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WCDT Strips 3181 to 3185 (21 to 25 March 2016)

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Tova:
I really think that everyone may be missing the wood for the trees, here. It's not a question of whether the cardigan will fit. The armour is a metaphor for... hang on, let me take a few steps back.

Think back to the introduction of Bubbles and Corpse Witch. Bubbles in her fearsome, huge, war armour, with the surprising name Bubbles. We soon learn that Bubbles is sensitive and intelligent, but is unwilling to speak of her past, and is hiding her emotions and her vulnerability behind a metaphorical and literal suit of armour.

In contrast, Corpse Witch - who, in a humorous contrast with the title of the comic introducing Bubbles, was introduced emphatically as CORPSE WITCH, which everyone took IMO a little too literally - Corpse Witch is outwardly pretty and delicate, but is, as we have since learned, insensitive, manipulative, and perhaps a little hateful.

The counterpoint is interesting, and pretty clear.

Where am I going with this? We know that Bubbles is still not entirely willing to open up emotionally. For example, she blushes when she admits that she sews, which is a "soft" activity. A cardigan would similarly soften her outward appearance, and compromise the emotional armour she's built around herself. She's not quite ready to do that yet, even with Faye.

It has nothing to do with whether the cardigan will fit. When she states emphatically that she "WEARS HER ARMOUR" she is saying in no uncertain terms that she's not quite ready to drop her emotional guard.

Perfectly Reasonable:
Theory of Mind:
I think I have a mind. I think you do too. From what happens in my mind, I think I can guess what is in your mind.
(Somehow I don't think this applies to Emily...)

Shremedy:
Specifying "other" vote(s) -

A have a few ideas; from the large number I read, I'm picking the ones that would work with minimal universe-bending.

1) Sinfest.  It highlights the-- unfortunate -- most likely use of humanform robots, emerging Artificial Sentience (as opposed to mere artificial Intelligence), the social issues, and also of the resistance/rebellion against such pimping -- mostly feminist because almost all of the 'bots are fembots.

2)  Supernormal Step.  A way to explore the possible emergence of magic (as opposed to insufficiently understood advanced tech), dressed up in superheroic style, into the modern world.

3) Wapsi Square.  Maybe not the current storyline so much, but it's a modern setting with the "mythological creatures hiding in plain sight" angle.

4)  I concur that Gunnerkrigg Court could be interesting, the "hidden magic" angle again.  Frankly Kat could be (at least partially) responsible for the profusion of humanform AI's into the mundane world.  Not sure how well the storylines would mesh, though.

5)  Shotgun Shuffle.  Just enough advanced 20-minutes-into-the-future tech (Ellie's "cloud-OS" phone that is literally a floating cloud) to mesh well, interesting cast of characters.

One that would be amusing would be Grrl Power, but that's more of a straight-up superhero universe.  Not sure how that would work.  Bringing ARCSwat members (even geeky n00b Sydney "Halo" Scoville) to Norfhampton would probably NOT be a good idea, but throwing QC cast into their setting could be interesting.

As a side note, all of these are recommended reads, even if my vote goes nowhere else in the poll...

Shremedy:
Unicorns and Pegasi -

Yes, it's an amusing conceit for story purposes.  I don't know about anyone else here, but (as a veteran) I am frankly alarmed at the notion that a bio/chem weapon detection system can be manipulated/spoofed in such a way to generate visual/olfactory hallucinations.  Kind of undermines the reliability of something that lives could literally depend on, especially if the hallucination were designed to be something not so obviously unreal...

"It's all right, Colonel, you can sent the human battalion through, nothing here but an olive grove..." (as opposed to an Alice Grove...)

Kugai:

--- Quote from: Perfectly Reasonable on 21 Mar 2016, 17:48 ---Theory of Mind:
I think I have a mind. I think you do too. From what happens in my mind, I think I can guess what is in your mind.
(Somehow I don't think this applies to Emily...)


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I'm beginning to wonder if that's not a misspelling on the part of Jeph he's not picked up on yet.

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