Can't you just feel the sarcasm dripping off her?
Okay...I suppose now we're seeing why Abel hates her....
Look at that.
by the way do we know Aary's clan? I just wanna know a bit more when her leader shows up
Aary's clan leader is deceased, name was Hizell.(SP?)
Augh... I can't get anything right...
We haven't seen her in a while.
Was the tip of her tail purple before? I can't quite recall.
Aary's report card for this semester:
Defying Form and Gravity - A
Sensitivity Training - F
:mowtongue
Quote from: thegayhare on March 22, 2010, 01:55:04 AM
by the way do we know Aary's clan? I just wanna know a bit more when her leader shows up
According to her LJ, she's from the Hrienth clan, whose leader was supposedly killed by a dragon ~24000 years ago (and thus would not be appearing in Mink's report).
I just want to know if that outfit is painted or glued around her chest.
Since it's awfully hard to paint fur, I would say... Glued on...
Quote from: Madmann135 on March 22, 2010, 02:15:56 AM
I just want to know if that outfit is painted or glued around her chest.
Or she used her shape-shifting powers to pull a Mystique...
Wait... WHAT HAVE I DONE?!?!
I know it won't happen, but I have a feeling Aary's gonna murder Mink.
Not if his Clan Leaders report is written in the present (as Amber indicated (http://clockworkmansion.com/forum/index.php/topic,7162.msg317335.html#msg317335)). Besides, Fa'Lina would have quite a bit to say about on-campus killings.
Quote from: Howl on March 22, 2010, 02:25:46 AM
I know it won't happen, but I have a feeling Aary's gonna murder Mink.
Fa'Lina prides herself on having a campus safe for all Cubi. With her near omniscience on campus, there just isn't any way that would happen.
On the other hand, that will certainly teach Abel for opening up to anyone for any reason. Not hard to see why he's not that open anymore if this is the treatment he gets at SAIA.
Is it just me, or does Aary look noticably younger here than she did in the DMFA comics.
Quote from: AmigaDragon on March 22, 2010, 01:51:29 AM
Can't you just feel the sarcasm dripping off her?
That's not sarcasm, that's the only glue she's found that'll reliably and safely stick cloth to fur... >:3
And judging from the look on Mink's face, I suspect we've just found someone he doesn't actually like.
Quote from: jeffh4 on March 22, 2010, 02:46:02 AM
Is it just me, or does Aary look noticably younger here than she did in the DMFA comics.
Mmmmaybe because she
is? :U (since she's talking about Abel's visit to his mother, that implies this comic is shortly after that trip, which would put this comic between 200-300 years before main comic time)
That panel two face is diabeetus-inducingly sadorable.
I have no comment on the rest of the comic other then generic annoyance at Aary making the mood worse.
Quote from: AmigaDragon on March 22, 2010, 02:30:43 AM
Besides, Fa'Lina would have quite a bit to say about on-campus killings.
But on-campus mutilations (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_595.php) are okay.
Quote from: techmaster-glitch on March 22, 2010, 02:53:27 AM
Quote from: jeffh4 on March 22, 2010, 02:46:02 AM
Is it just me, or does Aary look noticably younger here than she did in the DMFA comics.
Mmmmaybe because she is? :U (since she's talking about Abel's visit to his mother, that implies this comic is shortly after that trip, which would put this comic between 200-300 years before main comic time)
Maybe even 350.
Mink is to cute when scare! Doesn't that face gust shout hug me?
Quote from: AmigaDragon on March 22, 2010, 02:58:02 AM
Quote from: techmaster-glitch on March 22, 2010, 02:53:27 AM
Quote from: jeffh4 on March 22, 2010, 02:46:02 AM
Is it just me, or does Aary look noticably younger here than she did in the DMFA comics.
Mmmmaybe because she is? :U (since she's talking about Abel's visit to his mother, that implies this comic is shortly after that trip, which would put this comic between 200-300 years before main comic time)
Maybe even 350.
Actually, I was more giving a compliment to Amber for her depiction of a younger Aary.
Besides, what's 350 years to a Cubi. Mere moments, I say! Abel looks about the same. I suppose Cubi girls just age much, much, faster!
I guess that makes them just like humans. ;)
That's Aary for ya folks.sarcasm just OOZES off the woman :P
Quote from: AmigaDragon on March 22, 2010, 02:58:02 AM
Quote from: techmaster-glitch on March 22, 2010, 02:53:27 AM
Mmmmaybe because she is? :U (since she's talking about Abel's visit to his mother, that implies this comic is shortly after that trip, which would put this comic between 200-300 years before main comic time)
Maybe even 350.
Try ~334. Since Abel is 399 years old, and he was ~25 when he went to SAIA, and was there for 40 years before May died.
Not that I'm being picky or anything...
.... I think iI've now officially seen the skimpiest outfit ever :U.... Ok. Maybe not but it's pretty close :P
I really like what Amber was referencing with today's title! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqz5dbs5zmo)
I think we found someone even Mink might not be fond of. >:3
And here we see why they didn't get along in present either. I'm honestly not surprised tho given she's very Pro Cubi and May of course was a being.
Quote from: Feather Dancer on March 22, 2010, 05:05:55 AM
And here we see why they didn't get along in present either. I'm honestly not surprised tho given she's very Pro Cubi and May of course was a being.
I was wondering if it was more of a clan rivalry, but yeah, that could be it.
Hmm, now i see who Fa'lina was referring to as forgetting about gravity's effects.
Although the expression was just golden - i see that she has mastered the Taunt skill (Diablo 2 like)
...you know it must be pretty hot wherever Saia is.
Ah, now there's a lovely lady. Pity she's the type that would kill someone like me in a second. Might be a pleasant way to go though.
I had forgotten how absolutely stunning she could be. I think the last time I noticed this was back in the perfect date bonus arc.
Quote from: Madmann135 on March 22, 2010, 02:15:56 AM
I just want to know if that outfit is painted or glued around her chest.
I think it is normally attached except the strings or what are concealed by fur. Besides since it goes around her back and has a neck part, it should stay on
Quote from: danman on March 22, 2010, 07:09:37 AM
I think it is normally attached except the strings or what are concealed by fur. Besides since it goes around her back and has a neck part, it should stay on
Staying on in general has no relevance on how the parts around her mammaries stay on.
</lurk>
Mink is too cute for words in that second panel.
<lurk>
I think if the rest is fixed (around arms and neck, which seems to be) friction would be enough,,, the same way a cap stays on head
Maybe it's enchanted to stay on.
I'm trying to say something relevant, but then I look at Aary and all intelligent thought goes away.
Interesting to see her again, at the very least.
Quote from: Pagan on March 22, 2010, 08:44:00 AM
I'm trying to say something relevant, but then I look at Aary and all intelligent thought goes away.
Oddly enough, I had a similar problem at the time. I blame the dress.. or lack thereof.
It's times like this that I truly love Amber. XD
I wonder if I can badger her into a non-text version of that panel..
Quote from: Tezkat on March 22, 2010, 02:04:46 AM
Quote from: thegayhare on March 22, 2010, 01:55:04 AM
by the way do we know Aary's clan? I just wanna know a bit more when her leader shows up
According to her LJ, she's from the Hrienth clan, whose leader was supposedly killed by a dragon ~24000 years ago (and thus would not be appearing in Mink's report).
Most likely the clan has a new leader by now
Not all of the leaders posted in minks report have been the founders
She lacks tentacle heads, so no
Quote from: danman on March 22, 2010, 08:59:19 AM
She lacks tentacle heads, so no
I think he meant someone in overall charge of the clan, as opposed to a full tri-winged leader.
I just laugh at the fact that Aary's new look has already found its way into 'fan' pictures in folks' profiles.
Quote from: danman on March 22, 2010, 08:36:55 AM
Quote from: Psaakyrn on March 22, 2010, 08:18:39 AM
Staying on in general has no relevance on how the parts around her mammaries stay on.
I think if the rest is fixed (around arms and neck, which seems to be) friction would be enough,,, the same way a cap stays on head
A cap has gravity assisting it in staying on the head under it. The mammaries have gravity assisting them in staying attached to the clothing underneath, but gravity is not assisting the clothing to remain in situ.
Hence, "I wonder how she does that?" ;-]
Quote from: Ghostwish on March 22, 2010, 09:05:53 AM
I just laugh at the fact that Aary's new look has already found its way into 'fan' pictures in folks' profiles.
Given the profile in question belongs to one of those making the fan pics, it's hardly surprising...
But, i mean, when you bend your head, your cap does not fall down, no?
I mean - the outfit has negligible mass (heh.. heh..) so the friction becomes significant even with very slight pressure applied.And i think the fur plays a role , too
Cue fight of the century: Mink versus Aary snap-off. Really. I hope that happens. >:3
Oh, but Aary does look smoking hot in that panel. I wasn't expecting for her to show up.
Quote from: Ghostwish on March 22, 2010, 09:05:53 AM
I just laugh at the fact that Aary's new look has already found its way into 'fan' pictures in folks' profiles.
I'm sorry, but a hot lady who can likely cream me in one punch wearing a very scanty dress and looking kinda sultry? You're damn right I'm going to be making a fan bar for it. In fact, I might even look into doing one of the picture from the Perfect Date bonus arc. Those were hot.
Quote from: Keaton the Black Jackal on March 22, 2010, 09:30:10 AM
Cue fight of the century: Mink versus Aary snap-off. Really. I hope that happens. >:3
Only thing that I hope snaps off is that.. wait.. rating.. rating.
Quote from: Keaton the Black Jackal on March 22, 2010, 09:30:10 AM
Oh, but Aary does look smoking hot in that panel. I wasn't expecting for her to show up.
Understatement.
Quote from: Mao Laoren on March 22, 2010, 09:49:25 AM
Only thing that I hope snaps off is that.. wait.. rating.. rating.
MAO!
YOU FOOL!
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
NOW PEOPLE WILL DRAW FAN ART OF THAT! >:[
(everyone cheers)
Geez. That's impeccable timing in many senses. I wonder if she was hovering around waiting for him to get back and start getting teary.
Also, here's hoping we find out *why* she seems to dislike Abel so much. 'Cause man, that was so not necessary.
Thread content regarding the storyline: Present, but minimal.
Thread content regarding the general admiring and ogling of Aaryanna: Over nine thousand.
I'd act surprised, but I ran out of that a while ago.
Quote from: Arcblade on March 22, 2010, 09:57:30 AM
Also, here's hoping we find out *why* she seems to dislike Abel so much. 'Cause man, that was so not necessary.
Well, if she were a canine, I'd say she was just being a bitch. You know, as in "female dog". :P
been a while since we've seen Aary, at most we'll see her for another 1, 2 pages, then we won't see her again until the Mayan calendar ends. >:3
Quote from: Keaton the Black Jackal on March 22, 2010, 09:56:16 AM
Quote from: Mao Laoren on March 22, 2010, 09:49:25 AM
Only thing that I hope snaps off is that.. wait.. rating.. rating.
MAO!
YOU FOOL!
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
NOW PEOPLE WILL DRAW FAN ART OF THAT! >:[
(everyone cheers)
:judges
Quote from: danman on March 22, 2010, 09:25:21 AM
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on March 22, 2010, 09:18:08 AM
A cap has gravity assisting it in staying on the head under it. The mammaries have gravity assisting them in staying attached to the clothing underneath, but gravity is not assisting the clothing to remain in situ.
Hence, "I wonder how she does that?" ;-]
But, i mean, when you bend your head, your cap does not fall down, no?
I mean - the outfit has negligible mass (heh.. heh..) so the friction becomes significant even with very slight pressure applied.And i think the fur plays a role , too
Until your head is no longer under your cap, at which point the cap falls off, usually.
By the way, have you considered trimming your posts for clarity? Ploughing through stacks of previously-read material to find a one-line response at the bottom is tedious at best...
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on March 22, 2010, 10:48:43 AM
Until your head is no longer under your cap, at which point the cap falls off, usually.
By the way, have you considered trimming your posts for clarity? Ploughing through stacks of previously-read material to find a one-line response at the bottom is tedious at best...
Fixed, at least in this thread.
As for the cap - well this has the advantage of being somewhat attached on other body parts.
Also laces might be under her fur
Quote from: Janus Whitefurr on March 22, 2010, 10:00:56 AM
Thread content regarding the storyline: Present, but minimal.
Thread content regarding the general admiring and ogling of Aaryanna: Over nine thousand.
I'd act surprised, but I ran out of that a while ago.
Another surprising thing is that Fa'lina although similarly endowed did never get this level of GA&O in the threads...
Quote from: danman on March 22, 2010, 10:56:56 AM
Quote from: Janus Whitefurr on March 22, 2010, 10:00:56 AM
Thread content regarding the storyline: Present, but minimal.
Thread content regarding the general admiring and ogling of Aaryanna: Over nine thousand.
I'd act surprised, but I ran out of that a while ago.
Another surprising thing is that Fa'lina although similarly endowed did never get this level of GA&O in the threads...
Don't mind him. If it's not Abel or Mink being fawned over or ogled, it's all just the lot of us being 'slavering meatheads' to him.
Quote from: danman on March 22, 2010, 10:56:56 AM
Another surprising thing is that Fa'lina although similarly endowed did never get this level of GA&O in the threads...
Well, she is large... who would want to talk back against a lady who both towers and could easily overpower you? (Well, other than Aniz)
Quote from: Psaakyrn on March 22, 2010, 11:33:56 AM
Quote from: danman on March 22, 2010, 10:56:56 AM
Another surprising thing is that Fa'lina although similarly endowed did never get this level of GA&O in the threads...
Well, she is large... who would want to talk back against a lady who both towers and could easily overpower you? (Well, other than Aniz)
I might... possibly. ;>.>
Quote from: danman on March 22, 2010, 10:56:56 AM
Another surprising thing is that Fa'lina although similarly endowed did never get this level of GA&O in the threads...
Similarly endowed?
Similarly Endowed?Not hardly. (http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2599169/) :P
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on March 22, 2010, 09:18:08 AM
Quote from: danman on March 22, 2010, 08:36:55 AM
Quote from: Psaakyrn on March 22, 2010, 08:18:39 AM
Staying on in general has no relevance on how the parts around her mammaries stay on.
I think if the rest is fixed (around arms and neck, which seems to be) friction would be enough,,, the same way a cap stays on head
A cap has gravity assisting it in staying on the head under it. The mammaries have gravity assisting them in staying attached to the clothing underneath, but gravity is not assisting the clothing to remain in situ.
Hence, "I wonder how she does that?" ;
As mentioned before, this topic has been subject of a great deal of serious and dedicated observation. (http://www.gendertree.com/a_stress_analysis_of_a_strapless.htm)
Quote from: Les on March 22, 2010, 11:53:46 AM
Similarly endowed?
Similarly Endowed?
Not hardly. (http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2599169/) :P
I meant in the pictures drawn by Amber herself, not fan art (see for example abel's story 25)
Quote from: Naldru on March 22, 2010, 12:00:09 PM
As mentioned before, this topic has been subject of a great deal of serious and dedicated observation. (http://www.gendertree.com/a_stress_analysis_of_a_strapless.htm)
Hmm it seems i might actually start liking structural mechanics! This is a different callibre of work than the nights spent calculating shear stresses in I beams and euler buckling problems ...
Quote from: Keaton the Black Jackal on March 22, 2010, 09:56:16 AM
Quote from: Mao Laoren on March 22, 2010, 09:49:25 AM
Only thing that I hope snaps off is that.. wait.. rating.. rating.
MAO!
YOU FOOL!
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
NOW PEOPLE WILL DRAW FAN ART OF THAT! >:[
(everyone cheers)
De-Dressu the Prequel?! (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_587.php (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_587.php) For reference.)
I'll go get the popcorn!
Quote from: danman on March 22, 2010, 12:08:36 PM
Quote from: Les on March 22, 2010, 11:53:46 AM
Similarly endowed?
Similarly Endowed?
Not hardly. (http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2599169/) :P
I meant in the pictures drawn by Amber herself, not fan art...
[/facepalm]
Check the link again, this WAS drawn by Amber Herself! :mowtongue
Quote from: danman on March 22, 2010, 12:08:36 PM
Quote from: Les on March 22, 2010, 11:53:46 AM
Not hardly. (http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2599169/) :P
I meant in the pictures drawn by Amber herself, not fan art (see for example abel's story 25)
... What's your point, danman? That link is to art drawn by Amber herself. You knew she had an FA account, right?
Quote from: Les on March 22, 2010, 12:20:11 PM
[/facepalm]
Check the link again, this WAS drawn by Amber Herself! :mowtongue
Amplifici, vidi , facepalmi
I magnified, i saw, i facepalmed.
I was not noticing as i know she of old posted somewhere she has no DA, FA or anything else account
Quote from: Keaton the Black Jackal on March 22, 2010, 09:30:10 AM
Cue fight of the century: Mink versus Aary snap-off. Really. I hope that happens. >:3
Oh, but Aary does look smoking hot in that panel. I wasn't expecting for her to show up.
What makes that funny is how her character sheet mentioned that she's more a lover than a fighter because she failed fighting tactics
It would be so hilarious if the friendly Mink beat the tar out of sarcastic Aary without even trying to beat her. :P
Quote from: danman on March 22, 2010, 12:08:36 PM
Quote from: Les on March 22, 2010, 11:53:46 AM
Not hardly. (http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2599169/) :P
I meant in the pictures drawn by Amber herself, not fan art (see for example abel's story 25)
That is, in fact, Amber's FA page as Les has pointed out. I can verify that one. Now if only she'd stop using it to spam mine with watch and unwatch notices.... and trolling the rest of FA for that matter.
Amber.. you really are a terrible person. Stop trolling. >:[
Quote from: joshofspam on March 22, 2010, 12:35:18 PM
What makes that funny is how her character sheet mentioned that she's more a lover than a fighter because she failed fighting tactics
It would be so hilarious if the friendly Mink beat the tar out of sarcastic Aary without even trying to beat her. :P
Hmm, battle tactics does not mean fighting power - while it suggests even i would beat her at chess easily, it does not imply that she would not beat the crap out of mink or abel (as shown late), just that she would likely not proceed in a very thoughtful manner to do so
Quote from: danman on March 22, 2010, 12:43:21 PM
Quote from: joshofspam on March 22, 2010, 12:35:18 PM
What makes that funny is how her character sheet mentioned that she's more a lover than a fighter because she failed fighting tactics
It would be so hilarious if the friendly Mink beat the tar out of sarcastic Aary without even trying to beat her. :P
Hmm, battle tactics does not mean fighting power - while it suggests even i would beat her at chess easily, it does not imply that she would not beat the crap out of mink or abel (as shown late), just that she would likely not proceed in a very thoughtful manner to do so
I guess that's true.
But still, Abel was running as a distraction and she probably got the first good hits in when his back was turned
Chances are Minks clan members probably get mandatory defence training to at least defend themselves from threats.
So I think Mink still has a good chance in a fight, even though he probably wouldn't start it.
YaKnow, Aary's behavior and body language remind me quite a great deal of the archetypal, "Manipulative Popular-Cheerleader-Girl in High School." You all remember the one, the one who thought that she was better than everyone else.
We can hang around debating why Aary might be giving off that vibe, debating until the crack-of-doom. But I'd rather look at that vibe in the larger context.
Aaryana's (http://www.missmab.com/Cast/aary.php) a bit older than Abel, (http://www.missmab.com/Cast/abel.php) (3 decades likely isn't much of an age gap to cubi), so that would make her akin to the popular-girl h.s. junior to Abel's loner h.s. freshman. If, that is, Amber's setting up that dynamic. We'll see next week.
If I didn't hate her I'd be drooling all over the floor now :/
Good thing I hate her :3
Quote from: Sind on March 22, 2010, 01:41:45 PM
If I didn't hate her I'd be drooling all over the floor now :/
Good thing I hate her :3
Why? She does not seem a particularly hateful character, and actually is rather sympathic, (The exchange with Dan about pride was awesome , as well as the Ha! you would not have missed if you used your race's power!)
Quote from: danman on March 22, 2010, 01:47:16 PM
Quote from: Sind on March 22, 2010, 01:41:45 PM
If I didn't hate her I'd be drooling all over the floor now :/
Good thing I hate her :3
Why? She does not seem a particularly hateful character, and actually is rather sympathic, (The exchange with Dan about pride was awesome , as well as the Ha! you would not have missed if you used your race's power!)
That doesn't make her sympathetic, it just makes her likeable to a degree.
ROWR!! >:3 Definitely, a drool worthy..... *breaks off due to naughty thoughts*
I wish I could wear something like that........ :< I definitely have the "upper dynamics" for it. :3
Just wouldn't be that flattering on me..... :sweatdrop
Quote from: Feather Dancer on March 22, 2010, 05:05:55 AM
And here we see why they didn't get along in present either. I'm honestly not surprised tho given she's very Pro Cubi and May of course was a being.
Ah- That makes sense... Aary was obsessive about her Cubi heritage... I bet she puts the low on Abel because he's mixed? And just a thought, I'm sure this had been done somewhere but what is Aary's affinity? :.
Quote from: Professor Fate on March 22, 2010, 04:16:12 PM
Ah- That makes sense... Aary was obsessive about her Cubi heritage... I bet she puts the low on Abel because he's mixed? And just a thought, I'm sure this had been done somewhere but what is Aary's affinity? :.
The guesstimate is her cast page says her favourite food (Sides from toast) is Passion or Pain.
And once again I get proof that I based my rpg character on the right person. I love the sheer sarcasm, I love the uncaring about others' feelings, I love the Aary cat.
Quote from: Les on March 22, 2010, 12:20:11 PM
Quote from: danman on March 22, 2010, 12:08:36 PM
Quote from: Les on March 22, 2010, 11:53:46 AM
Similarly endowed?
Similarly Endowed?
Not hardly. (http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2599169/) :P
I meant in the pictures drawn by Amber herself, not fan art...
[/facepalm]
Check the link again, this WAS drawn by Amber Herself! :mowtongue
There is a slight difference: Fa'lina's dress looks like it is metal reinforced (based on it's shinyness around the cleavage parts)
Quote from: Naldru on March 22, 2010, 12:00:09 PM
As mentioned before, this topic has been subject of a great deal of serious and dedicated observation. (http://www.gendertree.com/a_stress_analysis_of_a_strapless.htm)
Ah, you found a link to one of the versions that has the original drawings! All I've ever been able to search out are the text-only copies. That article's been floating around out there for fifty-odd years as copies of copies of copies, it's not surprising if the pics get left out sometimes.
Quote from: Psaakyrn on March 22, 2010, 05:36:58 PM
There is a slight difference: Fa'lina's dress looks like it is metal reinforced (based on it's shinyness around the cleavage parts)
But not all her dresses have been that way, silly.
This may have been answered/debated/etc before but i couldnt find it.
In 519 Abel mentions academy standards in relation to dresscode (Dans robe in particular).
What more exactly is the dresscode?
Quote from: Tytaj on March 22, 2010, 05:39:24 PM
Quote from: Psaakyrn on March 22, 2010, 05:36:58 PM
There is a slight difference: Fa'lina's dress looks like it is metal reinforced (based on it's shinyness around the cleavage parts)
But not all her dresses have been that way, silly.
Like which?
Quote from: Feather Dancer on March 22, 2010, 04:27:29 PM
The guesstimate is her cast page says her favourite food (Sides from toast) is Passion or Pain.
True. But the Nact'Larn has an affinity for Lust.. Which coud kinda sorta be counted as Passion. And the Cyra have an affinity for Pain.. so hm. But! Just because she likes to eat a certain emotion doesn't mean it's their affinity. Abel likes to feed off of confusion but he's not a part of the Dimanika.. :< And Aary's Clan Leader is gone so it won't appear in the Mini Arc.... :U ... But!! Aary loves romance, and the whatnot of that. So maybe, her affinity may have been such? Hm? I will add that to my list of theories.
Quote from: Professor Fate on March 22, 2010, 06:13:20 PM
Quote from: Feather Dancer on March 22, 2010, 04:27:29 PM
The guesstimate is her cast page says her favourite food (Sides from toast) is Passion or Pain.
True. But the Nact'Larn has an affinity for Lust.. Which coud kinda sorta be counted as Passion. And the Cyra have an affinity for Pain.. so hm. But! Just because she likes to eat a certain emotion doesn't mean it's their affinity. Abel likes to feed off of confusion but he's not a part of the Dimanika.. :< And Aary's Clan Leader is gone so it won't appear in the Mini Arc.... :U ... But!! Aary loves romance, and the whatnot of that. So maybe, her affinity may have been such? Hm? I will add that to my list of theories.
Remember when Dan was examined - there are clan-related affinities and acquired ones.
So maybe passion or what is an acquired one, and her inborn one is... condescension maybe?
Quote from: danman on March 22, 2010, 06:21:26 PM
Remember when Dan was examined - there are clan-related affinities and acquired ones.
So maybe passion or what is an acquired one, and her inborn one is... condescension maybe?
I doubt it's condescension, I think that it would be a bit hard for any 'cubi to reliably feed off of. They would either have to rely solely on their own megalomania for sustenance, which probably wouldn't result in much power, or hang around people who are more than likely to piss off the 'cubi for never EVER paying them proper respect.
Now, she might have an affinity for feeding off of the way people feel when someone is condescending TO them. Frustration, anger, righteous indignation... BTW, if I were a 'cubi, I'd definitely have an affinity for righteous indignation. :mwaha
Too much discussion. My reaction to the comic: "GAH! Aary looks EVIL."
Quote from: Shachza on March 22, 2010, 06:40:49 PM
I doubt it's condescension, I think that it would be a bit hard for any 'cubi to reliably feed off of. They would either have to rely solely on their own megalomania for sustenance, which probably wouldn't result in much power, or hang around people who are more than likely to piss off the 'cubi for never EVER paying them proper respect.
Now, she might have an affinity for feeding off of the way people feel when someone is condescending TO them. Frustration, anger, righteous indignation... BTW, if I were a 'cubi, I'd definitely have an affinity for righteous indignation. :mwaha
I dunno - SAIA certainly is full of large egos. And maybe then you will see aary and her clan in the presence of either nobs or hipsters of Furrae...
Righteous indignation seems a fun one, and easy to get , too. Reminds me of a short humorous article where the author was wondering why everyone paints the Furies as being ugly, since he never saw an person full of righteous indignation that was not beautiful in a way ...
Although i like anger, as it kind of works for me IRL :mwaha
Quote from: psilorder on March 22, 2010, 05:46:05 PM
This may have been answered/debated/etc before but i couldnt find it.
In 519 Abel mentions academy standards in relation to dresscode (Dans robe in particular).
What more exactly is the dresscode?
I thiink.. Something in the lines of "If it produces intense salivation in members of opposite gender, it is a good choice"
Besides somewhere else it says that a lot of popular dresses were inspired by Fa'lina...
Hummina, hummina, hummina! ;)
...dangit Amber. Why must ye be good at drawing sexy characters? :mwaha
Quote from: Professor Fate on March 22, 2010, 06:13:20 PM
True. But the Nact'Larn has an affinity for Lust.. Which coud kinda sorta be counted as Passio
Something just occured to me - If they competed for food, it would be obvious why Aary and her clan are hated by Nact'larn!
Quote from: danman on March 22, 2010, 09:34:54 PM
Quote from: Professor Fate on March 22, 2010, 06:13:20 PM
True. But the Nact'Larn has an affinity for Lust.. Which coud kinda sorta be counted as Passio
Something just occured to me - If they competed for food, it would be obvious why Aary and her clan are hated by Nact'larn!
Hm. That actually makes some sense. Nice Danman! :)
Quote from: Professor Fate on March 22, 2010, 04:16:12 PM
Quote from: Feather Dancer on March 22, 2010, 05:05:55 AM
And here we see why they didn't get along in present either. I'm honestly not surprised tho given she's very Pro Cubi and May of course was a being.
Ah- That makes sense... Aary was obsessive about her Cubi heritage... I bet she puts the low on Abel because he's mixed? And just a thought, I'm sure this had been done somewhere but what is Aary's affinity? :.
Mmm...maybe. But if so it wouldn't have continued to the present since Dan is mixed as well and she seemed to like him enough (after the initial 'wanting to kill him' phase). Though maybe being Destania's kid makes up for it....
Still, Cubi are
possibly even a mixed race to begin with (angel/demon, see demo), the qualities that make a cubi don't dilute if mixed (you're either a cubi or you're not), and as prideful as Aary can be of her heritage, she just doesn't strike me as the racist type.
Now that I think about it it's kind of ridiculous. She dated Merlitz after all =p
I wonder why she's the way she is?
Quote from: danman on March 22, 2010, 10:56:56 AM
Another surprising thing is that Fa'lina although similarly endowed did never get this level of GA&O in the threads...
GA&O? You've lost me.
Quote from: AmigaDragon on March 23, 2010, 01:02:57 AM
GA&O? You've lost me.
Referring to the above post: general admiration & ogling
Oh but we do generally admire, adore and yes oggle Fa'Lina..
We're just more discreet about it. >:3
Quote from: danman on March 22, 2010, 07:19:18 PM
Quote from: psilorder on March 22, 2010, 05:46:05 PM
This may have been answered/debated/etc before but i couldnt find it.
In 519 Abel mentions academy standards in relation to dresscode (Dans robe in particular).
What more exactly is the dresscode?
I thiink.. Something in the lines of "If it produces intense salivation in members of opposite gender, it is a good choice"
Besides somewhere else it says that a lot of popular dresses were inspired by Fa'lina...
That would be on the other end of it tho, rules usually specify a minimum dont they?
So what would the minimum be?
"atleast some skin uncovered" ? That sounds a bit strange, but i guess it might make for ease of shapeshifting, but that makes me wonder why not all cubi do like Mystique....
Quote from: psilorder on March 23, 2010, 07:26:54 AM
... but that makes me wonder why not all cubi do like Mystique....
Because clothing is more fashionable.
Quote from: Psaakyrn on March 23, 2010, 10:58:00 AM
Quote from: psilorder on March 23, 2010, 07:26:54 AM
... but that makes me wonder why not all cubi do like Mystique....
Because clothing is more fashionable.
And doing it 'like Mystique' is a learned skill.
Quote from: kusanagi-sama on March 22, 2010, 11:23:20 PM
I wonder why she's the way she is?
Next side-arc: Aary's backstory? :P
On a sidenote, Aary's bustier makes her waist look even thinner than usual.
It's still all there, but the black dress makes it almost disappear.
I think that's pretty well drawn of Amber, to make it look right that way. :)
Quote from: Psaakyrn on March 23, 2010, 10:58:00 AM
Quote from: psilorder on March 23, 2010, 07:26:54 AM
... but that makes me wonder why not all cubi do like Mystique....
Because clothing is more fashionable.
Why? Why must Females, Fashion, and the Media are working so hard at get THAT LooK, of being "dress" yet looking as undressed as possible.
Just go to the undress look and be done with it all. Be happy with yourself, and stop trying to belittle me over Your idea of Beauty... So peeps can feel they are better than me. No one is prefect, or can be.
Why can't High School ever be over with?
PBH
Quote from: Prof B Hunnydew on March 23, 2010, 05:55:02 PM
Why? Why must Females, Fashion, and the Media are working so hard at get THAT LooK, of being "dress" yet looking as undressed as possible.
Just go to the undress look and be done with it all. Be happy with yourself, and stop trying to belittle me over Your idea of Beauty... So peeps can feel they are better than me. No one is prefect, or can be.
Why can't High School ever be over with?
PBH
Why not just go with the undress look? TvTropes has your answer! (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheissTitillationTheory)
Quote from: Les on March 23, 2010, 11:11:22 AM
Quote from: Psaakyrn on March 23, 2010, 10:58:00 AM
Quote from: psilorder on March 23, 2010, 07:26:54 AM
... but that makes me wonder why not all cubi do like Mystique....
Because clothing is more fashionable.
And doing it 'like Mystique' is a learned skill.
It would be the type of dressing that gives most freedom for shapeshifting tho. but back to the main question. what would the clothingrule be?
Quote from: danman on March 23, 2010, 04:55:03 AM
Quote from: AmigaDragon on March 23, 2010, 01:02:57 AM
GA&O? You've lost me.
Referring to the above post: general admiration & ogling
So it is actually "PSL", then? (The term "Perverse Sexual Lust" was coined by the "It's Walky" fandom, and has been recognized by TVTropes, although I did not bookmark their page on the subject.)
Quote from: Les on March 23, 2010, 11:11:22 AMQuote from: Psaakyrn on March 23, 2010, 10:58:00 AMQuote from: psilorder on March 23, 2010, 07:26:54 AM... but that makes me wonder why not all cubi do like Mystique....
Because clothing is more fashionable.
And doing it 'like Mystique' is a learned skill.
Shape Shifting Class has your answers !!
http://missmab.com/Comics/Ab_066.php
http://missmab.com/Comics/Ab_067.php
The archives rock. :)
Quote from: Anker Steadfast on March 24, 2010, 07:28:01 AM
Quote from: Les on March 23, 2010, 11:11:22 AMQuote from: Psaakyrn on March 23, 2010, 10:58:00 AM[quote
Because clothing is more fashionable.
And doing it 'like Mystique' is a learned skill.
Shape Shifting Class has your answers !!
http://missmab.com/Comics/Ab_066.php
http://missmab.com/Comics/Ab_067.php
The archives rock. :)
Ah, a good reason not to do like Mystique, yeah.
But it doesnt answer my question about what the dresscode is.
Curious. Haven't seen her for a while. She does look a little different, but that may be due to Amber's style having changed slightly since Aaryanna last appeared. I notice a distinct lack of lipstick on this occasion, which strikes me as somewhat odd.
I'm beginning to wonder if Abel's going to be meeting every character from the main comic who could conceivably have been around for three to four hundred years.
The last time we saw her she had been dating Merlitz, so she wanted to look nicer for him. at this point in AS she's likely not seeing anyone romantically.
Quote from: Eon on March 24, 2010, 08:38:13 AM
Curious. Haven't seen her for a while. She does look a little different, but that may be due to Amber's style having changed slightly since Aaryanna last appeared. I notice a distinct lack of lipstick on this occasion, which strikes me as somewhat odd.
I'm beginning to wonder if Abel's going to be meeting every character from the main comic who could conceivably have been around for three to four hundred years.
It's in the Main comic that Aaryanna met Abel. Back when Merlitz first met Abel when they 'invaded' the Academy. Since they both knew each other in the main strip. . . it's kind of obvious they would also meet in Abel's prior history.
Which is what Abel's story is.
*golf clap*
To be fair, he has met a good number of people who've shown up in DMFA. Devin, Aary, Fa'lina, Destania, Kria... uh, more? It makes sense that he would, being a Cubi and all, but it's a valid observation.
Quote from: Professor Fate on March 22, 2010, 04:16:12 PM
Quote from: Feather Dancer on March 22, 2010, 05:05:55 AM
And here we see why they didn't get along in present either. I'm honestly not surprised tho given she's very Pro Cubi and May of course was a being.
Ah- That makes sense... Aary was obsessive about her Cubi heritage... I bet she puts the low on Abel because he's mixed?
But then she would give Dan the same contempt-filled treatment. In his case she was just like "STOP YOUR BAWLING AND START ACTING LIKE A CUBI ALREADY". I think it's more like a mutual, antagonistic rivalry in Abel and Aaryanna's case, since they really were treating each other as annoying nemeses during their encounter during the SAIA arc.
Besides, we don't know if Aaryanna was the one who started the feud yet, or if it was just something that was started and that kept going through constant retaliation by both parties.
Or.. *gasp* :U that our usually dinkish (admittedly more in the main story) little wubby cubi did something to piss her off and now she's pwning him at every chance. That seems to be a possiblity that most folks are avoiding mentioning.
:mowtongue Your dislike of Abel is so... refreshing ...
she's thinking lunch. good job on femme fatale beauty amber.
It makes sense that we'd see Abel meet up with other established cubi characters, especially as in-story (DMFA that is) we've already seen Abel has a history with Dan's mother, Fa'Lina, and with Ms. Talkative. But I must admit, I had no idea about Devin being a DMFA character as well... I just never attached the zombie-Devin's name with a young and intact Devin.
It's not a problem. Amber's working it in effectively and naturally. The only thing that makes me scratch my head at all is the existence of Patches 390 years before Jyrras was working on them with Mab.
Quote from: Prof B Hunnydew on March 23, 2010, 05:55:02 PM
Quote from: Psaakyrn on March 23, 2010, 10:58:00 AM
Quote from: psilorder on March 23, 2010, 07:26:54 AM
... but that makes me wonder why not all cubi do like Mystique....
Because clothing is more fashionable.
Why? Why must Females, Fashion, and the Media are working so hard at get THAT LooK, of being "dress" yet looking as undressed as possible.
Just go to the undress look and be done with it all. Be happy with yourself, and stop trying to belittle me over Your idea of Beauty... So peeps can feel they are better than me. No one is prefect, or can be.
Why can't High School ever be over with?
PBH
Yes, it's quite odd, especially with the fact that Amber is (At least I think she's a she, because I'm NOT gonna go physically check...) a girl...
No, seriously! She has a valid point! If so many of the female characters are being used as fanservice, then so should the male characters! Seriously, it's very,
very sexist! Amber needs some guy outfits that look like they're going to fall off at any moment or something! Besides, I bet most of them won't notice...
Although, both Dan AND Abel have been running around shirtless a lot... Maybe Amber could run a Shirtless arc... (DMFA: We don't need no shirts!)
Oh, dude. I know Aary was Destania's best student, but I think that's going a bit far :U
Wait a minute... aren't Aary's two favorite "foods" passion and pain?
Ah well, I'm gonna hightail it out of here before things get messy.
Something tells me Aary is just going to keep pushing Abel's buttons, and we all know that won't end well :U
Aary: [Insert very insensitive, sarcastic, and or negative comment about the death of Abel's mom here]
Abel: *RAAAAAGE*
*Runs for the bunker*
Quote from: RandomMetaphysics on March 24, 2010, 11:32:53 PM
Oh, dude. I know Aary was Destania's best student, but I think that's going a bit far :U
Wait a minute... aren't Aary's two favorite "foods" passion and pain?
Ah well, I'm gonna hightail it out of here before things get messy.
Something tells me Aary is just going to keep pushing Abel's buttons, and we all know that won't end well :U
Aary: [Insert very insensitive, sarcastic, and or negative comment about the death of Abel's mom here]
Abel: *RAAAAAGE*
*Runs for the bunker*
You know, there is not such a thing as Aary running for bunker - if she gets enraged it ends badly,
I have some thinking that she failed Battle tactics exactly because of attacking all out without any intelligent thought.
Quote from: Tangent on March 24, 2010, 10:10:14 PMThe only thing that makes me scratch my head at all is the existence of Patches 390 years before Jyrras was working on them with Mab.
You mean the morphing amulets? I kinda figured those were two separate things, where the amulets are a magic Creature thing that the Creatures have had going for ages so they could blend in or whatever, while patches are Jyrras' technology and are designed presumably for a broader audience and on a more personal level (e.g. Azlan's that specifically makes him look less Fae rather than like a Being). Perhaps the amulets were where he got the idea, I dunno. *shrug*
I guess morphing amulets are Milspec stuff - like comparing ARPAnet with internet today
Quote from: Drayco84 on March 24, 2010, 10:51:49 PM
No, seriously! She has a valid point! If so many of the female characters are being used as fanservice, then so should the male characters! Seriously, it's very, very sexist! Amber needs some guy outfits that look like they're going to fall off at any moment or something! Besides, I bet most of them won't notice...
...Even though I think you totally missed the point of PBH's post, well okay. If
that's what you want...
No need to thank me. (http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_152.php)
Quote from: Drayco84 on March 24, 2010, 10:51:49 PM
Quote from: Prof B Hunnydew on March 23, 2010, 05:55:02 PM
Quote from: Psaakyrn on March 23, 2010, 10:58:00 AM
Because clothing is more fashionable.
Why? Why must Females, Fashion, and the Media are working so hard at get THAT LooK, of being "dress" yet looking as undressed as possible.
Just go to the undress look and be done with it all. Be happy with yourself, and stop trying to belittle me over Your idea of Beauty... So peeps can feel they are better than me. No one is prefect, or can be.
Why can't High School ever be over with?
PBH
No, seriously! She has a valid point! If so many of the female characters are being used as fanservice, then so should the male characters! Seriously, it's very, very sexist! Amber needs some guy outfits that look like they're going to fall off at any moment or something! Besides, I bet most of them won't notice...
Although, both Dan AND Abel have been running around shirtless a lot... Maybe Amber could run a Shirtless arc... (DMFA: We don't need no shirts!)
My rant was against the media and culture-normal specify, Not that I am against Amber and her fanservice, which I like...
A Shirtless Arc: Dan are always losing his shirt/vest somehow from time to time. Abel is always shirtless. But Mab, Wildy, and Lorenda going topless would be stretching the PG-13 rating. Still, Alexsi has been shirtless for Pyro once before, I think. Wait Wildy has been shirtless once for some luck religious types. Fa'lina and Aary have some super Titillating costumes, which have been close to nude, but not because naughty bits are not "showing".
Forces of titillation and friction of a girls dress is always be to equal and opposite the force of gravity and torque of movement in PG-13 universes. The amount of titillation force is inversely proportion to the perceived structural integrity of the dress and the sum of outer surface area. So, impossible dresses will always stay on, until the girls is out of viewers line of sight.
This wouldn't be a BIG deal, if we didn't use our clothes as a shield, or armor against the world...or as a status symbol. It is a perverted world.
If we could accept ourselves as we are, work at just being healthy, and forget about vanity, then we wouldn't need all this foolishness about clothes and make-up.
PBH
Thank you for your support Keaton
Quote from: Prof B Hunnydew on March 25, 2010, 12:45:18 PM
Quote from: Drayco84 on March 24, 2010, 10:51:49 PM
Quote from: Prof B Hunnydew on March 23, 2010, 05:55:02 PM
Quote from: Psaakyrn on March 23, 2010, 10:58:00 AM
Because clothing is more fashionable.
Why? Why must Females, Fashion, and the Media are working so hard at get THAT LooK, of being "dress" yet looking as undressed as possible.
Just go to the undress look and be done with it all. Be happy with yourself, and stop trying to belittle me over Your idea of Beauty... So peeps can feel they are better than me. No one is prefect, or can be.
Why can't High School ever be over with?
PBH
No, seriously! She has a valid point! If so many of the female characters are being used as fanservice, then so should the male characters! Seriously, it's very, very sexist! Amber needs some guy outfits that look like they're going to fall off at any moment or something! Besides, I bet most of them won't notice...
Although, both Dan AND Abel have been running around shirtless a lot... Maybe Amber could run a Shirtless arc... (DMFA: We don't need no shirts!)
My rant was against the media and culture-normal specify, Not that I am against Amber and her fanservice, which I like...
A Shirtless Arc: Dan are always losing his shirt/vest somehow from time to time. Abel is always shirtless. But Mab, Wildy, and Lorenda going topless would be stretching the PG-13 rating. Still, Alexsi has been shirtless for Pyro once before, I think. Wait Wildy has been shirtless once for some luck religious types. Fa'lina and Aary have some super Titillating costumes, which have been close to nude, but not because naughty bits are not "showing".
Forces of titillation and friction of a girls dress is always be to equal and opposite the force of gravity and torque of movement in PG-13 universes. The amount of titillation force is inversely proportion to the perceived structural integrity of the dress and the sum of outer surface area. So, impossible dresses will always stay on, until the girls is out of viewers line of sight.
This wouldn't be a BIG deal, if we didn't use our clothes as a shield, or armor against the world...or as a status symbol. It is a perverted world.
If we could accept ourselves as we are, work at just being healthy, and forget about vanity, then we wouldn't need all this foolishness about clothes and make-up.
PBH
Thank you for your support Keaton
I figured the female characters would be getting off on a technicality. (The technicality being that blouses and dresses aren't shirts or vests. Although, knowing Wildy, she'd probably go around topless just to prove a point. For her, there's Conveniently Placed Scenery.)
I'm about to bust into a rant so I apologize in advance.
In some of my circles of friends, one set of them is a set who could pretty much be summed up as nudists. They enjoy not wearing clothes, when in their home they are very "yay for no clothes" and encourage their friends to do the same. And it bugs me to no end. Because I like wearing clothes. And everytime I am about it is always "Oh dont be ashamed of your body." or "But nudity is so natural!" and talking on and on about how pressures make people feel they should be covered or some crap. But no. It isn't the media. I LIKE WEARING CLOTHES. I like the feel of fabric on my skin. I feel comfortable in clothes. And I even like wearing clothes that I feel are attractive and look nice on me. But whenever I am around these people, the only "pressure" I feel is the pressure that I should somehow sit in a cold room naked because that is natural. No. It is cold and uncomfortable and I quite like having some fabric between my genitals and the chair without having to carry around a towel to sit anywhere. And it aggravates me because while I don't doubt they have the best intentions in mind, they seem to not be able to accept that I enjoy wearing clothes and feel natural in them just as much as they enjoy being naked and without.
As for the comic, there have been plenty of characters who seem to be more lax in clothing. Matilda for example. I suppose she doesn't count to many cause she doesn't have nipples or something, but she has been pretty much always without an outfit and in the comic it has never been a big deal. As for Aaryanna, of course she is going to be wearing titallating costumes. Part of her big drive is that she is a lot of "you can look but I dare you to touch" tease. She is nearly vanity incarnate, be it her pride in her race, her looks, her abilities..She prides herself in being an attractive character so why wouldn't she use clothing to such an advantage?
And I have been more than equally rating-pushing with the guys. The amount of times Dan has had an obscure thing blocking his danglies probably rivals Wildy's times she's gone shirtless. The joke goes both ways and if anyone recalls, Wildy's reaction to Dan walking out of his room naked was amusement while Jyrras reacted to both seeing the time Wildy was topless and Dan bottomless with embarrasment. That's because the characters themselves have different standards of modesty. Characters wear different things based on their own personal tastes. Dan and Abel go shirtless, but odds are you would never see Pyroduck or Jyrras without a top of some sort. Lorenda will always dress more modest than Kria. Aaryanna will likely always be having her girls on near display where as Fa'Lina will vary her style based on who she is encountering. Abel's first outfit was basically a loincloth redux with super-high boots but once he left the Academy he went for a less striking outfit set. Different areas have different standards.
And in case anyone forgot to realize, I happen to really like fashion in general. Besides my like of wearing clothes, I like designing clothes. I like looking at fashion blogs and seeing the latest trends be them good or bad. I like clothes. I like how clothes can make an impression or tell a story or reflect a bit about that person. I don't think there is anything wrong with someone buying an outfit they think makes them look sexier.
TL;DR version: Godamn I love clothes.
I agree with Amber- clothes are necessary most of the time, but are also fun- a form of expressing you personal taste- be it what you wear or what you draw your characters wearing. I must say that it is a lot harder to make sexy outfit for a girl, then just drawing her in the nude!
Hmm i agree too - mainly because clothes are useful.
We lack fur (most of us) and sturdy clothes make for much less bad ways of bonding with the enviroment....
Besides ,where would i stick all of my pens if not for fo the shirt pocket (Anybody of eastern european origin, i know what you want to say, so don't :D)
But then.. our neighbor likes to work in the garden just in shoes and underwear in the summer, so i guess this is kind of individual.
@Amber: Clothes are pretty. And for that matter, when you conceal the body, hinting at what's under it, the allure is much greater than nudity alone.
Power to the nudists. Me? I'll wear clothes, thanks. And toast anyone else who does as well. =^-^=
Clothes !!
Like sweaters ...
(http://naut6g.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pQoNpUxbbSI1C8HboSNf7iW-7y-n5S0lywHz44vMrvXTVDEdyT6kHo-eddRw6SEMLbRxffjNI6FMSwRovZF01C3IDLZoguVt0/angora_sweater.jpg)
.... whoa! :erk
Wait, what ? What was I talking about again ?
Quote from: Tangent on March 25, 2010, 06:37:40 PM
@Amber: Clothes are pretty. And for that matter, when you conceal the body, hinting at what's under it, the allure is much greater than nudity alone.
Power to the nudists. Me? I'll wear clothes, thanks. And toast anyone else who does as well. =^-^=
There has been a sudden spike in bread consumption all over the world!
Quote from: danman on March 25, 2010, 07:02:53 PM
There has been a sudden spike in bread consumption all over the world!
You, I believe, deserve capital
punishment.
Quote from: 127.0.0.2 on March 25, 2010, 08:21:46 PM
Quote from: danman on March 25, 2010, 07:02:53 PM
There has been a sudden spike in bread consumption all over the world!
You, I believe, deserve capital punishment.
Yeah - this was milspec -the kind that was used in punic wars!
Discussing nudity AND toast in the same forum? This is madness, MADNESS I SAY!!!
Quote from: Trazz on March 25, 2010, 09:24:49 PM
Discussing nudity AND toast in the same forum? This is madness, MADNESS I SAY!!!
I am sorry... Amber.... Clothes are good for comfort and for the comfort of others...
And I like toast.....
:mowsad
PBH
Reading this discussion brought this film to mind. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nude_Bomb)
Discussing nudity and toast seems very appropriate for Aary given the preferences that she has expressed as her dietary habits in the fun facts section of the cast page (http://www.missmab.com/Cast/aary.php). I also wonder how she would react to the singing of "Drink a Highball" at the University of Pennsylvania homecoming football game. (See the section on traditions) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_University_of_Pennsylvania_Band#Traditions)
Quote from: Tangent on March 25, 2010, 06:37:40 PM
@Amber: Clothes are pretty. And for that matter, when you conceal the body, hinting at what's under it, the allure is much greater than nudity alone.
This is the reason Ferengi think clothing on females is
obscene.
As for me, clothing is a necessity. Try visiting far northern Minnesota in February without them. :wizice
If we're voting "Yes / No" on clothes, I'll go with "Yes" every time, and not just because frying bacon in the nude is risky.
Every civilization (let's stick with human civilizations) throughout history, whatever their morals or culture, has worn at least some clothing, so I'd guess it's probably a good idea. I also notice that people who move around more tend to strap their dangly bits down more firmly.
When all is said and done though, trying to pressure someone into following one's own mode of fashion for fashion's sake is a bit impolite. I work alongside people with piercings, tattoos, unusual clothing styles and hair colors as a routine thing. If that's what blows their hair back, no big deal. some of them smell pretty bad too, but I figure they probably know about it and don't much care - so why complain?
Varying fashions (clothing, jewelry, hairstyles, etc.) are one thing. Blatantly flaunting ripe body odor is quite another.
Quote from: Attic Rat on March 26, 2010, 03:02:12 AM
If we're voting "Yes / No" on clothes, I'll go with "Yes" every time, and not just because frying bacon in the nude is risky.
While it may be risky in the nude is reputedly the best way to fry bacon (IIRC the reasoning is that if its spitting you aren't doing it right). Though being a vegetarian I lack first hand experience or the motivation to gain such.
Don't get me wrong. I have no issue with peeps who are happy being all nekkers. If that is what they are comfortable and happy with, then the power to them. And I truly do feel bad that they cannot be the state of dress they feel comfortable in without feeling pressure from other groups that they are doing something morally wrong or criminal. But in the same light I realize that that is the way the world goes and often in the situation it is a lot easier to be uncomfortable with clothes on than to deal with other people uncomfortable that your clothes are off.
My main gripe comes from more personal blargh in that there have been a few times I have felt the pressure from the same people who complain to me about how unfair it is they are unable to be in their comfortable state...to well...be put in an uncomfortable state. I have no doubt that yeah, they likely would not take me going about their place nekkers as something sexual. But at the same measure they just cannot seem to grasp that me being uncomfortable naked has nothing to do with their presence so much I don't like being naked in general. Even when I am home alone, I will likely be wearing comfy jammie pants and a shirt cause I like it.
To each their comforts.
Quote from: Amber Williams on March 26, 2010, 04:21:50 AM
.... But at the same measure they just cannot seem to grasp that me being uncomfortable naked has nothing to do with their presence so much I don't like being naked in general. Even when I am home alone, I will likely be wearing comfy jammie pants and a shirt cause I like it.
To each their comforts.
The Naked Truth
Being naked shows a matter of trust and acceptance to someone, and also a level of self-steem and free spirit. It isn't meant to show disrespect or to used to shock and grab attention. True friends want their friends to be comfortable and to be themselves. You can talk to them about this, but they will often take their cues from you. It's like a party, I'm most comfortable drinking when everyone else is too. Still don't expect clothes when I'm at my home, and have been drinking a while. Not that, I drink all that often anywhere.
PBH
Can we change the subject back to the bat?
Quote from: Scow2 on March 26, 2010, 05:44:48 PM
Can we change the subject back to the bat?
NEVAAAAAAAARGH!
Quote from: Scow2 on March 26, 2010, 05:44:48 PM
Can we change the subject back to the bat?
Don't you mean
bat-haired harpy (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_483.php)? :mowwink
I think this comic (http://www.stupidityinmagic.com/050106.html) is a perfect explanation for not going around as a nudist. =^-^=
And Amber? You silly. =^-^=
Quote from: Tangent on March 26, 2010, 07:28:11 PM
I think this comic (http://www.stupidityinmagic.com/050106.html) is a perfect explanation for not going around as a nudist. =^-^=
That's exactly why! The weather doesn't often tailor the world to my ideal environmental conditions, and I'm too lazy to switch outfits just because I need to go grab my mail.
That and I think I look better with clothes on...
Quote from: Scow2 on March 26, 2010, 05:44:48 PM
Can we change the subject back to the bat?
Yes, back to the bat http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_505.php
Oh, wait, no, wrong bat... :batman
Lol, my ranking right now is bat... So many bats ._.
Quote from: Tangent on March 26, 2010, 07:28:11 PM
I think this comic (http://www.stupidityinmagic.com/050106.html) is a perfect explanation for not going around as a nudist. =^-^=
And Amber? You silly. =^-^=
Quote from: Shachza on March 26, 2010, 07:51:53 PM
Quote from: Tangent on March 26, 2010, 07:28:11 PM
I think this comic (http://www.stupidityinmagic.com/050106.html) is a perfect explanation for not going around as a nudist. =^-^=
That's exactly why! The weather doesn't often tailor the world to my ideal environmental conditions, and I'm too lazy to switch outfits just because I need to go grab my mail.
That and I think I look better with clothes on...
But If you have fur, Are you really nakie?
PBH
I'm fairly certain most of us don't have fur on our bodies.
This might have something to do with why Amber likes clothes too.
Hrmmm .... further investigations needs to be done.
:U
How many of you guys have fur ?
Oh dear. I hope Mab doesn't read THIS comic (http://www.stupidityinmagic.com/051006.html) (and the one that follows). Though it is amusing. =^-^=
What?! You want to sleep with other bat?!
http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_304.php
Quote from: Anker Steadfast on March 26, 2010, 09:27:38 PM
How many of you guys have fur ?
I almost did. But I was able to buy a new shaver.
Quote from: kusanagi-sama on March 27, 2010, 12:44:59 PM
Maybe when we go to heaven, we get to choose our form?
"Let me get this straight... you want to be a soul-stealing demon...?" [aside] "...is he supposed to be here?"
Quote from: Amber Williams on March 25, 2010, 05:14:54 PM
And I have been more than equally rating-pushing with the guys. The amount of times Dan has had an obscure thing blocking his danglies probably rivals Wildy's times she's gone shirtless. The joke goes both ways and if anyone recalls, Wildy's reaction to Dan walking out of his room naked was amusement while Jyrras reacted to both seeing the time Wildy was topless and Dan bottomless with embarrasment.
My understanding is as follows:
Wildy appeared without a shirt in 114 (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_114.php), 317 (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_317.php), and 663 (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_663.php).
Dan lost his pants in 16 (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_016.php) (edit), 550 (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_550.php), 687 (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_687.php), and 1007 (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_1007.php). However, only 1007 appears comparable.
Am I missing some references?
Thanks Trazz. That does seem to just about even up the count between Wildy and Dan.
Quote from: Naldru on March 28, 2010, 07:15:09 PM
Quote from: Amber Williams on March 25, 2010, 05:14:54 PM
And I have been more than equally rating-pushing with the guys. The amount of times Dan has had an obscure thing blocking his danglies probably rivals Wildy's times she's gone shirtless. The joke goes both ways and if anyone recalls, Wildy's reaction to Dan walking out of his room naked was amusement while Jyrras reacted to both seeing the time Wildy was topless and Dan bottomless with embarrasment.
My understanding is as follows:
Wildy appeared without a shirt in 114 (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_114.php), 317 (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_317.php), and 663 (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_663.php).
Dan lost his pants in 550 (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_550.php), 687 (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_687.php), and 1007 (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_1007.php). However, only 1007 appears comparable.
Am I missing some references?
You forgot about #16 http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_016.php
Quote from: kusanagi-sama on March 27, 2010, 12:44:59 PM
Maybe when we go to heaven, we get to choose our form?
Sounds like heaven to me.
Quote from: Tapewolf on March 27, 2010, 05:01:46 PM
"Let me get this straight... you want to be a soul-stealing demon...?" [aside] "...is he supposed to be here?"
:erk Is there anyone who
does not ?
I want to a Fae ....personally :mowwink PBH
... who wants to be a Mow ?
:mowmeep