Homesuck: Vriska Rising

[Mike McC]

Originally Posted by POS Industries

Actually, I'm guessing that the four kids are different traits of all four of the guardians' genomes thrown together, which explains Jade being outlined as something of a slightly off-kilter combination of the three when she was introduced.

Also it would effectively knock the Creep-O-Meter up a few bajillion notches on the shipping in one fell swoop, which seems like a thing Hussie would set out to do.

No, if you look, there's two separate vats, each having two of the collection tubes dump into it. The Paradox Ghost Imprints of Nanna and Grampa Harley are on the left side, and the Paradox Ghost Imprints of Bro and Mom are on the right side. So, there's two separate ectobiological genetic mixings, one on the left, and one on the right.



See? Two separate gene calculations happening.

EDIT: And he'd mess up the shipping because it probably amuses him.

[POS Industries]

Yeah, but if you look at their hair it's pretty obvious they're all related.

[Mike McC]

Originally Posted by POS Industries

Yeah, but if you look at their hair it's pretty obvious they're all related.

Two with dark hair, two with light hair.

I... don't think hairstyles are a genetically determined trait, man.

[katiuska]

My brain hasn't left the denial phase yet. This was the sort of revelation I'd hoped would be avoided.

[POS Industries]

Originally Posted by Mike McC

Two with dark hair, two with light hair.

I... don't think hairstyles are a genetically determined trait, man.

The way hair naturally grows and lays is, though.

Not to mention that the paradox ghost slime was being collected in four different tubes in the same machine and just being on two different sides of the appearifier doesn't exactly change that.

But I mean you keep arguing with me on every issue with this comic and you always turn out to be wrong and I always turn out to be right so you know this might actually be your shining moment this time. I'm rooting for you. Really!

[Grimpond]

Originally Posted by Viridis

I will GIVE UP if this becomes an ontological paradox.

No. It's Baby Cynical Man, Baby Jade's Grampa, Baby Nanna, and Baby Bro. That confused me a bit, too.

Oh yeah, duh, it's baby Nanna.

[Mike McC]

Originally Posted by POS Industries

The way hair naturally grows and lays is, though.

Not to mention that the paradox ghost slime was being collected in four different tubes in the same machine and just being on two different sides of the appearifier doesn't exactly change that.

But I mean you keep arguing with me on every issue with this comic and you always turn out to be wrong and I always turn out to be right so you know this might actually be your shining moment this time. I'm rooting for you. Really!

I think the most likely explanation is 'their hair is like that so as to be instantly recognizable'. Keep in mind, the characters were designed an implimented likely far before this plot turn was devised.

Also, the are several things linking John and Jade strongly, and Rose and Dave strongly. Things such as John and Jade being in Prospit, and Rose and Dave being in Derse. Also, there is basic personalities, as well.

Plus, the separate vats does suggest that there are two sets of genetic material being drawn from. It would likely be very difficult to draw mixed genes from two separate vats. If it were easy, then the mixing stage would not be necessary, and the genetic mixing would be executed from the four separate tubes instead.

Evidence suggests two sets of twins instead of one set of quadruplets.

Also, and I admit this is a bit shaky, but one correction made by Hussie on the MSPA forums at least does not rule it out (he was only correcting the Dad thing): plick.

But the two sets of twins seems to be the prevailing theory on theMSPA forums, and that alone practically makes it a lock.

[POS Industries]

Well, in all fairness, I'd prefer your theory being right because I ship JohnxRose so I'm not going to be particularly upset if that's the case.

[katiuska]

Really? I always thought Dave/Rose had the most potential, but that's apparently out, so there you go. I hope the next update comes pretty soon just so the forum can stop discussing whether or not a given kid/kid pairing is incest.

Anyway! ENTIRE TEAM IS BABIES.

[POS Industries]

Dave/Rose always struck me as a bit too sibling rivalry, which kinda makes sense now. I mean, seriously, he even snooped in her diaries (neither of which turned out to actually be diaries but that's what he thought he was doing when he did it). That's like the most cliche kid brother thing ever.

Also WHAT KIND OF MAN SENDS BABIES THROUGH TIME?