D'oh! I thought I had commented on this. But I obviously didn't.
Forgive me if I mention something that's been extensively covered in comments already, but I'm not going to unfold and read them all right now :) But...
He usually washed them immediately after he entered a house from outside...
Touch of OCD, Tank? (I would horrify him. I never even wash mine before I eat, unless I know they're actually dirty. I do wash them after using the loo, at least)
That habit did give Johnny the perfect opportunity to get Tank alone and be all meddlesome. Given his and Tank's history, there pretty much HAD to be a confrontation. That doesn't mean I didn't sigh. That was so not necessary, Johnny!
The dinner conversation was nifty, with all the expressions, and the theater discussion felt real. I thought, "Hmm, sounds like someone's had this conversation in real life..." :) Then PT with his proposal. Of course Buck and Ripp are on board. And good of Tank to be civil and agree to try.
PT's attitudes are interesting... let's all try to get along and be allies... BUT we're a race apart and not like you at all. I have my own theories on that. How different can aliens and humans be, biologically, if they can interbreed? Sure there are differences in skin color, features, lifespan... but how significant are those differences? This "keep the race pure" notion feels like eugenics to me (which is a very broad term) but more specifically like scientific racism (which is, of course, a pretty nasty set of assumptions and practices, which I won't accuse PT of, but I'm reminded all the same).
Well. Let's move on. RIPP! That's your best friend's little sister, and a high school kid with stars in her eyes! The age difference actually isn't all that great, of course, and considering it's Ripp, the maturity level isn't that different either. ^_^ But... yeah, bad judgment call, my friend!
I do think Johnny handled that pretty well. And it seemed like he's moving toward a decision about Ophelia, so that's all to the good. I do like them as a couple. I mean, if he and Ripp can't/won't be humping in your story, Phi is a good second choice. *wink*
I have to say, I thought the same as Mme. Ugly about the fish. Tank did say it had been weeks since they set foot in the house (I forgot that Buck hadn't been at the Smith's very long.) I bet the littler fishies are missing now, though...
Since I already read the one you just posted, I know the Evil of Olive has come to fruition... and I wonder if the Smiths and Grunts can see the burning of the Beaker mansion from their frontyards...
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Forgive me if I mention something that's been extensively covered in comments already, but I'm not going to unfold and read them all right now :) But...
He usually washed them immediately after he entered a house from outside...
Touch of OCD, Tank? (I would horrify him. I never even wash mine before I eat, unless I know they're actually dirty. I do wash them after using the loo, at least)
That habit did give Johnny the perfect opportunity to get Tank alone and be all meddlesome. Given his and Tank's history, there pretty much HAD to be a confrontation. That doesn't mean I didn't sigh. That was so not necessary, Johnny!
The dinner conversation was nifty, with all the expressions, and the theater discussion felt real. I thought, "Hmm, sounds like someone's had this conversation in real life..." :) Then PT with his proposal. Of course Buck and Ripp are on board. And good of Tank to be civil and agree to try.
PT's attitudes are interesting... let's all try to get along and be allies... BUT we're a race apart and not like you at all. I have my own theories on that. How different can aliens and humans be, biologically, if they can interbreed? Sure there are differences in skin color, features, lifespan... but how significant are those differences? This "keep the race pure" notion feels like eugenics to me (which is a very broad term) but more specifically like scientific racism (which is, of course, a pretty nasty set of assumptions and practices, which I won't accuse PT of, but I'm reminded all the same).
Well. Let's move on. RIPP! That's your best friend's little sister, and a high school kid with stars in her eyes! The age difference actually isn't all that great, of course, and considering it's Ripp, the maturity level isn't that different either. ^_^ But... yeah, bad judgment call, my friend!
I do think Johnny handled that pretty well. And it seemed like he's moving toward a decision about Ophelia, so that's all to the good. I do like them as a couple. I mean, if he and Ripp can't/won't be humping in your story, Phi is a good second choice. *wink*
I have to say, I thought the same as Mme. Ugly about the fish. Tank did say it had been weeks since they set foot in the house (I forgot that Buck hadn't been at the Smith's very long.) I bet the littler fishies are missing now, though...
Since I already read the one you just posted, I know the Evil of Olive has come to fruition... and I wonder if the Smiths and Grunts can see the burning of the Beaker mansion from their frontyards...