Matilda is SUPER cute, whatever she is wearing!
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. It looks like Dan is committed to his date, but that doesn't mean he has to spy on Alexsi. I'm sure he can steer it so that he avoids her. I hope so anyway.
Does Matilda have a black belt in karate or some other form of martial art?
She can breath fire and has multiple limbs, I think thats enough
Also: I've only just been able to get to the forums, problems with the servers ?
Quote from: MT Hazard on October 16, 2009, 09:24:03 AM
She can breath fire and has multiple limbs, I think thats enough
Also: I've only just been able to get to the forums, problems with the servers ?
Same here.
I adore Matilda so much. :cvheart
and I love her clothing; not too revealing, yet sexy ;)
She has a black belt in cuteness and fire breathing.
But I wonder if that belt has any magical attributes?
Quote from: joshofspam on October 16, 2009, 09:32:25 AM
But I wonder if that belt has any magical attributes?
If its part of her inventory it could have an entire home in it. Speaking of which I wonder when Dan will figure out he has extra dimension storage space in his sword?
Edit: I also notice she has a picture of her original home in the background
Matilda could be wearing a potato sack and still be sexy. She could be wearing her usual attire and still be sexy.
Still... I got my request, Dan and Matty date.
Quote from: MT Hazard on October 16, 2009, 09:24:03 AM
Also: I've only just been able to get to the forums, problems with the servers ?
Yes, but nothing to do with me.
Wanted to comment to this much earlier but server issues got in the way....
Poor Matilda :cry I feel so bad for her now. If Dan does anything to upset her so help me........ >(
Quote from: Succubus_1982 on October 16, 2009, 10:23:31 AM
Poor Matilda :cry I feel so bad for her now. If Dan does anything to upset her so help me........ >(
While what Dan did certainly doesn't seem to have taken her feelings into account properly, it should also be borne in mind that she's been trying to
push Dan into going out with her before he's really ready to do so.
I'm not sure Dan has quite twigged exactly how eager she is for something like this.
Way back, in the Perfect Date mini-arc, I remarked that Matilda seemed too normal to have a relationship with Dan. I think I'm going to have to revise that statement. Not there yet, but leading in that direction.
Quote from: Corgatha Taldorthar on October 16, 2009, 10:32:32 AM
Way back, in the Perfect Date mini-arc, I remarked that Matilda seemed too normal to have a relationship with Dan. I think I'm going to have to revise that statement. Not there yet, but leading in that direction.
No, no. That's entirely accurate. She
seems normal. ;-]
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on October 16, 2009, 10:37:04 AM
Quote from: Corgatha Taldorthar on October 16, 2009, 10:32:32 AM
Way back, in the Perfect Date mini-arc, I remarked that Matilda seemed too normal to have a relationship with Dan. I think I'm going to have to revise that statement. Not there yet, but leading in that direction.
No, no. That's entirely accurate. She seems normal. ;-]
not in this strip, she doesn't
Wrong, matilda. To impress dan, you should be wearing either a shiny leather bikini or a amazon outfit.
Quote from: Jack McSlay on October 16, 2009, 11:12:16 AM
Wrong, matilda. To impress dan, you should be wearing either a shiny leather bikini or a amazon outfit.
I'm disturbed now trying to imagine her wearing a bikini with all those limbs.....
I can. :P
Ok.. seriously... I think you guys need to go outside. You're trying to picture a fictional creature *that already doesn't wear clothes* being scantily clad in a bikini.
That's one thing I've never understood, and I don't know if it's been addressed...we see Matlida's chest in all its glory, yet on the two occasions that Wildy has been topless her chest has been covered up....
I'm confused.... Why cover one and not another...?
Probably, it's because Matilda is quadrapedal and therefore less "humanoid", so maybe it doesn't quite rank as badly for ratings purposes.
Or maybe it's because she has no nipples, which might or might not mean anything. (From a biologists point of view, if she has no nipples, she can't lactate, and if she can't lactate, why does her species have breasts at all? But I don't think too many other people care at all.)
EDIT Addendum
Quote from: Mao Laoren on October 16, 2009, 12:11:52 PM
Ok.. seriously... I think you guys need to go outside. You're trying to picture a fictional creature *that already doesn't wear clothes* being scantily clad in a bikini.
Maybe it's some bizarre permutation of the Xanth effect, where women in their undergarments are viewed as more erotic than women nude.
Yeah, doesn't make sense to me either, but OTOH, I don't exactly find drawings of anthropomorphized animals and whatever Mythos are to be enticing.
Quote from: Corgatha Taldorthar on October 16, 2009, 12:29:52 PM
Probably, it's because Matilda is quadrapedal and therefore less "humanoid", so maybe it doesn't quite rank as badly for ratings purposes.
Or maybe it's because she has no nipples, which might or might not mean anything. (From a biologists point of view, if she has no nipples, she can't lactate, and if she can't lactate, why does her species have breasts at all? But I don't think too many other people care at all.)
It just seems like a double standard.... The quadrupedal explanation doesn't really seem to explain much since her chest has nothing to do with her legs....
And I don't remember seeing the nipples of any topless male character, so theoretically Wildy could be shown without seeing nipples....
I'm not trying to be critical, I'm just confused.... I could understand if either both gals' chests were covered or both exposed, but this I can't figure out....
Ok.. there's magic in this comic. Fairy Tale creatures and the like. If you're going to start trying to apply things like science and other forms of 'logic', it's going to fail on so many levels. Also keep in mind that it's likely a simple answer like "she has boobs so it's easier to tell that she is female or has a female personality" or even something like "artistic choice". Logic and the like quite possibly had nothing to do with it.
It should also be noted that formless/detailess boobs are no different from wearing clothing (you wear a t-shirt, you can still see the forms of boobs, but not the detail) and as thus could be considered sufficient to maintain a PG-13 rating.
Anyway, enough boob talk. +5 belt of datability (with cute butterfly brooch) = win.
Quote from: Corgatha Taldorthar on October 16, 2009, 12:29:52 PM
Or maybe it's because she has no nipples, which might or might not mean anything. (From a biologists point of view, if she has no nipples, she can't lactate, and if she can't lactate, why does her species have breasts at all? But I don't think too many other people care at all.)
Breasts as breasts are for lactation. Breasts as a secondary sexual characteristic are for attracting mates.
All mammals have breasts. Upright humans have prominent breasts because (so I'm told) it's a bit tough to wave your pretty arse in the air and attract a mate that way, so they developed an arse on the front.
... in order to attract another arse and get him to stick around long enough to look after the results of meeting arses...
*cough*
Maybe its less to do with science and more to do with politics/social standards/tradition etc. Perhaps Beings like Wildy who are more mundane (although imagining the word mundane and Wildy in the same sentance is very hard) have a very human-like need to cover themselves up. Whereas creatures Mythos especially aren't that bothered about it. Kria dresses in clothes because she likes to look badass but given her personality I think she'd be just as happy frolicking in the nuddy (large scythe or spiked mace in hand of course) and of course Matilda hasn't been the only topless creature The Phoenix oracles were pretty much naked also (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_301.php) Not to mention Mer (http://www.missmab.com/Demo/mer.php), and Insectis (http://www.missmab.com/Demo/insectis.php)
Then of course theres the Furrae Fashion Laws strip where Matilda explains herself why she doesn't wear clothes (http://www.missmab.com/Demo/Fashion01.php)
EDIT -
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on October 16, 2009, 12:50:24 PM
Quote from: Corgatha Taldorthar on October 16, 2009, 12:29:52 PM
Or maybe it's because she has no nipples, which might or might not mean anything. (From a biologists point of view, if she has no nipples, she can't lactate, and if she can't lactate, why does her species have breasts at all? But I don't think too many other people care at all.)
Breasts as breasts are for lactation. Breasts as a secondary sexual characteristic are for attracting mates.
All mammals have breasts. Upright humans have prominent breasts because (so I'm told) it's a bit tough to wave your pretty arse in the air and attract a mate that way, so they developed an arse on the front.
... in order to attract another arse and get him to stick around long enough to look after the results of meeting arses...
*cough*
Okay that made me laugh too hard XD Interesting phrasing llearch....
Quote from: Succubus_1982 on October 16, 2009, 12:56:58 PM
Maybe its less to do with science and more to do with politics/social standards/tradition etc. Perhaps Beings like Wildy who are more mundane (although imagining the word mundane and Wildy in the same sentance is very hard) have a very human-like need to cover themselves up. Whereas creatures Mythos especially aren't that bothered about it. Kria dresses in clothes because she likes to look badass but given her personality I think she'd be just as happy frolicking in the nuddy (large scythe or spiked mace in hand of course) and of course Matilda hasn't been the only topless creature The Phoenix oracles were pretty much naked also (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_301.php) Not to mention Mer (http://www.missmab.com/Demo/mer.php), and Insectis (http://www.missmab.com/Demo/insectis.php)
Then of course theres the Furrae Fashion Laws strip where Matilda explains herself why she doesn't wear clothes (http://www.missmab.com/Demo/Fashion01.php)
Sorry to continue the off-topic, but the whole point is that Wildy DIDN'T cover herself up--Amber covered her up.
Then maybe Amber is phobic of ferret nipples?
Quote from: Corgatha Taldorthar on October 16, 2009, 12:29:52 PMEDIT AddendumQuote from: Mao Laoren on October 16, 2009, 12:11:52 PM
Ok.. seriously... I think you guys need to go outside. You're trying to picture a fictional creature *that already doesn't wear clothes* being scantily clad in a bikini.
Maybe it's some bizarre permutation of the Xanth effect, where women in their undergarments are viewed as more erotic than women nude.
Yeah, doesn't make sense to me either, but OTOH, I don't exactly find drawings of anthropomorphized animals and whatever Mythos are to be enticing.
I don't think it's that bizzare at all. The right clothing, IRL can be more sexy than plain old nakedness, though this doesn't necessarily apply to someone if they somehow have the "perfect body" with no need for support... Generally speaking, fictional characters are allowed to defy the laws of fassion by being just as sexy both naked and clothed.
Quote from: MT Hazard on October 15, 2009, 03:33:24 PM
Yes, you'll upset Amber, she spends a lots of time working on background detail/story, art and other things to deliver a unparalleled webcomic experience (for free), only to log on the forum to find a discussion about one characters boobs. It's enough to make you weep.
And I quote myself, oddly enough.
Supposedly, the secret to sexy clothing is to make it look like it might fall off accidentally. There was a study on it and stuff.
Being naked == zero chance of accidentally losing clothing == zero sexiness. Even a wolly sweater might spontaenously combust! :mowcookie
A black sash held on precariously by a flimsy plastic brooch? MROOWR.
Oh man.
Dan better not mess this up.
Matilda is almost too good for him.
BTW, Matilda may be more or less an exile, but she still has a picture of home in her apartment.
Reading the rant, Amber and my mom are somewhat alike. They both dislike the tinyest bit of snow.
Quote from: terrycloth on October 16, 2009, 02:02:22 PM
Supposedly, the secret to sexy clothing is to make it look like it might fall off accidentally. There was a study on it and stuff.
Being naked == zero chance of accidentally losing clothing == zero sexiness. Even a wolly sweater might spontaenously combust! :mowcookie
A black sash held on precariously by a flimsy plastic brooch? MROOWR.
It's not as if the sash falling off would make much of a difference in reveal-ness. >:3 Oh wait...
Quote from: MT Hazard on October 16, 2009, 09:37:03 AM
Edit: I also notice she has a picture of her original home in the background
Quote from: Dard on October 16, 2009, 02:23:55 PM
BTW, Matilda may be more or less an exile, but she still has a picture of home in her apartment.
Yuo both assume that the picture is of her home dimension but in the first panel of the Furrae Fashion Laws she says her home is a place where everything is on fire. Assuming she has no reason to lie and she does then the picture can't be her home. It's probably just a piece of art up on the wall or a photo of a place she has been.
I need to thank Amber for reminding me to finish up that picture... Even if she wasn't aware she was reminding me. Anywho, the belt really does suit her. Then again black is just a great color combo with blue. Actually my two favorite colors for that reason.
PS. So the random reminding me part isn't just rambling. The picture in question. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2922415 (http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2922415)
Matilda is why I made a cobra-taur-ish character. :) She is just so darn neat in a body-type and such that I HAD to challenge my writing to make a great description of one and stay unique instead of just putting a pic of her into words. :P
Oh, and that sash has +5 Cute on it. ^.^
On the subject of "zomg why does Matilda have no neeplez", I offer two possible theories;
The Super-Scientific But Not Really Theory
1) Seeing as the majority of races in the DMFA universe are magic users, there is probably some sort of low-level, highly simplistic illusion spell which basically self-censors various naughty bits, something which is no doubt extremely handy to those critters who, as stated before in the Matilda mini-comic, odd anatomy doesn't play nice with clothing, or their home realm is not clothing-friendly.
The More Than Likely Closer To The Truth Theory
2) Comic is rated PG, so characters are drawn genitalia-less for the sake of keeping that rating. Due to this, those who are "nude" are not seen as nude, unless it is required by plot, which at that point the victim and all those around them have a sudden spontaneous realization to said victim's nudity.
I seem to remember knowing that Matilda's "breasts" were not in fact breasts at all in the mammilian sense, but rather served some other purpose. I don't know where I learned that from, but I'm thinking it may have been mentioned by Amber in the forums the last time we saw Matilda. Which was... good Heavens, three years ago. (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_662.php) I'm not sure it's possible to know for sure, since that was before this forum existed.
You sure that's a picture? I thought it was a window. Maybe's she's far enough away from the Blue Valcano (the name of her species) that she is still in exile. Also, Odd One, if you take anything near a volcano it would catch on fire. Rocks, however, don't really catch on fire as much as they burn. So maybe when she meant "everything is on fire," she meant to say that objects taken to the area would burst into flames. I'm betting since its a volcanoe with blue lava, this is indeed the "Blue Volcano."
Also: Butterfly brooch! How very pretty!
and even though I useally try to stay out of any conversation relating to a characters boobs, I'll say this about the nipple/no-nipple thing. Matilda is not a mammal, and thus doesn't lactate, and thus doesn't need nipples. Amber said on her FA account that Matilda has boobs because they are fun to draw. Wildy is a mammal, does lactated, and thus has nipples.
God. I feel unpure for talking about cartoon boobs.
Quote from: Wanderer on October 16, 2009, 06:04:52 PM
I seem to remember knowing that Matilda's "breasts" were not in fact breasts at all in the mammilian sense, but rather served some other purpose. I don't know where I learned that from, but I'm thinking it may have been mentioned by Amber in the forums the last time we saw Matilda. Which was... good Heavens, three years ago. (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_662.php) I'm not sure it's possible to know for sure, since that was before this forum existed.
You could always go look in the archived version of the old forum.
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on October 16, 2009, 08:24:08 PM
Quote from: Wanderer on October 16, 2009, 06:04:52 PM
I seem to remember knowing that Matilda's "breasts" were not in fact breasts at all in the mammilian sense, but rather served some other purpose. I don't know where I learned that from, but I'm thinking it may have been mentioned by Amber in the forums the last time we saw Matilda. Which was... good Heavens, three years ago. (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_662.php) I'm not sure it's possible to know for sure, since that was before this forum existed.
You could always go look in the archived version of the old forum.
That assumes I know where it is.
Besides, that was hours ago. You think my attention-span lasts that long? I'm thinking about far more interesting things now! :P
It's over here (http://nice.llearch.net/), where it's been for ages.
Quote from: The_one_who_is_odd on October 16, 2009, 04:08:20 PM
Quote from: MT Hazard on October 16, 2009, 09:37:03 AM
Edit: I also notice she has a picture of her original home in the background
Quote from: Dard on October 16, 2009, 02:23:55 PM
BTW, Matilda may be more or less an exile, but she still has a picture of home in her apartment.
Yuo both assume that the picture is of her home dimension but in the first panel of the Furrae Fashion Laws she says her home is a place where everything is on fire. Assuming she has no reason to lie and she does then the picture can't be her home. It's probably just a piece of art up on the wall or a photo of a place she has been.
Quote from Matilda's cast page
"Matilda was raised in a place called "Blue Volcano". While not a real volcano of sorts, the whole place was a land of blue-hot flames which Matilda's species are known to thrive in. "
So it could be a photo, a drawing or more likely a symbol to represent the blue volcano. Also what makes you think its in another dimension? There are places on our planet that can look quite alien.
I don't believe its a window either.
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on October 16, 2009, 09:16:03 PM
It's over here (http://nice.llearch.net/), where it's been for ages.
Sure, but who ever goes over there? ~_^
I'll go searching later to see if I'm imagining what I think I remember or not.
Quote from: MT Hazard on October 16, 2009, 09:27:11 PM
Quote from Matilda's cast page
"Matilda was raised in a place called "Blue Volcano". While not a real volcano of sorts, the whole place was a land of blue-hot flames which Matilda's species are known to thrive in. "
So it could be a photo, a drawing or more likely a symbol to represent the blue volcano. Also what makes you think its in another dimension? There are places on our planet that can look quite alien.
True I just assumed it was, but your right it most likely wasn't a different dimension.
Quote from: Tapewolf on October 16, 2009, 10:32:09 AM
Quote from: Succubus_1982 on October 16, 2009, 10:23:31 AM
Poor Matilda :cry I feel so bad for her now. If Dan does anything to upset her so help me........ >(
While what Dan did certainly doesn't seem to have taken her feelings into account properly, it should also be borne in mind that she's been trying to push Dan into going out with her before he's really ready to do so.
I'm not sure Dan has quite twigged exactly how eager she is for something like this.
At this point, I'd have to say the odds are 90% that Dan
didn't give Matilda a full briefing of the situation. Unlikely to end well.
Quote from: Corgatha Taldorthar on October 16, 2009, 10:32:32 AM
Way back, in the Perfect Date mini-arc, I remarked that Matilda seemed too normal to have a relationship with Dan. I think I'm going to have to revise that statement. Not there yet, but leading in that direction.
You haven't yet realized that everyone is strange in there own unique way!? How dare you :3
Quote from: Mao Laoren on October 16, 2009, 12:38:13 PM
Ok.. there's magic in this comic. Fairy Tale creatures and the like. If you're going to start trying to apply things like science and other forms of 'logic', it's going to fail on so many levels. Also keep in mind that it's likely a simple answer like "she has boobs so it's easier to tell that she is female or has a female personality" or even something like "artistic choice". Logic and the like quite possibly had nothing to do with it.
Non-Mammal Mammaries (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NonMammalMammaries). That is all :)
As for the snow, It has snowed down here in Utah on Hallow's Eve.
Speaking of snow.
I saw an interview a while back with former American President Carter and his wife. While he was in the Navy, he was stationed in Schenectady, New York (near Albany) for a while. Mrs. Carter was describing how much she hated the snow and was threatening her husband unless he found a different posting.
My family also lived in Schenectady for a while, and I told my mother about the interview since she had similar feelings about the town. She said it proved Mrs. Carter was intelligent. Personally, I just viewed shoveling five feet of snow off the sidewalk as normal.
I heard it once snowed in Philadelphia, PA on July 4. And I understand that it routinely snows in New Zealand in July. :U :)
Quote from: Naldru on October 17, 2009, 07:56:36 AM
Speaking of snow.
...
I heard it once snowed in Philadelphia, PA on July 4. And I understand that it routinely snows in New Zealand in July. :U :)
Yeah, but New Zealand is in the southern hemisphere, so July is winter there.
For those who dislike snow, the bad news is that the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (http://jisao.washington.edu/pdo/) has switched to a cooling phase, so North America can expect cooling for the next twenty plus years.
Oh hi there Matil...
Must date the black sash with butterfly brooch... :boggle