Gene Catlow Comic for 2001

January 2001

• 1-1 Tavatiana says the right thing
• 1-3 Cotton says all kinds of things
• 1-5 Cotton believes he is being tested by Fate
• 1-8 Thade and Drent plot and scheme...
• 1-10 ...but should do so more quietly!
• 1-12 Meanwhile, Cotton tastes his gift leaf.. and gets a surprise!
• 1-15 I'Brolent calls for backup, then goes to investigate
• 1-17 Cotton is transported back in time to an ancient civilization!
• 1-19 With his partners in place, I'Brolent makes his move...
• 1-21 Cotton suddenly makes the connection - and Ernie confirms it
• 1-24 Cotton thanks Tavatiana for her help - but she may not be able to help him much longer
• 1-26 The two intruders try to make their escape!
• 1-29 Cotton gets permission from Gene to go do something...
• 1-31 ..but that something could get dangerous...

February 2001

• 2-2 Yes, it turned out to be dangerous.
• 2-5 Martin is disarmed... Cotton notices something
• 2-7 Cotton discovers the formal name for his perceptive ability
• 2-9 The human breaks his partnership... Martin breaks the human
• 2-12 The battle is joined on all fronts
• 2-14 Joleen drops in
• 2-16 Ted flies by
• 2-19 Cotton is about to do Thade in...?
• 2-21 Tavatiana stops him
• 2-23 Cotton has a secret revealed to him by Tavatiana
• 2-26 Cotton learns a great deal about controlling his rage
• 2-28 The human, on the other hand, is still the same

March 2001

• 3-2 But Cotton is ready for him
• 3-5 The human puts on the brakes
• 3-7 Cotton speaks of the reason the human is in pain
• 3-9 The reason the human was trying to get those with the ability out of the way
• 3-12 Cotton aplogizes to Tavatiana
• 3-14 Cotton discovers Joleen's full name and heritage
• 3-16 Joleen puts her heritage to full use against the human
• 3-19 The human has had enough and runs away! (With a few familiar faces watching)
• 3-21 Joleen is grateful to Cotton and Tavatiana, but the premier seems to be fading...
• 3-23 Thade and Drent are taken into custody
• 3-26 Cotton goes up to Tavatiana's room to inform her of the proceedings
• 3-28 Ted has folloed the human to the airport... and has found out some information about him
• 3-30 The Mayor analyzes the info and recognizes the human as Michael Alan Avariss!

April 2001

• 4-2 Tavatiana and Cotton are interrupted
• 4-4 Tavatiana keeps them from being interrupted again...
• 4-6 ...by switching Cotton and herself into a separate time-stream!
• 4-9 Tavatiana asks Cotton to give her a glimpse of Furriston
• 4-11 Cotton is happy to oblige! He takes her to the Leonine Theatre
• 4-13 They visit the Furriston Museum and see portaits of the past
• 4-16 They view the commemorative statues in the Animen Circle
• 4-18 Tavatiana is unused to having anyone care about her.. Cotton suggests she get used to it!
• 4-20 Cotton offers to assist the premier in Canovia and she is overcome by his headstrong resolve
• 4-23 Realizing that Cotton must be who he is, Tavatiana accepts his offer!
• 4-25 Cotton and Tavatiana share a very special lapine gesture of affection
• 4-27 Cotton and Tavatiana are interrupted again... but not for long
• 4-30 But they have reached the limit for staying in the separate time-stream and return to her room

May 2001

• 5-2 Cotton realizes that he's overstayed his time! Tavatiana helps him out a little...
• 5-4 Gene's impression of the time that Cotton's been gone has been changed by Tavatiana (and Cotton is glad)
• 5-7 Cotton reveals to Gene and CW that he is in love!
• 5-9 Cotton also reveals that one day he may leave Furriston
• 5-11 Tavatiana notices for the first time that her headfur is different!
• 5-14 Meanwhile, Michael Alan Avariss returns to Bridgeway, none too happy about the outcome of his trip to Furriston
• 5-16 There is a human who is a friend of furries!
• 5-18 But her friendship puts her at odds with her employer, and she leaves Bridgeway to live in Furriston
• 5-21 Cotton's lady friend is revealed to Gene and CW
• 5-23 Cotton asks that the Sight of the Soul be kept a secret... what he doesn't know is that it is already being spoken of...
• 5-25 Tavatiana and Cotton work out their travel plans
• 5-28 Gene works with a customer whose equipment is very outdated
• 5-30 The employees are reluctant to part with their old devices, but Gene makes a strong case for new ones

June 2001

• 6-1 Gene makes an even better case for new devices, and the employees go for it
• 6-4 Gene and CW make plans for after the device install, when they are contacted by Tavatiana
• 6-6 Tavatiana asks to meet them and Cotton over the weekend, and also asks them not to tell Cotton-so that it will be a surprise
• 6-8 Cotton is sad that he cannot contact Tavatiana, but agrees to accompany Gene and CW to the beach
• 6-11 Billy is impressed by the sleek new machines, but feels the older devices have more heart and soul
• 6-13 Gene, fascinated by Billy's comment, asks Tavatiana if the Sight of the Soul applies to organic beings only...
• 6-15 Gene discovers that the Sight of the Soul doesn't apply to organic beings only!
• 6-18 Having discovered that devices may have some form of a 'soul', Gene arranges for the old machines to be saved from being scrapped
• 6-20 Cotton, at the beach, discovers that Tavatiana planned to surprise him (to his relief and delight!)
• 6-22 Gene joins the others at the beach to find Cotton and Tavatiana enjoying each other's company
• 6-25 Cotton and Tavatiana make their plans
• 6-27 Gene and CatsWhisker already have their plans
• 6-29 Cotton gets another surprise - a thank you from Maxine Gables!

July 2001

• 7-2 Tavatiana must leave... she says her goodbyes
• 7-4 Meanwhile, Michael Alan Avariss works on purging all those around him sympathetic to furries, including his own son!
• 7-6 Avariss' son, Steven, finds himself disliked both in Bridgeway and in Furriston
• 7-9 In Furriston, Steven discovers how human children cope with the culture clash
• 7-11 Steven speaks of the sadness he has felt being Michael Alan Avariss' son, and his desire to change his life
• 7-13 Steven meets former Avariss employee Maxine Gables, and goes to work for her
• 7-16 A kangaroo couple feels the influence of the cultural changes in Furriston
• 7-18 Lloyd wants to know when things will change... Alice feels that change is already happening
• 7-20 Lloyd and his human-hostile friend find solace in the presence of Cotton, who knows only that he seems more popular lately
• 7-23 (Temporary break from main story during AC2001: Parable of the Wise Manager Part 1)
• 7-25 (Temporary break from main story during AC2001: Parable of the Wise Manager Part 2)
• 7-27 (Temporary break from main story during AC2001: Parable of the Wise Manager Part 3)
• 7-30 Mayor Clydesdale officially revokes Cotton's 'hoax' status - Lloyd uses the confirmation of his ability to threaten humans

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