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WCDT Strips 3311 - 3315 (Sept 19th - 24th)
BenRG:
--- Quote from: oeoek on 23 Sep 2016, 01:08 ---Time for the third and final "hmmm"?
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My feeling is that, next week, we're going to be seeing the Fighting Arena through both Bubbles's and Faye's eyes as informed by their new mental perspective on matters. No decision will be made, we'll just perhaps see the place with its facade ripped away. The week after that will be Faye and Bubbles confiding in each other (both believing that they're 'warning' their friend about something they don't know and begging each other for either their perspective or advice).
Only after Bubbles admits to herself just where matters really stand and the lies she's been telling herself simply because she wants to hide from the world will we get the final 'Hmmm...' Then, I think it will be up to Faye to convince Bubbles that she's better than that.
dreed:
Destroying the chassis is meaningless. Punchbot had his head ripped off and was in a good mood.
The AI core of police officer probably is super reinforced as well which would require some serious equipment to break.
But protection from electricity or fire might not to as tough. So you will fry it or zap it.
The thing is simple underground fights and betting don't warrant that kind of retaliation.
What is the big thing which is developing at the skater Park if actually CW suggest for Bubbles to destroy Ai officer.
Although I'm not certain about it. my interpretation was that she was merely reminding bubbles that she will get in trouble as well.
Emperor Norton:
Why exactly have we decided that the detective is horrible again?
Remember, we may see Faye as the protagonist of the story. But that isn't what the detective sees. She sees a low level criminal (which isn't inaccurate, Faye is involved in illegal shit) who she can possibly lean on to get a bigger fish. Corpse Witch may have done some pretty horrific things in the past, or even ongoing. We don't know who the detective is really after.
Would you watch a detective show and think a detective leaning on a low level gang member in order to catch a murderer was a bad guy? Because for all we know, that is the equivalent of what is happening. Corpse Witch's whole gambling enterprise could be a sort of cover for much worse things.
Faye is getting heat and pressure from a cop. This isn't exactly that surprising when she is WORKING AN ILLEGAL JOB.
I don't get it. I don't think she came off as a "nice" person, but why would she? Is she supposed to investigate with puppies and rainbows?
oddtail:
--- Quote from: Emperor Norton on 23 Sep 2016, 01:59 ---Why exactly have we decided that the detective is horrible again?
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I wonder the same thing. I think there's a fairly overwhelming attitude of mistrust towards law enforcement in the forum, and while I think I understand where this is coming from, I do think it colours the perception of a cop character in the comic.
I have yet to see the cop AI do something that I would consider wrong. I'm not saying she won't, but I haven't seen her do any such thing, yet.
BenRG:
--- Quote from: Emperor Norton on 23 Sep 2016, 01:59 ---Why exactly have we decided that the detective is horrible again?
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I think because a lot of people don't appreciate her threatening Faye without at least making a pretence of asking her nicely to cooperate.
In truth, we need to remember that, to the detective, Faye is just a bottom-rung peon in an illegal operation. She doesn't know the context and has no particular reason to feel empathy or want to treat her gently. She has no reason to believe that Faye has any special circumstances (and I wonder if she'd care if she knew). She's treating Faye the way she'd treat a street-corner weed dealer: "Make it worth my while, creep, and I'll look the other way for now." with the unstated implication that "I'm watching you; start to do anything worse and you're already as good as busted."
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