09/07/09 [AS2 #68] - Visit

[AndersW]

We get to see May again soon.

[senrath]

Well, I guess he doesn't have to worry about Aniz killing May if she's already dying.

[insidexml]

I wonder if Abel'll manage to get back to his class sometime that day.

[Jairus]

Yup. Had a feeling this was going to be it. Dammit, Abel just cannot catch a break in this story, can he?

[Lorien]

You know, I really should have expected that.  I wonder how May will react to him, tough this being Abel's story I'm guessing it won't be pretty.

[The_one_who_is_odd]

You know, I really should have expected that.  I wonder how May will react to him, tough this being Abel's story I'm guessing it won't be pretty.

Yeah my guess is she'll accuse him of being responsible for everything and disown him

[Jer-oh-me]

Ugh, I've had this happen. I was impatient to get back to what I was doing when someone was trying to give me bad news, if they'd told me that they had bad news to give...

[Indy]

Yup. Had a feeling this was going to be it. Dammit, Abel just cannot catch a break in this story, can he?

Well, considering Oolong's comment about Abel having visited her for years, it's probably about time for some more tragic, mental-scar-inducing life events.

[Baal Hadad]

Wow.

Just...wow....

She could not have been shorter and more to the point than that....

[celelorien]

Well, considering Oolong's comment about Abel having visited her for years, it's probably about time for some more tragic, mental-scar-inducing life events.

True.  I think Abel just made the D8 face at Fa'Lina.  Or at the very least,    I think he's going to be expecting to see her just as she was, and her being much older (and who can say exactly how much older at this point?) is going to freak him out majorly.  Plus the reversal-freak-out of him not seeming to have aged a day... >>;;

[Janus Whitefurr]

Serious discussion points notwithstanding, Abel pulls off the irritated/jaded student look very well in the first panel. Eyerolling at the ceiling, utterly disinterested in what's to be said. Of course, now it's said, his reaction will probably run the gamut and then burn out spectacularly.

Also, anyone who thinks May would disown her only son is a cynic. It's a possibility, but jesus. It could be a sad and tearful farewell with FAMILY LOVE you know. Cynics, the lot of you!

[jimsan]

Serious discussion points notwithstanding, Abel pulls off the irritated/jaded student look very well in the first panel. Eyerolling at the ceiling, utterly disinterested in what's to be said. Of course, now it's said, his reaction will probably run the gamut and then burn out spectacularly.

Also, anyone who thinks May would disown her only son is a cynic. It's a possibility, but jesus. It could be a sad and tearful farewell with FAMILY LOVE you know. Cynics, the lot of you!

Very Cynical. I'll remain stoic on the situation, due to its; nature.....   (I know, I'm stupid.... )

[Zedd]

It was bound to happen one way or another

[Kipiru]

Man, you have to watch what you wsih for around Fa'Lina, cause she might do it 

[Tapewolf]

Well, this had to happen eventually.  I do have to wonder whether Aniz will be there in some shape or form, though.

Aside from that, I am kind of curious how Fa'Lina knows this.  My understanding was that her omniscience is restricted to the inside of the Academy, not events outside it.
Of course, it's possible she requested the 'Cubi based in Zinvth keep an eye on May for her.

[MT Hazard]

At least we have some kind of idea how long he's been at SAIA, less than a couple of decades probably, given May was probably forty-ish when he arrived there, the trauma shorting her life, I'd say a decade or less.

[Tapewolf]

At least we have some kind of idea how long he's been at SAIA, less than a couple of decades probably, given May was probably forty-ish when he arrived there, the trauma shorting her life, I'd say a decade or less.

Maybe.  I'd say it's somewhere between 10-30 years.

Now... is Fa'Lina going to give him a chance to change, or is he going to go there "looking like a pervert"?  Or is he going to give the clothing morph business a spin?

[Brownie]

"Your mum's Dying, you have to see her, and Your fake dad will probably kill her.
Have fun!"

There's nothing wrong with being insanely pointy but that could've been a small build-up to soften it a little.
It's like running into a brick wall. It hurts and it's sudden.

[Howl]

*reappears*

Shame it ends now, but I like seeing Abel relaxed. Shame it has to end, though. All in all, I like him best when he's not forcing himself to be a jackass or being all broken.

[rabid_fox]

Flowers on her grave?

[Tapewolf]

Flowers on her grave?

Hopefully that might indicate that Aniz will only show up after she's been put in the ground.

Hmm.  Do you think she'll leave the house to Abel?

[Sprocketsdance]

I love how Fa'Lina doesn't give him a choice in the matter. It's probably good not to make it an arguable point.

[Rambon]

Flowers on her grave?

Hopefully that might indicate that Aniz will only show up after she's been put in the ground.

Hmm.  Do you think she'll leave the house to Abel?

If she did, I don't think Abel kept it. After all, in the regular DMFA time-line, wasn't he in the academy for 300+ years? Then again... This is a demon city we're talking about so... Who knows?

[Tapewolf]

If she did, I don't think Abel kept it. After all, in the regular DMFA time-line, wasn't he in the academy for 400+ years? Then again... This is a demon city we're talking about so... Who knows?

Who knows indeed.  He might have sold it and kept the proceeds in a bank, gathering interest over the next 300 years.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

Slightly smarter would be renting it out. 300+ years of rent would be a hefty sum, and you can bet that land prices have gone up in the intervening time...

I'm sure there would be companies to manage that sort of thing for Creatures who weren't in town for centuries at a stretch; it's a market niche...

[Tapewolf]

Slightly smarter would be renting it out. 300+ years of rent would be a hefty sum, and you can bet that land prices have gone up in the intervening time...

I was going to suggest that too, actually.  I figured there is a risk that someone might trash it in the intervening 300 years, though I guess that would really be between him and the management company.  Though how long companies tend to last in Furrae is itself an interesting question.

[Lucheek]

Fa'Lina must have a very nice view, she keeps looking out the window.

[Corgatha Taldorthar]

I'm in a hurry, so I don't have time to look up links, but I seem to recall Dee saying at some point that Abel hasn't left SAIA since he stepped in until Fa'Lina dragged him to be Dan's bodyguard.

Now, that might not be taken literally, and mean that he never stopped his studies, or Dee simply might not be aware of this trip, but I'm wondering if there's going to be some sort of disaster that will abort the trip to Zinvth.


EDIT

Fa'Lina must have a very nice view, she keeps looking out the window.

I think Amber does it so you can see Fa'Lina's back framed by the light coming in from the window. It makes her look as a semi-divine figure of majesty and power.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

I was going to suggest that too, actually.  I figured there is a risk that someone might trash it in the intervening 300 years, though I guess that would really be between him and the management company.  Though how long companies tend to last in Furrae is itself an interesting question.

A slightly more interesting risk is that someone moves in, and the family stays there... and starts treating it like a family home. Not a big problem, until he comes back...

[Tapewolf]

A slightly more interesting risk is that someone moves in, and the family stays there... and starts treating it like a family home. Not a big problem, until he comes back...

Oh, I like that idea.