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Maybe making out with Michael would be a good backup plan!

Lucy was just the entrée. Now Paulo is going for what he truly came for: Mike in tights.

Obviously, the situation is constructed on a solid foundation of awkward, there Paulo just jumped out of the same room Lucy is in, while coincidentally being all sweaty and having his fur roughed up.

Lucy is a sexual predator!! She just raped paulo or she tried to rape him.

This post has been edited by bluefox: 08 March 2013 - 01:09 PM

Paulo does seem to be exiting the dressing room rather hastily, with a weird look on his face. Perhaps Lucy came on to him more strongly than he expected, and he wasn't prepared for that. I'd wonder if Lucy had chosen to disregard any emotional connections (perhaps as a self-defense mechanism), and just went for the physical stuff with him.

Nice to know that Paulo can just fluff up a bit and look normal again. Hopefully his boner isn't giving him away.

His dick is playing peek-a-boo.

If it sees its shadow we get three more weeks of winter.

*gets up* Damage report, Mr. ace.

Are you retarded Foolishprototype

Ace, on 08 March 2013 - 08:35 PM, said:

MUTINY!!! *unsheathes saber*

That Paulo face in the third panel. I must use it.

After sex hair is just so hot.

TOTALLY NOT GUILTY OF ANYTHING FACE >.>

Foolishprototype001, on 08 March 2013 - 08:40 PM, said:

How embarrassing.

I believe Paulo may have unsheathed his saber also.

red rocket, red rocket, red rocket

Since cats have barbed dicks, I'll bet it looks something like a hairy strawberry.

here we go again ^

On the other hand, maybe his dad decided it was for the best to have his son undergo the feline counterpart of circumcision? Otherwise Paulo would have been too busy with like a dozen of unseen pregnant girls that took advantage of him when he had that dating spree.

Viking... no. that's a really bad thing to do to cats

Oh god. what have I done? I've started another cat dick debate. At least will be happy.

Foolishprototype001, on 04 March 2013 - 05:23 AM, said:

Ya know, my prediction may not have been as farfetched as i thought. Though it was a few pages later than I expected.

This post has been edited by Foolishprototype001: 11 March 2013 - 02:16 AM

He ran out blue balling himself when it went a little too far didn't he? Sounds like Paulo to me. Next episode: Mike yells at Lucy some more while she emotionally distances herself proving that he's a dick and she's a bitch. A match made in hell.

he totally rejected her advances... or put it in the wrong hole?

she totally used tongue and he totally had bad breath

*Notices leak in ship hull* uh...It seems we may have a problem here.

Paulo. Paulo stahp. You're just making it worse for everyone.

Back off Michael, remember: she's the "deeply cursed" twin!

crystalgardian, on 11 March 2013 - 04:34 AM, said:

never say "stahp" again you piece of worthless garbage

My two thoughts about this are both centered around an idea that Lucy wasn't 'depressed' enough or rather 'cared' too much about just a physical relationship and ended up thinking it was a bad idea, or Paulo was putting on a brave face to annoy Mike and really he ran out.

wacko said:

That's still what I think. Paulo could have freaked out because Lucy kissed him without showing any of the usual emotions that would normally be associated with an invitation to make out. In other words, being physical while keeping herself distanced emotionally, so as not to become attached to / dependent upon Paulo the same way she was with Mike.

Mike will be his usual bitter self, no doubt. Annoyed with Lucy because he thinks she's created yet another victim of her dependency habit, and quite possibly also annoyed with Paulo for taking advantage of her (if so, oh boy double standards). Will he mind his own business and simply ask for a read-through of the upcoming scene, or will he choose to comment on what he just saw? If the latter, this may be where the play falls apart due to the resulting friction.

I'm with Wacko on this one.

I wonder if she'll be able to control herself interacting with Mike.

This post has been edited by Vigtyr: 11 March 2013 - 10:53 PM

You guys are over thinking this.

That's what we're paid to do.

I've heard somewhere cat dick barbs are like toothbrush bristles. So if she went down on him, she could kill two birds with one stone by putting toothpaste on the tip.

Also, wacko gets to overthink this. Generally speaking, he is likely smarter than you and so provides more insight than any other casual fan. His input contributes the story; unless it's Taeshi popping in to clarify something or Suit dropping in just to sodomize your theory with common sense, Wacko is pretty much the undisputed voice in here.

This post has been edited by Jerk: 12 March 2013 - 02:17 AM

Are you implying that the ability to over think things is a privilege? It seems to me you are focusing more on who is saying what, then what is being said.

I simply stated that people might be over thinking things, whether I am right or not doesn't matter, because my goal was to remind people that things might be simpler then they are making it out to be.

no. anyone can overthink things. it's just that wacko's overanalysis is much more welcome here than anyone elses

If lucy and paulo had cat sex every one in that theater would have herd. Paulo confesses his feelings for lucy and she just whants to play touch and feel as her emotions are no ware to be found? What ever the case nothing good happened in that room. I bet that looser that just walked in played a part in it.

Malice said:

Occam's Razor certainly has its place, as indeed people often do construct theories that are more elaborate than is really necessary to explain the evidence. In any case, wild speculation is half the fun; the other half is showing people precisely why their assumptions are wrong.

Discussion is welcome here; what is your theory to explain the panels as we see them?

wacko you do good.

wacko, on 12 March 2013 - 04:59 AM, said:

I feel I have to make a lot of assumptions to make a solid explanation, disregarding that, here is my shot in the dark.


Everything went better differently then Paulo expected, he just wasn't expecting to see mike and probably had the common sense not to try and make him jealous.
He also is likely trying to not piss Sue off.
Mike probably just feels bad and doesn't know how to handle it now that he has to interact with Lucy, and that he can't remember his lines.

Lucy is just be feeling awkward from the sudden change from making out with Paulo to dealing with Mike.


I know crazy speculation is fun as hell, but if it's all the time it's just not the same.

This post has been edited by Malice: 12 March 2013 - 05:29 AM

Malice, on 12 March 2013 - 03:49 AM, said:

Overthinking things is a privilege when the result of what you have to say from overthinking them contributes to the conversation. It's a badge of honor insofar as one has said enough relevant and interesting things that they can go ahead and do this. So, naturally, I do focus on who is saying what because not everyone has a track record of making excellent points and observations. It's generally true that a lot of people who overthink things aren't worth reading; not so with wacko. As you're not a regular contributor, it's pretty presumptuous of you to assume you can apply your own standards to an established forum dynamic. Moreover, nothing is likely that simple as the comic has gone on long enough to establish precedents for any kind of speculation and avid readers can use those to their advantage when putting forth a new theory. Yes, it might be simpler, but there's plenty of evidence you have to ignore in order to draw that conclusion.

I digress: if you don't have anything insightful, interesting or funny to add, you're just wasting everyone's time by knocking on analysis you don't believe is needed when everyone else who engages in it has some amount solid evidence to continue on with those assumptions.

This post has been edited by Jerk: 12 March 2013 - 07:51 AM

Did I make a valid point? If yes then haven't I contributed something of some value? Again if yes, is it somehow presumptuous of me to ask for my point not to be disregarded simply because I have no reputation?

People who overthink things aren't necessarily worth not reading, even then they could bring up or spawn valuable points in the reader. Furthermore who is to say for certain who thought too much or too little?
I personally thought some of the people here (I was not thinking of anyone in particular) were overthinking things, and I hoped that some people would notice that thus potentially spawning more discussion.

It could be more complex then less, but you start having to make presumptions/assumptions to make a solid theory.


Also I am sure I'm not overthinking people are overthinking, as it's just an impression. If I was that would be Irony so strong it would have to be an alloy.

This post has been edited by Malice: 12 March 2013 - 09:15 PM

What flavour would you suggest for the toothpaste? There must be some spermint ones?

maybe malice is overthinking that people are overthinking lol

inb4 overthinkception

i feel like a lot of people are just along for the ride and don't care all too much about "overthinking" the comic. it's just an enjoyable read that i feel doesn't require too much thought.

EXCEPT WHEN THE COMIC IS DRAMA CENTRAL

Cavara, on 12 March 2013 - 10:38 AM, said:

Orange flavored tooth paste.

Well, if people don't want to bother with overthinking, they are perfectly free to enjoy the comic without reading this thread.

Malice said:

While your theory, on the face of it, could explain the panels as we see them, I feel that it kind of ignores what has gone on previously, and the character dynamics previously established. For example, on page 12, panel 3, Paulo is dashing out the door. Given that he's exiting so hastily, I feel that he is already uncomfortable and making that face before he even notices that Mike is there.

As for Mike, we've seen before that he got annoyed with Lucy for being overly friendly with Augustus. Mike had stated earlier that Lucy was dependent on him, and he was not wrong in that. Hence in "Call Waiting" he made the assumption that she was transferring that dependence to others (in this case Augustus). So it's not unreasonable to guess he's making the same assumption here: that Lucy is now clinging to Paulo. What Mike doesn't know is that Lucy has changed as a result of what happened in "December", and is now trying not to be dependent on any one person. This is somewhat borne out by the fact that she hung up on Paulo before he could talk too deeply with her.

As for Lucy's expression: you may notice that nowhere in the previous pages of this chapter does she express warmth towards Paulo. In fact, she seems a bit annoyed at first, and then when she does ask him to make out with her, it's totally by surprise and with this weird piercing look on her face. I think Paulo picked up that something had definitely changed with Lucy, and that's why after the kiss, he left the dressing room with the uncomfortable look on his face. After all, we the readers know about the reason for Lucy's depression, and her potential suicide attempt, and her conversations with Augustus, but Paulo does not; in fact, he has barely seen Lucy in three weeks!

Anyway, that's my reasoning. We shall see soon enough who is right. Granted, I agree that Lucy will be rather uncomfortable dealing with Mike at this point.

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Well very likely she has chosen that way but is unable ,or maybe even unwilling, to completely do that. I sort of think that because of the very subtle changes that occur in her facial expressions, like she's trying to hold it back but can't completely. Other than that, Wacko, I agree.

I'm just kind of frustrated in trying to read her face; I think I'm sort of on to something, maybe, lol. I hope this isn't too minor. e_e;


...
Anyway, I do like being stumped, it makes this more engaging. Well done, Taeshi.

wacko, on 12 March 2013 - 04:05 PM, said:

While I see your points with Lucy, and Paulo dashing out so quickly, I feel there are too many reasonable explanations to agree with your theory just yet.

I would find it odd that Mike would immediately assume Lucy is shifting her dependance to Paulo right now, because in those other situations Lucy was the one being more friendly to other people then usual.
Mike knows that Paulo came to her and he is always nice to her, He also has no idea what they did and how out of it Lucy is. It isn't too farfetched for Mike to just assume Paulo hit on her and she kicked him out.

The problem is that we don't know how much time has passed. It could have been two minutes or two seconds. Lucy could have kissed Paulo and he ran out, or they could have had sex. However, I believe it was perhaps around 10-15 minutes based on how Taeshi showed the play progressing. So something probably happened, I don't think it was sex, though it may indeed have been a make out session, which would explain Paulo's mussed fur.

So now we have Mike.

Either, he will still continue being self centered and call Lucy out on being what he probably considers a bit slutty, or if she was doing it for his attention just wait for her to say "Don't you care?" before saying "No, not really. I always knew you were a whore." or something olong those lines.

He feels bad about what he said and has been over thinking things, as he was before which led to said conversation and was planning to apologize during the play, away from the accusing eyes of Lucy's pets, but after seeing this will continue to be angry and say "I was planning to apologize but you don't deserve it!" or fume silently at her as he tells her she's on soon, or even after calling her name and she does not respond merely leaving.

Or he might still try to apologize, though Lucy will most likely ignore it and continue her "Woe is me I must ruin my life and go out with a bang" policy we have been seeing for the past little while.

ChewySmokey, on 11 March 2013 - 04:26 AM, said:

It just occurred to me, being how Paulo wouldn't be carrying protection, which hole do YOU think is the wrong hole?

Anialator, on 12 March 2013 - 11:59 PM, said:

Any hole below her neck