ChronosCat

https://www.egscomics.com/comic/hope-054 Space for spoilers: I wonder how much Tedd can tell about Sam's magic. I also wonder what Tedd plans on doing with that knowledge. On the one hand he probably can't just keep the knowledge to himself given Sam is dating Sarah who is Tedd's friend; on the other hand if Tedd knows Sam has a sex-change enchantment, sharing that info would be revealing things about Sam that Sam doesn't want shared. I just really hope if Tedd talks to Sam about it, Tedd doesn't say anything offensive (particularly unintentionally); this is a sensitive subject and I could see Tedd jumping in without thinking things through.

Ah, but EGS isn't a slapstick cartoon, it's a transformation comic*. Of course, traditionally the results of pushing the button still would still have been something Diane wasn't happy with, but in comedy one of the greatest traditions is breaking from tradition. * When it's not a drama, or an urban fantasy, or a gaming webcomic.

https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/doubledate-013 You've gotta admire Catalina's self-confidence.

https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/doubledate-012 Wasn't this part of the reason Diane didn't want to share knowledge of magic? Certainly there's a lot of this reasoning going around (and the reasoning winds up pretty ironic when people one is "protecting" from magic actually know about it anyway).

The fact that magic is not public knowledge suggests to even those not in the know about the masquerade that magic is something to keep hidden. And so most people keep their magic secret, and the cycle continues. (Plus there are the reasons Rhoda thinks about in the next strip.)

https://www.egscomics.com/comic/hope-053 So, an awkward conversation is ended, but much is left to be resolved. Incidentally, Justin, how will anyone who can't hear you know to get to where they can? (I know, he means for them to get to where they can hear him when he's not shouting; it still sounds funny the way he said it.)

https://www.egscomics.com/comic/hope-050 That's a lot of character tags for a strip where relatively little happens. Anyway, I should probably say something meaningful about the comic. I know! "Yay for starburst background & foreground in panel six!" There, perfect.

Early on, yes (in as much as a fictional character, and in particular a fictional character that isn't a murderer or something, can). Though I think that had more to do with bad experiences with my peers back when I was in school than with being a cat.

https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/doubledate-009 Space for kinda-sorta spoilers: I guess Diane isn't the only one with self-image problems. At least Lucy cares about what Rhoda and Catalina think; early on she gave off the impression she didn't like Rhoda (but then, early on Diane seemed like a pretty nasty person herself). I find it amusing that everyone thinks of Catalina as Rhoda's cat. That said, while she does have many cat-like traits, the way she lets Rhoda be the more dominant one in the relationship isn't very cat-like.

It can be both (particularly when we're talking about the old negative nerd stereotypes), and in this case I think it was supposed to be another "nerd" detail rather than a hint Diane thinks of herself as poor (though I suppose Susan's family does have more money than Diane's).

I don't think so. For one thing the "dorky nerd" look she imagined really doesn't look very good. Secondly, while some minor modifications (such as no tape on the glasses) could make it look good, it still wouldn't suit her personality.

Yay for bubbly background in panel three! Meow for paw-mittens! ...I strongly suspect Rhoda and Catalina will soon be doing some heavy cuddling at the very least, and if we cut away to another scene and there is no evidence to the contrary, I'm going to assume that they get up to more than just cuddling.

https://www.egscomics.com/comic/hope-047 She's finally here! Woo!

The only sports or other non-video games I've played are ones that I had to in school and ones that my family played together at some point; bowling is neither. I have seen it enough on TV to get a basic idea how it's played, though. (For that matter, I have played a few bowling mini-games in various video games, though that's obviously not the same as playing it IRL.) EDIT: It occurs to me that I made it sound like video games are the only thing I've ever been interested in playing, which isn't the case (in fact, I wasn't even able to play video games regularly until I was 6 or 7, when we got a NES). As a kid I played with toys, and played pretend, and I played simple games like Tag or Hide and Seek with my cousins. And I've enjoyed playing cards or board-games with various family members over the years. But bowling just isn't something anybody I know in person does.

https://www.egscomics.com/comic/hope-045 Space for spoilers: So, it turns out my first thought about Grace's reaction was correct. Luckily, Grace was wrong. I love Jay's reaction, and it's neat that it gave Susan and Jay something to bond over. I was actually pretty suspicious of Jay when she first started showing up, but now thanks to this page I like her; hopefully she doesn't wind up an antagonist in the future!