31/12/2010 [DMFA# 1182] - Educating the dead

[MT Hazard]

...and if you do that again I'm confiscating your arms.

Funny how things turn out, Kria ends up a lot like her father and Dev end up like his former self despite having no memories.


Edit: Fixed your topic title.
 -- llearch

[ChaosMageX]

Anyone care to guess where Amber got the words for that letter card?

Here's a hint.  Sing along if you know all the words.

F is fire that burns down the whole town.
U is for uranium...bombs!
N is for no survivors, when you...

I probably just gave away the answer with that, but oh well.

[A.J.]

The one thing Kria did manage to do is make Devin quite a bit nicer than he used to be. And the whole PT meme is rather caring.

[Tapewolf]

The one thing Kria did manage to do is make Devin quite a bit nicer than he used to be. And the whole PT meme is rather caring.

Well, she raised Beings in the school at Zinvth.  I can see Devin 2 appealing to her maternal instincts.
I do wonder how Abel is taking this, though.

[Mao]

I'm just happy to get a bit more insight into Devin's recreation... and more pictures of Kria.

;>.>

Don't judge me.

[Hazmat]

And to think he can't even comfort himself with ice cream... poor Devin.

[Techcubi]

Kria...While still a demon, doing what most demons do, manages to be semi-sweet. Heck, she may be more than SEMI-sweet.

[Turnsky]

I'm just happy to get a bit more insight into Devin's recreation... and more pictures of Kria.

;>.>

Don't judge me.

hot4teacher? 

[Lisky]

Excited Kria in panel 2 is one of my favorite thus far XD

With an alphabet learning system like "N is for No Survivors", I kinda wanna see the rest of those flash cards now <.<

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

hot4teacher?  

Mao was in Kria's class? I didn't think he was a happy gryphon....

[joshofspam]

Wow. Reliving her past always seemed like a possibility, but it seems like she got more out of it then I possibly could have imagined. She got to teach again and go through all the joys and blunders of raising a kid.

Kria probably is a better mother then his own was, strange words to think on.

Though I wonder if Devon has a fear of what ripped his arms off?

[Icalasari]

Yay! Spogebob reference!

[AxiLarin]

Kria...While still a demon, doing what most demons do, manages to be semi-sweet. Heck, she may be more than SEMI-sweet.

So true.  The more I learn about Kria, especially through the backstories, the more I love her.    She does have a great maternal quality, albeit mixed with a good amount of crazy.  But who doesn't love the crazy? 

[A.J.]

I'm just happy to get a bit more insight into Devin's recreation... and more pictures of Kria.

;>.>

Don't judge me.

hot4teacher? 

Hooray for puppy love!

[iceick]

So that's how Dev got the detachable golden arms. I wonder what ate them.

[GabrielsThoughts]

N is for No survivors... was Kria trying to jump start his memories or what?

everyone who read the Abel arc probably already knew Kria was a teacher. My question is if Lorenda knew.

[Infranscia]

Aw, that last panel is teasing.  But, eh, I guess it should be expected. XD;

Seems while Devin had one major accident that took his arms off, he had other accidents as well.  I'm guessing one that took off the last... fifth? of his tail and one that did something to his right hand.

I see one of the things Kria taught about was changing clothes, though I wonder how that might be different for undead...  I mean, I don't think the clothes would get sweat stains, or anysuch, but being undead might allow something to rub off on the clothes.  Speaking of different outfits, I'm pretty sure I've seen Kria's outfit in panel 3 somewhere before, or at least the belt.

Not sure if this was brought up before, but anyone notice that sentient Undead seem to like soft and fluffy things?  With Hannah it was made fairly obvious, and Dev's cast page mentions him putting effort into keeping his tail fluffy.

[tehbeefer]

Panel 3 is really touching, especially in contrast with the preceding one which makes much fun in the way of imagining what else is in that book.  Z is for Zinvth?

[Anker Steadfast]

Heh, it seems Kria's maternal instincts kicked in and her oddity of, "what do I care about what they think of me", lets her just get on with it.

And man, she looks so happy in Panel 2, she really do enjoy teaching people stuff.
I wonder if she has a specialty ?
Like, bloodletting 101, or pillaging and ransacking for beginners ?


I wonder if there's other beings/creatures out there that she has picked up like a stray kitten, like she did with Devin ?
I can just imagine what would happen if she picked up a lost angel child.

 "But Kria, you're a Demon, you can't bring up an Angel !"
 "You just watch me !!"

And then ten years later, a lovely young fallen angel graduates school.
Ooops ... did I say fallen ? He heee he he he.


Anyways, I enjoy reading stuff with Kria in it, she's a fun character that can make an awkard sitation into a hilarious one in no time at all.

Edit :
Also, Photoshop is evil !!

[AmigaDragon]

...And the whole PT meme is rather caring.

Barnum?

Yay! Spogebob reference!

I guess I'm too old to have caught it.

Hooray for puppy love!

Well, as long as it isn't kitty porn.

So that's how Dev got the detachable golden arms. I wonder what ate them.

Was he trying to live Spock's cover story about farm equipment?

Wow. Reliving her past always seemed like a possibility, but it seems like she got more out of it then I possibly could have imagined. She got to teach again and go through all the joys and blunders of raising a kid.

Practice for when she had Lorenda.

everyone who read the Abel arc probably already knew Kria was a teacher. My question is if Lorenda knew.

While it's possible Kria might neglected telling her, it probably wouldn't have been from trying to hide it. She might even still be an occasional teacher.

[tiggertoo]

I'm pretty sure one of the books Kria uses to teach Devin would be their equivalent of "The Gashlycrumb Tinies" -- gotta love her in that second panel - she's having such a good time.

[AmigaDragon]

Am I the only one to notice that she said "regained a soul" not "regained their soul"? It could all be a random jumble of who got what soul. Now, would the lost memories be with the soul or the physical brain? Or an integral (now swiss-cheesed) combination of both?

[D'ymkarra]

I'm just happy to get a bit more insight into Devin's recreation... and more pictures of Kria.

;>.>
Don't judge me.

Judge you? Hell I'm right there in the boat next to you! Her expression in the second panel just screams 80's punk rocker  

I'm pretty sure I've seen Kria's outfit in panel 3 somewhere before, or at least the belt.

That was Lorenda, raiding her mother's wardrobe...

[Tangent]

Aww, Amber does love us! (Seeing that she recolored the strip after Photoshop ated it...)

[MT Hazard]

I wonder if there's other beings/creatures out there that she has picked up like a stray kitten, like she did with Devin ?
I can just imagine what would happen if she picked up a lost angel child.

 "But Kria, you're a Demon, you can't bring up an Angel !"
 "You just watch me !!"

And then ten years later, a lovely young fallen angel graduates school.
Ooops ... did I say fallen ? He heee he he he.

Given that Angels in the DMFA Verse angels can be just as bad as demons*  if not worse 'fallen' angels are quite likely.

*But generally more subtle

[imbrius]

I really, really, really, really hope that this isn't the last story arc in DMFA.  I love all the characters too much.  I trust Amber not to do anything too heartwrenching but I'm still nervous about what's coming.  Especially about Mab.  I really want the "Blissful" Mab from the characters page back.  And Pip is starting to scare me.  I know that Amber said in 2005 that she didn't have any plans to end the strip.  But that was 6 years ago now.

[ChaosMageX]

Am I the only one to notice that she said "regained a soul" not "regained their soul"? It could all be a random jumble of who got what soul. Now, would the lost memories be with the soul or the physical brain? Or an integral (now swiss-cheesed) combination of both?

I would also like to know the answer to this question, but I doubt we'll get one.

The problem is that the link between what is effectively the mind (memories/skill set/personality/muscle memories) and the soul has always been a very vague and grey area in DMFA.

I mean, do we even know how long a soul can even retain its mind and individuality without a body to maintain it?  Do souls really have a "best resurrected by" date?

And on top of this, the act of necromancy itself has also always been a bit of a grey area in DMFA.

[MT Hazard]

I really, really, really, really hope that this isn't the last story arc in DMFA.  I love all the characters too much.  I trust Amber not to do anything too heartwrenching but I'm still nervous about what's coming.  Especially about Mab.  I really want the "Blissful" Mab from the characters page back.  And Pip is starting to scare me.  I know that Amber said in 2005 that she didn't have any plans to end the strip.  But that was 6 years ago now.

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[Captain]

Maybe lorenda got the belt but she definitely didn't barrow the dress in that strip.

also

N is for NO SURVIVORS FOREVER

A is for Amber's dedication of recoloring the comic after photoshop ate it on New Years'.

Had some criticism but I'll save it. I guess Amber is just experimenting.

Also I sure hope DMFA doesn't end anytime soon, We love your storytelling Aaaaambeerrrrrrr!

Ok probably not good dialogue for large ham but whatever.

[imbrius]

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I felt the need to come out of lurker status for this post.  Going through a bit of a rough patch and DMFA is one of the things that's kept me sane.  Hence the panic.  And thanks for the welcome and warnings - I've read the rules, thanks.