Title Text: what, you think I WOULDN'T have a self-destruct mechanism installed into a lair?
And like that, what little respect for Keene I had managed to build up has taken a massive hit.
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I think it's possible to combine both thingsfenrirblack wrote:Part of me knew he would try to depose of the evidence but I didn't want to get my hopes up. (or all the pets will come racing out of their like the stampede from Jumangi but I'm going to stick with DESTRUCTION)
I have been officially reading this comic for a year now (happy anniversary to me) and I am never not surprised by the levels of bizarre that it keeps reaching. Also I do think he is referring to his time at the zoo as well.Gameb18oy wrote:... I can’t believe Rick actually decided he needed to blow it up, again... and when did Keene even have the time to go to prison? Is he talking about his time at the zoo? Funny enough, most of us have been saying how this feels like too minor a crime to get arrested for. The fact that setting off a massive explosion is actually not gonna end with Keene getting arrested most likely makes me realize this comic is bizarre for more reasons than I originally though
You just noticed it now?Gameb18oy wrote:The fact that setting off a massive explosion is actually not gonna end with Keene getting arrested most likely makes me realize this comic is bizarre for more reasons than I originally though
Just to play devil's advocate, I'd say this is probably a reasonably unreasonable response to the unreason Ralph's been running with so far. Keene was being arrested for a traffic violation after all, it's not hard to see how Keene doesn't see himself getting fair treatment out of Ralph for this. Ralph could very well have been intending to put Keene in jail.D-Rock wrote:And like that, what little respect for Keene I had managed to build up has taken a massive hit.![]()
No, just didn’t expect it to get to a level where I don’t understand. Some of this does feel unusually dumb on top of being weird. I’ll assume aside from the Ralph thing acknowledging how petty the crime seems when he says it out loud, Rick didn’t expect we’d be finding the police stuff that hard to accept (and to be fair, he was mostly right, we all know the sting was basically a plot line to allow the most fit dogs into the spa while giving him a way to end the fanservice arc(s) eventually.) and that’s fine on its own, but now I don’t get where this is going. Heck, why did Keene setup an explosion when just literally two strips before, he seemed to be seeing this wasn’t that big a deal of a crime? He pretty much knows they can’t do much to him aside from make him pay a ticket. An explosion is just going to give his arrest some actual meat to it... which is clearly what the point is, but why in story would Keene do that? He’s one of the smarter characters usuallyHundKatzeMaus wrote:You just noticed it now?Gameb18oy wrote:The fact that setting off a massive explosion is actually not gonna end with Keene getting arrested most likely makes me realize this comic is bizarre for more reasons than I originally though
Welsh Halfwit wrote:Blowing it up? Nah. Probably just getting everyone out quick so he can get it taken away.
Don't ruin this for me with logic. I've waited months to see this place go boom. Honestly I thought Karishad would be the one who did it.leinglo wrote:On the other hand, it probably would've served Keene far better to whip out his battalion of battle-lawyers rather than do...whatever it was he just did. Everyone's assuming that the place is gonna blow up, but let's be realistic (Yeah, yeah, just bear with me), Keene didn't install that himself. The spa was most likely built with that switch, so my guess is it's the switch that folds the place back up into a trailer.
If we are being reasonable, Keene would have ended up sitting on a bench in the police station for a few minutes until either he breaks out his checkbook or one of his lawyers shows up and then he leaves. Ralph ends up scolded by one of his superiors and everyone goes home. The fact that he did decide to go with this extreme method of exposing of the evidence (no matter what it may be) is pretty bad on him. Or you know he could simply want the pets to vacate so he can move the spa to a more appropriate location but for the sake of humor I doubt that will happen.leinglo wrote:Just to play devil's advocate, I'd say this is probably a reasonably unreasonable response to the unreason Ralph's been running with so far. Keene was being arrested for a traffic violation after all, it's not hard to see how Keene doesn't see himself getting fair treatment out of Ralph for this. Ralph could very well have been intending to put Keene in jail.D-Rock wrote:And like that, what little respect for Keene I had managed to build up has taken a massive hit.![]()
I really think that after five months Rick is tired of the spa (and the complaining about the legality behind Ralph's actions) so he wants to end the arc in the most humorous way he can think of. This is Keene's go to move at this point.Gameb18oy wrote: No, just didn’t expect it to get to a level where I don’t understand. Some of this does feel unusually dumb on top of being weird. I’ll assume aside from the Ralph thing acknowledging how petty the crime seems when he says it out loud, Rick didn’t expect we’d be finding the police stuff that hard to accept (and to be fair, he was mostly right, we all know the sting was basically a plot line to allow the most fit dogs into the spa while giving him a way to end the fanservice arc(s) eventually.) and that’s fine on its own, but now I don’t get where this is going. Heck, why did Keene setup an explosion when just literally two strips before, he seemed to be seeing this wasn’t that big a deal of a crime? He pretty much knows they can’t do much to him aside from make him pay a ticket. An explosion is just going to give his arrest some actual meat to it... which is clearly what the point is, but why in story would Keene do that? He’s one of the smarter characters usually
If it folds into what looks like a tardis, I don’t think that be a disappointing thing, it be a fun joke considering the impossible interior of that thing.fenrirblack wrote:Welsh Halfwit wrote:Blowing it up? Nah. Probably just getting everyone out quick so he can get it taken away.Don't ruin this for me with logic. I've waited months to see this place go boom. Honestly I thought Karishad would be the one who did it.leinglo wrote:On the other hand, it probably would've served Keene far better to whip out his battalion of battle-lawyers rather than do...whatever it was he just did. Everyone's assuming that the place is gonna blow up, but let's be realistic (Yeah, yeah, just bear with me), Keene didn't install that himself. The spa was most likely built with that switch, so my guess is it's the switch that folds the place back up into a trailer.
If we are being reasonable, Keene would have ended up sitting on a bench in the police station for a few minutes until either he breaks out his checkbook or one of his lawyers shows up and then he leaves. Ralph ends up scolded by one of his superiors and everyone goes home. The fact that he did decide to go with this extreme method of exposing of the evidence (no matter what it may be) is pretty bad on him. Or you know he could simply want the pets to vacate so he can move the spa to a more appropriate location but for the sake of humor I doubt that will happen.leinglo wrote:Just to play devil's advocate, I'd say this is probably a reasonably unreasonable response to the unreason Ralph's been running with so far. Keene was being arrested for a traffic violation after all, it's not hard to see how Keene doesn't see himself getting fair treatment out of Ralph for this. Ralph could very well have been intending to put Keene in jail.D-Rock wrote:And like that, what little respect for Keene I had managed to build up has taken a massive hit.![]()
I would like to readdress my earlier theory about Ralph being manipulated by otherworldly forces. At first it was a joke but what if instead of supernatural forces, Ralph is being used by some shady human figure who wants to put a stop to Keene's ECP plans by arresting him and stomping out his goal for human/animal equality. We are still missing a real antagonist since Pete went away. I mean there's still Shifty-eye Mr. Steward but until we know what his plans are I'm not sure if he's the new antagonist. Same goes for the Dino-demon. Plus there is no rule that says you can't have multiple antagonists. The mundane and supernatural antagonists working against our heroes makes for a compelling plot.Gameb18oy wrote:And don’t think I’m saying Ralph isn’t a good boy, but I really hope he’s gonna get a proper scolding from the humans. This sting was just... dumb. If he was following orders from the humans, that might change things, but as long as the comic makes it seem like Ralph’s idea to have his boys sneak in with naked necks, he just comes across as an idiot to me
I don't think Rick is gonna give us another supernatural antagonist. Not a major one anyway. I was under the impression that the last Castle Crashers arc, and the destruction of the temple and mana, was a way to largely eliminate major supernatural influences in the story.fenrirblack wrote:I would like to readdress my earlier theory about Ralph being manipulated by otherworldly forces. At first it was a joke but what if instead of supernatural forces, Ralph is being used by some shady human figure who wants to put a stop to Keene's ECP plans by arresting him and stomping out his goal for human/animal equality. We are still missing a real antagonist since Pete went away. I mean there's still Shifty-eye Mr. Steward but until we know what his plans are I'm not sure if he's the new antagonist. Same goes for the Dino-demon. Plus there is no rule that says you can't have multiple antagonists. The mundane and supernatural antagonists working against our heroes makes for a compelling plot.
Also Keene doesn't work on the project anymore, since he wanted to live a cozy live with Breel as normal people. Keene still has just access to a lot of money. I think this comics strip made it clear why Ralph is arresting Keene for something more minor, since Keene does have the tendency to abuse loopholes to get away from paying taxes and such.leinglo wrote:I don't think Rick is gonna give us another supernatural antagonist. Not a major one anyway. I was under the impression that the last Castle Crashers arc, and the destruction of the temple and mana, was a way to largely eliminate major supernatural influences in the story.fenrirblack wrote:I would like to readdress my earlier theory about Ralph being manipulated by otherworldly forces. At first it was a joke but what if instead of supernatural forces, Ralph is being used by some shady human figure who wants to put a stop to Keene's ECP plans by arresting him and stomping out his goal for human/animal equality. We are still missing a real antagonist since Pete went away. I mean there's still Shifty-eye Mr. Steward but until we know what his plans are I'm not sure if he's the new antagonist. Same goes for the Dino-demon. Plus there is no rule that says you can't have multiple antagonists. The mundane and supernatural antagonists working against our heroes makes for a compelling plot.
Don't actually care.D-Rock wrote:[2019/04/12 -Fire Escape]
Title Text: what, you think I WOULDN'T have a self-destruct mechanism installed into a lair?
And like that, what little respect for Keene I had managed to build up has taken a massive hit.![]()
He probably made a request for it. I just think it's funny that Springup Hot Springs CO includes these things into their spas for the owner. Though to be fair, it might be something else entirely. x3Nathan Kerbonaut wrote:I don't know if whether the spa's design or Keene is more illogicalWhat is happening?!
Keene: “Hello, Springup Hot Springs Co? I’ll need your special.... no, your deluxe special.... no your Super deluxe special! Also I’ll need it to come equipped with a self-destruct mechanism. ..... “Why? Because if things go sideways I’ll need a escape plan.” ..... “Yes, I’ll purchase the insurance plan, what do you think this is the first time one of my properties exploded?”GameCobra wrote:He probably made a request for it. I just think it's funny that Springup Hot Springs CO includes these things into their spas for the owner. Though to be fair, it might be something else entirely. x3Nathan Kerbonaut wrote:I don't know if whether the spa's design or Keene is more illogicalWhat is happening?!
I’m just glad Peanut’s come off from his drug trip. Can you imagine if the alarm went off or there was an actual fire while he was still in that state. “Oh no it’s a fire. Run.” Then he slowly walks to the exit while everyone is charging by. Then Grape and Tarot would have to carry him out like a plank of wood.NHWestoN wrote: Can you see Peanut as a fire dog? Or maybe Sasha? I guess Dallas, being a Dalmatian, gets a claim on the truck, too.