This is why I make sure to have a diplomat in the group.
Me too...I belive some smarts really do help for a group
Yeah, but you have to be listened to too. Do you think that for an adventurer, could judging at their own discretion be simplified to "If it still moves after you hit it the first time, it is most definitely a threat"?
March of the hammer Club.
I wonder what would happen if they came face to face with the infimous Daniel Ta'Fana?
With his Vast collection of Swords, his slowly developing magical skills, his impressive combat ability, his incrediable ability to evade fast moving objects and the fact he probably knows all their tactics... who would come out with the least ammount of damage.
In the end Alexsi will beat who's standing to a pulp.
Monks are also good, as it makes nonlethal measures a lot easier and also then you can take the time to restrain and reeducate them.
What?
However true that may be, the first thing on my mind when someone is swinging some bladed object or a painful blunt one wouldn't be nonlethal measures. It would be more "Hey look! I'm not dying painfully!" However, the second and overpowering thing on my mind would be to simply incapacitate the opponent so he or she couldn't continue attacking me without actually killing me.
Long story short, monks are awesome.
Plus, you can't get better wrestlers, unless you go a few sizes up.
I still find it hard to believe these brutes consider themselves the good guys. But yeah, Dan can probably pwnz0r them. If that fails, Alexsi absolutely can.
Abel can hold his own too.
Except for the whole not wanting to draw blood because it makes him go pukey thing ;)
But I bet he can make one heck of a good intimidation scene.
Can we start in on the blond jokes about those two now? They tottaly would deserve it. :mowtongue
Naw its ironic in itself senice Merl had to deal with a group thats smarter than a sack of hammers
Gotta love that silly grin in the last panel. xD
Merbel: "Hey guys, have you heard of Daniel Ti'fiona?"
Pegasus: "The famous adventurer?"
Merbel: "Well, he's a 'cubi."
Pegasus: "..."
Merbel: "...and this Inn belongs to one, and I was going out with one too..."
To be fair, it does seem a bit odd that pretty much every single 'cubi in the story has shown up at the inn.
Quote from: HeroZero on November 20, 2006, 12:38:07 AM
However true that may be, the first thing on my mind when someone is swinging some bladed object or a painful blunt one wouldn't be nonlethal measures. It would be more "Hey look! I'm not dying painfully!" However, the second and overpowering thing on my mind would be to simply incapacitate the opponent so he or she couldn't continue attacking me without actually killing me.
Long story short, monks are awesome.
Yeah monks are cool Shaolin monks are awesome with there many styles and weapon choices I preferred a double edged katana also a three way nunchuka. Like Jet Li used in that flick The Last Warrior I can't remember the name *Bah*. Anywho the three way nunchukas will have this feature I'll put in picture this I will have butterfly knives on each side of my hips, and when the ends of my three way nunchuka connects to the handle of the butterfly knifes *viola* a very dangerous weapon.
Quote from: BillBuckner on November 20, 2006, 06:19:23 AM
To be fair, it does seem a bit odd that pretty much every single 'cubi in the story has shown up at the inn.
Why so? Pretty much every single mailman in my life has shown up at my home. ;)
Given that the story focuses on Lost Lake, it's pretty much the most likely place for a Cubi (or anybody else) to show up at sooner or later if he/she is to play a longer part in the story (except for the SAIA camo appearances, of course).
I will admit that Lost Lake has an above-average Cubi Visit Ratio, though :P
Quote from: Grenn on November 20, 2006, 01:20:18 AM
Abel can hold his own too.
Except for the whole not wanting to draw blood because it makes him go pukey thing ;)
But I bet he can make one heck of a good intimidation scene.
which would be a truly unique fighting style
*slash, block, projectile vomit, slash, slash*
at the very least it would distract them
Quote from: thegayhare on November 20, 2006, 07:43:42 AM
...a truly unique fighting style
*slash, block, projectile vomit, slash, slash*
at the very least it would distract them
Hmmm, drunken kung-fu .. now vomiting swordsman .. defiantly a style .. definitely eww.
Maybe the brains/leader/diplomat are one of the other two, this seems like 'fun' adventurer talk to me.
Quote from: Tapewolf on November 20, 2006, 04:53:03 AM
Merbel: "Hey guys, have you heard of Daniel Ti'fiona?"
Pegasus: "The famous adventurer?"
Merbel: "Well, he's a 'cubi."
Pegasus: "..."
Merbel: "...and this Inn belongs to one, and I was going out with one too..."
I think that that might work, but it might also make them realize that "Alexsi" is really Dan(ielle). And then
everyone would have to face the wrath of the real Alexsi.
Quote from: Fresnor on November 20, 2006, 02:19:32 AM
Can we start in on the blond jokes about those two now? They tottaly would deserve it. :mowtongue
Yes, they definitely deserve it. However, blonde jokes might tick off Dan(ielle), considering his current form. But here's a cookie and a karma, anyway. :mowcookie
Personally, if I have to knock someone out I prefer a rogue with a sap. It's got all the advantages of backstabbing a guard without any of those annoying ethical dilemmas!
Abel could find a good way to talk himself out of this mess. The best way would probably involve "talking with his boss" and giving the adventurers a free place to stay while in town.
:mowsad but blunt objects are painful.
Quote from: Alan Garou on November 20, 2006, 09:21:05 AM
Quote from: Tapewolf on November 20, 2006, 04:53:03 AM
Merbel: "...and this Inn belongs to one, and I was going out with one too..."
I think that that might work, but it might also make them realize that "Alexsi" is really Dan(ielle). And then everyone would have to face the wrath of the real Alexsi.
Yeah, I meant Destania though, not Danielle. Alexsi may be running it but I don't think she actually
owns it.
I love the first panel - it's quite impressive how Abel's expression makes him look nothing like Merlitz while somehow being exactly the same...
Quote from: Landon_Fox on November 20, 2006, 10:00:27 AM
The best way would probably involve "talking with his boss" and giving the adventurers a free place to stay while in town.
Didn't Dan have to move into the basement because there had been no free room for Pyro? Even though I'm acting on semi-old memory here, so I might be wrong.
*Charline grins* Well, I could certainly demonstrate that I'm not a threat. I'd be willing to demonstrate just how non-threatening I can be with that hunky golden-haired horsie... mrrrrrowr.
*Charles* :erk Oh dear god no....
Hunting Cubi, are they? Surely, they know that Cubi are shapeshifters, then. Let us hope that none of them are smart enough to notice that Alexis eyes are no longer blue...
Quote from: Sid on November 20, 2006, 10:36:43 AMDidn't Dan have to move into the basement because there had been no free room for Pyro? Even though I'm acting on semi-old memory here, so I might be wrong.
http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_091.php
Dan was moved to the basement for lack of payment, not lack of room. If there was that little room and/or all the rooms were already taken, then Lost Lake would be more of a boarding house than an inn.
Quote from: Landon_Fox on November 20, 2006, 10:55:23 AM
Quote from: Sid on November 20, 2006, 10:36:43 AMDidn't Dan have to move into the basement because there had been no free room for Pyro? Even though I'm acting on semi-old memory here, so I might be wrong.
http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_091.php
Dan was moved to the basement for lack of payment, not lack of room. If there was that little room and/or all the rooms were already taken, then Lost Lake would be more of a boarding house than an inn.
Ah, right. I only recalled the "Pyro got Dan's room and pays for it" bit, but not the exact circumstances. :)
Thus didst Mary and Joseph enter the basement with Dan and the rats, for there was no room in the inn.
And Mary delivered her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling Mows and laid him on the couch where he couldst watch MTV and play the new PS3 while she and Joseph went off to their jobs to begin saving up for his college fund and their retirement, which verily they wouldst enjoy in Tampa Bay.
:3
Quote from: Cogidubnus on November 20, 2006, 10:44:10 AM
Hunting Cubi, are they? Surely, they know that Cubi are shapeshifters, then. Let us hope that none of them are smart enough to notice that Alexis eyes are no longer blue...
I don't think they've ever met. If they know what colour her eyes are supposed to be there's a good chance they already know about her 'cubi stepmother.
True with the eyes, but if the magic somehow dispersed, then Dan's wings would probably create some suspicion for Cubi presence...or make the group ask for his autograph as he's a pretty famous adventurer. Abel's been wrong before with his magic, hasn't he?
what would be really freaky would be if Merlitz was Hemophobic as well and used his flame skills to cauterize the wounds he inflicts on his opponents before the bled
edit a simple letter typo and it gets blown up. oh well theses things happen
Quote from: e_voyager on November 20, 2006, 11:27:50 AM
what would be really freaky would be if Merlitz was homophobic as well and used his flame skills to cautize the wounds he inflictes on his opponents before the bled
What does being afraid of gay people have to do with wounds?
Hemophobic, perhaps?
Well, he could be both. I dunno.
But in all of this I think we are seeing in the making the slowly deconstruction of the interview. Till we see both Abel and Dan standing alone while Lost Lake is nothing more than smoldering ashes :eager.
Quote from: thegayhare on November 20, 2006, 07:43:42 AMwhich would be a truly unique fighting style
*slash, block, projectile vomit, slash, slash*
at the very least it would distract them
Egad, I hate vahz zombies. :cry
Quote from: Tapewolf on November 20, 2006, 04:53:03 AM
Merbel: "Hey guys, have you heard of Daniel Ti'fiona?"
Pegasus: "The famous adventurer?"
Merbel: "Well, he's a 'cubi."
Pegasus: "..."
Merbel: "...and this Inn belongs to one, and I was going out with one too..."
The inn owner isn't a cubi, Alexsi only has Destania as a stepmother...
And I don't think the interview is going to go kaboom. When is the last thing anything in the inn blew up?
Quote from: Kibin on November 20, 2006, 02:22:19 PM
Quote from: Tapewolf on November 20, 2006, 04:53:03 AM
Merbel: "...and this Inn belongs to one, and I was going out with one too..."
The inn owner isn't a cubi, Alexsi only has Destania as a stepmother...
Yes, but unless marital law is different in Furrae, that would mean that the inn is jointly owned by Edward and Destania.
That, we did not know. I have a hard time to keep track of such things, to say it lightly.
Quote from: Tapewolf on November 20, 2006, 03:05:48 PM
Quote from: Kibin on November 20, 2006, 02:22:19 PM
Quote from: Tapewolf on November 20, 2006, 04:53:03 AM
Merbel: "...and this Inn belongs to one, and I was going out with one too..."
The inn owner isn't a cubi, Alexsi only has Destania as a stepmother...
Yes, but unless marital law is different in Furrae, that would mean that the inn is jointly owned by Edward and Destania.
But the inn isn't owned by Edward and Destania. It's owned by Alexsi.
Quote from: Kibin on November 20, 2006, 04:19:02 PM
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Yes, but unless marital law is different in Furrae, that would mean that the inn is jointly owned by Edward and Destania.
But the inn isn't owned by Edward and Destania. It's owned by Alexsi.
That's questionable. We don't know for sure whether Destania actually transferred ownership to Alexsi, or even whether she
could legally have done so without her missing husband's consent (since it is/was jointly owned). Was Alexsi even old enough to be able to own it when Destania left? We don't really know if she was still a minor at the time, or even what their law has to say about whether minors can enter such a legally-binding contract.
Finally, Destania had no idea how long it was going to take to establish Edward's fate. For all she knew it could be less than a week - frankly I have difficulty believing that she would have made herself
and her husband
homeless when there was a chance they would both be back in a fortnight or so :P
**EDIT**
Now there might be some kind of sunset clause, e.g. if she does not return within X years the inn's ownership defaults to Alexsi...
Quote from: Kibin on November 20, 2006, 04:19:02 PM
But the inn isn't owned by Edward and Destania. It's owned by Alexsi.
According to this (http://missmab.com/Cast/alexsi.php), she "inherited" it. But, since Edward and Destania are still alive, is that still valid?
Sure, 'Lexsi runs it. We all admit to that. I think the ultimate ownership isn't going to be made clear until Amber clarifies it, though...
In a world where some people live in excess of thousands of years, inheritance might be something of an issue, why I believe they have probably found some more practical solution.
Not to mention, it could be a simple failure of words. Amber might have meant that the parents simply passed the inn on to their children, without implying death at any stage.
I inherited a really neat bag of marbles from my dad. He's not dead. I don't think. Last I checked, anyway.
Did any one else notice Pegasus has got taller? (or just bigger I'm not sure)
All the cubi turning up are in some way connected to Destania, friend (Arry), student? (Abel), Dan (son)
Oh and the Inn is owned by Alexsi, its in her bio, as she was the more responsable of the two kids.
Quote from: MT Hazard on November 20, 2006, 05:20:27 PM
Oh and the Inn is owned by Alexsi, its in her bio, as she was the more responsible of the two kids.
It doesn't conclusively say that she owns it. It says she inherited it, but that doesn't actually follow. Firstly, at least one of the inn's original owners is still alive.
Secondly, if we assume 'inherited' means that Destania arranged some kind of common-law contract to just give her the inn, that's still illegal because she did so without Edward's permission.
Thirdly, Destania would look a right berk if she turned up with Edward two weeks later only to have Alexsi force them into the basement like Dan. Edward would be really, really impressed by his wife's decisions if that happened >:3
The only thing the bio says unequivocally is that Alexsi is in charge of it. In the absence of anything more conclusive, I'd be far more inclined to believe that she is acting as steward until the true owners return.
Quote from: Alondro on November 20, 2006, 10:38:30 AM
*Charline grins* Well, I could certainly demonstrate that I'm not a threat. I'd be willing to demonstrate just how non-threatening I can be with that hunky golden-haired horsie... mrrrrrowr.
*Charles* :erk Oh dear god no....
I'm gonna start keeping a scorecard of all the guys she's gone through. Say goodbye to half of the world supply of oak trees.
Quote from: HeroZero on November 20, 2006, 11:21:26 AM
True with the eyes, but if the magic somehow dispersed, then Dan's wings would probably create some suspicion for Cubi presence...or make the group ask for his autograph as he's a pretty famous adventurer. Abel's been wrong before with his magic, hasn't he?
I still say that Dan's gonna somehow end up stuck as a female, real or not. And how would Dan say "Argh, more ale" to the beer wenches if
he was currently a beer wench?
Quote from: Alan Garou on November 20, 2006, 05:46:12 PM
I still say that Dan's gonna somehow end up stuck as a female, real or not. And how would Dan say "Argh, more ale" to the beer wenches if he was currently a beer wench?
Maybe not forever, but maybe if Merbel gets KO'd bu Merlitz's former group, he could be stuck as Alexi for a while.
Quote from: Alan Garou on November 20, 2006, 05:46:12 PM
I still say that Dan's gonna somehow end up stuck as a female, real or not. And how would Dan say "Argh, more ale" to the beer wenches if he was currently a beer wench?
I really don't know. I don't think it would stop him from trying though. And he might find some fun points about a female form.
Quote from: modelincard on November 20, 2006, 06:15:21 PM
Maybe not forever, but maybe if Merbel gets KO'd bu Merlitz's former group, he could be stuck as Alexi for a while.
I am not entirely certain about that. Obviously, if there is a magic battle, dispeling magic would probably be flying wild, at least if they know their stuff.
Quote from: Stygian on November 20, 2006, 07:01:31 PM
Quote from: Alan Garou on November 20, 2006, 05:46:12 PM
I still say that Dan's gonna somehow end up stuck as a female, real or not. And how would Dan say "Argh, more ale" to the beer wenches if he was currently a beer wench?
I really don't know. I don't think it would stop him from trying though. And he might find some fun points about a female form.
Looking like his sister would probably discourage him a bit from that...
On the other hand, he could easily forget about being a girl completely and end up wondering why all the beer wenches are looking at him like he's insane.
Homosexuality is okay as long as both girls are hot :]
I'm still waiting for Dan to walk into the wrong restroom or something equivalently stupid.
I would assume that Alexsi must have a reputation, so if Dan could fake that kind of violent anger those dimwits would leave mighty fast. Also, Destania probably has a reputation, and it seems Dan himself does... I imagine it wouldn't take much to make them back out the door saying "Um, I just remembered, we have to be somewhere..."
And that all does not at all go together with the type of comical relief... Or rather, it's not that simple. But I'm sure Amber will think of something. And then it will be "We will never speak of this again. Do. You. Understand?" "Yeah, yeah. I get it. Sheesh... (sarcastic comment relating to somewhere within the five latest comics)"
Quote from: Stygian on November 20, 2006, 07:01:31 PM
Quote from: Alan Garou on November 20, 2006, 05:46:12 PM
I still say that Dan's gonna somehow end up stuck as a female, real or not. And how would Dan say "Argh, more ale" to the beer wenches if he was currently a beer wench?
I really don't know. I don't think it would stop him from trying though. And he might find some fun points about a female form.
Here's a thought. Just how far do those changes go? Can Danielle still go standing up? (to bring in the restroom example DigitalMan mentioned...)
Quote from: Alan Garou on November 20, 2006, 05:46:12 PM
Quote from: Alondro on November 20, 2006, 10:38:30 AM
*Charline grins* Well, I could certainly demonstrate that I'm not a threat. I'd be willing to demonstrate just how non-threatening I can be with that hunky golden-haired horsie... mrrrrrowr.
*Charles* :erk Oh dear god no....
I'm gonna start keeping a scorecard of all the guys she's gone through. Say goodbye to half of the world supply of oak trees.
OOC: Believe me, I think she's taken the guys and have borne several thousand cubi offspring from just 100 of them
By the way, Genesis still looks Hawt...
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on November 20, 2006, 08:26:09 PM
Quote from: Stygian on November 20, 2006, 07:01:31 PM
Quote from: Alan Garou on November 20, 2006, 05:46:12 PM
I still say that Dan's gonna somehow end up stuck as a female, real or not. And how would Dan say "Argh, more ale" to the beer wenches if he was currently a beer wench?
I really don't know. I don't think it would stop him from trying though. And he might find some fun points about a female form.
Here's a thought. Just how far do those changes go? Can Danielle still go standing up? (to bring in the restroom example DigitalMan mentioned...)
Will we be seeing a Mrs. Doubtfire reference?
Quote from: KarlOmega1 on November 20, 2006, 10:20:23 PM
By the way, Genesis still looks Hawt...
Seconded!
Quote from: DigitalMan on November 20, 2006, 10:31:43 PM
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on November 20, 2006, 08:26:09 PM
Quote from: Stygian on November 20, 2006, 07:01:31 PM
Quote from: Alan Garou on November 20, 2006, 05:46:12 PM
I still say that Dan's gonna somehow end up stuck as a female, real or not. And how would Dan say "Argh, more ale" to the beer wenches if he was currently a beer wench?
I really don't know. I don't think it would stop him from trying though. And he might find some fun points about a female form.
Here's a thought. Just how far do those changes go? Can Danielle still go standing up? (to bring in the restroom example DigitalMan mentioned...)
Will we be seeing a Mrs. Doubtfire reference?
Quote from: KarlOmega1 on November 20, 2006, 10:20:23 PM
By the way, Genesis still looks Hawt...
Seconded!
Amber specifically stated in a previous topic that the change was a COMPLETE change. I will try to find it.
EDIT: I was wrong. Amber states in this topic that Abel can't pull that kind of magic off.
http://clockworkmansion.com/forum/index.php?topic=1289.msg49099#msg49099
Yup. So Dan's still um.... "there" *cough* as we would say, and is simply cosmetically female.
So I wonder if Abelitz would just say "Nope! No cubi here! We're okie-dokie!", or if Danielle will just make some dumb mistake ala Mrs. Doubtfire as has been mentioned :D
I have that feeling too that Ms. Doubtfire reference will come is a very comical way. Either that or Danielle will come over to Abel and plants a Kiss on the lips just to emabarrass the heck out of him and in front of the adventurers.