And I, for one, welcome our new amphibian overlord. :-DMy first thought was: "Oh no! The Cane Toad (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cane_toad) has reached Northampton!"
And I, for one, welcome our new amphibian overlord. :-D
I just thought of something: doesn't Marigold have ranidaphobia? (fear of frogs)
I just thought of something: doesn't Marigold have ranidaphobia? (fear of frogs)
Also, if not for knowledge to the contrary, Marigold really comes across as Momo's mother in this strip.
So, what does everyone think is the chance of Hannelore showing up in the next strip? I don't know what would be worse for her, the frog itself(himself?), or the dirt and grime on Sam and Momo. I doubt frogs are one of her animal favs.
Damn that is a big old frogger.
Also, if not for knowledge to the contrary, Marigold really comes across as Momo's mother in this strip.
I just thought of something: doesn't Marigold have ranidaphobia? (fear of frogs)
I thought Marigold had sciurophobia, especially after that incident where Momo tried to help her rebuild her computer. :-D
Jim better be just outside the door out of view. Letting a 13 year old run around the city with a robot you just met is incredibly irresponsible.
I hear you Near Lurker, but no parent wants to be the one burying their child, hence the growing paranoia concerning child safety...But who wants to be the parent of a 25-year-old toddler? If you're still treating a 13-year-old as a little kid, at what point do you take the nappies (diapers) off?
[...]
Letting a 13 year old run around the city with a robot you just met is incredibly irresponsible.
If they survive said mistakes. It's the not surviving, possibly, that gives many parents nightmares. It's getting to the point that a parent may be considered irresponsible for NOT being overprotective (see stoutfiles' post above).
The overprotective ones don't think ahead and realize they may be creating adult children who can't do a thing for themselves even well past the age of 18.
How's it different from being out with an agemate? Except that her physical safety is way better because of Momo's defense system.
I'm not just not in the camp of allowing two 13 year-old's to run around a large city. Agree to disagree.On what constitutes a large city for one thing. According to Wikipedia:
How about going places with your kids, let them bring their friends, and give them their space?It's hard to "give space" when hovering close enough to intervene at every threat, real or imagined. I was never in any doubt about being "under supervision" when my parents were anywhere in the vicinity. Actually, that's still true... :laugh:
Maaaan, what a downer..
Complaining about that free webcomic you enjoy completely free (did I mention that you don't pay for it) 5 days a week not being there on time... :psyduck:
Maaaan, what a downer..
Complaining about that free webcomic you enjoy completely free (did I mention that you don't pay for it) 5 days a week not being there on time... :psyduck:
quite a heavy discussion on Mr Jaques twitter... :|
Whatever...still waiting on a plot line. Start drinking again, if that's what it takes.
Can't we just have yelling bird strip berating the guy that made this mess? And Sweet-tits for some ironic monologue?
holy shit frogs are fun to draw
Jeph should ban that guy from the comic.
So were the robot posters on the wall always there or are they Momo's new teen robot heartthrob crushes?
I had that thought too, but I doubt Jeph plans to go there. Not that Jeph can't be cruel to his characters, but I get the impression he's enjoying writing about Momo's new chassis too much to seriously consider putting her back in her old one. All IMHO of course.
EDIT AGAIN: Uh, how do you set a dishwasher to the "gentle" cycle?They introduced that after they invented human-sized Droids ...
Eh, my dishwasher has a gentle cycle, though it's not labelled exactly that.Yeah, on some dishwashers it's labelled "special guest" presumably in case Tai comes around.
The problem is, Howard Tayler shames every webcomic artist out there.
For some reason I like how Marigold looks today. Specially the last panel, looks cute :P
I'm not creepy... right? :psyduck:
EDIT AGAIN: Uh, how do you set a dishwasher to the "gentle" cycle?With Macguyver insanity, naturally.
I'm intrigued that Momo is intent on being treated as a human. Has she been like that all along, feeling trapped in a KawaiiPC chassis?
I have GOT to get out of the habit of staying up for QC.
I'm intrigued that Momo is intent on being treated as a human. Has she been like that all along, feeling trapped in a KawaiiPC chassis?
I was wondering about mentioning this myself because I noticed it too-- Momo's chassis situation bore a strange resemblance to someone dissatisfied with their own gender and getting a sex-change. I mean, the Sven daydream alone (shall I link that comic? Do you know what I'm talking about? /sarcasm) says a lot about what she wanted deep down, and that had to be months ago in comic time. Then, Marigold tries to bribe Momo with the chassis she'd been looking at, meaning she's been looking at a new chassis long and frequently enough for Marigold to notice. And once she got the new skin, she's so moved she cries, says she loves her, and later feels compelled to reiterate that gratitude. The point is, I think Momo's wanted this deeply for a long time, and she seems much more in her element now that she's upgraded.
How would you dry the skin layer? Clothes dryer? Dishwasher's warm-dry cycle? Hang it on the line?
I can see Momo sitting around in her skinless chassis (and a bathrobe, for the lafz) waiting while her integument hangs from a couple clothespins.
She's wanted to be a big girl (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1533) for a long time...
I don't think Hanners has returned the boyfriend bot yet...She's wanted to be a big girl (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1533) for a long time...
1533 would be a lot more disturbing with new Momo.
The problem is, Howard Tayler shames every webcomic artist out there.
I don't think Hanners has returned the boyfriend bot yet...She's wanted to be a big girl (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1533) for a long time...
1533 would be a lot more disturbing with new Momo.
So were the robot posters on the wall always there or are they Momo's new teen robot heartthrob crushes?They've always been on the wall. Take a look back at the Sven/Momo dream sequence; they were there back then as well.
Momo wearing a towel makes me wonder if they made her anatomically correct .If they didn't, then I don' wanna know where the eels come out of...
Did I say "welcome" yet, by the way?And here I was thinking that warm, fuzzy feeling was just the Ewok-skin jerkin I'm wearing. :wink:
Wait, what is Hannelore doing entering a bathroom when there's clearly someone else using it?Hannelore's perception of 'property boundaries' (as distinct from personal ones) seem to be hazy at best... after all, she's appeared in Marten's place so many times I think they've stopped wondering how she gets in. (My theory is she set up a card skimmer, and cloned everyone's entrance keycards.) Besides which, given her propensity for bathroom conversations, she just seems to gravitate towards them. Perhaps the hygiene factor makes her more comfortable?
I guess it'd be reasonable to assume that Hannelore likes everything squeaky clean...
Oh wait, Jeph already made that joke...
Wait, what is Hannelore doing entering a bathroom when there's clearly someone else using it?
:psyduck:
@Skewbrow: Err of course Momo doesnt shock people left and right just because they annoy her.
but they are dead and have never been alife.
Momo wearing a towel makes me wonder if they made her anatomically correct .
Photo: Alternate version of QC #2028: http://jephjacques.com/post/11061895016/alternate-version-of-qc-2028 (http://jephjacques.com/post/11061895016/alternate-version-of-qc-2028)
Momo wearing a towel makes me wonder if they made her anatomically correct .
I doubt it. I imagine the towel is not so much for Momo's own sake, so much as for the fact that humans would probably feel very awkward if they walked in on an AnthroPC 'naked'. It may only be synthetic replica-skin, and she may have no rude bits, but from a lifetime of social etiquette, the majority of humans would still be pretty embarassed by it. Momo does have that social protocol database, after all, and I suspect it includes the general consensus that naked humanoids walking around public places is a no-no.
Sometimes things are just funny. (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=469)Raven's line in 469* reminds me of Futurama.
Never thought of it that way Paranoid, I thought Hannelore wasn't just uncomfortable touching others but just really doesn't want to. To me it had to do with how she needs things clean, so the sound is comforting... Or addicting!I think it's more than that. What wouldn't Hanners give for a machine-washable integument (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integumentary_system), rather than the oddly-shaped bacteria colony (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/151852.php) enclosing her now?
I suspect that one of the reasons Hannelore enjoys squeaking Momo so much is because it's a lot like poking someone without the anxiety of touching a real person. Yes, I know she's be seen to touch people before, but I suspect that for the most part she was forcing herself to try to be normal (with or without the use of medication). She's come a long way, but I'm sure she's still not 100% comfortable touching real people yet no matter how much she tries to tell herself it's ok.There's probably also a certain fascination with a body that doesn't have all the hygienic issues of the human form.
And yes, I do know how creepy 'Hannelore enjoys squeaking Momo' sounds. :psyduck:
I suspect that one of the reasons Hannelore enjoys squeaking Momo so much is because it's a lot like poking someone without the anxiety of touching a real person. Yes, I know she's be seen to touch people before, but I suspect that for the most part she was forcing herself to try to be normal (with or without the use of medication). She's come a long way, but I'm sure she's still not 100% comfortable touching real people yet no matter how much she tries to tell herself it's ok.There's probably also a certain fascination with a body that doesn't have all the hygienic issues of the human form.
And yes, I do know how creepy 'Hannelore enjoys squeaking Momo' sounds. :psyduck:
I suspect that one of the reasons Hannelore enjoys squeaking Momo so much is because it's a lot like poking someone without the anxiety of touching a real person. Yes, I know she's be seen to touch people before, but I suspect that for the most part she was forcing herself to try to be normal (with or without the use of medication). She's come a long way, but I'm sure she's still not 100% comfortable touching real people yet no matter how much she tries to tell herself it's ok.There's probably also a certain fascination with a body that doesn't have all the hygienic issues of the human form.
And yes, I do know how creepy 'Hannelore enjoys squeaking Momo' sounds. :psyduck:
In before the inevitable shipping.
Momo told Sam that the new body has an electric self-defense mechanism.
(moderator)
Shipping is not inevitable.
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OK, for all the rampaging cuteness in the rest of the comic
Seriously? Personally I put it on par with being excessively tickled by someone even though you asked them to stop. I'm not exactly Mr. Sociable in real life, but even I know that this is perfectly common and acceptable behavior when among close friends, and I would like to think that Hannelore and Momo are becoming close friends by now. We've seen much worse behavior between friends on this comic in the past: just look at Faye and Marten. Surely the robotic equivalent of a poke or tickle can hardly be called rude, especially in this context. Now, if Hannelore whines about the upcoming payback Momo is planning on dishing out it'd be a different story, but I really don't see that happening.
Nitpicking [...] is probably Jeph's biggest pet peeve. [...] Sometimes the artist is just having fun.
I like the way we've previously had an AnthroPC duct-taped to a wall, shut in a freezer and punched so hard it needed repair, but seeing one getting prodded is where people draw the line... (and this was basically my first thought as well).
I tend to the cheeky tickling view myself; but either way, it may be prudent to remind ourselves of what Jeph wrote when he originally set up this forum (my emphasis):Nitpicking [...] is probably Jeph's biggest pet peeve. [...] Sometimes the artist is just having fun.
http://jephjacques.com/post/11097408311/qa-dump-08 (http://jephjacques.com/post/11097408311/qa-dump-08)QuoteDoes Momo have nipples? They wouldn’t have a point since she’s a robort, but she was wearing a towel when she was out of the shower.I’m not answering any of these kinds of questions, nor do I plan on ever doing anything cheesecakey with Momo in the comic, because that would be creepy.
[..]QuoteI’ll be the creepy pervert to ask: just how anatomically correct are anthro PCs? After seeing Momo covering herself with a towel in the last QC comic (2028), I wondered if it was because she has proper bits to keep hidden or if it was because it was more socially acceptable or if it was just because she was still wet from the shower.QuoteIs Momo’s new chassis, erm, anatomically correct? I’m assuming so, because of the towel after her shower, and I seem to remember something about eels on her old chassis…See above.
Yeah. Thats the question.but they are dead and have never been alife.
How can something be dead if it has never been alive in the first place?
[...] Momo does have that social protocol database, after all, and I suspect it includes the general consensus that naked humanoids walking around public places is a no-no.Uh.
I wouldn't want to turn on my electric shock system while covered with water.Thats kinda wise.
Quote from: QA Dump #8http://jephjacques.com/post/11097408311/qa-dump-08 (http://jephjacques.com/post/11097408311/qa-dump-08)Quoteany possibility of coming to australia? :3
Someday. Possibly soon, depending on how some secret plans pan out.
Hannelore was...kind of a jerk in this comic. I don't find invading someone's personal space very funny. This was disappointing since Hannelore has so far been the nicest character in the strip.Hanners and NICE ?
I wish I had a shiny gold coin for every time a bunch of posters on the forums came out and exclaimed that one of the characters had done something horribly offensive to someone else, that this someone else was quite entitled to being absolutely furious, and that the payback would be terrifying.
Only for things between those characters to be perfectly fine in their next comic.
Why on earth do we get so horribly offended on behalf of characters who aren't nearly as thin-skinned or precious as we seem to make them out to be?
Yes, I know, Dora's got a new hairdo. But Raven's face doesn't look right in that last panel.
Raven and Dora just do not look... right for some reason.
Yes, I know, Dora's got a new hairdo. But Raven's face doesn't look right in that last panel.
Meh. I know, Jeph doesn't care. Still - Dora and Raven need to visit the local salon.
But do you really actually have any trouble understanding what I wanted to say ? I kinda doubt that.but they are dead and have never been alife.How can something be dead if it has never been alive in the first place?
Has anyone, other than maybe the Vespavenger, been portrayed as truly never being able to come back? Even long gone Sara 's fate is the subject of speculation. (One of these days she and Ellen will reappear, having married.)
[...] Momo does have that social protocol database, after all, and I suspect it includes the general consensus that naked humanoids walking around public places is a no-no.Uh.
In many western places, thats not really such a big no-no anymore.
In some German towns like München or Berlin it wasn't that uncommon an appearance in the late 80's/early 90's.[...] Momo does have that social protocol database, after all, and I suspect it includes the general consensus that naked humanoids walking around public places is a no-no.Uh.
In many western places, that's not really such a big no-no anymore.
Care to name one?
Place your bets now! Will Dora freak out about Marten trying to date?!
Will she try to "help"!?
Will she show character growth and not do a damn thing?!
Your results may vary.
:mrgreen:
Place your bets now! Will Dora freak out about Marten trying to date?!
Will she try to "help"!?
Will she show character growth and not do a damn thing?!
Your results may vary.
:mrgreen:
Ya know.....I kinda can see Faye wearing a dead rat carcass for shoes. In some post-apocalyptic alternate universe, mind you.
super-comfortable to be standing up in all friggin' day.
Or she wears the ratty old pair to work because they are broken in (half) and super-comfortable to be standing up in all friggin' day.
Betcha she has at least one pair of dancin' shoes stuffed in her closet somewhere, and maybe a pair of seducin' ones too.
I’m not answering any of these kinds of questions, nor do I plan on ever doing anything cheesecakey with Momo in the comic, because that would be creepy.
There's an official word on the question of why Momo thought it necessary to wear a towel:So the official word is that there never will be official word. Which is of course absurd, because everybody's heard that the :psyduck: is the word.Quote from: JephI’m not answering any of these kinds of questions, nor do I plan on ever doing anything cheesecakey with Momo in the comic, because that would be creepy.
Seriously? Personally I put it on par with being excessively tickled by someone even though you asked them to stop. I'm not exactly Mr. Sociable in real life, but even I know that this is perfectly common and acceptable behavior when among close friends, and I would like to think that Hannelore and Momo are becoming close friends by now. We've seen much worse behavior between friends on this comic in the past: just look at Faye and Marten. Surely the robotic equivalent of a poke or tickle can hardly be called rude, especially in this context. Now, if Hannelore whines about the upcoming payback Momo is planning on dishing out it'd be a different story, but I really don't see that happening.
I actually find myself agreeing with Stoutflies on this. While it is sort of...nice to see Hannelore able to overcome a hangup this isn't a nice way of doing it. I can't think of a good comparison that doesn't sound creepy, so after trying for a bit I'll just state it simply. Hannelore is doing to Momo something that she would HATE having done to her. Fear of touch aside, it seems kind of mean. I have a suspicion that had it not been Hannelore doing it, say had it been Faye or Dora, there would have been more 'Leave Momo alone' comments made.
I like the way we've previously had an AnthroPC duct-taped to a wall, shut in a freezer and punched so hard it needed repair, but seeing one getting prodded is where people draw the line... (and this was basically my first thought as well).
So, will this early comic satisfy this week's Entitled Jerk?
Angus is going to think this is a lot less cute when Faye plays duck duck balls
There's an official word on the question of why Momo thought it necessary to wear a towel:Quote from: JephI’m not answering any of these kinds of questions, nor do I plan on ever doing anything cheesecakey with Momo in the comic, because that would be creepy.
OK, I've crossed some sort of line. What should we call the QC equivalent of "Trekkie"? "Questie" is sort of taken.
There's an official word on the question of why Momo thought it necessary to wear a towel:Quote from: JephI’m not answering any of these kinds of questions, nor do I plan on ever doing anything cheesecakey with Momo in the comic, because that would be creepy.
Of course not. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/1658)
@Comic: (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2030)
ARGAFARGL needs to be a bandname! Who's with me?
Angus is going to this this is a lot less cute when Faye plays duck duck balls.
Questionable Fans.OK, I've crossed some sort of line. What should we call the QC equivalent of "Trekkie"? "Questie" is sort of taken.
OneOfUs?
QCHolicsNonAnonymous?
Neither sounds good, me thinks. We may need help from an outsider.
Our first album will be called "GUNURGLHURR" and it will feature singles like "HORGRR" and "AARDVAARK" (a song about an extraordinarily brave aardvark twice as long as a normal one).@Comic: (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2030)I am! Thrash metal! NOW
ARGAFARGL needs to be a bandname! Who's with me?
QuoteAngus is going to this this is a lot less cute when Faye plays duck duck balls.
Am I the only one who has a hard time to figure out what Jeph wanted to say ?
QuoteAngus is going to this this is a lot less cute when Faye plays duck duck balls.
Am I the only one who has a hard time to figure out what Jeph wanted to say ?
Ducks or Boobies? (http://www.galapagosonline.com/nathistory/wildlife/birds/boobies.htm)
Great tits. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Tit)
The chassis in this comic looked much older.There's an official word on the question of why Momo thought it necessary to wear a towel:Quote from: JephI’m not answering any of these kinds of questions, nor do I plan on ever doing anything cheesecakey with Momo in the comic, because that would be creepy.
Of course not. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/1658)
[Our first album will be called "GUNURGLHURR" and it will feature singles like "HORGRR" and "AARDVAARK" (a song about an extraordinarily brave aardvark twice as long as a normal one).
Our sound will be based around playing various instruments by shouting loudly at them.
Our stage show will be that of Amon Amarth, only with less vikings and more ducks and boobs.
It is nice to see Faye happy with a boy.
It means there might be hope for me yet...
It is nice to see Faye happy with a boy.
It means there might be hope for me yet...
At the expense of Marten. The day Marten moves out will be a good day for him.
At the expense of Marten.
The day Marten moves out will be a good day for him.
It is nice to see Faye happy with a boy.
It means there might be hope for me yet...
At the expense of Marten. The day Marten moves out will be a good day for him.
Err ... what ?
Expense ?
What ?
So: If you live with a girl in the same appartment and the girl has a boyfriend that is NOT you - the girl is having that boyfriend at "your expense" ?
It might be my being mighty tired but I really dont get that ?
Or did you wanted to say something completely different ?
At the expense of Marten.
This assumes that there is "one true relationship", which is not so, neither in Jeph's mind (under 509 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=509) he wrote: "I honestly have no idea whether this is going to lead them to be together in the end or not"), nor in Marten's (also in 509 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=509): "If I have to have you as a friend and not a girlfriend, I'd rather at least have you as a HAPPY friend"), nor typically in the wider world.QuoteThe day Marten moves out will be a good day for him.
I can see why you say that, but it's not really that simple. Consider that he had his long-standing relationship with Dora without moving out, and he appears to have thought about trying to start up with Padma also without moving out; living with Faye is not necessarily holding him back, though of course it contributed in the end to Dora breaking up with him - but that was down to Dora rather than him. Finally, moving out might get him away from some familiar potential hang-ups, but there is a reasonable change that he'll move right into a different set; the ability to move on in the same environment is one sign of a developing personality, I'd suggest, so if he does, that would be interesting.
Very boring game if you're a girl, I imagine.
Sound off: where did you grow up and did kids there play such a game and if they did, what was it called?FWIW, I grew up in northern Minnesota and I'm remembering this as "Duck Duck Grey Duck".
For our non-USaian readers who may not be familiar:Now, with video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28QiEg-V5FA
There is a childrens game in the US called "Duck Duck Goose"
The children sit in a circle facing inward and the child who is "it" walks around the outside of the circle, touching each child on the head and saying either "Duck" or "Goose." If the child who is "it" says "duck" nothing happens and he continues around the circle. If he says "goose" the child who was touched must chase the child who was "it." If she catches him, he must sit in the middle of the circle until another "it" is caught, and she becomes it and the game continues. If he runs around the circle to the spot where the "goose" was sitting, she becomes it and the game continues.
That's what Angus is refering to in today's comic.
FWIW, I grew up in northern Minnesota and I'm remembering this as "Duck Duck Grey Duck".
Impressive. Faye didn't turn Angus into a red splatter on the walls and ceiling.
> akronnick
> Duck attack survivor
Err ... is this really one of the automatic titles the forum sets you ?
Or is there some kind of option to set your title yourself that I happen to have missed ?
At the expense of Marten.
This assumes that there is "one true relationship", which is not so, neither in Jeph's mind (under 509 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=509) he wrote: "I honestly have no idea whether this is going to lead them to be together in the end or not"), nor in Marten's (also in 509 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=509): "If I have to have you as a friend and not a girlfriend, I'd rather at least have you as a HAPPY friend"), nor typically in the wider world.QuoteThe day Marten moves out will be a good day for him.
I can see why you say that, but it's not really that simple. Consider that he had his long-standing relationship with Dora without moving out, and he appears to have thought about trying to start up with Padma also without moving out; living with Faye is not necessarily holding him back, though of course it contributed in the end to Dora breaking up with him - but that was down to Dora rather than him. Finally, moving out might get him away from some familiar potential hang-ups, but there is a reasonable chance that he'd move right into a different set; the ability to move on in the same environment is one sign of a developing personality, I'd suggest, so if he does, that would be interesting.
You heathen...As someone who also grew up in northern MN, it was called 'Duck duck Goose!'.Sound off: where did you grow up and did kids there play such a game and if they did, what was it called?FWIW, I grew up in northern Minnesota and I'm remembering this as "Duck Duck Grey Duck".
FWIW, I grew up in northern Minnesota and I'm remembering this as "Duck Duck Grey Duck".
According to Wikipedia, that's the only state in which the "goose" form is not used! But "grey duck" is used elsewhere alongside "goose".
I have no recollection of either myself or my children playing this form of tag in the UK, though I note that as close as France the circular form (using the dropping of a rag) is played as "rag tag".
It is nice to see Faye happy with a boy.
It means there might be hope for me yet...
At the expense of Marten. The day Marten moves out will be a good day for him.
I wonder if part of his longer-term plans still include that planned ending, because that may be a reason why Marten won't be going anywhere anytime soon.
It's too early for me to say whether this marks the halfway point or 3/4ths point or hell the 1/10th point of the overall story, but I do think it's safe to say that things will be a little different from here on out. Marten and Faye are closer now than they've ever been before, but I honestly have no idea whether this is going to lead them to be together in the end or not. I promise I'll do my best to let the story go where it wants to.
So yes, Faye is happy, but her happiness with Angus just makes Marten feel bad.
Comics 1888-1891 say you're wrong - any counter-evidence?
For our non-USaian readers who may not be familiar: There is a childrens game in the US called "Duck Duck Goose"Aaaaaah! Thank you, all is explained! I for one had no idea what was going on. If Angus had shouted "goose (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=goose)" while grabbing Faye's bottom, I might have had at least some idea. I'd never heard of such a game in either of my cultures. Jeph's wonderful drawing of Faye's expression, by contrast, requires no references to appreciate.
That's not how I remember "Duck Duck Goose." *sigh* Kids these days, ruining everything that I loved as a kid.Ruined? Or made better?
That's not how I remember "Duck Duck Goose." *sigh* Kids these days, ruining everything that I loved as a kid.Ruined? Or made better?
Everything OK, I hope?
Christ, I've been staring at that baseball glove for nearlty a week, and just now saw the team initials...