2016/03/11 - The One Tower

Post by **Obbl** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 1:02 am

[ The One Tower ]

Title Text: how quaint, Falstaff thinks the furniture is wood

Well, color me surprised!

Gbr23 · Post by **Gbr23** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 1:03 am

Yeah Jess, speak up that place is clearly ... horri- ... ugl-...

Nope, sorry Jess I cant see it

Saturn381 · Post by **Saturn381** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 1:06 am

What do you mean you can't live in it Jessica? It has everything a person needs.

IdleCurator · Post by **IdleCurator** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 1:11 am

I'll take it!!!!!!!
It even has a hobbit door. How quaint.

Post by **D-Rock** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 1:11 am

That's why you're supposed to ease them in to luxury. Throwing them into it isn't always a nice exposure. Much more so for a feral.

Roarin · Post by **Roarin** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 2:03 am

Treebots roll out!

And what is Falstaff and Cory fighting over?

Bonabopn · Post by **Bonabopn** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 2:14 am

Roarin wrote:Treebots roll out!

And what is Falstaff and Cory fighting over?

i assume it's the termites and they're gonna drop it on karishad and/or jessica o:

Welsh Halfwit · Post by **Welsh Halfwit** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 2:18 am

Somehow, he’s made a palace
Fit for a woodland princess.
Somehow he forgot this place
Is a den for a common young Jess.
As Ravens roost in the Rafters
And Raccoons battle upstairs
Rock is still courting disasters
And they’re coming at him unawares.
No longer cosy and no longer hers
Her Den is Rapunzel’s tower:
A story Zach knows, chapter and verse
Is rescuing her in his power?

Argent · Post by **Argent** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 2:42 am

Weekend cliffhanger!

Dang, Kari is competent after all. That actually looks nice.

Kind of exposed to predators, but nice.

Sheogorath · Post by **Sheogorath** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 3:01 am

Is it just me or does Kari look kinda annoyed in the last panel?

IceKitsune · Post by **IceKitsune** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 3:14 am

Well this might be an unexpected twist, I thought that the termites would just destroy the place but that might not be the case here. Jessica might just outright reject it and walk away first.

HundKatzeMaus · Post by **HundKatzeMaus** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 4:04 am

....whoa

Someone really did a good job...I do understand if Jess is upset, but still that's...whoa

Macsen · Post by **Macsen** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 4:20 am

IceKitsune wrote:Well this might be an unexpected twist,

Is it really? Jessica never wanted this in the first place.

I thought that the termites would just destroy the place but that might not be the case here. Jessica might just outright reject it and walk away first.

that assumes there's any wood left for them to eat.

supersonicfan169 · Post by **supersonicfan169** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 4:32 am

Now where's Jessica gonna live?!

Frank · Post by **Frank** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 5:23 am

"I mean power sockets on the window seat? What's wrong with you?"

House42 · Post by **House42** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 5:26 am

Kitch wrote:
IceKitsune wrote:Well this might be an unexpected twist,
Is it really? Jessica never wanted this in the first place.

So, you could say that... *puts on Adam Jensen mask* she never asked for this...

gamepopper · Post by **gamepopper** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 5:54 am

This is why on most redecorating shows, they have a segment where they tour the original premises and ask the owner what they'd like to change. At least the ones I've seen.

Macsen · Post by **Macsen** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 6:31 am

supersonicfan169 wrote:Now where's Jessica gonna live?!

Isn't it obvious? With Zach. :3

IceKitsune · Post by **IceKitsune** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 7:14 am

Kitch wrote:
IceKitsune wrote:Well this might be an unexpected twist,
Is it really? Jessica never wanted this in the first place.

I thought that the termites would just destroy the place but that might not be the case here. Jessica might just outright reject it and walk away first.
that assumes there's any wood left for them to eat.

I thought that after living in the trailer, which she took to pretty well, I thought maybe she might like having all that stuff in her house now.

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 7:49 am

Jess's jaw is dropping. =P

Liam · Post by **Liam** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 8:24 am

The tower is a prefab, and Kari bought it with one of Keene's cards. Fanon.

Bill in OK · Post by **Bill in OK** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 9:21 am

Jessica's own Orthanc! That's really cool!

(edit) or is it Barad-dûr?

Sinder · Post by **Sinder** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 10:17 am

no room for rabbit

that's a dealbreaker

Unusuallynamedperson · Fri Mar 11, 2016 11:01 am

Argent wrote:Weekend cliffhanger!

Dang, Kari is competent after all. That actually looks nice.

Kind of exposed to predators, but nice.

I wonder if that is what Jess is more worried about than the abode itself. Plus she obviously doesn't know what half of the stuff there is or how it works.

Perfesser_Bear · Post by **Perfesser_Bear** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 11:43 am

Well, I get that Jessica is a feral Opossum and isn't used to all the modern 'conveniences'. So, why doesn't the Fox have the same aversion? Easy: he's Karishad.

(That's like 42 -- it just explains life, the universe and everything!)

Zack_the_husky · Post by **Zack_the_husky** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 12:29 pm

So, are there going to be more madcap antics for the four, just to get out before Jessica realizes that they're there?

Cesco · Post by **Cesco** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 2:09 pm

Wow, that's really cool!

Impressive result, great work, it's such a nice home.

Karishad can make miracles, ok (like cut down the old tree

), but here there's certainly the help of others from the staff...

Oh, the thieves up there are fighting, and the others can't neither hear the noises from above, weird.

So, Falstaff, maybe is the case to leave the floor to Cory?

What's the jar they're fighting for? Anyway... how come you can't, Jess!? You miss the old natural wood tree? But you'll get used to the new one...

All these comic panels are very nice, then, great angles!

MrBlueSky7 · Post by **MrBlueSky7** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 2:43 pm

So, Jess doesn't like the place, Huh? Guess all Four Burglars Butts might be spared after all.

Also, this is just wishful thinking, but I kinda want those Four to stay with the Tower if she really does turn it down. Provided that Karishad doesn't just get it bulldozed, but I don't think he'd be that cruel.

Post by **D-Rock** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 5:55 pm

Perfesser_Bear wrote:Well, I get that Jessica is a feral Opossum and isn't used to all the modern 'conveniences'. So, why doesn't the Fox have the same aversion? Easy: he's Karishad.

(That's like 42 -- it just explains life, the universe and everything!)

He was also from a zoo, remember?

rourkie · Post by **rourkie** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 8:54 pm

Totally unrelated to the strip, I just want to rub everyone's tummies here.

That having been said, muffins and cookies good job on the POV in the house here. Bravo!

TargetDrone · Post by **TargetDrone** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 2:07 am

Unfortunatly, they've failed to account for the fact that the person they were building this home for was a feral prey species, and not even a group-oriented one that had the security of numbers they could rely upon.

In addition to the windows being a huge predator vulnerability, the house is Too Nice, and ferals can't exactly rely on legal protection; if she wants to stop someone bigger and meaner from taking her home by threat of force(or actual force), or just looting it, she has only herself and any friends she can convince to help, if any. And a fancy house isn't worth your life. Even if it were, she has to go out, and could expect to sooner than later find it's been ransacked and/or someone higher on the foodchain has moved in when she comes back. Security system? They can hack and bash away at it all day; no police, no help will ever come.

Whole place is basically a big, obvious trouble-magnet for someone in her position; won't be able to keep it very long and it could quite possibly get her killed.

...also I wouldn't be surprised if there're no other exits she can use if a predator decides to camp her front door.

Frank · Post by **Frank** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 5:12 am

TargetDrone wrote:Unfortunatly, they've failed to account for the fact that the person they were building this home for was a feral prey species, and not even a group-oriented one that had the security of numbers they could rely upon.

I think she qualifies as a low-level predator.

TargetDrone wrote:if she wants to stop someone bigger and meaner from taking her home by threat of force(or actual force), or just looting it, she has only herself and any friends she can convince to help, if any.

I've never seen that stop a "makeover" style show before (we've had countless debates about this in my household: "They turned that starving man's car into a giant practice target! How long do you think before someone steals it?")

OwenStarr · Post by **OwenStarr** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 6:28 pm

A slightly too obvious LotR reference? The One Tower, I mean.

Marco · Post by **Marco** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 7:09 pm

Its all the adrenaline and excitement, she will love it eventually. She just needs time XD

Foreigner · Post by **Foreigner** » Sun Mar 13, 2016 2:52 am

OwenStarr wrote:A slightly too obvious LotR reference? The One Tower, I mean.

And this -> Two Towers

WishIWasHearEarlier · Post by **WishIWasHearEarlier** » Sun Mar 13, 2016 2:11 pm

Her new place does look great (even if she doesn't like it), but I'm a little surprised that no one has pointed out that Truck is getting his head pecked by Trinket.

valerio · Post by **valerio** » Sun Mar 13, 2016 2:32 pm

Funny paraedolia thingy: in panel 2, tower looks angry.

NathanielKing · Post by **NathanielKing** » Sun Mar 13, 2016 5:23 pm

To Griffin: Seriously with drawing this Tower you've outdone yourself, the details are great and from my personal experience I remember it takes one hell of a lotta work to produce something like this. Just had to say that.

Post by **Sleet** » Sun Mar 13, 2016 5:51 pm

That's a gorgeous scene, really.

Also if she doesn't live in it I'm sure somebody will! Or... it gets struck by lightning and status quo returns.

HellishK9 · Post by **HellishK9** » Sun Mar 13, 2016 10:32 pm

Well if she can't live in it, then why not blow it up!
An explosion makes a great ending for a show