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WCDT Strips 3086-3090 (9th to 13th November 2015)
Magniras:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 08 Nov 2015, 19:21 ---I understand why anime-themed robot bodies are equipped for it, but why would a combat chassis be set up with the ability to blush?
It's almost as though it were a joke and I'm over-analyzing it :-)
--- End quote ---
Lets take that over-analyzing and run with it!
It could be for a number of reasons, but the one I would be willing to put money on is anthropomorphization. Bubbles is a very large, scary looking combat droid who in the past would have had to rely on and be trusted by her fellow squad mates. If she can't be approached on a human level, the squad she is assigned to would most likely only see her as a tool to be used, and this would make a full AI very sad.
Conversely, if she displays human traits, like losing control of her emotions, this makes her relatable and approachable, which is very good for team building.
Thrudd:
I just noticed that as Bubbles was bending that bar that not only did she kink it she crushed it in her hands.
This is a confirmation of her being nervous about the conversation and its possible outcome.
chaospersonified:
I just saw the sketch in the description and it made me so very happy
electromgneticDstroyosaur:
--- Quote from: Magniras on 08 Nov 2015, 19:35 ---
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 08 Nov 2015, 19:21 ---I understand why anime-themed robot bodies are equipped for it, but why would a combat chassis be set up with the ability to blush?
It's almost as though it were a joke and I'm over-analyzing it :-)
--- End quote ---
Lets take that over-analyzing and run with it!
It could be for a number of reasons, but the one I would be willing to put money on is anthropomorphization. Bubbles is a very large, scary looking combat droid who in the past would have had to rely on and be trusted by her fellow squad mates. If she can't be approached on a human level, the squad she is assigned to would most likely only see her as a tool to be used, and this would make a full AI very sad.
Conversely, if she displays human traits, like losing control of her emotions, this makes her relatable and approachable, which is very good for team building.
--- End quote ---
Losing control of one's emotions can also result in violent outbursts, which are decidedly bad for team building.
chaospersonified:
--- Quote from: electromgneticDstroyosaur on 08 Nov 2015, 19:57 ---
--- Quote from: Magniras on 08 Nov 2015, 19:35 ---
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 08 Nov 2015, 19:21 ---I understand why anime-themed robot bodies are equipped for it, but why would a combat chassis be set up with the ability to blush?
It's almost as though it were a joke and I'm over-analyzing it :-)
--- End quote ---
Lets take that over-analyzing and run with it!
It could be for a number of reasons, but the one I would be willing to put money on is anthropomorphization. Bubbles is a very large, scary looking combat droid who in the past would have had to rely on and be trusted by her fellow squad mates. If she can't be approached on a human level, the squad she is assigned to would most likely only see her as a tool to be used, and this would make a full AI very sad.
Conversely, if she displays human traits, like losing control of her emotions, this makes her relatable and approachable, which is very good for team building.
--- End quote ---
Losing control of one's emotions can also result in violent outbursts, which are decidedly bad for team building.
--- End quote ---
And yet, today's comic, wherein Faye and Bubbles, post-violent outburst, appear to have gotten closer. I think it comes down to having control enough not to murder a person, knowing when to apologize, and them having the ability to forgive.
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