Having a little fling is one thing, but a relationship requires a long dating period to determine if your partners psychosis is a level you’re comfortable with.
It’s not about level it’s about kind of psychosis. Also, relationship only requires a long dating period if you want it to last … and no dating period is long enough to find out if relationship can last forever.
The elven couple in panel 1 bear an uncanny resemblance to Lucas and Cadugan. I wonder if that’s because in Marion’s own mind, she based the "random lovers who serve to illustrate the point I’m explaining" on a convenient pair of her own acquaintances. 🙂
I don’t know, the tall one looks like Lucas sure (specially if it turns out they are bi, if that other elf in panel two is female), the one with the pony-tail looks more like Caelin to me
Zeus was less "periodic dalliances" and more "This hole… it was made for me. And so was this one. And this one. And that one too. And especially that one…"
This story makes one think about, how the other gods came into being.
Also, I couldn’t help but notice, that young priest is not named among the characters, so it might be just the start for Falahn. Or he gets a name later. After all, it was said previously, that the evil god Abynn is the father of Ranna and Ch’Thier. Only, Falahn doesn’t strike as someone who likes "bad guys"…
My speculation is, that Falahn came together with Abynn, than he somewhat became a god, so that they could stay together, but it turned out to be a "periodic dalliance" from Falahn’s side. Jealousy has the power to turn people evil… Of course, might has it as well.
Yeah, it seems quite possible to me that this yet-unnamed priest is the first of Falahn’s human loves, not the One and Only.
She might have spent millenia watching soulmate after soulmate age and die in what were, to her, fleeting moments of time, before finally choosing to shed her immortality — not just godhood, but even the quasi-immortality of the elves — and embrace the brief, intense life of a human.
No squid familiars were harmed in the making of this multi-volume firsthand history of the dawn of the new era, but it was not only magic that left the world in the wake of that terrible battle of the gods (if I’m remembering that flashback from the far future correctly)…parchment and ink were also casualties.
Yes. I suspect that the concept that you only have faith without ever having evidence has been predominately a concept from within Christianity, but I don’t know for sure. In short, while there may be arguments about strength or quantity of faith with evidence, I think can understand the concept of (and judge as…bad) someone who has become faithless despite evidence. And if he/she became faithless, he/she had faith before.
And where is that quote from. I lean toward Pratchett and can only otherwise think of Adams, though there are plenty who could come up with it.
I wasn’t actually quoting anyone, other than the priest’s own (hypothetical) words.
But I supposed the closest inspiration might be not Pratchett or Adams this time, but Tim Minchin. He tells a story, as an extended intro to one of his songs, about a fellow named Sam who cornered him in a bar to debate faith and evidence.
Sam: "Aha! You said you believe in love. You don’t have any ‘evidence’ for love."
Tim: (hesitating and stammering, ’cause his stage persona is always kind of awkward and tongue-tied until the tempo shifts and he latches onto a target) "But I…Sam…love without evidence is…*stalking*."
The story (and the song it launches) are long-ish but awesome, like much of Minchin’s work. If you check the video, don’t despair if it seems like the poor, stammering fool seems to be going soft in the face of Sam’s ‘argument’; he DOES know where he’s taking this story.
And on an unrelated note, if you ever find that the entire Heritage Orchestra, playing in the Royal Albert Hall, want to back you up in a hydrogen-bomb-grade burn on some poor sod who preached at you in a bar…yeah, it ain’t a fair fight, but do it. How often do changes like this come along?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZeWPScnolo
Oh, and if you take the 11 minutes to listen to this and are glad you did…may I humbly suggest that a good use for another 11 would be Storm:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhGuXCuDb1U
He actually manages to leave both Storm and Sam as much dignity as one possibly might, while mercilessly and hilariously dismantling their arguments down to the subatomic level.
OK, this doesn't make sense to me. "One thing immortality did to us was change how we had relationships"? But we were just told that elves were *always* immortal, that that *wasn't* something new they got from godhood.
I guess panel four answers my question form last time about the "new elves" though, apparently yes, they did lose their immortality from crossing with humans. I do wonder if there are any pockets of "true" elves without even one drop of human blood that retain that.
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priest boy got some god booty. god booty is best booty.
Even if it is Cthulu booty?
Cthulhu is not a god. He’s a very naughty boy!
ESPECIALLY if it’s Cthulu booty. Sluthulu.
SnuSnulu
Bootythulu
Cthulhu do be kinda thicc tho
Getting Jiggy, with a capital J. What could go wrong?
Ranna and Ch’thier?
I know, right? What if they knock that candle over and it sets their hair on fire?
Having a little fling is one thing, but a relationship requires a long dating period to determine if your partners psychosis is a level you’re comfortable with.
It’s not about level it’s about kind of psychosis. Also, relationship only requires a long dating period if you want it to last … and no dating period is long enough to find out if relationship can last forever.
The elven couple in panel 1 bear an uncanny resemblance to Lucas and Cadugan. I wonder if that’s because in Marion’s own mind, she based the "random lovers who serve to illustrate the point I’m explaining" on a convenient pair of her own acquaintances. 🙂
I don’t know, the tall one looks like Lucas sure (specially if it turns out they are bi, if that other elf in panel two is female), the one with the pony-tail looks more like Caelin to me
An ancient goddess can have fantasies!
A mortal and a deity – what could go wrong?
Me (having read Sandman) *starts silently weeping in a corner rocking back and forth*
He could be the father of her kids.
They can’t afford carnal distractions
If the gods couldn’t afford it, we wouldn’t have been born
PD: Sorry if it isn’t well write. It is from a spanish comic named El Vosque and i think it will be very good here
My thought for panels 2 and 3: Zeus.
Zeus was less "periodic dalliances" and more "This hole… it was made for me. And so was this one. And this one. And that one too. And especially that one…"
Zeus was the God of Fatherhood (as well as all his other titles) so fathering kids every woman he could is just part of who he is.
Pissed Hera off no end though.
Alternative Title: The Gods Must Be Horny
You only need to look at Greek mythology to know its true. They were the definition of “Anything that moves”
I seem to remember some inanimate objects also involved?
So just anything, then.
The problem is the time involved. Sooner or later, even very unlikely things will happen purely by chance …
A theme Terry Pratchett explored in a very entertaining manner.
This story makes one think about, how the other gods came into being.
Also, I couldn’t help but notice, that young priest is not named among the characters, so it might be just the start for Falahn. Or he gets a name later. After all, it was said previously, that the evil god Abynn is the father of Ranna and Ch’Thier. Only, Falahn doesn’t strike as someone who likes "bad guys"…
My speculation is, that Falahn came together with Abynn, than he somewhat became a god, so that they could stay together, but it turned out to be a "periodic dalliance" from Falahn’s side. Jealousy has the power to turn people evil… Of course, might has it as well.
> Only, Falahn doesn’t strike as someone who likes "bad guys"…
Although… even Lewie started as a good guy, once.
Time and passion change things.
t!
Yeah, it seems quite possible to me that this yet-unnamed priest is the first of Falahn’s human loves, not the One and Only.
She might have spent millenia watching soulmate after soulmate age and die in what were, to her, fleeting moments of time, before finally choosing to shed her immortality — not just godhood, but even the quasi-immortality of the elves — and embrace the brief, intense life of a human.
WRITE, LELAND! WRITE LIKE THE WIND!
They’ll be smoking a cigarette with a post-coital glow by the time that this is done.
No squid familiars were harmed in the making of this multi-volume firsthand history of the dawn of the new era, but it was not only magic that left the world in the wake of that terrible battle of the gods (if I’m remembering that flashback from the far future correctly)…parchment and ink were also casualties.
He’s probable run out of paper and ink by now and is frantically cutting the story into his own body.
At this point, he might set his paper on fire by accident…
Okay, I don’t see it’s been said yet. Yes, I will stoop to it.
Falahn’s fully fallen forward. (Hey! I didn’t draw the last panel! :/)
Luckily for her a young priest broke her fall. 🙂
Falahd’s Faithful Fellow? Well, he most certainly should have faith at this point.
"Does it still count as faith? I have evidence."
Yes. I suspect that the concept that you only have faith without ever having evidence has been predominately a concept from within Christianity, but I don’t know for sure. In short, while there may be arguments about strength or quantity of faith with evidence, I think can understand the concept of (and judge as…bad) someone who has become faithless despite evidence. And if he/she became faithless, he/she had faith before.
And where is that quote from. I lean toward Pratchett and can only otherwise think of Adams, though there are plenty who could come up with it.
I wasn’t actually quoting anyone, other than the priest’s own (hypothetical) words.
But I supposed the closest inspiration might be not Pratchett or Adams this time, but Tim Minchin. He tells a story, as an extended intro to one of his songs, about a fellow named Sam who cornered him in a bar to debate faith and evidence.
Sam: "Aha! You said you believe in love. You don’t have any ‘evidence’ for love."
Tim: (hesitating and stammering, ’cause his stage persona is always kind of awkward and tongue-tied until the tempo shifts and he latches onto a target) "But I…Sam…love without evidence is…*stalking*."
The story (and the song it launches) are long-ish but awesome, like much of Minchin’s work. If you check the video, don’t despair if it seems like the poor, stammering fool seems to be going soft in the face of Sam’s ‘argument’; he DOES know where he’s taking this story.
And on an unrelated note, if you ever find that the entire Heritage Orchestra, playing in the Royal Albert Hall, want to back you up in a hydrogen-bomb-grade burn on some poor sod who preached at you in a bar…yeah, it ain’t a fair fight, but do it. How often do changes like this come along?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZeWPScnolo
Oh, and if you take the 11 minutes to listen to this and are glad you did…may I humbly suggest that a good use for another 11 would be Storm:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhGuXCuDb1U
He actually manages to leave both Storm and Sam as much dignity as one possibly might, while mercilessly and hilariously dismantling their arguments down to the subatomic level.
not pointed ears already?
Who?
Indeed, I’m afraid this question doesn’t have enough information to be answered. What not pointed ears already?
Previous strip, 5th panel answers your question.
thanks
OK, this doesn't make sense to me. "One thing immortality did to us was change how we had relationships"? But we were just told that elves were *always* immortal, that that *wasn't* something new they got from godhood.
I guess panel four answers my question form last time about the "new elves" though, apparently yes, they did lose their immortality from crossing with humans. I do wonder if there are any pockets of "true" elves without even one drop of human blood that retain that.
My Elves are very longed lived, but not immortal.