#144 Hard Pressed
Hey gang, Maggie here with another random dedication panel! Panel #1 is dedicated to: Ran-San! BACH-MANN loved your comment, and put it in the strip! Thank you to Melvinaut Ran-San, and all you Melvinauts out there supporting Vault 19!
Hugs & kisses!
Maggie the Intern
Bach-mann: Panel 1: “CLERANCE” -> “Clarence”
Oooh – Ida has a mean streak. 😉
Yes, a teasing one I think, but Kazom has no room to here as he watches Susan often and Melvin must have given up on ragging him about it.
Bach-Mann: Panel 2: “IN FRONT YOU” -> “in front of you.”
Thank you, sweetie! 😉
Well, she goes from the dumbfounded “WTF?” expression to snarkily putting Red on the hot spot in less than 2.3 seconds. That’s impressive. I’m starting to get a “Nabiki Tendo” vibe from Ida…the liking to put people on the spot part, not the mercenary part. Plus, she has the “pageboy” cut to go with it!
Oh, and about the panel dedication? I’m squeeing….have been for about an hour now. Hopefully I’ll run out of breath soon. YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
There is more to life than just Ranma.
I’m well aware of that. “Ran-san”, actually stems from me using “Ran” as a shortened version of my own name, Randy. Try growing up in the Austin Powers era with that name…you get teased mercilessly. So, I started going by “Ran”. Someone later suggested Ranma to me and, well, love that series. And with a name like “Ran”, Ranma became an obvious Avatar to use. But that’s not the be all end all of my life. I love Doctor Who and review it regularly on a Podcast. I livestream MMOs and videogames with my friends and girlfriend. I’m a staffer for a local convention.
I tend to use Ranma characters in my analogies alot because they are characters that have defined certain anime tropes. Even if they aren’t the first, they exemplify it. I honestly think it’s the hair that made me first compare Idea to Nabiki, but when she put Red on the spot for her own amusement…well… I just had to comment on it.
Also didn’t want to have a post that was just me going “YEEEEEEEEE!!!” for six lines. 😛
Let’s not be too hard on Ran. He sounds like a good hearted nerd boy that I would be honored to meet at a con. The important thing I walked away with here, is that he has a girlfriend! Good job, MELVINAUT! 😉
Bite your tongue Guy, because Ranma is Great. Though, I wish I knew how you have avatar’s here because I would be using the one I use when I can, Nabiki!
Well, if Ida fits the Nabiki archetype, then Red fits Ranma pretty well–changed into a hot redheaded teen girl and highly indignant about it, combined with fierce pride, a quick temper, and a touch of naivete.
Well Ranma is about half of it, guy.
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I’m not your guy, pal.
I’m not your pal, friend . . .
You are very welcome fellow MELVINAUT! (Maggie sends hugs! *^-^*)
Don’t we all get to see?
Stunned looks on all males present, including Kazom.
Love it!
So is Ida gonna be a little more discreet about changing in front of Tiffany? Somehow I think not. I think Tiff’s gonna get a show.
Any buzz that Tiffany get out of seeing Ida naked will only be temporary, because, remember she now a girl herself and seeing herself naked too, will over time kind of were thin and she will get use to it. Tiffany is not use to being completely a girl yet and she still has some residuals of still thinking like a guy and getting hot when he sees naked girl even if it happen to be himself or should I say herself.
But, it will definitely change the relationship between Ida and Red or possibly Ida will start calling Red Tiffany now. She Red to everyone else, but, she Tiffany to Ida. That going to really been things the wrong way for Red.
Clearly, you’ve never met a lesbian. They get a buzz from seeing women naked, even if they are one themselves.
You also forget that Red is still attracted to women and she has said that she thinks Ida is Ida is hot.
Don’t forget that Red stood up for Ida to Kazom and the boy’s and said, “She’s my modeling handler and my friend…” So, as much as Ida may enjoy teasing Red, she is unlikely to not have noticed and is just enjoying putting Red on the spot.
Agreed–Ida is mainly teasing Red here and trying to gauge what reaction she will get from doing so.
I’m guessing Ida bringing up Red watching her change was a call back to this?
https://melvin.jeaniebottle.com/?comic=effects-and-affects
Well let’s hope that Red has gotten better about putting the face-mask on since then, some of the things in those could dye her hair green, even if it was great for her skin.
(re: your I’d like an avatar comment up in the thread you can’t reply to)
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Thanks, Ran.
Ida changing in front of Red shouldn’t be so bad, she has been enrolled in an all girls school. Plenty of time to watch people change before and after gym.
Not so bad for whom? In any case, i don’t think Ida minds here.
Yeah, I’m pretty sure Ida’s just bringing it up because she enjoys watching Red squirm.