07/19/09 [DMFA #1022] - Education is Boring.

[OminousShadow]

Heh. I love how those 3 can annoy Abel all at the same time.

[JackTheCubiWolf]

Yes, we want the puppets.

Edit: Beat By one minute. Can someone combine them?

[Corgatha Taldorthar]

The expression on Dan's face in the last panel is positively frightening.

[JackTheCubiWolf]

You beat me by a minute. Oh well. They get on his nerves so well.

[Jairus]

Jyrras would be the one taking notes. And I don't mean because he's a nerd: it's because he's interested in researching magic and understanding it. This is an excellent opportunity for him to learn about a new topic, maybe even learn some stuff about Deebs or how to summon his own Warp-Aci. Also, I really like Jy's pose in that last panel for some reason. I just like how he's so engrossed in this topic.

A good haiku.
But Dan is a poor student.
Poor Teacher Abel.

[Garsemor]

Strangely, whenever both Dan and Fi are boared, they have a big resamblance. just look at page 959.

[Nobody]

I have a whole new sympathy for all my college professors now; though, I have to say, Warp-Aci is a class I would love to be a part of.  Where can I sign up?

Strangely, whenever both Dan and Fi are boared, they have a big resamblance. just look at page 959.

That may have something to do with Fi belonging to Dan/being his summon now; though, if past comics are any indication, they may simply have similar personalities.

[Baal Hadad]

Who's reminded here of when Abel first met Dan and taught him about cubi history?

[Turnsky]

Fa'Lina uses puppets. 

[Nobody]

Which side do you think Dan get's his love of puppets from anyway?  Mom or dads?

[Jairus]

Which side do you think Dan get's his love of puppets from anyway?  Mom or dads?

Mom's side, I'd say. Cubi tend to be that weird.

[Zedd]

Well I do wonder how long Abel can hold out till he reaches his boiling point..Then again he looks more ticked off enough already

[Denji]

Haikus are easy.
But sometimes they don't make sense.
Refrigerator.

Aside from first real post outside of introductions, I thought Jyrras was sitting on his tail in the the last panel and I was going 'Oh gheez I wonder if that's painful' and now I just realized it was the angle of my laptop screen. *fail*

[Tapewolf]

The expression on Dan's face in the last panel is positively frightening.

Indeed.  So much for his fresh start with Abel.  Though at the end of the day he does seem to have switched from distrusting him to winding him up.

I wonder whether this is part of Fa'Lina's plan?  Get Abel used to teaching so that he can return to SAIA as a staff member instead of a sort of wastrel student?

In Dan's defence, there is probably a lot of information being thrown at him at once, whereas a properly-structured course would layer it.  That and if it's anything like our sciences there's going to be a lot of prerequisite theory that Dan doesn't yet know.

[Turnsky]

In Dan's defence, there is probably a lot of information being thrown at him at once, whereas a properly-structured course would layer it.  That and if it's anything like our sciences there's going to be a lot of prerequisite theory that Dan doesn't yet know.

Doesn't most Cubi have a short attention span anyway?

[Tapewolf]

Doesn't most Cubi have a short attention span anyway?

I considered that, but I'd expect Abel to have taken that into account.  He might just be in a bad mood for some reason, but conceivably the first few semesters at SAIA include ways of improving concentration (which Dan obviously wouldn't have done).

[Madmann135]

Dan and Fi are twins separated by dimensions and such.
I don't think that Fi's personality changed much since Dan became his master.  Actually before Dan and After Dan Fi just appeared to loosen up.


Though Fi asking to look at Jyrras's notes is what really make this one a keeper.  I would have guessed Dan would ask for the notes but Dan went for the puppets.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

A good haiku.
But Dan is a poor student.
Poor Teacher Abel.

Unlike that haiku
You have just four syllables
in your first line there

Technically one
should have mention of seasons
in a haiku, too.

[Ghostwish]

They are learning! They've learned that annoying Abel is hilariously good fun!

[Darkdragon]

Jyrras would also be the type of person to carry a notebook and a pen to take notes with on a normal day. 

A good haiku.
But Dan is a poor student.
Poor Teacher Abel.

Unlike that haiku
You have just four syllables
in your first line there

Technically one
should have mention of seasons
in a haiku, too.

However, "haiku"
has three morae (syllables)
when in Japanese.

A haiku without
a kigo (season word) is
known as a Senryū. 

[Sofox]

In Dan's defence, there is probably a lot of information being thrown at him at once, whereas a properly-structured course would layer it.  That and if it's anything like our sciences there's going to be a lot of prerequisite theory that Dan doesn't yet know.

I saw it more as an expression of the bane of any fantasy based story taking place in another universe: buckets of magical theory, backstory, species and history to convey to the reader without them getting bored and still enjoying the story.
Some webcomics fall into this trap, overloading the reader with explanation or necessary information on the universe starting with the second page and going on till the fifth in the form of a dialogue or caption boxes.
Tales of the Questor largely avoids this by having a clear reason why the exposition is taking place; by having the universe being thought out and interesting in and of itself in the first place; and still keeping a focus on the character who are listening (I loved the part where Quentyn gets a long explanation about a magical sword and then just yells out "but how do I USE it?", something I was focused on too).
Amber has a different style, that which she doesn't explain in non comic forms such as forum posts or Demonology 101, she delivers through casual conversation and just the regular happenings of the plot. When exposition is required, it is delivered in short, sharp bursts interspersed with jokes and antics, or with a character having a bored or funny reaction to it, and possibly also a self reference over the "joy" of having these nice explanations ("gratuitous economics lecture").
It's a good strategy in my opinion. I mean, we here are hardcore fans (mostly) so we largely like discussing finicky plot point and universe elements in forum posts.
But for other casual and regular readers, they just want to enjoy the comic, and not as many of them enjoy long winding exposition on theory and history that doesn't exist in the real world.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

However, "haiku"
has three morae (syllables)
when in Japanese.

Really? How are the three broken up, then?

[Zedd]

Doesn't most Cubi have a short attention span anyway?

You know th-Oh look a kitty...What was we talking about again?

[icarus]

However, "haiku"
has three morae (syllables)
when in Japanese.

Really? How are the three broken up, then?

ha
i
ku

[Ted Schiller]

(snip)

Technically one
should have mention of seasons
in a haiku, too.

Salting the wounds, Dan
and Fi make Abel's life much
more miserable.

Like that?   

With regards,
Ted

[Ted Schiller]

You beat me by a minute. Oh well. They get on his nerves so well.

That's the problem of dealing with Beings or those who were raised as Beings.  On the one hand, they are mature at such an early age.  On the other hand, one can only learn so much in twenty-some years.

With regards,
Ted

[Ghostwish]

You beat me by a minute. Oh well. They get on his nerves so well.

That's the problem of dealing with Beings or those who were raised as Beings.  On the one hand, they are mature at such an early age.  On the other hand, one can only learn so much in twenty-some years.

With regards,
Ted

Well, on the flip side, how the heck is Abel mature? He's got the maturity of an angsty teen, really.

[Nyomi]

It might just be me, but something tells me Dan would probably learn it better the hard way. 

[Lego3400]

I hope amber gets her arrow keys fixed soon >.>

[Ted Schiller]

It might just be me, but something tells me Dan would probably learn it better the hard way. 

With Dan, learning through pain is not the hard way.    But, yeah, he would learn better that way.

With regards,
Ted