Comments on: Second Person Feline

Second Person Feline

The Whelk — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:38:25 -0800

"You are a cat. You don't know your name, or where you are, or how you got there. You are sitting on a pile of clothes that smell familiar, and the room around you is quiet and dark." So begins A Stray In The Woods, an online collaborate comic/illustrated interactive fiction about being an amnesic cat. Take control of the story by suggesting things for the cat to do. [via mefi projects]

By: Artw

Artw — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:49:37 -0800

That poor cat is going to get flooded with suggestions. /leaves off suggesting SPRAY and VOMIT as wys of determining cat gender and last meal.

By: srboisvert

srboisvert — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:51:04 -0800

Cats usually tell me what to do and it is anatomically unpossible.

By: Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish

Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:52:11 -0800

Given the history of the comic/interactive fiction crossover medium, it is extremely tempting to suggest "quickly retrieve paws from pile of laundry" as an action.

By: Rock Steady

Rock Steady — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:59:39 -0800

Adorable.

By: carsonb

carsonb — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:02:03 -0800

The decision-making process here ("Gravity test no. 8!" mostly) is very familiar to this cat owner.

By: somanyamys

somanyamys — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:02:51 -0800

Fantastic. The art is really lovely.

By: roger ackroyd

roger ackroyd — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:03:37 -0800

TAKE ELVISH SWORD OF GREAT ANTIQUITY

By: HuronBob

HuronBob — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:03:58 -0800

Is there a towel involved? There should be a towel.

By: CancerMan

CancerMan — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:05:38 -0800

What do you do next? Dang it. I wish I could contribute, but all I know about cats is their disdain for anything non-cat. Which, admittedly, wouldn't make for a compelling story.

By: Apocryphon

Apocryphon — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:06:26 -0800

A cheerful little bird is sitting here singing.

By: Johnny Assay

Johnny Assay — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:08:04 -0800

"I can't remember the sound that you found for me."

By: Imperfect

Imperfect — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:09:11 -0800

They also disdain other cats typically. This is fantastic, however, regardless. I can't wait to see what comes up next!

By: sixswitch

sixswitch — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:36:34 -0800

I can't find a link to buy it online, but the Canadian poet Sherwin Tija released a Pick-A-Plot (choose your own adventure) book called 'You Are A Cat!' and it's pretty funny.

By: TheWhiteSkull

TheWhiteSkull — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:50:09 -0800

YOU FIND A LARGE CARDBOARD BOX WHICH IS OPEN AT THE TOP >GET IN BOX THERE IS A GRUE IN THE BOX >EAT GRUE THE GRUE HAS BEEN EATEN

By: Artw

Artw — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:51:18 -0800

> sleep > sleep more

By: ArgentCorvid

ArgentCorvid — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:55:55 -0800

Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish: "Given the history of the comic/interactive fiction crossover medium, it is extremely tempting to suggest "quickly retrieve paws from pile of laundry" as an action" Let's just hope it doesn't come upon a lonely stump with an arrow sticking out of it.

By: baf

baf — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:56:12 -0800

Seeing the pictures makes a big difference here. My first thought on reading the description above was "Wait, 'amnesiac'?" -- because "You don't know your name, or where you are, or how you got there" seemed like just a fair summary of the feline condition. Cats pretty much live in the moment, and few if any cats know their names. Looking at the pictures, though, I see that the cat actually seems surprised at this state of affairs, and that the "pile of clothes that smell familiar" is not, as I had assumed, a laundry heap large enough for a cat to use as bedding, but rather a single outfit lying on the floor of a dining room, looking distinctly out of place. The implication, then, is that you are a person who has been transformed into a cat, which puts the rest of the text into a new light: it's stopping just short of saying "You don't even know why you're a cat".

By: Egg Shen

Egg Shen — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:01:39 -0800

I suggest the cat jump in my lap and make purring noises while letting me pet it.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:07:22 -0800

Artw: > sleep > sleep more > GROOM.

By: harujion

harujion — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:13:05 -0800

This is really gorgeous. I look forward to following it as it develops!

By: rivenwanderer

rivenwanderer — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:15:01 -0800

Neat! Someone I follow on deviantArt has been doing a comment-driven comic in the style of a survival horror adventure game: Alone.

By: NorthernAutumn

NorthernAutumn — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:16:40 -0800

Stunning artwork!

By: the young rope-rider

the young rope-rider — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:26:56 -0800

I love this so much but couldn't post it without being a bit friend-link-y. Happy to see it here!

By: Kitty Stardust

Kitty Stardust — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:27:24 -0800

My cats know their names. How else would they know which noises to studiously ignore?

By: Sleeper

Sleeper — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:32:07 -0800

It's both cool and slightly disappointing to see that graphic choose-your-own adventure stories are already a thing. I thought of the idea of a graphic CYOA earlier this year and briefly thought I'd come up with something new. But shoot, there's nothing new under the sun.

By: delfin

delfin — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:32:23 -0800

rick rick rick if you don't submit suggestions im just gonna sit here all day

By: carsonb

carsonb — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:36:10 -0800

I thought of the idea of a graphic CYOA earlier this year and briefly thought I'd come up with something new. Wasn't that Tom Hanks' pitch in BIG?

By: happyroach

happyroach — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:57:07 -0800

Really a beautiful comic, and I can't wait to see what happens next. In fact, I'm going to make a suggestion now.

By: jessypie

jessypie — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:45:30 -0800

This is fantastic. I love the mix of beautiful art and text-adventure storyline. I missed this on Projects and am really glad I got to see it now!

By: Sleeper

Sleeper — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:15:22 -0800

Wasn't that Tom Hanks' pitch in BIG? Ha! Another movie everyone else has seen but me.

By: Gable Oak

Gable Oak — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 04:39:47 -0800

This is precious. Also, no one has made the cat cry yet.

By: ostranenie

ostranenie — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:03:06 -0800

There is a cheezburger nearby. > GET CH You has teh cheezburger. > EAT CH Nom nom nom nom.