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Re: [1551] A little rough

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 4:03 pm
by BetaCygnus
=D

So count already.

…Tails or time?

=)

Thanks, Fred!

Re: [1551] A little rough

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 4:08 pm
by Eraden
Oh, by the way, no amount of threats of editing or photo-shopping will ever change the truth........Han shot first!

Re: [1551] A little rough

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 4:29 pm
by darrin
Eraden wrote:
Mon Mar 25, 2019 1:58 pm
I prefer to invoke Occam's Razor here.
Heh, usually I am on the receiving end of mockery for applying that... :lol:

But ok, what makes "nine" the simplest integer here? (I certainly haven't observed nine, er, "scribbles behind her" in any frame.)

Well, ok, so (if I recall correctly (paging maldrul :D)) a ktisune needs three tails before gaining the ability to hide any of them. So rephrasing, what makes "nine" the simplest possibility out of N - {0, 1, 2}?

I guess one reason Occam's Razor generates mockery (despite its obvious usefulness) is that the definition of "simplicity" can get subjective pretty quickly (except in "simple" cases ha ha). Here for example, in my opinion a kitsune tail model that, by symmetry, allows for both false positives as well as the (already canon) false negatives is "simpler" than one that forbids either.

Re: [1551] A little rough

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 4:53 pm
by Eraden
darrin wrote:
Mon Mar 25, 2019 4:29 pm
Eraden wrote:
Mon Mar 25, 2019 1:58 pm
I prefer to invoke Occam's Razor here.
Heh, usually I am on the receiving end of mockery for applying that... :lol:

But ok, what makes "nine" the simplest integer here? (I certainly haven't observed nine, er, "scribbles behind her" in any frame.)

Well, ok, so (if I recall correctly (paging maldrul :D)) a ktisune needs three tails before gaining the ability to hide any of them. So rephrasing, what makes "nine" the simplest possibility out of N - {0, 1, 2}?

I guess one reason Occam's Razor generates mockery (despite its obvious usefulness) is that the definition of "simplicity" can get subjective pretty quickly (except in "simple" cases ha ha). Here for example, in my opinion a kitsune tail model that, by symmetry, allows for both false positives as well as the (already canon) false negatives is "simpler" than one that forbids either.
It's not the number of tails which is the issue here. It's that there ARE tails. As for the number, Invisigoth had counted 9 tails in the first rendition of a tailed Megumi. For this current picture, sans word bubbles, there are about 5 tails shown: 4 to the right of her and one facing roughly upwards if I recall correctly. Since symmetry is the usual way to go for biological organisms (remember, biologist here), you add 4 more to the left of her and you get NINE.

Remember though, the real issue here is that are tails. Number of tails can always be debated (we really need to see ALL of them again to be sure how many there are).

Re: [1551] A little rough

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 5:11 pm
by maldrul
Ashe can play rough with me any time! ;>

Re: [1551] A little rough

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 5:20 pm
by Liminaut
piro wrote:
Mon Mar 25, 2019 12:15 pm
The only thing she does know is that she totally suffers from the 'forever alone' curse that effects all kitsune girls - in fact, in her case its almost comically bad :P

That said, what tails? :P
I have headcannon that she managed to piss off a *really* powerful kitsune that cursed her to never find love.

Re: [1551] A little rough

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 9:11 pm
by Rapierman
Ah, the usual Fred Troll makes another appearance.

With that out of the way....

Junko appears to have learned common "survive-the-rapist" defensive martial artist skills every female (and male) should learn (I've seen the class). Ashe, however, is definitely familiar with pro wrestling.

Re: [1551] A little rough

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 11:33 pm
by Teddy-Werebear
maldrul wrote:
Mon Mar 25, 2019 5:11 pm
Ashe can play rough with me any time! ;>
You little horndog... :roll:

Re: [1551] A little rough

Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 12:55 am
by LogicalLube
piro wrote:
Mon Mar 25, 2019 9:17 am
cidjen wrote:
Mon Mar 25, 2019 9:04 am
@gouryg: I think the twitch broadcast might have revealed the pants, but they're mostly hidden by Junko's limb anyway.
(resists the urge to draw the rest of that frame showing all of Junko above the top of that frame as an incentive to encourage $10 Patreons. Behave, fred, behave)
I'll take you up on that offer. My copies of Chibi Vampie finally arrived from Amazon and I was feeling frisky, noticed how close you were to 2k a month on Patreon, and the rewards were worth every penny.

I've only been attending the streams for a while now (when I can) but I've followed the comic since about 2006 and I love what you do Fred, keep it up. :D

Re: [1551] A little rough

Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 11:19 am
by paarfi
Eraden wrote:
Mon Mar 25, 2019 1:07 pm
It will be interesting, if it is indeed true that she does not realize what she is, to find out how she deals with the realization that there is more to her than she had once thought.
Yeah, that could be a hoot. I hope that's what he ends up doing.
LogicalLube wrote:
Tue Mar 26, 2019 12:55 am
I'll take you up on that offer. My copies of Chibi Vampie finally arrived from Amazon and I was feeling frisky, noticed how close you were to 2k a month on Patreon, and the rewards were worth every penny.
Welcome aboard, and thanks for supporting Fred.

Re: [1551] A little rough

Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 12:14 pm
by darrin
Teddy-Werebear wrote:
Mon Mar 25, 2019 11:33 pm
maldrul wrote:
Mon Mar 25, 2019 5:11 pm
Ashe can play rough with me any time! ;>
You little horndog... :roll:
Little?
(0:14)

Re: [1551] A little rough

Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 3:58 pm
by Tsukai
This storyline is absolutely awful and I'm going to be glad when it's over.

Re: [1551] A little rough

Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 5:28 pm
by darrin
It's taken a bit of a sidetrack, but hopefully the boys can get back to E3 pretty soon so the actual plot can continue.

Re: [1551] A little rough

Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 5:44 pm
by Invisigoth
Tsukai wrote:
Tue Mar 26, 2019 3:58 pm
This storyline is absolutely awful and I'm going to be glad when it's over.
Are you really looking forward to the "Largo's opioid addiction" storyline?

Re: [1551] A little rough

Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 6:27 pm
by darrin
Especially when it turns out that his "acquisition" was actually crushed pocky. (Cue the "dime bag of oregano" scene from the beginning of A Few Good Men.)

Re: [1551] A little rough

Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 12:15 am
by Murren
paarfi wrote:
Mon Mar 25, 2019 8:07 am
Also, this is the 2nd time we've had the "vixen" joke [1358]. Must be a common complaint among the foxgirls. :D
Aha. I didn't catch that one in the previous comic with Mugi.

I came in just to comment on how much I loved the "bitch/vixen" joke in this one with Yakugashi :P

Re: [1551] A little rough

Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 12:51 am
by HakuRyoku
uh..... Yakugashi isn't here... shes on a train with Miho, this is Ashe, Junko, Megumi and grandma

Re: [1551] A little rough

Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 4:06 am
by Murren
HakuRyoku wrote:
Wed Mar 27, 2019 12:51 am
uh..... Yakugashi isn't here... shes on a train with Miho, this is Ashe, Junko, Megumi and grandma
Oh shit. I thought she was Yakugashi. I don't know why I missed that given that Yakugashi has talked with people and not deaf. lol.

Re: [1551] A little rough

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 7:43 am
by Small Pink Mouse
Eraden wrote:
Mon Mar 25, 2019 4:08 pm
Oh, by the way, no amount of threats of editing or photo-shopping will ever change the truth........Han shot first!
Quoted for Great Justice! ^_^

Re: [1551] A little rough

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 7:56 am
by NinjaDefenestrator
Aww. Contradicting myself entirely, I wanted Megumi to be a kitsune. First she’s stuck being unloved, then she’s deprived of tails and magic...boo.

That said, please let this scene end already...

Sorry, that all sounded really entitled. I’m just whining, please don’t take it seriously.

Re: [1551] A little rough

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 9:25 am
by Mamma Peach
Ashe has black fur?! I did not know. 0_0
I guess I was assuming that all of the kitsune were about the same gingerish color.

Re: [1551] A little rough

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 9:28 am
by Invisigoth
NinjaDefenestrator wrote:
Thu Mar 28, 2019 7:56 am
Aww. Contradicting myself entirely, I wanted Megumi to be a kitsune. First she’s stuck being unloved, then she’s deprived of tails and magic...boo.

That said, please let this scene end already...

Sorry, that all sounded really entitled. I’m just whining, please don’t take it seriously.
Honestly, if Megumi is an unexpressed nine tailed fox which is entirely plausible within Fred's kitsune mythos then there'd be a huge impact on story direction.

Perhaps this is what is happening or maybe Fred just likes yanking the readers tails :P

Re: [1551] A little rough

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 11:33 am
by Eraden
Invisigoth wrote:
Thu Mar 28, 2019 9:28 am
NinjaDefenestrator wrote:
Thu Mar 28, 2019 7:56 am
Aww. Contradicting myself entirely, I wanted Megumi to be a kitsune. First she’s stuck being unloved, then she’s deprived of tails and magic...boo.

That said, please let this scene end already...

Sorry, that all sounded really entitled. I’m just whining, please don’t take it seriously.
Honestly, if Megumi is an unexpressed nine tailed fox which is entirely plausible within Fred's kitsune mythos then there'd be a huge impact on story direction.

Perhaps this is what is happening or maybe Fred just likes yanking the readers tails :P
Invisigoth, I've been thinking about this situation and as much as I would like for Megumi to be a latent nine-tail, there might be an alternative explanation to this situation that might not require her to be an actual tailed kitsune. You appear to know more about the kitsune mythos in this comic than some of us so perhaps you could confirm if this is a possibility. Could she possibly be POSSESSED by a nine-tail? The tails and ears are quite real. The have appeared several times now. The only other explanation I can come up with if she is not a kitsune is that those tails and ears are momentary manifestations of her possession. Perhaps, being related to the full blooded kitsune makes her rather more susceptable to being possessed by one. Damn, I hate giving the writer an out for this. I really would like to see Megumi as a full kitsune (would make for some hilarious hijinks). However, I can't discount this other possibility as a possible reason for the manifestations.

Re: [1551] A little rough

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 11:37 am
by paarfi
Eraden wrote:
Thu Mar 28, 2019 11:33 am
Could she possibly be POSSESSED by a nine-tail? The tails and ears are quite real.
Maybe she had the nine-tail sealed in her abdomen by ninja as part of a desperate attempt to save their village. :ninja:

Re: [1551] A little rough

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 11:49 am
by Eraden
paarfi wrote:
Thu Mar 28, 2019 11:37 am
Eraden wrote:
Thu Mar 28, 2019 11:33 am
Could she possibly be POSSESSED by a nine-tail? The tails and ears are quite real.
Maybe she had the nine-tail sealed in her abdomen by ninja as part of a desperate attempt to save their village. :ninja:
Oh gawd, not that. I hope not that. I see that show as the ninja version of "Drag-on Ball".......YEEUCK!