Inspections Arc

What a twist!

Studied? Made a field journal? Whoa, not what I was expecting, but.... That sounds AWESOME!

And it could potentially save their butts from the fine. Other folks on here have been saying that if that compost heap's been there from day one and it's not the current tenants who put it there, than rightfully, it's Ms. Pudelhund who should accept the blame. Of course, whether she would is still questionable, but showing her that documentation of the compost heap might make a difference.

Ms. Cat truly has a different world view. love it!! And this will help when the girls have to bump this problem "higher" up the admin food chain. Ms. P is not the last level by a long chalk. Though I still feel that that long walk at Saltaire would not be undeserved, preff with lead boots, but I have a very low opinion of this kind of bureaucratic horse malarkey. And just what kind of tale is Dawn spinning to keep Ms. P around while this is going on? THE COLONEL

I am in full agreement that this will serve as evidence against Mrs. P. I'm relatively shocked that Cat took studied and logged information about the compost heap. That is incredibly strange and it seems a little out of character for an art person. Of course, Cat is full of surprises so I should probably expect the unexpected with all things involving her.

I don't find it particularly strange. It's something new and different, but (being an unobtrusive part of her new environment) safe to study.

I so very much need that second panel on a t-shirt. So very very much!

Also, I'm loving the dynamic posing. This page and your recent GELF page are quite excellent.

Ditto what Latrans said. The large figure of Cat running superimposed a bit over the other panels, along with her expression, the eyes panel, and Ronnie's startled expression at Cat suddenly taking off... well, me likey! Same goes for Imperial GELF; I love the effect with all the black, grey, and firelight coloring. It looks so cool!

Also, yay, Cat and her field journal to the rescue! ...Maybe. I'm giving it a 99% probability, and the 1% is just the general "technically, anything can happen until it has actually happened" percent I like to factor in.

Why do I have a feeling that our favorite gray kitty managed to photograph another tenant, or (possibly) someone who worked for the place was responsible for dumping all of the leaves and stuff onto their balcony?

This may be the most dynamic scene yet!

We finally get to see Cat's mom's face!!!!

kanna172003 wrote:We finally get to see Cat's mom's face!!!!

Oh my gosh yes! Is it just me, or does she have beautiful eyes? I also love how the entire flashback doesn't reveal her face until that point--until Kitty tells Cat to look straight at her. It gives that moment more of an impact.

On another note, I wonder if there's going to be some elaboration on the statement in that last panel. It can be taken in a multitude of different ways and could be interpreted to have a lot of layers of meaning. Like it could refer to Cat not really living by herself in the sense that she won't be entirely unsupervised. But--and this is my preferred interpretation as of right now--it could also refer more to not living as an island. Not thinking you have to face everything alone.

Note, the figure in the left side of the last panel does not look like mom. I think that is ms. P. Wrong hair style, for one. And Mom looks a little , umm, taken aback by Cats' question. wheels within wheels. THE COLONEL

THE COLONEL wrote:Note, the figure in the left side of the last panel does not look like mom. I think that is ms. P. Wrong hair style, for one. And Mom looks a little , umm, taken aback by Cats' question. wheels within wheels. THE COLONEL

Yep, that's Ms. P. in the last panel all right. And yes, Kitty looks a bit surprised, perhaps, but I think there's more concern than anything else in her gaze. And with the way that statement is framed in the box as opposed to a speech bubble in the last panel, combined with the fact that Ms. Pudelhund has been presumably talking to (or being stalled by, rather) Dawn this whole time and Cat is just now re-entering the room, I'm inclined to think that though the last panel has shifted from the flashback to portray the current situation, the text in the box is what Cat is remembering her mom saying on the day of that flashback. ...Although I'm not 100% sure if you were actually suggesting otherwise or not; if not, then this explanation of my interpretation is probably redundant. x)

At any rate, me likey the blending of the flashback memories with the current reality in the comic. And the expressions. All the expressions. As usual.

CuteKitty is right; Mom is subtle! I think that final comment is referring to Cat not growing up to be a lonely, old cat-lady!

cat has trouble with eye contact? me too! I wonder if this is a thing I just haven't noticed through the whole comic or if it's just with her mom.

Did... Did her claws just come out verbally?!
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Seriously, I've never seen Cat raise her voice unless she was running away from something... and the fact that their landlord's just turned and glared at the young girl just makes me wonder what is going on.

Charvale wrote:Did... Did her claws just come out verbally?!
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Seriously, I've never seen Cat raise her voice unless she was running away from something... and the fact that their landlord's just turned and glared at the young girl just makes me wonder what is going on.

I think this arc may just be where Cat proves that she is able to stand on her own feet

*SQUEE* You Go Cat!

I have a feeling this is going to be a fantastic piece of character development for Cat.
No doubt this isn't going to end well (it would seem inplausible to escape some sort of reprimanding and negative consequence IMO), but that I think would really seal Cat's outburst into a bit more of a character who can stick up for herself. *coughcough*iblameronniesinfluence*coughcough*

OH MY GOSH GO CAT!

Charvale, I know what'cha mean. Cat's usually not one to be confrontational like this. I think her verbal claws came out maybe ONCE, in that arc where Ronnie insulted her art classes and Cat shot back a comeback about running in circles for grades--and then they switched places for a week for Dawn's sociology project--but even then, she didn't initiate, did she? It was much more of a defensive response. This time, she's actively seeking out and starting the confrontation, which is really kinda cool to see. As kanna172003 and Tesseri have said, it looks like Cat's becoming a stronger, more assertive character, or at least showing more of that side of her here. Yay character development!

As for Ms. Pudelhund's glare, I think she's mostly just surprised and insulted by Cat's accusation. I mean, there could be more going on under the surface for all we know, but that's how I read it.

I can't wait to see how this whole thing pans out!

This is gonna be good! (...fixes popcorn...)
Now; either Cat's mom is going to be upset with her for accosting Ms. Pudelhund like that, or Cat's going to find out, from her mom, that Ms. P. has been overstating her involvement all along. Either way Mom is going to feel good about Cat learning to stick up for herself and her friends. Dad's going to be just plain proud!