All's fair in tabloid journalism?
Hey, she's got wings!
Chicki's gender has yet to be established. Besides, if he or she is anything like usual insects, those who go wandering around are either drones, immature females, or possibly mature males. The huge majority of bees, for example, are the "female" drones; ants are largely sexless (as distinct from genderless) drones, with the queens and males being just a handful out of a colony of hundreds of thousands of individuals.
Whatever Ambaarrgh has planned for them should be interesting, but making assumptions and getting ahead of ourselves will just make us look like fools...
And yes. Chicki has wings! (Hrmm. votes for immature female/male on the hunt...)
If Chicki gives Abel the camera, Abel can destroy the incriminating evidence unless she's already switched rolls of film or memory chips or whatever it uses.
I think people are assuming 'she' for convenience, like with Mink.
For some reason Abel's question in the last panel has me giggling like an idiot. Taking the camera would be sensible, though. Wing-tentacle time?
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on August 13, 2010, 06:32:04 AM
Chicki's gender has yet to be established.
That's the beauty of it. The longer we assume Chicki is female, the greater the chance of an ebil surprise. Suddenly, Chicki is revealed as a male! Of course, now that her ebilness knows what we
expect her to do ... Ooh! Reverse reverse psychology!
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on August 13, 2010, 06:32:04 AM
... but making assumptions and getting ahead of ourselves will just make us look like fools...
Well, we
are fools. :B
Quote from: Naldru on August 13, 2010, 06:55:03 AM
If Chicki gives Abel the camera, Abel can destroy the incriminating evidence unless she's already switched rolls of film or memory chips or whatever it uses.
Or, lacking the necessary technological knowledge, Abel destroys the camera, and leaves the wreckage (with memory chip intact) for Jyrras to find.
Hmmm. Here Abel is high up in a tree, wearing a mini-skirt, and Chicki is on the ground, holding a camera. A perfect
upskirt opportunity!
On second thought, she's already got dozens of nude pictures of him.
I'd guess Chicki is female drone , mainly due to the whole fangirl thing.
Also, whoever assumed Mink is female out of convenience ?? :erk
Also, it will be fun if (or when? >:3) Jyrras catches him at home with the camera, coming from the tree- remember Kria using the same tree to spy on him? Maybe he does suspect something, though so far it's just in the "a stray cat" dimensions...
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on August 13, 2010, 06:32:04 AM
Chicki's gender has yet to be established. Besides, if he or she is anything like usual insects, those who go wandering around are either drones, immature females, or possibly mature males. The huge majority of bees, for example, are the "female" drones; ants are largely sexless (as distinct from genderless) drones, with the queens and males being just a handful out of a colony of hundreds of thousands of individuals.
Whatever Ambaarrgh has planned for them should be interesting, but making assumptions and getting ahead of ourselves will just make us look like fools...
And yes. Chicki has wings! (Hrmm. votes for immature female/male on the hunt...)
I still think she's hot.
Is Abel afraid of insects? Just wondering, because he didn't take kindly to those spiders. I had been assuming his terror was related to being outed as a 'Cubi, but his insistence on calling Chicki "Scary bug thing" and climbing a tree is making me rethink that.
Quote from: danman on August 13, 2010, 07:41:39 AM
Also, it will be fun if (or when? >:3) Jyrras catches him at home with the camera, coming from the tree- remember Kria using the same tree to spy on him?
Let's hope Jyrras is
not in the shower ...
by the sounds of the amber-rant she's been trying to do Chicki impressions. :P
Quote from: Alteisentier on August 13, 2010, 07:56:09 AM
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on August 13, 2010, 06:32:04 AM
Chicki's gender has yet to be established. Besides, if he or she is anything like usual insects, those who go wandering around are either drones, immature females, or possibly mature males. The huge majority of bees, for example, are the "female" drones; ants are largely sexless (as distinct from genderless) drones, with the queens and males being just a handful out of a colony of hundreds of thousands of individuals.
Whatever Ambaarrgh has planned for them should be interesting, but making assumptions and getting ahead of ourselves will just make us look like fools...
And yes. Chicki has wings! (Hrmm. votes for immature female/male on the hunt...)
I still think she's hot.
Hehe... sheds a whole new light on why you play Zerg in SC.
EDIT: Accidentally posted inside the quote
Quote from: danman on August 13, 2010, 07:41:39 AM
Also, it will be fun if (or when? >:3) Jyrras catches him at home with the camera, coming from the tree- remember Kria using the same tree to spy on him?
Jyrras: You're spying on me?
Abel: No, I can prove that this isn't my camera, it's got naked pictures of me on it!
Jyrras: ...
what?
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna link=topic=7672.msg336294#msg336294And yes. Chicki has wings!
And little larger than Lorenda's
Quote from: Bjalf on August 13, 2010, 07:28:12 AM
Hmmm. Here Abel is high up in a tree, wearing a mini-skirt, and Chicki is on the ground, holding a camera. A perfect upskirt opportunity!
I'd say more of a loincloth, but same difference. ;)
Quote from: danman on August 13, 2010, 07:41:39 AM
Also, it will be fun if (or when? >:3) Jyrras catches him at home with the camera, coming from the tree- remember Kria using the same tree to spy on him?
How do we know it's the same tree?
Quote from: Tapewolf on August 13, 2010, 08:14:56 AM
Is Abel afraid of insects? Just wondering, because he didn't take kindly to those spiders. I had been assuming his terror was related to being outed as a 'Cubi, but his insistence on calling Chicki "Scary bug thing" and climbing a tree is making me rethink that.
Or he is just, you know, jerk.
Have to wonder if Jyrras will ever weaponize the tree in order to stop people from using it. Oh, sure, he could just have it removed... but would that be as much fun!?
Quote from: Congo Jack on August 13, 2010, 11:30:56 AM
Quote from: Tapewolf on August 13, 2010, 08:14:56 AM
Is Abel afraid of insects? Just wondering, because he didn't take kindly to those spiders. I had been assuming his terror was related to being outed as a 'Cubi, but his insistence on calling Chicki "Scary bug thing" and climbing a tree is making me rethink that.
Or he is just, you know, jerk.
Who could be a jerk to such an adorable and hug-able lass.
:kirby Chitin is hard-ly huggable.... that isn't to say caterpillers and such aren't fuzzy, but hugs mean squishy gooey things like organs come out.
Caterpillars don't have chitin, though. Tis ants that have that, and that makes for scratchy hugs.
'pillars make for squishy hugs because they only have cartilage...
Quote from: GabrielsThoughts on August 13, 2010, 11:58:21 AM
:kirby Chitin is hard-ly huggable.... that isn't to say caterpillers and such aren't fuzzy, but hugs mean squishy gooey things like organs come out.
Exactly what llearch said, perfectly hug-able. It'll just take a bit of effort. Anyway; I'm perfectly sure a made up buggy thingy can sustain such interactions with its fellow bugs and comic goers, otherwise it'd be pretty boring.
If the paparazzi was following Jyrras everywhere, why would he leave his windows open?
And will that branch support Abel's weight?
Many many questions...
This has probably already been mentioned, but isn't the literal translation for Paparazzi something like "Buzzing Insects"? If so, then our overly friendly camera girl (?) was type cast, and I wholly approve of the joke.
Hilarious! And...Delicously devious... >:3
Now why do I suddenly want Abel to say "Gentlemen" when he walks into a room and sees someone...? :mowdizzy
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on August 13, 2010, 12:17:20 PM
Caterpillars don't have chitin, though. Tis ants that have that, and that makes for scratchy hugs.
'pillars make for squishy hugs because they only have cartilage...
But not all caterpillars that look fuzzy are huggable!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalopyge_opercularis
Quote from: Anri on August 13, 2010, 03:21:51 PM
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on August 13, 2010, 12:17:20 PM
Caterpillars don't have chitin, though. Tis ants that have that, and that makes for scratchy hugs.
'pillars make for squishy hugs because they only have cartilage...
But not all caterpillars that look fuzzy are huggable!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalopyge_opercularis
Oh man good thing I'm like a robot dragon or something 'cause that's so fucking adorable i'd have to pet it.
Chicki is really cute when she yells up that three especially in the last panel.
Quote from: Anri on August 13, 2010, 03:21:51 PM
But not all caterpillars that look fuzzy are huggable!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalopyge_opercularis
Yeah, when the common name for something is "tree asp", you might not wanna touch it.
'Specially if you name starts with "Cleo".
Also, how do you guys imagine Chicki's voice? In my head, it's kinda high, with an almost mechanical tone. A bit like:
"I ahm A rEE-port-errr. I tAYch the pick-tuuurrrz."
I have her as a bubbly blonde with a science fiction insective buzz.
Just seems to fit. Maybe a Texan Bubbly Blonde.
She is speedily climbing up my like-chart. She still won't top Matilda though.
I think that from the way that Chicki looks and behaves, that Amber is probably shooting for chicki to be female.
But we just won't know unless Amber spills the beans on that.
And she might never do so !!!
:eek
Quote from: Alteisentier on August 13, 2010, 03:38:45 PM
Quote from: Anri on August 13, 2010, 03:21:51 PM
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on August 13, 2010, 12:17:20 PM
Caterpillars don't have chitin, though. Tis ants that have that, and that makes for scratchy hugs.
'pillars make for squishy hugs because they only have cartilage...
But not all caterpillars that look fuzzy are huggable!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalopyge_opercularis
Oh man good thing I'm like a robot dragon or something 'cause that's so fucking adorable i'd have to pet it.
"Or something"? Don't you know for sure what you are?
I strongly hesitate to go with anything buzzing since most small bugs' buzzes are just the beating of their wings, not vocalizations.
Quote from: AmigaDragon on August 13, 2010, 07:29:30 PM
I strongly hesitate to go with anything buzzing since most small bugs' buzzes are just the beating of their wings, not vocalizations.
I'm thinking more like cicada trills.
Quote from: Anri on August 13, 2010, 07:32:23 PM
Quote from: AmigaDragon on August 13, 2010, 07:29:30 PM
I strongly hesitate to go with anything buzzing since most small bugs' buzzes are just the beating of their wings, not vocalizations.
I'm thinking more like cicada trills.
I'd say that would be even worse.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicada#Cicada_song
Bring me Pictures! Pictures of Spider-ma-- I mean Jyaras!
On closer inspection of the camera, it looks digital. Well, it looks like a brick, but I do think I can see an LCD screen on the back.
Quote from: Madd the Sane on August 15, 2010, 05:10:44 AM
On closer inspection of the camera, it looks digital. Well, it looks like a brick, but I do think I can see an LCD screen on the back.
In case you don't recall, some cameras had a glass window on the back so you could see the film, which usually had a counter on it to show you how many were left.
Admittedly not SLRs, which is the sort of thing a pro would carry around, though. ;-]
Edit:
Heh. It just occurred to me... Chicki really
is a "shutterbug"...
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on August 15, 2010, 05:37:31 AM
In case you don't recall, some cameras had a glass window on the back so you could see the film, which usually had a counter on it to show you how many were left.
Admittedly not SLRs, which is the sort of thing a pro would carry around, though. ;-]
Actually, my old SLRs have a little holder where you put the end of the film box as a reminder, like this:
(http://photo4you.co.uk/eBay/warm_glow2_files/CanonA1_06.jpg)
But Chicki's camera is definitely not an old-school SLR. Could possibly be a compact, but most probably a modern digital.
Quote
Heh. It just occurred to me... Chicki really is a "shutterbug"...
:milklaugh
I think it's a "camera".
I know that sounds a bit silly, but I really don't think Amber took the time to consider the insides of something as small as a camera.
For all we know, it runs on magic and it has a little picture imp in it.
I just hope he doesn't run out of red paint, like Twoflowers picture imp does (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLOFqa2WIG0#t=0m25s).
:D
Quote from: Bjalf on August 15, 2010, 06:00:17 AM
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on August 15, 2010, 05:37:31 AM
Heh. It just occurred to me... Chicki really is a "shutterbug"...
:milklaugh
... Comments about the room being bugged should go in the same place, then?
(thanks, T)
Quote from: Anker Steadfast on August 15, 2010, 06:45:36 AM
I think it's a "camera".
I know that sounds a bit silly, but I really don't think Amber took the time to consider the insides of something as small as a camera.
For all we know, it runs on magic and it has a little picture imp in it.
I just hope he doesn't run out of red paint, like Twoflowers picture imp does (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLOFqa2WIG0#t=0m25s).
:D
I think here you are doubting the great mind that is Amber.. Von.. Amber Amberstein.
Clearly the intricacies of the thing you call a 'Camera' have been worked out to the most minute details. I fear I must report the camera really is an elder being from another universe, whose name I dare not pronounce in fear and awe of it's majesty, this camera, so evil. So well crafted from the bones of a god.That it has entire galaxies inside it. worlds with in worlds inside of it, those poor, helpless planets act as film, recording the lives of those caught with in its glass eye stare of doooom. Capturing their soooouls. Forced imprints onto the poor, helpless beings that must live on these slave planets. Living out mock lives of these 'fake souls' force onto them. Oh yes, this is no mere ordinary mortal camera. It is a plot so great, so foul. That even the strongest of beings will have their wills broken like sweet, sweet candy glass at the reveal of the twist.
OH THE HORRORS IN STORE FOR POOR BLACK AND WHITE COOKIE DUDE WITH WINGS.
Maybe the camera is Aniz?
:U
Quote from: Drathorin on August 15, 2010, 09:55:52 AM
Maybe the camera is Aniz?
:U
PUT THAT ONE THE WIKI, NOW!
Quote from: Sofox on August 15, 2010, 10:15:42 AM
Quote from: Drathorin on August 15, 2010, 09:55:52 AM
Maybe the camera is Aniz?
:U
PUT THAT ONE THE WIKI, NOW!
MY WILD SPECULATION GLAND CAN NOT HELP BUT GESTATE INANE OPINIONS!
Alright you goons, simmer down. :P
Anyhoo, time for wild and woolly speculation.
Abel will probably take the camera. He doesn't know how to erase the pictures, and he doesn't want to take any pictures. And since he doesn't want to be caught with the camera, he hides it somewhere in Jyrras' house.
So, who will find it later? I'd guess Deebs or Lorenda.
Quote from: Bjalf on August 15, 2010, 12:58:39 PM
Abel will probably take the camera. He doesn't know how to erase the pictures, and he doesn't want to take any pictures. And since he doesn't want to be caught with the camera, he hides it somewhere in Jyrras' house.
So, who will find it later? I'd guess Deebs or Lorenda.
Dammit Bjalf, I'm loving the simple, evil logic with which your mind works. This theory thus far makes the most sense (and has the most comedic potential) of any I've heard thus far :mwaha
Quote from: Alteisentier on August 15, 2010, 07:05:00 AMI think here you are doubting the great mind that is Amber.. Von.. Amber Amberstein.
... Amber von Amberstein ?
Dude, that's crazy ! :U
Quote from: Drathorin on August 15, 2010, 09:55:52 AMMaybe the camera is Aniz?
*thwack*
Bad boy - BAD boy !!
Aniz theories are evil.
Quote from: D'ymkarra on August 15, 2010, 01:44:11 PMQuote from: Bjalf on August 15, 2010, 12:58:39 PMAbel will probably take the camera. He doesn't know how to erase the pictures, and he doesn't want to take any pictures. And since he doesn't want to be caught with the camera, he hides it somewhere in Jyrras' house.
So, who will find it later? I'd guess Deebs or Lorenda.
Dammit Bjalf, I'm loving the simple, evil logic with which your mind works. This theory thus far makes the most sense (and has the most comedic potential) of any I've heard thus far :mwaha
I have to agree here - That is both simple and devious.
And even plausible.
Plausible deniability that is.
Offcourse, I'm rooting for Deebs finding it. :D
I leave for a while, and come back for this whole series on the Insectis... Wow. He/She/It/They crack me up for some reason.
(Maybe I'm just tired.)
Quote from: Sofox on August 13, 2010, 09:14:04 AM
Jyrras: You're spying on me?
Abel: No, I can prove that this isn't my camera, it's got naked pictures of me on it!
Jyrras: ...what?
...Awwwwkwarrrrrd...
Quote from: Anker Steadfast on August 15, 2010, 05:50:49 PM
... Amber von Amberstein ?
Dude, that's crazy!
Nay, Amber von Amber Amberstein!
...
Okay, that is a bit much.
My guess is that
A: Abel leaves the camera, gets ambushed upon exit.
Or
B: Leaves camera, Chicki finds a way inside.
Also: Cicadas are crazy loud! If the Insectis spoke like that,
I would run too!
I made this prediction before, but I think Chiki's an agent from the magical council/Aniz. That, or Jyrras(or Dan. Think about it) gets the camera, and hilarity happens.
Why does everyone think she is evil, maybe she is just a cute bug lassy. A cute, huggable lassy bug who is lovely and curious and just needs friends for her hive mind (and hugs)
Quote from: Alteisentier on August 16, 2010, 07:29:59 AM
Why does everyone think she is evil, maybe she is just a cute bug lassy. A cute, huggable lassy bug who is lovely and curious and just needs friends for her hive mind (and hugs)
... friends for her hive mind ...
Ok, that's pretty freaky. :D
Mind you, the real world is even stranger.
I once read that a jumping spider has to pull it's mandiblbes
trough it's brain, when it molts !!
I don't think even Chicki does that.
I think you are right on the money with the hugs tho. :)
I say we start a Hugs for Bugs campaign.
She needs more hugs. Quick! Get her!
Quote from: Draken on August 16, 2010, 08:57:52 AM
I say we start a Hugs for Bugs campaign.
She needs more hugs. Quick! Get her!
I am totally all over this suggestion.
Quote from: Alteisentier on August 16, 2010, 10:52:39 AM
Quote from: Draken on August 16, 2010, 08:57:52 AM
I say we start a Hugs for Bugs campaign.
She needs more hugs. Quick! Get her!
I am totally all over this suggestion.
I think that's what we were afraid of...
Quote from: Alteisentier on August 16, 2010, 07:29:59 AM
Why does everyone think she is evil, maybe she is just a cute bug lassy. A cute, huggable lassy bug who is lovely and curious and just needs friends for her hive mind (and hugs)
Maybe people think things would be more interesting if she were actually a cog in a diabolical master plan. Also, she's a bug. Who are people more likely to empathize with and trust? A buggy critter, or a fluffy fur?
That said, I'm with you on this one. I could use a friend like Chicki; she'd balance out my cynicism :3
I'm not saying Chiki's evil, I just want Aniz to come onto the main commic. Though even if Chiki ISN'T evil, s/he's still awesome.
Quote from: Grey Wolf on August 16, 2010, 12:35:52 PM
Quote from: Alteisentier on August 16, 2010, 07:29:59 AM
Why does everyone think she is evil, maybe she is just a cute bug lassy. A cute, huggable lassy bug who is lovely and curious and just needs friends for her hive mind (and hugs)
Maybe people think things would be more interesting if she were actually a cog in a diabolical master plan. Also, she's a bug. Who are people more likely to empathize with and trust? A buggy critter, or a fluffy fur?
That said, I'm with you on this one. I could use a friend like Chicki; she'd balance out my cynicism :3
Then we need to stand up and fight for the equality of our chitinous covered buggy friends, no more shall they be held lower than fuzzy flammable puppies simply because they can roll over on their back and kick their legs in the air. Join the bug hug rights movement today, hug a bug. Bug someone who doesn't hug. Bed time huggle bugs. viva la huggulations!
Quote from: That_wolf on August 16, 2010, 12:55:23 PM
I'm not saying Chiki's evil, I just want Aniz to come onto the main commic. Though even if Chiki ISN'T evil, s/he's still awesome.
Everyone is AnizErr Evv E.. 01000101 01010110 01000101 01010010 01011001 11111111111111 i.
...
ss
lies.
Quote from: Alteisentier on August 16, 2010, 01:01:56 PM
Quote from: Grey Wolf on August 16, 2010, 12:35:52 PM
Quote from: Alteisentier on August 16, 2010, 07:29:59 AM
Why does everyone think she is evil, maybe she is just a cute bug lassy. A cute, huggable lassy bug who is lovely and curious and just needs friends for her hive mind (and hugs)
Maybe people think things would be more interesting if she were actually a cog in a diabolical master plan. Also, she's a bug. Who are people more likely to empathize with and trust? A buggy critter, or a fluffy fur?
That said, I'm with you on this one. I could use a friend like Chicki; she'd balance out my cynicism :3
Then we need to stand up and fight for the equality of our chitinous covered buggy friends, no more shall they be held lower than fuzzy flammable puppies simply because they can roll over on their back and kick their legs in the air. Join the bug hug rights movement today, hug a bug. Bug someone who doesn't hug. Bed time huggle bugs. viva la huggulations!
Sounds like you've really embraced the idea...
Quote from: Bjalf on August 16, 2010, 01:05:07 PM
Quote from: Alteisentier on August 16, 2010, 01:01:56 PM
Everyone is Aniz
I'm not.
Neither am I.
Quote from: King Of Hearts on August 14, 2010, 06:56:35 AM
Bring me Pictures! Pictures of Spider-ma-- I mean Jyaras!
But this is a poetry journal! :dface
Additionally, is it not written, that if you should meet the
Buddha Aniz upon the road, kill him?
Quote from: LionHeart on August 16, 2010, 01:13:27 PM
Quote from: Bjalf on August 16, 2010, 01:05:07 PM
Quote from: Alteisentier on August 16, 2010, 01:01:56 PM
Everyone is Aniz
I'm not.
Neither am I.
"I used to be."
(Ok. Seriously, does anyone get the reference I'm going for here? It has been YEARS since I saw that ep of Darkwing Duck, and I can STILL hear that silly Duck-turned-Stegasaurus's voice, clear as a bell.)
Also, any word on Amber? She said the comic would be up BEFORE Monday, not AFTER. Granted, I wouldn't bother sending out an "Amber Alert" until she misses Tuesday's comic as well. I'm sure if something is VERY wrong, eather her brother or her hubby will let us know.
Quote from: Alteisentier on August 16, 2010, 01:01:56 PM
Everyone is Aniz
Pfft! Kitsune are quite a bit more refined than some lowbrow dream-sucker! Reality is my tapestry, to be woven with fine illusions and... hey, wait a sec. Do I smell bacon? Ok, who's got the bacon. GIMMIE THE BACON!
My bacon. MINE!
Hello. This is Draken, founder of the Hugs for Bugs Foundation.
For centuries, bugs of good makings have been given undue hatred and scorn, even those of a cute and ultimately huggable variety. Our foundation is made so that those who deserve a nice long hug in response to such unwarrented abuse are given freely.
Like poor Chicki here.
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w162/L337_DR460N/Chicki.jpg)
She has just come up into the world, and already people are thinking the worst of her. Accusing her of being a murderous cubi in disguise. Or a pawn in some evil plot, some theorizing by a chess-master fey.
All she wants to do is see the world and bask in it's wonders. She is in desperate need of a hug.
So please. Help our foundation by hugging the nearest love-needing bug you can. As many times as you can. They have feelings too you know.
*Cue cheesy charity music*
Ha ha ha - Oh god, that's perfect Draken. :D
Quote from: Bjalf on August 16, 2010, 01:05:07 PM
Quote from: Alteisentier on August 16, 2010, 01:01:56 PMEveryone is Aniz
I'm not.
Lovely Life of Brian reference there. :)
Quote from: Draken on August 17, 2010, 01:27:44 AM
Hello. This is Draken, founder of the Hugs for Bugs Foundation.
For centuries, bugs of good makings have been given undue hatred and scorn, even those of a cute and ultimately huggable variety. Our foundation is made so that those who deserve a nice long hug in response to such unwarrented abuse are given freely.
Like poor Chicki here.
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w162/L337_DR460N/Chicki.jpg)
She has just come up into the world, and already people are thinking the worst of her. Accusing her of being a murderous cubi in disguise. Or a pawn in some evil plot, some theorizing by a chess-master fey.
All she wants to do is see the world and bask in it's wonders. She is in desperate need of a hug.
So please. Help our foundation by hugging the nearest love-needing bug you can. As many times as you can. They have feelings too you know.
*Cue cheesy charity music*
No, I'm calling her evil, because I think fun-evil is the most fun position ever.
Quote from: starcat5 on August 16, 2010, 03:38:34 PM
Also, any word on Amber? She said the comic would be up BEFORE Monday, not AFTER. Granted, I wouldn't bother sending out an "Amber Alert" until she misses Tuesday's comic as well. I'm sure if something is VERY wrong, eather her brother or her hubby will let us know.
There is now a status update... looks like it hasn't been much fun for her lately.
Quote from: Tapewolf on August 17, 2010, 09:05:26 AM
There is now a status update... looks like it hasn't been much fun for her lately.
I'm sorry to hear that, but I'm happy to see signs of life. I was starting to get a little worried.
Quote from: Bjalf on August 17, 2010, 09:12:02 AMQuote from: Tapewolf on August 17, 2010, 09:05:26 AMThere is now a status update... looks like it hasn't been much fun for her lately.
I'm sorry to hear that, but I'm happy to see signs of life. I was starting to get a little worried.
I agree .. signs of life rocks.
Unless you're undead !
:eek
And from the status update, I'm guessing that ambers birthday was a mixed success ?
Quote from: Anker Steadfast on August 17, 2010, 10:08:23 AM
And from the status update, I'm guessing that ambers birthday was a mixed success ?
According to the calendar, it's on Thursday.
A lot of people have their birthday parties on the weekend around their birthday, since it's generally more free in terms of time.
Quote from: Anker Steadfast on August 17, 2010, 10:08:23 AM
I agree .. signs of life rocks.
Unless you're undead !
:eek
Oh my god, he's got a pulse! Quick, give him the kiss of ... death? :erk
Quote from: Bjalf on August 17, 2010, 09:12:02 AM
Quote from: Tapewolf on August 17, 2010, 09:05:26 AM
There is now a status update... looks like it hasn't been much fun for her lately.
I'm sorry to hear that, but I'm happy to see signs of life. I was starting to get a little worried.
So what do you do to friends you haven't heard of in two weeks? Are they KIA? :o
Quote from: Drathorin on August 17, 2010, 11:18:50 AM
So what do you do to friends you haven't heard of in two weeks? Are they KIA? :o
Yes, they are completely and irretrievably Kuwait Investment Authority (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_Investment_Authority).
Or maybe just Kia? (http://www.kia.com/)
Quote from: Inumo on August 17, 2010, 10:34:02 AM
A lot of people have their birthday parties on the weekend around their birthday, since it's generally more free in terms of time.
Well, if Amber wanted a gift of "No comic updates this week! I'm taking a break!", I'm pretty sure the vast majority of us would've understood...
Quote from: Bjalf on August 17, 2010, 10:42:36 AMQuote from: Anker Steadfast on August 17, 2010, 10:08:23 AMI agree .. signs of life rocks.
Unless you're undead !
:eek
Oh my god, he's got a pulse! Quick, give him the kiss of ... death? :erk
I was thinking more akin the lines of "Oh f#ยค! - I got a maggot infestation .. again !".
Y'know, sorta like we would have lice, they'd have maggots.
More gross, but kinda the same.
Quote from: Drayco84 on August 17, 2010, 09:19:10 PM
Quote from: Inumo on August 17, 2010, 10:34:02 AM
A lot of people have their birthday parties on the weekend around their birthday, since it's generally more free in terms of time.
Well, if Amber wanted a gift of "No comic updates this week! I'm taking a break!", I'm pretty sure the vast majority of us would've understood...
No I'm pretty sure we're all breaking down into madness and panic because of it.
If Amber would say 'I'm not updating this week' It'd be better than a delay that isn'tannounced. Like Heath Ledger said, 'It's all according to the plan' or something like that.
Or. You could simply check again in a day or two.
It's not like Amber owes any of you anything. She is doing this for free.
Then again. I imagine a lot of you would burst into flame at the first contact of sunlight.
Quote from: Drathorin on August 18, 2010, 12:51:46 AM
Then again. I imagine a lot of you would burst into flame at the first contact of sunlight.
This was actually tested this past weekend and I survived intact, though apparently darker. I was in this crazy place with no electricity being run to it and raccoons running about.
Quote from: Anri on August 18, 2010, 01:29:38 AM
I was in this crazy place with no electricity being run to it and raccoons running about.
Freeman Downs? Did you see Quentyn?
:reading
Quote from: Anri on August 18, 2010, 01:29:38 AMQuote from: Drathorin on August 18, 2010, 12:51:46 AMThen again. I imagine a lot of you would burst into flame at the first contact of sunlight.
This was actually tested this past weekend and I survived intact, though apparently darker. I was in this crazy place with no electricity being run to it and raccoons running about.
Dang - That sounds pretty scary.
Last I looked outside, the polar bear told me it'll be dark for another half year .. so I'm good.
Now I just have to avoid those guys that run around and hit me in the head with spiked clubs ! :smack
Quote from: Drathorin on August 18, 2010, 12:51:46 AMOr. You could simply check again in a day or two.
It's not like Amber owes any of you anything. She is doing this for free.
Or one can do like me, and check back every single day regardless of update schedule. Aspergers Syndrome and ADHD at work. (also I swear that there is an undiagnosed OCD in there as well, but maybe that is lumped in with the AS.)
QuoteThen again. I imagine a lot of you would burst into flame at the first contact of sunlight.
Well, close. After about an hour's exposure, I can pass as Native American. (Actually, thanks to my brown hair darkening to a fine black, I'm getting mistaken for Native anyway, DISPITE my pasty white skin tone. Irish, Dane, and German BTW.)
What IS the update schedule. I've been reading for.... no idea ho long,but it's been over 7 months, and I don't know the schedule Anyone care to tell me the current shedual.
I'd say current schedule is that amber updates when she feels like it.
Tends to be on one of the weekdays, and then weekends
I believe that Amber was talking about every other day: Friday, Sunday, Tuesday.
However, let's avoid bugging Amber about when the bug will next buzz into view. Remember the words of General W. R. Monger: If I'm not there on time, it'll be because I'm dead, or late.
And for the nit-pickers out there, I do know that insects are not true bugs.
Quote from: That_wolf on August 18, 2010, 01:22:53 PM
What IS the update schedule. I've been reading for.... no idea ho long,but it's been over 7 months, and I don't know the schedule Anyone care to tell me the current shedual.
When I started reading the official schedule was Mon/Wed/Fri. Then Abel's Story started and it became Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat (or was it Sunday?).
Then she married Mason and to fit in with his job, it became Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun (I believe).
Now it's shifted again and with the close of Abel's Story, the official update schedule is Fri/Sun/Tue (as per the website - the more I wrote about this the less sure I became...)
The comic updates... when you least expect it. BWAHAHAHAHA! :veryevil
I need to work on my evil laugh.
Quote from: Bjalf on August 18, 2010, 02:59:57 AM
Quote from: Anri on August 18, 2010, 01:29:38 AM
I was in this crazy place with no electricity being run to it and raccoons running about.
Freeman Downs? Did you see Quentyn?
I'd prefer to see Kestrel and her golem, myself....
Quote from: Gabi on August 18, 2010, 02:48:33 PM
The comic updates... when you least expect it. BWAHAHAHAHA! :veryevil
I need to work on my evil laugh.
Theatrics can cover that up. Who would nitpick a laugh, while fire spews from the ground, thunder strikes, all becomes dark, and eerie shadows are cast on your face.
Quote from: That_wolf on August 18, 2010, 07:48:08 PM
Quote from: Gabi on August 18, 2010, 02:48:33 PM
The comic updates... when you least expect it. BWAHAHAHAHA! :veryevil
I need to work on my evil laugh.
Theatrics can cover that up. Who would nitpick a laugh, while fire spews from the ground, thunder strikes, all becomes dark, and eerie shadows are cast on your face.
Me.
Quote from: Alteisentier on August 18, 2010, 08:49:26 PMQuote from: That_wolf on August 18, 2010, 07:48:08 PMQuote from: Gabi on August 18, 2010, 02:48:33 PMThe comic updates... when you least expect it. BWAHAHAHAHA! :veryevil
I need to work on my evil laugh.
Theatrics can cover that up. Who would nitpick a laugh, while fire spews from the ground, thunder strikes, all becomes dark, and eerie shadows are cast on your face.
Me.
Me too.
Though I'd nitpick that it couldn't be very dark with both fire from the ground and thunder from above.
And why does he have to play dodgeball with shadows ?
Don't cast shadows at him, shoot him instead - He's obviously evil ! :D
did somebody order an evil laugh? (http://foxfire.xepher.net/images/stuff/muwahah.wav)
Not bad. It is the kind of laugh one gives while gloating at the heros over a cup of tea. Me? I prefer mine in a deeper tone with more reverb in the throat. The kind of laugh one gives in the lab while conducting experiments that perverts the laws of God and Man. Like chicken, pinapple, and pickle pizza! Buahahahahaha! (Actually, it isn't half bad, but in the future I think I'll save the pickles for bacon cheeseburger pizzas.)
Quote from: starcat5 on August 19, 2010, 03:34:08 PM
Not bad. It is the kind of laugh one gives while gloating at the heros over a cup of tea. Me? I prefer mine in a deeper tone with more reverb in the throat. The kind of laugh one gives in the lab while conducting experiments that perverts the laws of God and Man. Like chicken, pinapple, and pickle pizza! Buahahahahaha! (Actually, it isn't half bad, but in the future I think I'll save the pickles for bacon cheeseburger pizzas.)
actually, nobody can beat the master of the evil laugh.... mark hamill
"Despite its proven stress-relieving effect, I will not indulge in maniacal (evil) laughter. When so occupied, it's too easy to miss unexpected developments that a more attentive individual could adjust to accordingly. " That's what comes to mind when I read these few last posts.