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WCDT Strips 3471 to 3475 (1st to 5th May 2017)
BenRG:
@St.Clair,
Speaking entirely personally, I don't think that it's fair to characterise my views as jumping to "assuming that any or all intimate relationships must be, or become/progress to, romantic and/or sexual ones;". Whilst I agree that some shippers can be quite fanatical, it is my view that, with a few exceptions (who are newcomers and, IMO, ought to be excused their excitement), the majority of Faye/Bubbles relationship advocates on this board have come to their conclusion by watching the development of the interactions between the two characters.
In my case, I only started thinking that Jeph may be hinting towards romantic attraction (at least on the part of Bubbles) at the time Bubbles had a breakdown after hearing some local roughs call her a 'freak' and the way Faye went to her at once and comforted her (this is after Bubbles nearly punched a hole in a wall next to Faye's head). It is after that point that we see Bubbles starting to make aesthetic changes to her hair and getting extremely defensive when Faye notices. It isn't exactly subtle writing but I feel confident in my interpretation of it.
Now, I fully understand and acknowledge others' right to not accept this interpretation. Until such time as Jeph gives a clear yes/no indicator (and he tends to be very clear about these sorts of things), we can only make extrapolations and interpretations on the strip. I am certainly not going to be shoving it down anyone's throats. However, I think that I can justifiably say that, so long as I remain polite and do not stray too far into fan-fiction or outright weirdness, I am not doing wrong by my fellow forum members.
--- Quote from: MrNumbers on 03 May 2017, 21:39 ---... interesting thought, if the armor wasn't actually that thick, and Bubbles is already using a strong military chassis, is the point of it purely ablative?
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Even though Bubbles' armour is heavy, it is still only infantry armour. I suspect it's a thin laminate made out of compressed layers of carbon composite and titanium. The underlying maroon-brown sheath is probably a combination of composite mail overlaid by a thin layer of Kevlar and some flame-retardant material.
blt:
I was honestly expecting her armour to take up a lot more of her body mass than it apparently actually does. I guess they were only just plates.
I was sort of expecting the whole red shell to come off and have sort of a smaller gangly body underneath, based on this. Good luck stopping an AT round with applique plates, but I mean this universe has combat AI and orbital rail guns so I guess it doesn't matter... sure was nice of the army to match her skin tone so complimentarily though :psyduck:
It's surprising how human her chassis really is too. Check out those triceps.
Morituri:
I don't know what her derma layer is actually made of, but if it is any kind of flexible material that has been under rigid, jointed armor for literally years of active nonstop wear - even armor that's well-fitted and designed to minimise abrasion -it's pretty damned astonishing if there aren't some fairly large worn-through areas. 'Minimise' is not the same as 'eliminate'. Human skin under those circumstances would be absolutely trashed, even if it had been kept clean enough not to develop infections/etc.
Up until she said different, I had assumed that aside from her face/head, the armor WAS her skin.
ronbo:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 04 May 2017, 08:05 [email protected],
Speaking entirely personally, I don't think that it's fair to characterise my views as jumping to "assuming that any or all intimate relationships must be, or become/progress to, romantic and/or sexual ones;". Whilst I agree that some shippers can be quite fanatical, it is my view that, with a few exceptions (who are newcomers and, IMO, ought to be excused their excitement), the majority of Faye/Bubbles relationship advocates on this board have come to their conclusion by watching the development of the interactions between the two characters.
In my case, I only started thinking that Jeph may be hinting towards romantic attraction (at least on the part of Bubbles) at the time Bubbles had a breakdown after hearing some local roughs call her a 'freak' and the way Faye went to her at once and comforted her (this is after Bubbles nearly punched a hole in a wall next to Faye's head). It is after that point that we see Bubbles starting to make aesthetic changes to her hair and getting extremely defensive when Faye notices. It isn't exactly subtle writing but I feel confident in my interpretation of it.
Now, I fully understand and acknowledge others' right to not accept this interpretation. Until such time as Jeph gives a clear yes/no indicator (and he tends to be very clear about these sorts of things), we can only make extrapolations and interpretations on the strip. I am certainly not going to be shoving it down anyone's throats. However, I think that I can justifiably say that, so long as I remain polite and do not stray too far into fan-fiction or outright weirdness, I am not doing wrong by my fellow forum members.
--- Quote from: MrNumbers on 03 May 2017, 21:39 ---... interesting thought, if the armor wasn't actually that thick, and Bubbles is already using a strong military chassis, is the point of it purely ablative?
--- End quote ---
Even though Bubbles' armour is heavy, it is still only infantry armour. I suspect it's a thin laminate made out of compressed layers of carbon composite and titanium. The underlying maroon-brown sheath is probably a combination of composite mail overlaid by a thin layer of Kevlar and some flame-retardant material.
--- End quote ---
As someone who has grown into a Faye/Bubbles shipper, I fully recognize that not every relationship needs to have a romantic component and this one very well may not have one. I've come to my belief that there eventually will be some sort of non-platonic goings on between the two based on how Jeph has developed their emotional bond and how the pair have reacted to it. Faye's emotions during the whole attempt to unlock Bubbles memories struck me as something more than worry for a friend. Bubbles behavior toward Faye has clearly evolved during their relationship. She is quite often flustered in her presence. What started out as snarkiness and exasperation has transitioned into smiles and blushes.
So I think that Jeph is taking us in the direction of the two becoming romantically involved. I could be completely wrong and I don't expect anyone else to agree with my interpretation of events.
Thrudd:
Just piping in but the transformation sequence looks more like something out of this classic series that deals with the Question: what is intelligence? What makes us human?
(click to show/hide)//www.youtube.com/watch?v=B05FrZqFY3g
Speculation on her dermal layer.
She is, as far as we can reasonably posit, a first generation or even a prototype AI combat infantry unit.
I can see the brass specifying something a bit more durable with self repair a necessary feature for deployments where there are extended supply chains and logistics issues with field service and repair. Sand, dust and small bugs gets into everything. E V E R Y T H I N G !
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