I call BS! XD

haha, I can see not only that, but a new "No fire on the stage/premises" rule being created due her stunt (Akin of Korra in the probending sport, the judges had to create the rule on the spot of "The avatar can participate, but she can only water bend" (I read somewhere the rule was changed later, something like "The avatar can participate, but she must chose either fire, earth or water bending at the beginning of the season and stick only to that element"

There already was a no fire rule, and any idiot should have known that. It's idiots LIKE Kaya that are the cause of it. NEVER use fire in an open place, unless you've asked the authorities for permission and RECEIVED said permission!

burn the stage

Thats NOT pyrotechnics! I just burped!

Look, not everything can be solved with fire OR violence.

Almost everything can be solved with fire AND violence, but in t his case you still get disqualified.

Saw that coming. Kaya can't herself but to breathe fire whenever she gets excited.

Speciesist bullshit. I'm surprised she didn't get called out for self promotion. The fire though? That's low.

So, it should be allowed for someone to endanger everyone, just because they cannot help it???

Only if there was actual danger involved. Was anything lit on fire? No? A warning should be enough.

COULD someone have decided to throw a wad of paper at her right before the flame? YES. When it comes to fire, you have to treat "Could have happened" as "Actually DID happen"!

Could a gas tanker crash into the building just as she's spitting flames and destroy the entire venue? Very possible! You sound insane. You can't ward against every possibility. Next you will say just because she CAN make fire she shouldn't be allowed to show up at all. Might as well close the whole place down because anyone can be a murderer. It's insane.

I agree, Raya was just being a typical draconian teenager, with time she will learn to use her abilities with more control and restraint. Allow a teen to be a teen rather than criticizing them when mistakes happen.

The idea is to heavily discourage people from using fire because of the very high likelihood that someone doing it carelessly would burn down the stage by accident. If the only punishment for not setting anything on fire is a warning then someone might get the idea that it's fine to do as long as they don't set anything on fire, and then they get a little too careless one time, and then the stage catches fire. Musicians do like their pyrotechnics.

Better to just not have anything close to the risk in the first place.

The judges are disqualified for being speciesist against dragons.
I recommend said judges revoke their statements before I BBQ them myself.

Over exaggerated!🥺

I call BS, they probably created that rule just as she did that....poor Kaya
The judges should be disqualified for being anti-dragon

It's a convention. ALL of them have a "No unauthorized fire" rule. If you don't believe that, you haven't seen the level of IDIOCY that takes place at those things. Honestly she IS lucky she's not spending the night in jail for that!

It's not like she meant to blow fire, she just got a little over excited

Then she shouldn't be allowed out in public until she learns to control it! Fire is NOT a joke, or a toy, or a trick. It;'s a WEAPON. She might as well have fired a revolver in the air, for all the damage that could do if it went wrong!

Why are you being so hypocritical against Kaya? She is literally a teenage dragon at this point much like Jake Long was. In their world dragons and other mystical creatures are considered to be rare and are often studied by doctors rather than being taught about their gifts. Instead of judgement they should be treated with understanding and care as they are special and need to know they are welcome and not to be shunned.

I'll allow it. State Fire Marshal would be tearing his hair out.

rood how dare they disqualify her

Serves her right! Unlicensed pyrotechnics are DANGEROUS!

Agreed totally! Some people here may be angry at me and you for saying Kaya deserved that but I hope that once they read my comment they understand why I say that.

Understandable, the fire Marshal could shut a convention down for unauthorized fire. The people running the con are being pretty lenient on her by only disqualifying her.

Kaya really should be glad that she was only disqualified since she could have accidentally started a fire and killed a lot of innocent people. Stuff involving fire should be taken seriously. Reminds me of a fire that happened more than 10 years ago at a nightclub in the city of Santa Maria in the brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. More than 200 people unfortunately died in that tragedy all because one of the members of the band that was playing that night decided to use a firework in a place with a low ceiling. It was all over the news for a long time here and it's still talked to this day.

"No fire" is an entirely reasonable rule. And it's not like it only applies to dragons.

Okay like many others I have to call BS on that one, while I understand the rule about fire but at the same time her song was already done. Plus they didn't exactly tell her that there was no rule against fire and also she's a dragon and that seems more like an accident and she just got to excited.

I don't know I feel like disqualifying her is going to cause an uproar with the crowd especially since her song was already finished and she was just promoting herself. You know I feel like Noma later is going to give the trophie/prize money to Kaya feeling like she was the one who actually won the contest.

It's bloody COMMON SENSE that you NEVER use fire in a public place iwthout informing the people running the place so they can have precautions in place. I'm sorry, but they need to ban Kaya for this stunt. There is no possible alternative if they want to be allowed to hold cons from now on after that stunt. They're GOING to be getting angry letters about the idiot dragon who endangered everyone!

It's more likely the crowd is going to attack Kaya, verbally or even physically, for doing something so insanely, stupidly dangerous! And honestly, a lot will be laughing at Keya. She better not be getting any sympathy, this is a case of buttering your bread, then eating it!

What are you going to suggest they ban both Kaya and Kai? Aren't you being a little bit speciest against dragons by saying someone should be banned for having the ability to breathe fire. *says the dragon defending another dragon*

That's lame. Kaya shouldn't have been DQ'ed

Sadly some staff could be total donkey's and ban her from the con doing that instead of just being DQ'd...

Not donkeys, smart people with common sense. What if that "little flame" had caught the entire venue on fire?!

You're right. She should be banned and arrested for endangering the public!

No way. You can see she was in full control of her fire.

Fire causes panic. Panic causes fear. And fear leads to STAMPEDE!!!!

She's gonna be REALLY lucky if she didn't just open up a REAL can of worms, accidentally demonstrating that she's got super powers on stage. In real life, a thing like this would lead to a LOT of racism/speciesism/whatever. Because people fear things they cannot control

Aww poor drago. If it weren't for that she'd totally kill the competition lol
She gotta control when her fire is appropriate though. Imagine if she causes a disaster with her breath. owo;;

That flame could have LITERALLY killed the competition. She's probably due for a LONG lecture from the police and her parents. this is something she needs to learn, and hopefully Kai will also tear into her for being so stupid.

A bit harsh, but I agree. She needed a good dose of reality here. Some lessons have to be learned the hard way. Especially considering in the real world and fantasy media, indoor pyrotechnics and tricks have lead to people being killed, especially fairly recently.

Fun Fact: I was at BronyCon over a decade ago in New Jersey (before they moved to Baltimore), and a part of the ceiling WAS caught on fire and lead to the center to be temporarily evacuated. Thankfully nobody got hurt but that was freaking scary. Fire is no fucking joke.

I like all the comic social media names. Also I kind of think she would know better by now, except for arsonists, most people don't like unexpected fire.

Verified Kaya moment

Hey Flitchard!
Glad you are enjoying the comic and are actively commenting, but don't overdo it. Some of your comments to others can seem a little hostile. You're completely right in your reasoning about fire safety, but do keep in mind this is a lighthearted comedy comic. No super serious consequences are gonna happen and no one is getting dragons banned from events in the future.

Still, I want to stress, you are completely right on the subject of fire safety in realistic settings. It's exactly why we have strict laws about them. Just take it down a notch when discussing them. We are all friends here and we want to keep it that way ^^

Sorry. I'll cool it.

ALWAYS
Check with the venue before deploying pyrotechnics.

Agreed, and definitely at least read ALL the con rules on what not to bring, and do. It'll save long trips back to the car if you didn't book a room.

I'm just wondering, have Kai or Kaya managed to win ANY game they've been a part of so far??? I mean, the only reason they beat the bunny at their birthday game was because she eventually threw the match for the wolf, right??

(Also, apologies for my hostility in the past.)

They have, just not in the comic so far ^^

Oh come on! No one even told her about that rule!