06/09/07, Abel's Story #92, Didn't Go Exactly as Planned

[Naldru]

I dread Abel's Story ending.

The question could be not only when will it end, but will it end.  After all, Abel's Story is merely a prequel to the main story line.  Abel's story will therefore continue in the main story line, with the possibility of back-stories being inserted from time to time to further complement the prequel.

[Damaris]

Okay, fine.  I'll say it the rude way.

We don't like know-it-alls.  So I'd work on that before Darkmoon catches you.

[kaskar]

   

I dread Abel's Story ending.

The question could be not only when will it end, but will it end.  After all, Abel's Story is merely a prequel to the main story line.  Abel's story will therefore continue in the main story line, with the possibility of back-stories being inserted from time to time to further complement the prequel.

So is Abel's story eventually going to turn into one of those big flashbacks that everyone hates ?

[RushFox]

   

I dread Abel's Story ending.

The question could be not only when will it end, but will it end.  After all, Abel's Story is merely a prequel to the main story line.  Abel's story will therefore continue in the main story line, with the possibility of back-stories being inserted from time to time to further complement the prequel.

So is Abel's story eventually going to turn into one of those big flashbacks that everyone hates ?

I don't think Abel's the "true" main character in that fashion(maybe in his story, but not DMFA as well).

He's an important one, but I don't see his story pulling a "Darth Vader" at any point. It'll probably end at SAIA, either when introduced to his first class, or when he meets Destania.


Also, for some reason when I read the first two panels, I always imagine Abel screaming "STOOOOOOL!!!" as a battlecry. Imagine it being similar to The Tick's "SPOOOOON!!!". There ya go, instant catch phrase!

[Kamunt]

So is Abel's story eventually going to turn into one of those big flashbacks that everyone hates ?

Hey, I happen to enjoy those flashbacks very thoroughly, thank you very much.

[Magic]

is to get to Abel a less obnoxious teacher of the Cubi ways

Where's the fun in that? Fa'lina can do better than that, really.
Who better to teach the subject he loathes the most?

I dread Abel's Story ending.

Nonsense. He has more pain to feel.

Come on Abel! At least now you have two wooden stakes to stab him with! (No, I'm not suggesting Aniz is a vampire.)

You're encouraging him to stab you?

That wasn't the point of his post? For the irony?

When did he mention that? Did I miss something?

He might be implying it. He's likely conceding to the fact that he'd probably have to drag Abel, half beaten to death, by his ear, to SAIA. Still, I digress.

My God, if I were hit by a freakin' stool I would've gone down crying like a baby.
...
(other posts about how unfeeling Aniz is)

Morph all pain receptors in your body into extra body tissue. You can still be cut and bleed, but be devoid of feeling. Internal damage (except perhaps chest compression at levels that can stop or liquefy the heart) can be temporarily repaired by shapeshifter regeneration and basic knowledge of your anatomy. (It will at least stop internal bleeding until you can get to a surgeon.)

That'd require him making a mental note on the surface of his mind that he's going to hit him with a chair. Most people don't do that. When they're mad, they grab something, hit someone. They don't think about it.

Bzzzt. Wrong answer. Thank you for playing.

Two reasons.

Anger is a thought, even if it is subconscious. All emotions are still inside your brain and registers as thoughts, not some arbitrary properties of your soul, consciousness or what have you. Aniz gets to read that.

Hitting someone over the head with a chair because you hate that person and you did it because of provocation is still a subconscious act and consequently a thought and not a reflex. Automatism cannot be used as a defense to liability of state of mind here. That is why if Aniz was a normal being and was killed, Abel can be charged with voluntary manslaughter. Bottomline, Aniz still gets to read it as a thought and react accordingly.

Though, this is all garbage since it didn't hurt, at all.

So is Abel's story eventually going to turn into one of those big flashbacks that everyone hates?

Possibly.

[Turnsky]

I dread Abel's Story ending.

don't forget how old Abel is in the DMFA proper, that's a LOT of background history to cover. 600 or so years worth, infact.

i'd be worrying more about amber's attention span running out than the comic running out of story 

[kaskar]

  

I don't think Abel's the "true" main character in that fashion(maybe in his story, but not DMFA as well).

He's an important one, but I don't see his story pulling a "Darth Vader" at any point. It'll probably end at SAIA, either when introduced to his first class, or when he meets Destania.


Also, for some reason when I read the first two panels, I always imagine Abel screaming "STOOOOOOL!!!" as a battlecry. Imagine it being similar to The Tick's "SPOOOOON!!!". There ya go, instant catch phrase!

    Or should that be SPORK !!!

[Manawolf]

No, I'm sorry, you fail, the correct answer was spoon.  Keeps talking of utensils and I'll have to get out occam's razor again.

[Tapewolf]

don't forget how old Abel is in the DMFA proper, that's a LOT of background history to cover. 600 or so years worth, infact.

Well, he's just shy of 400 in the mainline, but yeah.  We've only covered about 25 of those years.

i'd be worrying more about amber's attention span running out than the comic running out of story 

Perhaps.  It has occurred to me that the bulk of Abel's time in SAIA may consist of him learning things rather than actually interesting events, hence it may proceed relatively quickly.

[Turnsky]

don't forget how old Abel is in the DMFA proper, that's a LOT of background history to cover. 600 or so years worth, infact.

Well, he's just shy of 400 in the mainline, but yeah.  We've only covered about 25 of those years.

i'd be worrying more about amber's attention span running out than the comic running out of story 

Perhaps.  It has occurred to me that the bulk of Abel's time in SAIA may consist of him learning things rather than actually interesting events, hence it may proceed relatively quickly.

it'll be interesting to see him meet SAIA's doctor for the first time, however.. given the content of abel's story is more mature.. eheheh

[Netami]

Oh christ. 

[Turnsky]

Oh christ. 

i meant in the blood department. 

[kaskar]

        Is Abel's room to become a place of convenient flashbacks to the past. We have Kria in it, Aniz may show his head in the main series, and of course , We have heard of the saccherine voiced pink poodle, Fa'lina .Destina will probably turn up soon, as a tutor in suvival from Saia, and many, many others, seems the flashbacks might turn into an electrical storm ...

[Prof B Hunnydew]

i'd be worrying more about amber's attention span running out than the comic running out of story 

Perhaps.  It has occurred to me that the bulk of Abel's time in SAIA may consist of him learning things rather than actually interesting events, hence it may proceed relatively quickly.

it'll be interesting to see him meet SAIA's doctor for the first time, however.. given the content of abel's story is more mature.. eheheh

Abel's Goth period would be interesting to see, and why it is so dangerous for a Cubi to get so depressed.  And oh Yes!, His first medical exam with Prof Ink that may be cover in this Abel's story..   Please

Oh when did I become such a fan-girl for Prof Ink...I will never know.

To Ink   
PBH

[GabrielsThoughts]

questions: will able be hideously scarred?

Will aniz get the S[poo]T beaten out of him at some point, or with that be left up to the fans?

[thegayhare]

as the stool broke Aniz decided that his son needs a spanking so he's gonna go japanise tentical monster on the boy...

[Naldru]

        Is Abel's room to become a place of convenient flashbacks to the past. We have Kria in it, Aniz may show his head in the main series, and of course , We have heard of the saccherine voiced pink poodle, Fa'lina .Destina will probably turn up soon, as a tutor in suvival from Saia, and many, many others, seems the flashbacks might turn into an electrical storm ...

I'm waiting anxiously for information on the library incident at SAIA.
http://www.missmab.com/Cast/abel.php

My sister's a librarian and I wonder if I might have anything interesting to show her.

By the way, let me take this opportunity to apologize if my attitude has accidentally offended anybody.  I assure you that that was not my intention.

[Alan Garou]

Beware the EmoWock, my son
The moping, the LSD
Beware its cruddy poems, and shun
it, lest it whine at thee.

[Turnsky]

i'd be worrying more about amber's attention span running out than the comic running out of story 

Perhaps.  It has occurred to me that the bulk of Abel's time in SAIA may consist of him learning things rather than actually interesting events, hence it may proceed relatively quickly.

it'll be interesting to see him meet SAIA's doctor for the first time, however.. given the content of abel's story is more mature.. eheheh

Abel's Goth period would be interesting to see, and why it is so dangerous for a Cubi to get so depressed.

perhaps since 'cubi can "feed" off emotions, etc. Perhaps a depressed 'cubi can feed off emotions to a point where there's nothing left of the person.


and never satiated.

kinda like the 'wendigo' (although references are hard to find), they're emo incarnate from what i remember, and like to feed off human flesh.

[Tapewolf]

perhaps since 'cubi can "feed" off emotions, etc. Perhaps a depressed 'cubi can feed off emotions to a point where there's nothing left of the person.

This is unclear but I think they're feeding off radiated excess emotions rather than actually taking anything from their prey/host/victim.

[Turnsky]

perhaps since 'cubi can "feed" off emotions, etc. Perhaps a depressed 'cubi can feed off emotions to a point where there's nothing left of the person.

This is unclear but I think they're feeding off radiated excess emotions rather than actually taking anything from their prey/host/victim.

True enough, but, given a depressive state is a black pit of despair and sadness, perhaps that might work like the proverbial black hole? or something that works completely opposite?.. like an emo 'cubi exudes depression so much so that it affects everything around them, even the emotional states of other sentient beings.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

Maybe it's just that they look cooler than Fa'Lina, and that makes her unhappy?

[Alondro]

   

I dread Abel's Story ending.

The question could be not only when will it end, but will it end.  After all, Abel's Story is merely a prequel to the main story line.  Abel's story will therefore continue in the main story line, with the possibility of back-stories being inserted from time to time to further complement the prequel.

So is Abel's story eventually going to turn into one of those big flashbacks that everyone hates ?

*Charline plays the emo Naruto music*  Abel's father killed his family, seeking to increase the power of his Sharingen... 

[superluser]

This is unclear but I think they're feeding off radiated excess emotions rather than actually taking anything from their prey/host/victim.

I seem to remember someone saying (read: I'm not sure if it were Amber) that they could forcibly drain emotions, but that they typically just feed off of radiated emotions, since forcibly draining emotions usually leaves the drainer at a net loss.

[Azlan]

Bah, what a discourse... The chair has no noticeable effect on Aniz because he is tough and Abel is not.  It appears to be one of those points where, like the older generations, where an abusive or heavy handed father is finally challenged by the son.  This appears to be shaping up to be a serious smack-down for Abel.

[Tapewolf]

I seem to remember someone saying (read: I'm not sure if it were Amber) that they could forcibly drain emotions, but that they typically just feed off of radiated emotions, since forcibly draining emotions usually leaves the drainer at a net loss.

Yeah, I think it was actually me who asked about it, because I've used that effect in my writings from time to time.  I was deliberately ignoring that in this case for some reason... probably because if it did actually damage the victim, it wouldn't be allowed to be done to other 'Cubi at SAIA.
I've always thought of that as being like mopping up a floor with a dripping pipe... if you force-drain someone's emotions, you've cleaned away the puddle but it eventually comes back.  It makes the effect good for stopping pain or wiping away someone's depression, which is what I've done it with it.  But we are digressing.

It appears to be one of those points where, like the older generations, where an abusive or heavy handed father is finally challenged by the son.  This appears to be shaping up to be a serious smack-down for Abel.

"It was Keyser Soze, inspector!  I mean the Devil himself!  How do you shoot the Devil in the back...?  What if you miss?"

[kaskar]

*Charline plays the emo Naruto music*  Abel's father killed his family, seeking to increase the power of his Sharingen... 

Cid was never Abel's father. Aniz, after killing Cid, shapeshifted himself to look like " Cid " . After 25 years, Aniz now sees that Abel has turned into ' (for the moment a rather inept), Cubi . His job as "Cid" is done. Now he can stretch his wings ...

   ( My apologies for any double meanings or unsequential quotes )

[ShiningShadow]

I knew Falina had a hand in this that's why I don't trust her what evil scheme she has for poor Abel I think he would be as defiant when he was at SAIA not playing her game. I have to wonder what will kill Aniz a footstool *NOWAY* If Abel had that ability to have his tenticals reach for some bad ass blades then we have Aniz Steaks cooking on the grill with some beer over it mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm beer steaks .

[Azlan]

"It was Keyser Soze, inspector!  I mean the Devil himself!  How do you shoot the Devil in the back...?  What if you miss?"

Who is Keyser Soze?