Level 13: #3
Chapter: Level 13 — That Old Elvish Spirit
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Right. Fetch Vulkan from 40k.
Hey Rusty, you know all those things we tell you NOT to eat all the time???? They’re now on the menu for the next rude elf.
At a certain point Cube is going to get tired of people being rude to a friend of his.. and though I expect elves are like popcorn.. and not very filling.
It’s true they are rude, but not like actively rude. If she didn’t needed help/directions, she probably wouldn’t mind them ignoring her.
They also probably believe that outsiders want something from them. They ask for directions but are planning to pick your pocket while you look at the map or ask for money to buy lembas for their family.
Wait…are elves… New Yorkers?
They haven’t flipped her off or cursed her out for even existing. so no, not New Yorkers.
Lies and Slander!
We only do that when we are riding in carriages and some out of town @$$**** doesn’t know where to turn!
How about New Orcers?
Am I the only one who scans that wall marking as a reference to the Citadel in Mass Effect?
Holy… It is sorta familiar, isn’t it? But I fear that for Roxy, unless things changes tremendously, this office is not going to be her favorite place in the Citadel.
Elves like their high collars, don’t they?
How else would you know they are high elves? A high and mighty attitude? … wait a minute.
Erfworld’s “High Elves” were somewhat… disconnected with reality. And they tended to get distracted by the pretty colours that only they could see.
And Roxy has the BEST chances.
She’s at least an elf, even if she was ‘raised wrong’, so they’ll deign to scoff and turn their noses up at her, instead of just completely ignoring whomever Princess could have sent.
Hmmm,
Every elf apart from Roxy is dressed in green.Even their baseball team were come to think of it
Roxy isn’t dressed in green and is immediately being scorned
Are we going for the “Elves are open racists and cultural supremacists” trope?
Rue Lily demonstrated that they are snobs. Also that they scorn elves who adopt human ways.
Maybe they’re all just big fans of the local baseball team?
Not big enough fans to actually play in it, if Rue Lily’s to be believed.
Say what you will about Rue Lily, but she’s at least willing to *interact*, snide and unpleasant as she is. Seems Roxie is in fact nice by elf standards, and may be the closest thing to a friend, or at least ally, our heroes have in the city.
Rue might also have been having to maintain some “minimum courtesy towards other players” thing int he baseball arc. Don;t know how much those sorts of rules would really apply in a game where murdering the other team is permissible, but it seems mildly humorous, so…
She had to, but only because she was playing. Had she remained in the elven lands showing proper scorn for the contemptible games of — those races, she would not have had to. The very act of playing was interaction.
What an utterly depressing thought. :-/
‘Leaves’ as a pictogram doesn’t seem particularly helpful in a city full of plants. I can understand Roxy’s confusion.
Also, flowerpots and elves sport the same hair/leafdo (flowerpot panel 1 ~ elf panel 3, flowerpots panel 4 ~ elves panel 1 + 2). Are flowerpots elves that haven’t ‘hatched’ yet?
Maybe the pictogram itself is proof of the high-elves rude sense of humor: Since locals do not need any directions, foreigners are graphically told: “LEAVE!”
Maybe she would’ve blended in better if she’d worn green. (pun intended)
It’s not easy, being green
I expect Dorilys would agree.
The bullywugs would, definitely. Cube, not so much
“The unemployment office is two doors down.”
“Correct. However, they told me that the … um, whatever ‘[riff-raff]’ means, should rather be handled by you.”
Regarding the Mouseover Text:
https://xkcd.com/1475/
Oooh yes, I love this XKCD one.
Elves: Bet you can’t punch just one!
Depends on how many are standing around holding longbows.
Because if the answer is “even one”, then you most certainly can punch just one before you’re stuck full of arrows. :-/
You know what? I will take a wild guess…
Red outfit is some major faux pas among the elves and she even topped it off by that punk haircut.
I’m guessing that any kind of divergence from the standard-issue raiment and hairdo is seen as an affront to ‘tradition’.
They’re supposed to be jolly! WHY AREN’T THEY JOLLY?!!!
That’s halflings. Stabs, I grant you, is more grumpy than type
Yes, Mimic. They do have a sense of humour.
Shame it’s such a snide, unpleasant one.
I’m noticing these elves are paler and have no freckles. Could just be the small pool of examples we’ve seen, could be the artist’s intention to distinguish Roxy from the rest, but is there a chance Roxy is…a half-elf?
In settings where “elitist snob” is the default template, being a half-elf is a fast ticket to being disowned by the usually-purist “pure” elves, who might be even more prejudiced against a half-elf than a *non*-elf.
It could also mean Roxie gets out in the sun and fresh air more than this lot, who are largely content to lurk in their kingdom and snub the rest of the world.
So the elves ironically need to touch grass more?
Doing it by moonlight would not produce the effect
Another possibility occurs to me. The level’s name is “That Old Elvish Spirit”…might be literal. Maybe there is more than meets the eye, here? What if there are a whole lot of glamer or illusions going on?
Good job making us feel as snubbed as Roxy. Very effective visual storytelling!