*yawn* so awake.......jy jy's problem

[Roxance]

The joys of dating. if any of you are in a strange awkwardness of liking a cubi named abel and you think he have a "cute butt" what would you say and do to him ( no sexual references ) yes i know it's sounds cheesey and old but i'm bored

[Poofyspikes]

Oh, this is certain to be a scintillating conversation.

[Kasarn]

Talking is for chumps; stalking is where it's at.

Besides, Abel's not big on the whole communication thing, or the accidental touch thing, or even the being within 100 metres of anybody else thing anyway. It'd work out great!

[Rakyth]

Well, let's see.

Despite his fear of blood, we know he has pretty much taken every class at Saia, up to grass growing.

So.....the act that leads to the big man in the suit asking"Where did he touch you hun?*hands doll*" is out of the question.

Hm.

Well, there's always telling him and locking him up in a dungeon so secure that he has no food or water sources outside of me.

Since he's a jerk and I would enjoy it, plus other nonsense ;>

[Tapewolf]

Despite his fear of blood, we know he has pretty much taken every class at Saia, up to grass growing.

I dunno.  I think that some of them may cross the line with him.  Sure he got down to tennis and grass-growing, but that doesn't necessarily mean he took "101 ways to destroy a soul" or "advanced rape".  He might have taken everything except those.

In fact, I seem to recall (may not necessarily be canon anymore) that classes in SAIA can run for 8 centuries or so for the really advanced and arcane things.  I don't know what kind of things those are, but I'm guessing he didn't take them.

[Rakyth]

Despite his fear of blood, we know he has pretty much taken every class at Saia, up to grass growing.

I dunno.  I think that some of them may cross the line with him.  Sure he got down to tennis and grass-growing, but that doesn't necessarily mean he took "101 ways to destroy a soul" or "advanced rape".  He might have taken everything except those.

In fact, I seem to recall (may not necessarily be canon anymore) that classes in SAIA can run for 8 centuries or so for the really advanced and arcane things.  I don't know what kind of things those are, but I'm guessing he didn't take them.

Well, didn't he manage to pull like 8 swords out of nowhere? That's pretty advanced to me

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

Well, didn't he manage to pull like 8 swords out of nowhere? That's pretty advanced to me

"I have a neat origami trick to show you later", IIRC.

[Rakyth]

Well, didn't he manage to pull like 8 swords out of nowhere? That's pretty advanced to me

"I have a neat origami trick to show you later", IIRC.

IIRC=..what?

[Tapewolf]

IIRC=..what?

If I Remember Correctly

[rabid_fox]

IIRC=..what?

If I Remember Correctly

Way to stop mid-explanation.

[ChaosMageX]

Despite his fear of blood, we know he has pretty much taken every class at Saia, up to grass growing.

I dunno.  I think that some of them may cross the line with him.  Sure he got down to tennis and grass-growing, but that doesn't necessarily mean he took "101 ways to destroy a soul" or "advanced rape".  He might have taken everything except those.

In fact, I seem to recall (may not necessarily be canon anymore) that classes in SAIA can run for 8 centuries or so for the really advanced and arcane things.  I don't know what kind of things those are, but I'm guessing he didn't take them.

Where did you hear that?  I always thought some of the longest classes would be things like martial arts, which can take 50 years to a full century to master.
For beings, that means becoming one of those invincible elder martial arts zen-zen masters, and for cubi it's just another drop in the knowledge bucket and ultimately meaningless. XP
By incorporating the extremely versatile cubi wings, you could probably create a really awesome tentacle-style martial art for them that would take about 150 to 200 years to master, but that's the only long-term skill I can really think of.

Can magic really take that much longer than a martial art to master?  Why exactly would it take that much longer?
I mean, one would think the two would be a little related, since they both involve manipulating the body's energy network at their more advanced levels.

[Tapewolf]

Where did you hear that?  I always thought some of the longest classes would be things like martial arts, which can take 50 years to a full century to master.

http://nice.llearch.net/dmfa_forum2075.htm#ref4
(See above disclaimer)

Since the 'Cubi race has a history going back 100'000 years and other races have been around far longer, a 'History of Furrae' module could stretch out for a long, long time.
That only scratches the surface.   Think of something like electronics - people tend to specialise.  Magic is probably similar.  With 'Cubi, you could learn it all rather than just one particular corner of it.

**EDIT**
How about full-blown mind-reading?  That's supposed to be fantastically difficult and dangerous even for people with a lot of experience.

[ChaosMageX]

**EDIT**
How about full-blown mind-reading?  That's supposed to be fantastically difficult and dangerous even for people with a lot of experience.

You do have a point there.  From what's been said about it so far, mind reading is at least 10 times more difficult than brain surgery.

[Scarydragon]

Mind reading IS brain surgery, when you think of it. Just, there's a whole lot more that can go wrong at any given time. Plus, a brain surgeon doesn't have to worry about getting lost and eaten by weird mind-dwelling monsters.

[ChaosMageX]

Mind reading IS brain surgery, when you think of it. Just, there's a whole lot more that can go wrong at any given time. Plus, a brain surgeon doesn't have to worry about getting lost and eaten by weird mind-dwelling monsters.

Didn't getting lost and eaten by psionic demons only happen in dream surfing, not mind reading?  At least that's what was said in demonology comic.

Also, I think you might be right on this one, because in the demonology comic it looked like that cubi was about to bore into the guy's skull with her wing tentacles, so there could be some invasion necessary to regulate the body's functions and maintain metabolic whatsits while deep probing the mind.

[Grey Wolf]

Well.... Abel's not really my type, but a casual conversation over coffee/tea is a nice place to start.

[ChaosMagget]

I think Jy's problem is that he felt an attraction that he isn't familiar with, and his response is going completely overboard - as is his nature.

Jy needs to step back and get his thoughts in order before he does anything, as otherwise he's just going to foul things up.

For example, as soon as he came to terms with the fact that he IS attracted to Abel, he immediately responded by going completely overboard on the "gay and proud". Had he been thinking rationally, he would have realized that it's quite thoroughly impossible for him to be homosexual.

Before anybody gets up in arms against me, I cite this comic -> http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_079.php
That's sexual attraction to a member of the other gender, thus precluding him from being a homosexual.

As far as his ACTUAL sexuality, he's certainly not straight. I would suspect that he's not bisexual either. I'd put the safe bet down as pansexuality.

The sooner he comes to terms with this the sooner he'll be able to think clearly, and the happier he'll be. Until then he'll just be confused and bumbling.

After that, I'd have to go with talking over tea. Well, that or showing Abel a patch to make him look like a cubi and have some cubi-like abilities.

[Rakyth]

I think Jy's problem is that he felt an attraction that he isn't familiar with, and his response is going completely overboard - as is his nature.

Jy needs to step back and get his thoughts in order before he does anything, as otherwise he's just going to foul things up.

For example, as soon as he came to terms with the fact that he IS attracted to Abel, he immediately responded by going completely overboard on the "gay and proud". Had he been thinking rationally, he would have realized that it's quite thoroughly impossible for him to be homosexual.

Before anybody gets up in arms against me, I cite this comic -> http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_079.php
That's sexual attraction to a member of the other gender, thus precluding him from being a homosexual.

As far as his ACTUAL sexuality, he's certainly not straight. I would suspect that he's not bisexual either. I'd put the safe bet down as pansexuality.

The sooner he comes to terms with this the sooner he'll be able to think clearly, and the happier he'll be. Until then he'll just be confused and bumbling.

After that, I'd have to go with talking over tea. Well, that or showing Abel a patch to make him look like a cubi and have some cubi-like abilities.

I think he falls in 'love' with anyone that seems to care about him.

[Lego3400]

Well, didn't he manage to pull like 8 swords out of nowhere? That's pretty advanced to me

"I have a neat origami trick to show you later", IIRC.

Ad I've always wondered what Swords have to do with origami. Origami is the art of paper folding. If done properly you shouldn't have to cut anything!

[Shirou14]

OKay, as for the Jyrras being Gay, straight, or pan, It all goes with what Amber decides. Personally i'm not going to say he's not completely gay because of an attraction that happened so long ago (both in the comic and in real life) It is possible for one to start out likeing girls, but find out later that they like Males instead. Although i'm not saying that he is completely Gay, he is probably rather confused. As said before he does need to step back and think about this all rationally. So yeah, I suppose I didn't add much X3 oh well thats my two cents.

Also, my theory on the origami thing, I think those swords are made out of origami X3

[Lysander]

I think he falls in 'love' with anyone that seems to care about him.

That seems like a decent explanation. From what has been shown in the comic, Dan, Abel, and Lorenda are all the people who've shown any care for Jyrras and his well being. Sure he has friends at Lost Lake and stuff, but yeah.

I dunno.  I think that some of them may cross the line with him.  Sure he got down to tennis and grass-growing, but that doesn't necessarily mean he took "101 ways to destroy a soul" or "advanced rape".  He might have taken everything except those.

Dang it would suck (in so many ways) to be one of the live example subjects for a class like "Advanced Rape," even if it mostly consisted of stuff inside of dreams.   

[Caswin]

OKay, as for the Jyrras being Gay, straight, or pan, It all goes with what Amber decides.

I think Amber has gone on record as letting her characters "decide" these things.  I can attest from relatively recent personal experience that good characters have a way of surprising you.

Dang it would suck (in so many ways) to be one of the live example subjects for a class like "Advanced Rape," even if it mostly consisted of stuff inside of dreams.   

Even worse, I'd say.