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Grim-Amentia — F is for Friendship

Published: 2006-09-07 21:54:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 1766; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 1
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Description ...Or alternatively, fighting. Constant fighting.

Paolo has two basic rules of engagement:

-If the subject is female, engage pervert-mode. (If subject resists charms, slink away and be miserable, making perverted comments under breath.)
-If the subject is a dude, challenge him to a fight. (If subject fights back, pretend it was all a joke, run away and whine.)

Jasper and Paolo have an odd sort of friendship. They usually get along pretty well, mostly due to Jasper's good-nature, but sometimes, inexplicably, Paolo will threaten Jasper with some act of violence or make fun of his accent. It's...a strange way to show affection, but that's just how Paolo's mind works. He just feels the need to assert his...dominance? Stupidity? Usually Jasper just rolls his eyes and tries to ignore it, but ocassionally his patience will wear out and bad things happen. Honestly, if it ever came down to blows, Jasper would beat the everloving snot out of Paolo. One shot to that glass jaw of his and he'd be on the floor whining his flammable butt off. The fact that Paolo still has any teeth at all is a testament to their friendship.

They...both have their dumb moments.

Paolo is more likely to screw around with Jasper when he's wearing his human-skin because he looks less threatening that way. This irritates the hell out of Jasper, since it takes a degree of concentration to maintain his disguise, and getting pissed at Paolo is usually enough to mess things up. Jasper is generally very passive and sweet, but he has a really awful temper when he gets worked up about something. It takes a whole lot to get to him, though. Paolo usually has to poke and prod at him for weeks before he gets upset. He hates. hates. hates. getting his nose poked. He really isn't used to having a nose, and it bothers the heck out of him when Paolo feels the need to stab at it with his claws.

Emile, very much against his will, has to work with the two of them on occasion since they both are very, very good at breaking and entering. It is his not-so-secret wish that they both get into a fight and end up in the hospital for a few weeks to cool off. He doesn't really like either of them. At all. But he probably hates Paolo more because he's a freeloader.
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Comments: 49

Doodlebotbop [2007-06-28 21:06:01 +0000 UTC]

Yay! Jasper! X3 From what I have read, I like him.

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Aazure-Dragon [2007-02-13 04:54:39 +0000 UTC]

Ya know, after seeing a python kill a goat in less than a minute on youtube I almost feel sorry for Paolo. Almost.

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PostLabSmoothieTime [2007-02-06 23:37:29 +0000 UTC]

hahahaha.... YAY FOR NOSE POKING/WIGGLING!!

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ADDBlonde [2006-10-23 02:23:10 +0000 UTC]

The expressions are AWESOME! My two favorite characters so far, definately. Paulo's such an ass, but he's SO good at it X3, and Jasper....well, I just wanna hug Jasper, 'cause I think he's adorable(which I guess would be pretty hard, considering I'm only 5'1 and Jasper's like, 29'0 ).

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tanekxavier [2006-10-14 05:15:19 +0000 UTC]

Masn...Man, oh man, Oh man...Hellmime would get along perfectly with these guys..o_o....Jasper REALLY reminds me of me, for some reason..moreso than Emile and his stressfulness.

Maybe it's because of his patience being almost infinite, metaphorically.

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FireofUriel [2006-09-23 23:00:07 +0000 UTC]

I really can't blame Jasper for getting angry...getting your nose poked can hurt, especially when the other person has long nails/doesn't know their own strength. -_-

This really made me laugh...the Paolo in the small corner just set me off. The expression's just hilarious! XD

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CrazySwedishGirl [2006-09-15 22:26:32 +0000 UTC]

Poor Jasper. He deserves better friends. *pokes Paolo back*

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mmpratt99 [2006-09-11 21:06:40 +0000 UTC]

Poking people's not good.

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CarmenWilliousDorman [2006-09-10 22:05:01 +0000 UTC]

I love the smooth lines and I love that Jasper hates having his nose poked. ^^

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Zerix [2006-09-10 01:56:16 +0000 UTC]

Oh, wonderful panel, by the way
The expressions are great.

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Zerix [2006-09-10 01:55:24 +0000 UTC]

So; I've heard that, in the 5 finger discount, Jasper is going to be in human form more often than not.

Does he walk around Figment city like this, or is it just for special jobs that he's been assigned to?

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Grim-Amentia In reply to Zerix [2006-09-10 03:37:54 +0000 UTC]

Put simply, he's monster in Figment city, and a human anywhere else.

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Zerix In reply to Grim-Amentia [2006-09-10 03:52:23 +0000 UTC]

hmm...

So, hypothetically, If he walked around like this in the city, what would the reactions from his fellow phantasms be?

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Grim-Amentia In reply to Zerix [2006-09-10 03:54:09 +0000 UTC]

They would totally freak out and he'd probably get his butt arrested.

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Zerix In reply to Grim-Amentia [2006-09-10 17:43:10 +0000 UTC]

eesh...

Oh, and one more thing; (sorry for the persistent questioning)
As pertaining to this picture, does this mean that Jasper has been drawn into the 'Thugs / thieves' category, or is Paolo just working with him as punishment for a crime?

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Grim-Amentia In reply to Zerix [2006-09-10 17:57:26 +0000 UTC]

Jasper's kind of an odd case. technically he's an expatriate, so he has a lot of trouble moving around. To get the equivalent of a green card/passport, what have you, he usually ends up working with Emile on less serious illegal ventures. Paolo, in this case, is just along for the ride.

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Zerix In reply to Grim-Amentia [2006-09-11 00:56:50 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm....
Interesting...
Can't wait for the actual comic!


Oh, and another question; (Sorry! )

Are you still writing out these plots like you did for some scenes in Phantasm? If so, are you going to upload them?
Because your stories are just phenomenal...

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Grim-Amentia In reply to Zerix [2006-09-11 01:17:46 +0000 UTC]

lol, yeah, actually I do. If you want, I'll stick a few in scraps later. they're really rough.

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Zerix In reply to Grim-Amentia [2006-09-13 23:47:19 +0000 UTC]

Cool!
That would be great!

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hiugo [2006-09-09 12:57:38 +0000 UTC]

Lolz! Lov it :9

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thinkbomb [2006-09-09 06:11:42 +0000 UTC]

I love your stuff. It's in the same genre of awesome that Burton is, but it's very much your own style and flavor so that it's not like any sort of cheap stale knock-off. Thanks for giving us goodness.

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kozispoon [2006-09-08 09:34:21 +0000 UTC]

I love LOVE Jasper as a human- those dark rings around is eyes and that cute nose I could tell it was him just by the little hints alone before laughing at thesecond panel. Great work!

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Gato-Thy-Neko [2006-09-08 03:12:28 +0000 UTC]

Gah, it's crazy how Paolo's arrogance makes so many people love him. Poor Jasper, his patience seems to get him nowhere
I adore Paolo's expression in the last panel..
and Jasper's sweater.
Your style of art makes me happy :]

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AllisonSmith [2006-09-08 02:34:15 +0000 UTC]

lol Paulo's got some good strategies XD

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PsychedelicMind [2006-09-08 02:30:18 +0000 UTC]

No words can describe how much I love these two sillies and Emile who is not in the picture~ XD Thanks for the happy descriptions nya! I'm smiling so much my face hurts~ I can REALLY imagine what would go down... aaah... poor Jasper He gets to practice patience the REEEEALLY hard way...

And Paolo... "He just feels the need to assert his...dominance? Stupidity? " XD XD that just made me crack~

they also remind me of this [link]

XD~

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Grim-Amentia In reply to PsychedelicMind [2006-09-08 02:51:43 +0000 UTC]

ehehehe, poke the penguin, poke the penguin....

*pokepokepokepokepokepoke*

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PsychedelicMind In reply to Grim-Amentia [2006-09-08 03:05:24 +0000 UTC]

hu hu hu hu hu.....
Do u think if Paolo poked the penguin, would it turn into a snake thingy? XD

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Grim-Amentia In reply to PsychedelicMind [2006-09-08 03:07:02 +0000 UTC]

No, but it would probably bite him.

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PsychedelicMind In reply to Grim-Amentia [2006-09-08 03:13:26 +0000 UTC]

TwT it'll be pretty terrible to be pecked to death.....

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Mecid [2006-09-08 01:11:55 +0000 UTC]

The combination of Jasper and Paolo have caused my awesome-tanks to explode. (I have no idea what that means. There's only so many time you can tell a person 'I love it')

As a bonus compliment, I like looking at Jasper's hands. I kinda wanna grab them.

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Grim-Amentia In reply to Mecid [2006-09-08 01:18:37 +0000 UTC]

lol, I try to give all of my characters different looking hands. His are particularly fun to draw. I mean, so far as hands go. haha

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crazylilfreak [2006-09-08 00:52:11 +0000 UTC]

Silly Paolo *g* haha I love Jasper's expression as Paolo prods his nose, so ANGREE. What a beautiful, thought-provoking relationship. :"D

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PlayfulPuck [2006-09-08 00:05:54 +0000 UTC]

lol he's so cute when he's cowering!

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taylorpisthy15109 [2006-09-07 23:57:28 +0000 UTC]

ALTERNATE ENDING...

*pops up defending Jasper, point and scold* "Leave him alone, you meanie-head!" *turn around and hug Jasper, whom is utterly confused* "He's cute..."
And then Jasper turns into the snake-bug THINGY and destroys Paolo.

THE END.

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TheSilverTopHat [2006-09-07 22:42:09 +0000 UTC]

Oooh, nose poking... always a bad idea.
I love Paollo's expression in the last panel.

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Gradamay [2006-09-07 22:25:22 +0000 UTC]

wow it5 took him 10 seconds he must be slowing down

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snapesgirl34 [2006-09-07 22:21:59 +0000 UTC]

If female attempt to get laid, if weaker male fight, if stronger male, run away. Got it. What does that seem to be the way every single male mind works, regardless of species? Ah well, at least he keeps it simple. I guess Paolo has a very simple, er "primal" sort of mind. My mom once had a dog who hated cats and would attempt to fight with all of them. However the dog had a boy-crush on her gray cat, Sterling, and was best friends with him. But, having only a simple doggy mind, whenever he saw Sterling he would try and attack him, until he realized it was his kitty friend. You'd think since there was only one cat in the house he would know who it was, but no, every single time he say Sterling he would think "Cat!" and go into attack mode. Paolo's brain seems to work a bit like that.

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Grim-Amentia In reply to snapesgirl34 [2006-09-07 22:32:31 +0000 UTC]

Nah, he's not that bad. Paolo...ah...just runs on instinct a little more than he should. P.S. D'aww. That dog sounds awesome. haha

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snapesgirl34 In reply to Grim-Amentia [2006-09-07 23:02:01 +0000 UTC]

Too bad his male instincts lead to toruble.

Oh, I know Jasper and Ed are good friends, but what is Ed's relationship with Paolo? (I remember Ed got in trouble once when Beatrice overheard Paolo and him sawing they would like to "hit that," so are they friends?)

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Grim-Amentia In reply to snapesgirl34 [2006-09-07 23:09:10 +0000 UTC]

Ed is one of Emile's supervisors when he does his unofficial investigating, so Ed usually runs into Paolo. They...sometimes get along. They have their moments of mutual good will, and then Paolo remembers that Ed's with 'the pigs', and he gets really huffy and rude.

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snapesgirl34 In reply to Grim-Amentia [2006-09-08 02:07:03 +0000 UTC]

Heh, poor Paolo has trouble getting along with people, doesn't he?

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Dr-Dv8 [2006-09-07 22:12:10 +0000 UTC]

I have a pet named Jasper. He is very fat. But cute.

F is for friends who do stuff together, U is for you and me....

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AtomicStoney [2006-09-07 22:07:28 +0000 UTC]

Ahaha, the more you draw Paolo, the more I absolutely adore him. He's so awesome. XD

I love the expression Jasper getting his nose poked... even though Paolo seems to have some difficulty thinking up something that's actually threatening. lol

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Grim-Amentia In reply to AtomicStoney [2006-09-07 22:30:28 +0000 UTC]

On VOID I tend to downplay it for an easier read, but his English is really bad. He probably has next to no idea what to say next.

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AtomicStoney In reply to Grim-Amentia [2006-09-07 22:34:32 +0000 UTC]

Even better. XD

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Grim-Amentia In reply to AtomicStoney [2006-09-07 22:39:40 +0000 UTC]

I really should mess around a bit with his dialogue in my next fight...I mean, make him REALLY rude and incomprehensible.

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AtomicStoney In reply to Grim-Amentia [2006-09-07 22:40:19 +0000 UTC]

Go for it.

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DrZime [2006-09-07 21:58:13 +0000 UTC]

Such characters! I can see this being a TV show! XD

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Yukinojo [2006-09-07 21:57:42 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha... I love your style of art. It's really cool.

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