Lab samples
Lollipops? Check!
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Two teens, two lollies;
two samples, two wallies?
That may be what the lab thinks
as the Doc’s recognition sinks.
The path of denial runs deep.
Don’t you believe him? You creep.
Like the Doc, you’ll be proven wrong;
your shouts will sound like a song.
They’re redefining medicine
these kids whose way has just begun.
I wonder what colour Kai got?
Not that it matters to the plot.*
(* But Jack in N.C.I.S. would want to know(!)
[quote]Your shouts will sound like a song[/quote]
Shouts like, “Yah! Hypergolic saliva! Put it out! Put me out!”
I doubt we’ll hear more from the Doctors as they aren’t main characters.
I think we should at least hear the test results and it would be better if they are explained by a doctors. And twins will be back anyway for the follow-up exams.
well, there’s still the strength test to be done later :p
I’m curious about how that will go. One thing I hope to see is how the enhanced strength works. The twins don’t have obvious increased muscle mass, so I wonder how the strength is accomplished.
Summon the dragons! We got another non-believer.
At this rate it would probably be faster to give the twins a tour through the hospital – preferably after they are back in normal clothes.
no worries. by the time the first sample spontaneously combusts in his face and singes his eyebrows off, he´ll be converted 😉
Arnold, pre-proof: Doc, you’ve shut down [dozens/hundreds] of lizard kids who think they’re dragons. What’s up with these two?
Arnold, post-proof: Am I missing an eyebrow?
good Mythbusters reference there. Would it be possible for Arnold to have red hair?
Twins: Wow, we get to see the hospital?
Doctor: No, they get to see you two.
Twins: Eh?
xD
I’m guessing the entire hospital is going think everyone is off their rocker when they claim to have genuine dragon samples and data for the rest of the week, possibly month. I foresee the twins, and their parents, getting assaulted by the media and scientific communities once someone lets slip they have genuine dragons in the town. When that does happen, I think it would hilarious if their parents redirected most of them to their old town, cue a wave of invaders to their old town to learn more about where the twins were growing up before their move. I think it would extra hilarious if, after being redirected, there was a news segment on multiple networks that town and how there are still communities intentionally stuck in eras that the rest of the world has moved past.
Tonight at 9: isolated midwestern town sees hybrid phenomenon as “the devil’s work.”
In other news: water is wet, the sky is blue, and Trump is still president.
Sorry, had to. My family’s from a town like that (more churches than grocery stores) they’re fine people, just a little… I don’t want to say zealous but…
In other news
Typo, last line wasn’t supposed to be there.
I can see the old town making a wall around town just to keep them out xD
So Kai and Kaya are the only two dragon hybrids to exist within knowledge. Wait until Dr. Franklin tells him that he took samples from two dragons. He’ll be practically admitted to a mental ward.
Given there already exists a professional designation for “mythical hybrids”, and a few already live in Hybrid City, I doubt a medical professional is going to start being treated like a madman. My money is that they’ll start believing him as soon as he shows the volatile fluid samples.
seeing as Franklin is the one shooting down lizard hybrids as ‘not a dragon’, I think they will listen when he declares not one, but two dragon hybrids to exist :p
I have a feeling accidental injection of strange substances has happened a few times o.O
But the question is with what
Depends on the hybrids I guess, there’s lots of animals that can produce medicinal compounds, granted all I can think of at the moment are the crazy poisonous ones (side note, if Robin ever wanted to make an ‘edgy’ story, a poison dart frog hybrid could make a good one.)
I don’t think I want to know what he is injecting if he keeps seeing dragons in the livingroom ^^
Accidents happen to the best of us :p
Yes, “ACCIDENTS”, let’s call it that 😛
Me: “Umm…. can I get a doctor who isn’t high on unicorn bile please?”
Dragons??! I see them every day 😛 XD
Kinda offtopic, just curious about what would the twins’ reaction about Skyrim? 🤔
That’s more of a Gamer Dragons question.
Well just tell them stay away from the mods cause there is some things they do not need in their gameplay
hmm, might be a good Gamer Dragon comic :p
(Kaya shouting Fus Ro Da behind Kai’s back comes to mind :p )
Would this be near the cliff edge at High Hrothgar perhaps? ^^
Kaya: “But the bearded guy told me to test my voice!”
Love that first panel, very cute!
Heh, we’ll see how long Arnold questions Dr. Franklins sanity!
I laugh at that first panel! Can you guess why? 🙂
Hmmm, no not really. The only thing I can think of might be Kai’s expression, that might hint at some mischief he’s plotting.
hehe.. That’s just gilding the lily. It’s much more subtle than that. 🙂 (…or else I’m reeally embarrassing myself! ;-))
My guess, Kaya is walking with her eyes closed and is probably going to hit a wall in comedic fashion? Otherwise I got no clue.
Hmm.. The -next- post has no “Reply” button, so I better end this here. Start another string if you want to tell me how color-blind I am! 😉
Anyway…
Look at the lollipop sticks. I’ve “rarely” 😉 seen one the same color as dragon scales. LOL
One of us is certainly color blind. I zoomed to the pixel level and I still don’t get it.
Looks like regular white lollipop sticks to me o.O
See? Told ya I could be embarrassing myself! 🙂 But on my (small?) screen the sticks look completely green! Honest! Really!! (I did not zoom in though. ;-))
Thanks ^^
Well, depends on how well they know each other, I guess :p
This conversation is probably similar to the exchange that took place in the maternity ward 16 years ago.
[In regards to the mouseover text] OMG I loved that show!!!
Oh, I can imagine those exchanges would have been weird to say the least :p
I like that even though Kai and Kaya will never be “normal”, in this new town the attention they’re getting is positive instead of negative.
I didn’t really think of that, but you’re absolutely right. After all that negative discrimination back in their old town, it’s nice that they’re on the receiving end of something positive this time.
Yeah 😀 And the lollipop certainly helps :p
Kai‘s facial expression here is a bit confusing to me. Is he winking for some reason? Maybe just keeping an eye open to see where he’s going? I have no idea
That’s my expression when I get a really strong taste I wasn’t expecting. Maybe his lollipop’s just sweeter than he thought? Kaya being a chocoholic means she’s probably used to the intensity.
Looking at his sister who didn’t just get something that he didn’t. She could have asked for one for him but walked past him showing off instead.
I like that one, ‘specially since they are a bit competitive at times like siblings can be.
looking at Kaya and enjoying his lollipop ^^
Outside of unusual cases such as this one, would it ever be considered offensive to falsely assume someones hybrid species?
Given the shrimp/doggy conversations between Kai and Rex, I think it’s only considered offensive if you [appear to] maintain the false assumption after having been corrected.
I would imagine the twins are also pretty used to being thought of as lizards. At least until they do something distinctly “dragon”, such as showcasing their strength.
Probably not, if it’s what you look like. If there’s a much more common animal that you resemble (like if you’re a wolf, but look like a dog) then I think you might just have to accept that people are going to make that mistake a lot, and learn to take it in stride.
Rex HAS already taken offense to being referred to as a dog when he’s a wolf.
Yeah; but except for coloration, Rex -looks- like a wolf.
Yep, and that’s probably something he’s going to have to learn to take in stride.
Florence on Freefall is an uplifted wolf, but the robots on her world refer to her as “DOGGY!” That is probably just a recognition problem because they were expected to meet dogs, but not wolves.
Being called a dog when you’re are a wolf. Is the most afending Thing you can call them. Cause you are be literally called a suck up, a wimp and a servant to humans(and not in a good way)
O think rex just plays it up to keep up his tough guy image. I’m more worried about the kids of parents who try to pass their kids off as mythicals. If they don’t drop it, it could lead to some self image issues that tend to lead to them being ‘perpetually offended’ as adults (which I assume is what the original question was about)
Maybe not right now, but there will undoubtedly be individuals that would take offense if you call them by the wrong species.
…Do I want to know why Arnold is automatically assuming Franklin’s new samples are of bile?
Same thing I was wondering. The answer I decided on is probably not.
Also what is bile
Vomit.
Technically it’s much more specific than just vomit, but unless you’re in a doctor or in a biology class no one will care because that’s the only way you will likely see it
It’s a biological detergent. Bile is produced and processed in the liver and secreted into the small intestine to emulsify fats and make them absorbable. It’s important for absorption of not only fuel/substrate fats, but also vitamins A, D, E, and K.
It’s a running gag between them, but he has been getting bile samples sent to him before, by Franklin :p
People were asking if Kai was winking. I’m not sure it’s a wink. I think he’s just keeping an eye on his sister. Now, whether that’s because he wants to make sure she’s enjoying her lollipop or if it’s because he’s making sure she doesn’t wander off only Robin knows. For us that’s up to interpretation. Personally I’m going to go with the former just because of the slight smile, but the latter was the first thing that came to mind. Regardless of the meaning, the twins look adorable walking out together like that. As far as the doctors go, I too am curious as to what Dr. Franklin has been sending down to the lab to have the first two guesses be a bile sample and that he injected himself with something. Perhaps he specializes in hybrids, and got pricked on one of his needles once early on when trying to get through scales? That’s my theory. (I’m making too many theories in this post. I’ll stop now.) Great work as always Robin. Hopefully some of our questions will be answered either here or in the comic. Keep it up! And of course, stay awesome!
Thanks Alpha 😀
Kai is just looking at Kaya while enjoying his lollipop. He always keeps an eye out for his sister :p
As for what Franklin has been sending. Just the regular, no need to worry about anything xD
The twins look happy. They are not suckers 😛
Why is it so hard to believe that there may be dragons in the world.
Will be interesting if the lab accidentally sets the samples on fire and need another one.
It’s hard to believe since the mythical classification of hybrids is very new and very rare. Not many know about it yet.
And yes, the twins are happy as can be 😀
yes puns are very punny
i suck at making them though
The twins are happy and got lollipops, the doctors are happy/excited, the lab’s going to have an interesting time with some unique samples.
I think this concludes a successful day of check-ups.
Scantily dressed, beautiful, magical catgirls will be sooo boring after this… 😉 🙂 🙂
Why are you assuming the doctors are going to be seeing witch cat hybrids?
(A witch’s cat is the only feline I can think of that would be magical, please correct me if you’re thinking of a different one)
I think it’s an anime reference of some kind. Granted most shows have at least one character that those adjectives describe so I don’t have a clue which (or I’m completely off base)
Yup; just a cover-all-bases anime reference. It’s supposed to be an -amusing- 😉 attempt to tie in all cute anime catgirl and/or “magical girl” stereotypes to Twin Dragons and the hybrids. I’m sure their will be cute cat-girl hybrids out there somewhere. I just can’t call one up off the top of my head, but there are almost bound to have been some already. 🙂
I don’t know what kind of rosie dates you guys are going on, but I’ve NEVER seen an anime with a scantily-clad cat-eared girl with magic. (And no, I’m not into bloodfest series, in case you assumed that’s why.)
DITBA
two words: soul eater. A comedy/action show. It’s not Hellsing ultimate level bloody but it does have it’s moments. Also basically any magical girl or romance anime with supernatural elements is likely to have at least one catgirl in it
All bases are covered xD
“…did you inject yourself by accident or something?” LOL
This one really go me laughing, great joke!
Thanks 😀 Glad I could make you laugh ^^
It WAS a good joke 🙂
By the way, i went through the entire Examination arc again, the Lady doc is Louise Fern i noticed, but Grey Gentleman Doc is only called “Doctor Franklin”, but never by his full name, does he have one?
“I’m not kidding. I sent dragon samples down to the lab.”
“Komodo or bearded?”
“Fire-breathing.”
“Is this like when you pranked the pharmacy by asking for explosives?”
“Nitroglycerine is a cardiac medication!”