2015/09/11 [DMFA #1604] - Begin again

[MT Hazard]

*Ding!*  You've gain +1 to maturity!

Good to see Dan taking the high road, especially given his relatively young age (for a cubi). I expected a fight to start, with each side pointing out what was/is 'wrong' with the others lifestyle/viewpoint/etc.

Edit: Corrected the comic number.

[Tapewolf]

Ooh, I really like that.  Dan being sensible and mature.  Goofball makes for better comedy, but it can get aggravating if the character is unendingly stupid.

[Delian Williams]

Teaching the dark side, putting aside differences with your friends, staying in contact with family;
Aary certainly is a multi-faceted creature.

Also, My Little Pony, please stahp turning Ambaaargh's wicked ideas into reality. Thank you.

[e_voyager]

we all grow up sooner or later even those of us who to to put it off forever.

[maus_merryjest]

I'm glad to see Dan is doing a bit of growing up, finally

[Cassi-kun]

Hurray for maturity!

My semi-rhetorical question this time around is, how common is it for Cubi to use their clan name as their surname? Aniz did, and Aary does, but Dan goes by his birth name and Abel doesn't seem to be terribly fond of either option.

Actually I wonder how naming conventions go in general in Furrae. Matilda's surname is actually her birth name, dragons and phoenix oracles are apparently anomic [or at least I think that's the word] from what we've seen so far...

[VAE]

Ooh, I really like that.  Dan being sensible and mature.  Goofball makes for better comedy, but it can get aggravating if the character is unendingly stupid.

Well, either that or he still managed not to forget what Fa'lina does to people starting fights at SAIA. XD

That said, seconded. I quite like the change.

[Eboreg]

My semi-rhetorical question this time around is, how common is it for Cubi to use their clan name as their surname? Aniz did, and Aary does, but Dan goes by his birth name and Abel doesn't seem to be terribly fond of either option.

I think it really is on a more case-by-case basis. Aniz and Aary are both born and raised 'Cubi so they use their clan names since it's the only surname they ever knew. Dan and Abel, on the other hand, were raised as beings but the real difference is that Dan's revelation wasn't too traumatic while Abel's left him huddled in a corner wishing he were dead. This leads to Dan using his original surname rather openly as old habits die hard while Abel doesn't like people using any of his surnames since they represent a past he wants to forget and have it stay forgotten. There's also the fact that Danny-boy doesn't want to ever use a last name of "Cyra" since that would make him a lot of enemies from the outset as well as cause too much potential for a very bad first impression. It's a similar reason to why William Patrick Hitler changed his last name to "Stuart-Houston" in '47, there's just no way he's going to walk around with a last name like "Hitler" after what his uncle did.

[VAE]

My semi-rhetorical question this time around is, how common is it for Cubi to use their clan name as their surname? Aniz did, and Aary does, but Dan goes by his birth name and Abel doesn't seem to be terribly fond of either option.

I think it really is on a more case-by-case basis. Aniz and Aary are both born and raised 'Cubi so they use their clan names since it's the only surname they ever knew. Dan and Abel, on the other hand, were raised as beings but the real difference is that Dan's revelation wasn't too traumatic while Abel's left him huddled in a corner wishing he were dead. This leads to Dan using his original surname rather openly as old habits die hard while Abel doesn't like people using any of his surnames since they represent a past he wants to forget and have it stay forgotten. There's also the fact that Danny-boy doesn't want to ever use a last name of "Cyra" since that would make him a lot of enemies from the outset as well as cause too much potential for a very bad first impression. It's a similar reason to why William Patrick Hitler changed his last name to "Stuart-Houston" in '47, there's just no way he's going to walk around with a last name like "Hitler" after what his uncle did.

I think it's overwhelmingly more due to the fact he only recently found he is a cubi, and he also wants to honor his father.
Like, first of all, I don't think Dan has either the foresight or , say, flexibility to deny his ancestry just because it might put him in hot water elsewhere - I mean, he didn't have a split with his clan or his mother , which'd be the only eventuality that could believably make him do that

More importantly , he's very visibly Cyra, and it's a public secret at best. Like, I dunno, it's like William Patrick Hitler changing his surname while walking about with a giant swastika on his forehead, and perhaps a handful of runes and a Schutzstaffel regiment number tattoo to top that.

[Eboreg]

More importantly , he's very visibly Cyra, and it's a public secret at best. Like, I dunno, it's like William Patrick Hitler changing his surname while walking about with a giant swastika on his forehead, and perhaps a handful of runes and a Schutzstaffel regiment number tattoo to top that.

It's a public secret where Dan is safe and among friends (though the two don't necessarily overlap). He goes to great pains to conceal his clan mark at all times and lets very few people know that he even is 'Cubi. The only things connecting him to Cyra clan outwardly are the blue wings and the green eyes. William Patrick Hitler Stuart-Houston may have had blonde hair and blue eyes but that wouldn't have made many people suspicious. And there's no way in hell he's wearing that moustache.

[Tarakona]

Nice to see Dan growing up a bit.

Does DP count as a kill for every reanimation? Or does it depend on who is buying the ale?

@Delian It wouldn't be so bad if they had their horns. They still look like stick figures with cantaloupes for heads.

@Cassi-kun Thanks for asking! I was wondering the same thing but too chicken to ask lol.

-Tara

[Cassi-kun]

The only things connecting him to Cyra clan outwardly are the blue wings and the green eyes.

Neither of which are actually exclusive to clan Cyra anyway!

I was wondering the same thing but too chicken to ask lol.

Haha I get really nervous about posting sometimes, I'm hella awkward and my anxiety tacks onto the weirdest things.

Talking about porn in restaurants? Yeah okay. Asking questions on a forum dedicated to the thing I have questions about? WHOAHHHH.

[Amber Williams]

Naming conventions can get pretty muddled.  Usually it varies from race to race.  Creatures like Fae, Phoenix oracles,  or Dragons tend to only have one name, where as Mythos naming conventions are as varied as the race itself.  If there is a naming convention for Insectis and Mer...it's a mystery.

As for Cubi, you got it in that most Cubi tend to default to their clan leader (or whoever was their Clan Leader) as a last name.  Clan Leaders tend to only have the single name, and should a member become a new clan leader the most common tactic is to simply use one's first name.  Though in cases where the new leader has an alternative name they sometimes take that.  So like if Dan was to ever ascend, he would have the option of being clan Daniel or clan Ti'Fiona...whichever he preferred.  It isn't uncommon for Cubi to default to their being names if they are raised as a being.  To a few clans, their Being heritage is just as valid and noteworthy as their Cubi heritage.