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Which is appropriate given that Edward might BE a wizard . . .

IMO, the one who claimed identity is the only one that has any basis whatsoever to be described as either transgender or cis claiming to be transgender for the sake of malfeasance. The others did not claim to be female or transgender at all when pressed. I don't want to go into the "No True Scotsman" fallacy by trying to judge who is transgender and who is not, but I am quite sure that somebody who shows no other signs besides dressing up is not transgender.

Very tragic story of minion who drown in spring 2,500 year ago . . . Oh wait, that's Jusenkyo . . .

There's a signal for that now?

She's probably a terrible liar, like Ashley or Elliot.

I don't know if she would think that boys want to be catgirls rather than being catboys . . .

It seems that Tedd is currently experiencing the flip side of http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=146

I agree with Pandora--seeing Rhoda accidentally changing sizes of people (or parts thereof) multiple times per day would be amazing.

I think I'll pass on the bacteria, thank you.

There's probably a bit of Westermarck effect going on there too--people who grow up together from early childhood have a mental block on seeing each other as sexually attractive. Evolutionary theory says that such a block exists to prevent excessive inbreeding by making us not want to mate with our siblings.

It's very common for comic artists--especially big-name ones--to have assistants do part of the artwork.

If Ashley sees Elliot together with girl-Tedd, her first question may be to ask just how common it is for boys to get magic to turn into girls.

Oh, and in case you can't tell, Tedd's a girl.

Yes, we appear to have at least three categories already: Object: Inanimate, has no lifelike qualities,, but may have various magical effects attached to it. Automaton: Acts like a pseudo-living entity either in a set pattern or under instructions or direct control from the caster. Creature: Acts like a fully-living entity with a mind of its own--may have an existence outside of when it is called to do the caster's bidding.

Awww, little Catalina looks all cute and cozy!

As Arthur put it, in an age where everyone has video cameras at all times, it is impossible to maintain ignorance of magic's existence. The truly dangerous secret however is not that magic exists, but rather that nearly any idiot who is determined enough can Awaken. The "middle path" that Arthur was trying to follow was one of claiming that Mages are Born rather than Made--i.e. a person born without "talent" would have little hope of gaining access to magic. What Magic seems to want is to allow the possibility for "wild cards" to exist (i.e. people who self-select for magical Awakening as opposed to being hand-picked by Magic Itself). This thus requires that there be some method for Awakening that can be initiated by Mr. Random Guy. At the same time, Magic's desire to keep the proportion of Mages low means that the threshold needs to be greater than simply convincing an existing powerful Mage to share their knowledge (e.g. studying instruction books).

Or simply surplus Army helmets--there's like a million of those still hanging around. Ye olde M1 steel-pot helmet (circa WWII till1980s) is simple yet effective.

I think that the point where she started going seriously dark was when she began her crusade to kill--or rather, to "guide and empower" humans to kill--every last werewolf on Earth rather than attempting to find a cure or non-lethal restraint for them. As Adrian said, werewolves were not so by choice, as opposed to Aberrations.

Also, prior to the Fire Golem incident, doing anything too flashy in public would get at least a stern warning from DGB.

It's a Mission: Impossible reference.

Yes, but that alone doesn't get them a majority...

Norton, however, was his surname and presumed dynasty name, so Joshua Norton might be followed by Robert Norton, then Edward Norton, etc.

Norton the Second? Given the year in which Norton the First passed on, we should be up to at least Norton the Fifth by now?

Fundamentally, what they're looking for is for somebody that they can get away with feeling superior to.

All hail His Excellency, Norton, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico!