Please let that be Colin

Maxgoof · Post by **Maxgoof** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 3:13 pm

While the narrative says that "everyone" was there, it doesn't mention Colin, in particular.

Someone please tell me that Colin is the kit in the green shirt in the lower center of that panel.

BBlalock · Post by **BBlalock** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 3:20 pm

Other than Nessie's brother who else could it be?

Bigdude · Post by **Bigdude** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 4:19 pm

Yeah, considering his dad is right there it's prolly Colin.

Mad Mike · Post by **Mad Mike** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 5:25 pm

I think there's no doubt - Quentyn does say that 'the Millfolks' were there, not just Lord and Lady Millfolk. Actually, I'm curious about the other people who seem to be missing - if Nessie is there, then where are her mother, her brother and the Frog Mage?

Oh, well - maybe there is a limit as to the number of people that can be in a room at once.

Sharuuk · Post by **Sharuuk** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 6:05 pm

Assuming that's Lord M. in the last panel.....anybody here besides me think that he looks quite a bit younger?

And there's no question that "Ol' Bushy Brows" standing in the rear is Master Irons.

Nice "reunion". Wonder what Mstr Rillcreek's gonna think of this little adventure?

Shaaruuk

Mad Mike · Post by **Mad Mike** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 9:10 pm

Since Quentyn's parents are there already, I'm sure that discussions between them have given him plenty to think about. Quentyn's father, being a sensible and peacable sort, probably held his tongue admirably, but Quentyn's mother, on the other hand, has struck me as rather...volatile...when her son's well-being is concerned, and I doubt Master Rillcreek's status would stop (or slow down, for that matter) any 'constructive criticism' she might give to him.

Kerry Skydancer · Post by **Kerry Skydancer** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 10:40 pm

One wonders how long Quentyn was out. If it was long enough to get a message to his parents and get them into town, he might've been unconscious for a couple days.

Heh. And typical story-telling gloss - the -first- thing he'd want to do when he woke up would be to use the bathroom! Somehow that never gets mentioned.

Ringcaat · Post by **Ringcaat** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 10:43 pm

Maybe they've got some magical equivalent to the bedpan. Gently evaporate the liquid in question and use it to...no, sorry, I'll stop. :}

Jace · Post by **Jace** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 2:32 am

I'm wondering if the parents were already on their way in...

SolidusRaccoon · Post by **SolidusRaccoon** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 3:12 am

Kerry Skydancer wrote:One wonders how long Quentyn was out. If it was long enough to get a message to his parents and get them into town, he might've been unconscious for a couple days.

Heh. And typical story-telling gloss - the -first- thing he'd want to do when he woke up would be to use the bathroom! Somehow that never gets mentioned.

Thank you so much for the mental image running around inside my head.

Bigdude · Post by **Bigdude** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 11:04 am

Dunno why, but I found myself wondering whether or not Quentyn can pee standing up

.

I'm pretty sure Racoons have a "penis bone" like a dog or ferret (and yes, I mean actual calcium bone). A dog on his hind legs couldn't spray it anywhere but practically straight up. Which means if they're similar, Ra'coonian "boy's room" plumbing fixtures have to be pretty damn peculiar...picture a floor-to-ceiling urinal...

That or they'd sit down and bend WAY over...

SolidusRaccoon · Post by **SolidusRaccoon** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 11:07 am

TMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sharuuk · Post by **Sharuuk** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 11:23 am

bigdude wrote:Dunno why, but I found myself wondering whether or not Quentyn can pee standing up . That or they'd sit down and bend WAY over...

That's an even stranger visual!

However, since Rac Conan's appear to be more or less humanoid from the neck down...to wit...the arms, legs and torso, I'm guessing that the elimination plumbing as well as the reproductive "plumbing" is, with only minor variations basically human(oid) standard.

Also, it seems the skeletal structure is MOL humanoid 'standard' with only minor variations in the upper torso. The limbs and spinal vertebrae seem to comform to the same configuration as we do.

These are only hypothetical extrapolations arrived at from little more than reading the strip. But Rac's walk upright with foreward flexing knees, hominid ankles, and what might be construed as bipedal feet.

In short....I think he pees standing up like any other guy!

Shaaruuk

Squeaky Bunny · Post by **Squeaky Bunny** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 2:49 pm

Hmmm. Reminds me of a place where right in front of the urinal there is an arrow pointing up. Two feet higher is another arrow, and two feet beyond that, another one. Finally right above the spot where the occupant stands is a sign on the ceiling that says: "You're peeing on your shoes"

Narnian · Post by **Narnian** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 3:36 pm

Squeaky Bunny wrote:Hmmm. Reminds me of a place where right in front of the urinal there is an arrow pointing up. Two feet higher is another arrow, and two feet beyond that, another one. Finally right above the spot where the occupant stands is a sign on the ceiling that says: "You're peeing on your shoes"

I would think as you looked up you would naturally lean back and would be more likely to immitate a fountain.

Yuoofox · Post by **Yuoofox** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 4:13 pm

In short....I think he pees standing up like any other guy!

When I use the restroom, I usually sit down anyway, even if I'm just going #1. I just find it simpler, and it keeps the bathroom clean. Of course, I make an exception when I go to a horrible gas station bathroom.

Since we're on the topic, let me tell you about a book series I like:

Uncle John's Bathroom Reader

Wow, is there nowhere that this forum won't go?

Squirrelly61104 · Post by **Squirrelly61104** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 4:24 pm

wondering whether or not Quentyn can pee standing up

Of course, the female members of the forum probably have a more pressing question...

Do Rac Conan Daimh males remember to put the seat down when they're done?

RHJunior · Post by **RHJunior** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:09 pm

He pees standing up.
And no, he doesn't have a "sheath" or a penile bone or any other "more authentic furry anatomy" features.

Look, let's slap down that "furry" tunnel vision right now. Crap like genital sheaths and 4+ breasts and other anatomical eccentricities found in the animal kingdom may give the furry posers an ego trip, but they do NOT make an anthropomorphic creature "more authentic." They make them LESS authentic, in fact.

what is "more realistic" is FUNCTIONAL anatomy, people. All the above features are things that work for a QUADRUPED, not a BIPED. A bipedal creature that can't pee from a bipedal position--- standing or squatting-- is not well designed and therefore decidedly NOT authentic.

Likewise with the multiboobage: a bipedal creature with four breasts would be crippled by the strain on the back muscles. Also a sapient bipedal species is going to be more likely to deliver fewer young at one go--- changes in hip structure + a larger cranial capacity = fewer multiple births--- so 4,6,8 breasts are superfluous.

Digitigrade legs--- look, those are arguable. But I've seen artists so obsessed with "authenticity" that they put digitigrade legs on species that are plantigrade even IRL. Skunks, bears, and raccoons all walk plantigrade.

Look, I don't mean to go off into a tirade, but it's a little annoying when people look at an obviously anthropomorphised bipedal character and their first question is about the structure of his pee-pee--- and they consider him less "realistic" if he isn't structured in a way that makes no sense for a humanoid biped.

Gildedtongue · Post by **Gildedtongue** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:29 pm

*The chakat will keep out of this discussion, having hir own likes, but not about to press them on others*

besides... I read this comic for story and character development... not for naughty bits.

Sharuuk · Post by **Sharuuk** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:50 pm

RHJunior wrote:Look, I don't mean to go off into a tirade

Tirade fully justified....

Shaaruuk

Comic Genesis Forums

Please let that be Colin

Please let that be Colin

Should I?

Inquiring minds