01/11/09 [DMFA #963] - WHAT. THE. HECK?

[Tapewolf]

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.

[Noone]

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?

[Mao]

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.

[Howl]

I'm somewhat interested as to the origin of the bone wing myself.

[Dekari]

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!"

[Rakala]

Regina, simple cameo or now a plot important character?

[Ted Schiller]

What dan of cliffhanger-fu does Mrs. Williams hold?

With regards,
Ted

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

What dan of cliffhanger-fu does Mrs. Williams hold?

If we knew, it wouldn't be a cliffhanger, would it?

[Amber Williams]

Dun mind me...just dropping this off for no apparent reason...



Not sure why I have this laying about...

[AmigaDragon]

Oooh, lookit tha purdy dots!

[Tapewolf]

Oooh, lookit tha purdy dots!

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.

[superluser]

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.

http://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.

[Amber Williams]

...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.

[Jairus]

Dun mind me...just dropping this off for no apparent reason...



Not sure why I have this laying about...

...


You are AWESOME, Amber! That is so neat!

Heh... their initials spell "KARL." Or "LARK." Or I'll stop there.

[Pagan]

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.

[Mao]

...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.

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!  

[Rakala]

Oooh, lookit tha purdy dots!

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.

[Lucheek]

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.

[superluser]

I 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.

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.

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.

[Valynth]

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....

[Amber Williams]

Just an FYI: Many demons trace their lineage through the female side.

[Jairus]

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.

[Corgatha Taldorthar]

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 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.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

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...

[Corgatha Taldorthar]

Currently 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.

[Wanderer]

...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.

DO IT! DO IT! 

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.

[Kenji]

I bet the black dots are spawn points.

[Naldru]

I bet the black dots are spawn points.

I think the black dots are ancestors unknown.

[AmigaDragon]

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.

Speculation: We see from comic number 341 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.

[Corgatha Taldorthar]

*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.