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WCDT Strips 3461-3465 (17-21 April 2017)
Penquin47:
Ow. My feels. I'm glad Bubbles has someone she's comfortable enough with to talk about it, and who can in a small way understand what Bubbles lost with CorpseWitch's destruction of her memories. It's not the same, but it's similar enough to give Faye a bit of insight into just how much Bubbles lost.
Is it cold in here?:
--- Quote from: Near Lurker on 18 Apr 2017, 22:57 ---...are they still not a couple? I don't think I can tell anymore...
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They are something rarer and more worthy of celebration, close friends.
BenRG:
Jeph had to tell the story eventually and I suppose that the only complaint that I have about this strip is that it fails in context: There was no particular reason why Faye should bring it up or that Bubbles should feel like responding. What I'm saying is that this would have worked a lot better in the immediate aftermath of the revelation about Bubbles's memory.
That quibble aside, I think that this story makes a lot of sense. Like others, I'm also sure that there is a deeper issue here. The likelihood of the other side just guessing the right frequency to take out Bubbles is as close to zero as you can get. The only explanations that make sense are:
* Espionage;
* Treason.I'm genuinely wonder if someone wanted the AIs out of the battlefield for reasons that were not entirely noble and didn't care who would get killed to achieve that end. I've got the feeling that there is some fat [EXPLETIVE CENSORED] in the DoD, State Department or Congress who even now regards this crime as one of their great personal achievements for the 'greater good' of humanity or possibly for their vile version of religion.
That aside, the way Jeph drew Faye in Panel 6 is genuinely beautiful. He really has gotten a lot better at body language and Faye's says a thousand words about how desperately she wants to help heal Bubbles and very precious her huge friend has become to her.
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 18 Apr 2017, 23:33 ---
--- Quote from: Near Lurker on 18 Apr 2017, 22:57 ---...are they still not a couple? I don't think I can tell anymore...
--- End quote ---
They are something rarer and more worthy of celebration, close friends.
--- End quote ---
Ships come and go, but true friendship is for ever.
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 18 Apr 2017, 23:41 ---Jeph had to tell the story eventually and I suppose that the only complaint that I have about this strip is that it fails in context: There was no particular reason why Faye should bring it up or that Bubbles should feel like responding. What I'm saying is that this would have worked a lot better in the immediate aftermath of the revelation about Bubbles's memory.
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I prefer it here, as part of the process of Faye and Bubbles strengthening their trust in each other.
--- Quote ---The likelihood of the other side just guessing the right frequency to take out Bubbles is as close to zero as you can get.
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Or the weapon scans the frequency spectrum, and the pulse has plenty of harmonics so it covers multiple octaves. The range to be scanned could be inferred from the current state of general technology. A bigger concern is focussing the weapon to get sufficient intensity without taking out the user's own tech (even if not AI soldiers, they are hardly likely to be computer-free).
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