:O
Well. I guess we know a little bit more about what, exactly, the consequences of the 'library incident' were, now don't we...
I think we may soon see the incident.
What... the... frig?!
Well, apparently she is still just as scary in PINK as she is in other colors. Of course, she might just change her colors to match her mood... and she was feeling a bit dark when the wallpaper was made.
The colour makes perfect sense the more I think about it.
Yee-ee-eeeessss...
So, did anybody predict that it would be Miss Oolong speaking? :U
Quote from: JackTheCubiFerret on June 26, 2009, 01:59:17 AM
I think we may soon see the incident.
I kind of hope not--it's like the Noodle Incident....
Quote from: insidexml on June 26, 2009, 02:08:35 AM
So, did anybody predict that it would be Miss Oolong speaking? :U
Me. I did. :P
EDIT: I find it amusing that Mink responds with spoken words to being told through thought not to talk so much....
I seem to recall something about Oolong being a mythos, though from this clearer/brighter imagery than the wallpaper (http://www.missmab.com/DLoads/DMFA_Wallpaper28_1024.jpg), I'd say mythos-succubus.
oooo, pretty. :3
Quote from: AmigaDragon on June 26, 2009, 02:37:52 AM
I seem to recall something about Oolong being a mythos, though from this clearer/brighter imagery than the wallpaper (http://www.missmab.com/DLoads/DMFA_Wallpaper28_1024.jpg), I'd say mythos-succubus.
No, no. Just mythos.
What, you didn't think Mythos could change their colours? Pfft. Shapechanging isn't exclusive to 'Cubi, just like eating souls isn't exclusive to 'Cubi. They're just the "usual suspects"...
... My opinion, of course, based on what I've seen Amber say. YMMV, and usually does...
I was waiting for Oolong to show up anywhere outside the wallpaper! :boogie
Interesting color change - I wonder why or how frequently she changes them.
I wonder if something aweful happened to miss Oolong that changed her
Ohsweetjesu. This just makes the Librarian's current form even more terrifying. I wonder if her body extends throughout the entire library, or just the main part. Does anyone else wonder what her collar signifies?
Quote from: JackTheCubiFerret on June 26, 2009, 01:59:17 AM
I think we may soon see the incident.
Nope, unless things have changed that's not going to be part of the story. Usually this sort of thing is better if you're left to guess about it...
Quote from: LoneHowler on June 26, 2009, 04:15:34 AM
I wonder if something aweful happened to miss Oolong that changed her
Who knows. For some reason I find the fact that she's so precisely adopted Fa'Lina's colours and dress sense to be rather interesting. Of course, Fa'Lina is supposedly very much a trend-setter so there's probably (hopefully) nothing more to it.
I'll bet she's a theme shifter, and probably bases her current appearance on what she's reading lately, she is the librarian after all. Also I've never seen that wallpaper before, that is a most awesome looking library. For some reason, I prefer a library to be fantastical rather than science fiction, cause this computer with its connection to the internet is basically the science fiction version of a library. I guess people don't disobey shooshings from THIS librarian.
This is just a wacky thought, but maybe her colour changes depending on how much light is shining on her? The wallpaper pic has a darkened setting after all. I dunno, just a random thought.
Edit: Scarydragon beat me to it but I'll keep my post, but you can skip over it since it's a much more wordy explanation to what Scarydragon said
great mnds hink alike
I have a second theroy. she may have only two forms a day form and a night form. In the wallpaper the windows at the top of the library are dark, and there are lamps lit in the lybrary. In the comic everything is brightly lit even though you don't see lamps. I'm guesssing the library is mainly lit by natural light in the day and is a wonderful place to visit, but once the sun starts setting most of the students will be in a rush to check out before things get dark
...Wow. Seeing Oolong in pastels is almost creepier than her dark form, although that's mostly because I HAVE seen the dark form and know that she can do that.
Is it me, or does Mrs Oolong just end at about her waist and is replaced by some sort of mechanical (or at least metallic) thingy?
Quote from: Corgatha Taldorthar on June 26, 2009, 06:53:31 AM
Is it me, or does Mrs Oolong just end at about her waist and is replaced by some sort of mechanical (or at least metallic) thingy?
That's the pillar. There's a hole in it which she's coming out of.
See also: http://missmab.com/DLoads/DMFA_Wallpaper28_1024.jpg
Quote from: Wanderer on June 26, 2009, 06:36:35 AM
...Wow. Seeing Oolong in pastels is almost creepier than her dark form, although that's mostly because I HAVE seen the dark form and know that she can do that.
For me, the fact that she has no eye pupils is what creeps me out, like Cyra.
her color either signifies mood (giant mood-ring) or the library's temperature *nods*
Quote from: Tapewolf on June 26, 2009, 06:56:36 AM
Quote from: Corgatha Taldorthar on June 26, 2009, 06:53:31 AM
Is it me, or does Mrs Oolong just end at about her waist and is replaced by some sort of mechanical (or at least metallic) thingy?
That's the pillar. There's a hole in it which she's coming out of.
See also: http://missmab.com/DLoads/DMFA_Wallpaper28_1024.jpg
Ahh, never saw that Wallpaper. That is *cool*, almost like she's a spirit of a place, in this case the library.
Quote from: Tapewolf on June 26, 2009, 06:56:36 AM
Quote from: Corgatha Taldorthar on June 26, 2009, 06:53:31 AM
Is it me, or does Mrs Oolong just end at about her waist and is replaced by some sort of mechanical (or at least metallic) thingy?
That's the pillar. There's a hole in it which she's coming out of.
See also: http://missmab.com/DLoads/DMFA_Wallpaper28_1024.jpg
Technically, I think Amber said she _was_ the building. Pillar, columns, tentacles, head, and body, it's all her.
Or so I recall...
Quote from: Corgatha Taldorthar on June 26, 2009, 07:12:08 AM
Quote from: Tapewolf on June 26, 2009, 06:56:36 AM
Quote from: Corgatha Taldorthar on June 26, 2009, 06:53:31 AM
Is it me, or does Mrs Oolong just end at about her waist and is replaced by some sort of mechanical (or at least metallic) thingy?
That's the pillar. There's a hole in it which she's coming out of.
See also: http://missmab.com/DLoads/DMFA_Wallpaper28_1024.jpg
Ahh, never saw that Wallpaper. That is *cool*, almost like she's a spirit of a place, in this case the library.
She IS the library. I remember Amber saying that Oolong's type of mythos incorporates itself into a building, essential forming a living piece of architecture. The body we see in the pillar is more like a terminal to interact with her, rather than being any significant part of her body.
Quote from: Corgatha Taldorthar on June 26, 2009, 07:12:08 AM
Quote from: Tapewolf on June 26, 2009, 06:56:36 AM
Quote from: Corgatha Taldorthar on June 26, 2009, 06:53:31 AM
Is it me, or does Mrs Oolong just end at about her waist and is replaced by some sort of mechanical (or at least metallic) thingy?
That's the pillar. There's a hole in it which she's coming out of.
See also: http://missmab.com/DLoads/DMFA_Wallpaper28_1024.jpg
Ahh, never saw that Wallpaper. That is *cool*, almost like she's a spirit of a place, in this case the library.
Ooh, yeah, because being a spirit of a silent place of learning is "cool". lol
Quote from: Wanderer on June 26, 2009, 07:17:45 AM
She IS the library. I remember Amber saying that Oolong's type of mythos incorporates itself into a building, essential forming a living piece of architecture. The body we see in the pillar is more like a terminal to interact with her, rather than being any significant part of her body.
http://nice.llearch.net/dmfa_forum3067.htm#ref69
...that's about her integrating with the building, though I don't know of a reference for llearch's
statement claim that she's physically the building itself.
Quote from: Tapewolf on June 26, 2009, 07:19:32 AM
http://nice.llearch.net/dmfa_forum3067.htm#ref69
...that's about her integrating with the building, though I don't know of a reference for llearch's statement that she's physically the building itself.
That would be an impression, and guesswork, not a statement of fact. The only person who can state facts is Amber, or anyone linking to her saying something. All else is merely opinion...
In other words, that was my impression, and I'm happy if someone can educate me as to my errors.
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on June 26, 2009, 07:36:35 AM
That would be an impression, and guesswork, not a statement of fact. The only person who can state facts is Amber, or anyone linking to her saying something. All else is merely opinion...
'Statement' was perhaps the wrong choice of words there. I originally wrote 'claim' but it sounded too much like I was trying to disprove it :P
Times like this I think I'm reminded why I always enjoy a good book: Sexy librarians.
I had joked previously with Amber after the strip with naked Dan and she commented that there's going to need to be some fan service for the guys to make up for that: I consider this a good start. ;-)
There, now that the creepy is out of the way... I have to say I'm not sure that Mink is stopping because it seems to be a voice in his head (I don't know if this mythos is a telepath or not, and don't care to speculate) but more that she's the librarian and thus in charge of the library. Most folks tend to respect that and be silent when told to. (Yes yes, there are always jerks who don't, I know, keep your counter examples to yourself). Toss on the unquestionable fact that she happens to essentially 'be' the library, entwined even with the foundations of the building itself it would seem wise not to irk it.
Slight amount of seriousness aside and slight amount of creepy added back in, despite being entwined with the building she also seems to have an awful lot of tentacles and that alone would encourage me to stay on her good side, lest those be used on me in less than pleasant ways. Sure, Cubi have tentacles too and great control of them.. but I'd dare say she has more.. and much larger ones.
*Charline nods to Mao* Tentacles make everything better! :3
Talking bunnies can be evil and terrifying, as we see here. So, by eating them, I'm doing you all a favor! >:3
I didn't know she was a genius locii. I always thought she was sorta a succubus that for whatever reason had stretched herself to fill the myriad tunnels and passages beneath the walls. :B
Quote from: Cogidubnus on June 26, 2009, 08:45:59 AM
I didn't know she was a genius locii. I always thought she was sorta a succubus that for whatever reason had stretched herself to fill the myriad tunnels and passages beneath the walls. :B
I was going to use the phrase Genuis Locii, but I didn't think anyone would know what it meant. Huzzah!
Not bad but it's about time we see her
Everyone's talking about the tentacles, but her claws are freakytoo.
All in all, pink or not, Miss Oolong scares me. D: I'd probaly only ever say two things to her "Yes ma'am!" or "No ma'am!"
Scary isn't the word for this. I would say it's more along the lines of creepy and shocking. That bunny head takes the concentration off of the fact that she is reputed to be very scary as shown on these links: (http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_579.php), (http://missmab.com/Comics/WW06_025.php) and (http://missmab.com/DLoads/DMFA_Wallpaper28_1600.jpg).
Edit: I fixed the link now. Thanks for the head's up Mao.
I think you wanted this one:
http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_579.php (http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_579.php) not http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_578.php (http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_578.php) :)
Interesting, it seems her body can somewhat pull away from the column. In her wallpaper the wings are coming from the pillar (As are her arms with the elbow joints merged) but here they're clearly attached to her back and she's leant forward. So it must be a wierd mergey thing where she can willfully move how much of it that part of her is in and not. Her clothes are the same though it's just the colour theme thats drastically changed. It's an ever so minor thing but insanely cool.
She didn't have lippy back then though, guess she had a moment of feminine conscious that needed sorting! :D
Quote from: Tapewolf on June 26, 2009, 07:42:05 AM
'Statement' was perhaps the wrong choice of words there. I originally wrote 'claim' but it sounded too much like I was trying to disprove it :P
No, claim is good. I'm happy to settle for that. Besides, we're both picky about which words we use, most of the time...
Quote from: Sid on June 26, 2009, 04:11:51 AM
I was waiting for Oolong to show up anywhere outside the wallpaper! :boogie
Interesting color change - I wonder why or how frequently she changes them.
Maybe it's like a mood ring! It changes with emotions.
Ee! The Elusive Librarian!
Wow, she's very pretty actually. I don't think I was exactly expecting that!
Quote from: Alondro on June 26, 2009, 07:58:14 AM
Talking bunnies can be evil and terrifying, as we see here. So, by eating them, I'm doing you all a favor! >:3
I don't follow. Come to that, I rather like her so far.
Granted, I get the feeling that that would change if we actually learned more about her, but I don't think there's any danger of that.
I love how Able whent to the library to shut up his new "friend" and how it looks like he/she is ready to cry because of it. lol
Is it just me, or are the books, like, super-sized? I don't remember seeing any bookshelf where the third platform goes over my head..
*resists the urge to topple said shelves over in a domino effect*
Quote from: rhyfe2002 on June 26, 2009, 11:48:31 AM
Is it just me, or are the books, like, super-sized? I don't remember seeing any bookshelf where the third platform goes over my head..
I have actually seen books that large...
Quote from: Arroyo Milori on June 26, 2009, 10:37:18 AM
Quote from: Sid on June 26, 2009, 04:11:51 AM
I was waiting for Oolong to show up anywhere outside the wallpaper! :boogie
Interesting color change - I wonder why or how frequently she changes them.
Maybe it's like a mood ring! It changes with emotions.
Maybe she also changes color if someone rubs on her..... *waits for someone to twist that in very awful ways....*
>:3
Quote from: rhyfe2002 on June 26, 2009, 11:48:31 AM
Is it just me, or are the books, like, super-sized? I don't remember seeing any bookshelf where the third platform goes over my head..
*resists the urge to topple said shelves over in a domino effect*
Maybe it's the "oversize" shelf. A lot of libraries have shelves for books that are too big to fit on the regular shelves. For example, many atlases and art books are very large. In fact, I have heard some of these referred to as "cocktail table" books because they take up the entire table.
Many libraries also have bsrs going over the top so that they are harder to topple. The bars are then anchored to each of the bookcases. In fact, I believe that it's required by law in California because the earthquakes would otherwise topple the bookcases and cause severe injury. (Another approach is to fasten them to the ceiling or wall with chains.)
QuoteMaybe she also changes color if someone rubs on her..... *waits for someone to twist that in very awful ways....*
If you've ever rubbed a rod with fur, you'll know that it could be shocking.
Well, seeing how eveyone's already beaten me to all the really important bases, I can just say that I agree with the major factor that Pink is just as scary if not moreso than her appearance in the Wallpaper
Quote from: rhyfe2002 on June 26, 2009, 11:48:31 AM*resists the urge to topple said shelves over in a domino effect*
I suspect that this is a part of the answer to the question of just what Oolong eats, that and her overdue fees cost an arm and a leg (literally), and you really don't want to know what happens to people who loose or damage books.
Oolong has been there, like, forever?
In a library. Where everything has to be quiet. Of course she takes her task seriously, but shouldn't she loosen up sometimes?
I wouldn't surprised if the library was occasionally used as a party location.
Or at least a meeting place for a local debating society!
Quote from: Kage on June 26, 2009, 11:56:02 AMMaybe she also changes color if someone rubs on her..... *waits for someone to twist that in very awful ways....*
>:3
Well that would explain the "No Abel" sign 4 centuries from 'now'.
Quote from: Naldru on June 26, 2009, 12:34:43 PM
If you've ever rubbed a rod with fur, you'll know that it could be shocking.
If you'll pardon me charging into this line of thought, I just can't sit static while such discussion occurs. I just have no resistance. It polarizes me. Not to sound negative but but it is a conduit for me to speak out, a lightning rod topic if you will! Now sure, we can cycle through current discussions till it hurts but I'd rather conduct fresh statements in some capacity. I think we can all get on that bus, yes?
Maybe the 'No Abel' sign is because Abel got really bored a few centuries from now and painted the entire library black. :B
Quote from: Corgatha Taldorthar on June 26, 2009, 09:14:08 AM
Quote from: Cogidubnus on June 26, 2009, 08:45:59 AM
I didn't know she was a genius locii. I always thought she was sorta a succubus that for whatever reason had stretched herself to fill the myriad tunnels and passages beneath the walls. :B
I was going to use the phrase Genuis Locii, but I didn't think anyone would know what it meant. Huzzah!
You mean there are people who DON'T spend hours reading TVTropes in their spare time?
I was on an IRC channel, wondering what happened to make her mood go bad and black later on, someone commented "Mink didn't shut up" as possibility. I guess that sure would drive me evil.
I mostly come to a Library just to read all the nice books
Quote from: Wanderer on June 26, 2009, 06:30:59 PM
Quote from: Corgatha Taldorthar on June 26, 2009, 09:14:08 AM
I was going to use the phrase Genuis Locii, but I didn't think anyone would know what it meant. Huzzah!
You mean there are people who DON'T spend hours reading TVTropes in their spare time?
For that type of information, I go to Wikipedia.
Quote from: Arroyo Milori on June 26, 2009, 10:37:18 AM
Quote from: Sid on June 26, 2009, 04:11:51 AM
I was waiting for Oolong to show up anywhere outside the wallpaper! :boogie
Interesting color change - I wonder why or how frequently she changes them.
Maybe it's like a mood ring! It changes with emotions.
Could also be the library is huge and her appearance varies according to the books housed in a particular wing.
Alternate possibility is her appearance changes based on the viewer. Maybe the wallpaper version is the Librarian viewed through Dan's eyes.
I just noticed that in the wallpaper (http://www.missmab.com/DLoads/DMFA_Wallpaper28_1024.jpg), the feather on her desk looks like Abel's.
Wallpaper librarian looks scary and frightening. DMFA librarian looks kind. Why the huge difference?
My speculation: The wallpaper is the library as decorated for a Halloween (or Furrae equivalent) party!
Quote from: AndersW on June 26, 2009, 09:30:01 PM
I just noticed that in the wallpaper (http://www.missmab.com/DLoads/DMFA_Wallpaper28_1024.jpg), the feather on her desk looks like Abel's.
It does! I never noticed that. Nice catch. Wonder if she obtained it during the event that banned Abel from the library.
Quote from: Tikki on June 26, 2009, 05:29:03 PM
Quote from: Naldru on June 26, 2009, 12:34:43 PM
If you've ever rubbed a rod with fur, you'll know that it could be shocking.
If you'll pardon me charging into this line of thought, I just can't sit static while such discussion occurs. I just have no resistance. It polarizes me. Not to sound negative but but it is a conduit for me to speak out, a lightning rod topic if you will! Now sure, we can cycle through current discussions till it hurts but I'd rather conduct fresh statements in some capacity. I think we can all get on that bus, yes?
*Tosses Tiki into the Punder Dome.*
And that's all I've got folks.
What, no spark of insight, there, Valynth? ;-]
Perhaps he's just not that bright today?
Why is everyone saying she's scary? She looks like a mature caretaker when talking to Mink. And she's particularly cute. The only 'scary' thing I can make out is the raptor claws, and those could just be for style.
Why does everyone dodge the obivious and go for the farfetched? It's most likely that the color change isn't mood, style impulse, or the such, but simply... trauma. Something happened that seriously messed her up, and she became a creepy, bitter/evil person. Maybe a magic fail by Abel that almost killed her? Definitely would add a lot more on Abel's list of reasons to be emo, along with a reason for her to suddenly adopt Destiana (sp, I forgot..)'s way of thinking, but without the maternal instincts Destiana seemed to have...
Unbearably logical Aspie to ruin the day again~ >:3
She's 1/4 Naaru, on her father's side.
My favorite thing about this page is that Oolong is using telepathy to avoid talking in the library. Heehee. Abel probably got a kick out of that when he found out. Though it does make me fear what could have happened to ban Abel (a LIBRARIAN, guys) from the SAIA library...
Quote from: Indy on June 27, 2009, 03:15:58 PM
My favorite thing about this page is that Oolong is using telepathy to avoid talking in the library. Heehee. Abel probably got a kick out of that when he found out. Though it does make me fear what could have happened to ban Abel (a LIBRARIAN, guys) from the SAIA library...
In a school full of 'Cubi, would a loudly "stated" thought be any less disruptive than speaking?
Quote from: Corgatha Taldorthar on June 27, 2009, 09:34:14 PM
Quote from: Indy on June 27, 2009, 03:15:58 PM
My favorite thing about this page is that Oolong is using telepathy to avoid talking in the library. Heehee. Abel probably got a kick out of that when he found out. Though it does make me fear what could have happened to ban Abel (a LIBRARIAN, guys) from the SAIA library...
In a school full of 'Cubi, would a loudly "stated" thought be any less disruptive than speaking?
If it can be restricted to a single person, rather than broadcast, yes.
Quote from: Indy on June 27, 2009, 03:15:58 PM
My favorite thing about this page is that Oolong is using telepathy to avoid talking in the library. Heehee. Abel probably got a kick out of that when he found out. Though it does make me fear what could have happened to ban Abel (a LIBRARIAN, guys) from the SAIA library...
Y'know, I'd forgotten that Abel worked as a librarian. Most librarians have an insane love of books, so I'm guessing he probably didn't do any damage to them.... I'm guessing his ban has something to do with Miss Oolong's color change. >.> But then, that's just me. :D
She started reading Ann Rice. >:3
Or maybe he started rearranging the books.
What :U
8) All this in a stampede of words ...
Rather than the librarian being a mood ring has anyone suggested she could have she just got bored with her old colour?
Either that or Fa'lina came in and said "Well, one of us is going to have to change"