The Dreadful

[MSperoni]

I think in DB/DBZ they just kinda took it for granted that it worked. Goku eventually loses his tail permanently, and for some reason neither Vegeta's nor Gohan's grow back once the Freeza arc begins (which really sucked cause I thought it would've been ultra cool if Vegeta and Gohan had turned into giant-monkeys and tag teamed Freeza).

If "The Dreadful" were meant to be a more realistic comic I'd probably have worried about it, but "conveniently made holes in her clothing" seems to work okay.

[BigDemonicBunny]

Originally Posted by MSperoni

The color of her skin doesn't matter, maaaaaaaaaan *peace sign*

Though, I have it in my head she's kind of a pale peach/pinkish color

*goes to look for an example*

Or maybe it varies depending on mood.

Anyway. I like Muttonchops. Not as a personality, but as a character. Perfect obstinate frontier bureaucrat. Based on his choice of words I'm imagining that he's speaking with a deliberate east coast accent (but not brittish, no way that a Brit would avoid saying "Miss Kit").

[ChaoticBrain]

Originally Posted by BigDemonicBunny

(but not british, no way that a Brit would avoid saying "Miss Kit").

I don't get it.

[BigDemonicBunny]

Originally Posted by ChaoticBrain

I don't get it.

Find me a single brittish bureaucrat with delusions of grandeur that doesn't use a Miss, Mrs or Mr whenever they're adressing someone while they're on the job. Unless they're adressing nobility that is.
It's formal, dehumanizing, a honouriffic and a veiled insult. All at the same time.

[Flarecobra]

You know... I wonder who the other 16 on Kit's list are...

I imagine we'll discover that as time goes on though, so it'll keep me reading.

[ChaoticBrain]

Originally Posted by BigDemonicBunny

Find me a single brittish bureaucrat with delusions of grandeur that doesn't use a Miss, Mrs or Mr whenever they're adressing someone while they're on the job. Unless they're adressing nobility that is.
It's formal, dehumanizing, a honouriffic and a veiled insult. All at the same time.

I was expecting the answer to be that "Miss Kit" sounds like a dirty British slang word or something. Instead, I'm even more confused. What exactly is dehumanizing or insulting about calling someone Mr./Ms./Mrs. Name?

[MSperoni]

I THINK (and I could be wrong) what Bunny is trying to say was that calling Kit "Miss Kit" would give Muttonchops a kind of patronizing tone. Like he'd be keeping his manners but still being an asshole.

[Pip Boy]

At any rate, "Agent" Kit seemed like the most demeaning thing he could possibly say anyway, because its technically correct but amounts to saying "I own your sorry ass."

[BigDemonicBunny]

Originally Posted by Pip Boy

At any rate, "Agent" Kit seemed like the most demeaning thing he could possibly say anyway, because its technically correct but amounts to saying "I own your sorry ass."

It does, but a brit wouldn't use it rather than a "Miss". It's very american (or german) as they place a greater importance on professional titles rather than titles denoting class.

As for the Ms/Mr/Miss.
1. It's a formal honorrific.

When you say it in a particular tone however (as mastered by the brittish bureaucracy, their social services in particular).

2. It's distancing and dehumanizing. You don't have to acknowledge their full name and they become an object, a name attached to a file and not a human being.
3. It's an empty honoriffic. It implies a lack of class or other honoriffics with more meaning. In short it puts the bureaucrat (in his own eyes) a step above you. He's a part of the system and you're not, you're below it. Its subject. He has power over you.

[GrandMasterPlanetEater]

Yes sir, Mr. Mutton Chops, sir! May I have another with barbecue sauce, sir!