Indeed, after the long period of frowns, seeing smiles... ESPECIALLY on these two specimens here, is extremely jarring.
I contributed nothing. NOTHING.
And this is why I never show my face around here.
The last sign! IT's the end of the world! Panic!
Oh god, there smiling. That's never a good thing with those to....
RUN FOR YOU LIVES!!
It's probably just the slant of the eyes, but....
Is Abel looking at Alexsi's rear end?
That, um, yeah, that's a bit unnerving. :erk What the heck is up with those two?
...and the only detail that I and the other nerds will focus on is is the automatic teleportation system, and want to be fed with further details of the juicy magic-y workings thereof :U
Oh goody, a night on the town arc. There hasn't been one of those in a long time. Hopefully they will be going clubbing, and hopefully there will be more gender confusion. xD
Quote from: tiggertoo on August 28, 2009, 01:01:50 AM
That, um, yeah, that's a bit unnerving. :erk What the heck is up with those two?
I think Alexsi is leaving for a few days and is leaving Abel in charge. Why else would she be telling him this stuff.
Quote from: ChaosMageX on August 28, 2009, 01:09:13 AM
Oh goody, a night on the town arc. There hasn't been one of those in a long time. Hopefully they will be going clubbing, and hopefully there will be more gender confusion. xD
Abel will be mistaken for a girl and will have to beat up somebody with a bat. :B
Also, Abel got some pimpin' shirt. >:3
Quote from: Janus Whitefurr on August 28, 2009, 12:56:27 AM
It's probably just the slant of the eyes, but....
Is Abel looking at Alexsi's rear end?
That's unpossibel! :U
Quote from: techmaster-glitch on August 28, 2009, 01:02:34 AM
...and the only detail that I and the other nerds will focus on is is the automatic teleportation system, and want to be fed with further details of the juicy magic-y workings thereof :U
Indeed! I wonder, is that another Jyrras magitech trick, or did Alexsi get someone else to set it up?
Also, for some reason, I am remembering a giraffe that's supposed to show up in a club arc of some sort. Am I going crazy, or does anyone else remember that giraffe?
Quote from: Ren Gaulen on August 28, 2009, 01:11:49 AM
Quote from: ChaosMageX on August 28, 2009, 01:09:13 AM
Oh goody, a night on the town arc. There hasn't been one of those in a long time. Hopefully they will be going clubbing, and hopefully there will be more gender confusion. xD
Abel will be mistaken for a girl and will have to beat up somebody with a bat. :B
Also, Abel got some pimpin' shirt. >:3
Quote from: Janus Whitefurr on August 28, 2009, 12:56:27 AM
It's probably just the slant of the eyes, but....
Is Abel looking at Alexsi's rear end?
That's unpossibel! :U
Why would Abel beat someone up for that? He's given no indication of such before, when fans wrote in to ask what sex he was--he took it in stride.
And no, it doesn't look like he's looking that far down, or even at Alexsi at all.
Quote from: Jairus on August 28, 2009, 01:13:35 AM
Quote from: techmaster-glitch on August 28, 2009, 01:02:34 AM
...and the only detail that I and the other nerds will focus on is is the automatic teleportation system, and want to be fed with further details of the juicy magic-y workings thereof :U
Indeed! I wonder, is that another Jyrras magitech trick, or did Alexsi get someone else to set it up?
Just a guess, but I think it might be one of those "established magical systems" like the Messenger Orbs that were in Abel's story (though I can't remember if real phones exists at the main comic point in time, if they do, then they've probably phased out Messenger Orbs). However, this kind of thing might not be so easily replaced by technology. A Jyrras magic/tech combo is possible, but I think that may be unlikely.
Quote from: Baal Hadad on August 28, 2009, 01:20:51 AM
Why would Abel beat someone up for that? He's given no indication of such before, when fans wrote in to ask what sex he was--he took it in stride.
Well, the fans
asked what gender he was. I assume he'd take things differently if, instead of asking, someone simply assumed he was female and acted accordingly.
Quick! Everyone! Out of the universe!
No cookie for reference.
First Futurama movie
Quote from: Jairus on August 28, 2009, 01:13:35 AM
Indeed! I wonder, is that another Jyrras magitech trick, or did Alexsi get someone else to set it up?
Depends when it was done, I guess. The inn is older than her, after all. The former owner of the Inn was Destania, who has had 7000 years to learn how to do that sort of thing, and before that, Edward who may possibly have had the magical know-how himself (we simply don't have enough information).
QuoteAlso, for some reason, I am remembering a giraffe that's supposed to show up in a club arc of some sort. Am I going crazy, or does anyone else remember that giraffe?
Now you mention it, it is kind of familiar. May look it up later.
Quote from: JackTheCubiWolf on August 28, 2009, 12:55:08 AM
Oh god, there smiling. That's never a good thing with those to....
I dunno. They might simply have cancelled out each other's moodiness. 'Course, the slightly more sinister possibility is that Abel deliberately lightened her mood. I'm sure he could if he wanted to.
I prefer to "cower" in fear. Hiding only makes them angry.
I'm surprised that Alexsi chose Abel to watch over the inn.
Well actually no, I am not. The others live away from lost lake and Dan wouldn't be able to stand it.
Wait is Abel smiling for no comical reason? No prank? Nothing? Oh god, it's the Apocalypse. Everyone quick lie down and put a paper bag on your head.
Whoever watches the inn for the night will have to cook dinner for the guests. Abel likes to cook and probably feels guilty about what happened to Dan. Also, a relaxed Alexsi is less likely to be a scary Alexsi.
I'm getting the idea Abel got some kind of job. He seems to be happy about it; maybe he likes having a sense of purpose other than to be a Dan-sitter.
Abel sure does love the domestics.
Quote from: Lucheek on August 28, 2009, 06:59:14 AM
I'm getting the idea Abel got some kind of job. He seems to be happy about it; maybe he likes having a sense of purpose other than to be a Dan-sitter.
Or, if he was party to the conversation in 1023, he might simply have offered to help out to keep Alexsi sweet. If she's that scary, you'd probably want to try and stay on her good side. Things could get interesting if the topic of Destania comes up, though. Alexsi and Abel seem to have very different opinions of her.
I'm really suprised that not really anyone, except Lucheek, has copped on to what is probably happening. Abel is most likely taking over Merlitz's job. I mean it was heavily hinted at in this strip (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_958.php), you could almost expect it.
Quote from: Sofox on August 28, 2009, 08:07:54 AM
I'm really suprised that not really anyone, except Lucheek, has copped on to what is probably happening. Abel is most likely taking over Merlitz's job. I mean it was heavily hinted at in this strip (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_958.php), you could almost expect it.
Abel might be the inn's new bouncer. I was also thinking that might be the case.
I forget, but was cubi strength/muscle density higher than beings, or is that only demons?
Hey, that's actually a good shape-shifting question. Can cubi alter their physical strength through shapeshifting, and if so, is there a limit to that? This may also come back to whether or not they can violate the law of conservation of mass.
Quote from: ChaosMageX on August 28, 2009, 09:04:08 AM
I forget, but was cubi strength/muscle density higher than beings, or is that only demons?
I think it's only Demons. I have little doubt that their strength could be artificially increased through spells, though.
We don't know enough to know if it can be done through shapeshifting or if they can only make shapes and not mechanisms.
Having said that, it seems pretty clear to me that the
wings are stronger - if used as limbs - than a normal Being's limbs would be. Look at what Dan was doing in the Soulstealer basement, for example.
Quote from: Tapewolf on August 28, 2009, 09:16:25 AM
Having said that, it seems pretty clear to me that the wings are stronger - if use as limbs - than a normal Being's limbs would be. Look at what Dan was doing in the Soulstealer basement, for example.
"As I said, our wings are the most indestructible part..." (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Ab_067.php)
Quote from: Tapewolf on August 28, 2009, 09:16:25 AM
Quote from: ChaosMageX on August 28, 2009, 09:04:08 AM
I forget, but was cubi strength/muscle density higher than beings, or is that only demons?
I think it's only Demons. I have little doubt that their strength could be artificially increased through spells, though.
We don't know enough to know if it can be done through shapeshifting or if they can only make shapes and not mechanisms.
Having said that, it seems pretty clear to me that the wings are stronger - if used as limbs - than a normal Being's limbs would be. Look at what Dan was doing in the Soulstealer basement, for example.
Hmmm, perhaps, if nothing else, they could wrap their wings around their arms and/or legs and morph them into a discretely disguised version of those strength enhancing battle suits that the military is developing.
Heck, if they're skilled enough at shape shifting, they could probably make their wings appear as part of their fur.
We don't really know how cubi hide their wings anyway. They could already be wrapping them around their body and making them appear as fur, or they could be super-compacting them into dense modules easily hidden with just a bit more shifting over fur patches.
Quote from: Tapewolf on August 28, 2009, 08:07:26 AM
Quote from: Lucheek on August 28, 2009, 06:59:14 AM
I'm getting the idea Abel got some kind of job. He seems to be happy about it; maybe he likes having a sense of purpose other than to be a Dan-sitter.
Or, if he was party to the conversation in 1023, he might simply have offered to help out to keep Alexsi sweet. If she's that scary, you'd probably want to try and stay on her good side. Things could get interesting if the topic of Destania comes up, though. Alexsi and Abel seem to have very different opinions of her.
Well with a job, Abel gets to get all that frustration out of his system.
I mean from Alexia's point of view, she probably can't hit every misbehaving person with a mallet and run the bar at the same time. Even though it is tempting.
Yes very tempting :smack
While Abel is touchy with Destinia an even more awkward moment might be bringing up Dan's and Alexia's dad. When Ink mentioned him Abel nearly ripped him to shreds
Now how will Ducky handle Dealing with Abel on a daily basis Now that Abels will be out in front more often?
Quote from: Janus Whitefurr on August 28, 2009, 09:30:58 AM
"As I said, our wings are the most indestructible part..." (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Ab_067.php)
That too, but I was thinking in terms of force, rather than tensile strength. That's something that's not explicitly been stated, but it has been said that 'Cubi can punch/cut through rocks with them.
Talking of which, Fa'Lina seems to be able to crush rocks with her hands (just to confuse things further). She's not your average 'Cubi, though.
...
Abel is checking out some tail..
He's more of a perv than I gave him credit for!
Quote from: Tapewolf on August 28, 2009, 09:44:53 AM
Quote from: Janus Whitefurr on August 28, 2009, 09:30:58 AM
"As I said, our wings are the most indestructible part..." (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Ab_067.php)
That too, but I was thinking in terms of force, rather than tensile strength. That's something that's not explicitly been stated, but it has been said that 'Cubi can punch/cut through rocks with them.
Well, with an inherently high physical resistance such as that, it's much easier to strike things with excessive force. A punch that would break the bones in your hand (for a ludicriously strong instance), might just make a wingfist hit like a wrecking ball. If they weren't so tough in the the first place, physical force would break them just as easily.
I agree with Sofox, that Abel is probably taking up Merlitz's old job as the inn guy. One wonders though, if this is really aimed at Pyroduck. We know Abel doesn't like the dragon, and anything that might keep his activity down in the inn is likely to make Abel happier.
Something though, strikes me as weird as the idea of Abel, or any 'Cubi really, wanting a job except to impersonate someone. A species spending all that time in other people's minds (yes, I know, Abel filters a lot of it out, let me ramble), the idea of hunting after an abstract physical token of value, it just doesn't strike me as congruent, even if I can't really articulate why.
Quote from: Corgatha Taldorthar on August 28, 2009, 11:00:17 AM
I agree with Sofox, that Abel is probably taking up Merlitz's old job as the inn guy. One wonders though, if this is really aimed at Pyroduck. We know Abel doesn't like the dragon, and anything that might keep his activity down in the inn is likely to make Abel happier.
We don't know what happened after that. Abel was scared because he assumed Pyroduck had come to execute Dan and possibly him too (remember what Hizell did to the rest of his clan). As far as I'm aware Alexsi is blissfully unaware of that, but either way, Abel now knows that Pyroduck is an ally of Fa'Lina and that would probably be enough to make him at least tolerate him.
QuoteSomething though, strikes me as weird as the idea of Abel, or any 'Cubi really, wanting a job except to impersonate someone. A species spending all that time in other people's minds (yes, I know, Abel filters a lot of it out, let me ramble), the idea of hunting after an abstract physical token of value, it just doesn't strike me as congruent, even if I can't really articulate why.
From what Amber's said and the demonology says, 'Cubi seem to love shiny things, flash clothes and luxuries in general. Only some of those they can create themselves, the rest must be purchased. That and a job brings them into contact with people during the day, which amounts to free food.
My personal assumption is that in at least some cases, they'll do it to boost their spending power and also just to keep them occupied.
Quote from: Jairus on August 28, 2009, 01:13:35 AM
Quote from: techmaster-glitch on August 28, 2009, 01:02:34 AM
...and the only detail that I and the other nerds will focus on is is the automatic teleportation system, and want to be fed with further details of the juicy magic-y workings thereof :U
Indeed! I wonder, is that another Jyrras magitech trick, or did Alexsi get someone else to set it up?
Also, for some reason, I am remembering a giraffe that's supposed to show up in a club arc of some sort. Am I going crazy, or does anyone else remember that giraffe?
Who is this giraffe everyone keeps going on about?
I only remember seeing two giraffes throughout the entire comic:
A giraffe cubi (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_512.php)
A giraffe taur (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_635.php)
Is it one of them, or another character I obviously don't remember seeing somewhere?
If Abel is going to take the bouncer position what happens if a bar fight breaks out and there is blood everywhere? Wouldn't it be a bad thing to have your bouncer freaking out at the sight of blood?
Quote from: ChaosMageX on August 28, 2009, 12:36:14 PM
Who is this giraffe everyone keeps going on about?
Something tells me it was out-of-band, like something posted in the rant, on her FA or even something she was sketching at AC. I have a vague memory that it should be familiar but I can't place it.
QuoteI only remember seeing two giraffes throughout the entire comic:
A giraffe cubi (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_512.php)
Is it one of them, or another character I obviously don't remember seeing somewhere?
I believe the 'Cubi is a cameo from the comic 'Carpe Diem' by Graveyard Greg.
Quote from: Jasonrevall on August 28, 2009, 12:39:55 PM
If Abel is going to take the bouncer position what happens if a bar fight breaks out and there is blood everywhere? Wouldn't it be a bad thing to have your bouncer freaking out at the sight of blood?
AFAIK he's got it mostly under control by now and only goes like that when he's got other pressures or a massive amount of blood (see 627). In 623-624, which is one of the few times he's done it, Dan was remarking that he seemed to be scared of something so that and the paint might be enough to trigger it where just the paint or a small amount of blood wouldn't.
Beyond that, a good bouncer has the issue resolved before it breaks out. Given that he's able to hear thoughts.. that should be fairly easy, particularly given his ability filter for specific words too.
Being able to lay out the combatants without touching them wouldn't hurt, either.
Sleep-spell a gogo...
Hey, maybe while we're all looking at the downer Mag threw on us. Alexsi and Abel decided to go out? which may have been convinient for Alexsi, so now sh'es got someone new working at the counter X3
I believe this (http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/6097/cassidye.jpg) is the "giraffe", in question.
I have nothing to say, in regards to comic. :U
Guest of Honor at Califur (http://www.califur.com/)? We must make plans. We must figure out how to annoy and mistrea.. er, graciously welcome our beloved Mrs. Williams. :boogie
With regards,
Ted
Quote from: Tapewolf on August 28, 2009, 12:44:09 PM
Quote from: ChaosMageX on August 28, 2009, 12:36:14 PM
I only remember seeing two giraffes throughout the entire comic:
A giraffe cubi (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_512.php)
Is it one of them, or another character I obviously don't remember seeing somewhere?
I believe the 'Cubi is a cameo from the comic 'Carpe Diem' by Graveyard Greg.
Yes, he does look like Josh from Carpe Diem.
Amber usually cameos characters from other comics in pairs, such as those other characters from Cats n' Cameras that appeared in Abel's Story.
It's a shame we haven't seen any other members of the Carpe Diem cast as cubi yet.
Quote from: Fox on August 28, 2009, 02:29:57 PM
I believe this (http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/6097/cassidye.jpg) is the "giraffe", in question.
I have nothing to say, in regards to comic. :U
She looks hot. I'll have to keep her body structure in mind when drawing my own giraffe demoness character (if I ever get off my lazy butt and do it), who has spots that are linked by small lines so it looks like random circuit paths.
Quote from: ChaosMageX on August 28, 2009, 03:16:00 PM
Yes, he does look like Josh from Carpe Diem.
See also the credits in the margin of that strip :P
Quote from: Tapewolf on August 28, 2009, 03:27:52 PM
Quote from: ChaosMageX on August 28, 2009, 03:16:00 PM
Yes, he does look like Josh from Carpe Diem.
See also the credits in the margin of that strip :P
Being a cubi would also explain his uncanny ability to attract others in the comic even though he is heterosexual
No matter how you put it Abel and Alexsi smiling is a harbinger of doom. Which doom I will have to look it up in my "Harbinger or doom" dictionary.
Alexsi is happy because she has found a new bouncer. Abel is happy because he has something to do beside Dan-sitting, and/or because he is reflecting Alexsi's happiness. I doubt there is anything more sinister going on than that.
Alexsi's explainations seemed a bit too detailed for just a bouncer job, I suspect Abel is to be left in charge for at least a day. May Alexsi has a date?
That's what I was thinking.