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Pintsize's fundamental character
Is it cold in here?:
Marigold commented on Twitter that on the military hardware the dents just pop out.
Now, Marten might feel like going beyond mere denting.
Olymander:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 26 Dec 2010, 17:44 ---Marigold commented on Twitter that on the military hardware the dents just pop out.
Now, Marten might feel like going beyond mere denting.
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Filled with peanut butter. Rancid peanut butter. Mad props to anyone that gets that reference.
Insignificant:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 25 Dec 2010, 19:40 ---Do you think Pintsize meant it that way?
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Considering who we're speaking of, it's impossible to tell.
Blackjoker:
(apologies in advance for the text cludge)
My own thoughts on this is based on a basic principle, I am guessing that standard AnthroPCs are meant to be social. Aside from the aspect of 'hey cool a robot' a computer that could offer me advice during a research paper or who could actually hold a conversation with me when bored/lonely etc. would be pretty nice. Pintsize might have been a 'save pennies' purchase by Marten or a gift from his folks after they found out he was dumped or a holiday/birthday gift from Steve after they became friends, mostly as a way of giving Marten someone else to converse with and help keep depression at bay. Pintsize was probably helpful in this endeavor but also might had early development formed in a behaviorist style, he saw that Marten seemed happier seeing porn or videos of pranks, people doing dumb things, etc (or at least saw shaudenfreude induced laughter and apparently lower stress) so he actively sought it out personally attempting to provide more happiness and positive interaction. As Marten grew happier he didn't 'need' pintsize as much and he still had to work so Pintsize had to find things to amuse himself, seeking more and more pranks/porn/things to keep his brain occupied he found 4chan and other odd hubs of the internet and also had an urge for stimulation. Touch, taste, new experiences drove him and caused him to want to do new things. Marten was amused by his actions so he found some reinforcement, though he also was developing a true personality of his own by this point so it might have also been for his own fun. Pintsize probably has some basic things hardwired into his programming that might be the building blocks of what he is now but I'd say a big part of what drives him is a hunger for sensations and stimulations coupled with a necessity of social interaction.
jwhouk:
After today's comic, I'm starting to wonder if perhaps Pintsize was actually Veronica's old APC...
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