Star Strip page 35
bravo1102 on Nov. 4, 2014
Vera drops a bomb leaving Jen cold even though she has redressed. I couldn't resist having the canine nicknamed Gruff. Maybe he moonlights as a crime investigator. I'll see what he looks like in a trenchcoat and fedora. Vera probably does know him from her days as a pirate, he might have even served on her crew at one point.
The furries have names for amongst themselves and “nicknames” for naked skins. Most furries have languages adapted from animal sounds coming from their ancient subcultures so are very difficult to pronounce for naked skins. Their different dental structure and hearing led to a different mix of sounds that normal humans can't pronounce or even hear. But where are their tails? That is a nasty story. Thre is such a warped hatred of tails among humans that many will cut the tails off any human or humanoid they see, Therefore nearly all furries had their tails clipped as children to avoid attack or for specious reasons of utility and cleanliness sort of like all male children used to be circumcised. Furries do not talk about tail clipping. You want to get your throat ripped out talk about tail clipping. Walk into a bunch of African Americans and talk about lynching or how much you miss black face minstrel shows.
El Cid at 6:48PM, Nov. 7, 2014
Rough looking crew. Clearly they're up to no good (shame on me for profiling!)
plymayer at 8:53PM, Nov. 4, 2014
Don't they need their tails for balance?
plymayer at 8:51PM, Nov. 4, 2014
OKAY then. Gruff is my favorite and I just met him.
Ironscarf at 4:11PM, Nov. 4, 2014
Emotionally dead before you interbred with humans - there's a country song in there somewhere. Seamless work with the backgrounds as usual (and the previous few pages - I can't keep pace!). I keep forgetting they are composite images.
Banes at 9:21AM, Nov. 4, 2014
Totally makes sense to me...mammals have emotional bonds whereas reptiles don't ... McGruff knows of what he speaks!
KimLuster at 8:20AM, Nov. 4, 2014
Ooooo a werewolf-like furry!!! I'm team-werewolf (they kick vampire ass)!! Anyway, these betrayals are bothering me (I guess that means i'm engaged with the story). And Teats=feelings? I know Gruff is being snarky, but I think that's sorta appropriate. To me, teats means more mammalian characteristics are developing, and mammals have more caring/nurturing instincts than reptiles, birds... Yeah, I'm waaaaayy over-thinking it :)
fallopiancrusader at 6:50AM, Nov. 4, 2014
And there it is: the ol' triple-cross! So is that Gruff's take on humanity? "With teats come feelings"? He should've been a philosopher, not a pirate. Interestingly, Germany is currently toying with the idea of making the circumcision of male infants illegal.