#002 - Reunion

[The Wooster]

#002 - Reunion

Bonsai!

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[talker]

I'm really trying to be interested in this new thing you guys have going on. I really am.

But I can't stop thinking 'How the hell does she come by food if she never leaves the apartment?'

 

[iniudan]

I did guess right, that red panda is Sonic. =)

 

[iniudan]

I'm really trying to be interested in this new thing you guys have going on. I really am.

But I can't stop thinking 'How the hell does she come by food if she never leaves the apartment?'

Delivery, grocery do them also you know.

 

[FPLOON]

I cannot unhear Roger Craig Smith's voice coming out of Rad Panda's mouth...

 

[lacktheknack]

I'm really trying to be interested in this new thing you guys have going on. I really am.

But I can't stop thinking 'How the hell does she come by food if she never leaves the apartment?'

http://grocerybox.ca/

Alternatively, she eats the fungus that grows on her mail.

 

[Skeleon]

Alternatively, she eats the fungus that grows on her mail.

I think that's a hallucination of a bonsai tree. EDIT: The first post would seem to verify that.

So, wait, her imaginations are actually trying to help her? Or at least this one is? I mean, "Rad" seems to try to encourage her to go outside.

 

[Demagogue]

This dark side of Erin is very relatable... I'm not sure that's a good thing. =\

 

[Dalisclock]

Somehow I'm suspecting there's going to be a reference to "Welcome to the NHK" in the not too distant future.

 

[An Ceannaire]

Hmm, keep this crushingly depressing mood going and we've got ourselves a deal!

 

[CaitSeith]

Wait, if Rad hasn't seen her since she was 8 years old, how does he know she hasn't left her condo for at least two years?

 

[jklinders]

So Rad is Sonic. Wasn't as much of a stretch as i thought. I'll follow this for a bit, but it's looking awfully depressing so far.

 

[Imp_Emissary]

Wait, if Rad hasn't seen her since she was 8 years old, how does he know she hasn't left her condo for at least two years?

:0 Oh my God....... D: It's not really Rad Panda!

Quick Erin, he's an impostor! Run outside for help!
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[sub][sub][sub]Oi, Rad. Did the trick work?[/sub][/sub][/sub]

 

[bdeamon]

I have so many questions. Does Erin have a job? How does she get her food? Are bills good for growing bonsai trees?

 

[Sofox]

I did guess right, that red panda is Sonic. =)

Definitely going for that early 90s "cool" platformer character vibe.

But to be honest, Sonic isn't the only one that fits the style. We've got Cool Spot, Puggsy (especially when you've got both the shades and white sneakers powerup at the same time), ToeJam & Earl (though with a more hip-hop angle) and so on. 90s Cool was kinda big at the time so there were many games that took advantage of it, and after Sonic, a host of games with fuzzy main characters too. Rad Panda was very clearly born of that era, but not necessarily a stand in for any single character.

 

[iniudan]

I did guess right, that red panda is Sonic. =)

Definitely going for that early 90s "cool" platformer character vibe.

But to be honest, Sonic isn't the only one that fits the style. We've got Cool Spot, Puggsy (especially when you've got both the shades and white sneakers powerup at the same time), ToeJam & Earl (though with a more hip-hop angle) and so on. 90s Cool was kinda big at the time so there were many games that took advantage of it, and after Sonic, a host of games with fuzzy main characters too. Rad Panda was very clearly born of that era, but not necessarily a stand in for any single character.

If you looked at the TV screen, in the comic, you should easily notice a Sega Genesis style Sonic game start screen with Rad Panda replacing the titular character.

 

[Ulquiorra4sama]

I did guess right, that red panda is Sonic. =)

Definitely going for that early 90s "cool" platformer character vibe.

But to be honest, Sonic isn't the only one that fits the style. We've got Cool Spot, Puggsy (especially when you've got both the shades and white sneakers powerup at the same time), ToeJam & Earl (though with a more hip-hop angle) and so on. 90s Cool was kinda big at the time so there were many games that took advantage of it, and after Sonic, a host of games with fuzzy main characters too. Rad Panda was very clearly born of that era, but not necessarily a stand in for any single character.

Well Rad's game logo is pretty much the same as the one used for Sonic CD so I think it's pretty safe to say that's the source of inspiration here.

Spoiler: Sonic CD Opening Screen

EDIT: "Pretty much the same" is a bit of a stretch, but there are marked similarities. I gotta watch my language when I only vaguely remember what one of the things I'm talking about looks like.

EDIT 2: Sonic on Genesis

 

[iniudan]

I did guess right, that red panda is Sonic. =)

Definitely going for that early 90s "cool" platformer character vibe.

But to be honest, Sonic isn't the only one that fits the style. We've got Cool Spot, Puggsy (especially when you've got both the shades and white sneakers powerup at the same time), ToeJam & Earl (though with a more hip-hop angle) and so on. 90s Cool was kinda big at the time so there were many games that took advantage of it, and after Sonic, a host of games with fuzzy main characters too. Rad Panda was very clearly born of that era, but not necessarily a stand in for any single character.

Well Rad's game logo is pretty much the same as the one used for Sonic CD so I think it's pretty safe to say that's the source of inspiration here.

Spoiler: Sonic CD Opening Screen

Actually it got a ring around him with stars on it, making it more Genesis then CD (which got a winged ring). Which is how the original Sonic game is presented along Knuckle version of the 1 and 2, with the exception Knuckles replacing Sonic. Sonic 3 is also pretty similar but they replaced the stars with paws.

 

[Ulquiorra4sama]

I did guess right, that red panda is Sonic. =)

Definitely going for that early 90s "cool" platformer character vibe.

But to be honest, Sonic isn't the only one that fits the style. We've got Cool Spot, Puggsy (especially when you've got both the shades and white sneakers powerup at the same time), ToeJam & Earl (though with a more hip-hop angle) and so on. 90s Cool was kinda big at the time so there were many games that took advantage of it, and after Sonic, a host of games with fuzzy main characters too. Rad Panda was very clearly born of that era, but not necessarily a stand in for any single character.

Well Rad's game logo is pretty much the same as the one used for Sonic CD so I think it's pretty safe to say that's the source of inspiration here.

Spoiler: Sonic CD Opening Screen

Actually it got a ring around him with stars on it, making it more Genesis then CD (which got a winged ring). Which is how the original Sonic game is presented along Knuckle version of the 1 and 2, with the exception Knuckles replacing Sonic. Sonic 3 is also pretty similar but they replaced the stars with paws.

I never actually played the Genesis version so I completely forgot what that even looked like. But you're right! that's way more accurate.

 

[WhiteTigerShiro]

I'm really trying to be interested in this new thing you guys have going on. I really am.

But I can't stop thinking 'How the hell does she come by food if she never leaves the apartment?'

Where there's a will, there's a way [https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#safe=off&q=grocery+delivery+service].