08/11/07 Abel's Story [#95] Liked that shirt

[AnizInDisguise]

Yep, Henya is now in kill mode. Unfortunetly for her, so is Aniz.

[Zedd]

That'll teach her... If you've only got one strike - go for the throat, not the collar bone.

*Charline nods*  That's why we felines always win.     *drools at the blood*  Grrrr... making me hungry... must FEED!   

No down..Bad girl. No eating the prince

[Goatmon]

Oh....shit.  Run, Hennya! 

[Naldru]

That'll teach her... If you've only got one strike - go for the throat, not the collar bone.

*Charline nods*  That's why we felines always win.     *drools at the blood*  Grrrr... making me hungry... must FEED!  

I'll give Hennya the benefit of the doubt and assume that she was going for the carotid artery.

[Distracting]

Whoa, dramatic fight scene so far. I think there's a pressure point around where Hennya was biting, but correct me if I'm wrong.

But what a day for Abel. A funeral, hearing dying thoughts, learning that he's a incubus and that his supposed father was deceiving him, lots of blood, and a ripped shirt. It takes a special skill to have such a bad day, I think.

[Manawolf]

Powerful cubi, and he doesn't even know Mending?

A real man knows how to repair his own equipment.

[Caswin]

A real man knows how to repair his own equipment.

Chalk it up to how, well, he really likes the shirt the way it is, not needing mending at all and so forth.  Personally, I'd call battle damage adding character, but it makes sense.  Sort of.

Quick spec-poll: Who does everyone think is going to win this conflict?  For the past couple weeks, my money's genuinely been on Aniz (as someone else pointed out, 'cubi in this universe get away with far worse all the time, off-panel though it may be), but now that Hennya's actually shaken him, I'd say he's going down (though I highly doubt he'll go alone).

[Amber Williams]

I'll give Hennya the benefit of the doubt and assume that she was going for the carotid artery.

Actually.  You're a bit wrong.  Hennya has made a dangerous mistake in that she didn't want to go lethal, so aimed her first strike for non-lethal damage in hopes it would disable Aniz and possibly scare him off. 

I will say this much, had Hennya used her initial attack for a fatal blow, this fight would probably have ended just as it started. 

But since it hasnt, I just wanted to mention I'm shooting for an extra Abel's Story update this week...which if any astute readers have clued into by now...is codeword for "Amber is trying to avoid multiple weeks of cliffhangery pages"  Take that as you will as a good sign or bad.

[Zedd]

I'll give Hennya the benefit of the doubt and assume that she was going for the carotid artery.

Actually.  You're a bit wrong.  Hennya has made a dangerous mistake in that she didn't want to go lethal, so aimed her first strike for non-lethal damage in hopes it would disable Aniz and possibly scare him off. 

I will say this much, had Hennya used her initial attack for a fatal blow, this fight would probably have ended just as it started. 

But since it hasnt, I just wanted to mention I'm shooting for an extra Abel's Story update this week...which if any astute readers have clued into by now...is codeword for "Amber is trying to avoid multiple weeks of cliffhangery pages"  Take that as you will as a good sign or bad.

Take..one...step...And then again..Do the mario! All toghter now!

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

Take that as you will as a good sign or bad.

I think Hennya's goose is cooked. Anyone want to take me up on that? I'll put a fiver out.

[Azraelle]

Hennya's gonna need some uber moves, now that Aniz is on full alert, if she expects to survive this at all.  The only other possibility is that her attack will simply serve as a distraction long enough for another party to come in and double-team Aniz.  I doubt it will be May, and I highly dought it would be Abel.  So as I said before, the only real option for Hennya's survival is a Deus-Ex (someone or something unexpected comes along to nullify the whole scene).

[Caswin]

The only other possibility is that her attack will simply serve as a distraction long enough for another party...

*Jumps wildly up and down* Ooh!  Ooh!  I know!  I know! *Aniz'd* Ow.

[nikename2]

Uber moves eh? Quick Hennya! Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start!! If that doesn't work try using a gameshark! 

[Shadowcatcher]

\But since it hasnt, I just wanted to mention I'm shooting for an extra Abel's Story update this week...which if any astute readers have clued into by now...is codeword for "Amber is trying to avoid multiple weeks of cliffhangery pages"  Take that as you will as a good sign or bad.

Which means they're going to spend a few updates yelling at eachother Dragonball Z style...

[Amber Williams]

Which means they're going to spend a few updates yelling at eachother Dragonball Z style...

.................must you tempt me?

[techmaster-glitch]

Uber moves eh? Quick Hennya! Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start!! If that doesn't work try using a gameshark! 

Win

[Naldru]

I'll give Hennya the benefit of the doubt and assume that she was going for the carotid artery.

Actually.  You're a bit wrong.  Hennya has made a dangerous mistake in that she didn't want to go lethal, so aimed her first strike for non-lethal damage in hopes it would disable Aniz and possibly scare him off. 

I will say this much, had Hennya used her initial attack for a fatal blow, this fight would probably have ended just as it started. 

But since it hasnt, I just wanted to mention I'm shooting for an extra Abel's Story update this week...which if any astute readers have clued into by now...is codeword for "Amber is trying to avoid multiple weeks of cliffhangery pages"  Take that as you will as a good sign or bad.

Amber actually responded to me.  I shall cherish the moment along with my memories of words from Jim Henson and James Doohan.  All hail to the great and powerful Amber, the constant source of surprise and wonder.

*****  *****

Edit:

I was looking at this response from Amber again.  We now have a definitive primary source of information that we can pick apart syllable by syllable for hidden meanings and premonitions of future events.  (Not that I would actually do such a thing and risk the wrath of the great and powerful Amber.)

However, Amber does seem to be responding comparatively frequently in the past few days, perhaps in an attempt to make sure that our brains are properly scrambled.  Don't worry, Amber.  With regard to this forum, sanity left the building a long time ago.

[Zedd]

Which means they're going to spend a few updates yelling at eachother Dragonball Z style...

.................must you tempt me? D:

If we must...It doesnt make a bit of diffrence guys...The (dragon) balls are Inert!

[King Of Hearts]

Can it be bitey time now? Pleez?

[Manawolf]

Note: when enemy has left two people bleeding profusely and spouting dickish babble, it's time for the kid gloves to come off.

[kaskar]

    What odds are the bookies giving on the result of this fight ? Anyone betting ?

[Turnsky]

\But since it hasnt, I just wanted to mention I'm shooting for an extra Abel's Story update this week...which if any astute readers have clued into by now...is codeword for "Amber is trying to avoid multiple weeks of cliffhangery pages"  Take that as you will as a good sign or bad.

Which means they're going to spend a few updates yelling at eachother Dragonball Z style...

you forgot spending half those panels grunting as if they're in dire need of a laxative

[kaskar]

\But since it hasnt, I just wanted to mention I'm shooting for an extra Abel's Story update this week...which if any astute readers have clued into by now...is codeword for "Amber is trying to avoid multiple weeks of cliffhangery pages"  Take that as you will as a good sign or bad.

Which means they're going to spend a few updates yelling at eachother Dragonball Z style...

you forgot spending half those panels grunting as if they're in dire need of a laxative

  So are we going to be forced into playing the game, " How long can Amber string a story line on for ...  "

[superluser]

It shouldn't have been difficult for him to have simply impaled her with his wing-tentacles.  An experienced 'cubi can cut through rocks with them.

We don't know if they can even break her skin.  There were a few ancient mythological creatures that had hides that were completely impenetrable.  It's not impossible that Amber has made a creature with a hide that's difficult even for creatures to break.

Who knows?  Maybe the tentacles were trying to impale her in the first place.

I think Hennya's goose is cooked. Anyone want to take me up on that? I'll put a fiver out.

I max out at a Coke, and the odds are so even in my mind that I'd only bet that Hennya will eat it--because I'd have a Coke for consolation that it didn't turn out the way I wanted.

you forgot spending half those panels grunting as if they're in dire need of a laxative

Can we link to ``I hope my body can take it,'' or is that not acceptable for a PG board?

[RJ]

Oh yeah, didn't Kria say that she'd drop by later to talk with Abel?

[kaskar]

Take that as you will as a good sign or bad.

I think Hennya's goose is cooked. Anyone want to take me up on that? I'll put a fiver out.

   ? A fiver is the bet on Hennya going down permantly?  I may say that Hennya scrapes thru. Of course, bets are off if there is not a definite 'kill' , or a temporary retreat occurs. ( Blood, Blood, Blood ...... )

   [ I now will take back the bet, since it was ( I presume ) five euro dollars, not American... Sorry about that, but I have better things to do with my money ... ] ~2*

Oh yeah, didn't Kria say that she'd drop by later to talk with Abel?

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

   [ I now will take back the bet, since it was now ( I presume ) five euro dollars, or whatever ... Sorry about that, but I have better things to do with my money ... ]

5 pounds, actually. $5 EUR is about $6.83 USD, whereas £5 is $10.09 USD. Rounding, of course, and numbers from www.xe.com and subject to change...

[kaskar]

   [ I now will take back the bet, since it was now ( I presume ) five euro dollars, or whatever ... Sorry about that, but I have better things to do with my money ... ]

5 pounds, actually. $5 EUR is about $6.83 USD, whereas £5 is $10.09 USD. Rounding, of course, and numbers from www.xe.com and subject to change...

I didn't know you were from England. When you said a fiver, I thought it was 5 dollars .  Sorry about that ...

[superluser]

In the interests of cultural exchange, I think that Kaskar should bet five of Llearch's currency, and Llearch should bet 5 of Kaskar's.

[Turnsky]

  So are we going to be forced into playing the game, " How long can Amber string a story line on for ...  "

offhand, for as long as she can plausibly. that's taking plot twists, and exposition into account.

or as long as her relative sanity holds out, that said it's not your straight out fight scene between two parties, there's plenty of variables, Hennya's one of them, Kria's another, and if Abel snaps out of it, he'd be another, yet easy to subdue, element to the mix.

Heck, if Fa'Lina or a Warp-Aci pops in, that's another two variables...  Regardless, it's the proverbial can of worms, that's why i love it so.