Comments on: D, D’: May 1-6, 2006

By: Kay Gilbert (kaygilbert)

Kay Gilbert (kaygilbert) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:29:35 +0000

Hipster speciesism isn't any improvement on hipster racism.

tune: "Don't Fear the Reaper," Blue ?yster Cult

Hamsters Dana gengineered
Are devoutly to be feared

Gerbils must fear the hamsters
Because they're dangerously insane
(Must fear the hamsters)
Watch out, Artie
(Must fear the hamsters)
I'm disguising my scent
(Must fear the hamsters)
Lost ANTONIO and Foot
(Must fear the hamsters)
Evil we must prevent!

By: Ruben Krasnopolsky (ruben)

Ruben Krasnopolsky (ruben) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:29:34 +0000

I think it is Zeta being used to Foot's inner feeling of being tiny - just a Foot.

By: Leon Arnott (l)

Leon Arnott (l) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:29:33 +0000

Friday:

I like the idea that Zeta has lost the ability to correctly compare Foot's size with anything else.

I wonder... could it be that Foot's scale suits her inner gerbil identity, her sublimated urge to be gerbil-sized in a world of towering humans? If only Madblood had finished that robot.

By: Adam Underfoot (unnatural20)

Adam Underfoot (unnatural20) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:29:32 +0000

In her defense, they’re not precisely siblings. They’re more closely related than, say, the Brady boys and girls, but further than even half-siblings.

By: Rex Vivat (sirgarberto)

Rex Vivat (sirgarberto) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:29:31 +0000

@Leon: I, on the other hand, never considered the posibility that it could be a metaphor until now.

By: Rex Vivat (sirgarberto)

Rex Vivat (sirgarberto) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:29:30 +0000

In her defense, she doesn't know that yet.

By: Leon Arnott (l)

Leon Arnott (l) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:29:29 +0000

Thursday:

It didn't really occur to me until now that Zeta may be literally masking her scent, not just metaphorically. This mutant rodent enclave espionage drama is becoming very serious indeed.

By: Dave Van Domelen (dvandom)

Dave Van Domelen (dvandom) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:29:28 +0000

Clearly a case of skin selection.Er, kin selection.

By: Leon Arnott (l)

Leon Arnott (l) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:29:27 +0000

Wednesday:

Zeta's reconciliation with her rodentine roots is manifesting in even quirkier behaviours than what she had as a gonzo journalist. How ironic, that the real quirkiness was inside her all along.

By: Carl Fishman (carlfishman)

Carl Fishman (carlfishman) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:29:26 +0000

@Kether; This might indeed be unsettling for some of Artie's partners. On the other hand, if they rolled over in their sleep, it might be downright crushing to Artie!