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Devils Affricate
Jan 22, 2010
Is it normal in Japan to ask the delivery guy to come into your house and carry something upstairs for you?

\/ Right, that makes a lot more sense

Devils Affricate fucked around with this message at 02:17 on Feb 29, 2024

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Mackerel Cornflake
Mar 26, 2021

Enami was able to
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through illegal
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They might come inside and set something down in the genkan entryway if you give them permission, I think...

But I'm pretty sure Tohru is just talking to his mom there.

Hatsune Mike
Oct 9, 2013

In a modern apartment with an elevator (called... a mansion) they'd generally go as far as to bring it to your door within the complex but that's it.

If it's a more involved delivery (like a fridge or washing machine or something) brought by Yamato doing freight or whatever, it's not unusual they'd bring it inside and place it where you ask them to.

Brother Make
Jun 5, 2020

Post more NEET!!!





Mackerel Cornflake posted:

They might come inside and set something down in the genkan entryway if you give them permission, I think...

But I'm pretty sure Tohru is just talking to his mom there.

When I first moved to Japan and the radio/TV tax guy showed up, I asked him to help me set up my TV, and he came in and did that for me. So you never know!

Mackerel Cornflake
Mar 26, 2021

Enami was able to
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through illegal
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Translation Talk:
Japanese doesn't have singular/plural nouns like English does, so the reveal that Tohru has bought three monitors would have come as a surprise to Japanese readers too. He's spent the last couple pages using モニター monitaa, which I've previously translated as the singular "monitor", but depending on the context モニター monitaa can just as easily refer to "monitor" or "monitors".

I can't really think of an elegant way to make this joke work in English, so I'll just leave everything as is.

SniperWoreConverse
Mar 20, 2010



Gun Saliva
what a fuckin rear end in a top hat lol

dude what are u doing

best bale
Jul 4, 2007



Lipstick Apathy
Thanks for the translation stuff! That’s pretty interesting

And also:

SniperWoreConverse posted:

what a fuckin rear end in a top hat lol

dude what are u doing

pyknosis
Nov 23, 2007

Young Orc
what year is this set in again, are these CRT monitors? did he punch straight through a CRT monitor??!?

Devils Affricate
Jan 22, 2010

pyknosis posted:

what year is this set in again, are these CRT monitors? did he punch straight through a CRT monitor??!?

We never get a great shot of it, but it kind of looks like a beefy flat screen


Given the shape that he's in, it's not that weird that carrying 3 LCD monitors upstairs would tire him out

RuBisCO
May 1, 2009

This is definitely not a lie



Wait so we completely skipped the interview huh

Mr. Lobe
Feb 23, 2007

... Dry bones...


RuBisCO posted:

Wait so we completely skipped the interview huh

He hasn't followed up

RuBisCO
May 1, 2009

This is definitely not a lie



I thought that's how he got the money for the monitors

pyknosis
Nov 23, 2007

Young Orc
^^ Hopefully we'll get to see it playing in the background while he's in the kitchen spending 8 weeks' worth of posts deciding what to eat

Devils Affricate posted:

Given the shape that he's in, it's not that weird that carrying 3 LCD monitors upstairs would tire him out

Fair point!

Devils Affricate
Jan 22, 2010

RuBisCO posted:

I thought that's how he got the money for the monitors

Nah, he charged them to his dad's card. Now he's just trying to find the cash to pay his dad back.

Aino Minako
Dec 16, 2007

Perpetual rage elemental



SniperWoreConverse posted:

what a fuckin rear end in a top hat lol

dude what are u doing

Brother Make
Jun 5, 2020

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Oops, that period was supposed to be a comma. I'll fix it later.

Edit: Fixed!

Brother Make fucked around with this message at 14:33 on Mar 24, 2024

super sweet best pal
Nov 18, 2009

Brother Make posted:





Oops, that period was supposed to be a comma. I'll fix it later.

NEET should watch Paprika.

Mackerel Cornflake
Mar 26, 2021

Enami was able to
obtain that cereal
through illegal
channels.


super sweet best pal posted:

NEET should watch Paprika all of Satoshi Kon's films.




best bale
Jul 4, 2007



Lipstick Apathy
IT’S GO TIME

I love this comic so much. It’s 50/50 if he immediately forgets the interview forever or turns on the monitor to respond to request first thing. I’d 100% believe either one

someone awful.
Sep 7, 2007


Brother Make posted:





Oops, that period was supposed to be a comma. I'll fix it later.

neet must have never played the classic role playing game, Final Fantasy The Seventh

Devils Affricate
Jan 22, 2010

best bale posted:

IT’S GO TIME

I love this comic so much. It’s 50/50 if he immediately forgets the interview forever or turns on the monitor to respond to request first thing. I’d 100% believe either one

I'm personally looking forward to when the 1-month deadline that his dad set for him comes and goes with no consequences whatsoever

Idle Amalgam
Mar 7, 2008

said I'm never lackin'
always pistol packin'
with them automatics
we gon' send 'em to Heaven

Devils Affricate posted:

I'm personally looking forward to when the 1-month deadline that his dad set for him comes and goes with no consequences whatsoever

:neet:

CodfishCartographer
Feb 23, 2010

Gadus Maprocephalus

Pillbug

Devils Affricate posted:

I'm personally looking forward to when the 1-month deadline that his dad set for him comes and goes with no consequences whatsoever

I half expect it to never be mentioned again lmao

Brother Make
Jun 5, 2020

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Edit: Fixed the mistake in the last panel

Brother Make fucked around with this message at 14:34 on Mar 24, 2024

Brother Make
Jun 5, 2020

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Brother Make
Jun 5, 2020

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McGavin
Sep 18, 2012


We need to have a talk about crying in the office.

Mackerel Cornflake
Mar 26, 2021

Enami was able to
obtain that cereal
through illegal
channels.





pyknosis
Nov 23, 2007

Young Orc
he waited too long and now they're no longer interested?

Mithross
Apr 27, 2011

Intelligent and bright, they explored a world that was new and strange to them. They liked it, they thought - a whole world just for them! They were dimly aware that a God had created them, was watching them; they called out to him, thanking him in a chittering language, before running off.

pyknosis posted:

he waited too long and now they're no longer interested?

The guy had assumed that "I need to think about it" actually meant either "I changed my mind" or "I was loving with you and don't actually know anything". He's surprised to actually hear back.

Devils Affricate
Jan 22, 2010
His boss just told him they already secured an interview with the girls

Brother Make
Jun 5, 2020

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hyphz
Aug 5, 2003

Number 1 Nerd Tear Farmer 2022.

Keep it up, champ.

Also you're a skeleton warrior now. Kree.
Unlockable Ben

Devils Affricate posted:

His boss just told him they already secured an interview with the girls

NEET’ll look better on media as a “member of the creepy gamer crowd that resulted in this”. Sara would probably only be shown as “poor innocent victim”. If they end up interviewing Hina who played for like 20 minutes then lol

Mackerel Cornflake
Mar 26, 2021

Enami was able to
obtain that cereal
through illegal
channels.







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Moon Slayer
Jun 19, 2007

:lmao:

Phew, something almost happened.

best bale
Jul 4, 2007



Lipstick Apathy
lol holy poo poo that reaction face

Haifisch
Nov 13, 2010

Objection! I object! That was... objectionable!



Taco Defender
NEET is doomed to be owned by taking too long to think about things, in every timeline.

pnumoman
Sep 26, 2008

I never get the last word, and it makes me very sad.

best bale posted:

lol holy poo poo that reaction face

My guess is that he hasn't even seen the reply yet and he's just happy gaming. Paying dad back is for future neet, right now he's back online

the holy poopacy
May 16, 2009

hey! check this out
Fun Shoe

"Better luck next time one of your MMO guildmates commits a double murder/arson."

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Helios Grime
Jan 27, 2012

Where we are going we won't need shirts
Pillbug
New monitor being punched in 5...4...3...2..

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