Ah, but therianthropes are human first, animalistic second. In a hybrid form, their anatomy is combined, so I see no trouble with an omnivorous were-elephant (Homo sapiens sapiens var. loxodontiforma).
Why they would choose to feed on people’s pets rather than hunting things that won’t be missed is another matter entirely; the American Therianthropic Mutual Aid Society does provide certain “hunting grounds” wherein therianthropes can give in to their predatory instincts without getting in trouble with the law.
How is this any worse than, say, Little Red Riding Hood? Girl gets eaten alive by wolf. Or Hansel and Gretel? Witch fattens up boy in preparation for eating him, girl shoves witch into oven. I could go on… Seriously… “dog gets eaten by were-elephants” is barely a blip on the radar here.
Because happy endings.
1. Red Riding Hood gets cut out of the wolf and is still alive in the end.
2. It’s the VILLAIN that dies, which kids often find OK.
It’s more the “innocent puppy got eaten” than the presence of violence in the first place. Especially because, you know, kids LOVE puppies. I just dunno how well that’d go over with them.
And to clarify: I’m OK with these events personally. I just wasn’t sure if Dave’s intended audience would be, which I’m glad he clarified for me, thanks Dave! 🙂
Further clarification: I’m not saying whether anything is right or wrong, I’m just working based off of child logic here. I’m not here to condemn anything, never was.
*Twitch* The wolf only gets cut open some versions of Little Red Riding Hood. Others, there’s no woodsman to the rescue. I’ve even heard one version where before eating Red, the wolf feeds her some of her grandmother’s remains. Top THAT!
This one caught me off guard. I was expecting every one to wake up in the morning to find all the vegitation had been devoured. Maybe a guy in his garden screaming “My cabages!”
Please tell me they ate the dog. With the comment I left on last page, you may as well guess that the dog having been eaten would make this page one of my all-time favourites in webcomics. 😛
Ah, but therianthropes are human first, animalistic second. In a hybrid form, their anatomy is combined, so I see no trouble with an omnivorous were-elephant (Homo sapiens sapiens var. loxodontiforma).
Why they would choose to feed on people’s pets rather than hunting things that won’t be missed is another matter entirely; the American Therianthropic Mutual Aid Society does provide certain “hunting grounds” wherein therianthropes can give in to their predatory instincts without getting in trouble with the law.
… Poor, poor, POOR Muffin.
On the other hand, SQUONK.
…yup, they kicked the dog. :/
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KickTheDog
If I was a kid watching this I’d probably never wanna see it again. Just saying.
Was this meant for kids or teens in the Selkieverse?
Kind of that Adventure Time-y space where it’s watchable BY kids but it’s REALLY for the adults.
If this was a televised cartoon, this would probably be where the commercial break goes. :3
How is this any worse than, say, Little Red Riding Hood? Girl gets eaten alive by wolf. Or Hansel and Gretel? Witch fattens up boy in preparation for eating him, girl shoves witch into oven. I could go on… Seriously… “dog gets eaten by were-elephants” is barely a blip on the radar here.
Because happy endings.
1. Red Riding Hood gets cut out of the wolf and is still alive in the end.
2. It’s the VILLAIN that dies, which kids often find OK.
It’s more the “innocent puppy got eaten” than the presence of violence in the first place. Especially because, you know, kids LOVE puppies. I just dunno how well that’d go over with them.
And to clarify: I’m OK with these events personally. I just wasn’t sure if Dave’s intended audience would be, which I’m glad he clarified for me, thanks Dave! 🙂
Further clarification: I’m not saying whether anything is right or wrong, I’m just working based off of child logic here. I’m not here to condemn anything, never was.
It’s probably no worse as far as child’s fiction goes than Bambi’s mother.
That’s true. Or Gurgi. Or Artax. It’s most comparable to the shoe in Roger Rabbit.
…OH GOD THE SHOE. The childhood trauma just came rushing back.
I see your shoe and raise you The Raiders of the Lost Ark. That seen when she snugels the skeleton thinking it was Indy…#shudders#
Chilled. Monkey. Brains.
*Twitch* The wolf only gets cut open some versions of Little Red Riding Hood. Others, there’s no woodsman to the rescue. I’ve even heard one version where before eating Red, the wolf feeds her some of her grandmother’s remains. Top THAT!
This one caught me off guard. I was expecting every one to wake up in the morning to find all the vegitation had been devoured. Maybe a guy in his garden screaming “My cabages!”
*Avatar reference, applause!*
“my Cabbage Corp.!”
Please tell me they ate the dog. With the comment I left on last page, you may as well guess that the dog having been eaten would make this page one of my all-time favourites in webcomics. 😛