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WCDT Strips 3391-3395 (9th to 13th January 2017)
BenRG:
Yep; as I predicted, Emily is going on a VR tour of the inside of Bubbles' mind. The only thing that I'm disappointed about is that Faye isn't currently invited along as a logic co-processor to stop Emily wandering off after some unicorn and/or rainbow.
I do like the request to "Do let us know if you start to go insane". The counter-point is: "How would Emily know?"
--- Quote from: Storel on 11 Jan 2017, 20:05 ---"Unless we got particular pleasure out of fooling you into agreeing to it first."
That's not helping, Silverbot!!
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It's not meant to help; it's just them rubbing in the fact that they hold all the cards and are enjoying it. When you make a deal with the devil, you also have to tolerate his sick sense of humour.
--- Quote from: Tova on 11 Jan 2017, 15:09 ---
--- Quote from: BenRG on 11 Jan 2017, 14:57 ---
--- Quote from: Tova on 11 Jan 2017, 14:08 ---If you've given your word that there are no string attached, and you never lie, the difference matters a great deal.
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Not really; you never ask for anything; no strings attached. If, at some point in the future, when hearing of your future plans, people you've previously helped volunteer to carry out services for you in exchange for you changing your plans, then that is entirely their prerogative. You're not actually asking for anything form them so there are no strings. If anything, they're the ones attaching strings to you by making their favours in return conditional!
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Okay, fine. So maybe you could clear this up for me. My confusion arise from the original post. Why so concerned? If Bubbles volunteers to carry out services for them, then I don't see an issue.
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Really? Because those services are only debatably legal!
--- Quote from: Tova on 11 Jan 2017, 15:09 ---
--- Quote from: BenRG on 10 Jan 2017, 23:12 ---They may not require a direct 'price' but I'd be more concerned about the 'favour' they ask for some time later in exchange for not betraying Emily to the NSA for unauthorised access of all the classified defence data in Bubbles's head.
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You've kind of backtracked on this, just admit it and we can all move on.
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No, they're the same thing just expressed differently. Never ask but manipulate into offering voluntarily, possibly with airily implied menaces. Oh, and act reluctant but admit that you need the favour and, if not doing the bad thing is the price then you can possibly see your way to agreeing.
ZoeB:
--- Quote from: Storel on 11 Jan 2017, 20:05 ---"Unless we got particular pleasure out of fooling you into agreeing to it first."
That's not helping, Silverbot!!
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Actually, from my viewpoint, it is. Sometimes it helps to point out the obvious.
This strip encapsulates all I was going to write in a post, but didn't.
If this entity was malevolent, it didn't need to go to so much trouble.
If this entity was dishonest, it wouldn't have pointed out why it might not be trustworthy.
Its actions have been entirely consistent with its words.
So while I still would have preferred getting Station's opinion first, and while I wish Momo was involved in the Journey To The Centre Of the Bubbles as an additional chaperone if she approves..
I'm starting to warm to this entity. It thinks like I do.
Damn, Jeph's good, isn't he?
Gyrre:
--- Quote from: Storel on 11 Jan 2017, 20:05 ---"Unless we got particular pleasure out of fooling you into agreeing to it first."
That's not helping, Silverbot!!
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I just misread "Silverbot" as 'Silverbolt' and now I'm trying to peg one of the many voices Scott McNeil has done to our mysterious mulberry-eyed pale presence.
Though that line just went Ratrap in my head.
EDIT: If you watched American or Canadian cartoons at any point in the last 40 years, you've probably heard him voice at least 4 characters. Quite often in the same show (Ratrap, Dinobot, Silverbot, and Quickstrike in Beast Wars)
nfearnley:
To clarify, the new character seems to use the pronouns: we/our/ourselves/us
"We're what wakes them up screaming."
"We picked up on your little crisis..."
"...our less puissant elders"
"...we're sure provide you..."
"We don't normally involve ourselves..."
"...we have a bit of a sentimental streak..."
"...what we are offering:"
"We'll poke around..."
"...we'll crack it..."
"...we'll remove it."
"We're afraid you'll have to..."
"We really don't think you will."
"We require your presence"
"...were were going to go rooting..."
"Gives us the shivers..."
"...we'll have Ms. Azuma do it."
"We daresay..."
"...consent to us cracking..."
"Darling, we think you know what we are. And we never lie."
"You have our word."
"...our personal satisfaction..."
"Do tell us if you start to go insane."
"Unless we got particular pleasure..."
Others refer to them with the pronouns: they
"They seem nice"
"If they wished to do me harm, they would have done so already."
My best guest is that their third person pronouns would be they/them: http://pronoun.is/they
Their first person pronouns would be we/us: http://pronoun.is/we/us/our/ours/ourselves
Gyrre:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 11 Jan 2017, 23:16 ---
--- Quote from: Truec on 11 Jan 2017, 20:05 ---If you're complaining that Jeph made a pop culture reference that some readers might understand, then I'm kinda curious what comic you've been reading, because it certainly wasn't this one.
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Emily herself is a Japanese pop-culture reference, after all - but knowing that's not necessary to understanding her.
"Do let us know if you start to go insane" - best line for a long time.
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Do you mean Françoise Appledelhi mixed with a handful of other characters from manga and anime?
--- Quote from: Morituri on 11 Jan 2017, 22:34 --- On the other hand, does Emily get to keep that interface device? And if so what will she do with it later?
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I was going to say 'make friends with satelites', but hasn't she already done that?
Perhaps she'll help some bounty hunters find an old chess master who's gone off his rocker.
EDIT: "Françoise Appledelhi", aka "Ed", aka "Radical Edward", aka "Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV".
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