Oh my god Regina Regina Regina
I just about died. It's so good to see her in the comic!
Her hair looks lovely too.
:erk
Wow... was not expecting that.
Cue Pagan in three... two... one...
PS: and good luck with the paperwork, Amber. We're still rooting for you!
If you will excuse me, I must go hold a party in the streets.
Nice backgrounds, too.
And the cliffhanger-fu is coming along nicely. Now... where did she park that steamroller?
At last! She has appeared in the comic (aside from one flashback)! ..But, why is she wiping the floors in Kria's house? :eek
She's a housekeeper...? That I did not expect.
**EDIT**
Now we're going to have to find another female voice...
Here's hoping for Dan taking the wrong way out of the house.
Quote from: Tapewolf on January 11, 2009, 06:48:49 PM
She's a housekeeper...? That I did not expect.
**EDIT**
Now we're going to have to find another female voice...
*raises hand*
Oh right, I suck at female voices. Never mind, carry on.
Quote from: Corgatha Taldorthar on January 11, 2009, 06:57:14 PM
Here's hoping for Dan taking the wrong way out of the house.
Oh dear... you're right! We might finally get some of Regina's backstory! Awesome again!
Echoing llearch;
Steamroller time!
Quote from: Jairus on January 11, 2009, 06:57:45 PM
Oh dear... you're right! We might finally get some of Regina's backstory! Awesome again!
Not to dampen the fanboyism(*) too much, but seriously... if we get it, is it really going to live up the people's expectations by now? You'd think this was the second coming or something :P
(That, and if the arc gets much longer it's going to have to be split over two tapes)
*And fangirlism. I do apologise, Keaton...
With some many people judging Regina by her looks and saying "Wow she's a keeper" Ms Amber decided to oblige by making her one too
So new comic and undated profile, Regina does sound a wee bit unstable, it's just as well she probably won't be able to fulfil those plans of hers or there would be a fair bit of 'cleansing' of the being population.
Edit: Also looks like I finally get my answer on why one wing is skeletal, personally I'd rather grow it back.
Quote from: thegayhare on January 11, 2009, 07:07:40 PM
With some many people judging Regina by her looks and saying "Wow she's a keeper" Ms Amber decided to oblige by making her one too
QFT.
Win. Nuff said.
/me goes back to rolling about on the floor laughing *
Quote from: MT Hazard on January 11, 2009, 07:10:10 PM
Also looks like I finally get my answer on why one wing is skeletal, personally I'd rather grow it back.
That is quite interesting, actually - Creatures are supposed to regrow injuries. Either it's recent enough not to have had the chance or it's somehow cursed to prevent it regrowing, I guess...
No, no, I'm pretty sure Dan took it off after she nearly killed Wildy. (http://www.missmab.com/Cast/regina.php)
Least ways, that's my guess.
Quote from: Tapewolf on January 11, 2009, 07:06:23 PM
Quote from: Jairus on January 11, 2009, 06:57:45 PM
Oh dear... you're right! We might finally get some of Regina's backstory! Awesome again!
Not to dampen the fanboyism(*) too much, but seriously... if we get it, is it really going to live up the people's expectations by now? You'd think this was the second coming or something :P
(That, and if the arc gets much longer it's going to have to be split over two tapes)
*And fangirlism. I do apologise, Keaton...
Nope, not a Regina fanboy. Just someone who wants to know some more about her, that's all.
Quote from: thegayhare on January 11, 2009, 07:07:40 PM
With some many people judging Regina by her looks and saying "Wow she's a keeper" Ms Amber decided to oblige by making her one too
:milklaugh
Quote from: Pagan on January 11, 2009, 07:21:30 PM
No, no, I'm pretty sure Dan took it off after she nearly killed Wildy. (http://www.missmab.com/Cast/regina.php)
Which may have happened recently (last 3-5 years).
Quote from: Tapewolf on January 11, 2009, 07:34:44 PM
Quote from: Pagan on January 11, 2009, 07:21:30 PM
No, no, I'm pretty sure Dan took it off after she nearly killed Wildy. (http://www.missmab.com/Cast/regina.php)
Which may have happened recently (last 3-5 years).
Actually, if you read her quirks, " Despite having the ability to regrow it fully, Regina keeps her left wing of bone because she thinks it looks cool."
That's why it's boney! :P
And good luck on the paperwork Amber! Hopefullt this'll be the last bit of it.
:erk ..... :U .....
Heh heh heh heh... heh heh heh ha ha ha... HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HAAAAA HA HA HAAA!!!!
That was the most amazing cliffhanger ever written, and I don't even know if it was on purpose. Amber... this is the best day of my life and it's all your fault. :3
Totally wasn't expecting Regina. Nice. :)
*Charline giggles* Eeee-hee-hee! She's the maid! Bwah ha ha!
*Charles laughs as well... and is bitch-slapped by Charline!*
*Charline grrrs* Who said you could find humor in a superior species' employment, meat-boy?
*Charles* :<
..She had two full wings in Dans small flashback...You think Dan may be the reason one of her wings is bone? :)
Quote from: Akisohida on January 11, 2009, 08:10:47 PM
..She had two full wings in Dans small flashback...You think Dan may be the reason one of her wings is bone? :)
Hmm, Could be! Either that or she met some of Dark Pegasus's undead knights and thought she would look cooler with a bone wing. x3
Quote from: Sunny on January 11, 2009, 07:42:11 PM
Actually, if you read her quirks, " Despite having the ability to regrow it fully, Regina keeps her left wing of bone because she thinks it looks cool."
I stand corrected...
AND HER PROFILE'S WRITTEN. <3 Such juicy information! >:3
Mwahaha. I got to updating her Wiki article first. In your face, Tape!
Quote from: Sunny on January 11, 2009, 08:22:06 PM
Quote from: Akisohida on January 11, 2009, 08:10:47 PM
..She had two full wings in Dans small flashback...You think Dan may be the reason one of her wings is bone? :)
Hmm, Could be! Either that or she met some of Dark Pegasus's undead knights and thought she would look cooler with a bone wing. x3
I might've thought that that line in her profile implied that she lost it (not on purpose) and then decided not to regrow it, rather than having made a decision to un-grow it. But I've been wrong before.
Oh god, I stared at the update for ten seconds, mouth agape and full of dripping ice cream before I screamed happily.
Yeah, demon babe's in the comic!
And now to wait who knows how long until the "incident" is explained.
Quote from: Corgatha Taldorthar on January 11, 2009, 06:57:14 PM
Here's hoping for Dan taking the wrong way out of the house.
That would definitely be interesting to see.
Quote from: Pagan on January 11, 2009, 06:47:43 PM
If you will excuse me, I must go hold a party in the streets.
I'll bring the Vodka and Red Bull.
This is a joyous day... >:3
You know, new readers are going to come to this particular strip and say, ``huh. That wasn't really much of a punchline.''
(Especially for people like me, who started reading the archives backwards)
Interesting, that with all of the Soulstealer family loyalty, that Kria would employ a second niece as a maid. Maybe she doesn't consider Regina close enough kin to treat with the sort of reverence DP seems to get. Another thought that occurs is that Kria sees her sort of hero worship as a kind of weakness and is perfectly willing to punish her for her foolishness. And get clean floors in the bargain.
...
This was unexpected.
Does this mean that Regina is demonstrating the equivalent of a "Goth" attitude, with leaving the wing in its current state the equivalent of various body piercings?
The question is also whether Dan and Regina met before, and the nature of their relationship. And, if so, does Kria know of the episode involving Regina and Wildy?
Will Wildy discover the relationship between Lorenda and Regina? What will be her reaction?
Inquiring minds want to know and utter curses and deprecations against various departments of the Canadian government for delaying the answer.
Meanwhile, I'm going to go to sleep with so many unanswered questions that I'm not even going to try to speculate on the answers.
HOLY MOTHER OF I wasn't expecting that at all.
At last, the formerly most mysterious character in the comic receives her second canon appearance and an updated cast page.
I don't think Lorenda had to be QUITE that rude to her, temper or no, but given her cast page information Regina has probably not made herself that likable...
Infighting at Team Pink? OH NOES! :U
Maybe I'm doing my usual lousy job of skimming, but if Regina is a second cousin, wouldn't that make her DP's SO's niece?
(Granted, there are a lot of other possibilities, but this would be the most conservative. Next most conservative would be that Lorenda's father had a demon cousin, I think)
Seeing her side by side with Lorenda like that I see they look quite similar. Both have white fur, pink hair, black hooves, black horns, that same tuft of fur on their wrists, purple eyes and same color wings. Also, why do I feel some sort of Cinderella thing going on with Regina as Cinderella and Lorenda as one of the step sisters <.<;.
Also Lorenda is being very hypocritical in the next to last panel.
...
Well-played.
Quote from: Lego3400 on January 11, 2009, 11:10:00 PMAlso Lorenda is being very hypocritical in the next to last panel.
It's an Ironic Echo (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IronicEcho).
This explains the harem notions.
Quote from: Lego3400 on January 11, 2009, 11:10:00 PM
Seeing her side by side with Lorenda like that I see they look quite similar. Both have white fur, pink hair, black hooves, black horns, that same tuft of fur on their wrists, purple eyes and same color wings. Also, why do I feel some sort of Cinderella thing going on with Regina as Cinderella and Lorenda as one of the step sisters <.<;.
Also Lorenda is being very hypocritical in the next to last panel.
As the clock neared twelve, Regina ran out of the ball, pursued by her love, the Prince. As she fled, she stumbled and her glass slipper fell off her foot and onto the grand stairway.
The Prince, not able to catch her because he's a complete ponce, sighed and kneeled down to gently pick up the shoe.
Regina, however, had doubled back and, seeing her convoluted plan come to fruition, snuck up behind the Prince and clonked him over the head before swiftly hogtying the naive male so he could be taken to her harem. She then went back into the ball and slaughtered everybody.
Quote from: superluser on January 11, 2009, 11:05:08 PM
Maybe I'm doing my usual lousy job of skimming, but if Regina is a second cousin, wouldn't that make her DP's SO's niece?
(Granted, there are a lot of other possibilities, but this would be the most conservative. Next most conservative would be that Lorenda's father had a demon cousin, I think)
Demons live a long time. Kria's and Al's parents had two kids. Why not more?
Quote from: !KCA on January 11, 2009, 11:50:43 PMDemons live a long time. Kria's and Al's parents had two kids. Why not more?
That's indeed a possibility, but it requires an unknown sibling of Kria. It would seem to require less speculation to assume that the sibling in question is Aliph.
Assuming demons follow their father's surname and acknowledging the fact that Regina's given surname is Darkblood and not Soulstealer, it would be logical to deduce there exists another female Soulstealer who wed a demon Darkblood.
You know, I've never actually heard the term "second-aunt" before. Based on the fact that Kria is listed as a second-aunt, with Lorenda being a second cousin, I'm assuming it is the same as a first cousin, once removed. Can anyone shed some light on this?
I was choking on partially chewed SweaTarts from surprise, which is extraordinarily painful. The visual more than made up for it.
...Regina should have won the contest!
I need to know..
How in the world a character who was nothing more than a 1 panel appearance and an empty profile manage to build up a fanbase?
With that kind of logic, I'm putting a grape popsicle stick up for president.
Quote from: Ghostwish on January 12, 2009, 01:19:06 AM
I need to know..
How in the world a character who was nothing more than a 1 panel appearance and an empty profile manage to build up a fanbase?
With that kind of logic, I'm putting a grape popsicle stick up for president.
A mysteriously 'cute' and possibly definable as attractive female demon draws male (and female) fanbase on looks first, then the curiousity everyone has about her.
And the wallpaper war just excaberated it when she
lost to spots. That really got everyone in a lather over her because 'they' think she's more interesting than Abel.
I dunno, I don't get it either. </theories>
But most likely the first line. :P
I feel rather stupid now... for some unknown reason I thought she was a cubi for the longest time.
...I wasn't expecting her first non-flashback appearance to be in a maid uniform.
This ALMOST made me do a spit take all over my shiny laptop.
Which would have been REALLY BAD.
Especially since I was drinking milk.
Quote from: Ghostwish on January 12, 2009, 01:19:06 AMHow in the world a character who was nothing more than a 1 panel appearance and an empty profile manage to build up a fanbase?
Ever see Waiting for Godot?
Quote from: Sunny on January 11, 2009, 07:42:11 PM
Actually, if you read her quirks, " Despite having the ability to regrow it fully, Regina keeps her left wing of bone because she thinks it looks cool."
That's why it's boney! :P
I'm wondering though, if it's just because she thinks it looks cool, why not both wings? It may be a result of her almost killing Wildy, whether Dan was involved or not. As for
choosing to not regrow it, I'd say that's at least close to a shapeshifting ability.
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Quote from: Corgatha Taldorthar on January 11, 2009, 06:57:14 PM
Here's hoping for Dan taking the wrong way out of the house.
You do realise he'll probably just say "Fi, take us home" or something...
Now, I wonder whether the blood in 388 is Wildy's?
I'm going to get shot for this, but oh well.
So in this comic I spot four...preferences.
Demon.
Furry.
Maid.
Dominant.
No wonder Regina has such a fanbase. :P
Well as yet he's hardly paid attention to Fi's abilities.
Though whoo Regina, I've always liked her look (Though I admit goat sprang to mind than Gazelle but looking at her again it's clearly a braindead moment on my half) so it's great to see her finally in more than cameo. Though I wonder if that blood on her from the flashback is from her attacking Wildy...
Quote from: Feather Dancer on January 12, 2009, 07:44:59 AM
Well as yet he's hardly paid attention to Fi's abilities.
Depends. I imagine something like "come on, Fi... we're leaving" would do the trick, whether or not Dan was expecting Fi to do the honours. Though that does depend on how lazy Fi is and whether it would play on its master's ignorance to get out of doing something useful.
first D Pegasus, now Regina... I really shouldve seen that coming.
--getting some serious cinderella vibes on her for now, let's see where it goes.
Nearly killing Wildy? This, I would love to see.
Quote from: Minishear on January 12, 2009, 08:41:19 AM
Nearly killing Wildy? This, I would love to see.
If - as seems likely - it was Dan who interceded, Wildy seems to have shown a singular lack of gratitude...
Quote from: superluser on January 12, 2009, 03:22:49 AM
Quote from: Ghostwish on January 12, 2009, 01:19:06 AMHow in the world a character who was nothing more than a 1 panel appearance and an empty profile manage to build up a fanbase?
Ever see Waiting for Godot?
Negative.. Mind extrapolating?
Quote from: Ghostwish on January 12, 2009, 08:51:12 AM
Negative.. Mind extrapolating?
I've never seen it, but I believe it consists of two or more characters discussing the meaning of existence or some similar philosophical argument while waiting for the titular character to arrive. He never does.
Wikipedia surely has an article about it.
Quote from: Tapewolf on January 12, 2009, 08:43:27 AM
If - as seems likely - it was Dan who interceded, Wildy seems to have shown a singular lack of gratitude...
It could have been Merlitz. If it's that incident that gave Regina her bone-wing, he was probably there. I don't think Dan and his swords can inflict wounds like that, but intense heat can. It's a possibility I suppose.., maybe they were both there?
Quote from: The1Kobra on January 12, 2009, 09:16:38 AM
I don't think Dan and his swords can inflict wounds like that
He could have cut it clean off and she only decided to regenerate it that much.
I'm somewhat interested as to the origin of the bone wing myself.
Quote from: The1Kobra on January 12, 2009, 09:16:38 AM
Quote from: Tapewolf on January 12, 2009, 08:43:27 AM
If - as seems likely - it was Dan who interceded, Wildy seems to have shown a singular lack of gratitude...
It could have been Merlitz. If it's that incident that gave Regina her bone-wing, he was probably there. I don't think Dan and his swords can inflict wounds like that, but intense heat can. It's a possibility I suppose.., maybe they were both there?
Lets not forget about Dan's quote from his profile.
"Well what do ya know... it CAN be set on fire!"
Regina, simple cameo or now a plot important character?
What dan of cliffhanger-fu does Mrs. Williams hold?
With regards,
Ted
Quote from: Ted Schiller on January 12, 2009, 12:07:39 PM
What dan of cliffhanger-fu does Mrs. Williams hold?
If we knew, it wouldn't be a cliffhanger, would it?
Dun mind me...just dropping this off for no apparent reason...
(http://www.missmab.com/Bonus/FT.jpg)
Not sure why I have this laying about...
Oooh, lookit tha purdy dots! :mowhappy
Quote from: AmigaDragon on January 12, 2009, 12:31:33 PM
Oooh, lookit tha purdy dots! :mowhappy
I saw it as an audio block diagram at first (no thanks to 'L' and 'R'), but then the letters fell into place. I suspect most people have guessed this, but:
K = Kria
L = Lorenda
A = Aliph (DP)
R = Regina
...either that, or it's some pretty diagram Amber posted to mess with our heads.
Quote from: Tapewolf on January 12, 2009, 08:55:49 AM
Quote from: Ghostwish on January 12, 2009, 08:51:12 AM
Negative.. Mind extrapolating?
I've never seen it, but I believe it consists of two or more characters discussing the meaning of existence or some similar philosophical argument while waiting for the titular character to arrive. He never does.
Pretty much. I'd have to go back and reread it, but I don't think there are more than a couple lines about who Godot is in the whole play.
Quote from: Amber Williams on January 12, 2009, 12:26:14 PMhttp://www.missmab.com/Bonus/FT.jpg
Ho-ly crap.
That's four previously unexpected people (plus all the ones who are tangential to this particular discussion). More than my conservative estimate. Kudos to you, Amber, for such attention to detail.
Quote from: Tapewolf on January 12, 2009, 12:34:32 PM
...either that, or it's some pretty diagram Amber posted to mess with our heads.
You have no idea how tempted I was to make two of the parent dots the same gender somewhere. :U
Quote from: Amber Williams on January 12, 2009, 12:26:14 PM
Dun mind me...just dropping this off for no apparent reason...
(http://www.missmab.com/Bonus/FT.jpg)
Not sure why I have this laying about...
...
:bow
You are AWESOME, Amber! That is so neat!
Heh... their initials spell "KARL." Or "LARK." Or I'll stop there.
If I'm reading it right, Regina is not related to Lorenda by Soulstealer blood. They're related by their grandmothers.
And this is just a guess, but I think that Lorenda's grandmother married a Soulstealer demon and Regina's grandmother married a Darkblood demon.
Quote from: Amber Williams on January 12, 2009, 12:41:42 PM
Quote from: Tapewolf on January 12, 2009, 12:34:32 PM
...either that, or it's some pretty diagram Amber posted to mess with our heads.
You have no idea how tempted I was to make two of the parent dots the same gender somewhere. :U
Ok I would have laughed just from the uproar it would have incited.
The theorists would start trying to figure out what it meant for that family and how it played into your world as a whole, down to excruciating detail with or without any further input from you. While they would do that the 'moral right' would scream with righteous indignation and denounce this as the work of demons (wait... hmm).
All the while I would sit here in my own little corner of existence and laugh. Laugh at the silliness of it all and just go back to reading the comic.
So I guess what I'm trying to say here is: Thanks for taking away what could have been an afternoon of amusement for me! D:<
Quote from: Tapewolf on January 12, 2009, 12:34:32 PM
Quote from: AmigaDragon on January 12, 2009, 12:31:33 PM
Oooh, lookit tha purdy dots! :mowhappy
I saw it as an audio block diagram at first (no thanks to 'L' and 'R'), but then the letters fell into place. I suspect most people have guessed this, but:
K = Kria
L = Lorenda
A = Aliph (DP)
R = Regina
...either that, or it's some pretty diagram Amber posted to mess with our heads.
I guess it makes sense, Regina does have the exact same colors as Lorenda. Is Regina from a line that started with an illegitimate child that out of pity they took in as a servant? No, I don't think so since there is a parent in common near the top. I've been reading too many books from the Renaiscance/Medieval ages.
Whose next up to be related to Kria? I'm hoping it's Abel, so Kria, Lorenda, DP, Regina, Abel, Fa'Lina and Pyroduck are a BIG HAPPY FAMILY YAYRAINBOWS.
Quote from: Rakala on January 12, 2009, 03:52:46 PMI guess it makes sense, Regina does have the exact same colors as Lorenda.
Except that those colors are not shared by Kria, so they may have come from Lorenda's father.
Parsimony suggests, however, that you're right and they're recessive traits shared by a common ancestor.
Quote from: Rakala on January 12, 2009, 03:52:46 PMIs Regina from a line that started with an illegitimate child that out of pity they took in as a servant? No, I don't think so since there is a parent in common near the top.
Regina's bio doesn't leave any hints about illegitimacy, and in any case, she's related to the Soulstealers through her father (and unless demons are like seahorses, that means that the father would have to acknowledge the mother). Genealogy diagrams don't address legitimacy, though.
Quote from: Lucheek on January 12, 2009, 04:19:04 PM
Whose next up to be related to Kria? I'm hoping it's Abel, so Kria, Lorenda, DP, Regina, Abel, Fa'Lina and Pyroduck are a BIG HAPPY FAMILY YAYRAINBOWS.
...I read a fanfic like that once....
Just an FYI: Many demons trace their lineage through the female side.
Quote from: Amber Williams on January 12, 2009, 04:30:36 PM
Just an FYI: Many demons trace their lineage through the female side.
Because you can be sure of who your mother is, but not who your father is? Very neat bit of trivia.
The more I think about it, the more I wonder at how well Lorenda and Regina know one another. Maybe I'm misreading her entirely, but Lorenda seems too considerate towards others to casually brush a maid aside and snap at her for being in the way. Now, possibly her amity is only directed towards beings, and that her demonic tendancies would show to a social inferior who also happens to be a fellow demon, or that she's simply so angry at the moment about her mother that she's snapping at whoever is in front of her, but neither of those reasons feel entirely right.
Now, I don't know *anything* about the life cycles of demons, when they go through whatever equivalents there are to puberty, or how quickly they mature or anything. But lets for the second assume that they go through the same sort of development as humans do, except not really aging physically after twenty five or so. Since Lorenda is twenty four and Regina is twenty three, and that Lorenda gives the impression of trying to avoid living with her family, any sort of continued contact to build up animosity between the two would likely have occured during childhood years.
Speculation: We see from comic number 341 (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_341.php) that Lorenda went to a school with being instead of some sort of all demon school. That Kria would mention this implies that it is unusual, that demons normally go to all demon schools. Or maybe not, since they are "private" schools. I'm wondering if perhaps Regina went to one of these Demon mare schools and possibly formed some sort of rivalry between the two.
Or more likely it's probably nothing.
I find it interesting how many people assume "maid", even when specifically told otherwise in her bio.
Perhaps people aren't reading the cast page? Perhaps they're not paying attention?
Maybe they're just thick? Who knows...
QuoteCurrently Regina works for Kria as a maid in exchange for room and board and other than issues with other members of the staff and the frustation of being held back...Regina seems to enjoy herself.
Yes, there are family issues that are referred to, but if she is working as a maid, she's a maid, even if she's a relative.
Quote from: Amber Williams on January 12, 2009, 12:41:42 PM
Quote from: Tapewolf on January 12, 2009, 12:34:32 PM
...either that, or it's some pretty diagram Amber posted to mess with our heads.
You have no idea how tempted I was to make two of the parent dots the same gender somewhere. :U
DO IT! DO IT! :mowhappy
Quote from: Corgatha Taldorthar on January 12, 2009, 05:02:47 PM
The more I think about it, the more I wonder at how well Lorenda and Regina know one another. Maybe I'm misreading her entirely, but Lorenda seems too considerate towards others to casually brush a maid aside and snap at her for being in the way. Now, possibly her amity is only directed towards beings, and that her demonic tendancies would show to a social inferior who also happens to be a fellow demon, or that she's simply so angry at the moment about her mother that she's snapping at whoever is in front of her, but neither of those reasons feel entirely right.
I don't know why, but it does seem rather a bit harsher than I would expect out of her. But really, judging from Regina's profile I kind of doubt she's done much to make friends with people. She may well be something of a brat, who Lorenda just doesn't have the patience to put up with.
I bet the black dots are spawn points.
Quote from: Kenji on January 12, 2009, 05:25:56 PM
I bet the black dots are spawn points.
I think the black dots are ancestors unknown.
Quote from: Corgatha Taldorthar on January 12, 2009, 05:02:47 PM
The more I think about it, the more I wonder at how well Lorenda and Regina know one another. Maybe I'm misreading her entirely, but Lorenda seems too considerate towards others to casually brush a maid aside and snap at her for being in the way. Now, possibly her amity is only directed towards beings, and that her demonic tendancies would show to a social inferior who also happens to be a fellow demon, or that she's simply so angry at the moment about her mother that she's snapping at whoever is in front of her, but neither of those reasons feel entirely right.
I think her anger at Kria is the main reason she's snapping at Regina. I think she might normally try to get along with her, regardless of Regina's view on the matter.
QuoteSpeculation: We see from comic number 341 (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_341.php) that Lorenda went to a school with being instead of some sort of all demon school. That Kria would mention this implies that it is unusual, that demons normally go to all demon schools. Or maybe not, since they are "private" schools. I'm wondering if perhaps Regina went to one of these Demon mare schools and possibly formed some sort of rivalry between the two.
Are there enough demons (let alone demon-mares) to have a private demon-mare school? A private demon school, yeah, but I think demon-mare school is getting too specific (what about demon-cow, demon-bull, demon-feline, demon-ferret, etc. schools? see where this is going?) for a non-metropolitan population base.
*shrugs* There might be. They're Kra's words, not mine. I would hope she knows what she's talking about. Besides, "mare" might be the appropriate term for any female demon, regardless of what animal species she represents.
Quote from: Naldru on January 12, 2009, 05:43:09 PM
Quote from: Kenji on January 12, 2009, 05:25:56 PM
I bet the black dots are spawn points.
I think the black dots are ancestors unknown.
Sense of humor much?
Quote from: Wanderer on January 12, 2009, 05:20:04 PMQuote from: Amber Williams on January 12, 2009, 12:41:42 PMQuote from: Tapewolf on January 12, 2009, 12:34:32 PM...either that, or it's some pretty diagram Amber posted to mess with our heads.
You have no idea how tempted I was to make two of the parent dots the same gender somewhere. :U
DO IT! DO IT! :mowhappy
Don't say I never gave you nothing.
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Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on January 12, 2009, 05:05:48 PM
I find it interesting how many people assume "maid", even when specifically told otherwise in her bio.
That's precisely what it does say. Though I'm not sure it did yesterday.
Quote from: Tapewolf on January 12, 2009, 06:29:07 PMQuote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on January 12, 2009, 05:05:48 PMI find it interesting how many people assume "maid", even when specifically told otherwise in her bio.
That's precisely what it does say. Though I'm not sure it did yesterday.
Another possibility is that llearch is seeing a different page than we are. Have you checked the .htaccess file for traps recently?
(It's been a while since I made a joke this bad. Please don't hurt me.)
:boogie Regina! :3
Aww, Lorenda is in a s#!tty mood right now, isn't she?
'Tis gonna be an interesting story to hear about; how Regina was able to almost kill the evil that is Wildy. :P
@ Superluser:
Err.. Okay.. But I don't think Kria is male. :rolleyes
Quote from: Tiger_T on January 12, 2009, 06:59:46 PM
@ Superluser:
Err.. Okay.. But I don't think Kria is male. :rolleyes
It's a trap.
(Why else would Dan erk at "her"?)
I really have no clue what that chart is supposed to mean. So I understand nothing that it has to do with. But I will say it's nice to finally see Regina again after 575 pages. And to have info on her in the cast pages.
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on January 12, 2009, 05:05:48 PM
I find it interesting how many people assume "maid", even when specifically told otherwise in her bio.
Perhaps people aren't reading the cast page? Perhaps they're not paying attention?
Maybe they're just thick? Who knows...
I'll take option 3 for 200...
apparently, if she had a one-day kingdom, she would have a lot of people killed, Lorenda included.
It is also quite unusual, a girl whose looks seems very goth-oriented yet has a girlified room
Quote from: Dagardo on January 12, 2009, 09:23:26 PM
I really have no clue what that chart is supposed to mean. So I understand nothing that it has to do with. But I will say it's nice to finally see Regina again after 575 pages. And to have info on her in the cast pages.
That chart is a family tree that more than likely shows the relation between Lorenda, Kria, DP, and Regina. Unless Amber is messing with us.
Quote from: superluser on January 12, 2009, 04:22:32 PM
Except that those colors are not shared by Kria, so they may have come from Lorenda's father.
However the unnamed male dot that is probably Lorenda's father is on the other side of the tree and is not shared in the demon tree. So yeah...
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Quote from: Kenji on January 12, 2009, 05:25:56 PM
I bet the black dots are spawn points.
I think the black dots are ancestors unknown.
Sense of humor much?
Contrary to public opinion, engineers do have a sense of humor. The various Star Trek shows had wonderful comedians that rank with the greatest of all time. Whenever I see Spock, Seven of Nine, Data, or Odo, I just can't stop laughing.
However, the idea of the black dots being spawn points would imply that the chart represented geographical relationships rather than ancestral relationships. That just didn't seem logical. You must understand that engineers have a hard time understanding that statements are supposed to be absurd. The universe is already so absurd, that everything else seems like a reasonable question.
However, I will leave one of my clocks blinking twelve o'clock so that the environment will seem familiar.
Quote from: Rakala on January 12, 2009, 09:56:45 PM
However the unnamed male dot that is probably Lorenda's father is on the other side of the tree and is not shared in the demon tree. So yeah...
Isn't that because Lorenda's father was not a demon?
Quote from: Rakala on January 12, 2009, 09:56:45 PMHowever the unnamed male dot that is probably Lorenda's father is on the other side of the tree and is not shared in the demon tree. So yeah...
My point was essentially that they might have gotten those traits from two unrelated ancestors, since the trait is not shared by Kria. Or Aliph, for that matter.
I do believe I admitted that I thought it more likely to be a recessive gene shared by a common ancestor.
Quote from: Naldru on January 12, 2009, 11:13:32 PM
However, the idea of the black dots being spawn points would imply that the chart represented geographical relationships rather than ancestral relationships. That just didn't seem logical. You must understand that engineers have a hard time understanding that statements are supposed to be absurd. The universe is already so absurd, that everything else seems like a reasonable question.
However, I will leave one of my clocks blinking twelve o'clock so that the environment will seem familiar.
*Yawns* Video game references. Much better than Star Trek. Demons always come from spawn points.
Quote from: Damaris on January 12, 2009, 11:30:54 PM
Quote from: Rakala on January 12, 2009, 09:56:45 PM
However the unnamed male dot that is probably Lorenda's father is on the other side of the tree and is not shared in the demon tree. So yeah...
Isn't that because Lorenda's father was not a demon?
That's not necessarily the reason it's black. There's no indication anywhere yet that their family as shown has any other
beings in it, all we know of in that way is Lorenda's father. The way I see it, the black dots with ellipses are just a cut off point to keep the chart to a small size while saying there's more in that direction (whether identities are known or not).
Besides, her father is the blue dot on the left, the black dot going up a step is the intersection point to
his parent
s, not an individual.
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Is it just me or does Lorenda's horns look bigger and more demon-like here?!
Quote from: Kipiru on January 14, 2009, 11:40:38 AM
Is it just me or does Lorenda's horns look bigger and more demon-like here?!
Probably a side effect of her being so angry she could spit, and wanting her mother to just be normal for a few minutes.
Really? I didn't see much difference between this strip and the ones before the Abel/Jyrras baking session. If they are getting bigger, maybe we're now looking forward to Hornzilla. :mowmeep
Where did people get the idea that pink hair is a recessive trait? Even Al's mop is a sort of light salmon. Kria's the only known family member with "dark" hair.
On the demon side of the family, anyway.
I always thought that Lorendas hair was what happens when you mix deamon gentics with Being Genetics. A lighter color or something I dunno.
Creature genetics (demon, cubi, angel, etc.), not being genetics, is where you get the odd colorations, as was said elsewhere (I'm too lazy to look it up this late at night). That is, barring any artificial colorings by barbers, beauty parlours and DIY kits.
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Wait, didn't the picture of Lorenda's backstory have a picture of Lorenda's dad in it? I'm pretty sure he had brown hair.
Quote from: Rakala on January 15, 2009, 07:31:06 AM
Wait, didn't the picture of Lorenda's backstory have a picture of Lorenda's dad in it? I'm pretty sure he had brown hair.
He was a Being - presumably.
See Lego3400's post, Tyranastrasz's post, Damaris' post, Rakala's post, etc...
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Wait, didn't the picture of Lorenda's backstory have a picture of Lorenda's dad in it? I'm pretty sure he had brown hair.
He was a Being - presumably.
See Lego3400's post, Tyranastrasz's post, Damaris' post, Rakala's post, etc...
Or the part of the comic that explains how a carnivorous cow could come into existence.
I was a glancing back through the archives when I came across this comic (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_758.php) Now, at the time, I had wondered who "D'R" was, but shunted it into the back of my consciousness. Now I'm thinking albiet aided with ex post facto eyeglasses if "D'R" is Darkblood, Regina. Of course, that would imply that Demons, or at least Kria puts the surname before the lastname, or maybe it's just some weird thing that Regina herself does.
Anyone else have thoughts?
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I would laugh, so hard, if Dan and Destania were in there somewhere >_>
Probably not, since I don't see where they could fit, unless I'm overlooking something. However, who else agrees that would be an AWESOME plot twist? ;D