At least her brother can keep his ego in check when the sitution calls for it. The only question now is how everything will turn out between the two of them.
I don’t foresee Alex ever giving up the Von Fogg lifestyle, so I suppose it would have to be Dating Catwoman, rather than Capulet Counterpart…
But they’re working together now, and I imagine that a] Kevin respects Alex’s intelligence (see: 3 pages ago, this issue), and b] Alex might be intrigued by Kevin’s forthrightness (this page) and possibly his creativity (next page). Sounds like a formula for semi-plausible romance to me… but then again, my little corner of the Internet is populated by shippers and fanfic writers, so I might be biased.
And threatening to leave her in a hostile alien environment where harm and/or death is likely, while calling himself the “adult”. Nah bro, that’s bullying.
It’s only bullying if he was actually going to do it. Adults tell kids stuff like that all the time in my experience. Hell I know my mother told me she’d leave me at the store a number of times when I was a kid if I didn’t behave myself.
I was curious as to which side was correct, so I googled the exact definition of bullying. It kind of depends on which definition you use. Under some definitions, Gauntlet’s behavior would be bullying. Under others, it would unquestionably not be bullying.
The only definitions of bullying that I’d agree with would call it bullying. To be fair, sometimes bullies only respond to other bullies, and you do get a lot of those in supervillain tropes. But I feel like many of the heroes of PS238 are far too comfortable with resorting to bullying to “correct” supervillains.
I feel like it’s possible they may do this as a form of job security. “So long as we don’t educate the supervillains and we don’t execute them, they’ll keep coming back, and thus continue justifying our employment.” But it doesn’t actually make the world better, it makes it worse. Sometimes, it’s better to live under a tyrant than to live in a war zone.
It’s necessary. Her egomania has eclipsed any sense she might possess. Pointing out the ramifications of her actions and that she is not in charge is the only way to get through to what very little self-preservation instincts she has.
But that’s a very common parental threat. “Come away from the video game section or you’ll get left behind.” “Pack your toys up now or we’ll go without you.” “Stop rolling around on the floor screaming — I’m walking away now!” It’s one of those common lies parents tell their children, which may raise some people’s hackles, but it’s not bullying.
Not to say that that is what Gauntlet Senior is doing, but I don’t think we can say it isn’t, either.
Counting down as a threat is a power play and refusing to go along with a tantrum is very much an adult behavior. She is not either gauntlet’s boss and they don’t have to obey her. (and even if you are a boss, you cannot expect best results if you act like her) She isn’t powerful enough to go it alone and she hasn’t faced that.
At least her brother can keep his ego in check when the sitution calls for it. The only question now is how everything will turn out between the two of them.
Alex has issues, but… well… for reasons not yet shown online I would much rather work with her than her brother.
For reasons quite obvious thus far in the story, I would rather work with her than with her brother.
Oh-ho. I do believe this may be the start of a long and dramatic partnership… That moment of hesitation on Alexandra’s part speaks worlds.
I’d be highly amused if this turned into a “Dating Catwoman” scenario.
I don’t foresee Alex ever giving up the Von Fogg lifestyle, so I suppose it would have to be Dating Catwoman, rather than Capulet Counterpart…
But they’re working together now, and I imagine that a] Kevin respects Alex’s intelligence (see: 3 pages ago, this issue), and b] Alex might be intrigued by Kevin’s forthrightness (this page) and possibly his creativity (next page). Sounds like a formula for semi-plausible romance to me… but then again, my little corner of the Internet is populated by shippers and fanfic writers, so I might be biased.
Now he’s actually bullying her, for real.
That’s not bullying, that’s telling a kid to stop playing with matches.
Thermonuclear, city-destroying matches.
And threatening to leave her in a hostile alien environment where harm and/or death is likely, while calling himself the “adult”. Nah bro, that’s bullying.
It’s only bullying if he was actually going to do it. Adults tell kids stuff like that all the time in my experience. Hell I know my mother told me she’d leave me at the store a number of times when I was a kid if I didn’t behave myself.
I was curious as to which side was correct, so I googled the exact definition of bullying. It kind of depends on which definition you use. Under some definitions, Gauntlet’s behavior would be bullying. Under others, it would unquestionably not be bullying.
Given the history between the families, I’m surprised Emerald senior hasn’t strung her up and just dragged her around like a ham.
The only definitions of bullying that I’d agree with would call it bullying. To be fair, sometimes bullies only respond to other bullies, and you do get a lot of those in supervillain tropes. But I feel like many of the heroes of PS238 are far too comfortable with resorting to bullying to “correct” supervillains.
I feel like it’s possible they may do this as a form of job security. “So long as we don’t educate the supervillains and we don’t execute them, they’ll keep coming back, and thus continue justifying our employment.” But it doesn’t actually make the world better, it makes it worse. Sometimes, it’s better to live under a tyrant than to live in a war zone.
It’s necessary. Her egomania has eclipsed any sense she might possess. Pointing out the ramifications of her actions and that she is not in charge is the only way to get through to what very little self-preservation instincts she has.
She’s not liking him is she?
I’m still on the girls side. These three didn’t start the fight. It’s not their fault the aliens couldn’t keep track of their stuff.
The adult reminds me of Catman– “Respect my Authority”
But that’s a very common parental threat. “Come away from the video game section or you’ll get left behind.” “Pack your toys up now or we’ll go without you.” “Stop rolling around on the floor screaming — I’m walking away now!” It’s one of those common lies parents tell their children, which may raise some people’s hackles, but it’s not bullying.
Not to say that that is what Gauntlet Senior is doing, but I don’t think we can say it isn’t, either.
Counting down as a threat is a power play and refusing to go along with a tantrum is very much an adult behavior. She is not either gauntlet’s boss and they don’t have to obey her. (and even if you are a boss, you cannot expect best results if you act like her) She isn’t powerful enough to go it alone and she hasn’t faced that.