09-17-07 #820 Never seen a black woman before.

[Zedd]

Anyone else reminded of that Simpsons episode where Homer ends up in our world? No?

I like her. She's the first time the Fae realm has genuinely surprised me!

And I actually have a race-based joke that isn't racist, but it only works if you're white (like me).

How does every joke about Black people start?

*glances nervously over shoulders*

I wouldnt start...Unless you want Ton Nook after you

[Regal]

Fae. Now available in chocolate. 

[techmaster-glitch]

Fae. Now available in chocolate. 

DragonballZ: YOU WILL TURN INTO CHOCOLATE! BZ-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z! *poof!*

[Madd the Sane]

And to add more chaos to Jyrras' day, we just need Wildy to pop up into the area.

Hugs?  I like hugs! Huggles for everyone!

Since Fae seem to like random displays of affection, and Wildy seems to hug humans on sight, this wouldn't turn out too bad.
Of course I could be wrong.

[LigerJet]

Beautiful dark-skinned fae makes me happy.

[Reese Tora]

I believe that Jyrras has seen people with black fur but not people with black skin.  And I presume that that is skin we are seeing.

Animals with black noses have black skin.  If the fur is a single unbroken color, then it's a good bet thier skin is entirely the color of thier nose.  if there are any patches of different colors, the skin may be a different color as well under that patch.

Polar bears are black on the inside.(well, the skin under thier fur is black)
Tigers have stripy skin.

So, maybe it would be right to say Jyrras has never seen someone with so much bare black skin before.  Assuming, of course, that he doesn't know any black-colored amphibian furs.

Then again, I am hard put to recall which characters of Ambers, besides Jyrras himself, have black noses.

Seeing as it's a fanrtasy world, your milage may vary.

[Tapewolf]

Interesting.  Bear in mind that Jyrras constructed a human patch, and according to Amber you need DNA from the race you're making.  He also knew exactly what the effects were likely to be.  So I'm guessing she isn't the first human he's met.  It was still a surprise though.

[Amber Williams]

Interesting.  Bear in mind that Jyrras constructed a human patch, and according to Amber you need DNA from the race you're making.  So I'm guessing she isn't the first human he's met.

That or someone who has been helping him with other projects had the means to supply him with a DNA sample...

[Madmann135]

I can honestly say this is the first DMFA comic where I was genuinely shocked.
My first thought when I saw 'Mis. Fae' was "WHA!!!" and I had Jyrras's face in panels 2 and 4.  My next words were, "where are they Chicago?"  But this is not the first time Jyrras saw a Human with Wings.  Though That was Dan in disguise, though considering how accurate Jyrras was to depicting human (even though Dan looked more angelic than demonic) I say Dan was based on visual reference of the real thing.


*gnaws on table leg for being late in his post*

[Tapewolf]

That or someone who has been helping him with other projects had the means to supply him with a DNA sample...

Which may well mean Mab got the DNA from her since they seem to be friends.  Now according to Merl in his little adventure way back, there were humans once but they died.    I don't know if it's possible for Fae to interbreed with other races (obviously they would also need a spare soul to make a Fae) but given the long lives of the Fae, I'm starting to wonder whether we're seeing the results of such a thing from before the humans died out.

[computer nerd]

Wow didn't see that coming , But Nice job on the surprise

[TheDXM]

This twist pretty much hit me like a train wreck.

I really wanna know what a human's doing with the fae. Considering that fae choose when they're born and when they die, I'd venture to guess she's not the only fae human either, unless they can also select their form.

[Timothy]

She also didn't seem to expect Jyrras to wonder about the human skin but rather the color.
So yes ... there is probably more humanoid fae than just her.

whoa ... 10 fingers!  (and the most fluffy hair tips ever)

[Angel]

Holy cho-pah-lay-bah-jee-bus.

...OK, so I know she's not really a human...right?

[Alondro]

This thread lacks sufficient speculation. So I'll add some...

Perhaps this means that the Fae realm (established to exist outside of Furrae) is actually some sorta bridge between Furrae and Earth, and that fairies and Fae and kitterwings or whatever are, in fact, all one and the same. And that that's where Merlitz's human came from/to in that arc (which I'm too lazy to link to right now ).

Yes, these thoughts are akin to my own.  After all, the human that popped in from somewhere, and such an interdimensional portal would require tremendous power and the ability to violate the laws of physics:  hence, the Fae!   

Either that or make a dimensional flux agitator.   

[Madmann135]

There are a few things I just realised about this comic.

1 - That woman is a spokes fae for black pride
2 - That woman is the cutest cartoon Black woman that I've seen yet (must be the wings)
3 - That final pose in pannel 4 is well worth the wait.

[pseudocompulsion]

Anyone else reminded of that Simpsons episode where Homer ends up in our world? No?

I like her. She's the first time the Fae realm has genuinely surprised me!

And I actually have a race-based joke that isn't racist, but it only works if you're white (like me).

How does every joke about Black people start?

*glances nervously over shoulders*

I wouldnt start...Unless you want Ton Nook after you

No, see, that's the whole joke.  It's making fun of white people who will tell racist jokes to their friends (which I don't), but would be terrified if any non-white person overheard.

Holy cho-pah-lay-bah-jee-bus.

...OK, so I know she's not really a human...right?

Of course not, she's Fae.     And I don't see why she couldn't have a human base form; we know that humans can stumble into Furrae (and freak out Merlitz), so they must exist somewhere.

Wouldn't it be neat if all the Fae on all the realms are based in the same Fae kingdom?  You'd get Furre-Fae, Human-Fae... I'm hoping for Faethulhu, myself. 

*Edited to add something on-topic, and then edited again to add a line break so no one goes blind reading my post.   ...Edited a third time to make a joke about "topicality for the win!" just in case there are any policy debaters in the room.

[GabrielsThoughts]

Perhaps it is she can return chef (southpark) from the dark side.

[Illusionist]

How does every joke about Black people start?

*glances nervously over shoulders*

Hehe...that was actually pretty funny.

Also, this was pretty surprising.

[Aleolus]

OK, not only a human, but also a black human at that!  And a human with farie wings!

[Dard]

Okay, I'll just say that I stare and am amazed!
(and I have seen black human women before)

[Insert Witty Name]

This strip just keeps getting better and better 

[Fuyudenki]

Then again, I am hard put to recall which characters of Ambers, besides Jyrras himself, have black noses.

Seeing as it's a fanrtasy world, your milage may vary.

Jy, Wildy and Biggs, Pyroduck, Azlan, the Rats, and Regina all have black noses, and except for Azlan and Regina's belly markings, they all have solid fur.

Akaen the Angel, Nicky the Demon, Fa'Lina the Cubi, and Hahwru the Were(skunk, it looks like) have black noses, and similar to Azlan and Pyro, they all have two-tone fur.(solid with a chest splotch).

interesting note: Tapewolf, Gabi, Hazmat, and Zedd(I think) have black noses, and I believe Keaton does, as well.(at least, their furvatars do)

Interesting.  Bear in mind that Jyrras constructed a human patch, and according to Amber you need DNA from the race you're making.  So I'm guessing she isn't the first human he's met.

That or someone who has been helping him with other projects had the means to supply him with a DNA sample...

simpler than that, Tapewolf, obviously, Mab borrowed some hair from some of her human-Fae friends.

[Turnsky]

you can blame Llearch for this, he asked me to do it, and i just couldn't pass it up

"Faethulhu"

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

*evil snicker*

[Azlan]

*roflmao*

Sorry, too much MMOs... the chat speak grows on you after awhile.  Faethulhu... *snickers*

You can normally tell an animal's skin color by the color of their noses and pads.  For myself, in animals and furries in general, skin color is not indicative of any type of human cultural connotation.  Because Azlan has a particular skin color does not mean he is a part of a human cultural group, nor does it mean the person behind him is either.  Azlan has varied his skin color between pinkish and black at least a few times.  It just doesn't have the same meaning people attribute things to, at least I do not think so.

[Falcarthum]

Oh my! I don't know what is more funny/shocking about Faethulhu: the fact that is a fae, that is wearing a dress or that is giving a thumb-up...

"Stare an be amazed!" Maybe I adopt it like a motto...

[Fuyudenki]

*roflmao*

Sorry, too much MMOs... the chat speak grows on you after awhile.  Faethulhu... *snickers*

You can normally tell an animal's skin color by the color of their noses and pads.  For myself, in animals and furries in general, skin color is not indicative of any type of human cultural connotation.  Because Azlan has a particular skin color does not mean he is a part of a human cultural group, nor does it mean the person behind him is either.  Azlan has varied his skin color between pinkish and black at least a few times.  It just doesn't have the same meaning people attribute things to, at least I do not think so.

Was just counting how many characters have black noses and solid fur vs. pink noses and/or striped or speckled fur.  I wasn't trying to draw any parallels, just point out that there are more black-nosed DMFA characters than just Jyyras.

Personally, my fursona, if you could call it that, has a black nose, as well.  I'm currently indecisive over whether his coat is auburn, or slate gray, though.  In contrast, I bear a striking resemblance to Raist VII, from King's Blood(my avatar), which is why I adopted him as an identity.

[Tapewolf]

interesting note: Tapewolf, Gabi, Hazmat, and Zedd(I think) have black noses, and I believe Keaton does, as well.(at least, their furvatars do)

That's because they're all canid, and generally canids have black noses.
Now, my dog had a black nose, but the skin on her belly was most definitely pink.

[Azlan]

Most Canines are splotchy skinned, pink and patches of gray/black.  It's a result of our selective breeding, their ancestors are generally mono-toned in skin coloration.