I’m pretty sure that if a scientist could somehow scoop up the DoA comment section in a bucket, pour it out onto a slab, and then splash it with the Elixir of Life, it would arise, declare “I AM CARLA” and then warp into the reality of the comic strip and take up residence.
Well, Neutronium is a hypothetical substance composed entirely of neutrons [or, alternatively, a substance derived from the core of a neutron star]. Meanwhile, something is only referred to as an alloy when the material is composed of two or more metallic elements.
Basic neutron matter is classified as a noble gas, meaning that neutronium theoretically would share a similar classification. Alternatively, by some proposals, Neutronium would actually be a fluid. Regardless, Neutronium isn’t a substance associated with being a metal, much less a compound of multiple metal elements.
Therefore we can determine that Neutron Star Alloy would likely either be composed of some combination of metallic materials found within neutron star, or would be a combination of neutronium with multiple metallic elements.
In short, there’s no intuitive reason why Neutron Star Alloy would be required to have any direct connection to Neutronium, and such a label would also indicate aspects that are not inherent to Neutronium, further giving the terms cause to not be used interchangably with one another.
Put another way, Malaya is too anti-trend to just be content with being a vaguely defined, controversial, fictional element. No, she has to be a tangentially related compound substance that is even more unclear and complex and unrealistic in nature.
Classic Malaya.
Not to mention her refusing even to adhere to any of the accepted physical forms of the original label. No, her body is just too unique to accept such mundane forms. Besides, a metal body just has such better results when stepping on someone than a fluid or gaseous body, amirite?
Clearly that’s what this was all about. 😛
HeySo
(I mean, Neutronium is a more intuitive association to the initial topic of “dense”, of course. I just have a weird sense of humor. :P)
I like how Sal and Marcie went from holding hands to arm around shoulder. If not for Carla, I shudder to think what they’d do to get it into Malaya’s head.
Mind Seed
Telepathy (Compulsion) [ Mind-Affecting]
Level: Technopath 8
Display: Mental
Manifesting Time: 1 standard action
Range: within ear shot
Target: One Medium or smaller humanoid
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Will negates
You call attention to some plot, ending the current predicament
..every time I try to catch a pokemon I get a sickly Fearow or a stoned DigDug. I’m not sure whether to be disappointed or relieved that I have yet to catch a Carla. Well, her or a talking Pikachu; I hear those are “in”.
I’m not sure if Carla said that in order to help or if she just wants to watch Marcie and Sal make out. Honestly either one is fine with me at this point, Carla is a delight.
Why is Marcie so focused on Malaya, she doesn’t seem like she would be a very attentive partner, or seems to like long term relationships. Is Marcie just looking for a onenightstand?
Marcie thinks Malaya’s hot as hell, and enjoys her company. If that’s solely because she’s hot, it’s hard to say. She does sometimes seem a bit irritated with her, but that’s rare. Usually seems to like being around her.
On one hand. Marcies digs Malaya’s arse, and cannot lie. On the other hand Malaya is making the effort to learn Ameslan so as to be about to converse with Marcie, and not a lot of other people have done that.
Discussion (107) - “Pawin’”
Ana Chronistic
OH SHIT IT’S CANON
Doctor_Who
Last modified 5/9/2014?!
Willis, your buffer is truly impressive.
Clif
Maybe, but I suspect someone of messing with the time stream.
Clif
And now I will be disappointed if that is not the next panel.
Clif
Though honestly, Malaya’s brain exploding would work too.
Rabid Rabbit
Well, it won’t be exactly that, as the clothes are wrong. But I take your point.
Ana Chronistic
next comic: “Wait, wait, we gotta change… for… foreplay reasons…”
Doctor_Who
I’m pretty sure that if a scientist could somehow scoop up the DoA comment section in a bucket, pour it out onto a slab, and then splash it with the Elixir of Life, it would arise, declare “I AM CARLA” and then warp into the reality of the comic strip and take up residence.
Felix
You mean it didn’t already?
Reltzik
It’s only science if it’s repeatable.
butts
now keess
ValdVin
“Totally?”
“Somewhat…actually.”
“Get back to me when it’s totally.”
FLUFFYWOLF
I hope it ends with Malaya getting punched!
Jago
I don’t see how, but I kinda want that, too, albeit be it verbally. Actual punching is reserved for people who are more of a jerk. She’s
Reltzik
By someone other than Sal. Because Sal would definitely hate herself for doing that, even if she really really wanted to do it.
anonamousethatscurriesinthedarkness
Paging Dr Mike.
Paging Dr Mike.
Emergency pugnus faciem suspendisse required stat.
timemonkey
Everyone who has picked a fight with Malaya has been hit back by Malaya.. She’s not the type to just take it and let it go.
Some1
On one hand Malaya is incredibly dense, on the other hand Malaya is incredibly dense.
Foxhack
I thought the term was “thicc”?
EvilMidnightLurker
Not until her mid-twenties.
Stephen Bierce
Neutron Star Alloy, that’s what little Malayas are made of.
Opus the Poet
Neutronium, it’s called neutronium.
HeySo
Well, Neutronium is a hypothetical substance composed entirely of neutrons [or, alternatively, a substance derived from the core of a neutron star]. Meanwhile, something is only referred to as an alloy when the material is composed of two or more metallic elements.
Basic neutron matter is classified as a noble gas, meaning that neutronium theoretically would share a similar classification. Alternatively, by some proposals, Neutronium would actually be a fluid. Regardless, Neutronium isn’t a substance associated with being a metal, much less a compound of multiple metal elements.
Therefore we can determine that Neutron Star Alloy would likely either be composed of some combination of metallic materials found within neutron star, or would be a combination of neutronium with multiple metallic elements.
In short, there’s no intuitive reason why Neutron Star Alloy would be required to have any direct connection to Neutronium, and such a label would also indicate aspects that are not inherent to Neutronium, further giving the terms cause to not be used interchangably with one another.
Put another way, Malaya is too anti-trend to just be content with being a vaguely defined, controversial, fictional element. No, she has to be a tangentially related compound substance that is even more unclear and complex and unrealistic in nature.
Classic Malaya.
Not to mention her refusing even to adhere to any of the accepted physical forms of the original label. No, her body is just too unique to accept such mundane forms. Besides, a metal body just has such better results when stepping on someone than a fluid or gaseous body, amirite?
Clearly that’s what this was all about. 😛
HeySo
(I mean, Neutronium is a more intuitive association to the initial topic of “dense”, of course. I just have a weird sense of humor. :P)
Bryan Langley
In short… 😀
HeySo
~.^
Screwball
I think this old bird says it best, starting about half way through…
https://youtu.be/ow8fWb66XnE
Whatevsman
Heaven bless you, Carla
Eldritch Gentleman
She is an engineer, she solves problems with that big brain of hers.
Dark
That’s more smashing the problem with a big stick.
Which admittedly is also a very engineer thing to do.
Plasma Mongoose
And if that doesn’t work, use more stick.
James
Engineers are trained to come up with solutions that WORK, not solutions that are subtle or elegant.
Lensipensi
For subtle and elegant solutions you’ve got designers. Thought it doesn’t necessarily work.
Reltzik
What if subtlety and stealth are required features of the solution space?
w00t
Then you need designers and engineers to cooperate. Probably not worth the effort.
Eldritch Gentleman
You could say that the first human to come up with the idea of smashing things with a big stick was also the first engineer.
Reltzik
…. nonono, you need to be able to work out the MATH of smashing things with a big stick before you count as an engineer.
anonamousethatscurriesinthedarkness
As my prof described it – Engineering is math but louder.
Roborat
I have a t-shirt that says that.
HeatherJean
For free. Or for cookies. Preferably cookies.
BBCC
I mean, yeah, if Malaya thinks you WANT attention, you won’t get it.
And ohhhhh this just gets funnier as it goes.
ValdVin
I like how Sal and Marcie went from holding hands to arm around shoulder. If not for Carla, I shudder to think what they’d do to get it into Malaya’s head.
Stephen Bierce
Next duel we need: Carla versus Becky, the protocol being shouting uncomfortable truths to the world.
Zero
This is an uncomfortable lie, though.
Reltzik
Depends how enthusiastic Carla’s headcanon is.
Tacos
Carla: The Plot Advancer-er
Kyoulkoa
Mind Seed
Telepathy (Compulsion) [ Mind-Affecting]
Level: Technopath 8
Display: Mental
Manifesting Time: 1 standard action
Range: within ear shot
Target: One Medium or smaller humanoid
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Will negates
You call attention to some plot, ending the current predicament
Bagge
No plan survives first contact with Carla.
Clif
Carla is helping.
Sunny
Yep. She is advancing the plan more unsubtly than Sal and Marcie initially planned, but their mistake was trying subtlety in the first place.
Piotr W
You see, Sal? Having Carla around is actually useful!
BTW. Sal and Marcie’s faces in panel 4 :))))
Opus the Poet
Look everybody, Carla’s “helping”
Clif
It’s super effective.
HeySo
..every time I try to catch a pokemon I get a sickly Fearow or a stoned DigDug. I’m not sure whether to be disappointed or relieved that I have yet to catch a Carla. Well, her or a talking Pikachu; I hear those are “in”.
Stu
“BoJack helping?”
HeySo
Is a BoJack like a Candlejack?
..oh, wait. Oh, no. Oh, shi-
Stu
I was referencing this clip – https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/e3bb0e50-c09d-41d8-9861-fecf25563ce7
TheKelliestKelly
Hey, what happened to your comment? You started talking about Candlejack and then you-
Kyrik Michalowski
I’m not sure if Carla said that in order to help or if she just wants to watch Marcie and Sal make out. Honestly either one is fine with me at this point, Carla is a delight.
Rabid Rabbit
Dunno, I always thought Carla’s distaste for the thought of spit-swapping extended to watching other people swap spit too.
Clif
No, she just loves a good train wreck.
Rabid Rabbit
Good point. And as an engineer, she’s great at arranging them.
HeySo
She’s a supervillain specializing in arranging train wrecks?
..so she’s Ms. Glass, then?
Okay, a bald-headed jock-type as her opposing entity, right?
So Jacob? Or would her counterpart be gender-swapped as well?
I just hope the rest of DoA doesn’t go full Shyamalan.
You never want to go full Shyamalan.
Rabid Rabbit
Panel 2: Well, that’s an advance on Sal’s original “Hell no, ah ain’t fuckin’ yah” position. http://www.dumbingofage.com/2015/comic/book-5/03-the-butterflies-fly-away/fuck/
Dean
Did any other $1 Patreon backers get this strip emailed to them yesterday? Those hospital painkillers Willis is on must be pretty good stuff.
Mra
Why is Marcie so focused on Malaya, she doesn’t seem like she would be a very attentive partner, or seems to like long term relationships. Is Marcie just looking for a onenightstand?
Clif
The harmones want what the harmones want.
DailyBrad
Marcie thinks Malaya’s hot as hell, and enjoys her company. If that’s solely because she’s hot, it’s hard to say. She does sometimes seem a bit irritated with her, but that’s rare. Usually seems to like being around her.
Agemegos
On one hand. Marcies digs Malaya’s arse, and cannot lie. On the other hand Malaya is making the effort to learn Ameslan so as to be about to converse with Marcie, and not a lot of other people have done that.
DailyBrad
this is a very good point. Good on Malaya for that.
Yotomoe