Hmm...that scene looks almost...normal.
At least Abel will have a friend waiting for him. And we finally know her name. :3
I wonder what Abel's reaction will be to her...or vice versa.
Meat cookies could be big...then maybe vegetable/fruit cookies for vegetarians. I'd have the latter, personally.
One, gotta wonder what Kria's actually doing... Two, gotta wonder what the hell kinda freakshow likes meat cookies. Three? Nice to see a change of pace for once.
It's People! D:
Ho-lee crap! I can't believe that Amber would go there.
P.S. Obligatory reference to Titus Andronicus.
P.P.S. I suppose Warlike is going to show up, touting his custom title
Edit: OK. I'm an idiot who can't figure out who's talking. Unless May really is a succubus (see previous statements on the matter for the improbability of this), I don't think that she would be making adventurer cookies. Hennya, on the other hand, just might. It's hard to discount the connection given by the montage of dead Devin and meat cookies...
Meat...cookies? Going to have to agree with May on that one. :erk
...Actually, I suppose cookies with bits of jerky in them wouldn't be too bad, especially if you go on a big hike. Better than hardtack, I'd say!
On a depressing note, I have a feeling Abel is gonna be a big-time party-pooper here, but that's stating the obvious. :(
Wanna bet that naga-girl is Abels girlfriend or vlose to it by now? :)
Mincemeat originally had meat in it and there are cookies made from it.
Why not heavily candied meat in cookies? Chinese BBQ Rib meat for instance?
I like the art. Especially the fade on the first panel starting the transition from daytime to night. I also like how you toy with the emotions of the forumites and send them into a frenzy of speculation. 8)
I don't know what people's objection to meat cookies is. After all, you have meat ice cream, meat Jell-O, meat gumdrops, marshmallows, jams and jellies...
No one seems to have any problem with them.
I do :mowdizzy I haven't even heard of half of those meat products. And in a way, I wish I hadn't. :(
Oh My.
I love this girl Hennya, she is simply adorable.
:D
Quote from: Madd the Sane on February 05, 2007, 11:54:25 PMI do :mowdizzy I haven't even heard of half of those meat products. And in a way, I wish I hadn't. :(
Sure you have. They just don't advertise the fact that they contain pig shoulder. That's what they typically make gelatin out of. So next time you're eating a bowl of chocolate ice cream or strawberry Jell-O, remember--it's pig flavored.
Holy... meat cookies... sheer genius! Bacon Bites! Pork Chunks! Sausage Snaps! Lamb Chomps! The possibilities are endless...
Quote from: Supercheese on February 06, 2007, 12:14:29 AM
Holy... meat cookies... sheer genius! Bacon Bites! Pork Chunks! Sausage Snaps! Lamb Chomps! The possibilities are endless...
No Groundhog Giblits?
Sounds tastey
baklava has chicken in it, and its a traditional mediterranean pastry.
Quote from: Teroniss on February 06, 2007, 12:46:27 AMbaklava has chicken in it, and its a traditional mediterranean pastry.
Unless Phyllo has chicken in it, I think your recipe differs from mine...
Also, BACON (http://www.brunching.com/gearodslj.html)!
I finally bother to log in (you'd have thought I'd have done that when I actually registered :paranoid) and I totally forget what I was going to say 'cause of all the talk about cookies, so I'll just say this - cookies and meat sounds completely nasty, coming from a guy who can never seem to get enough meat. Hm... actually, put some nice steak in a cookie, and that might not be too bad. Mmm, I love steak. Hennya should've thought of that one. But shame on you all for making me forget what I was going to say. Shame.
Quote from: superluser on February 06, 2007, 12:51:52 AM
Quote from: Teroniss on February 06, 2007, 12:46:27 AMbaklava has chicken in it, and its a traditional mediterranean pastry.
Unless Phyllo has chicken in it, I think your recipe differs from mine...
Also, BACON (http://www.brunching.com/gearodslj.html)!
Hmm, probably. I use a traditional greek and morrocan recipe for making baklava. Involves thin crust pastry, nuts, chicken and honey.
Quote from: Zorro on February 05, 2007, 11:16:19 PM
Mincemeat originally had meat in it and there are cookies made from it.
Mincemeat
is minced meat, silly. THAT'S WHY IT'S CALLED MINCEMEAT.
I believe what you are thinking of is Meatloaf (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meatloaf).
Hey every body! MEAT COOKIES (http://www.recipesource.com/baked-goods/desserts/cookies/12/rec1271.html)
WHAT THE HELL IS MINCE MEAT?! DSLFDSLKHJ....
*Google*
Oh. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mincemeat)
This frightens me because all the crap Abel's been through hasn't turned him into PoutyKitty McGeddawayfromme YET.
I mean, if THIS stuff isn't responsible for his Wall-o-jerkdom I'd hate to see what is!
:U
Quote from: Jim Halisstrad on February 06, 2007, 01:16:36 AM
Hey every body! MEAT COOKIES (http://www.recipesource.com/baked-goods/desserts/cookies/12/rec1271.html)
WHAT THE HELL IS MINCE MEAT?! DSLFDSLKHJ....
*Google*
Oh. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mincemeat)
Geh. Crazy bloody ancient terms for silly things.
Also; what the hell is up with the board improperly handling urls?
Am I doing something wrong? It seems to work in your post :/
*edit*
I swear I didn't ad an extra HTTP:// >.<
Well tell me....Who has feeling that Kira is planing quite something right now...And this strip left me things to wonder
A) Something might touched her cold heart?
B) Meat cookies sound fun?
C) Spooky unknown familer voices are somethign not to mess with?
i like this chick already, shes the fun kind of disturbed
and why wont anyone believe me when i say we need meat flavored beverages?
QuoteWe feed all our horses with horse, for that extra horse flavor
Quote from: Jim Halisstrad on February 06, 2007, 02:11:47 AM
Am I doing something wrong? It seems to work in your post :/
*edit*
I swear I didn't ad an extra HTTP:// >.<
I fixed it. I would advise against using the URL buttons.
You have to love her, her expression is absolutely priceless. D: at Devin & Kria though.
Pepperoni sticks chopped up into cookie dough, or wrapped in cookie dough like those mini hotdogs. ohh or garlic sausage :U :mowcookie I'm actually tempted to try it
Mmmmm... spicy meat cookies... *drools*
I say! It was about time that Am introduced another fun character from Abel's past. And this is one that seems like we might see her again. But that is a might...
Still, she seems like a nice girl. Yes. Very nice...
Dragon. Meat. SausageCookies.
* product does not contain any actual dragon
A rather touching scene.
You know, I was afraid that Kria was going to eat Devin's corpse, given that she and even Lorenda do have a tendency to eat people. From the tender way in which she seems to be touching him, I think a decent burial is more likely. And we still haven't seen Xander's corpse, dammit (although it always was likely that Mr. Mystery would never be revealed to us).
Well, I wouldn't totally discount the option that Devin will still be a Kria snack.
And even if, I think Amber was evil making a fading scene with Kria bowing down to Devin and then a "Sausage" speech bubble. At the very first moment I thought that was what Kria was thinking about doing with Devin. :erk
Next up; Kria will go to Abel's house to share a dinner/cookies with May. She might even bring a pack of freshly carved meat. >:3
"Who wants some of the tasty delicious adventurer cookies?"
Interesting Kria leaning down towrads Devin and all of sudden *MEAT COOKIES!*
WTF! I have this feeling that Kria will revive Devin back maybe and this Taur she's wacky and looks very sexy at the same time *Very Interesting*.
It looks to me like she's just closed his eyes.
**EDIT**
The line "We had best be off" in the previous strip would tend to indicate that they are leaving the corpses and scarpering as opposed to eating out...
it looks like she's touching his ear/shoulder at the moment.
:mowcookie *eats a cookie and notice that it is a Xander and Devin cookie* :erk :U :3 >:3
Quote from: Tapewolf on February 06, 2007, 07:50:04 AM
It looks to me like she's just closed his eyes.
Nah, her hand is nowhere near his face at the moment--it's lingering more near the fluffy tip of his ear. It's still a very nice panel despite the confusion, though... either Kria's up to something (unlikely) or she's paying tribute to Devin in her own little way.
Meat cookies, huh? Yeesh. I do NOT want to know how those would taste. Gross gross gross. Then again, May, that's what you get for asking a possibly carnivorous creature about cooking advice.
~Keaton the Black Jackal
Quote from: Keaton the Black Jackal on February 06, 2007, 08:42:03 AMIt's still a very nice panel despite the confusion, though... either Kria's up to something (unlikely) or she's paying tribute to Devin in her own little way.
Yeah, I'd go for the latter.[/quote]
QuoteMeat cookies, huh? Yeesh. I do NOT want to know how those would taste. Gross gross gross. Then again, May, that's what you get for asking a possibly carnivorous creature about cooking advice.
I think it would be quite nice. The main problem is that people are thinking of the cookie as a sweet thing. If you took all the sugar out and made it into a savoury biscuit like cheese thins but with meat instead, I think it would work quite well.
It's curious that May isn't carnivorous though (Earth felines have lost the ability to digest vegetable matter, unlike canids).
Quote from: Karu Dragon on February 06, 2007, 03:40:11 AM
You have to love her, her expression is absolutely priceless.
Seconded. (I'd eat one...)
Quote from: Tapewolf on February 06, 2007, 08:56:11 AMI think it would be quite nice. The main problem is that people are thinking of the cookie as a sweet thing. If you took all the sugar out and made it into a savoury biscuit like cheese thins but with meat instead, I think it would work quite well.
I don't know. I think that this might work, even if it's a sweet cookie. Zorro suggested mincemeat or candied meat. It's gotta be an improvement over fruitcake.
Meat Thins (http://www.dumbentia.com/pdflib/meatthins.pdf), anyone?
Quote from: Tapewolf on February 06, 2007, 08:56:11 AMIt's curious that May isn't carnivorous though (Earth felines have lost the ability to digest vegetable matter, unlike canids).
I doubt it has much to do with May's dietary habits, but more about the idea of mixing two drastically different-tasting ingredients together into a rather... well, weird concoction. It's more like a dog biscuit than an actual meal in my honest opinion.
~Keaton the Black Jackal
I discovered the most delicious salty-sweet hors d'œuvre at a Christmas party: bacon, dates, and pecans. Add a bit of flour and bake it, and it would be a cookie. A tasty cookie. :mowcookie
yanno... The secret meat ingredient in the meat cookies are starting to sound like fresh adventurer meat.
To me it looks like Kira is thinking one or more of these things.
1- he's Abel's friend... I should burry him.
2- Hummm... is he dead, can I taste him?
3- he doesn't look so edible.
Considering all the weird things humans have been known to eat I am NOT surprised at meat cookies.
Quote from: Tezkat on February 06, 2007, 09:37:24 AMI discovered the most delicious salty-sweet hors d'œuvre at a Christmas party: bacon, dates, and pecans. Add a bit of flour and bake it, and it would be a cookie. A tasty cookie. :mowcookie
You'd need some baking powder, and some sort of agglomerating agent like butter, but that actually sounds pretty tasty.
Also, I'm starting to wonder what will happen when Abel gets home, and the parents ask to see the skull charm. What happens when a being handles something that hides creature features? For that matter, what happens when you press it into the hands of one of the `cubi who are already hiding their wings?
Quote from: Madmann135 on February 06, 2007, 09:54:22 AM
To me it looks like Kira is thinking one or more of these things.
1- he's Abel's friend... I should burry him.
2- Hummm... is he dead, can I taste him?
3- he doesn't look so edible.
4- I hate the aftertaste that that spike spell leaves.
....
mmm, meat cookies. Sound tasty, especially for people like Kria or Lorena!
Ahh nothing says loving like meat flavoured cookies from the oven :mowhappy
Sounds like Hennya just likes meat to me.
I have no idea how specific the term "cookie" is in english countries. I especially wonder how close the association cookie-sweet is.
I have eaten a lot of baked products in my life that could be called cookies from outlook and how they are made, but they were not made sweet and indeed contained meat.
As for the taste: Varies, I like the pizza-tasting most! :mowcookie
*Charline bah* I'd eat their corpses. Waste not, want not. >:3
*Charles gets mental image of Gluttony standing over the Devin/Xander/other corses speaking his trademark line* Can I eat them?
:erk
well as long as th cookies aren't made out of bean juice and sunshine.
I do have a recipie for mincemeat pastries
and you can't go wrong with a nice meat pie
"You got your sausage in my cookie dough!"
"You got your cookie dough on my sausage!"
......*Lighbulb!"
To me it looks like Kria's just kinda paying respect to Devin. He did go out of his way to protect Abel at the cost of his own life, after all.
As for meat cookies, I dunno, I'm not gonna knock it 'till I try it, but I'm not gonna try it any time soon either. :bunny
Quote from: Alondro on February 06, 2007, 01:27:27 PM
*Charline bah* I'd eat their corpses. Waste not, want not. >:3
*Charles gets mental image of Gluttony standing over the Devin/Xander/other corses speaking his trademark line* Can I eat them?
:erk
(OT:Okay, someone's been watching too much Full Metal Alchemist)
back on topic: Never heard of meat cookies before...
Neither did I meat and cookies don't mix hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I would like to try one.
Now I want to create a tasty meat cookie. Maybe with bacon...apples...pecans?
Quote from: Dard on February 06, 2007, 11:56:47 AMI have no idea how specific the term "cookie" is in english countries. I especially wonder how close the association cookie-sweet is.
I have eaten a lot of baked products in my life that could be called cookies from outlook and how they are made, but they were not made sweet and indeed contained meat.
I remember when I was on another forum, some people were talking about the difference between certain British English and American English terms. Someone said, ``...and biscuits are the things that you put chicken and gravy over!'' Quite a few people subsequently lost their appetites.
I'm still not sure what Britons call savory biscuits. Johnnycakes?
Reminds me of the time my manager brought meat candy to a meeting. It was ... interesting.
being flavored cookies. well it seems that some one is daring in the kitchen.
Quote from: superluser on February 06, 2007, 06:55:21 PM
I'm still not sure what Britons call savory biscuits. Johnnycakes?
I'm not sure we have them here - I don't recall ever seeing any.
Soon all will be answered
Quote from: Tapewolf on February 06, 2007, 07:10:50 PM
Quote from: superluser on February 06, 2007, 06:55:21 PM
I'm still not sure what Britons call savory biscuits. Johnnycakes?
I'm not sure we have them here - I don't recall ever seeing any.
Unless I'm misunderstanding, and misremembering wikipedia (ooo, wikipedia, that'll be wrong) I believe that the concept that Americans label "biscuits" is more or less what Brits label "scones"
British biscuits are, generally speaking, small lumps of dough, baked until hard. Ok, so you can get larger lumps, but still... gingernuts are the archetypical biscuit, although they're only available back over in NZ and AU, really. Other variants include things like penguins (in the UK) or, somewhat larger, "Cookie Time" cookies in the states - although those are, from what I remember, something like 5-6 standard biscuits in size...
Then you have the other variations on the theme - cabin bread, for example, which isn't even bread, let alone in a cabin - but I'll save those for another day...
All right... WAY too much meat cookies discussion and not enough talking about the comic.
So. We finally have a name for naga/mythos girl. Clearly a good friend to Abel (if not somewhat closer). But her meal plans are NOT going to go over well with him right now. I do hope he doesn't react badly and hurt her feelings or whatever... I like her.
But since Abel's Story seems to be all about how much his early life sucked, I'm rather afraid things won't go well here at all...
Judging from what I've read and my understanding of things, younger Kria isn't the 'eat the puny mortals' older Kria is, either something drastic happened to alter her softer heart of her youth or she's eventually been convinced that beings are a lesser species, sentient yes, but non-the-less a foodstuff.
Either that or her morality is something along the lines of 'if I don't know them or nobody I like knows them, then they are fair game'.
Or maybe a mix of the two...
Quote from: Bloodwish on February 06, 2007, 09:25:59 PMEither that or her morality is something along the lines of 'if I don't know them or nobody I like knows them, then they are fair game'.
I would think that it's bad form to eat a FOAF, so it's probably less of ``It's wrong to do this,'' and more of ``It's gonna make things very awkward when I see Abel again.''
Also:
1.) Being meat might be an acquired taste.
2.) You might not want to eat adventurers; they might have swallowed toxins just in case.
3.) The carcasses might have to be taken back for evaluation.
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on February 06, 2007, 07:41:08 PMUnless I'm misunderstanding, and misremembering wikipedia (ooo, wikipedia, that'll be wrong) I believe that the concept that Americans label "biscuits" is more or less what Brits label "scones"
Do you have savory scones? Here in the States, I think what we call scones are strictly sweet. We tend to eat scones with tea or coffee.
For example, would you put gravy over a scone? To us, I think that's like putting gravy over a Digestive.
Yes, you have savoury scones - although what you put gravy over is usually a dumpling, and those are the same basic recipe, but boiled rather than baked, more or less.
I'd agree with your last sentence, though. More often, scones are had with butter, jam, and whipped cream spooned over them.
Devonshire Tea is another favoured way of eating scones - have a cup of tea, and clotted cream, and scones and butter and jam. It's artery-clogging, but goes down surprisingly well....
Edit: OK. I'm an idiot who can't figure out who's talking. Unless May really is a succubus (see previous statements on the matter for the improbability of this), I don't think that she would be making adventurer cookies. Hennya, on the other hand, just might. It's hard to discount the connection given by the montage of dead Devin and meat cookies...
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Is everyone forgetting the fact that Abel's father (forgetting his name at the moment) said that both Abel AND May aren't eating as much as they should be, and that he's surprised they aren't BOTH wasting away? That was one of Dan's symptoms, as mentioned soon after he got his headwings... He survived on booze for three years. Booze isn't nutritious.
So, yeah, I think it's possible that May's a succubus. Of course, if this happened to be the truth, she would have to realize it herself, or else she'd have wings. However, adding further credence to this possibility is that she's barely even aged a whit between the moment Abel was born and this last few pages.
Personally I hope this is the case. I hate to think of the possibility that May was so weak that she'd have had an affair behind his back, but then, it's also possible, as some say, that the 'affair' was performed under cover of Incubus shapechanging.
However, all of the signs (her lack of the more obvious signs of aging, her being accused of not eating much and that she should be wasting away, her lack of visible wings) seems to point towards her being a cognizant, self-aware 'Cubi.
...What do adventurers have to do with cookies and meat? Besides, we've already got decisive evidence (with a little help from Amber) that May could never be the one if this were a cubi/being thing. Besides, if you can't see any signs of aging, you need to look a bit closer... as she's got greying/faded fur and hair.
Quote from: Aridas Soulfire on February 08, 2007, 04:30:21 AMBesides, we've already got decisive evidence (with a little help from Amber) that May could never be the one if this were a cubi/being thing. Besides, if you can't see any signs of aging, you need to look a bit closer... as she's got greying/faded fur and hair.
Well, if she's trying to conceal her true nature, you'd expect that.
Quote from: superluser on February 08, 2007, 05:44:23 AM
Quote from: Aridas Soulfire on February 08, 2007, 04:30:21 AMBesides, we've already got decisive evidence (with a little she's got greying/faded fur and hair.
Well, if she's trying to conceal her true nature, you'd expect that.
I think we need a 'CUBI ARE SHAPESHIFTERS, YOU MORON!' emoticon >:3
I think we need a "pay attention to everything else I said" emoticon >.>
Quote from: Aridas Soulfire on February 08, 2007, 06:08:57 AM
I think we need a "pay attention to everything else I said" emoticon >.>
I don't. The shapeshifter thing comes up far more regularly.
Still. There's a lot of talk of things that aren't happening, and obviously so... Other than that... You should know the story about that.
You mean like, say, :shapeshift ?
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on February 08, 2007, 07:01:37 AM
You mean like, say, :shapeshift ?
Yes, although the image could be better. I've made a cleaned-up version of the entire strip, I'm still not sure if it should be the whole thing or just the speech bubble...
**EDIT**
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k216/tapewolf/dmfa/shapeshifters2.png
**EDIT EDIT**
(http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k216/tapewolf/dmfa/shapeshifters3.png)
Quote from: Tapewolf on February 08, 2007, 07:03:15 AM
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on February 08, 2007, 07:01:37 AM
You mean like, say, :shapeshift ?
Yes, although the image could be better. I've made a cleaned-up version of the entire strip, I'm still not sure if it should be the whole thing or just the speech bubble...
**EDIT**
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k216/tapewolf/dmfa/shapeshifters2.png
**EDIT EDIT**
(http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k216/tapewolf/dmfa/shapeshifters3.png)
TW I think we need to reduce this and clean it up some more to have this emotioncon more prominent. I know maybe photoshop or photobucket could do it better.
(http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k216/tapewolf/dmfa/shapeshifters3a.png)
What seems to have been forgoten in the whole 'she must be a cubi' is that pretty much every sign can be explained.
Here's my list of 'she's a being' support statements
-some people don't show signs of age as fast
-Just how old are Abels parents anyway? What is the age gap between them?
The father could be significantly older (and prone to male pattern baldness, plus he's lived a hard life)
-Older people often eat less (women technical need less food most of the time)
-Failure to recognise a clan mark
-Wouldn't she prefer to explain to Abel what he is if she was to?
-Unease at the possibility Abel is a creature
Of course, I could be wrong....
Quote from: Tapewolf on February 08, 2007, 07:28:11 AM
(http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k216/tapewolf/dmfa/shapeshifters3a.png)
That's cool I like it i will use it in future posts thanks TW.
Quote from: MT Hazard on February 08, 2007, 07:30:16 AM
What seems to have been forgotten in the whole 'she must be a cubi' is that pretty much every sign can be explained.
Here's my list of 'she's a being' support statements
...and as Aridas was saying, a Being-Cubi child normally takes after the Being's appearance, which would suggest that she's a Being.
OTOH, we don't know what happens if both parents are 'cubi. In this case it's unlikely, but the whole issue is so confused already that it wouldn't surprise me. Personally I think they're both Beings and Abel is a cuckoo.
Quote from: Tapewolf on February 08, 2007, 07:28:11 AM
(http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k216/tapewolf/dmfa/shapeshifters3a.png)
*snaffled*
:shapeshifters
I love it already :shapeshifters this is very cool. Anyway regarding Abel's mood right now I think is very fractured and complacement with this experience and such. I think this situation needs his mom to talk to Abel.
Quote from: MT Hazard on February 08, 2007, 07:30:16 AMThe father could be significantly older (and prone to male pattern baldness, plus he's lived a hard life)
I knew a guy in college who was in his mid twenties, and he already had less hair than George Bush Sr. So it's not necessarily an indicator of age.
Also, while I'm here, I might as well mention that male pattern baldness is inherited from your mother (no, really), so even if Cid be Abel's father, his genes have exactly zero relevance on whether Abel gets male pattern baldness. Of course, even if Abel did get it, you'd never notice, since
:shapeshifters
Quote from: Tapewolf on February 08, 2007, 07:36:17 AMOTOH, we don't know what happens if both parents are 'cubi. In this case it's unlikely, but the whole issue is so confused already that it wouldn't surprise me.
The absolute best would be if they were hiding it from each other.
That'd be fun.
"ZOMG you're a cubi?"
"ZOMG you are too?!"
*Snrrrk*
That will be too funny let alone the visual and the conversation between the two Cubi.
superluser, you're evil. :-)
Sorry for the lateness in response. The Clockwork Mansion hates me. Somethings I think I can only get one post a night. xx;
Anyhow, yeah, looking back on it, I can see how it'd be unlikely that Abel's mom is a 'cubi. ... Although as Aridas says, that'd be funny.
*Charline must twist the title of this thread evily... because she's evil* I don't know about cookies, but I've got some tasty meat on me baby! Care to give it a nibble? :wiggle
*Charles* D:
Since I'm back and all...
Yay meatcookies!
Yay snakehair
Yay Matilda's parents?