I want her belt!
Well, I don't know what he said, but she seems to have taken it well.
Interesting also that Dan seems to have suspected he was a dragon earlier. I guess adventuring must have taught him whatever telltale signs Aary and Abel picked up on.
EDIT:
See also:
http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_978.php
I find it interesting that Dan and Matty are starting to look like they were made for each other. They are hitting it off so well and thy have matching personalities.
Forgot to mention, nice to see things seeming to go well for Dan for a bit.
I hope a dragon flying around with a maiden on his head, that you can apparently see some kind of glimpse from from the ground, isn't going to scare the villagers.
What, he's not on fire? He must be a real sweet-talker.
I wonder if Matilda uses trinoculars.
Edit: Been listening to Queen, Amber?
Quote from: Bjalf on January 11, 2010, 07:09:39 AM
What, he's not on fire? He must be a real sweet-talker.
Or, she thinks that spying on Dan's sister and her dragon boyfriend makes for a more entertaining date than going to a movie...
...happy endings? :boogie
Is it just me, or is Pyroduck's dragon form beginning to look more and more horse-like? :erk
Quote from: Janus Whitefurr on January 11, 2010, 08:32:37 AM
...happy endings? :boogie
Hopefully.
Unfortunately there's still plenty of room for it to go wrong. When Gen meets Alexsi, for example. Or if Gen discovers that Abel is 'Cubi. Or Alexsi discovers that Dan bunked off on his own date.
Quote from: Tapewolf on January 11, 2010, 07:13:09 AM
Quote from: Bjalf on January 11, 2010, 07:09:39 AM
What, he's not on fire? He must be a real sweet-talker.
Or, she thinks that spying on Dan's sister and her dragon boyfriend makes for a more entertaining date than going to a movie...
I'm thinking Dan and Matilda decided to do some stargazing and happened to catch Alexsi and Pyroduck's return to the Lost Lake area. Two out of three happy endings, one to go?
If Matilda's belt really is a bag of holding, then would anyone care to take a guess at where the opening is?
I can certainly think of few interesting places in relation to her body. >:3
Quote from: ChaosMageX on January 11, 2010, 08:56:37 AM
If Matilda's belt really is a bag of holding, then would anyone care to take a guess at where the opening is?
She seems to make a living selling various kinds of hyperdimensional storage, so yes, it most likely is. And no, I wouldn't...
Quote from: Bjalf on January 11, 2010, 07:09:39 AM
What, he's not on fire? He must be a real sweet-talker.
Honestly, I'm betting more on Matila just being really awesome and understanding about it.
Quote from: Janus Whitefurr on January 11, 2010, 08:32:37 AM
...happy endings? :boogie
QFT, still lots of room for trouble to brew but I have to say so far it makes me want to :3 .
Dealing with Genesis could still be an arc in and of itself. Once she senses the complete absence of morphing magic, or is distracted by finding two cubi and a dragon under the same roof, either hilarity or drama will ensue.
Also, I am glad I wasn't the only one who was thinking, "Ooo,
stylish and a belt of holding!"
Quote from: Arcblade on January 11, 2010, 09:02:48 AM
Honestly, I'm betting more on Matila just being really awesome and understanding about it.
Matilda acts very maturely and well adjusted, especially considering her background, so it seems likely as you said she is "really awesome and understanding" like that.
Quote from: Arcblade on January 11, 2010, 09:02:48 AM
Honestly, I'm betting more on Matila just being really awesome and understanding about it.
If you stop to think about it, there
is something romantic about a guy who cares that much about his sister. Especially considering Matilda's apparent relationship with her
own brother...
Quote from: Arcblade on January 11, 2010, 09:02:48 AM
Quote from: Bjalf on January 11, 2010, 07:09:39 AM
What, he's not on fire? He must be a real sweet-talker.
Honestly, I'm betting more on Matila just being really awesome and understanding about it.
Same here. Matilda's always shown herself to be really good about that kind of thing. Which may, in fact, make her the best possible match for Dan.
And we have in-comic confirmation of the belt's nature, which loops back to why she wasn't wearing it in the restaurant.
Quote from: proeliator bradypodidae on January 11, 2010, 08:43:47 AM
Quote from: Tapewolf on January 11, 2010, 07:13:09 AM
Quote from: Bjalf on January 11, 2010, 07:09:39 AM
What, he's not on fire? He must be a real sweet-talker.
Or, she thinks that spying on Dan's sister and her dragon boyfriend makes for a more entertaining date than going to a movie...
I'm thinking Dan and Matilda decided to do some stargazing and happened to catch Alexsi and Pyroduck's return to the Lost Lake area. Two out of three happy endings, one to go?
What's the third one, Abel and Gen? :mowcookie
Quote from: AmigaDragon on January 11, 2010, 10:41:25 AM
What's the third one, Abel and Gen? :mowcookie
I'd say so. That one has the most potential to explode into ugliness all round. Gen could run screaming for backup if she finds two 'Cubi and no Merlitz. And it would not be good if the Cyra link is known more widely.
Quote from: Janus Whitefurr on January 11, 2010, 08:32:37 AM
...happy endings? :boogie
...you just want mini Dans, hunting down screaming uncle fewwetpanda with sharp sticks.... oh hey. :3
Quote from: Wanderer on January 11, 2010, 09:48:16 AM
Quote from: Arcblade on January 11, 2010, 09:02:48 AM
Honestly, I'm betting more on Matila just being really awesome and understanding about it.
Same here. Matilda's always shown herself to be really good about that kind of thing. Which may, in fact, make her the best possible match for Dan.
It's lovely they're getting along so well... and just at the right time to be considered cheating on Lorenda, too... >:3
Somehow I could see Matilda saying something like "You wanted to spy on your sister ? What are we doing here? Lets go!"
I guess the big question is whether Dan is going to be more scared for Alexsi, knowing that Pyroduck is something it's practically impossible for him defeat, or whether he is going to be relieved that Alexsi has such a strong protector.
He looks slightly sad in panel 2, but happy again in panel 3.
Amber,
To answer your semi-rhetorical question, any time of day that you want to post new comics is AOK with all of us.
Seriously.
Quote from: ChaosMageX on January 11, 2010, 08:41:38 AM
Is it just me, or is Pyroduck's dragon form beginning to look more and more horse-like? :erk
It's actually pretty difficult to draw the differences between horse-like peripheral vision and dragon-like binocular vision. I'm sure Amber didn't want to take a lot of extra time just to get that little detail, so Pyro ends up looking a little equine. This is especially true when you're doing a strict side-view.
It's something I've been struggling with myself; trying to figgure out how to make my draconic character's head less herbivore-looking from the side than my gazelle character's. It really comes down to how you draw the eyes, and it's very easy to make binocular vision look weird when drawn from the side.
PS:
Quote from: Rambon on January 11, 2010, 05:53:09 AM
I want her belt!
Me too! I've never had one that held more than 16 items. :[
Dan reminds me of Luffy from "One Piece": the hero of the tale, famous and powerful parents, increasingly powerful and skilled, and with a straightforward and rather stupid demeanor which accepts whatever comes along.
Plus, Dan can stretch himself now too! :3
...I'd really like to know from Amber how more people don't notice he's a dragon.
I mean, he has a noticiably odd tail, that does not look bearish(or whatever he is in anthro form. Otter, maybe?). Oh, and then there are the wings. The obvious unmistakable dragon-like wings.
Are there normal people with wings to throw people off, or do people simply not notice said wings?
Quote from: Kibin on January 11, 2010, 02:28:41 PM
Oh, and then there are the wings. The obvious unmistakable dragon-like wings.
Are there normal people with wings to throw people off, or do people simply not notice said wings?
They look the same as Demons wings to me. Demons and part-demons are supposedly one of the most common types of Creature.
Wings don't seem to have the stigma attached to them they did ~300 years ago... Dan had wings, and nobody suspected him as more than a being... Well, they knew he was a badass. Azlan also has wings, though he's a fey in disguise...
Apparently, wings are considered a "not uncommon" feature that doesn't arouse suspicion, even though only non-beings have been portrayed with them... Of course, it seems society is more integrated between Beings and Creatures now...
Quote from: Scow2 on January 11, 2010, 02:54:56 PM
Wings don't seem to have the stigma attached to them they did ~300 years ago... Dan had wings, and nobody suspected him as more than a being... Well, they knew he was a badass. Azlan also has wings, though he's a fey in disguise...
Dan was suspected of being part-Angel, but not many people really seemed to care. Destania was fingered as a 'Demon' the moment she entered the inn, but after she stopped trying to destroy Edward it didn't really seem to be a problem.
I suspect a lot of it depends on the location - Demon cities they probably don't care what you are too much so long as you don't cause trouble and you pay your taxes on time. Amber has mentioned that there is something special about the Lost Lake location, though we don't know what. The implication is that present-day LL is one of the more Creature-tolerant places.
"Dan seems to have suspected he was a dragon earlier."
I was thinking more along the lines that someone told Dan that Pyroduck was a dragon (maybe even Pyroduck himself) and he just didn't believe it.
Awww, we didn't get to see Dan's actual words and Matilda's actual reaction, even though we know it obviously ended well... :(
What I wouldn't do to get a belt like that. Going to a collectors fair will be so much easier when i don't have to bring bags anymore =3
Quote from: Fex on January 11, 2010, 03:33:21 PM
What I wouldn't do to get a belt like that. Going to a collectors fair will be so much easier when i don't have to bring bags anymore =3
They are not without problems.
"Emergency services are still working overtime to rescue citizens of New Valakir after the sleepy mountain town was unexpectedly hit by massive flooding," the stag said. "Initially believed to be some act of petty vengeance by the Fae, it now appears to have been a freak accident. We have with us in the studio Joachim Franz, head of F-Tech Salvage Incorporated."
"The incident appears to have started in our laboratory," the lion told him sullenly. "We had a consignment of artifacts from a wreck off the shore of Dugrobnir which we believe to have sunk over 50'000 years ago. My chief technician was tasked with analysing them. What we first assumed to have been a stasis container turns out to have been a Bag of Holding. Over the aeons it lay submerged, the thing would appear to have filled with water. I do not think I need to elaborate further."
I thought Kria's presence was confirmation that Lost Lake was in or near Xinth. Which was supposed to be the big 'demon city' where beings and creatures first lived together or something.
As for people not realizing pyroduck was a dragon... he was in the comic for years before we found out he was a dragon and it surprised a lot of people (although it was obvious in hindsight).
Quote from: terrycloth on January 11, 2010, 03:39:53 PM
I thought Kria's presence was confirmation that Lost Lake was in or near Xinth. Which was supposed to be the big 'demon city' where beings and creatures first lived together or something.
As I understand it, Demons often run large cities. I don't know if Zinvth was the first in this model or the largest, or whether it simply happens to be the most major city nearby.
As for Kria, I don't think we know where she lives. We do know that she grew up in Zinvth, but it doesn't necessarily follow that she stayed there the whole 400 years. DP certainly moved to the Forbidden Lands, after all.
Huh. A little technicality, from the front page DMFA #1076 backtracks to #1074 instead of #1075. (At least, when I tried.) The links are fine in the archive though. Sorry if this is piling on more stuff to the already bothered Amber.
I love Matilda sooooo much! Sweet, business-savvy, has a since of humor, and just a (powerful) hint of badassery.
She's a keeper, Dan. She's a keeper :3
Quote from: Tapewolf on January 11, 2010, 03:50:31 PM
Quote from: terrycloth on January 11, 2010, 03:39:53 PM
I thought Kria's presence was confirmation that Lost Lake was in or near Zinvth. Which was supposed to be the big 'demon city' where beings and creatures first lived together or something.
As I understand it, Demons often run large cities. I don't know if Zinvth was the first in this model or the largest, or whether it simply happens to be the most major city nearby.
As for Kria, I don't think we know where she lives. We do know that she grew up in Zinvth, but it doesn't necessarily follow that she stayed there the whole 400 years. DP certainly moved to the Forbidden Lands, after all.
True enough, but I submit 951 (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_951.php)
et al that Kria currently lives in Zinvth. Not conclusive, but certainly suggestive. We have no idea how far Lost Lake is from Zinvth, but Lost Lake does seem close to some significant urban area.
Quote from: A. Lurker on January 11, 2010, 09:47:53 AM
Quote from: Arcblade on January 11, 2010, 09:02:48 AM
Honestly, I'm betting more on Matila just being really awesome and understanding about it.
If you stop to think about it, there is something romantic about a guy who cares that much about his sister. Especially considering Matilda's apparent relationship with her own brother...
And when Dan came up with this scheme, he didn't call Mab or Wildy (both of whom he's known since he was a child) or Lorenda. So that is a complement to Matilda.
I'm guessing Dan doesn't really have a problem with Pyro being a dragon?
Quote from: kusanagi-sama on January 11, 2010, 10:46:21 PM
I'm guessing Dan doesn't really have a problem with Pyro being a dragon?
I'd say it's more the fact that he can see that not only is Alexsi still in one piece, but she seems to be enjoying herself as well (ruling out a kidnapping), and, for Alexsi, Dan is going to man up and let his prejudices slide.
Because you do have to remember, Dan personally (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_142.php) isn't on good terms (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_174.php) with most dragons...
and that's not
even factoring in that they're a type of Creature (something adventurers like Dan hunted)
and the problems that he's a Cyra clan cubi (something that every dragon except for Pyroduck apparently hates, though Dan may not know this).
So does anyone else hear "I'll fly with you" by Gigi d'Agostino while looking at the first panel?
"Because you do have to remember, Dan personally isn't on good terms with most dragons..."
That section was ruled void (see #189).
Quote from: Pvblivs on January 12, 2010, 12:14:58 AM
That section was ruled void (see #189).
It was, but it's still insight into Dan's opinion on dragons, and at the very least, he's still got his hatred of drakes (the dragon's smaller cousin) :P
(and I linked two different comics in that sentance, if you missed it)
Quote from: Magic on January 11, 2010, 06:40:43 PM
Huh. A little technicality, from the front page DMFA #1076 backtracks to #1074 instead of #1075. (At least, when I tried.) The links are fine in the archive though. Sorry if this is piling on more stuff to the already bothered Amber.
I get that too. Fortunately since the archive page is correct it shouldn't last past the next update.
Quote from: jimsan on January 11, 2010, 11:17:48 PM
So does anyone else hear "I'll fly with you" by Gigi d'Agostino while looking at the first panel?
No, but I'm the sort that cringes at Gigi d'Agostino. He ruined The Riddle :<
Quote from: techmaster-glitch on January 12, 2010, 12:23:53 AM
Quote from: Pvblivs on January 12, 2010, 12:14:58 AM
That section was ruled void (see #189).
It was, but it's still insight into Dan's opinion on dragons, and at the very least, he's still got his hatred of drakes (the dragon's smaller cousin) :P
(and I linked two different comics in that sentance, if you missed it)
I still wouldn't count that as particularly damning evidence. Of those two comics, one is non-canon and the other shows Dan on apparently good enough terms with a dragon (in Dark Pegasus's employ, no less) to owe the latter money and get away with it un-fried. ;)
I'm perfectly willing to believe that Dan hates
Pip, mind... :D
Quote from: inuhanyo on January 11, 2010, 08:57:35 PM
True enough, but I submit 951 (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_951.php) et al that Kria currently lives in Zinvth. Not conclusive, but certainly suggestive. We have no idea how far Lost Lake is from Zinvth, but Lost Lake does seem close to some significant urban area.
All that says is that her family founded Zinvth and has power and prestige there. It doesn't say that she lives there anymore.
If you think about it, Dan is on a mission to destroy DP by any necessary means. Walking into a suburb somewhere with that intent might fly.
I can't really see Dan walking into the heart of a Demon-run city in order to murder one of their inhabitants. It'd be like trying to rob a police station. Even if he succeeded he'd end up with a price on his head like Aniz.
Quote from: A. Lurker on January 11, 2010, 09:47:53 AM
Quote from: Arcblade on January 11, 2010, 09:02:48 AM
Honestly, I'm betting more on Matila just being really awesome and understanding about it.
If you stop to think about it, there is something romantic about a guy who cares that much about his sister. Especially considering Matilda's apparent relationship with her own brother...
A belt like that...would kill her brother???
Come on, you knew SOMEONE had to say it.... :rolleyes
If the Lost Lake Inn is near Zinvth it would probably be around the place where the outpost was distroyed in [AS1 #42]. After all a lot can happen in 300 years.
As for Dan and Matilda spying, I'm guessing that Matilda was turned on by the fact that Dan was wanting to spy on his sisters date.
Quote from: Tapewolf on January 12, 2010, 03:43:25 AM
Quote from: inuhanyo on January 11, 2010, 08:57:35 PM
True enough, but I submit 951 (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_951.php) et al that Kria currently lives in Zinvth. Not conclusive, but certainly suggestive. We have no idea how far Lost Lake is from Zinvth, but Lost Lake does seem close to some significant urban area.
All that says is that her family founded Zinvth and has power and prestige there. It doesn't say that she lives there anymore.
If you think about it, Dan is on a mission to destroy DP by any necessary means. Walking into a suburb somewhere with that intent might fly.
I can't really see Dan walking into the heart of a Demon-run city in order to murder one of their inhabitants. It'd be like trying to rob a police station. Even if he succeeded he'd end up with a price on his head like Aniz.
You forget that in the demon book of attraction,
sometimes a big no-no is a big yes-yes (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_345.php). :)
Most demons would probably think it was great to have an adventurer come into a demon town and try to murder an inhabitant.
In fact, they'd probably try and watch it unfold.
:popcorn
On a sidenote, Kria used to teach Abel in a Zinvth school, so it's pretty likely she lives in that town too.
Quote from: Anker Steadfast on January 12, 2010, 09:41:15 AM
You forget that in the demon book of attraction, sometimes a big no-no is a big yes-yes (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_345.php). :)
Most demons would probably think it was great to have an adventurer come into a demon town and try to murder an inhabitant.
In fact, they'd probably try and watch it unfold.
Tell that to Hennya :<
QuoteOn a sidenote, Kria used to teach Abel in a Zinvth school, so it's pretty likely she lives in that town too.
Yes, but that was most of 400 years ago. If you look at strip 757, she seems to have moved away from teaching Kindergarten at Zinvth and taken up work as a bodyguard/assassin. Whether she still lives at Zinvth? No idea, but my gut feeling is that she's moved out.
Quote from: Tapewolf on January 12, 2010, 10:39:23 AM
Quote from: Anker Steadfast on January 12, 2010, 09:41:15 AM
You forget that in the demon book of attraction, sometimes a big no-no is a big yes-yes (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_345.php). :)
Most demons would probably think it was great to have an adventurer come into a demon town and try to murder an inhabitant.
In fact, they'd probably try and watch it unfold.
Tell that to Hennya :<
QuoteOn a sidenote, Kria used to teach Abel in a Zinvth school, so it's pretty likely she lives in that town too.
Yes, but that was most of 400 years ago. If you look at strip 757, she seems to have moved away from teaching Kindergarten at Zinvth and taken up work as a bodyguard/assassin. Whether she still lives at Zinvth? No idea, but my gut feeling is that she's moved out.
chances are she could've held two jobs...
Quote from: Tapewolf on January 12, 2010, 10:39:23 AM
Yes, but that was most of 400 years ago. If you look at strip 757, she seems to have moved away from teaching Kindergarten at Zinvth and taken up work as a bodyguard/assassin. Whether she still lives at Zinvth? No idea, but my gut feeling is that she's moved out.
Yeah, but the strip in question is barely 40 years after she was teaching kindergarten.
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on January 12, 2010, 11:02:31 AM
Yeah, but the strip in question is barely 40 years after she was teaching kindergarten.
Now you've lost me. Which strip are you thinking of, because all the ones I can see referenced are present-day DMFA...
EDIT:
Are you thinking of the current Abel's Story strip?
...I'm reading too many threads at once. Sorry, yes. Current Abel's Story.
But she also attacked the outpost when abel was younger and attending the school in which she teached, so she can easily have two jobs at once.
Heck, for all we know, in the demon world a school teacher might be the best qualified for assasin work ?
Might even be that she teaches assasins how to become assasins ?
One doesn't have to exclude the other. :)
Quote from: Anker Steadfast on January 12, 2010, 01:11:01 PM
But she also attacked the outpost when abel was younger and attending the school in which she teached, so she can easily have two jobs at once.
I don't think that quite adds up. The attack happened 16 years or so later, when Abel was 23-24. She was Abel's teacher when he was in primary school and about 7 years old. By the time of the attack he had left school, been to university, finished his course and had got a full-time job in the library.
From the way Kria reacts to him (as though he's a small child) and the way he addresses her in pages 66-67, it looks like they haven't met for at least 10 years.
Aww! Matilda is awesome! I'm always pleased to see her. It also looks as if she was not only right about appreciating honesty but also very understanding of Dan's intentions. I find myself in complete agreement with Grey Wolf. :3
Quote from: Bjalf on January 11, 2010, 07:09:39 AMWhat, he's not on fire? He must be a real sweet-talker.
I wonder if Matilda uses trinoculars.
Edit: Been listening to Queen, Amber?
Thank you! I knew those lyrics sounded familiar.
Matilda is pretty awesome. I can see how the whole taur thing might be of some concern, but then again, real beauty is skin deep.
(But then again, Matilda is a mythos, and for all we know her skin might be an inch thick...)
I think Dan could learn to work around the taur thing, since Cubi are shapeshifters.
Quote from: terrycloth on January 12, 2010, 06:20:22 PM
I think Dan could learn to work around the taur thing, since Cubi are shapeshifters.
As a filthy pervert this brings all kinds of wonderfully horrible things to mind.
It occurred to me that Falcor--ahem!--Pyroduck seems a lot happier in this strip than the last one. Maybe he doesn't mind taking Alexsi for a ride nearly as much as he thought he would? :3
Quote from: Netrogo on January 12, 2010, 06:44:19 PM
Quote from: terrycloth on January 12, 2010, 06:20:22 PM
I think Dan could learn to work around the taur thing, since Cubi are shapeshifters.
As a filthy pervert this brings all kinds of wonderfully horrible things to mind.
Well, as a Mythos she might not even need that. Maybe the Blue Volcano Mythos reproduce through budding.
Quote from: Eon on January 12, 2010, 09:47:56 PM
It occurred to me that Falcor--ahem!--Pyroduck seems a lot happier in this strip than the last one. Maybe he doesn't mind taking Alexsi for a ride nearly as much as he thought he would? :3
The only reason he was upset in the last comic was because Alexsi shouted Falcor. He didn't mind her riding him at all :love1 (he probably saw it as a turn on for both of them ^-^).
Quote from: iceick on January 13, 2010, 03:11:31 AM
He didn't mind her riding him at all :love1 (he probably saw it as a turn on for both of them ^-^).
oOooo ... the PG rating slips further and further away from Amber's greedy little grasp!!
Her muffin covered little fingers grasping futilely at the edge of the abyss!
And here we are, gleefully stomping on her hands.
:bat
Disclaimer :
No real Ambers was harmed in the making of this post.
Quote from: Anker Steadfast on January 13, 2010, 06:53:11 AM
oOooo ... the PG rating slips further and further away from Amber's greedy little grasp!!
Her muffin covered little fingers grasping futilely at the edge of the abyss!
And here we are, gleefully stomping on her hands.
:bat
Disclaimer :
No real Ambers was harmed in the making of this post.
Wait, she's still managing to cling to it? This looks like a job for rule 34!
Quote from: Netrogo on January 13, 2010, 09:54:40 AM
Wait, she's still managing to cling to it? This looks like a job for rule 34!
*WHAP*BAD Netrogo !!! D:
No Rule 34 here!
You'd just end up inviting /b/-tards here .... :erk ... we don't want that!
Too late.
:eek
Don't do it!!
It's too late if you think the /b/ tards don't already know about this place.
Quote from: Mao Laoren on January 13, 2010, 10:18:47 AM
It's too late if you think the /b/ tards don't already know about this place.
.................... you're one of them, aren't you ? :eek
you forget two things.
if Dan hurts Pyroduck (if he even manages to)
he'll prolly haveta answer to Alexsi, and Fa'Lina.
If the /b/ tards haven't found out about an online furry comic in 6 years. . .
It doesn't exist. /b/ is like a disease. Or furries!
They're everywhere
Quote from: Anker Steadfast on January 13, 2010, 06:53:11 AM
Quote from: iceick on January 13, 2010, 03:11:31 AM
He didn't mind her riding him at all :love1 (he probably saw it as a turn on for both of them ^-^).
oOooo ... the PG rating slips further and further away from Amber's greedy little grasp!!
Her muffin covered little fingers grasping futilely at the edge of the abyss!
And here we are, gleefully stomping on her hands.
:bat
Disclaimer :
No real Ambers was harmed in the making of this post.
I hope not! She needs those hands to draw! :<
I know, that's why I added the disclaimer!
We need our comic fix every now and then after all. :)
Quote from: Anker Steadfast on January 13, 2010, 10:22:43 AM
.................... you're one of them, aren't you ? :eek
Can't say I am. I've read some of the stuff there, though not lately, and it was enough for me just to read it. They're an interesting bunch in there, some geniuses, some absolutely mad and some so funny that I can't tell which of the previous two categories they belong to. They amuse me and that's enough.
Still though, I'm quite confident they know what DMFA is and about Amber. I think I've seen them looking for 34 of her work as is. I think I've seen her post some of her stuff there, but it's so hard to tell. Yay Anon.
Quote from: Mao Laoren on January 13, 2010, 10:54:38 AM
I think I've seen her post some of her stuff there, but it's so hard to tell. Yay Anon.
Amber is a /b/-tard ??
:erk
The world has come to an end!
Imma gonna hide in Matilda's belt!
I don't know if she is or not, that's the thing about Anon. I'm not going to ask her either way.
Have either of you actually noticed how much of a spaz she is?
She's probably a Patriarch /b/ tard.
Heh. If I were Amber, I'd post my stuff to people who're likely to enjoy it rather than a bunch of anons who will probably succumb to mob mentality and start yelling about furfags. (That's not me using a derogatory term, mind. It's a mention, not a use.)
Not that /b/ isn't intermittently hilarious. :U
/b/ is actually quite a community when you get into it.
One thing that i always get a kick out of them is that they don't take anything, the least of themselves, all that seriously.
They don't discriminate against who they /b/ with or against.
/b/ just is.
On a sidenote - I think we might have gotten slightly ... off topic! :doh
You expect some sort of semblance of order?
You fool! THIS IS CLOCKWORK MANSION FORUMS!
Quote from: Drathorin on January 13, 2010, 02:52:58 PM
You fool! THIS IS CLOCKWORK MANSION FORUMS!
GAH, it is ??
... did I turn left instead of right ... AGAIN ?
:eek
that's kinda scary how fast /b/ took this thread over.
I'm more afraid that they're becoming the equivalent to internet boogeymen.
Quote from: Mao Laoren on January 13, 2010, 03:56:16 PM
I'm more afraid that they're becoming the equivalent to internet boogeymen.
Says the man with -3324 on his IQ ... Zombie fodder he is not. :D
Quote from: Anker Steadfast on January 13, 2010, 04:04:25 PM
Says the man with -3324 on his IQ ... Zombie fodder he is not. :D
You can talk...
Quote from: Mao Laoren on January 13, 2010, 03:56:16 PM
I'm more afraid that they're becoming the equivalent to internet boogeymen.
"Don't talk back to your mother... or the /b/tards will get you!"
Quote from: Drathorin on January 13, 2010, 02:52:58 PM
You expect some sort of semblance of order?
You fool! THIS IS CLOCKWORK MANSION FORUMS!
If this be a
clockwork mansion, then surely it ought to be the very paragon of order? o.รณ
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on January 13, 2010, 05:03:44 PM
Quote from: Anker Steadfast on January 13, 2010, 04:04:25 PM
Says the man with -3324 on his IQ ... Zombie fodder he is not. :D
You can talk...
Ooooooooo ... I'm not in danger of zombies eatin' me brain no more - Awesome! :D
And I was aiming more in the direction of Mao Lauren
being the boogeyman !
If that makes any sense. heh.
Quote from: techmaster-glitch on January 11, 2010, 10:57:52 PM
Quote from: kusanagi-sama on January 11, 2010, 10:46:21 PM
I'm guessing Dan doesn't really have a problem with Pyro being a dragon?
I'd say it's more the fact that he can see that not only is Alexsi still in one piece, but she seems to be enjoying herself as well (ruling out a kidnapping), and, for Alexsi, Dan is going to man up and let his prejudices slide.
Because you do have to remember, Dan personally (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_142.php) isn't on good terms (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_174.php) with most dragons...
and that's not even factoring in that they're a type of Creature (something adventurers like Dan hunted) and the problems that he's a Cyra clan cubi (something that every dragon except for Pyroduck apparently hates, though Dan may not know this).
Well, I guess Dan will have to learn to like Pyro once Alexsi introduces him to Dan a little more than what Dan does know about Pyro.
It's interesting, I've always pegged Dan and Pyroduck as good buddies.
Not best of friends, but certainly on the same page, if you know what I mean.
I think they'll get to be excellent friends, Dan tends to be a nice person after all. :)
Quote from: Anker Steadfast on January 13, 2010, 07:18:45 PM
Ooooooooo ... I'm not in danger of zombies eatin' me brain no more - Awesome! :D
And I was aiming more in the direction of Mao Lauren being the boogeyman !
If that makes any sense. heh.
Might want to take a look at the IQ scores of some of the admin team, they're worse than mine (at least until one of them gets bored and starts tampering with the numbers). One should never take those silly internet numbers seriously. You never know who's been tampering with them.
As for me being said boogeyman, I believe I've already clarified that I'm not one of them. I've found some of their stuff amusing and to be a social phenomena worth taking note of, but that's the extent of it.
Quote from: Anker Steadfast on January 14, 2010, 04:26:53 AM
It's interesting, I've always pegged Dan and Pyroduck as good buddies.
Not best of friends, but certainly on the same page, if you know what I mean.
I think they'll get to be excellent friends, Dan tends to be a nice person after all. :)
Actually, I'm re-reading DMFA from the beginning, and it seems that Dan has always been slightly diffident around him.
Quote from: Mao Laoren on January 14, 2010, 05:20:14 AM
Might want to take a look at the IQ scores of some of the admin team, they're worse than mine (at least until one of them gets bored and starts tampering with the numbers). One should never take those silly internet numbers seriously. You never know who's been tampering with them.
Yeah, I noticed.
Yesterday I had +4 and -1003 ... so I had an IQ of -999 ! :D
But today, some meanie has given me another positive, so it's all weird now.
I'm still zombie proof though. :)
Quote from: Anker Steadfast on January 14, 2010, 08:27:48 AM
I'm still zombie proof though. :)
I doubt it. Have you seen the zombies around here?
I seriously wouldn't be surprised if Amber was a /b/tard, given her usual 'states' in news posts, comics, and the forum.
On the main topic, something that just occured to me about Matilda's belt. We know she can store "up to 200 items" in it, but where exactly do they go. I know hammer space and all that but usually items that access said space have atleast some form of an opening that you will drop said items into. Matilda's belt is a strip of fabric, we see no pockets or holes in it thus far. Or does she simple slip said items between the belt and her waist and 'poof' gone. In that case though wouldn't the belt take her too just by putting it on?
Maybe the pockets are concealed along the inside of the belt, where we have yet to see.
I love how you guys are trying to apply logic to a fantasy based comic in which magic, dragons and god like fae run about. It's so cute.
If it's as well-constructed a fantasy universe as it appears to be, then there ought to be some rules that operate within that fantasy framework. True, in the realm of the supernatural, anything is a-go, but fantasy universes in fiction where anything goes tend to come across as rather shallow and poorly thought out. I don't think DMFA is like that, so I don't see anything wrong with speculating about things like this.
This one is well thought out, but it's also the artistic endeavor of a crazy person. Trust me, there are some things she's just as likely to claim "a wizard did it" as she is to have a plan. To assume that she's thought out the details of every minutia is a bit much as well. Particularly where it comes to a gag.
Edit: I swear, people won't be content until they've analyzed everything to the point where there's no magic, mystery or gag left in this story that hasn't been beaten to death with their speculation.
Quote from: Mao Laoren on January 14, 2010, 09:51:40 AM
This one is well thought out, but it's also the artistic endeavor of a crazy person. Trust me, there are some things she's just as likely to claim "a wizard did it" as she is to have a plan. To assume that she's thought out the details of every minutia is a bit much as well. Particularly where it comes to a gag.
Edit: I swear, people won't be content until they've analyzed everything to the point where there's no magic, mystery or gag left in this story that hasn't been beaten to death with their speculation.
Well, you don't have to join in on the speculation, do you?
I could be (and I probably am) completely wrong about Matilda's belt, but it's fun to speculate about how these things work in the meantime.
Quote from: Mao Laoren on January 14, 2010, 09:51:40 AM
This one is well thought out, but it's also the artistic endeavor of a crazy person. Trust me, there are some things she's just as likely to claim "a wizard did it" as she is to have a plan. To assume that she's thought out the details of every minutia is a bit much as well. Particularly where it comes to a gag.
Edit: I swear, people won't be content until they've analyzed everything to the point where there's no magic, mystery or gag left in this story that hasn't been beaten to death with their speculation.
:deadhorse
No?
I haven't and I generally don't, but it's a bother to check a new post and all it contains is drivel based on the users own baseless opinion. Asking a question to the author is fine. You may even get a response. Spouting off for paragraphs about stuff to which you likely have no facts to back you up, or ones that can (and often have) changed on a whim seems pointless and like waffling to me. Just wanting to talk to hear your own voice and for the hopes that if you do get validated you can sit with a sense of smug self worth at your chair. (which you can't, according to the rules of this forum, then brag about...at least not here)
Dawww, thanks for the extra - IQ! Feel free to toss some more on there~
Quote from: Eon on January 14, 2010, 10:03:32 AM
Quote from: Mao Laoren on January 14, 2010, 09:51:40 AM
This one is well thought out, but it's also the artistic endeavor of a crazy person. Trust me, there are some things she's just as likely to claim "a wizard did it" as she is to have a plan. To assume that she's thought out the details of every minutia is a bit much as well. Particularly where it comes to a gag.
Edit: I swear, people won't be content until they've analyzed everything to the point where there's no magic, mystery or gag left in this story that hasn't been beaten to death with their speculation.
Well, you don't have to join in on the speculation, do you?
I could be (and I probably am) completely wrong about Matilda's belt, but it's fun to speculate about how these things work in the meantime.
ask me sometime and i'll tell you how Ariannia's streetlights work, i've even got diagrams! >:3
It's like when some friends and I have our local movie nights.
Usually in some movies they have some sort of stunt or event that defies logic or the rules of the universe.
Someone will always start to go "What why how rah rah I think this is what's going on"
To which some of us yell "SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF!"
Or "It's magic!"
Or "Stop being such a tool and enjoy the goddamn movie!"
I now apply those sayings to this forum and all prior posts. . now.
Yes, because obviously, people who enjoy applying logic, and critical thinking to their entertainment, who like to work out the ideas and bounce them off each other, are mentally deficient, or perhaps psychologically disturbed.
Quote from: Corgatha Taldorthar on January 14, 2010, 10:52:23 AM
Yes, because obviously, people who enjoy applying logic, and critical thinking to their entertainment, who like to work out the ideas and bounce them off each other, are mentally deficient, or perhaps psychologically disturbed.
Now you're getting it!
Quote from: Turnsky on January 14, 2010, 10:11:26 AM
Quote from: Eon on January 14, 2010, 10:03:32 AM
Quote from: Mao Laoren on January 14, 2010, 09:51:40 AM
This one is well thought out, but it's also the artistic endeavor of a crazy person. Trust me, there are some things she's just as likely to claim "a wizard did it" as she is to have a plan. To assume that she's thought out the details of every minutia is a bit much as well. Particularly where it comes to a gag.
Edit: I swear, people won't be content until they've analyzed everything to the point where there's no magic, mystery or gag left in this story that hasn't been beaten to death with their speculation.
Well, you don't have to join in on the speculation, do you?
I could be (and I probably am) completely wrong about Matilda's belt, but it's fun to speculate about how these things work in the meantime.
ask me sometime and i'll tell you how Ariannia's streetlights work, i've even got diagrams! >:3
ooh! diagrams!!
Quote from: ooklah on January 14, 2010, 12:37:40 PM
Quote from: Turnsky on January 14, 2010, 10:11:26 AM
Quote from: Eon on January 14, 2010, 10:03:32 AM
Quote from: Mao Laoren on January 14, 2010, 09:51:40 AM
This one is well thought out, but it's also the artistic endeavor of a crazy person. Trust me, there are some things she's just as likely to claim "a wizard did it" as she is to have a plan. To assume that she's thought out the details of every minutia is a bit much as well. Particularly where it comes to a gag.
Edit: I swear, people won't be content until they've analyzed everything to the point where there's no magic, mystery or gag left in this story that hasn't been beaten to death with their speculation.
Well, you don't have to join in on the speculation, do you?
I could be (and I probably am) completely wrong about Matilda's belt, but it's fun to speculate about how these things work in the meantime.
ask me sometime and i'll tell you how Ariannia's streetlights work, i've even got diagrams! >:3
ooh! diagrams!!
Do they have mows in them ? :)
Quote from: Anker Steadfast on January 14, 2010, 08:27:48 AM
Yesterday I had +4 and -1003 ... so I had an IQ of -999 ! :D
But today, some meanie has given me another positive, so it's all weird now.
Hey it's not being mean, I just like what you started by replying to my post.
Heh, heh, heh, I'm evil, I know, and I love it :mwaha.
Quote from: Drathorin on January 14, 2010, 10:49:08 AM
It's like when some friends and I have our local movie nights.
Usually in some movies they have some sort of stunt or event that defies logic or the rules of the universe.
Someone will always start to go "What why how rah rah I think this is what's going on"
To which some of us yell "SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF!"
Or "It's magic!"
Or "Stop being such a tool and enjoy the goddamn movie!"
I now apply those sayings to this forum and all prior posts. . now.
But you're blocking avenues of creativity by doing that. As an example, a few years ago, I was watching Dogma with a few geek friends of mine. After the movie, we got into some speculations about the creative use of holy water in the movie and the general concept of "holyness". (Basically, one character is said to be descendant of Jesus. She has now the ability to bless things, even something mundane as a bowl of water, producing holy water. Which of course is poisonous for the creatures from the "other side" and which she uses in interesting ways during the movie.
This went so far that we were speculating in the end if "holyness were some kind of chemical component and if holy water would result in holy steam if you heated it". :B
Sure you could have cut short the whole discussion saying "Dude, chill, it's only a movie". However, you'd have missed oput on the cool array of holy-water-based makeshift weapons that were the end result of that conversation ;)
Of course no author should let himself strangle by the inner laws of his/her story. And obviously comic relief and logical rules don't go well together and it's not really hard to see which should take precidence here :)
Still, throwing all logical speculation out of the window isn't the rifht thing to do either, IMO. Because then you couldn't speculate over anything and couldn't make up any cool ideas of what might or might not happen in the world of that story. and that would be sad.
Quote from: 127.0.0.2 on January 14, 2010, 08:07:58 PM
Quote from: Drathorin on January 14, 2010, 10:49:08 AM
It's like when some friends and I have our local movie nights.
Usually in some movies they have some sort of stunt or event that defies logic or the rules of the universe.
Someone will always start to go "What why how rah rah I think this is what's going on"
To which some of us yell "SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF!"
Or "It's magic!"
Or "Stop being such a tool and enjoy the goddamn movie!"
I now apply those sayings to this forum and all prior posts. . now.
But you're blocking avenues of creativity by doing that. As an example, a few years ago, I was watching Dogma with a few geek friends of mine. After the movie, we got into some speculations about the creative use of holy water in the movie and the general concept of "holyness". (Basically, one character is said to be descendant of Jesus. She has now the ability to bless things, even something mundane as a bowl of water, producing holy water. Which of course is poisonous for the creatures from the "other side" and which she uses in interesting ways during the movie.
This went so far that we were speculating in the end if "holyness were some kind of chemical component and if holy water would result in holy steam if you heated it". :B
Sure you could have cut short the whole discussion saying "Dude, chill, it's only a movie". However, you'd have missed oput on the cool array of holy-water-based makeshift weapons that were the end result of that conversation ;)
Of course no author should let himself strangle by the inner laws of his/her story. And obviously comic relief and logical rules don't go well together and it's not really hard to see which should take precidence here :)
Still, throwing all logical speculation out of the window isn't the rifht thing to do either, IMO. Because then you couldn't speculate over anything and couldn't make up any cool ideas of what might or might not happen in the world of that story. and that would be sad.
Then we have the other extremity where people spend weeks theorizing about every other detail. Every single working thing to try to explain every minute detail, every single possibility.
Just to get a single moment of "Oh mah god. They. . They looked at me. The owner/writer of this work ACKNOWLEDGED my existance!"
Where the movie/literary work/strip/whatever is say an hour worth of enertainment. People get consumed and spend weeks or months trying to figure out every single detail. Where the creator spent perhaps just a few moments if not seconds just thinking "The Rule of Cool/Lolz/Neat" apply.
Then they get pissy when you tell em to stop, or you think their opinion that they spent months and hours of their every waking day. . fabricating.
Also, sunlight. They hate it and burst into flames. Only Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter can save us now.
Quote from: Anker Steadfast on January 14, 2010, 12:59:27 PM
Quote from: ooklah on January 14, 2010, 12:37:40 PM
Quote from: Turnsky on January 14, 2010, 10:11:26 AM
Quote from: Eon on January 14, 2010, 10:03:32 AM
Quote from: Mao Laoren on January 14, 2010, 09:51:40 AM
This one is well thought out, but it's also the artistic endeavor of a crazy person. Trust me, there are some things she's just as likely to claim "a wizard did it" as she is to have a plan. To assume that she's thought out the details of every minutia is a bit much as well. Particularly where it comes to a gag.
Edit: I swear, people won't be content until they've analyzed everything to the point where there's no magic, mystery or gag left in this story that hasn't been beaten to death with their speculation.
Well, you don't have to join in on the speculation, do you?
I could be (and I probably am) completely wrong about Matilda's belt, but it's fun to speculate about how these things work in the meantime.
ask me sometime and i'll tell you how Ariannia's streetlights work, i've even got diagrams! >:3
ooh! diagrams!!
Do they have mows in them ? :)
just baconspiders
Its all about balance, while I admire those who put a lot of effort into their work (and figuring out how things work) its often a case of story first, detail later. Sometimes a vague explanation is enough.
That said the only sure fire way to enjoy some modern entertainment is power down you brain for a bit, just don't make a habit off it.
Further more I know what happens when you put detail first and story second, all to many of my story ideas have failed because of it. One example would be the book Jumper (there was no film) do we know how the main character teleports? Other than some vague hints about wormholes, no. Do most people care? No.
Apart form star trek, that has its own rules.
Quote from: MT Hazard on January 15, 2010, 10:46:28 AM
Further more I know what happens when you put detail first and story second, all to many of my story ideas have failed because of it. One example would be the book Jumper (there was no film) do we know how the main character teleports? Other than some vague hints about wormholes, no. Do most people care? No.
Was the film really that bad?
I mean, my expectations weren't very high, but still...
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on January 15, 2010, 10:50:12 AM
Quote from: MT Hazard on January 15, 2010, 10:46:28 AM
Further more I know what happens when you put detail first and story second, all to many of my story ideas have failed because of it. One example would be the book Jumper (there was no film) do we know how the main character teleports? Other than some vague hints about wormholes, no. Do most people care? No.
Was the film really that bad?
I mean, my expectations weren't very high, but still...
I saw it ... I kinda want my time back. :(
Jumper? Saw it, liked it, still think it would make an excellent TV show :D (David goes around, collects a group of Jumpers, they fight against the Paladins together)
Quote from: Drathorin on January 14, 2010, 09:31:59 PM
Then we have the other extremity where people spend weeks theorizing about every other detail. Every single working thing to try to explain every minute detail, every single possibility.
Just to get a single moment of "Oh mah god. They. . They looked at me. The owner/writer of this work ACKNOWLEDGED my existance!"
Where the movie/literary work/strip/whatever is say an hour worth of enertainment. People get consumed and spend weeks or months trying to figure out every single detail. Where the creator spent perhaps just a few moments if not seconds just thinking "The Rule of Cool/Lolz/Neat" apply.
Then they get pissy when you tell em to stop, or you think their opinion that they spent months and hours of their every waking day. . fabricating.
Then let them. I don't see how those people are becoming the problem of other people. Sometimes the speculations will get interesting results, oftentimes not. So what? And as for the author, yes, I agree that is annoying, but considering how much pointless fan mail someone like Amber probably getrs on a daily basis, I could imagine shge knows how to deal with that pretty well already.
Of course some people go over the attic. All I want to say is that it's just as wrong to
generally condemn thinking more about a movie/story/whatever than "lolz, cool but needs more action". Because
sometimes, it can lead to pretty awesome results. Also, there are actually some authors who put much work into their stories to get internal consistency right. you'd probably offend those.
Quote from: MT Hazard on January 15, 2010, 10:46:28 AM
Its all about balance, while I admire those who put a lot of effort into their work (and figuring out how things work) its often a case of story first, detail later. Sometimes a vague explanation is enough.
That said the only sure fire way to enjoy some modern entertainment is power down you brain for a bit, just don't make a habit off it.
Well yeah, everything in moderation. I'm not going to try and explain The Day after Tomorrow or 2012 either. There are things that are nerdy and there are things that are just detrimental to your health.
I know the Zinvth is pretty much done with but I has proof backing it up.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2788772/
Done by Amber of course :3
Quote from: Lego3400 on January 16, 2010, 02:22:48 PM
I know the Zinvth is pretty much done with but I has proof backing it up.
That's very interesting, I had forgotten about that. It means she still has ties with Zinvth, but that goes without saying since it's a measure of her status.
It also implies that Zinvth is in a nearby region to Lost Lake, but it still doesn't prove that she lives there day-to-day. I still say that Dan would have to be wholly insane to attack a resident of Zinvth inside the city.
EDIT:
Of course the obvious answer is that she has multiple homes, one near Lost Lake, one in Zinvth and maybe a few more elsewhere. Dark Pegasus for instance, lived with Kria (actually, isn't it
his house that Kria is staying in?), has ties with Zinvth and also has a fortress of pain in the Forbidden Lands.
Quote from: Drathorin on January 13, 2010, 11:29:18 AM
She's probably a Patriarch /b/ tard.
Wouldn't that be "Matriarch"?
Quote from: Drathorin on January 14, 2010, 10:49:08 AM
It's like when some friends and I have our local movie nights.
Usually in some movies they have some sort of stunt or event that defies logic or the rules of the universe.
Tonight while watching Bones (a show on Fox) I noticed a character inspecting an object the wrong direction through a lighted magnifier so that his face was lit instead of the object.
I've also noticed on many fantasy TV shows that sword fights result in very little blood (on/from the wound areas or on the swords).
Quote from: kusanagi-sama on January 13, 2010, 10:23:02 PM
Well, I guess Dan will have to learn to like Pyro once Alexsi introduces him to Dan a little more than what Dan does know about Pyro.
I don't think I've ever seen Dan worse than annoyed with Pyro, otherwise he seems to already have a friendly enough relationship with him.
Quote from: techmaster-glitch on January 15, 2010, 03:16:41 PM
Jumper? Saw it, liked it, still think it would make an excellent TV show :D (David goes around, collects a group of Jumpers, they fight against the Paladins together)
I agree. I'm a film student, usually pretty critical of films, but I liked this movie for what it was. A 'store your brain in the fridge' action flick. Just enough story to keep it interesting but otherwise look at the pretty effects. My film history teacher was one of those people that told us to love the classics but don't treat every movie like it has to be the most epic thing to ever come out of the industry. Some movies are just supposed to be mindless enjoyment (cough cough Crank cough).
This of course doesn't mean we can't have a little fun breaking down the logic in said films, or any other form of media for that matter. One of my favourite things about comic books these days is their attempts at having serious scientific reasons for things, such as Superman's powers. It keeps writers on their toes having to explain more rather then just saying a wizard did it. Which leads, in most cases, to more interesting stories.