Erm, I meant clenched. And first comment?! The world must be ending!
Ladyfox7oaks says:
Well how ELSE are you supposed to keep a pixie out of trouble?
Sitara says:
Embassy? Do the Amazons have an embassy or is it a general one for any foreign dignitaries?
InBetween says:
Keep a pixie out of trouble? Ladyfox7oaks, pixies ARE trouble.
watermelons says:
Huh?
watermelons says:
oh.
Tensko says:
"credencals are threats of war..." nice move Ayne.
Chariset says:
What is Rhyme eating? Candied peas?
And I wouldn't mind seeing Rhyme get aggressive. I'm sure she could defend herself quite well if attacked.
Karacan says:
Hahaha... the dwarven diplomatic talk in panel #5 is awesome. "We are going to be nice to you because we don't know how much you could whack us" is a lovely reason for admitting her.
Dark Dragon says:
why is the room shaped like a triangle...? Do triangles have some kind of significance to dwarves? ...is it wise to hold a pixie like Rhyme appears to be doing in the last panel?
Nebra Reppalk says:
Dark Dragon: Remember, in the mountains space is always at a premium. You can't just tunnel willy-nilly through the mountain, you have to preserve structural integrity. Sometimes you have to make odd shapes to keep the mountain from falling down on itself.
*Skittles* says:
I wish my room was triangle-shaped.
bonrunner says:
Triangles might have special significance to the dwarves due to their intrinsic sturctural stabiliy: you can't deform a triangle without actually bending one of the sides. This is why structural tresses are made out of triangular sections.
lylia123 says:
That is a seriously awesome helmet in panel 4.
Fiore says:
I'd guess Rhyme is eating grapes, and drinking something in a small goblet.
Bonrunner is quite right. Triangles are used in architecture and/or construction for that exact reason. My best mate is an architecture major, so I occasionally get to hear interesting stuff.
By the way, nice comic!
But please do not talk
About geometry,
For at that I balk.
(Right now that's what I'm studying
In math, you see.
That's why geometry
Is eeeeeeevil to me.)
Jynx says:
The prospect of a triangular room intrigues me...Maybe I'm wrong, but the angle in frame 1 doesn't appear to be ninety degrees, therefore, the room quite possible be a triangle. the ninety degree angle in frame 5 could make it a right triangle...The problem is that we really don't see enough of the room to make a conclusive argument, and I could very likely be wrong (I'm sick right now, and slightly delirious). Any math nerds want to discuss? ;-)
Nebra Reppalk says:
Well, now that I look at it, it could be either triangle or square depending on perspective. Square, well that's fairly common room, and dwarves are pragmatists. However, a triangle room could be more structurally stable, and could have a psychological bonus. This looks like a waiting room for visiting dignitaries, if they notice the triangular room, they might get suspicious/confused/etc.
Prestedigitation says:
Prestedigitation says:
Ladyfox7oaks says:
Sitara says:
InBetween says:
watermelons says:
watermelons says:
Tensko says:
Chariset says:
And I wouldn't mind seeing Rhyme get aggressive. I'm sure she could defend herself quite well if attacked.
Karacan says:
Dark Dragon says:
Nebra Reppalk says:
*Skittles* says:
bonrunner says:
lylia123 says:
Fiore says:
Bonrunner is quite right. Triangles are used in architecture and/or construction for that exact reason. My best mate is an architecture major, so I occasionally get to hear interesting stuff.
hkmaly says:
bookbook says:
That from now on, I swear,
Only speak in sweet rhyme
That is lovely and fair.
Okay, so I'm a pretty
Ear-cracking poet,
And I pity the people who
Still do not know it.
Oh wow, that was a really
Cliched rhyme.
I hope I won't do that
All the time.
bookbook says:
But please do not talk
About geometry,
For at that I balk.
(Right now that's what I'm studying
In math, you see.
That's why geometry
Is eeeeeeevil to me.)
Jynx says:
Nebra Reppalk says:
bookbook says:
1 and 4
There's a right angle
As Ayne threatens war.
bookbook says:
Santa Claus hats.
I wear a menorah hat.
So there! That's that!
It's blue and velvet.
It's REALLY BIG.
Don't worry, it looks nothing
Like a flaming wig.
lylia123 says:
Lone Star says:
Merry Holidays!!
JuneBug says:
I must declare war,
Bread I'll consume,
And sleep on the floor."
Great rhyme. :)