Argh. Mavia. And Minka. Both. Fingers are
faster than brain sometimes. But still.
That’s the other storyline. We don’t know
where this storyline is in relation to the
other, or if the bullet-proof undies have
made their way into this storyline or not.
i was in before body armor was issue… except for “flack jacket”.
when i was told i was going to be VIP / flag officer driver,.
i went an bought type IIa, and wore it all the time.
including Desert Storm,.
and when GF (later SO) m.o.s.ed into corrections i gave her my
spare till she got hers..
also had her get a Kevlar7 cooling under shirt (knife proof)..
friends found out, an got their own, (7 of us),. and,,
since this was going against AK’s we got type III for rifles.
which later ending up saving my roommate. he took 2 to the
chest in a ambush. he was out the rest of the day,.
and under observation for 24h, But, alive to tell the tale…
Of all the…
She had to have expected something if she had a gun.
I’m sure Miral had the new under suit on,
still goanna sting though! Yeah, don’t kill her,
let Miral and Ahmya have a shot first.
I’m sure those two can come up with something FAR worse.
I’m voting to send her too the planet with the Eco-terrorists,
torture them both!
She thought she had the skills to become Empress?
One setback, though a major one,
and she becomes an assassin in public.
She discredited herself,
her family and her allies more than Ahmya,
Miral and their allies ever could.
Amateur
The public outburst alone got her dishonor,
anything she did other than ask for forgiveness
only dug it deeper. That group lost way more
than the “Empress” position just now. Ahmya
Did far less than this broad did, and they
wanted to remove her. I think one the Cats
need some “Freddy Kurgar” gloves for this
kind of act!
More accurately, it’s more a matter of honor.
The Problem is, We have the Japanese solution
and the Catian solution.
As the two families are merging, there will be
more merging on how these clan handles matters
of honor. To complicate things further, this was
done in the presence of the Japanese Emperor,
and Diplomatic members of The Wolf Empire.
What was that Rudyard Kipling poem,
“The Female of The Species”?
I think (Sora?) is going to be taught a
very painful lesson by Ahmya as to what
exactly that means.
Well! That I was NOT expecting! I figured the
“jilted” one would pull something but not that.
Sure hope Miral was wearing some of the bullet-
resistant undies. Otherwise she may never have
kits again. That bullet path looked like it went
into her lower abdomen. I’m not worried about
Miral surviving in any case.
Surely they are mere moments away from a
trauma center. Modern emergency medical
science can easily handle a GSW.
The woman having a gun is extremely unusual for
Japan. They never had the gun culture we here in
the States do. Actually nobody else in the world
does. But gun ownership is exceedingly rare in Ja-
pan. I guess we’ll see how Miral fared come Wed-
nesday.
What is the deal with Ahmia’s get-up? The Emperor
is in normal clothes. What’s the deal with Ahmia?
She looks like someone dressed for larping.
Pure speculation, but Ahmya is a trained warrior
of a warrior clan in service to the Emperor, and
one or both of them wanted her garb to reflect
that, whereas Higashi is a non-combatant, an
administrator, and wore garb to emphasize that.
In spite of which, look who put their body in
the way of the bullet during that tackle.
Three shots to the abdomen. Barring miracle
material unmentionables, Miral’s organs are
going to be in bad shape. Bright side,
Catians are universal recipients as well as
universal donors.
I saw the muzzle flash but didn’t notice the three
reports. Yeah. 3 rounds (even small caliber ones)
would make for a potentially nasty GSW. It’d be
dirty as all hell with tons of powder residue and
unburnt powder in the wound. Damn! Hope Miral
was wearing her underoos!
I expected she’s attack Ahmya and either
her or Miral would send her flying off the
stage. Not to be so stupid as to try and
kill her in front of everyone..
If I’m remembering right, Ahmya is a
warrior maiden, trained to protect the
Emperor and his interests. That means
she would be included with the royal
guards. I’d research back, but I’m
not doing so hot of late My back
is pissed at me and my legs aren’t
on speaking terms, I feel like my
kids are back!
I just noticed Ahmya’s sword. I’m not surprised she
doesn’t have her family katana back, not even for
this, but I am surprised to see her wearing a
European longword — almost a zweihander for her.
Come to think of it, it might not have been
inappropriate for Miral to be wearing the Shimizu
blade, but that might have tipped their hand or
have been seen as reflecting on Shimizu’s honor
negatively, in spite of the current union between
the clans. Or it might have just been good
storytelling, since odds are Sora might have
gotten the shots off,
but would have been beheaded at the same time.
I had the same thought, that is a far longer
blade than the family sword. I’m sure it’s
common knowledge that Ahmya had given
it to Miral. If that was a .22LR, unless they
were hydro-shock rounds or they hit
something vital Miral would be ok. If she
doesn’t have the new armor that is. Miral
is a fighter, she’s not likely to give up
easily or quickly. If she does, she’ll be
sore, bruised, and VERY pissed off! Heh.
I don’t know what their laws are, but since
she brought gun in a secured room with
royal guards present, I’d say she’s up om
conspiracy to commit murder 1st degree
and attempted murder. Everything tells
me that only the royal guard is to have
weapons around the Emperor and that
includes Ahmya. Plus that is a small gun,
easily hidden in her purse/dress, so she
was planning on trying this if things
didn’t go her way. She’s booked-n-cooked.
And those other two with her! Conspiracy
and aiding and abetting.
quick real world: Ahmya is samurai
Sora’s family is Shogun or military leader
so as i see it, Tokugawa clan wants war
as to be in charge..
Sora’s dishonor is Not that she tried,,
but that she failed.! As long as she is alive
her family has to bear that dishonor!
so keeping her alive. her family has no say
gun – rank hath privilege. and being high
rank / noble. she has that.
Remember when we were talking about military rations?
This is what my father had, and I now understand why
he was so strongly wanted to keep them. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/J78nJZFfJro
Speculation: if Miral was not wearing the new material, she
was rushed out to preserve her life, just as it appears. But
if she WERE wearing it, she was rushed out to preserve the
state secret of its existence, before anyone could notice the
absence of blood.
After it took 6 high caliber shots to down a
1500 lbs bull, I highly doubt 3 rounds of
.22 would hurt Miral that much. No, I don’t
want to try it “for science,” but everything
I was told, .22 LR were critical hits only,
anything else would just piss off an intruder.
I was told to “aim for the mouth” while I
have shot my share of foxes and raccoons,
I’ve had to double-tap more than once.
It would be the first real test of the suits,
and she seemed out, so taking her to get
checked out makes sense. Even with a suit,
it would still feel like a donkey kick to the
gut. I’d take a “nap” too.
No where is it indicated that Miss-High-and-
Mighty was shooting a .22.
Based on the size, and the portability factor,
that looks like it could be a .22, a .25,
a .32, a .380 or even a micro 9mm.
True, or even a weird custom job.
I was guessing by the size and
how dainty her hands are. That
looks like a hold-out gun or a
self-defense model, not an assassin
model. The 9 mm I carry fits in my
pocket, I feel silly when I practice
with it. I use a arm-pit holster,
it’s too easy to snag in the pocket.
most popular handgun round in
Japan is the 8mmx 22mm Nambu.
so a .32 (31.5) light…
fyi: in reloading, i use the
same .357 bullet for .38, .357,
.380, (9×18), an 9mm just
different powder loads.!
Rob – I recently was given about 800 147gr
9mm bullets. I considered loading them in
.38 Special or .357 Mag cases to shoot in
a rifle, but the bullets have no crimp groove,
and are otherwise too long. I don’t usually
load light bullets in .38s nor .357s, as I use
them mostly for bowling pins, where weight
is desired for the projectiles. Maybe I’ll try
the 147 in the 9mm on the bowling pins. Hmm?
since ‘most’ bullets don’t have a groove,
they use a “roll crimp”,.
but if you must they do have a crimping die…
seating deeper – load 2-3 test rounds. to test,.
i’ve done this, but for what you are doing (pins),.
try reversing the bullet, making a wad cutter,.
“Carefully”… check the powder volume vs bullet seat,.
IF you compress the powder you change the
load and can have a blow out…
the problem with ‘wad cutters’ is the flat
head don’t load in semi well…
It shows he loves her. And isn’t afraid to show it.
I still stand in front of my wife when a stranger
gets close, although with the risks of the angry
anti-Trump types I can’t help but worry. My
father still wears his MAGA hat and I have to
guard him too. Even in the sticks it’s getting bad,
I had to run off a Fed-Ex driver because he
started yelling at my father… I hope the office
was good for their word about firing him or
I’m getting a lawyer…
A lot of the Trumpeters are just as bad. Everybody
in the political spectrum needs to remember we are
compatriots FIRST and turn down the hatred. Listen
and try to understand before jumping to hate.
Now you guys, you all know I loathe the man and
still let me hang around, so you’re cool.
Can’t just be because you know I voted Libertarian.
While i support Trump, I’ll be the first to admit,
he can be more than a bit chaffing.
But, yeah I never really hated Biden,
I just hated his administration’s policies.
And, as it became more and more obvious
that the clowns were running the Circus,
and not the Ringmaster,
that was when I started getting ticked?
The guy had pink hair and feminine shoes…
When I got to the front of the house and
started yelling he ran for his truck and threw
gravel and dirt/grass at the house. He was a
woke supporter and had no reason to assault
a 90 y/o man at his house. I have never seen
anyone from the reps do this.
Actually, in panel 8 it looks like she
DID get tangled up with her sword.
It’s shifted around so the hilt is in
front and the scabbard is between
her legs.
Nobody has pointed out that Sora did not just threaten Ahmya
and shoot her guard and Sister, Miral, she fired a weapon in the
direction of Higashi, her Emperor, without any apparent thought
to his safety, or possibly even intentionally endangering him.
She hasn’t a prayer.
i did point it out,. “It’s not dishonor to try.
It is dishonorable to ‘Fail’.
And in Japan, Honor is everything.
the Emperor decides everything!!
Tho, he might defer, and let Ahmya handle it.
I think honor will be invoked here.
Ahmya has the right to demand honor from Sora.
She attacked her future husband and current sister.
So perhaps a duel to settle final debts?
Save her for something worse.
place hold
OH SHIT!!!
here’s hoping she has the new
under armor.!
I’m sure she did, she was asked
to wear it at all times,
same as Minka.
Nope. That was Minka,
in the other storyline.
Argh. Mavia. And Minka. Both. Fingers are
faster than brain sometimes. But still.
That’s the other storyline. We don’t know
where this storyline is in relation to the
other, or if the bullet-proof undies have
made their way into this storyline or not.
I’m just saying it’s likely that Miral
would have gotten hers by now is all.
i was in before body armor was issue… except for “flack jacket”.
when i was told i was going to be VIP / flag officer driver,.
i went an bought type IIa, and wore it all the time.
including Desert Storm,.
and when GF (later SO) m.o.s.ed into corrections i gave her my
spare till she got hers..
also had her get a Kevlar7 cooling under shirt (knife proof)..
friends found out, an got their own, (7 of us),. and,,
since this was going against AK’s we got type III for rifles.
which later ending up saving my roommate. he took 2 to the
chest in a ambush. he was out the rest of the day,.
and under observation for 24h, But, alive to tell the tale…
Of all the…
She had to have expected something if she had a gun.
I’m sure Miral had the new under suit on,
still goanna sting though! Yeah, don’t kill her,
let Miral and Ahmya have a shot first.
I’m sure those two can come up with something FAR worse.
I’m voting to send her too the planet with the Eco-terrorists,
torture them both!
She thought she had the skills to become Empress?
One setback, though a major one,
and she becomes an assassin in public.
She discredited herself,
her family and her allies more than Ahmya,
Miral and their allies ever could.
Amateur
The public outburst alone got her dishonor,
anything she did other than ask for forgiveness
only dug it deeper. That group lost way more
than the “Empress” position just now. Ahmya
Did far less than this broad did, and they
wanted to remove her. I think one the Cats
need some “Freddy Kurgar” gloves for this
kind of act!
“If you kill her, she won’t learn nothing…”
More accurately, it’s more a matter of honor.
The Problem is, We have the Japanese solution
and the Catian solution.
As the two families are merging, there will be
more merging on how these clan handles matters
of honor. To complicate things further, this was
done in the presence of the Japanese Emperor,
and Diplomatic members of The Wolf Empire.
Dead on. So much for my speculation about
her seeking Ahmya’s permission in a few
years to become a lower-rank concubine.
Seeing how they spent that first night
together, I doubt Ahmya would agree
with the idea anyway.
They are clearly in love.
What was that Rudyard Kipling poem,
“The Female of The Species”?
I think (Sora?) is going to be taught a
very painful lesson by Ahmya as to what
exactly that means.
Well! That I was NOT expecting! I figured the
“jilted” one would pull something but not that.
Sure hope Miral was wearing some of the bullet-
resistant undies. Otherwise she may never have
kits again. That bullet path looked like it went
into her lower abdomen. I’m not worried about
Miral surviving in any case.
Surely they are mere moments away from a
trauma center. Modern emergency medical
science can easily handle a GSW.
The woman having a gun is extremely unusual for
Japan. They never had the gun culture we here in
the States do. Actually nobody else in the world
does. But gun ownership is exceedingly rare in Ja-
pan. I guess we’ll see how Miral fared come Wed-
nesday.
What is the deal with Ahmia’s get-up? The Emperor
is in normal clothes. What’s the deal with Ahmia?
She looks like someone dressed for larping.
Pure speculation, but Ahmya is a trained warrior
of a warrior clan in service to the Emperor, and
one or both of them wanted her garb to reflect
that, whereas Higashi is a non-combatant, an
administrator, and wore garb to emphasize that.
In spite of which, look who put their body in
the way of the bullet during that tackle.
Three shots to the abdomen. Barring miracle
material unmentionables, Miral’s organs are
going to be in bad shape. Bright side,
Catians are universal recipients as well as
universal donors.
I saw the muzzle flash but didn’t notice the three
reports. Yeah. 3 rounds (even small caliber ones)
would make for a potentially nasty GSW. It’d be
dirty as all hell with tons of powder residue and
unburnt powder in the wound. Damn! Hope Miral
was wearing her underoos!
I expected she’s attack Ahmya and either
her or Miral would send her flying off the
stage. Not to be so stupid as to try and
kill her in front of everyone..
If I’m remembering right, Ahmya is a
My back
warrior maiden, trained to protect the
Emperor and his interests. That means
she would be included with the royal
guards. I’d research back, but I’m
not doing so hot of late
is pissed at me and my legs aren’t
on speaking terms, I feel like my
kids are back!
I just noticed Ahmya’s sword. I’m not surprised she
doesn’t have her family katana back, not even for
this, but I am surprised to see her wearing a
European longword — almost a zweihander for her.
Come to think of it, it might not have been
inappropriate for Miral to be wearing the Shimizu
blade, but that might have tipped their hand or
have been seen as reflecting on Shimizu’s honor
negatively, in spite of the current union between
the clans. Or it might have just been good
storytelling, since odds are Sora might have
gotten the shots off,
but would have been beheaded at the same time.
I had the same thought, that is a far longer
blade than the family sword. I’m sure it’s
common knowledge that Ahmya had given
it to Miral. If that was a .22LR, unless they
were hydro-shock rounds or they hit
something vital Miral would be ok. If she
doesn’t have the new armor that is. Miral
is a fighter, she’s not likely to give up
easily or quickly. If she does, she’ll be
sore, bruised, and VERY pissed off! Heh.
I don’t know what their laws are, but since
she brought gun in a secured room with
royal guards present, I’d say she’s up om
conspiracy to commit murder 1st degree
and attempted murder. Everything tells
me that only the royal guard is to have
weapons around the Emperor and that
includes Ahmya. Plus that is a small gun,
easily hidden in her purse/dress, so she
was planning on trying this if things
didn’t go her way. She’s booked-n-cooked.
And those other two with her! Conspiracy
and aiding and abetting.
quick real world: Ahmya is samurai
Sora’s family is Shogun or military leader
so as i see it, Tokugawa clan wants war
as to be in charge..
Sora’s dishonor is Not that she tried,,
but that she failed.! As long as she is alive
her family has to bear that dishonor!
so keeping her alive. her family has no say
gun – rank hath privilege. and being high
rank / noble. she has that.
Remember when we were talking about military rations?
This is what my father had, and I now understand why
he was so strongly wanted to keep them.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/J78nJZFfJro
The guy even opened it and ate it!
Speculation: if Miral was not wearing the new material, she
was rushed out to preserve her life, just as it appears. But
if she WERE wearing it, she was rushed out to preserve the
state secret of its existence, before anyone could notice the
absence of blood.
After it took 6 high caliber shots to down a
1500 lbs bull, I highly doubt 3 rounds of
.22 would hurt Miral that much. No, I don’t
want to try it “for science,” but everything
I was told, .22 LR were critical hits only,
anything else would just piss off an intruder.
I was told to “aim for the mouth” while I
have shot my share of foxes and raccoons,
I’ve had to double-tap more than once.
It would be the first real test of the suits,
and she seemed out, so taking her to get
checked out makes sense. Even with a suit,
it would still feel like a donkey kick to the
gut. I’d take a “nap” too.
No where is it indicated that Miss-High-and-
Mighty was shooting a .22.
Based on the size, and the portability factor,
that looks like it could be a .22, a .25,
a .32, a .380 or even a micro 9mm.
True, or even a weird custom job.
I was guessing by the size and
how dainty her hands are. That
looks like a hold-out gun or a
self-defense model, not an assassin
model. The 9 mm I carry fits in my
pocket, I feel silly when I practice
with it. I use a arm-pit holster,
it’s too easy to snag in the pocket.
Ruger LCP or Keltec P-3AT?
Oops. You said 9mm.
Those are both .380ACPs.
most popular handgun round in
Japan is the 8mmx 22mm Nambu.
so a .32 (31.5) light…
fyi: in reloading, i use the
same .357 bullet for .38, .357,
.380, (9×18), an 9mm just
different powder loads.!
Rob – I recently was given about 800 147gr
9mm bullets. I considered loading them in
.38 Special or .357 Mag cases to shoot in
a rifle, but the bullets have no crimp groove,
and are otherwise too long. I don’t usually
load light bullets in .38s nor .357s, as I use
them mostly for bowling pins, where weight
is desired for the projectiles. Maybe I’ll try
the 147 in the 9mm on the bowling pins. Hmm?
since ‘most’ bullets don’t have a groove,
they use a “roll crimp”,.
but if you must they do have a crimping die…
seating deeper – load 2-3 test rounds. to test,.
i’ve done this, but for what you are doing (pins),.
try reversing the bullet, making a wad cutter,.
“Carefully”… check the powder volume vs bullet seat,.
IF you compress the powder you change the
load and can have a blow out…
the problem with ‘wad cutters’ is the flat
head don’t load in semi well…
Could be a snub .45
On another topic, in Panel 4 the emperor
is protecting Ahmya with his own body.
No lack of courage on his part.
It shows he loves her. And isn’t afraid to show it.
I still stand in front of my wife when a stranger
gets close, although with the risks of the angry
anti-Trump types I can’t help but worry. My
father still wears his MAGA hat and I have to
guard him too. Even in the sticks it’s getting bad,
I had to run off a Fed-Ex driver because he
started yelling at my father… I hope the office
was good for their word about firing him or
I’m getting a lawyer…
A lot of the Trumpeters are just as bad. Everybody
in the political spectrum needs to remember we are
compatriots FIRST and turn down the hatred. Listen
and try to understand before jumping to hate.
Now you guys, you all know I loathe the man and
still let me hang around, so you’re cool.
Can’t just be because you know I voted Libertarian.
While i support Trump, I’ll be the first to admit,
he can be more than a bit chaffing.
But, yeah I never really hated Biden,
I just hated his administration’s policies.
And, as it became more and more obvious
that the clowns were running the Circus,
and not the Ringmaster,
that was when I started getting ticked?
No, we welcome you here because YOU’RE cool!
let you.! .. ahem .. Your Invited!
thing about this group is, we may
not agree,. but we Agree to dis-
agree. and not fight about it.!
The guy had pink hair and feminine shoes…
When I got to the front of the house and
started yelling he ran for his truck and threw
gravel and dirt/grass at the house. He was a
woke supporter and had no reason to assault
a 90 y/o man at his house. I have never seen
anyone from the reps do this.
Yeah, I meant when Higashi tackled Ahmya.
She sure recovered quickly to make that
leap while not getting tangled in her
sword though.
Actually, in panel 8 it looks like she
DID get tangled up with her sword.
It’s shifted around so the hilt is in
front and the scabbard is between
her legs.
Nobody has pointed out that Sora did not just threaten Ahmya
and shoot her guard and Sister, Miral, she fired a weapon in the
direction of Higashi, her Emperor, without any apparent thought
to his safety, or possibly even intentionally endangering him.
She hasn’t a prayer.
The question, I suspect, is who gets
to decide what happens to her.
i did point it out,. “It’s not dishonor to try.
It is dishonorable to ‘Fail’.
And in Japan, Honor is everything.
the Emperor decides everything!!
Tho, he might defer, and let Ahmya handle it.
I think honor will be invoked here.
Ahmya has the right to demand honor from Sora.
She attacked her future husband and current sister.
So perhaps a duel to settle final debts?