Hey, we get to see Mink's clan mark! And almost some other bits too. . . .
Just when Abel thought he couldn't feel emotion anymore, along comes Mink to break him out of his funk.
Nice perspective work on Mink's foot making it bigger in the frame.
Also, does Fa'Lina ALWAYS show up when its least convenient for Abel? He must feel soooooo special!
Well octobi, it's was a sure thing to happen... what with you leaning like that.
Rather telling that Mink said "a nice guy and/or girl".... :giggle Thinking of threesomes there...?
And I wonder why Mink slipped....
And Abel's hair is looking closer to his hairstyle in DMFA now!
With a sucker-equipped tentacle tail, I'd have thought Mink would just grab the rail and hang there by it. I see he did manage to extend his wings a little, but the fall wasn't far enough to make any use of them but maybe to wrap himself for protection.
Ahhhh Mink... one can never get tired of Mink :3
Abel's expressions made me giggle :giggle
...Is it me, or does Fa'Lina seem less of a Magnificent (self-implemented censorship) right now? Where is the discomfort and that "saccharine voice of malice" I've come to know and love?
Wonder what Mink's voice would sound like....
So how much did Abel see? Is that the cause of the look on his face or is it just the near-death experience.
Fa'Lina probably showed up to make sure he didn't break his neck/fluid sacs/unusual supporting fibrous material/etc. and get killed.
She is all seeing within the academy walls after all.
Abel's attained good reflex control over those wings of his. I would have thought him to have less control since he isn't thrilled at being a Cubi. But then again, that could be a really simple thing to do, kinda like extending an arm as you fall.
Prolly just the near-death experience. Plus, Fa'lina showing up at that time complicates things.
And Mink's clan symbol looks kinda like a Star Trek insignia... Hey, I'm just sayin'.
Ah, Mink me doest think your fall was intentional........ >:3
Probably, hoping Abel would play the mighty hero and save him! :3 Heehee! Lucky Mink, he gets Abel to hold *cough*catch*cough* him! :mowwink
Quote from: Baal Hadad on February 15, 2010, 01:27:50 AM
Rather telling that Mink said "a nice guy and/or girl".... :giggle Thinking of threesomes there...?
Well, Mink is "a nice guy and/or girl" ...
Quote from: Mrs_A_ZeTavia on February 15, 2010, 01:47:32 AM
Ah, Mink me doest think your fall was intentional........ >:3
My thoughts exactly.
Quote from: Bjalf on February 15, 2010, 01:49:20 AM
Quote from: Mrs_A_ZeTavia on February 15, 2010, 01:47:32 AM
Ah, Mink me doest think your fall was intentional........ >:3
My thoughts exactly.
Glad you agree with me!! :mowhappy Mink wants some <3<3
loving <3<3!!! :love2
Quote from: Bjalf on February 15, 2010, 01:49:20 AM
Quote from: Baal Hadad on February 15, 2010, 01:27:50 AM
Rather telling that Mink said "a nice guy and/or girl".... :giggle Thinking of threesomes there...?
Well, Mink is "a nice guy and/or girl" ...
You mean Mink might be BOTH? :erk
Ulterior motives can be hard to hide inside a school of mind readers. :rolleyes
Quote from: Baal Hadad on February 15, 2010, 01:56:45 AM
You mean Mink might be BOTH? :erk
Eh, he's of mythos blood,
it could be almost anything.
Quote from: Baal Hadad on February 15, 2010, 01:56:45 AM
Quote from: Bjalf on February 15, 2010, 01:49:20 AM
Well, Mink is "a nice guy and/or girl" ...
You mean Mink might be BOTH? :erk
Methinks it's time to give Mink lots and lots of sodas and coffee to drink, and then make splishing, splashing, dripping, tinkling noises to see which bathroom Mink aims for.
Edit: Of course, SAIA probably has "girls", "boys" and "other" :U
I'm fairly sure that Amber said once that there are no herms in Furrae...
That butt-clanmarking kinda looks like the Triforce. Mink is Wisdom! Or maybe Courage!
And sensibly covering himself!
Luffable Mink.
OhNoes! Squiggly Overboard! :mowmeep
Quote from: Bjalf on February 15, 2010, 02:04:22 AM
Quote from: Baal Hadad on February 15, 2010, 01:56:45 AM
Quote from: Bjalf on February 15, 2010, 01:49:20 AM
Well, Mink is "a nice guy and/or girl" ...
You mean Mink might be BOTH? :erk
Methinks it's time to give Mink lots and lots of sodas and coffee to drink, and then make splishing, splashing, dripping, tinkling noises to see which bathroom Mink aims for.
Edit: Of course, SAIA probably has "girls", "boys" and "other" :U
I doubt Mink is this dense, but the potential is still there... (VG Cats: Language Warning.)
http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=103 (http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=103)
Personally, I think Mink's a
guy oh... Right... I forgot...
:shapeshifters
Does that clan mark look to anyone else kinda like the AOL logo?
Quote from: Gamma on February 15, 2010, 01:57:42 AM
Ulterior motives can be hard to hide inside a school of mind readers. :rolleyes
What if you have a mindshield up? :P
Quote from: AmigaDragon on February 15, 2010, 02:40:35 AM
Does that clan mark look to anyone else kinda like the AOL logo?
Yeah, it kinda does..........*studies Mink's mark* >:3
No matter which gender, Mink is well hung.
(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g13/tanuki-kage/Emoticons/th_tumbleweed.gif)
- Hey, Mink! What's up?
- Oh, just hangin' around, you know.
- Hey, Mink! How's it hangin'?
- Upside down.
:B
hallelujah it's raining men
Correction, it's raining Mink! :boogie
Quote from: AmigaDragon on February 15, 2010, 02:40:35 AM
Does that clan mark look to anyone else kinda like the AOL logo?
I should give you a negative vote just for the pain you caused me for that remark. . . . but what that company did to me isn't your fault, really. . . . . Boo, hoo, hoo!! :)
I also think that Mink's clan symbol looks like the UFoP logo from the Star Trek franchise.
Luckily, we are going to learn about the clan to which this symbol belongs in due time, since it was implicitly mentioned in the donation meter that Mink's great-great-grandmother was one of the still alive and active Clan Leaders.
Quote from: Gamma on February 15, 2010, 01:40:59 AM
Abel's attained good reflex control over those wings of his. I would have thought him to have less control since he isn't thrilled at being a Cubi. But then again, that could be a really simple thing to do, kinda like extending an arm as you fall.
He doesn't like the idea of people stealing other people's identities. He's not particularly happy about outliving his mother, though that's something that isn't going to happen again. And AFAIK he's not very happy with his affinity.
Apart from those issues, I'm not sure he strictly has a
problem with being 'Cubi. After all, by the present day he seems to have learned a lot about how to use his new powers and abilities.
Quote from: Bjalf on February 15, 2010, 02:04:22 AM
Edit: Of course, SAIA probably has "girls", "boys" and "other" :U
Methinks the bathrooms would be unisex, because there's no telling what people look like at any one time. That and 'cubi "Have seen it all." :mowdizzy
I also like Fa'lina's expression of nonchalance.
Quote from: Tapewolf on February 15, 2010, 05:26:06 AM
He's not particularly happy about outliving his mother, though that's something that isn't going to happen again.
Unless Kria pulls another Devin.
Quote from: Madd the Sane on February 15, 2010, 05:28:39 AM
Quote from: Bjalf on February 15, 2010, 02:04:22 AM
Edit: Of course, SAIA probably has "girls", "boys" and "other" :U
Methinks the bathrooms would be unisex, because there's no telling what people look like at any one time. That and 'cubi "Have seen it all." :mowdizzy
Except, they're not (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_549.php).
Quote from: Bjalf on February 15, 2010, 05:36:55 AM
Unless Kria pulls another Devin.
AFAIK the undead event happened less than a century prior to present-day DMFA. If DP were to reanimate May shortly after her death, she would be a soulless automaton for the next 200 years or so. I'm not sure Kria would do
that to someone she loved as a friend.
Have to un-lurk now.
Mink...mmm, that is just a bundle of cute, giggly joy!
Far as 'normal'....hmmm....I this normality is over-rated.
*puts giraffes in the air*
---Nerikull Murakami
Quote from: Baal Hadad on February 15, 2010, 01:27:50 AM
Rather telling that Mink said "a nice guy and/or girl".... :giggle Thinking of threesomes there...?
It wouldn't surprise me if 'cubi are more open about polyamory than most people. Hell, more open about most things. :boogie
Quote from: LionHeart on February 15, 2010, 02:06:52 AM
I'm fairly sure that Amber said once that there are no herms in Furrae...
There aren't any hermaphrodites on Earth, either. It's not possible, with current medical technology etc, to have a full set of penis/testicles and vagina/ovaries, and I've never heard of anyone being born with that.
Some people do have ambiguous genitals, different chromosomes (X, XXY, XYY, etc), chromosomes that don't match (a man who was born iwt a penis, went through a male puberty, but has XX chromosomes/a woman who was born wit a vagina, went throug a female puberty, but has XY chromosomes), etc. That's intersexed.
I think some mythos can have additional genders as well as (or instead of) just male and female.
Quote from: Tapewolf on February 15, 2010, 07:30:00 AM
I think some mythos can have additional genders as well as (or instead of) just male and female.
I'm sure they can, just look back at this link:
Quote from: Bjalf on February 15, 2010, 05:36:55 AM
Except, they're not (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_549.php).
Male and Squiggly bathroom. :rolleyes
Quote from: Shachza on February 15, 2010, 08:28:22 AM
Quote from: Bjalf on February 15, 2010, 05:36:55 AM
Except, they're not (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_549.php).
Male and Squiggly bathroom. :rolleyes
No no, this is a squiggly (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_764.php).
Aww Mink could you be any cuter.
Realy at this rate We'll have to take away Abel title and everyone will be Gay for Mink... with out even knowing what realy means...
Though I'm still sure Minks a boy
Do you think that Mink might be the friendly cubi who dresses as a clown for sick children at the hospital (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_524.php). In which case, much of the course time may have been spent in acrobatics and comedic falls.
Quote from: Madd the Sane on February 15, 2010, 05:28:39 AM
Quote from: Bjalf on February 15, 2010, 02:04:22 AM
Edit: Of course, SAIA probably has "girls", "boys" and "other" :U
Methinks the bathrooms would be unisex, because there's no telling what people look like at any one time. That and 'cubi "Have seen it all." :mowdizzy
Except, they're not (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_549.php).
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Oh gods! When will Abel be wearing all that in his story? :D
Also, the wing-thing could have been reflex. *Grab for Mink, fall with Mink, wing-tentacles react to save him and Mink!*
You know, we really have no way of knowing how long it's been since May died.. With the fade-in/fade-out like that Abel could be angsting about it after a day, a week, or a century.
God. That little Squiggly is just so darn cute. (Squiggly being what Amber says Mink is, anyways.)
Well... I'd say that Mink's got the easiest clan marking to hide EVER... Except for all the loincloths. :erk
Quote from: Bjalf on February 15, 2010, 08:32:48 AM
Quote from: Shachza on February 15, 2010, 08:28:22 AM
Quote from: Bjalf on February 15, 2010, 05:36:55 AM
Except, they're not (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_549.php).
Male and Squiggly bathroom. :rolleyes
No no, this is a squiggly (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_764.php).
Then what's the other one? A Doodle?
"Women and Squigglies over there, Men and Doodles over here!"
Quote from: Ry on February 15, 2010, 07:23:42 AM
Quote from: Baal Hadad on February 15, 2010, 01:27:50 AM
Rather telling that Mink said "a nice guy and/or girl".... :giggle Thinking of threesomes there...?
It wouldn't surprise me if 'cubi are more open about polyamory than most people. Hell, more open about most things. :boogie
Though perhaps not... http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_545.php (http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_545.php) (And YES, I know that there can still be cheating in Polyamory, and that poly is not cheating, etc etc etc.)
Think we need a book to properly identify what each an every "squiggly", "doodle", "doodad", etc. means to lessen the confusion. :confused Imagine, going in a "squiggly", when you should have gone in a "swirly".......oh, the horror!! D:
Course, I have a sneaky suspicion that all these "squiggles" and "doodles" are the work of the Dimanika Clan...... >:3
You guys realize that if Amber's reading this, she'd prolly like a take a hammer to our heads for not only pointing this out, but ensuring that SOMEONE is going to call out on a mis-matched doodle, squiggly, or whatever. Or, she'll never EVER draw another friggin' bathroom door again...
Quote from: Drayco84 on February 15, 2010, 08:08:18 PM
You guys realize that if Amber's reading this, she'd prolly like a take a hammer to our heads for not only pointing this out, but ensuring that SOMEONE is going to call out on a mis-matched doodle, squiggly, or whatever. Or, she'll never EVER draw another friggin' bathroom door again...
But what if it was intentional? :3 If not, then I guess I deserve a well placed hammer to my noggin! :D
Quote from: Bjalf on February 15, 2010, 08:32:48 AM
Quote from: Shachza on February 15, 2010, 08:28:22 AM
Male and Squiggly bathroom. :rolleyes
No no, this is a squiggly (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_764.php).
Rather than those 4 symbols symbolizing 4 genders, I think it may be just 2 systems of symbolizing 2 genders.
Quote from: entropicage on February 15, 2010, 06:54:01 PM
Quote from: Ry on February 15, 2010, 07:23:42 AM
Quote from: Baal Hadad on February 15, 2010, 01:27:50 AM
Rather telling that Mink said "a nice guy and/or girl".... :giggle Thinking of threesomes there...?
It wouldn't surprise me if 'cubi are more open about polyamory than most people. Hell, more open about most things. :boogie
Though perhaps not... http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_545.php (http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_545.php) (And YES, I know that there can still be cheating in Polyamory, and that poly is not cheating, etc etc etc.)
Calling it "cheating" would depend on whether you're open about multiple partners or sneaking around.
Quote from: entropicage on February 15, 2010, 06:54:01 PM
Though perhaps not... http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_545.php (http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_545.php) (And YES, I know that there can still be cheating in Polyamory, and that poly is not cheating, etc etc etc.)
Could be that rat-cubi girl with the day-glo green hairdo has an emotional affinity for Jealousy? >:3
Quote from: ChaosMageX on February 15, 2010, 04:30:07 AM
Luckily, we are going to learn about the clan to which this symbol belongs in due time, since it was implicitly mentioned in the donation meter that Mink's great-great-grandmother was one of the still alive and active Clan Leaders.
I'm curious as to where that was mentioned? This is the first I've heard of that! :disbelief (btw I just noticed this comment, boy I'm slow......... :animesweat)
Quote from: Mrs_A_ZeTavia on February 15, 2010, 10:40:33 PM
Quote from: ChaosMageX on February 15, 2010, 04:30:07 AM
Luckily, we are going to learn about the clan to which this symbol belongs in due time, since it was implicitly mentioned in the donation meter that Mink's great-great-grandmother was one of the still alive and active Clan Leaders.
I'm curious as to where that was mentioned? This is the first I've heard of that! :disbelief (btw I just noticed this comment, boy I'm slow......... :animesweat)
I too recall Mink saying that he can't wait to show us his great-great-grandmother. I don't know where to find the image of this, however. Anyone helpful to provide the link?
Quote from: entropicage on February 15, 2010, 06:54:01 PMThough perhaps not... http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_545.php (http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_545.php) (And YES, I know that there can still be cheating in Polyamory, and that poly is not cheating, etc etc etc.)
Yeah, if you know that then why did you point that out? I know polyamorous people who would have the same reaction to being cheated on as her. :rolleyes
Quote from: AmigaDragon on February 15, 2010, 09:51:58 PMCalling it "cheating" would depend on whether you're open about multiple partners or sneaking around.
Yeah- If you're convincing each of your partners that you're being monogamous, then say "But it's okay cuz I'm poly! D:" when they find out about the others, that's still cheating. And kind of slimy.
Quote from: AmigaDragon on February 15, 2010, 09:51:58 PMCalling it "cheating" would depend on whether you're open about multiple partners or sneaking around.
Yeah- If you're convincing each of your partners that you're being monogamous, then say "But it's okay cuz I'm poly! D:" when they find out about the others, that's still cheating. And kind of slimy.
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No, that's Grade-A scumbaggery. And to make things worse, in the furrae court system, it's grounds for justifiable homicide.
Polyamory is more like being
completely honest about
all your relationships. I mean, if you tell one girl you're going out with another, and you tell the second that you already have one GF, is it really cheating? (Hmmm... Abel made a simliar argument once... Dunno which comic it was, tho...) Heck, if you invite your first GF to a date with your possible second GF, is THAT cheating? Well, I don't think so... But It'd be awkward as hell, though...
Guy: Cindy, I'd like you to meet Katrina, my polyamorous GF.
Kat: Hello. Guy's told me a lot about you.
Cindy: Uh, yeah... Look, this is just kinda awkward... I've never dated a guy and his girlfriend at the same time before...
Guy: Yeah, we hear that a lot.
Cindy: I'm not surprised... Soooo, which of you is the perverted one?
Kat: Uhm... Well, I'm not
not undressing you with my eyes right now...
Quote from: Mrs_A_ZeTavia on February 15, 2010, 08:13:49 PM
Quote from: Drayco84 on February 15, 2010, 08:08:18 PM
You guys realize that if Amber's reading this, she'd prolly like a take a hammer to our heads for not only pointing this out, but ensuring that SOMEONE is going to call out on a mis-matched doodle, squiggly, or whatever. Or, she'll never EVER draw another friggin' bathroom door again...
But what if it was intentional? :3 If not, then I guess I deserve a well placed hammer to my noggin! :D
It'd be such an honour to be personally smacked upside the head by the artist herself :eager
Quote from: AmigaDragon on February 15, 2010, 09:51:58 PM
Rather than those 4 symbols symbolizing 4 genders, I think it may be just 2 systems of symbolizing 2 genders.
How does one define a particular gender, anyway? Pregnancy? Among seahorses, it's the male that becomes pregnant (those perverts!). Sitting/standing when peeing? Oh, I know! Girls gets embarrassed by farts, while boys flaunt them loudly and with pride.
Quote from: AmigaDragon on February 15, 2010, 09:51:58 PM
Rather than those 4 symbols symbolizing 4 genders, I think it may be just 2 systems of symbolizing 2 genders.
I
think - but I'd have to look it up to be sure - that one of them is the gender and the other one is a warning that it's protected from intrusion by a ward. (It may even be the rune powering the ward)
EDIT:
This is about strip 549. It's from 2005, so take it with a pinch of salt:
Posted by Amber Panyko (Member # 6308) on 09-05-2005 03:14 PM:
Hint 1: Abel went 'goth' pretty shortly after his first arrival at SAIA, so his skills at not needing food/rest/etc were still subpar.
Hint 2: The current goth outfit you see him in was one of two, the latter being a less extreme and more convenient design which later spawned his current outfit.
Hint 3: The symbol on the door is part of a ward warning. There are a few more genders out there than simple guy/girl...not to mention girls who made themselves guys and guys who made themselves girls full time and all sorts of wacky combinations of other things. Because of this, it can make washrooms and bathrooms of public domain awkward(and a bad subject for pranks) The sign on the door is more or less a ward that keeps those who are not part of the category from entering be it through teleportation or entering. The sign on the right more or less means "default" in Cubi...so as such only males who are naturally males or beleive they are males(Females who have decided to become male, etc) are allowed to enter. This is to keep someone from simply swapping their gender to enter for a prank.
So with that being said, which one of the four gender restrooms would Mink go into.
I wouldn't think bathrooms would need wards. Well OK, pranks I could get, but certainly not for purposes of modesty. Do cubi even have gender-related taboos?
Why would different genders in one bathroom be bad? The body holds few secrets for cubi, I'd imagine that in-depth :boggle cross-species biology would be a mandatory class as part of "Cubi 101: Master your powers before they master you".
Peeping should not be a problem, a cubi could just stand in front of a mirror and shapeshift their butt(s) off. I could even see silly contests:
"Hey, look! My squiggly is bigger than both your wangly-dangs combined!"
"Oh yeah? Well, get a load of this!"
"Whoa! Gnarly!"
Sex? There are beds in all the rooms (I'd imagine), and yet nobody sleeps in them. Sex is accepted and expected.
Rape? How does one rape a shapeshifter? What's the use of "tab A" when there's suddenly no "slot B"? Or "Dang, where did all those teeth come from?".
Quote from: Bjalf on February 16, 2010, 05:34:35 AM
I wouldn't think bathrooms would need wards. Well OK, pranks I could get, but certainly not for purposes of modesty. Do cubi even have gender-related taboos?
Why would different genders in one bathroom be bad? The body holds few secrets for cubi, I'd imagine that in-depth :boggle cross-species biology would be a mandatory class as part of "Cubi 101: Master your powers before they master you".
Somehow I'm reminded of the lines from
The Silver Wolf where a barbarian tribe of werewolves are invited to a wedding in Rome around 700AD, and their leader is telling them that they mustn't howl or shapeshift. But I don't have it to hand as I'm at work, so I can't quote it :<
What I'm saying is that if you're educating a bunch of shapeshifters so that they can pose as Beings or other Creatures and survive in the big bad world outside, you're going to need them to follow certain societal norms.
If they just enter the first available restroom regardless of gender or throw a party there because that's what would happen in SAIA - they're going to get in big trouble really quickly. (Also, the bathrooms outside of SAIA seem to be warded in the same way)
Quote from: Drayco84 on February 15, 2010, 11:57:24 PMGuy: Cindy, I'd like you to meet Katrina, my polyamorous GF.
Kat: Hello. Guy's told me a lot about you.
Cindy: Uh, yeah... Look, this is just kinda awkward... I've never dated a guy and his girlfriend at the same time before...
Guy: Yeah, we hear that a lot.
Cindy: I'm not surprised... Soooo, which of you is the perverted one?
Kat: Uhm... Well, I'm not not undressing you with my eyes right now...
Ha ha ha ha - That made me laugh really hard, I've been in a situation kinda like that.
I'm telling you, it's always the quiet girls that surprises you the most.
:D
Quote from: Bjalf on February 16, 2010, 05:34:35 AMPeeping should not be a problem, a cubi could just stand in front of a mirror and shapeshift their butt(s) off. I could even see silly contests:
"Hey, look! My squiggly is bigger than both your wangly-dangs combined!"
"Oh yeah? Well, get a load of this!"
"Whoa! Gnarly!"
I reckon silly contests could be based on anything, not just their naughty parts though .. sorta like when Dan made his headwings into Pacman heads.
Could be great fun at parties though. Heck, it could even be useful for something like at a beachparty, where you could turn your wings into an impromptu surfboard.
Quote from: Bjalf on February 16, 2010, 05:34:35 AMRape? How does one rape a shapeshifter? What's the use of "tab A" when there's suddenly no "slot B"? Or "Dang, where did all those teeth come from?".
oOoooo ... imagine your wife calling you at work and telling you that she has a surprise for you when you get home ?
I mean, that could indicate a Flee or Fight moment, right?
:D
Quote from: Tapewolf on February 16, 2010, 05:43:39 AM
What I'm saying is that if you're educating a bunch of shapeshifters so that they can pose as Beings or other Creatures and survive in the big bad world outside, you're going to need them to follow certain societal norms.
If they just enter the first available restroom regardless of gender or throw a party there because that's what would happen in SAIA - they're going to get in big trouble really quickly. (Also, the bathrooms outside of SAIA seem to be warded in the same way)
Good point.
But that sort of assumes that there are no variants of those societal norms. If different places have different norms, then they need to take the class "How to blend in anywhere, anytime, with anybody" anyway. Anyhow, ...
:mowdizzy
Quote from: Bjalf on February 16, 2010, 06:42:04 AM
Quote from: Tapewolf on February 16, 2010, 05:43:39 AM
What I'm saying is that if you're educating a bunch of shapeshifters so that they can pose as Beings or other Creatures and survive in the big bad world outside, you're going to need them to follow certain societal norms.
If they just enter the first available restroom regardless of gender or throw a party there because that's what would happen in SAIA - they're going to get in big trouble really quickly. (Also, the bathrooms outside of SAIA seem to be warded in the same way)
Good point.
But that sort of assumes that there are no variants of those societal norms. If different places have different norms, then they need to take the class "How to blend in anywhere, anytime, with anybody" anyway. Anyhow, ...
:mowdizzy
I believe there is a general sense of "normal" the inhabitants of Furrae follow. Cubi emulate the varying versions of the norm to blend in. I would guess before entering any settlement, a Cubi that wished to "become one with the crowd," would need only to;
1. Hide their head-wings as that is the signature mark of the Cubi race, and back-wings if they feel the need to.
2. Take note of the clothes people are wearing, as different and or flashy fashion statements could attract unwanted attention.
3. Read minds for any useful information, such as any recent events that occurred.
Cubi are shape-shifting mind-readers. I think the whole issue of blending in comes to the choice of the Cubi in question. If a Cubi wanted to blend in, I don't think he or she would have that much trouble.
Quote from: Les on February 15, 2010, 11:35:23 AM
You know, we really have no way of knowing how long it's been since May died.. With the fade-in/fade-out like that Abel could be angsting about it after a day, a week, or a century.
You are right. Those transitions (at least in the past) fast-forwarded through large amounts of Abel's life. However in previous "fade-in/fade-outs," there were significant changes in Abel's appearance. At first, the only noticeable one I could see was the change in his hairstyle.
http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Ab_083.php (Old hairstyle)
http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Ab_090.php (New hairstyle)
Not to mention it's pretty hard to determine how long time passes when the main character of the story is a member of a race that lives for an average of 3000 years. Luckily, Fa'Lina made it clear that during this "fade-in/fadeout": (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Ab_058.php through http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Ab_059.php), Abel had been at the academy for thirty nine years, four months, and seven days. (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Ab_070.php)
I don't think we can say for certain just how much time has passed. It does look like he has been growing his pony-tail/braid thing
a lot...
Meh, where is Fa'Lina when you need her? :mowdizzy
Just so you know what I'm talking about: http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Ab_064.php. Count the braids in the linked comic and in the current one. You'll see what I mean.
Quote from: Bjalf on February 16, 2010, 05:34:35 AM
I wouldn't think bathrooms would need wards. Well OK, pranks I could get, but certainly not for purposes of modesty. Do cubi even have gender-related taboos?
Why would different genders in one bathroom be bad? The body holds few secrets for cubi, I'd imagine that in-depth :boggle cross-species biology would be a mandatory class as part of "Cubi 101: Master your powers before they master you".
I'm not going to say you are wrong, but I can see a definite difference between trying all this stuff out in (fairly) private areas(or, exactly the opposite - in class as you suggest) and having it thrust upon you(especially as an innocent bystander) in a restroom - At the least, it would probably be distracting. At most? A -big- problem.
Quote from: RobbieThe1st on February 17, 2010, 01:25:19 AM
I'm not going to say you are wrong, but I can see a definite difference between trying all this stuff out in (fairly) private areas(or, exactly the opposite - in class as you suggest) and having it thrust upon you(especially as an innocent bystander) in a restroom - At the least, it would probably be distracting. At most? A -big- problem.
Especially since some cubi can be fairly malicious- having someone infiltrating the wrong restroom with the specific intent to cause probelms would be a bigger deal than bursting into most other places. We
do have the phrase "being caught with your pants down" for a reason.
Quote from: Ry on February 15, 2010, 07:23:42 AM
Quote from: Baal Hadad on February 15, 2010, 01:27:50 AM
Rather telling that Mink said "a nice guy and/or girl".... :giggle Thinking of threesomes there...?
It wouldn't surprise me if 'cubi are more open about polyamory than most people. Hell, more open about most things. :boogie
Quote from: LionHeart on February 15, 2010, 02:06:52 AM
I'm fairly sure that Amber said once that there are no herms in Furrae...
There aren't any hermaphrodites on Earth, either. It's not possible, with current medical technology etc, to have a full set of penis/testicles and vagina/ovaries, and I've never heard of anyone being born with that.
Some people do have ambiguous genitals, different chromosomes (X, XXY, XYY, etc), chromosomes that don't match (a man who was born iwt a penis, went through a male puberty, but has XX chromosomes/a woman who was born wit a vagina, went throug a female puberty, but has XY chromosomes), etc. That's intersexed.
To add onto that: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersexuality (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersexuality) (WARNING: NSFW as the page shows genetalia.) And the issue is considerably more complicated, just like everything else in real life...
QuoteRather than those 4 symbols symbolizing 4 genders, I think it may be just 2 systems of symbolizing 2 genders.
How does one define a particular gender, anyway? Pregnancy? Among seahorses, it's the male that becomes pregnant (those perverts!). Sitting/standing when peeing? Oh, I know! Girls gets embarrassed by farts, while boys flaunt them loudly and with pride.
To me, I go by strict scientific standards. If the subject produces sperm, they're male. Subject produces eggs, they're female. Obviously, this is awfully simplistic and (almost) completely ignores the issues of intersexuality, but that's kinda the point.
Quote from: Drayco84 on February 17, 2010, 01:14:49 PM
To me, I go by strict scientific standards. If the subject produces sperm, they're male. Subject produces eggs, they're female. Obviously, this is awfully simplistic and (almost) completely ignores the issues of intersexuality, but that's kinda the point.
But what is the difference between a sperm cell, and an egg cell?
You can not use the words "male" or "female" in the answer. :mwaha
Quote from: Bjalf on February 17, 2010, 01:32:30 PM
Quote from: Drayco84 on February 17, 2010, 01:14:49 PM
To me, I go by strict scientific standards. If the subject produces sperm, they're male. Subject produces eggs, they're female. Obviously, this is awfully simplistic and (almost) completely ignores the issues of intersexuality, but that's kinda the point.
But what is the difference between a sperm cell, and an egg cell?
You can not use the words "male" or "female" in the answer. :mwaha
Sperm are tiny, eggs are big.
Quote from: Baal Hadad on February 17, 2010, 01:35:04 PM
Sperm are tiny, eggs are big.
Good answer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamete#Sperm-egg_distinction). But sometimes they are the same size (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isogamy).
Quote from: Bjalf on February 17, 2010, 02:17:18 PM
Quote from: Baal Hadad on February 17, 2010, 01:35:04 PM
Sperm are tiny, eggs are big.
Good answer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamete#Sperm-egg_distinction). But sometimes they are the same size (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isogamy).
Ah, but then they're not sperm and eggs, are they? ;)
Quote from: Baal Hadad on February 17, 2010, 03:37:04 PM
Quote from: Bjalf on February 17, 2010, 02:17:18 PM
Quote from: Baal Hadad on February 17, 2010, 01:35:04 PM
Sperm are tiny, eggs are big.
Good answer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamete#Sperm-egg_distinction). But sometimes they are the same size (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isogamy).
Ah, but then they're not sperm and eggs, are they? ;)
They're not. That wiki page is talking about yeast and it's reproductive abilities. Yeast, like the vast majority of plants, ARE hermaphrodites and aren't male nor female to begin with.
Although in all fairness, I never mentioned what things that produce BOTH are...
Quote from: Drayco84 on February 17, 2010, 05:03:20 PM
Yeast, like the vast majority of plants, ARE hermaphrodites and aren't male nor female to begin with.
Actually, yeast is a fungus, and they have multiple methods of reproduction. They can also reproduce via a process called "budding," in which a child cell develops within the parent yeast.
Hmmm... A challenge? Describe the differences without using the words "Male" or "Female"?
Well, sperm move about, either on their own or through other methods. Unfertilized ova are immobile. Try not to think of your hay fever being induced by millions of sperm cells in your face - though that IS most likely the cause...
Sperm don't remain viable as long as ova, but are produced in larger numbers.
A sperm cell can be observed penetrating and joining with an ovum. No ovum penetrates a sperm cell.
Well, that was easy.
So, how is any of this relevant to Mink almost falling from a balcony? Heck if I know.
Quote from: Attic Rat on February 19, 2010, 01:12:24 AM
So, how is any of this relevant to Mink almost falling from a balcony? Heck if I know.
Mink is
never rarely mentioned without the question of gender popping up. And apparently "other" is a valid option, in addition to "male" and "female".
We shall have to trick Amber into making "Mink's Story".
The balcony is a lie.
???
Guuuuh... posted this in the wronf topic... ok. COPY, PASTE:
I'm guessing its just coincidence that Abel is 399 years old as said in the cast pages and Aniz can enter another child in the acadamy when he's 400? This has probobly been figured out already though.
But, how come when Dan was at the acadamy, we didn't see Mink. Like once. At all. Simple or complicatedly dramaric matter?
Mink was there at least 250 years ago (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Ab_044.php). As of the latest Abel's Story (maybe still at least 200 years ago, just guessing) (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Ab_091.php), he hasn't left or died yet. This (and not seeing him in Unwilling & Abel) doesn't necessarily mean he's not still there (or back).
Quote from: AmigaDragon on February 21, 2010, 09:58:10 PM
Mink was there at least 250 years ago (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Ab_044.php). As of the latest Abel's Story (maybe still at least 200 years ago, just guessing) (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Ab_091.php), he hasn't left or died yet. This (and not seeing him in Unwilling & Abel) doesn't necessarily mean he's not still there (or back).
It's also entirely possible that, being the happiness muncher he is, he graduated from SAIA, or peacefully left.
Then again, http://www.missmab.com/Demo/Leader01.php (http://www.missmab.com/Demo/Leader01.php) and http://www.missmab.com/Demo/Leader02.php (http://www.missmab.com/Demo/Leader02.php) could mean that he's STILL there, but he and Abel just... Drifted apart...
Not every friendship is broken, some just fade away as time wears on. (Trust me, I know...)
Besides, how long was Dan at SAIA during his first visit? It didn't seem to take his 'rescue party' all that long to arrive, we know cubi can have an odd sense of time on occasion due to not needing to eat or sleep, the school looked pretty big and there are actual classes for some of the student body to attend once in a while...I think it's entirely possible that Mink managed to miss the whole thing and just kind of went "Buwha? Abel left? When did that happen?" upon noticing some days or even weeks later.
Dan wasn't there much more than a day.
Quote from: AmigaDragon on February 22, 2010, 10:04:17 AM
Dan wasn't there much more than a day.
I'd say less than a day.
- He woke up in a strange bed (after a couple hours at most)
- Wardrobe montage (1-2 hours?)
- Placement test (1 hour)
- Tour (1 hour)
- Sleeping (8 hours)
- Laundry adventure (1 hour)
- Library / Rescue party arrives
- Abel and Merlitz having fun
...
yeah.
Quote from: Drayco84 on February 21, 2010, 10:18:10 PM
Quote from: AmigaDragon on February 21, 2010, 09:58:10 PM
Mink was there at least 250 years ago (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Ab_044.php). As of the latest Abel's Story (maybe still at least 200 years ago, just guessing) (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Ab_091.php), he hasn't left or died yet. This (and not seeing him in Unwilling & Abel) doesn't necessarily mean he's not still there (or back).
It's also entirely possible that, being the happiness muncher he is, he graduated from SAIA, or peacefully left.
Then again, http://www.missmab.com/Demo/Leader01.php (http://www.missmab.com/Demo/Leader01.php) and http://www.missmab.com/Demo/Leader02.php (http://www.missmab.com/Demo/Leader02.php) could mean that he's STILL there, but he and Abel just... Drifted apart...
Not every friendship is broken, some just fade away as time wears on. (Trust me, I know...)
Abel wasn't finished with his time there when he left; he's still technically a student whether he's staying longer than he should or not. Even though Mink was either there before him or arrived at the same time, I'd say it's most likely he's still a student.
Also, since Mink doesn't seem like the violent type, I'd say it's improbable that he would show his face when Mab+friends showed up at the academy, at least not for the purpose of fighting them/defending anything. He probably chose to just ignore them like many of the students there.