Comments on: Mashina’s Guardia – Page 3

By: Jirune

Jirune — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:41:35 +0000

@Kurieo: True, but I’m very tired of the “Cause I say so!” reasoning, without even trying to give a reason. ANY reason is better than copping out.

By: Kurieo

Kurieo — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:32:04 +0000

But you can lay of the realitsm too: The best part of fantasy stories is being able to make something cool, briefly explain it, and after that, just slap your hands on the table and say “It’s because I say so!”

By: Jirune

Jirune — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:07:32 +0000

Heh. I love it how you use actual genetic terminology to support your ideas. It kind of adds a sense of realism and credibility to everyting.
Now I’m tempted to ask you if they have to worry about potential genetic mutation due to the lack of the Hayflick limit but I get the feeling that such things aren’t really a problem for mecha. On the other hand, they seem to essentially be metal based organisms, so the possibility of nanite error exists. But they would also, presumably, have a greater ability to correct any errors than other species would have…
Dammit, I just went in a circle… I’m tempted to ask for a really in depth Wiki about all this, but I know that would be WAY too much work, so I’ll just stick with debating the finer mechanics with myself.

By: Edenworld Saga

Edenworld Saga — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:11:46 +0000

Jirune: if you get turned into a guardia, your effectively a type of mecha so you become an immortal for as long as you remain symbiotic to your mate. this is largly because nanomachines do not posess a hayflick limit : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayflick_limit they arent programed to be destroyed unless they are used and the male allways supplys more.

By: Jirune

Jirune — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:29:08 +0000

Though largely irrelevant now becuase my question was answered in (…what should I call you? Your username of Edenworld Saga? I’ll go with Eden) Eden’s latest post, it still bothers me. I don’t know if my last post was understood correctly, so I allow me to clearify my meaning.
I meant my “totally suck to choose between being immortal or have a short time of fun and dieing” comment in the assumption that full Guardia are not immortal like their mate, thusly limiting their mate’s life-span due to the forced symbiosys. This was answered in the way I was really hoping it would be…
Man… the more I learn about Edenworld, the more I totally love it!
P.S. Can’t wait for the return of Panchun!

By: sandraman

sandraman — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:58:59 +0000

Ummm.
Im sorry if i have made you think, that i dont like this comic.
Although there is some feminist part of me that is offendet, the Art, Story and all thought set behind it make easily up and beyond it.
(So The feminist may scream all it want and NO one cares.)

I just dislike writing in english so i try to make my comments as short as possible, while still make my self understod and get answers to my questions.

So you have my apology.

By: NekoHitori

NekoHitori — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:11:35 +0000

How fast does it take for the hair to grow back? And, I know this is kind of silly, but I keep thinking, “man, if I were in their shoes, I’d hope to have a chance to shave before I’m Guardia-ized so I won’t have to worry about that ever again.”

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is a musical about these brothers who live in a mountain cabin, and they take a fancy to some girls in a nearby town. Not being the brightest crayons in the box, they kidnap the girls and have them live with them until everyone falls in love with each other. I saw it a long time ago, and this reminded me of it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Brides_for_Seven_Brothers_%28film%29

By: Edenworld Saga

Edenworld Saga — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:01:42 +0000

Jirune: O.o this page is blowing up. your ageing process stops as if chisseled in stone. Everything that you were at the age of 16 or 19 ect, you have forever. if you try to cut your hair, it will allways grow back to the same length it was on the day your mate changed you. As you might guess, This could be a huge problem if you were changed at age 12 (because you stay age 12 forever) And it brings up that problem in “interveiw with the vampire” when Luis turned a small girl named ‘claudia” into a vampire. she was forever traped in a little girls body eventhough she was hundreds of years old. The actual story doesnt showcase a regular guardia more then 40 years old because the Guardia legend only came into fruition about 50 years ago in the story. This means that the only Guardia old enough to be bored are the “Hosts” who were the origional 16 (this will be talked about later) and they arent as bored as you might think given world events.

with that said, there may come a time when couples may have to be killed to be layed to rest together, but thats waay outside of the storys timeline.

Nekohitori: seven brides? is that a novel?

By: Schmedderling

Schmedderling — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:58:00 +0000

In all honesty, while the comic can get graphic, I doubt Ratbat’s gonna draw someone getting raped.

And the whole being kidnapped and falling in love with your captor thing happens so often there’s a term for it: Stockholm Syndrome. I’m not saying it’s a good thing, but if you look at history it’s not actually anything new. It was pretty common with one country conquering the other. They’d kill all the men and take the women as hostages/wives.

By: Jaylaw

Jaylaw — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:22:00 +0000

Aragem is quite right. These pages merely reflect different cultures and mindsets. It serves to help compare Mashina and Jotun races generally. Warts and all.

Jotun are generally social to organics, but circumstances have forced them to become more aggresive (ie; their conflict with the Norns). Mashina are aloof, circumstances have compelled them to become more social (ie; their relationship with the Sargons).

The Jotun have no idea that robot girls can exist. The Mashina not only know they can, but have been doing it for years.

As I understand it, once a girl becomes Guardia’d, she gets the same life span her boyfriend has, all going well. That is to say, infinite mileage on the clock. ^-^