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Juicy Stalking

8 (12.5%)

Clintemily? Clintelore? Clintaye? Can any of this be good?

24 (37.5%)

Robot Roommate Hijinx?

15 (23.4%)

Claireten Squee?

10 (15.6%)

Clairetenmom Conspiracy?

7 (10.9%)

Total Members Voted: 58

[Lubricus]

Inter-face with it? Like a facepalm? 

[J]

that one caused me physical pain.

[vforvancouver]

Clinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn...
Tonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn...

Sounds like a bell. I can see why Emily would repeat it. I'd need to be high as fuck to do it in public, but in private... I'm now repeating it adding another "n" for each iteration, just for the lulz. Also I was singing 99 bottles of beer on the wall before.

Clinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn...
Tonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn...

[BenRG]

Two possibilities: Either Emily is trying to remember if she's heard his name before or she thinks that the word 'Clinton' sounds funny. I'm wondering if she's going to accuse him of 'making that up'!

I dunno. Maybe she's got some mental numerological matrix by which she decides whether someone is a compatible friend, a sort of alphanumeric feng shui. If I'm right, then there is a possibility that the first thing that she'll say on Monday may be a stern pronouncement that they must make babies now. Oddly enough, this is one of the least weird things that she could do.

Either that or she's going to start laughing uncontrollably and has to have water thrown in her face to snap her out of it. When questioned, she says that it is nothing to do with Clinton's name; she just thinks that monkeys are funny.

[osaka]

Emily has reached a cache fail and is now delving into all her storage looking for Clinton's face. Next thing she'll do something horribly inappropriate.

[ysth]

I never really got Emily, but that classroom/laptop scene made it click.  She's Jeph's Zimmy, only not Zimmy because she's Jeph's.

[snubnose]

Okay.

Okay.

This, like, wasnt weird at all. 

Really ! Not. 

Also, what basis does Marten have for his statement ? Frankly I dont know whats going on in Emilys mind. At all.

[Loki]

I never really got Emily, but that classroom/laptop scene made it click.  She's Jeph's Zimmy, only not Zimmy because she's Jeph's.

For reference: Zimmy is the girl with the black eyes in Gunnerkrigg Court.
Her abilities include

(click to show/hide)

reality wrapping

among other things.

[cloudbuster]

I really can't picture sex between Clinnnnn-tonnnnn and Emily!

[Lubricus]

Why not? It'd probably be hilarious!

[Loki]

Why not?

Because of the forum rules against creepy shipping, of course

[BenRG]

I have to say that any Clinton x Emily relationship would be a case study in dysfunction. Emily would sail through life in her usual manner, doing things that are right and intuitive by her lights and poor Clinton would be a semi-helpless passenger, occasionally enjoying and occasionally being terrified by the psychedelic ride that he's found himself trapped on.

[Lubricus]

Why not?

Because of the forum rules against creepy shipping, of course

The forum rules don't prohibit thinking about it, do they? 

[hedgie]

Loki, don't you mean reality-warping?

[Zebediah]

I have to say that any Clinton x Emily relationship would be a case study in dysfunction. Emily would sail through life in her usual manner, doing things that are right and intuitive by her lights and poor Clinton would be a semi-helpless passenger, occasionally enjoying and occasionally being terrified by the psychedelic ride that he's found himself trapped on.

How is that different from any other romantic relationship?

 

[snubnose]

How is that different from any other romantic relationship?

The real, much faster to answer question is:

How is that NOT different from any other romantic relationship?

[hakko504]

For reference: Zimmy is the girl with the black eyes in Gunnerkrigg Court.

D**n it, I've got work to do, not reading the archives of another webcomic.

[Lubricus]

Work, schmork! Read your webcomics!

[Rimwolf]

I'm really interested in seeing how Jeph subverts the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope with Emily.

[TinPenguin]

"I was at your party over the summer"

This seems to confirm that QCverse's summer has ended. Maybe that's why Gabby's gone. The girls completed their summer internship, were offered the chance to stay on as volunteers; Gabby declined because she's got better things to do with her career, Claire stayed because Marten, and Emily stayed because she hasn't sniffed all the books yet.

[NilsO]

I don't like Emily's brown dress.

That said, Emily is outweirding herself today. I guess 'Clinton' is a password that activates some hidden code in her cyborg brain. The NRO must have modified Emily for their own purposes after the EMP incident. What happens next will certainly not be good.

[MooskiNet]

I keep expecting her to follow up with "Multi-pass."

[A Duck]

Well, that was.... terrifying o_o

[dexeron]

Emily is quickly becoming my favorite character.

OK, I mean apart from everyone else who is my favorite character.

[jwhouk]

Is it possible that Clinton just didn't know Emily-the-classmate's (first) name?  I'm particularly asocial, I know, but in a college class, I rarely knew the names of more than three or four classmates.

Then he fails to recognize her at the party because "huh, she looks kinda like that girl who got EMP'ed, can't be her though because she works at Smif with Claire and that girl was at UMass with me."

Ladies and Gentlemen (and other assorted beings), we have Occam's Razor, right here.

[snubnose]

I keep expecting her to follow up with "Multi-pass."

ROTFL

Good one !

For everyone who doesnt get it, this is a reference to The Fifth Element.

[Blackbird]

I've decided to not only ship Emily-Clinton, but further ship a Hanners-Emily-Clinton threeway relationship, just so we can call the ship Hamilton.

[jwhouk]

For reference: Zimmy is the girl with the black eyes in Gunnerkrigg Court.

D**n it, I've got work to do, not reading the archives of another webcomic.

It'll be worth it, trust me.

[Rimwolf]

I've decided to not only ship Emily-Clinton, but further ship a Hanners-Emily-Clinton threeway relationship, just so we can call the ship Hamilton.

There's something kinda fishy about that idea.

(Great punmanteau there!)

[cesium133]

I've decided to not only ship Emily-Clinton, but further ship a Hanners-Emily-Clinton threeway relationship, just so we can call the ship Hamilton.

There's something kinda fishy about that idea.

(Great punmanteau there!)

Unfortunately, the Hamiltonian of that system is not energetically favorable.

[Zebediah]

There's something kinda fishy about that idea.

There's something mildly disturbing about that Wikipedia link....

Albert Fish (1870–1936) born Hamilton Fish, American serial killer and distant relative of the original Hamilton Fish

[Rghfrgl]

D**n it, I've got work to do, not reading the archives of another webcomic.

Then you're missing the best webcomic.

[cesium133]

There's a better webcomic than QC? Clearly you're on the wrong forum! 

[JLM]

CLIN-TON

I also was thinking of that.

[jmucchiello]

Gunnerkrieg Court and QC are orthogonal in terms of content. Liking one is not an indicator that you will or won't like the other. GC is a great comic and attempting to call one better than the other is like saying apples are better than oranges: it's just an opinion.

I only came today to post "You're doing great!" Marten saying that made me LOL.

[hakko504]

For reference: Zimmy is the girl with the black eyes in Gunnerkrigg Court.

D**n it, I've got work to do, not reading the archives of another webcomic.

It'll be worth it, trust me.

Well, after reading the first two chapters, it sure looks like you're absolutely correct.

D**n it, I've got work to do, not reading the archives of another webcomic.

Then you're missing the best webcomic.

Better than QC? Surely you can't be serious?

[jwhouk]

GC is in a class all by itself, just like QC.

[pendrake]

Also, what basis does Marten have for his statement ? Frankly I dont know whats going on in Emilys mind. At all.

The basis is simple: name acknowledgement and recognition.  Clinton went from "Mister Robot Hand" to CLINNNN-TONNNNN...

[Kugai]

Somebody find her 'Reset' Button before her head falls off.

[cesium133]

Wait, wait, don't press that button!

... Aw crap, someone call the NRO, we're going to need the EMP cannon again.

[A Duck]

What if Emily is actually an AI?

Even crazier: Emily's brain was the model used to create all AIs. That's why Pintsize is, well, Pintsize,

Another insane thought: Emily is an experiment by Hannelore's dad.

[jheartney]

Emily is just a slightly wacky person. She has a good heart, and is also wicked smart about some things. If Clinton can get his mind around it, a relationship with her could do him a world of good. Or it could be a train wreck. Either way, it'd be an unforgettable ride. He should definitely go for it.

WRT Marten's assessment, I think he's on the nose. Emily has engaged with Clinton. Who knows what's going on inside her head, but whatever it is, he's part of it now.

[Endellion]

What if Emily is actually an AI?

Even crazier: Emily's brain was the model used to create all AIs. That's why Pintsize is, well, Pintsize,

Another insane thought: Emily is an experiment by Hannelore's dad.

Wait, I thought they were only working on the technology to create a sentient being who can summon the elder gods, I didn't realize they'd achieved it 

[Natswash]

There is a point at which "working on that tech" becomes "we have that tech"

[A Duck]

Wait, I thought they were only working on the technology to create a sentient being who can summon the elder gods, I didn't realize they'd achieved it 

To be fair, it's not like summoning elder gods is particularly hard in the QCverse.

[Pilchard123]

You remember this? Now we know what really caused it.

[Zebediah]

There is a point at which "working on that tech" becomes "we have that tech"

And in any universe that contains eldritch horrors from beyond time and space, "we have that tech" quickly becomes "we wish we could uninvent that tech." Every. Single. Time.

[Natswash]

There is a point at which "working on that tech" becomes "we have that tech"

And in any universe that contains eldritch horrors from beyond time and space, "we have that tech" quickly becomes "we wish we could uninvent that tech." Every. Single. Time.

The only solution is to stop the scientists

[Rghfrgl]

We can resummon them. Stronger. Faster. More tentacles.

[cesium133]

There is a point at which "working on that tech" becomes "we have that tech"

And in any universe that contains eldritch horrors from beyond time and space, "we have that tech" quickly becomes "we wish we could uninvent that tech." Every. Single. Time.

The only solution is to stop the scientists

Hey, now. Let's not be too hasty...


...then again I've never invented anything worthwhile, let alone anything of the destroy-the-world type of nature...