[1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck

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Re: [1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck

Post by Invisigoth » Mon Aug 10, 2020 12:46 pm

I'm pretty sure that crying your eyes out alone in a bed in a love hotel doesn't meet anyone's definition of winning conditions

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Re: [1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck

Post by Arent » Mon Aug 10, 2020 3:12 pm

Eraden wrote:
Sun Aug 09, 2020 5:16 pm
Arent wrote:
Sun Aug 09, 2020 4:53 pm

Oh, come on, she has a loving family. She is healthy and otherwise fine.

She is far from being alone.
I know of people who got into that sort of mindset and no matter what I or others tried to do, we couldn't convince them that there were good things to look forward to. THIS is why I didn't want Megumi to manifest under these conditions. It's bad. Really bad.
Of course there are such people. Which is exactly why I wrote that some people do not realize how much they in fact have.

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Re: [1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck

Post by cidjen » Mon Aug 10, 2020 4:09 pm

Eraden wrote:
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OMG! Are you trying to channel Largo? That's almost exactly how he would view the situation. I don't think Megumi would see things that way though. I'm pretty sure that she would rip Largo's throat out if he tried to tell her that stuff.
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Re: [1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck

Post by Teddy-Werebear » Mon Aug 10, 2020 4:29 pm

UH OH...
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9
9!
9 TAILS OF THE FOX!
AH! AH! AH! AH! AH! AAAAAAHHHHHH!!

...
Sorry for channeling my internal Count from Sesame Street.
I actually find this quite alarming in story line.
Humor is and always has been my go to coping mechanism...

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Re: [1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck

Post by darrin » Mon Aug 10, 2020 6:21 pm

louisxiv wrote:
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I wonder if she knows what she is?
That was the first question that came to my mind when I got the patreon email last night. There are important different ways the story could go depending on the answer.

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Re: [1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck

Post by Rapierman » Mon Aug 10, 2020 6:58 pm

Yanno, in my heart of hearts, I was hoping this would never happen. Megumi deserved a lot better than this...

....then again, I like happy endings more than sad endings. 😢

So, I'm a bit of a romantic. So sue me. 😛

Now, how, exactly, did she hide those nine tails?
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Re: [1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck

Post by shadowrider » Mon Aug 10, 2020 8:22 pm

Invisigoth wrote:
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I am so sad right now....
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9 tails, she has 9 tails

BTW, Megumi made her first appearance in strip 32, shortly after Erika (strip 23) and Kimiko (strip 24)
I agree.
Poor Magumi has no luck. :(
Glasses guy, ran pretty fast back to his ex. One wonders if he had an inkling of what Magumi was?

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Re: [1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck

Post by mukamukaman » Tue Aug 11, 2020 5:29 pm

well I think she hid her form cause of the story the grandma fox told about how tribal war over stealing tails of foxes born with multiple tails cause the more tails you had the more power. with her having 9 maybe that made her uber powerful and cause of her status maybe shes a secret from other fox tribes attacking. also she might want true love and not have other fox males courting over her for just her power so she tried finding it in human form but constantly keeps getting heartbroken. so now she doesn't know where she belongs which is leading her to this sadness and despair.

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Re: [1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck

Post by louisxiv » Tue Aug 11, 2020 7:02 pm

mukamukaman wrote:
Tue Aug 11, 2020 5:29 pm
... and not have other fox males courting ...
Are there foxboys in Megatokyo, anyone? We haven't seen any.

Is there a definitive statement (or definitive until Fred has a Better Idea, anyway)?

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Re: [1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck

Post by paarfi » Tue Aug 11, 2020 7:26 pm

louisxiv wrote:
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Are there foxboys in Megatokyo, anyone?
You mean other than maldrul? :ninja:
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Re: [1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck

Post by Invisigoth » Tue Aug 11, 2020 8:42 pm

Yea there are foxboys around but I doubt that they'll come in to play

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Re: [1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck

Post by maldrul » Wed Aug 12, 2020 1:19 am

paarfi wrote:
Tue Aug 11, 2020 7:26 pm
louisxiv wrote:
Tue Aug 11, 2020 7:02 pm
Are there foxboys in Megatokyo, anyone?
You mean other than maldrul? :ninja:
The wonderful thing about foxbois
Is foxbois are wonderful things
Their tops are made out of rubber
Their bottoms are made out of springs

They're bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pouncy
Fun, fun, fun, fun, fun
But the most wonderful thing about foxbois
Is I'm the only one

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Re: [1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck

Post by Roamer » Wed Aug 12, 2020 2:48 am

maldrul wrote:
Wed Aug 12, 2020 1:19 am
paarfi wrote:
Tue Aug 11, 2020 7:26 pm
louisxiv wrote:
Tue Aug 11, 2020 7:02 pm
Are there foxboys in Megatokyo, anyone?
You mean other than maldrul? :ninja:
The wonderful thing about foxbois
Is foxbois are wonderful things
Their tops are made out of rubber
Their bottoms are made out of springs

They're bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pouncy
Fun, fun, fun, fun, fun
But the most wonderful thing about foxbois
Is I'm the only one

IIIIIIIIII'mm the only ONE! rrrrrrrawwwr
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Re: [1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck

Post by paarfi » Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:49 am

cidjen wrote:
Mon Aug 10, 2020 4:09 pm
You see where I am going with this? :)
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Re: [1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck

Post by Zandra » Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:18 pm

eomdal wrote:
Mon Aug 10, 2020 5:39 am
NinjaDefenestrator wrote:
Mon Aug 10, 2020 12:27 am

I definitely remember someone (Fred himself?) posting that there was no way Megumi could actually be a nine-tails because it would significantly affect future aspects of the story. Maybe she just doesn’t realize what she is until it becomes relevant at some point?

And...wait...that’s the end of the chapter?
If this is true, then it fits with the title of the chapter: "Broken". Chapter 12 began and ended with two characters becoming "broken". Miho can no longer die of her condition, which breaks her story. (and which has also resulted in a lot of other breakage) Megumi is now on a completely different path, though the ramifications of her being a nine tail Kitsune will depend on whatever a nine tail actually is and what they can do. Fred has discussed this in chat and perhaps in the forum but hasn't gone into detail in the comic, which means that it shouldn't be considered canon yet. If, however, certain things that he's said in Twitch chat are indeed canonical, then the combination of her powers and her emotional state could break reality itself. Hot time in the old town tonight.
MAybe.... Glasses guy comes back,and she accidentally kills him,finally breaking the cutie in a epic heel turn with world ending consequences?
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Re: [1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck

Post by Zandra » Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:19 pm

maldrul wrote:
Wed Aug 12, 2020 1:19 am
paarfi wrote:
Tue Aug 11, 2020 7:26 pm
louisxiv wrote:
Tue Aug 11, 2020 7:02 pm
Are there foxboys in Megatokyo, anyone?
You mean other than maldrul? :ninja:
The wonderful thing about foxbois
Is foxbois are wonderful things
Their tops are made out of rubber
Their bottoms are made out of springs

They're bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pouncy
Fun, fun, fun, fun, fun
But the most wonderful thing about foxbois
Is I'm the only one

IIIIIIIIII'mm the only ONE! rrrrrrrawwwr
Youre the best...Aaaaarooounndddd...... nothing gonna ever keep you down!
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Re: [1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck

Post by BetaCygnus » Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:59 am

Awww. Poor Megumi. =(

Fred, this is a truly awesome page, thanks! And wow, end of chapter.

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Re: [1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck

Post by Okashinamaru » Fri Aug 14, 2020 7:06 am

"the heartbreak of other people's luck"
Yeah sure, luck. That's what this crap is.
Teddy-Werebear wrote:
Mon Aug 10, 2020 4:29 pm
UH OH...
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9
9!
9 TAILS OF THE FOX!
AH! AH! AH! AH! AH! AAAAAAHHHHHH!!

...
Sorry for channeling my internal Count from Sesame Street.
I actually find this quite alarming in story line.
Humor is and always has been my go to coping mechanism...
Yep. Bet she didn't steal em, either. That also explains how/why she looks like a normal human even though her family.. isn't.
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Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:59 am
Awww. Poor Megumi. =(
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Re: [1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck

Post by Invisigoth » Fri Aug 14, 2020 7:51 am

Yeah she's a totally natural 9 tail. It's lucky for the city that Junpei snagged the bullet that would have hit her as she'd very likely have manifest then and having that come out in a gun battle would have ended the chapter and the story much sooner

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Re: [1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck

Post by Yl33 D4 N00b » Fri Aug 14, 2020 10:06 am

Soooooo, is Megumi now the most potentially destructive character in MT?

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Re: [1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck

Post by Teddy-Werebear » Fri Aug 14, 2020 10:50 am

Yl33 D4 N00b wrote:
Fri Aug 14, 2020 10:06 am
Soooooo, is Megumi now the most potentially destructive character in MT?
No!
Foul Miho is and always will be...
Miho needs be destroyed.

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Re: [1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck

Post by Invisigoth » Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:57 am

Yl33 D4 N00b wrote:
Fri Aug 14, 2020 10:06 am
Soooooo, is Megumi now the most potentially destructive character in MT?
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Re: [1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck

Post by darrin » Fri Aug 14, 2020 1:39 pm

Teddy-Werebear wrote:
Fri Aug 14, 2020 10:50 am
Miho needs be destroyed.
Perhaps she does. And many are destroyed that need non-destroyedness. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out being destroyed in judgement.
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Re: [1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck

Post by Roamer » Sat Aug 15, 2020 1:03 am

Teddy-Werebear wrote:
Fri Aug 14, 2020 10:50 am
Yl33 D4 N00b wrote:
Fri Aug 14, 2020 10:06 am
Soooooo, is Megumi now the most potentially destructive character in MT?
No!
Foul Miho is and always will be...
Miho needs be destroyed.
If Megumi has fully manfested and her future mindset reflects her emotions during the manifestation, I suspect you'll be proven wrong on this one, Teddy. Depending on the source, the power range of a 9T* can be pretty terrifying, and she's got no experience in controlling them. They may need Miho's help to keep Megumi from wrecking MT in this mental state. I very much hope not, but I can't recall a single good piece of luck she's had up to now. And everyone has a breaking point.

* I am hereby declaring that '9T' will be the short version of 'nine-tail' in the forums hereafter. Because shortcut.

Some of the legends say a that when a kitsune grows a ninth tail, their hair changes color to silver, white or gold. Would be an interesting look for her.

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Re: [1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck

Post by louisxiv » Sat Aug 15, 2020 8:44 am

Roamer wrote:
Sat Aug 15, 2020 1:03 am

Depending on the source, the power range of a 9T* can be pretty terrifying, and she's got no experience in controlling them. They may need Miho's help to keep Megumi from wrecking MT in this mental state. I very much hope not, but I can't recall a single good piece of luck she's had up to now. And everyone has a breaking point.

* I am hereby declaring that '9T' will be the short version of 'nine-tail' in the forums hereafter. Because shortcut.
Shouldn't that be T9? I mean, if she goes on a rampage wouldn’t that make her a Tailminator?

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