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That's been one of the best parts of this ship since the beginning that and the ship itself
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Glad to see that this ship is sort of still around. Admittingly, I never quite gave up on it since I enjoyed the platonic nature when it it is brought up in some way shape or form. Not saying I don't find the cuteness in Tarot and Peanut, and Grape and Max, being together, but...you know...
That said, I'm not trying to say Peanut and Tarot aren't improving in their relationship, but it's moments like this when Tarot's more calculated and logical side is out, or when she's worried about something cataclysmic happening (granted I don't think I can fault her in that respect), that it feels like for every step forward they end up taking a step back. So I'm kinda looking forward to seeing how this bit of heart-to-heart will go for them.
I think it might be more that Peanut in a sense just said he still sort of carrying a torch for her, granted not as heavily as it use to be. At least that's how I look at. Honestly, Grape and Max I think have always had a strange chemistry in their relationship with her apparently having some serious wandering-eye syndrome for any muscular feline (and canines if last strip was any indicator) that I don't think is all that different from Peanut and Tarot in way. Main difference though is that I think their relationship is actually improving, if gradually, that even if Grape enjoys being semi-couple-y with Peanut every now and again it won't be an issue.trekkie wrote:It could be that Grape is blushing because she realizes that she might be doing more for Peanut than for Max, and she needs to work on that.
That said, I'm not trying to say Peanut and Tarot aren't improving in their relationship, but it's moments like this when Tarot's more calculated and logical side is out, or when she's worried about something cataclysmic happening (granted I don't think I can fault her in that respect), that it feels like for every step forward they end up taking a step back. So I'm kinda looking forward to seeing how this bit of heart-to-heart will go for them.
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While the hunk chasing aspect of her relationship is a negative, the two of them have shown to bury the torch on that. It's up to Grape to keep it in check, which I'm sure she intends to. Max has faith in her at this point and I doubt Grape will abuse that.pokeblue wrote:Glad to see that this ship is sort of still around. Admittingly, I never quite gave up on it since I enjoyed the platonic nature when it it is brought up in some way shape or form. Not saying I don't find the cuteness in Tarot and Peanut, and Grape and Max, being together, but...you know...
I think it might be more that Peanut in a sense just said he still sort of carrying a torch for her, granted not as heavily as it use to be. At least that's how I look at. Honestly, Grape and Max I think have always had a strange chemistry in their relationship with her apparently having some serious wandering-eye syndrome for any muscular feline (and canines if last strip was any indicator) that I don't think is all that different from Peanut and Tarot in way. Main difference though is that I think their relationship is actually improving, if gradually, that even if Grape enjoys being semi-couple-y with Peanut every now and again it won't be an issue.trekkie wrote:It could be that Grape is blushing because she realizes that she might be doing more for Peanut than for Max, and she needs to work on that.
That said, I'm not trying to say Peanut and Tarot aren't improving in their relationship, but it's moments like this when Tarot's more calculated and logical side is out, or when she's worried about something cataclysmic happening (granted I don't think I can fault her in that respect), that it feels like for every step forward they end up taking a step back. So I'm kinda looking forward to seeing how this bit of heart-to-heart will go for them.
@trekkie: I'm convinced she's just embarrassed that Peanut is suggesting Tarot act more like Grape. Also, awkward! x3
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And everyone who was playing The Game.GameCobra wrote:Also, the annoying pet one i recall is not just Bino, but mice. and possibly Joey.
And everyone who found out he was a Cat Lover.
Actually given his ADD tendencies I suspect every other pet is annoying sometimes.
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Grape blushing
So cute ^^
So cute ^^
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OK, now it makes sense! When Peanut thought dying of an aneurysm was "Awesome" he was just being a guy. He'd rather face horrible death than have to talk about his feelings.
And to Argent, no, I did not just lose, because it is a "Strange game, the only winning move is not to play." So I wasn't in and therefore I won.
And to Argent, no, I did not just lose, because it is a "Strange game, the only winning move is not to play." So I wasn't in and therefore I won.
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Those are some genuinely reasonable requests, practically necessities, in a relationship. Luckily, Grape's got them covered already, eh?
and another tease, I want to believe, but also don't until there's something solid. it's a vicious cycle
and another tease, I want to believe, but also don't until there's something solid. it's a vicious cycle
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Nice to know that after 11 years, the Grapenut teases are still going strong.
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Oh, so Peanut wants someone like Grape, someone with her character... He wants Grape, actually. Grapenut never dies... Ok, Tarot is your current girlfriend, and she already seemed fine to you, Peanut, also if she hasn't really those requests of yours. Yeah, Tarot doesn't make demand with Peanut... Now she is a bit upset. This relationship is suddenly risking a break up...
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Has anyone considered that maybe Peanut doesn't have to pick one or the other? He has two paws after all
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... you’re suggesting he just be single and self reliant right? Even without Grape’s provocation, he said he wanted a girlfriend, so why would he not pick one, assuming they are gonna break upbiddyfox wrote:Has anyone considered that maybe Peanut doesn't have to pick one or the other? He has two paws after all
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Not at all! I'm suggesting he simultaneously (with all involved parties agreeing of course) date Tarot and Grape both. Perhaps even Max too (Peanut actually has four paws so that works fine.)Gameb18oy wrote:... you’re suggesting he just be single and self reliant right?biddyfox wrote:Has anyone considered that maybe Peanut doesn't have to pick one or the other? He has two paws after all
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Tarot wouldn't be the type to wanna be number 2 in a relationship which you know she would be because Grapenut has a big bond. That would cause problems with Max also. Heck, I don't think GRAPE would want to share Peanut with anybody if it gets to that.
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Keep in mind that a big part of their relationship consisted of Tarot following orders from Dragon, Peanut mistaking Dragon for Tarot, and Dragon directly getting in the way like this. She may not even know how to relax anymore now that she has no divine power backing her, so I'd expect Tarot to try to maintain control over everything. That or have a nervous breakdown.
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You mean like the breakdown she had here?Fish Preferred wrote:Keep in mind that a big part of their relationship consisted of Tarot following orders from Dragon, Peanut mistaking Dragon for Tarot, and Dragon directly getting in the way like this. She may not even know how to relax anymore now that she has no divine power backing her, so I'd expect Tarot to try to maintain control over everything. That or have a nervous breakdown.
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Honestly, as much as I doubt I'll ever see it done in any source of public story media... My hope has always (and continues to be), that one of these days, in one of these arcs, we might arrive at the lesson that... much as it might surprise some people, poly relationships are a thing, and they can and do exist in well communicated and emotionally/mentally healthy manners, wherever people can relax back from feeling compelled to follow the more common arbitrary social/religious norms.
It's not about cheating or being unfaithful and it's not about having an open relationship (Unless that is a thing that everyone who is apart of the relationship understands and is comfortable with, of course)... it's just a form of relationship, not overly different from any other 'normal' two-party relationship, save that it tends to take a bit more attention to awareness and communication to keep healthy... So it's something I'd love to see represented properly some time (I'm biased, I admit, since I'm part of a poly relationship myself), and this comic has a pretty good environment for something like that coming up naturally.
To be honest though, if something like that were to be a possible outcome here, then what we'd really need to see would be more relationship-oriented communication between Max and Peanut, and Max and Tarot... but in different social groupings their inter-personal dynamics (the differences between how each person behaves in different two-person, three-person and four-person situations) all end up working quite well.
I know it's almost certainly not a potential outcome to any of this, but I still hold a little candle for it regardless.
It's not about cheating or being unfaithful and it's not about having an open relationship (Unless that is a thing that everyone who is apart of the relationship understands and is comfortable with, of course)... it's just a form of relationship, not overly different from any other 'normal' two-party relationship, save that it tends to take a bit more attention to awareness and communication to keep healthy... So it's something I'd love to see represented properly some time (I'm biased, I admit, since I'm part of a poly relationship myself), and this comic has a pretty good environment for something like that coming up naturally.
To be honest though, if something like that were to be a possible outcome here, then what we'd really need to see would be more relationship-oriented communication between Max and Peanut, and Max and Tarot... but in different social groupings their inter-personal dynamics (the differences between how each person behaves in different two-person, three-person and four-person situations) all end up working quite well.
I know it's almost certainly not a potential outcome to any of this, but I still hold a little candle for it regardless.
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I feel like this isn’t the only time that’s happened... you know I’m mentally groaning considering this, but considering Tarot’s connection to a demigod... do you think Rick thought it be funny to give her a god complex? (Or just a straightforward superior complex as that be simpler)Vanice wrote:You mean like the breakdown she had here?Fish Preferred wrote:Keep in mind that a big part of their relationship consisted of Tarot following orders from Dragon, Peanut mistaking Dragon for Tarot, and Dragon directly getting in the way like this. She may not even know how to relax anymore now that she has no divine power backing her, so I'd expect Tarot to try to maintain control over everything. That or have a nervous breakdown.
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I truly believe that there has to be some breaking point at which peanut who is slightly emotional (except for the time being of being controlled by medicine) will hopefully embrace with grape. It may possibly be the thing that breaks the barrier in her mind of how she sees peanut as and allows the mere thought to linger.
Or what would just bring me pure joy would be for her to not mention what peanut has said in this conversation and then to go back and think on everything that has happened with them (up to the point of the last grapenut tease and the small parts since) and make her think semi-romantically and for her to bring it up to him.
Those are just my small fantasies as I've always rooted for team grapenut. But if either way, this is going to keep me on the edge of my seat.
Or what would just bring me pure joy would be for her to not mention what peanut has said in this conversation and then to go back and think on everything that has happened with them (up to the point of the last grapenut tease and the small parts since) and make her think semi-romantically and for her to bring it up to him.
Those are just my small fantasies as I've always rooted for team grapenut. But if either way, this is going to keep me on the edge of my seat.
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Sadly, Tarot seems to be one of these hyper-analytical, emotionally inhibited sorts who seems more comfortable and open talking about feelings than having them. She understands the cosmic better than the romantic and, as Kitsune observed, suffers from an exaggerated sense of her own responsibilities.
I've always wondered if the fact she's the only major character without an apparent "mom" and "dad" is an influence in her attitude towards relationships...that and her being older.
Thought: so a new character moves to town, a Russian wolfhound with the Volga tovarich accent. He's handsome, cultivated, intelligent, cosmopolitan, and he takes a shine to Tarot. What's Tarot going to do? And how would Peanut and others react to the interloper reshuffling the deck?
....and would moving Tarot away from Peanut open the prospect for a "Grapenut" reconsideration..... ?
Or not.
I've always wondered if the fact she's the only major character without an apparent "mom" and "dad" is an influence in her attitude towards relationships...that and her being older.
Thought: so a new character moves to town, a Russian wolfhound with the Volga tovarich accent. He's handsome, cultivated, intelligent, cosmopolitan, and he takes a shine to Tarot. What's Tarot going to do? And how would Peanut and others react to the interloper reshuffling the deck?
....and would moving Tarot away from Peanut open the prospect for a "Grapenut" reconsideration..... ?
Or not.
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Max and Grape's relationship has seen a reasonable amount of development, and I think that Grape's affection for Max is very genuine. She does have a bad case of Wandering Eye Syndrome, though. And in the case of Res, it feels like there's a bit of wandering heart there as well.pokeblue wrote:Glad to see that this ship is sort of still around. Admittingly, I never quite gave up on it since I enjoyed the platonic nature when it it is brought up in some way shape or form. Not saying I don't find the cuteness in Tarot and Peanut, and Grape and Max, being together, but...you know...
I think it might be more that Peanut in a sense just said he still sort of carrying a torch for her, granted not as heavily as it use to be. At least that's how I look at. Honestly, Grape and Max I think have always had a strange chemistry in their relationship with her apparently having some serious wandering-eye syndrome for any muscular feline (and canines if last strip was any indicator) that I don't think is all that different from Peanut and Tarot in way. Main difference though is that I think their relationship is actually improving, if gradually, that even if Grape enjoys being semi-couple-y with Peanut every now and again it won't be an issue.trekkie wrote:It could be that Grape is blushing because she realizes that she might be doing more for Peanut than for Max, and she needs to work on that.
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Nope GRAPES TOTTALY CRUSHING On PEANUT"
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I agree totally with this and I get a feeling this might actually be where things end up. The earlier thing with Sasha and Fox hinted towards pet relationship dynamics not being one to one to human social norms (they really have no reason to be) so I think it's a definite possibility. It'd also be a good way of appeasing both the grapenut and grapemax(?) parties, though i do think Rick should do exactly what he wants with the story without trying too hard to appease the fandom.Niara wrote:Honestly, as much as I doubt I'll ever see it done in any source of public story media... My hope has always (and continues to be), that one of these days, in one of these arcs, we might arrive at the lesson that... much as it might surprise some people, poly relationships are a thing, and they can and do exist in well communicated and emotionally/mentally healthy manners, wherever people can relax back from feeling compelled to follow the more common arbitrary social/religious norms.
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You know the whole Grapenut thing reminds me of Will and Grace. They are perfect for each other but can't actually be together for various reasons.
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Yeah but unlike them, Peanut isn't gay and they aren't step-siblings like those two are but adoptive siblings.
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Dayzee, is there a reason you felt it necessary to list the ways that the comic differs from Fenrir's analogy?
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Oh! That polyamorous projection is starting to look very plausible. I also have a feeling that Tarot is about to go on one of her infamous tirades again... oh dear. She doesn't do well with the prospect of losing control.
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She sounds a lot like me in that regard though I'm too inarticulate to go into a tirade like Tarot does.
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I just wanted to throw this in and remind everyone, that Pets do not have the same view on relationships as humans do.
So while I don't think the arc will end in a polyamorous relationship (not that I mind) it would not be so strange as we (humans) may think.
Also even if Peanut and Grape aren't blood related and just adopted siblings, there is still the possibility that their sibling bond still prevents them from getting together as a couple. Also before they just hang around each other before going more outside to meet others.
I could imagine this arc doesn't end with a change of relationship, but more with some much needed character development for Peanut and Tarot or at least more insight into them.
Afterall, during the BC arc we did saw how they care for each other.
So while I don't think the arc will end in a polyamorous relationship (not that I mind) it would not be so strange as we (humans) may think.
Also even if Peanut and Grape aren't blood related and just adopted siblings, there is still the possibility that their sibling bond still prevents them from getting together as a couple. Also before they just hang around each other before going more outside to meet others.
I could imagine this arc doesn't end with a change of relationship, but more with some much needed character development for Peanut and Tarot or at least more insight into them.
Afterall, during the BC arc we did saw how they care for each other.
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That is what I was trying to point out though in a way that most likely confused everybody. Grapenut for the majority of their life have been raised as siblings so even if they do have feelings for each other, the fact that they call the same two people mom and dad might make it icky for them to try anything.
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I never took what Griswold says there literally. Isn't he just trying to make himself look bad, like everyone else is doing?HundKatzeMaus wrote:I just wanted to throw this in and remind everyone, that Pets do not have the same view on relationships as humans do.
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I just read back on the Sasha thing... and was that the first time Fox considered he might have a crush on Sasha? Also, I think that actually implied the opposite of what you were getting at. If Sasha of all characters didn’t want a guy who had multiple girls, I think more often than not, most of the pets prefer to only have to deal with one other partnerHundKatzeMaus wrote:I just wanted to throw this in and remind everyone, that Pets do not have the same view on relationships as humans do.
So while I don't think the arc will end in a polyamorous relationship (not that I mind) it would not be so strange as we (humans) may think.
Also even if Peanut and Grape aren't blood related and just adopted siblings, there is still the possibility that their sibling bond still prevents them from getting together as a couple. Also before they just hang around each other before going more outside to meet others.
I could imagine this arc doesn't end with a change of relationship, but more with some much needed character development for Peanut and Tarot or at least more insight into them.
Afterall, during the BC arc we did saw how they care for each other.
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I think there was a nugget of truth in there somewhere.Postcard wrote:I never took what Griswold says there literally. Isn't he just trying to make himself look bad, like everyone else is doing?HundKatzeMaus wrote:I just wanted to throw this in and remind everyone, that Pets do not have the same view on relationships as humans do.
Also he never said that they actually know about each other.
I agree. We shouldn't assume that all pets have the same mindset on relationships based on one or two pets especially if again that pet's idea is skewed to the point of over exaggeration for the sake of Fox's scheme. I think for the most part pets have a general monogamous ideal for relationships given what we've seen from them. There are a few who differ (Sasha) but that's life.Gameb18oy wrote:I just read back on the Sasha thing... and was that the first time Fox considered he might have a crush on Sasha? Also, I think that actually implied the opposite of what you were getting at. If Sasha of all characters didn’t want a guy who had multiple girls, I think more often than not, most of the pets prefer to only have to deal with one other partnerHundKatzeMaus wrote:I just wanted to throw this in and remind everyone, that Pets do not have the same view on relationships as humans do.
So while I don't think the arc will end in a polyamorous relationship (not that I mind) it would not be so strange as we (humans) may think.
Also even if Peanut and Grape aren't blood related and just adopted siblings, there is still the possibility that their sibling bond still prevents them from getting together as a couple. Also before they just hang around each other before going more outside to meet others.
I could imagine this arc doesn't end with a change of relationship, but more with some much needed character development for Peanut and Tarot or at least more insight into them.
Afterall, during the BC arc we did saw how they care for each other.
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Eeeeee, Grapenut teasing again, finally!
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Never far away, is it?
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I don't think that's possible.leinglo wrote:I'm convinced that if Rick ever fulfills GrapeNut, it will only be after he's thoroughly convinced every last fan that it will never happen.Titanium Dragon wrote:I mean, when did he ever stop teasing GrapeNut? That's been a thing for ages. Remember that they went on a date after babysitting King's kids?IceKitsune wrote:I can't believe he is going to tease Grapenut again. Don't do this to me, Rick, I had accepted this was dead for a while now, I know you aren't going to do it. I would love it if you did but, we all know your not. I can't go through wanting this to happen again when I know it's not going to no matter how much I want it.
You're not the first to suggest that by a long shot.leinglo wrote:That or the fulfillment of GrapeNut will the very last page of the comic. Grape and Peanut hook up, and boom! The End. No more Housepets.
You betcha! In Fact:SeanWolf wrote:We're naming a ship after a cereal?Nathan Kerbonaut wrote:And I thought the Grapenut teasing was gone long before my time here.
Even if that was fictitious, there are still Sasha and Duchess's views.Postcard wrote:I never took what Griswold says there literally. Isn't he just trying to make himself look bad, like everyone else is doing?HundKatzeMaus wrote:I just wanted to throw this in and remind everyone, that Pets do not have the same view on relationships as humans do.
Some pets try to mirror humans, some don't.fenrirblack wrote:I agree. We shouldn't assume that all pets have the same mindset on relationships based on one or two pets especially if again that pet's idea is skewed to the point of over exaggeration for the sake of Fox's scheme. I think for the most part pets have a general monogamous ideal for relationships given what we've seen from them. There are a few who differ (Sasha) but that's life.
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