2017-12-04 [DMFA # 1803] Colours of mourning

[MT Hazard]

Where we learn that black wings in mourning is a tradition, not just the choice of one clan leader.

Curiously Piflak is the only character I've seen with pads on her hands.

[Tapewolf]

Where we learn that black wings in mourning is a tradition, not just the choice of one clan leader.

Curiously Piflak is the only character I've seen with pads on her hands.

This is indeed curious.  Jakob and co originally had paw-pads in Project Future since it seemed like a sensible idea for them to grip things with.  But no DMFA character has ever had them so they kind of faded away.  Now we have Piflak and I'm wondering how it all hangs together.

As for the black wings, presumably that tends to be done in private or among other 'Cubi since if you're pretending to be some other Creature, having your wings suddenly change colour might raise a few awkward questions.  I'll have to remember this for future stuff - I think there's only a couple of places where I should really consider going back and adding black wings.

[Nightmask]

Where we learn that black wings in mourning is a tradition, not just the choice of one clan leader.

Curiously Piflak is the only character I've seen with pads on her hands.

This is indeed curious.  Jakob and co originally had paw-pads in Project Future since it seemed like a sensible idea for them to grip things with.  But no DMFA character has ever had them so they kind of faded away.  Now we have Piflak and I'm wondering how it all hangs together.

As for the black wings, presumably that tends to be done in private or among other 'Cubi since if you're pretending to be some other Creature, having your wings suddenly change colour might raise a few awkward questions.  I'll have to remember this for future stuff - I think there's only a couple of places where I should really consider going back and adding black wings.

I don't know, magic is common enough I'd think changing the colors of one's wings is up there with other cosmetic magics so wouldn't be that suspicious.  The only thing you might have to worry about is if you're trying to conceal you're a cubi and people know that they change wings to black as a sign of mourning, unless other non-cubi are known to do so as well.

[Grey Wolf]

Well, white is also a color of mourning in some cultures...

[AzureEdge]

Well, that explains the leader of that one Clan that has members inquiring about Abel since, if I remember right, her wings have been Black ever since Siar died. Thought it was part of some overly dramatic thing she was doing. Turns out it is actually a part of Cubi Culture for her to have done that, she just never stopped.

[Tapewolf]

Well, that explains the leader of that one Clan that has members inquiring about Abel since, if I remember right, her wings have been Black ever since Siar died. Thought it was part of some overly dramatic thing she was doing. Turns out it is actually a part of Cubi Culture for her to have done that, she just never stopped.

Seme is the despair clan leader, so she's likely to go in for that in a bigger way than many.

[WarenRose]

The subject of mourning kinda hits close to home right now, I just lost my fiance to cancer a few weeks ago( thank you everyone for your warm thoughts). I mostly wanted to thank Amber for her comic strip, in a way it has helped me maintain a sense of 'normalcy' in my life.

[ZacAttac21]

Dang, her hair is so pretty.

[Cassi-kun]

I like how Abyss went with anime-angel type wings.

And I notice that Piflak said "most," so wonder what the clans who don't turn their wings black do instead, if they do anything particular at all.

[Puyon]

Y'know, I was wondering about Piflak's hands and how they're padded. I've seen padded paws on the feet of certain characters, but never the hands. By the way, have you ever seen raccoon paws? They're much less padded paws and more like straight up hands.

Also... Somehow I didn't catch the color change in the wings between last appearance and now...

[Akktari]

The subject of mourning kinda hits close to home right now, I just lost my fiance to cancer a few weeks ago( thank you everyone for your warm thoughts). I mostly wanted to thank Amber for her comic strip, in a way it has helped me maintain a sense of 'normalcy' in my life.

I'm so sorry to hear.

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I also noticed that the color of Piflak's pads changed color. In strip #1389, when her wings were black, her pads are white/cream color. Wonder why...?

[Akisohida]

I have a face for livestreaming video games...which I do!

Poor Abyss..I kinda wand to learn more of her species, but something tells me they get kind of grabby.

[Cassi-kun]

Poor Abyss..I kinda wand to learn more of her species, but something tells me they get kind of grabby.

I wonder if it's at least partially because of the tendency to grow into their clan's affiliation, too.

And I see now that the page is shaded, she's pink and sparkly too!

[Angel]

Note to self: update will so that everyone has to wear magical-girl looking white/pink sparklies to my funeral.

Also, love Abyss's memory of the fellow she's mourning. XD

[AzureEdge]

Oh yeah. I just remembered. It is said an outfit worn to a Piflak party is sure to make the designer famous. I wonder just how much further it would go with Piflak herself saying she loves the outfit and one of her children or grandchildren or so on being from an important fashion magazine hearing this.