Well, offhand I'd say they've found the right house. I do like how Dan was waiting to see if whoever was inside was genuinely hostile, and that he doesn't really trust Biggs or his information. Poor cute clueless little Fi... or maybe this is just her Warp-Aci weirdness shining through.
Looking forward to hearing what the craziness is, Amber.
Quote from: Jairus on September 23, 2008, 10:30:39 PM
Looking forward to hearing what the craziness is, Amber.
... you mean other than unexpected?
With this strip, the unexpected is always expected.
However, remember Dan thinks the information came from Biggs, but it actually came from his mother. So should we expect the kind of surprises that Dark Pegasus would supply or the kind of surprise that Destania would supply.
Destania is the kind of person who would arrange a combination surprise birthday party and combat training exercise.
Dan, Dan, Dan. When are you going to learn to never ring the bell, but knock? Can't set off any triggers that way. :)
Quote from: Ghostwish on September 23, 2008, 11:08:21 PM
Dan, Dan, Dan. When are you going to learn to never ring the bell, but knock? Can't set off any triggers that way. :)
What if the door is magical and turn into a giant wooden golem once it's knocked?
...
What? It can happen!
It's peanut butter jelly time, peanut butter jelly time...
...Now, does this house belong to DP, or the dude(s) who resurrected him? And will Dan's robe modifications lessen his strength against magic blasts?
Quote from: Lowde on September 23, 2008, 11:25:58 PM
Quote from: Ghostwish on September 23, 2008, 11:08:21 PM
Dan, Dan, Dan. When are you going to learn to never ring the bell, but knock? Can't set off any triggers that way. :)
What if the door is magical and turn into a giant wooden golem once it's knocked?
...
What? It can happen!
Nah. It'd be cooler if the doorbell was a soundwave-manipulating Transformer made by Jyrras.
Quote from: Black_angel on September 24, 2008, 01:10:22 AM
...Now, does this house belong to DP, or the dude(s) who resurrected him? And will Dan's robe modifications lessen his strength against magic blasts?
One problem: Dan's not wearing his robe. He's just wearing a shirt.
Uh-oh. Maybe he can just pull it out of the same place he keeps his sword and that deck of cards.
Quote from: Black_angel on September 24, 2008, 01:10:22 AM
Quote from: Lowde on September 23, 2008, 11:25:58 PM
Quote from: Ghostwish on September 23, 2008, 11:08:21 PM
Dan, Dan, Dan. When are you going to learn to never ring the bell, but knock? Can't set off any triggers that way. :)
What if the door is magical and turn into a giant wooden golem once it's knocked?
...
What? It can happen!
Nah. It'd be cooler if the doorbell was a soundwave-manipulating Transformer made by Jyrras.
Ah, Jyrras would never build something like that... for a bad guy. I wouldn't be surprised if
his doorbell was like that, however. A part of his house's defense network, perhaps...
It's ovbiously a crocodile pit.
Oldest trick in the book Dan, still funny though.
Watch for the last step, It's a loo-loo!
This is why I would knock on the door with rocks...
Quote from: Jairus on September 24, 2008, 01:12:24 AM
Quote from: Black_angel on September 24, 2008, 01:10:22 AM
...Now, does this house belong to DP, or the dude(s) who resurrected him? And will Dan's robe modifications lessen his strength against magic blasts?
One problem: Dan's not wearing his robe. He's just wearing a shirt.
Uh-oh. Maybe he can just pull it out of the same place he keeps his sword and that deck of cards.
I think Abel would be able to reassemble any disrupted enchantments during the alteration process.
Dan has much more experience than in the just-finished flashback, not to mention new cubi abilities, so the enchanted robe may not be needed so much any more.
Quote from: AmigaDragon on September 24, 2008, 03:20:00 AM
Quote from: Jairus on September 24, 2008, 01:12:24 AM
Quote from: Black_angel on September 24, 2008, 01:10:22 AM
...Now, does this house belong to DP, or the dude(s) who resurrected him? And will Dan's robe modifications lessen his strength against magic blasts?
One problem: Dan's not wearing his robe. He's just wearing a shirt.
Uh-oh. Maybe he can just pull it out of the same place he keeps his sword and that deck of cards.
I think Abel would be able to reassemble any disrupted enchantments during the alteration process.
Dan has much more experience than in the just-finished flashback, not to mention new cubi abilities, so the enchanted robe may not be needed so much any more.
Yeah, but the way he's been acting towards 'cubi I'd assume that he wouldn't use those abilities. He may not even need them, hes been getting along just fine without them up 'till now, course that all depends on what he may wind up fighting... but then why would he wind fighting anything since he got the directions from Dee. Unless its combat practice like Naldru says. But we'll just have to wait.
Horse eating a dragon?
Dragons are a lot bigger than horses right? and horses dont eat meat right? am I the only one who has a image burned into his head that he really would rather not have right now? :erk
Quote from: mopman on September 24, 2008, 03:51:37 AM
Horse eating a dragon?
Dragons are a lot bigger than horses right? and horses dont eat meat right?
In Furrae, the meat-eating thing is not a given. Remember Kria and Lorenda, after all.
What intrigues me is that the horse-eating-dragon motif strongly suggests that DP isn't exactly pro-dragon. Since Dee certainly isn't either, why are they at odds?
As for the pit, I'm sure they got rid of the spikes or crocodiles after losing too many delivery men.
Quote from: mopman on September 24, 2008, 03:51:37 AM
Horse eating a dragon?
Dragons are a lot bigger than horses right? and horses dont eat meat right? am I the only one who has a image burned into his head that he really would rather not have right now? :erk
No horses don't normally eat meat, but there are the Mares of Diomedes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mares_of_Diomedes), the Giant King of Thrace in Greek Mythology. I say this because "man eaters" eat meat... :erk why does that sound so wrong?
Quote from: Dagardo on September 24, 2008, 04:18:36 AM
Quote from: mopman on September 24, 2008, 03:51:37 AM
Horse eating a dragon?
Dragons are a lot bigger than horses right? and horses dont eat meat right? am I the only one who has a image burned into his head that he really would rather not have right now? :erk
No horses don't normally eat meat, but there are the Mares of Diomedes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mares_of_Diomedes), the Giant King of Thrace in Greek Mythology. I say this because "man eaters" eat meat... :erk why does that sound so wrong?
there have been documented cases of horses eating meat, but this is more down to eccentricities, rather than carnivorous tendencies.
Quote from: Tapewolf on September 24, 2008, 04:09:03 AM
What intrigues me is that the horse-eating-dragon motif strongly suggests that DP isn't exactly pro-dragon. Since Dee certainly isn't either, why are they at odds?
As for the pit, I'm sure they got rid of the spikes or crocodiles after losing too many delivery men.
It could simply mean that demon horses (and demon pegasus) are the toughest dudes (or dudettes) around.
Lorenda (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_108.php) and Kria (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_334.php) aren't known to be safe for delivery men or door to door salesmen.
By now, Dan should know that doorbells aren't to be touched with a ten foot pole. And eleven foot Hungarians are hard to find.
Quote from: Naldru on September 24, 2008, 06:22:05 AM
It could simply mean that demon horses (and demon pegasus) are the toughest dudes (or dudettes) around.
Maybe, though DP isn't really the type to brag about how well 'ard he is, at least not going by the flashback.
Then again, it might not necessarily be DP's house. It might belong to one of his top minions or something.
Quote from: Pheonix-IV on September 24, 2008, 01:44:17 AM
It's ovbiously a crocodile pit.
... if so, knowing Dan he'll have borrowed a fiver off them in the past...
I wonder if that's good for the structural base of the house.
*Charline ooos* Can I buy the statue after Dan vanquishes whoever's in the house? It'd be a centerpiece of my collection of carnivorous creations! >:3
Quote from: Tapewolf on September 24, 2008, 04:09:03 AM
What intrigues me is that the horse-eating-dragon motif strongly suggests that DP isn't exactly pro-dragon. Since Dee certainly isn't either, why are they at odds?
You got me thinkin'.. what if they're NOT at odds? I'm starting to see a rather wide-spread conspiracy to wipe out the dragons here! :D
Quote from: Ghostwish on September 24, 2008, 09:25:39 AM
You got me thinkin'.. what if they're NOT at odds? I'm starting to see a rather wide-spread conspiracy to wipe out the dragons here! :D
If they're not at odds, ordering her son to kill him is a very strange way of Dee forming an alliance with Dark Pegasus.
Quote from: Tapewolf on September 24, 2008, 09:27:57 AM
If they're not at odds, ordering her son to kill him is a very strange way of Dee forming an alliance with Dark Pegasus.
That depends entirely upon how likely she thinks it is that he'll succeed...
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on September 24, 2008, 09:53:11 AM
That depends entirely upon how likely she thinks it is that he'll succeed...
Since he killed him twice already and thwarted him at least one other time, I figured she knew he was in with a good chance.
Not if she warned DP he was coming, and how he was going to attack...
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on September 24, 2008, 10:04:28 AM
Not if she warned DP he was coming, and how he was going to attack...
Does she know how he's going to attack? Also, I don't think he's alive yet.
As an aside, Abel instructed Fi to instruct him if Dan did anything stupid and/or dangerous, which he has and Fi hasn't. That should make for a very interesting conversation when they return.
But if she warned Dp or his allies that Dan's coming, then that would mean Dee wants Dan dead? :confused
That kinda wouldn't make sense...
Quote from: Tapewolf on September 24, 2008, 10:08:09 AM
Does she know how he's going to attack? Also, I don't think he's alive yet.
As an aside, Abel instructed Fi to instruct him if Dan did anything stupid and/or dangerous, which he has and Fi hasn't. That should make for a very interesting conversation when they return.
I was thinking predictions, rather than knowing. After all, Destania knows Dan probably better than he knows himself, what with having watched him grow up etc... and being able to read his mind the whole way...
Quote from: Alondro on September 24, 2008, 10:09:19 AM
But if she warned Dp or his allies that Dan's coming, then that would mean Dee wants Dan dead? :confused
That kinda wouldn't make sense...
Depends. If they're secretly in cahoots, she can ask them to provide Dan with a reason to grow up a bit...
Quote from: Zedd on September 24, 2008, 02:28:27 AM
Watch for the last step, It's a loo-loo!
This is why I would knock on the door with rocks...
I threw a rock at a doorbell in an RP once. It was rather high up (like a for a giant). If I recall, it didn't end well.
Why would Fi wish that gravity wasn't optional for them? It's a way to avoid the effects of traps like this. If s/he wants to, it's easy enough to follow Dan down the hole to see what's going on.
I wonder if the hole is even more than being-deep (5-6 feet), maybe not a completed trap.
Next time, get the warp-aci to press the doorbell.
I wonder if Dan will remember that Fi can warp him out of the pit...
I bet you Dan is holding onto the inside of the trapdoor....
Hmmm interesting notice on the side bar
"YE HAVE BEEN WARNED!"
Ok who spiked Ambers coffee?
Seriously though I think I like her work best when she goes a little kookoo :boogie
At this point, I'm starting to think that is just a ruse that Dee is using to get her son out of harm's way. Perhaps a more clever version of this, (http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_725.php) since Dan just can't resist the temptation of fighting Dark Pegasus.
Quote from: Tycoon on September 24, 2008, 05:35:59 PM
At this point, I'm starting to think that is just a ruse that Dee is using to get her son out of harm's way. Perhaps a more clever version of this, (http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_725.php) since Dan just can't resist the temptation of fighting Dark Pegasus.
That could mean something big is about to go down...
Oh boy.
...-after reading the horse eating dragon line, immediately imagined a little chibi dark pegasus gnawing on a dragon's leg, unable to get through the scales, and the dragon just looking down and saying "You feeling all right, buddy?"-
"Teeth! Teeth! He's a biter!" ?
Is the. . .wherever the trap door leads to warded against magic in a way that might interfere with Fi's teleportation ability? Is it set up in a way that would prevent Dan from getting out by, say, shapeshifting his wings and climbing out? Would Dan actually think of any of this?
Seriously, though, this is like the exact kind of trap you would not use against a feline cubi with a warp-aci.
Quote from: !KCA on September 25, 2008, 04:29:18 AM
Is the. . .wherever the trap door leads to warded against magic in a way that might interfere with Fi's teleportation ability? Is it set up in a way that would prevent Dan from getting out by, say, shapeshifting his wings and climbing out? Would Dan actually think of any of this?
Seriously, though, this is like the exact kind of trap you would not use against a feline cubi with a warp-aci.
Is it meant to be a trap, or merely to annoy?
For all we know the fall ends in a portal that drops him back on the front lawn with a nice-sounding THUD! :mwaha
We're entering Looney Tunes territory, folks. just enjoy the ride.
I would have never given any thought to anything brought up here..I would've just patiently waited for the next comic. Now that so many theories have been posted..my curiosity is arroused. >_>
YOU PEOPLE ARE MEAN. D:
Har. Also..the first thing I thought of, when Fi mentioned that statue, was that red dragon (http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_143.php)....
Or Dan could just fly out. Amber has said that he was lying in the flashback where he said he couldn't fly.
Flying out (using wings) would require the hole to be wide enough for him to spread them. If Dan flies (rather than just glide), does he have the wing strength for a vertical take-off (even if only a few feet)?
Quote from: AmigaDragon on September 26, 2008, 12:29:18 PM
Flying out (using wings) would require the hole to be wide enough for him to spread them. If Dan flies (rather than just glide), does he have the wing strength for a vertical take-off (even if only a few feet)?
At the risk of overanalysing, a woodpigeon is IIRC about as big as a bird can get and still do a full vertical takeoff. Bigger than that, and you have to do some kind of taxiing to get airborne.
Quote from: AmigaDragon on September 26, 2008, 12:29:18 PM
Flying out (using wings) would require the hole to be wide enough for him to spread them. If Dan flies (rather than just glide), does he have the wing strength for a vertical take-off (even if only a few feet)?
There's the possibility that he can't take off vertically, as Tapewolf says...
... but
can jump higher than you'd expect your average biped to do, purely through using the weight and/or surface area of his wings to throw himself upwards.
Just a thought.
Quote from: Tapewolf on September 26, 2008, 12:40:49 PM
Quote from: AmigaDragon on September 26, 2008, 12:29:18 PM
Flying out (using wings) would require the hole to be wide enough for him to spread them. If Dan flies (rather than just glide), does he have the wing strength for a vertical take-off (even if only a few feet)?
At the risk of overanalysing, a woodpigeon is IIRC about as big as a bird can get and still do a full vertical takeoff. Bigger than that, and you have to do some kind of taxiing to get airborne.
Does your brain hurt?
It should.
Quote from: Ghostwish on September 26, 2008, 09:29:44 PM
Quote from: Tapewolf on September 26, 2008, 12:40:49 PM
Quote from: AmigaDragon on September 26, 2008, 12:29:18 PM
Flying out (using wings) would require the hole to be wide enough for him to spread them. If Dan flies (rather than just glide), does he have the wing strength for a vertical take-off (even if only a few feet)?
At the risk of overanalysing, a woodpigeon is IIRC about as big as a bird can get and still do a full vertical takeoff. Bigger than that, and you have to do some kind of taxiing to get airborne.
Does your brain hurt?
It should.
My brain hurts just thinking about thinking about that.
Quote from: Ghostwish on September 26, 2008, 09:29:44 PM
Does your brain hurt? It should.
Not really. Absorbing useless knowledge is something it is very good at.
Quote from: Tapewolf on September 27, 2008, 04:54:26 AM
Quote from: Ghostwish on September 26, 2008, 09:29:44 PM
Does your brain hurt? It should.
Not really. Absorbing useless knowledge is something it is very good at.
But god help you if it's time to cram for an exam?
Yaaaah, I know that feeling. :mowhappy
Is it just me, or does Dan seem to be proceeding with less caution than usual up to this point? Wearing a T-shirt, ringing the doorbell, almost acting like he's going through the motions. Anyone else?