July 7, 2019 - Roast

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Jan

Andrea speaketh! Mousie is mean! :o

Thanks to Brighttail for helping me take Andrea's lines about fifteen steps further than I originally wrote XD He added a rhyme to my rough draft and things kind of snowballed out of control from there...

Brighttail • 07/07/2019

Originally it was meant as a joke, then Jan took it the next step and soon we couldn't stop.

We did a bad thing. Are we evil people now? :) :)

Thanks, Jan it was fun.

Tjimmy1999 • 07/07/2019

@Jan @Brighttail This all just sounds like slam poetry and it somehow works as a reality check.

KageWolf • 07/07/2019

why do i get the feeling the glass is the only reason she speakth so freely?

dzamie • 07/07/2019

To read this was rather sublime, A most memorable Nine to Nine. You paired up every phrase, And that's worthy of praise! Though stretched meter, an excellent rhyme!

Shockwave07 • 07/07/2019

She speaks Savage sage squeaks!

...HOW DID SHE LEARN THIS?!?!

Lee M • 07/07/2019

Wow. Being inside the cabinet has turned Andrea into one of those fortune telling machines.

PS It's sometimes claimed that, most of the time, Folks give more credence to statements that rhyme.

John Dunkelburg • 07/07/2019

Okay, when did the claw machine turn into the fortune teller machine?

Freezer • 07/07/2019

So is Jessie stunned that Andrea/Mousie is reading her like that, or that she's doing it in English?

N7: • 07/07/2019

She got turned into a fortune telling machine

Hamnat • 07/07/2019

:O Poor Jessie :'( And that last bit was just unnecessary :P

Applejayz • 07/07/2019

Well then...

wait does this mean they're friends now? I mean she's no longer just squeaking so that should be good... right?

not questioning mousies source of knowledge, I know better than to open that can of worms.

soriac • 07/07/2019

Nooo, do not break the tigress, Andrea, you meanie. You know the rules: you break her, you buy her!

Katnik • 07/07/2019

Right now, Jessie really,Really, needs a hug. Quick, somebody run and get Wolf !

drakeye • 07/07/2019

does this mean the tigress breaks and starts meowing know quietly around her?

Dreit • 07/07/2019

Mousie is kind of LOTR ring? I hope it won't break Andrea D:

Also now I wonder, will Andrea keep her mousie, even secretly? Will Tor be jealous of mousie and its wisdom? Will jessie emotionally break down and Andrea have to be sent to help her in her flat? I wonder if they would talk about those toys, especially one inflatable looking like Tor.

Iceburgh69 • 07/07/2019

To be fair, Jessie was the reason Andrea started speaking entirely in squeaks to begin with, so Andrea breaking Jessie is revenge for Jessie breaking Andrea.

Ephesus • 07/07/2019

Well, whaddya know; the quiet vixen Has ranted, and the tigress is boxed in! Who coulda known, a squeaky mouse Would give Andrea's hand a full house. Poor Jessie, crushed beyond devastation Under this belles-lettres presentation. Although I admit, she kinda had it comin; The vixen's grudge was overhead, loomin, From the way she has been so far treated; Her intentions were as clear as tweeted. Next time Jessie wants some loving attention, She should just say so, not create tension.

Adam • 07/07/2019

Like an arrow through a paper wall, Mr mousie is either going to be tiger bait or jessie is going to poofle pretty hard for a minute over that. Then again, the truth always hurts the worst.

michael • 07/07/2019

Surprizingly good psychologic analysis of Andrea.

And than it just turns mean with big bum and uneven tits. Is that a girl thing? Or a way to put a distance between them? Or both? That could cause a trauma.

Panther • 07/07/2019

@Jan & Brighttail :

You both are absolved

OMG OMG OMG , this mouse toy is a soothsayer XD ............ But that's not things to say face to face , unless you want to mind break her . Poor Jessie X_X

@ Soriac :

That's a very bad way to get revenge on Jessie X_X

Brighttail • 07/07/2019

@panther. Jan had the initial inspiration. I looked at his script and he kind had a little rhyme I just took it, as Jan said, about 15 steps further. From there he added a little more history, I added some more lines and he refined them. Then there was the last little ditty. It was supposed to be a little one liner about her chaps and I suggested we add a little hint to an older comic where her jugs were slightly mismatched. Interesting that Andrea would notice, tho I suppose she's seem them enough.

https://www.tigerknight.com/99/2017-12-17

Rocketroo • 07/07/2019

You can't fix a problem until you define it. And Jessie just had hers well laid out by a Squeak and a Mouse. And now the healing can begin. People who are afraid of saying something uncomfortable about a friend or situation does absolutely nothing good by remaining silent. Andrea was just the best friend Jessie could have had right then. Yes, Jessie just took it full faced. But it obviously got through. She was already broken and malfunctioning. Just look at the problems she has had. Now she is a chance to piece it all back together in a way that works better. As for the last line... Andrea just got assaulted and knocked into the insides of a crane machine. Overall I would say the last lines was a very very mild return.

jprime • 07/07/2019

@Lee M @John Dunkelburg @M7 You all made that observation independently of one another, right?

ndrvr • 07/07/2019

@Brighttail "Are we evil people now?"...define "evil" ^^...

Back to the comic, where's Wolf when you need him to un-break a Tigress...! And: too bad, now that they're even, no more shenanigans between Jessie + Andrea sadface...

Banner • 07/07/2019

Sometimes the biggest problem with this comic is that the characters are all too real. Yeah, I feel really bad for her now, just like I often want to punch wolf in the face. Why? Because they remind me of real people from my past who were just incredibly clueless or just always did the wrong thing when the right thing was right there in front of their face. Folks who made themselves miserable, constantly, because they were just too focused on themselves and didn't understand that the people around them were real human beings with feelings too.

Muddypaws • 07/07/2019

Omg Jessie. You’ve been toasted!

Mr. Stargate • 07/07/2019

A squeaky toy saw into her soul and found her wanting. No wonder she's so upset.

Treascair • 07/07/2019

I want to say I feel sorry for Jessie... but considering she's been acting the way she has, this feels like it's been a long time in coming, and the chickens have come home to roost.

But this is a good place to definitely call Andrea off and have a good sit down talk after. With Tor too. This needs to be out in the open.

Spector • 07/07/2019

FINISH HER!!!

Kirsten Wolfess • 07/07/2019

Uuuhhhh.... This got really, REALLY awkward, really fast.... 0.o

Things are about to get.... Interesting....

Ace • 07/07/2019

.....ummm....damn?

Pantera Północy • 07/07/2019

Jessie may be better in physical terms, but Andrea with this Full Silver Transformation via Mousey is far stronger... each word, a devastating dagger... x3

drivernjax • 07/07/2019

I just noticed that Shiera has her arm around Jessie's shoulder.

John Dunkelburg • 07/08/2019

@jprime The way she's sitting inside the claw machine cross-legged like that, with the mousie in her hand like a crystal ball, and Andrea just needs the damask shawl and gypsies head scarf to look the part of a fortune-teller machine you'd find on an old boardwalk or carnival sideshow. The fact that she's speaking in a rhyming patter just adds to the scene. As to the others I can't say, but it seems that I wasn't the only one to draw the same conclusions.

Saaruuk • 07/08/2019

OOh, ooh, ooh Jessie's cryin'.......

(With apologies to Van Halen)

Evil grin

Katnik • 07/08/2019

I managed an arcade for awhile, we had a claw machine which I serviced, re-filling, etc. When you open the cabinet and stick your head in, you notice the air inside is a bit . . . odd . . . and in a while the inside of your head starts to be a bit . . . odd. Fumes from hundreds of little plastic toys and freshly manufactured plushies, under hot little spotlights. I'm wondering if Andrea is just a little high from plasticizer vapor, maybe in a slightly altered state. Foxi ESP, anyone ?

Verp • 07/08/2019

Grak?

FTL • 07/08/2019

Woah, why do I get the feeling that Andrea has been sitting on this speech for a while but never truly expected to let loose on Jessie? Maybe Jessie will now learn after the second time that that you have got to be careful as eventually the quiet ones snap... and they snap hard.

Even a strong and confident personality like Jessie is going to be bitten deeply by these words from the Quiet and Timid One as it will be stacked on top of her unexpected introspection from the last Quiet One 'snap' triggered by the flying 'toy'. Nice to see that Amber has quickly realised that this is likely going to need intervention and support on both sides.

Mousie, the Slam Poet of Coldly Served, Hard Truths.

FTL • 07/08/2019

Sorry, forgot to add, great job on the poem Brighttail and Jan, very well said with obvious effort to avoid accidental misreading of Meep's intentions and no, you are not evil because of this. Some may say you have been evil to Jessie and Meep Fox earlier but this is pure character growth, not meanness. (sadly, nobody can prevent deliberate 'misreading' of Meep's relationship speech and I am happily impressed that no one has thus far done this so hey, kudos to my fellow readers as well!)

Panther • 07/08/2019

@ Verp :

Mrrrroww

jprime • 07/08/2019

@Saaruuk They made the third-best videos of 1984 and 1992.

LapisHusky • 07/08/2019

Jessie, you better listen to Andrea or else you'll be making the same mistakes over and over again throughout the rest of your life.

N7: • 07/08/2019

@jprime - Totally. The way she went out of character gave it away

BondoFox • 07/09/2019

Hee hee, Andrea said "dick"!

TacoFox • 07/09/2019

I DEMAND MORE MOUSIE!!!!!!! Also, Jan, Srsly, Get jessie with Wolfram already, they both need each other.

Ephesus • 07/09/2019

Is there a problem with formatting the comments? I’ve meticulously laid out my rhymes up there, but all of my breaks are gone. Those well-separated verses are just a buncha run-on sentences now. Not the first time this happened, I never know when it does and it frustrates me

Verp • 07/09/2019

Some of the fun and games did devolve into sexual harassment.

Saaruuk • 07/09/2019

@Jprime True, but the moment I saw the rivers of tears coming down Jessie's muzzle, it was the very first song I thought of. ;-D

Delta P Hawk • 07/09/2019

My poor Jesse... I want to hug her so bad right now. Pity she's falling for Wolf though cause I would give her that stable relationship she desires. I mean she did bring this upon herself with her actions, but still. The protector in me wants to just save her from the hurtful words right now and make her purr again.

Brighttail • 07/09/2019

I think Tor said it best, Jessie and Wolf are two of the most unstable people out there. Perhaps together they would work but when you bring up both their names, Wolf and Jessie, neither are the model you would pick for a stable relationship. For me I don't think Wolf is interested in any type of relationship beyond a friendship for now, part of that is probably because he doesn't understand what benefits a relationship could have and only sees a relationship as a potential distraction from other, better uses of his time. He bases this most likely on seeing Jan and Amber's relationship when they were in college, sharing a dorm room. For him that relationship was more of an annoyance than anything else.

As for Jessie, she knows what she wants but isn't sure how to obtain it. I fear if she 'picks' Wolf it may be because she is so desperate to be in a relationship she is willing to take chances and settle for something less than ideal. It is a mess for sure.

Panther • 07/10/2019

Bad Andrea , bad ....... Break Jessie isn't good as revenge X_X

Thwaitesy • 07/10/2019

I'm just glad she's talking normally again. Even if it is in rhyme.