22/06/08 [Abel 2 #22] - What a book

[Zorro]

...and this is when Fa'lina discovered one of her most effective treatments -
Porn Therapy.

Cubi the undisputed Porn Masters of the creatures.   

[Slowtini]

...and this is when Fa'lina discovered one of her most effective treatments -
Porn Therapy.

Cubi the undisputed Porn Masters of the creatures.   

...
......
-imagines what fun the fanfic writers will have due to that sentence you just uttered-
-drinks until memory of what I imagined is gone-

[Tapewolf]

-imagines what fun the fanfic writers will have due to that sentence you just uttered-

Very little, actually.  Most of the current crop of writers are pretty restrained.

[SpottedKitty]

Or maybe she knew all along and is doing this on purpose to affect Abel's impression of her.

I'd say definitely. Remember, this is Fa'lina we're talking about: she of the reference posters that messed with Dan's mind. Add in the typical 'Cubi seen-it-all attitude, and... can we safely assume Fa'lina knows how little Abel knows about 'Cubi? As far as I can tell, practically everything she does is an act put on to some purpose, as in the last few scenes of the "Unwilling and Abel" arc.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

It's probably a romance novel. ...Pornographic romance novel, true, but still, if they're going to write an entire novel they need to have SOMETHING in it besides the sex scenes.

Since when? ;-]

But still, even for a full-sized novel, it's true it would be odd for it to wait what looks like more than 100 pages before getting explicit enough for Fa'Lina to realize what she was reading.

Or maybe she knew all along and is doing this on purpose to affect Abel's impression of her.

Heh. Ok, that seems more likely.

[Aleolus]

Aww, come on Fa'Lina!  I wanted to hear how that scene ended!  Finish it up, pleeeese!

[Angel]

I love how Abel's eyes go shiny again after "waking up"

(looks again) Oh, THAT'S why he looked different. Shouldn't that book's topics be the last thing on anyone's mind right now? Oh, wait... that's why Fa'Lina brought the book in the first place isn't it.

...and this is when Fa'lina discovered one of her most effective treatments -
Porn Therapy.

Cubi the undisputed Porn Masters of the creatures.   

Maybe, although some Cubi may not like that single-minded view of their natures. Though it does seem to be based on the truth.

[Alondro]

*Charline confirms the stereotype*  We're all porn, all the time, baby!   Except for Ink... and I'm not even going to mention what he's into! 

[Castle Pokemetroid]

*Charline confirms the stereotype*  We're all porn, all the time, baby!   Except for Ink... and I'm not even going to mention what he's into! 

. . .

[Valynth]

*Charline confirms the stereotype*  We're all porn, all the time, baby!   Except for Ink... and I'm not even going to mention what he's into! 

I kinda thought you two would be into the same thing....

[Slowtini]

*Charline confirms the stereotype*  We're all porn, all the time, baby!   Except for Ink... and I'm not even going to mention what he's into! 

K + Ink = -is shot-

[Castle Pokemetroid]

*Charline confirms the stereotype*  We're all porn, all the time, baby!   Except for Ink... and I'm not even going to mention what he's into! 

K + Ink = -is shot-

Not to mention to put a y at the end of that . . .

[Naldru]

Actually, I was thinking of the song Chantilly Lace, an old rock and roll classic.  There was a line in there that went "You know what I like".  Well, with cubi, that would be true.  Of course, sometimes you might not want to know what the other person likes.

[Psaakyrn]

*Charline confirms the stereotype*  We're all porn, all the time, baby!   Except for Ink... and I'm not even going to mention what he's into! 

K + Ink = -is shot-

Not to mention to put a y at the end of that . . .

I was quite sure he was more of a Dr+Ink..

[Kesh]

Isn't Oolong the pig from dragon ball? hmm...

It's also a type of tea. Very good tea, too. mmmm...

[Alondro]

*nods*  It's my favorite tea next to Earl Grey.  There's a Chinese buffet near me that makes incredibly good oolong.  I don't know how they steep it or what brand of tea leaves they use, but it's incredibly good.  It has a sweetish, faintly vanilla-like flavor.  I never put anything in it for fear of ruining the delicate essence.

[Tycoon]

Too bad she didn't use that DMFA fanfic that currently resides in the treasury for this comic...

[Caswin]

Contents of the book aside (although on top of all this, I like her reaction, too)...

There's the act in itself of her reading to Abel until he comes out of catatonia.

Stop making me like Fa'Lina so much!  Where's the insane, person-hurting sadist I would expect to find easy to dislike?

[kaskar]

    I wonder what flavor Doctor Ink's tea is now, from the book ...

[Joe3210]

    I wonder what flavor Doctor Ink's tea is now, from the book ...

Shock and awe?

[Tapewolf]

There's the act in itself of her reading to Abel until he comes out of catatonia.
Stop making me like Fa'Lina so much!  Where's the insane, person-hurting sadist I would expect to find easy to dislike?

Since it looks like she becomes Abel's mentor for most of the time he's at SAIA, what's going to be really interesting is when and how she explains to him that the Academy teaches its students how to torture people, murder them and eat their souls.  (Of course we know it teaches more innocuous things too, but those are the ones which are going to freak him out big-time).

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

    I wonder what flavor Doctor Ink's tea is now, from the book ...

It won't be. Abel is in quarantine, remember? Back a couple of strips.

The only reason Ink's tea was flavoured by Dan is because he didn't know how to shield himself.

[Tezkat]

*Charline confirms the stereotype*  We're all porn, all the time, baby!   Except for Ink... and I'm not even going to mention what he's into! 

I'm sure there's porn of that, too.

It won't be. Abel is in quarantine, remember? Back a couple of strips.

Ah, but is Ink outside the the quarantine zone?

The only reason Ink's tea was flavoured by Dan is because he didn't know how to shield himself.

I don't think it works that way. There's no evidence that mind shields block one's own emotional radiation. Indeed, Fa'Lina's ability to shield her emotions is considered unusual among Cubi... even discomforting.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

I don't think it works that way. There's no evidence that mind shields block one's own emotional radiation. Indeed, Fa'Lina's ability to shield her emotions is considered unusual among Cubi... even discomforting.

"filter" might be a better word than "block". I'm guessing, mind, but my understanding was something along the lines of _limiting_ the amount you spread around the local area, rather than flooding everyone in sight.

I could well be wrong, of course. We'll have to wait for Amber to get back to find out... ;-]

[ShiningShadow]

I do wonder where Amber got the 'source material' for that story extract. But once you've read one of them I guess you've read them all, can't be too hard to make one up.

The other thing I wonder about is if it ever bugs amber that so much background text gets obscured, this has the positive effect of being a useful device for conveying an idea that is better with less detail, but has the negative effect that some readers will spend an age using image enhancing software to figure out what the words are and then start a conspiracy theory about. I for one think she has a done a good job of it.

I think I have an idea. This is an assumption I think is those romance novels that has Fabio on the cover. I remember reading those and others from the Harlequin novel that my ex lend them to me. I think Amber got that line from those i think or I could be wrong.

[SpottedKitty]

"filter" might be a better word than "block".

<nod> I'm remembering what Abel said to Jyrras when their discussion got around to Dan and what he might be doing with his 'Cubi abilities, accidentally or not.

[Alterationartist]

I've always wondered what kind of alt-text/title Amber would put under these if she wasn't lazy enough to simply number them.

For this one, my guess goes for "God forbid."