri May 13, 2011 4:19 am

rickgriffin wrote:
Sinder wrote:how is he climbing that fence

it's twice his height
If your life was on the line I'm sure you'd find you could jump as high as you need to

That's true, an adrenaline rush could make him jump over a fence house if necessary.

Also, Fox' face tells me that he didn't forget Joel. Fox will probably take it by force from Bino and show it to his dad. King will probably beg him to give it back to him, even more than he's beginning Bino right now.

Karl · Post by **Karl** » Fri May 13, 2011 4:20 am

From Fox's reaction, it seems it's gonna be intense

angelusbr · Post by **angelusbr** » Fri May 13, 2011 6:04 am

Karlos wrote:From Fox's reaction, it seems it's gonna be intense

Why do I get the feeling King will lie and say that Joel was his previous owner?
The suspense is killing me!

valerio · Post by **valerio** » Fri May 13, 2011 6:12 am

King can try to get out of this by saying the watch is the last memento of his owner. And that will lead Fox to think that King helped his owner in kidnapping him by indicating the most convenient target. King can't deny it, since the alternative would be to go all the way and revealing his origins.
At that point, Fox could decide if to forgive his friend or kick him out (even physically) of his life for deceiving him.
And the fact that Bino will be around to enjoy the show AND to 'protect' fox from king won't add good for the poor lil' guy

Alex · Post by **Alex** » Fri May 13, 2011 8:32 am

King mustn't tell that Joel was his previous owner. Because Fox most likely knows this story: https://www.housepetscomic.com/2009/05/ ... nd-humans/

Fox will think that King is the one who kidnapped Joel! And Fox hates kidnappers...

Zack_the_husky · Post by **Zack_the_husky** » Fri May 13, 2011 8:36 am

You know, at least Joel didn't try suffocating him with body fat, right?

valerio · Post by **valerio** » Fri May 13, 2011 8:46 am

Alex wrote:King mustn't tell that Joel was his previous owner. Because Fox most likely knows this story: https://www.housepetscomic.com/2009/05/ ... nd-humans/

Fox will think that King is the one who kidnapped Joel! And Fox hates kidnappers...

no, that won't do: King would be way too old by now if he were one of the kidnapping pets

angelusbr · Post by **angelusbr** » Fri May 13, 2011 10:48 am

valerio wrote:King can try to get out of this by saying the watch is the last memento of his owner. And that will lead Fox to think that King helped his owner in kidnapping him by indicating the most convenient target. King can't deny it, since the alternative would be to go all the way and revealing his origins.
At that point, Fox could decide if to forgive his friend or kick him out (even physically) of his life for deceiving him.
And the fact that Bino will be around to enjoy the show AND to 'protect' fox from king won't add good for the poor lil' guy

this^
And in the end Pete escapes and King agrees to become his avatar if he wipes Fox's mind so the two can still be friends.
3 pages per week is not enough for this arc

copper · Post by **copper** » Fri May 13, 2011 11:55 am

Best way out of this is to start with Valerio's premise. HOWEVER...

King just says that it is the watch of his previous owner, who abandoned him in the woods. Fox then will think that Joel was King's previous owner who abandoned him. King gets instant sympathy and understanding of how he acts, and it also explains why he wants the watch. He is still attached to his old owner, even though he abandoned him.

Great strip. I have been waiting for this for a while.

Cory · Post by **Cory** » Fri May 13, 2011 12:27 pm

Keeshah wrote:Is King allowed to tell about the Game that is being played??

King can't explain how he is joel, an how he became a dog, without telling everyone about the game.

They already know about the Game, they just can't think about it or else they lose.

valerio · Post by **valerio** » Fri May 13, 2011 1:47 pm

copper wrote:Best way out of this is to start with Valerio's premise. HOWEVER...

King just says that it is the watch of his previous owner, who abandoned him in the woods. Fox then will think that Joel was King's previous owner who abandoned him. King gets instant sympathy and understanding of how he acts, and it also explains why he wants the watch. He is still attached to his old owner, even though he abandoned him.

Great strip. I have been waiting for this for a while.

yes, that is even more plausible since, ultimately, Rick won't concede too much to drama. He's got a way to dilute drama with fun, so we must expect a solution like you suggested

Foxstar · Post by **Foxstar** » Fri May 13, 2011 1:50 pm

Cory wrote:
Keeshah wrote:Is King allowed to tell about the Game that is being played??

King can't explain how he is joel, an how he became a dog, without telling everyone about the game.
They already know about the Game, they just can't think about it or else they lose.

Tired memes aside, the only pets who know about the game other then King are Tarot and Sabrina.

xhunterko · Post by **xhunterko** » Fri May 13, 2011 2:22 pm

I was just thinking again though. What if the title had nothing to do with what happens to King? Sure we're all thinking and being led to think that. But, what if the ominous title was pointing at another dog? Nothing has been specifically said. And the title is sort of subjective. There is more then one dog in this arc now. So it could be either one of them. Just saying.

And also, I don't think that Fox would reject King that easy. After listening and hearing things straight from King, Fox may be fairly forgiving. Which, also brings another theory about the watch. What if it acts as sort of a truth detector/control device perhaps? That way, a person would literally have another persons fate in their hands. If in the control device, Pete (or Bino now) could've literally and legally make King make him his avatar because he would be under his complete control. That's the only reason I see why Pete would want something like that. Anyways, I'm rambling.

angelusbr · Post by **angelusbr** » Fri May 13, 2011 2:39 pm

valerio wrote:
copper wrote:Best way out of this is to start with Valerio's premise. HOWEVER...

King just says that it is the watch of his previous owner, who abandoned him in the woods. Fox then will think that Joel was King's previous owner who abandoned him. King gets instant sympathy and understanding of how he acts, and it also explains why he wants the watch. He is still attached to his old owner, even though he abandoned him.

Great strip. I have been waiting for this for a while.
yes, that is even more plausible since, ultimately, Rick won't concede too much to drama. He's got a way to dilute drama with fun, so we must expect a solution like you suggested

The reason why Rick won't concede to drama is because what happened with the arc Dog days of summer.

edit: One way to end the arc would be this:
King and Fox alone after Bino and Rex leave:
King: "Fox, I'm...Joel!"
Fox: "Dude, I already knew it."
But, it would be waaay to anti-climatic.