Free souvenir.
I considered for a time having Felix spray ink upon seeing the sarnothi members, but changed my mind about throwing that bit into the story flow. Which is a shame, because Selkie's wearing such a ruinable dress...
Free souvenir.
Amanda looks SO thrilled. Selkie should be taking notes against the inevitable Selkie vs. Ocotpoose challenge.
Sigh. Once again, tune in next week to find out more about Todd’s Reaction To All This.
I refuse to make popcorn again. It gets stale during the wait.
THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING MY POPCORN, DAVE! <3
NO!!! Not the POPCORN!!! Dave, how COULD you?!?
Personally, I’ve never really liked popcorn… but my nachos have gotten waaay soggy during all this, to say nothing of my root beer…
Not the root beer! Soggy root beer makes the ~worst~ floats!
All part of my ultimate agenda to drive concession sales.
One day I’ll have a full explanation of how Andi could have had a talk with Amanda-Marie without saying Todd was her dad, but not today. On another note, weren’t they supposed to have gone with they’re whole class as a field trip?
It wasn’t an organized thing. The taecher just said “If you go, show me proof and you’ll get extra credit”
Just waiting to see the look on the teacher’s face when Amanda hands over the lock.
Easy – Instead of saying “Todd”, she says “My boyfriend/Your dad”. For example “When I was younger, I got pregnant. My boyfriend really wanted to have a baby but I was scared. My mother told me it would be best to give the baby up so it could have a better life so I did, telling your father that you didn’t make it, but I didn’t know that it was possible for my baby to have a worse life and for that I am sorry. I now have to tell your father what happened so please be patient with him because he was devastated when he thought he had lost you and I don’t know how he’ll react to this news.” That pretty much covers everything except Grandma’s refusal to come see her.
I’m betting that dear little Amanda-Marie is to thrilled to have the “Fabled in song and myth” Real Mommy come to rescue her, that she isn’t even asking any more than she did when she asked what kind of family it was. No Dad? No Prol! No sibs, no Prol! Mommy is enough. And Amanda gets her ALL to herself. Null problemo, Willie!
Since Selkie is freshwater I doubt a salt water octopus would have any instincts or reason to think there not just more humans.
He probably also can’t see very well through the air.
Apparently this octopus is so intelligent it’s turned into a bit of a professional showman. 🙂
He certainly knows how to play to the audience…
I can understand why Amanda isn’t too thrilled with that padlock. Now, if she can get the octopus to autograph it then THAT would be impressive.
… And now I’ve got an image of Amanda splattered with octopus ink in my head. 😛 😉
By one who has studied a few cephalopods, I applaud your artmanship, my good ser:) *bows* Good show of the skillz!
So, Amanda technically has the most solid proof that she went to the aquarium, since the octopus threw a padlock to her, but on the other hand, if she turns it in, it could suggest to the teacher that Amanda vandalized aquarium property.
“It was the octopus! The octopus, I tell you!”
Note: I do not actually expect this to become an issue.
The biggest source of tension I foresee is, what will happen when Todd’s parents find out Amanda is alive? Todd’s a bit too in-shock to really get a read on his reaction yet, and rightly so, but I can’t wondering what would have happened if Grandma and Grandpa Smith had been able to make it to the aquarium outing …
For the sake of not having too many plot points converging at once, it’s probably a good thing. It builds tension and creates the Drama Of Anticipation.
Back on subject, go Felix! Time for a clam buffet!
Since they already made a commitment to help raise the child, I think they will accept Amanda with open arms much like they did Selkie. Since Andi’s mother has basically rejected Amanda sight unseen, the Smiths will serve as Amanda’s sole grandparents.
I think she’s thinking more the fact that they’ve had a grandchild for the past 8 years that they never knew about, plus that they had to deal with poor Todd after he’d been told the baby was dead, so had they been there as well as Todd the reaction would have been immediate and probably explosive rather than shock-delayed.
To clarify, I don’t think they’ll have an issue with Amanda; in fact, they might be better suited than Todd and Andi to act as mediators to keep Selkie and Amanda from metaphorically killing each other. I was more thinking about their reaction to Andi.
It was only after the high-speed pursuit across three states that the aquarium staff realized that Felix also stole Professor Cooper’s car keys.
You stinker! I laughed so hard I spilled half of my coffee! You’ve got better jokes than Letterman or Leno, … Wait, I’m old. Better jokes than Whoopie or Foxworthy. Please temper your humour for those who read this in the A.M. Thank you.
Ok, that was funny. 10 points to you for that mental image.
Amanda, given where the lock landed, be glad you’re a girl.
(Also, wasn’t Amanda wearing lavender gloves?)
Well, it looks like I may have unknowingly predicted this.
I remind you of my comment previous about the fish having escaped their tanks and walking the land, although admittedly that comment was in relation to the fear of the Sarnothi.
Good job a-hole, I took a look online and it looks like, the actual venomous octopuses look nothing like felix. Were you just lazy or what?
I don’t recall ever being promised a venomous octopus. Giant octopi aren’t venomous. Besides which, the venomous species I know are all way too tiny to be in any sort of show. I can only imagine trying to train an Australian Blue-Ring. Trainers are probably few, far between, and frequently killed.
Trying to train anything from Australia probably has a high mortality rate. Dingoes, octopi, women… Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to run for my life as I’m chased by a very irate Australian woman who knows the combination to my gun safe.
They’re all venomous, but only the blue-ringed octopus is known to have venom strong enough to kill a human. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/04/090417-octopus-venom.html
My source is Wikipedia so grain of salt, but according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enteroctopus_dofleini : “Cephalopods have a paralytic and digestive toxin in two salivary glands to aid in opening prey.”
Giant Pacific Octopus venom is not dangerous to humans but it is still technically venomous.
I think the “no ink” is a good thing, since an octopus from the Pacific wouldn’t recognize a predator species from the Great Lakes.
Of course, I doubt a Sarnothi would want to pick a fight with a Giant Octopus without their techno/magic or whatever.
Also, I don’t think giant octopuses have venomous beaks. They just crack and cut things.
Aren’t Sarnothi freshwater? If so, then the octopodes wouldn’t have developed fear of them as alpha predators.
THESE Sarnothi are yes. But it’s not much of a stretch for there to be Saltwater Sarnothi. Just like I live in a mountainous region, but there’s people who live on the islands.
Sorry, is this the absolute most inept aquarium ever? Because if your intention was that, Dave, you’ve done well.
First, no aquarium would allow an octopus out of its enclosure like that to walk around. As has been stated, escape is too easy for them.
Second, what if an infant had been sitting in Amanda’s seat? The child would be dead and the aquarium would be shut down. No reputable institution would allow an animal something like that to throw at the audience.
It wasn’t a random throw. I think this is all part of the show, and yes, I think Felix is definitely smart enough to pick which audience member to throw the padlock to.
Anthony and Keinan aren’t aquarium employees, they’re visiting guests from San Diego (if you’re not American, that means they are halfway across the country from where the comic takes place). I am very sure they will be getting a stern talking-to from the Aquarium staff once the public has filtered out of earshot, although to be frank that’s not really my focus point.
And I’m probably not conveying it well, but throwing the padlock was not an intended part of the act.
“HEY, Felix stole my wallet!”
Later one, Felix is on the road, riding a motorcycle, cash fluttering behind him in the wind while the cops chase him through the desert.
Wearing a triceratops biker outfit, as a disguise?
Funny thing is, if they ever turned your idea into a movie it would make for a better one than the movie I watched a day ago: “Sharktopus.”
Alternative backstory for Octodad then? Is Octodad’s name really Felix?
I want to come up with a badass name like “Cephal without a Cause,” but the original language isn’t bearing me out as well as the rhyme might. Eh well.
Would Amanda rather have an empty clam shell than a padlock?
Just wanted to throw a little side note out there that I forgot about when making the Commentary notes, but there’s a deleted scene I chose not to include for flow reasons that might have been kind of funny. Two security guards watching the performance, one raising his eyebrow in disbelief and the other looking stern and unamused.
Guard 1: …Did they really train that thing to climb out of it’s tank and pick pockets?
Guard 2: We’re gonna be pulling extra shifts after this.
Hey, those security guards should consider themselves lucky. They could be working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria.
Yeah I hear nobody lasts more than five nights there.
The only part of the premise that rankles me:
Who thought it was a wise idea to install safety doors that require power to remain closed?
(That said: I got to about 4AM of day 1, nearly soiled myself, and noped out of there.)
Well I mean the ventilation’s certainly crap, probably a good idea to give the security guard an escape route in case of fire.
Which, you know, is a bit less pressing than the killer animatronics, but still a concern.
I’m amazed something so squishy could manipulate something so thin and hard and actually maneuver it properly applying the necessary pressure.. which in my experience is a LOT of pressure, without just driving the key into its flesh
Bear in mind they use their suckers for gripping. And I don’t know about keys and padlocks, but I do know these octopi can manipulate Rubik’s cubes, and those take a fair amount of pressure so they obviously can bring it to bear when necessary. Their tentacles are tougher than they look.
I got just two words for you: hydraulic pressure. Every try shucking a clam or oyster? Those bivalves have mussels!!
True! But they can’t support their weight on land, and it seems to me the pressure of lifting an octopus off the ground is about the same as pushing a key into most locks. Maybe this is a really easy one that doesn’t require as much pressure.
I’d be thrilled if an octopus tossed me a padlock. I’d keep it on a shelf enshrined as one of the coolest moments of my life.
Selkie.
Some fish are really just too intelligent to eat.
I don’t know WHAT universe this is, BUT if an Octopus THREW me a padlock it itself unlocked WITH a KEY…i would be ecstatic.
But to each their own.
I hope whatever happens with Tod and Andie to resolve it self calmly…
But then again, seeing how upset he naturally is at her it will devolve and fast.
Maybe it will be the children who help steer the adults to peace.
Behold the leader of the Cephalogeddon!
After the Singularity the Robots and computers sided with the Octopi against the humans, who were not as interesting, and also bad at chess. Humans were relegated to staying on land for fear of the Coastal Squid Patrols! I, for one, would have welcomed the Base-8 Benevolent Overlords– but being human, i’m not allowed in the oceans, anymore.
Do octopodes have ink? I thought that was squids.
Looks like someone hasn’t come across Ze Frank’s YouTube videos yet.
…I should probably point out that Ze Frank’s stuff isn’t usually family-friendly. But I don’t recall the octopus one being all that bad (it does mention octopus sex, though).
Hey Dave, any chance you could make the forum let you edit your own posts? That would solve a couple oddities I’ve had with them.
I don’t know a way to do that short of giving everyone admin rights, which I’d rather not do.
Howcome sometimes your name is a hot-link, leading to the Selkie home page, and other times (like this one) it’s not?
I thought it was two different Daves.
I sometimes forget to type in the Selkie url for linking when I reply.
I’m curious as to what the ‘normal’ solution to the puzzle would be.
Why do I have a feeling this was not intended
Well, an octopus has 8 small brains, each tasked to control one tentacles, and one large brain, to make the other 8 works in harmony… Of course, that they are intelligent!