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"About last night...I was drunk, but I totally meant it."

1 (0.7%)

"I'm super into you. The whole shebang. Massive crush. Barfin' butterflies."

11 (8.1%)

"If it doesn't work out, hey, it happens. I wanna give it a try."

1 (0.7%)

"So, uh-* *SMOOOOOCH*

16 (11.8%)

Tai and Dora practice the call of the domesticated Marten

4 (2.9%)

"Is this normally what happens when people kiss?"

1 (0.7%)

"I hope not...I've been doing wrong this whole time"

3 (2.2%)

POWER HUG! (and a bruised sternum)

10 (7.4%)

"You promise you're okay with this?" "I promise. I'm happy for you guys"

0 (0%)

"Good...Right now I would happily sacrifice our friendship for more Dora-kisses"

5 (3.7%)

Marten appreciates brutal honesty

1 (0.7%)

"You're ok with this?" (again)

0 (0%)

SEE? HE'S SERIOUSLY OK WITH IT PEOPLE!!!! GOD!

6 (4.4%)

"I don't believe in altruism. You must have an angle." "I like seeing my friends happy."

1 (0.7%)

"It would make ME happy if you have me a hundred bucks." "Who says we're friends?" (burn)

4 (2.9%)

"WE'RE friends" (double burn)

14 (10.3%)

"Do you have a belly button?"

5 (3.7%)

"Of COURSE I-" *checks* "Yes, I do."

13 (9.6%)

BOOP!

4 (2.9%)

ANIMATED BOOP! (Emily will rule this comic)

36 (26.5%)

Total Members Voted: 58

[Akima]

1. "Who says we're friends?" If we have a line-of-the-week poll, that should be on it.

2. You would think that Momo, of all sentient beings, would have RTFM. Or perhaps the belly-button thing is an undocumented Easter egg. Which would suggest that the programmers of AIs, which would probably be AIs themselves, remain programmers even in the QC world.

[mustang6172]

You may not be ready to read this yet.

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It's not just the hair on Momo's head that changes color.

[Tova]

I've decided that I quite like Gabby.

And the latest comic is just silly. (:

[Somebody]

If Tai won't reign  Emily in - by threatening to get her internship revoked, at least - Momo needs to call in the AICLU

[Madmartigan]

Oh man, I feel so tainted now Emily!  You now have me thinking what would happen if other buttons were pushed on Momo!

Ah, Emily.  Her and Hanners need to meet NOW!

I think the world as we know it would end.

[Mr_Rose]

I can't help but imagine that a meeting between Hannelore and Emily would go, pretty much panel for panel, exactly like the meeting between Hanners and that giraffe at the zoo.

[jwhouk]

According to WhatColor:

Violet Blue, Light Blue, Turquoise, Lime Green, Yellow-green, Chocolate, Fire-Brick, Medium Violet-Red.

[WAYF]

Aw come on Momo, lighten up. That is pretty funny.

And only after reading the comments did I realize that panel 3 was Momo thinking "Holy mackeral, I actually DO have a belly button! I never noticed that before!"

And I think that Emily should meet Raven. More often than not, they're on completely the same wavelengths as each other.

[themacnut]

Aha, so Emily's the first to take an interest in Momo. Now to see if my old prediction pans out.

Wonder how long it'll take for Momo to totally lose patience and activate her electrical defense system. Or, you know, swat Emily's hand away and walk off. In a huff, of course.

In this situation, what angle would Marten hypothetically be working?

2. The darker angle, this is all an elaborate scheme to get back with Dora by encouraging what he thinks would be a bad relationship. I honestly can't see a relationship between Dora and Tai going too swimmingly after the initial "teeheehee kisses and boobies and enema-play!" thrill of things wears off, because Tai's complete inability to give a fuck mixed with Dora's almost crippling fretfulness could explode. So, following this same train of thought, Marten encourages the relationship, waits for it to blow up in Dora's face, then acts all buddy-buddy with her to make her think "Hey, maybe this guy wasn't so bad after all SMOOCHSMOOCHSMOOCH."

This second one sounds, unfortunately, like a typical Nice Guy ploy. Which like most such ploys, tend to fail utterly. What usually happens is either Dora and Tai end up lasting, or Dora cries on Marten's shoulder for awhile after the breakup, then starts dating someone else. I would hope that Marten would have learned from his experience with Faye that it's unwise to wait for a girl like that. Better to wish Dora and Tai luck and look for someone else to date.

[Sorflakne]

Dear God today's comic...

Wonder how long it'll take for Momo to totally lose patience and activate her electrical defense system. Or, you know, swat Emily's hand away and walk off. In a huff, of course.

Does her current chassis have the electrical defense system?  I think the only time we saw it was when she blew up Mari's computer.

[Tova]

Yep.

http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2068

[PHDrillSergeant]

Mustang already hinted at a joke like this, but ANYWAY...

I wouldn't have asked about her belly button. I'd have asked about something entirely different.

Then again, I'm a creep (Ahhh). I'm a creep (Ahhh).

[Drake]

When this strip eventually makes it into book form it will take up 10 pages

I'm picturing a warhol-esque spread of differently-colored panels, and it amuses me

[Is it cold in here?]

Well, because he is passive, it can be hard to distinguish between Marten suppressing his feeling on the one hand, and him genuinely not being offended on the other. And we can only use our own feelings on the matter to determine the situation one way or another. Hence the disagreement on the forums.

Even someone who knows him very well has trouble telling which is which.

[Kugai]

Unless Tai or Marten steps in I think Emily is in for a shocking time

[Throg]

Okay, so a lot of people can't relate to Marten being quite so chill and passive. I agree with that 100%, and apparently even the creator thinks Marten has pathologic passivity with a lot of things in his life. 

But in the character's defense, we do see Marten quite active in one respect: standing up for his friends. Both taking on VespAvenger (granted, pretty ineffectual: swingandamiss the first time, nut-shot'd out of action the second time) but also standing up for Hannelore in the face of a creeper Clinton.

= = =

And about Friday's comic: something about the pacing is very, very Azumanga-esque. Me likey.

[Boxilar]

Well, Momo could just shock the hell out of Emily to get her to quit since she can "knock a man out of his socks". That she hasn't here, and didn't when Hannelore was squeaking her skin, shows that on some level she likes the attention.

I'm with PWHodges, The Dora/Tai thing will probably be like a Roman candle. Lots of fun for a little while with a big explosion at the end.

Also Faye's comment in 2247 that "I've been doing it wrong," may be technically accurate, but she's certainly been on the recieving end of such a kiss.
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1725

[nixiebunny]

Did anyone else notice that the button-pressing frame of the purple hair is missing the right side of Momo's skirt and the bottom of Momo's hand?

[Schmorgluck]

You may not be ready to read this yet.

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It's not just the hair on Momo's head that changes color.

We don't know for sure if her new chassis includes hair in the armpits, do we?

[WAYF]

^Brilliant.

Also Faye's comment in 2247 that "I've been doing it wrong," may be technically accurate, but she's certainly been on the recieving end of such a kiss.
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1725

Hey, that was the first strip I ever read. Thanks for reminding me!

I think the problem I'm having with people saying that he must have an ulterior motive is that I don't think we've ever seen Marten NOT being completely up-front with people about his feelings. As to Is It Cold In Here's example, he DID admit that it would be a lot harder to stomach if he hadn't been with Dora at that point, and even during the legendary talk, he admitted more or less that he wasn't entirely over Faye and was more than a little disappointed with the outcome, BUT he was still open about it. No hidden agendas to be found.

Please, someone correct me if they find a counter-example.

[ChaosWolf]

You may not be ready to read this yet.

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It's not just the hair on Momo's head that changes color.

Pfft.  Her chassis is based on anime stylings.  Anime characters have nothing down there but blurry mosaics of pixels.

[Dr. ROFLPWN]

Emily: Resist great urge to activate Momo's color-shift feature.

You fail to resist the urge.

Indeed, by all appearances, you are lost to the kawaiifester throes entirely. Momo will have to endure your meddling finger for hours.

[Soulsynger]

You may not be ready to read this yet.

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It's not just the hair on Momo's head that changes color.

Pfft.  Her chassis is based on anime stylings.  Anime characters have nothing down there but blurry mosaics of pixels.

Wait... wha... I don't even... how in... what the ... buh? (/broken)

[SJCrew]

PART OF HER SKIRT DISAPPEARS WHEN HER HAIR TURNS PURPLE

[Tova]

I hadn't noticed.

I don't feel bad.

[Pilchard123]

Yes, but on re-reading, so does her right hand. I wouldn't read anything into it at all, myself.

[Toe]

Oh for fuck's sake, this just gave me an idea.

I've got a project to work on tomorrow... 

[pwhodges]

something about the pacing is very, very Azumanga-esque. Me likey.

Specifically, it reminds me of the scene in which Osaka waggles Chiyo's pigtails.

[snubnose]

I think the new body of Momo turns out to have some hidden features that she really doesnt like so much.

I wonder if she'll get another someday, hehe.

[cesariojpn]

I think the new body of Momo turns out to have some hidden features that she really doesnt like so much.

Did she keep her eel dispenser?

[Abyssalin]

Haha, this strip is fantastic, definetly cheered me up this morning.

And eh, Bellybutton rape. haha

Poor Momo.

[no one special]

And only after reading the comments did I realize that panel 3 was Momo thinking "Holy mackeral, I actually DO have a belly button! I never noticed that before!"

I thought it was more a look of surprise as a never-before realization came to her -  "...wait a minute!  There's no useful reason I should have a belly button.  DO i have a belly button?  I have no idea!"


Also, question for y'all - have these two comics been brought up yet? 
I mean, after all, Tai is very close to having to face this particular fear!  Sloppy seconds indeed! 

[Abyssalin]

Yeah Tai's blunt honesty in the comic even makes me sometimes recoil, pretty sure Oral sex is ruined for me too now, especially with the wording.

[Skewbrow]

I was half expecting Emily to get zapped like Clinton was. Hanners also got away with poking her. Apparently Momo's defences are sophisticated enough to have gender-specific responses to violations of personal space. Hardly surprising (a sad fact reflecting RL, really).

But I just wonder how she would react to similar intrusions from other AIs? In light of the fact (as explained by Pintsize early on?) that to AnthroPCs gender is something like a programmable switch? Wonder whether that applies to Sony models also? I mean, I would have found it more than a bit creepy, if Momo had wanted an outwardly male chassis, when she went shopping for a new one with Marigold.

[VonKleist]

Nobody seems to bother with the chassis' manual

[Earin]

You may not be ready to read this yet.

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It's not just the hair on Momo's head that changes color.

No, it's the eyes, too.

[Border Reiver]

And the latest comic is just silly. (:

And is just awesome that way.

[techkid]

Actually, Marten has done the late-night "gotta get my girl back" drunk. If he hadn't, we'd be all posting about the weather right now. (HINT: it was the reason why a Cali-born indie boy ended up in Northampton...)

Like I said, it was late night (close to midnight here) then... and my archive-fu is substandard at best.

After a couple of weeks of anxiety-ridden, gastro-lepidopterous-induced nausea... we end the week in hilarity and awesomeness. Momo never tried changing her own colour scheme?

[michael28]

I was half expecting Emily to get zapped like Clinton was. Hanners also got away with poking her. Apparently Momo's defences are sophisticated enough to have gender-specific responses to violations of personal space. Hardly surprising (a sad fact reflecting RL, really).

....

Huh?
if person.touch ==  improper then
  if person.gender == male then zappppp();
  else suck_it_up();

[Pilchard123]

Looks like a mix of JavaScript, some BASIC variant and possibly a bit of C. Also, where's the closing part of that if block?

Anyway, hasn't she zapped Marigold for something as well?

[ecstaticjoy]

When this strip eventually makes it into book form it will take up 10 pages

I'm picturing a warhol-esque spread of differently-colored panels, and it amuses me

now if it isn't like that we'll all be disappointed...thanks guys

[michael28]

Looks like a mix of JavaScript, some BASIC variant and possibly a bit of C. Also, where's the closing part of that if block?

Anyway, hasn't she zapped Marigold for something as well?

just some pseudocode

not in her tall-body-variant.
I think she threatened to zap her one time when Marigold wanted her to stop playing WOW. Just fried Marigolds pc.

But that was way back when Marigold first met the gang.

[Welu]

In any case I'm excited for tomorrow's strip.

I was thoroughly satisfied and delighted!

I took Panel 2/3's expressions more as, "UGH! Another stupid question- Wait... Do I? *check* I do. Neat." Rather than it was something Momo knew that just sunk in.
I'll be looking forward to see the GIF pages in the books.

[pwhodges]

where's the closing part of that if block?

Ah!  Takes me back to the 1960s when alternative methods of resolving Algol-60's "dangling  else" ambiguity were a major cause of argument in language design circles...

[snubnose]

I was half expecting Emily to get zapped like Clinton was. Hanners also got away with poking her. Apparently Momo's defences are sophisticated enough to have gender-specific responses to violations of personal space. Hardly surprising (a sad fact reflecting RL, really).

This has absolutely nothing to do with gender.

Marten could get away with things like that, too.

The problem is simply that Clinton was not just poking her, he was grabbing her, and closing in to more intimate areas, no less. And she didnt knew him at all in the first place ! They just met for the first time !

All that Hanners and Emily do is poking Momo for obvious effects. They didnt crossed a certain barrier of which Clinton obviously was completely unaware. It wasnt their first action towards Momo and they had an actual reason.

[Carl-E]

So really, more like

if person.touch ==  improper then
  if person.known == unknown then zappppp();
  else suck_it_up();

[Is it cold in here?]

That's how I took it, too, but what if there's more? What if she'd already heard about Clinton?

[michael28]

then, more like that

if person.touch ==  improper then begin
  if person.known == unknown then zappppp();
  else if(person.name = 'clinton') then zappppp__like_you_mean_it();
  else suck_it_up();
end

[iduguphergrave]

Since there turned out to be quite a few poll options I enabled multiple voting. Enjoy.

[themacnut]

  else if(person.name = 'clinton') then zappppp__like_you_mean_it();

That line made me 

Nicely done Michael.

Anyway, like I said before, Momo could also just slap Emily's hand away and walk off. Or run  . That that she's done neither so far makes it even funnier, like she's paralysed by the poking or something, and all she can do is stand there and verbally protest. Also, I think the last panel could be a whole page by itself of Emily poking Momo, her hair changing color each panel, with Momo yelling "Stop it!" each time.

EDIT: And yeah, I chose Animated BOOP! as Moment of The Week. The Dora-Tai will-they-won't-they drama was mildly entertaining, but I think the trainwreck ending of their relationship will be far more so. Meanwhile, Emily rules.