02/21/09 [DMFA #975] - That dryer's always breaking down…

[Jairus]

Ouch.

Ooh... clever, Miss Regina. Although she may not have known that Dan doesn't know any magic, so this was more luck on her part.

And is that sushi and wasabi Devin's got while Fi's carrying the sandwiches? Looks yummy, either way. Also, sounds like a fun story he's telling.

[Jack McSlay]

This almost looks like a star wars "close blast doors"/"open blast doors" reference

[Orion Asmodeus Dezagrats]

Them reinforced walls take all the fun out of chasing Reginas.

[Janus Whitefurr]

She's stealing pages from the hero/protagonist playbook. Usually it's a good guy trying to close the door before the invincible badthing smashes through it.

[Naldru]

The statement referred to major building supports and doorways.  Walls weren't mentioned.  As long as the wall isn't load bearing, there was no need to reinforce it.  The next thing we see may be tentacles punching through the walls.

[Lisky]

The statement referred to major building supports and doorways.  Walls weren't mentioned.  As long as the wall isn't load bearing, there was no need to reinforce it.  The next thing we see may be tentacles punching through the walls.

reminds me of an episode of burn notice "every wanna be gangster will armor their front door, but what they seem to forget is that a plaster wall will do about as much to stop a bullet as a sheet of paper"

and poor dan, looks like he's in a bit of pain, whether thats physical or emotional is up in the air though...

[Pagan]

Um, he just bonked his rushing pip-heads against a solid stone door. With magical reinforcement. That's physical pain right there, that is.

[Baal Hadad]

She's stealing pages from the hero/protagonist playbook. Usually it's a good guy trying to close the door before the invincible badthing smashes through it.

Oh, no, now you made me think of The Phantom Menace!

[Sukasa]

Reminds me of comic #883.

I'll be interested in seeing how the whole Regina/Dan thing continues.  Nice job, Amber!

[inuhanyo]

This almost looks like a star wars "close blast doors"/"open blast doors" reference

Oh, it's older than that.  Elevator doors in chase scenes, anyone?

She's stealing pages from the hero/protagonist playbook. Usually it's a good guy trying to close the door before the invincible badthing smashes through it.

This whole chase sequence has been a string of such inversions.

Regina has bought herself some time.  Unfortunately for her, neither Devin nor Fi have really heard the ruckus yet.  So they won't find out about what dire straights Regina is in until they talk with Kria.  That leaves Lorendra as the current best bet for intervener.

[Caswin]

She's stealing pages from the hero/protagonist playbook. Usually it's a good guy trying to close the door before the invincible badthing smashes through it.

I didn't think of any Star Wars movies, even though they're actually on my mind at the moment, but I just wanted to thank you for introducing the term "invincible badthing" to me.

Huh.  I don't think I ever suspected that Fi was strong enough to carry a plate full of sandwiches.

With his ears.

[Rakyth]

Huh. Reminds me, why is Fi so far away?
Also, she never locked the door. Makes opening it all that simpler, no?

[joshofspam]

Just how much are Dan's Pip heads capable of.

I saw from previous postings their capable of sight. But can they eat too and most of all does a Pip head translate to a head ache to Dan are just standard pain to when Dan wings get hurt?

[Arcblade]

Ouch.  Chase scene (temporarily?) halted.

Did... anyone else notice Regina pulls the door open from one side, then pushes it shut when on the other side?  It hurts the spatial part of my brain. 

[Psy-Kosh]

... and back to the funny.

[Jairus]

Did... anyone else notice Regina pulls the door open from one side, then pushes it shut when on the other side?  It hurts the spatial part of my brain. 

I think what she was doing was pushing it open enough that she could squeeze through the opening, and then pushing it shut from the other side.

[!KCA]

It could be a sliding door.

And, hey! We get a good shot at the back of Regina's bone wing.

[Jairus]

It could be a sliding door.

Could be, but the perspective looks wrong for that. In the second panel, we are seeing Dan coming straight on, yet we can see the edge of the door at an angle: if it was a sliding door, we wouldn't see that much of an angle, if any angle at all. Besides which... sliding doors are a pain in the kiester. I think this house has normal hinged doors. Though, really, that's nothing more than opinion.

[Cvstos]

Dang. Dan's thunder = stolen. By a door. That's got to hurt. In more ways than one.

[Jairus]

Dang. Dan's thunder = stolen. By a door. That's got to hurt. In more ways than one.

Amber is really good at the whiplash from drama to comedy. It's a little scary, to be honest.

[Fex]

That looks painfull hitting the door hard with your tentacles.
though this reminds me of something

Me Dan,
Me angry,
Me smash little door.

[jimsan]

Well, the shivers going down dan's spine combined with the "sparky" highlight lines above his and his pip-dudes heads makes me think the message of pain was acutely received. (pun totally intended )

[Tyranastrasz]

Wow, there's one way for Regina to possibly survive this encounter that no one thought of. I think Amber just ninja'd us again with her unexpected plot twists. 



I wonder if Dan and Regina are going to end up talking it out through the door?


Or perhaps Devon and Fi will investigate, and Fi will go fetch Abel, who returns to find Dan in a fit of rage and Devon undead and wondering what on earth Dan is so mad about o.O





Also, SUSHIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

[rabid_fox]

Mostly, I'm just delighted by the sheer mundanity of the final panel. It's gloriously domestic.

[Michael Chandra]

High pitched whine and banging then out of pain? Ouch, Dan has it hard. That must have hurt more than Wildy.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

"Open the pod bay doors, Hal." *giggle*

[Goatmon]

She's stealing pages from the hero/protagonist playbook. Usually it's a good guy trying to close the door before the invincible badthing smashes through it.

Dan's built up a whole lotta good karma.

I think he's earned himself a round of "Chase the Regina."

[Tapewolf]

It could be a sliding door.

I assumed it was an elevator.

**EDIT**
Whatever it is, it looks to me like it's a powered sliding door.  Being a Demon and thus considerably strong, she wouldn't be cursing if she was opening it under her own power...

[Michael Chandra]

Whatever it is, it looks to me like it's a powered sliding door.  Being a Demon and thus considerably strong, she wouldn't be cursing if she was opening it under her own power...

On the other hand, that just might be why it hurts so much. That door is probably the equivalent of an armored carrier or something, would take a lot of muscle to open and close it.

[Goatmon]

It could be a sliding door.

I assumed it was an elevator.

**EDIT**
Whatever it is, it looks to me like it's a powered sliding door.  Being a Demon and thus considerably strong, she wouldn't be cursing if she was opening it under her own power...

She's got a very angry Cubi at her heels, she doesn't really need a reason to curse.

It looks very much like she's pulling it open and pushing it shut.