El Goonish Shive

Elliot.

Elliot.

Why are you flying at that angle, I understand wanting to give your girlfriend an upskirt look, but there's enough people at the mall that you will hit them.

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Wasn't that the Q&A researcher with the duck? That was the impression that I got.

Creed of the Happy Pessimist:Always expect the worst. Then, when it happens, it was only what you expected. All else is a happy surprise.

Well, of course nobody remembered how Nioi got cloned.That would have required remembering she exists at all.

Hey, I remembered about Nioi. That's why I conjectured that Elliot could have produced another Cheerleadra by touching the Dewitchery Diamond.

I do think that there's a practical limit to how much it could be done - using the diamond leaves you a bit sore, and that might not be from the "thrown backwards" effect. I suspect that trying to use it multiple times in a single sitting would result in knocking yourself out (probably faster if you were using your own magic to enchant yourself, thus draining your reserves), so I don't think it's a rapid method of making a clone army.

In terms of a more potent question, are the guardian forms an enchantment? If so, imagine what would happen if Nanase touched the Diamond while in that. That said, if Tengu's demon-beast transformation was an enchantment, he could have abused that, too.

As much as the idea of Abraham being The Atoner and fighting off a cloned bad guy army is pretty awesome, I don't think it'd happen, if only for the simple reason that he is the incarnation of Didn't Think This Through - I mean, sure, he'd try, but I think he'd screw it up somehow.

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While I still think it's not a great idea, I will admit that Abraham's reaction to the abuse of the Diamond would be priceless. Especially if it's done by the characters he's already interacted with, who know how his deal with the Diamond works.

• ABRAHAM: I rise to fulfill my—oh, for f*ck's sake, REALLY?!

edited 18th Aug '15 9:01:22 AM by TobiasDrake

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I don't think Elliot would use the diamond again. Ellen would kill him if he put someone else through the same angst she went through.

Asians all look alike to you, is that what you're saying, huh?

edited 18th Aug '15 11:31:43 AM by troacctid

Rhymes with "Protracted."

Honestly, though, I wouldn't put it past Chika. She probably has a peer-reviewed article on her sexual experiences with demonic ducks and everything.

The demonic duck gets all sorts of tail.

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And Shive gets tail, squirrel tail specifically, because of poor self-image. Straightforward answer, no real gag.

As someone who is also writing and playing with an author avatar. I understand why an author would never use his face. Especially on the internet.

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You'll find a buncha dude with fro's in my avi gallery, and mayhaps by own face.

My avatars are, of course, true-to-life portraits.

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You got more fabulous after the Supreme Court ruling.

Dopants: He meant what he said and he said what he meant, a Ninety is faithful 100%.

I did.

I've been meaning to switch back to black, but the rainbow scales have kinda grown on me. <.<

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I wish I was as much of a ladykiller as my avatar.

Well, any of my avatars.

My avatar is always me. Usually I draw it. I guess I don't share Shive's reasons entirely. I mean I know I'm a hideous hell best unworthy to look at and despise my own appearance but I also am never interested in misrepresenting my identity.

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I don't think Shive is in any danger of people mistakenly thinking he is a squirrel girl of some description.

Or a drunk dragon.

Or any one of his many, many completely ridiculous avatars.

I like skulls.

And Muscular Cheerleadra Sketch.

That... is not how any involved piece of anatomy works.

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Something something magic something something.

You can tell Dan is still working on getting better at drawing cartoon abs.

Rhymes with "Protracted."

Slightly related, Shive seems obsessed with abs in general. Maybe it's just me, but it seems that any character being depicted as muscular is going to have their abs prominent in the drawing. Eh, you do you, Shive.

As for myself, I definitely do not resemble a goblin. I'm way larger, hairier, and paler than that. It's not terribly hard to track down what I look like, but it's even easier to describe - take your average male geek. Make sure he wears a Hawaiian shirt and a brimmed hat. There, that's what I look like.

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You always wear a hat?

One gender?

Pfft who sticks to one gender or the other? These days it's all muddled up.

edited 20th Aug '15 6:21:49 AM by stevebat

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