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WCDT Strips 3566 to 3570 (11th to 15th September 2017)
Zebediah:
--- Quote from: oeoek on 11 Sep 2017, 00:47 ---So yeah, a huge, slightly derelict mansion with a touch of Lovecraft or the Adams family might be in order. The right sort of building for a closed off wing...
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I've got the perfect place. 115 Bridge Street. A "beautifully restored Gothic Victorian home & carriage house circa 1856." 5 bedrooms, 5 baths. Only $1,105,000.
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Don't let the picture fool you; it's actually much creepier-looking in person than in the picture. House photographers lie.
Yes, I've been house-hunting lately. This is a bit out of our price range.
Gyrre:
--- Quote from: Zebediah on 11 Sep 2017, 05:18 ---
--- Quote from: oeoek on 11 Sep 2017, 00:47 ---So yeah, a huge, slightly derelict mansion with a touch of Lovecraft or the Adams family might be in order. The right sort of building for a closed off wing...
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I've got the perfect place. 115 Bridge Street. A "beautifully restored Gothic Victorian home & carriage house circa 1856." 5 bedrooms, 5 baths. Only $1,105,000.
(click to show/hide)
Don't let the picture fool you; it's actually much creepier-looking in person than in the picture. House photographers lie.
Yes, I've been house-hunting lately. This is a bit out of our price range.
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At a guess, the paint is actually duller and cracks have been clone-tooled out, right?
Likely along with an odd tingle at the base of the back of your neck and the air feeling heavier when you walk up to it.
heyjames4:
Why do robot wear clothes?
Same reason humans started wearing them, protection from the elements, and temperature regulation.
Synthskin can only do so much.
A lightweight cloth covering (such as active-wear) can keep dust, moisture, insects, and other irritants out of the delicate components, without trapping too much heat.
JimC:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 10 Sep 2017, 23:28 --- the implication: There are commercially available chassis that attract eccentric AIs, sort of like a Bohemian lifestyle and certain fashions.
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I think that was already strongly implied... http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3540
Neko_Ali:
Not to mention help keep minor abrasions, irritants or stains away from the skin. Which even for android bodies is more difficult to replace in most cases than a shirt or pants. But yes it's mostly AI that seem acceptance among humans that seem to wear clothing, at least in our limited example. Bubbles is an excellent case study in this. Before meeting Faye she was content(ish) to just wear her armor. When she started trying to interact with humans more she started to pick up the habit of wearing clothes, even if it was a big overcoat. Now that she's out of her armor she's been wearing more clothes.
May is a good counter-point though. There does seem to be an expectation of more human-looking robots to wear clothing. May's expressed annoyance at having to spend her money on such, and she seems to wear her work uniform a lot outside of work. So I suspect she's only wearing clothing to fulfill some expected social or legal expectations for human looking chassis. Humanoid, but clearly not human chassis like Pintsize, Punchbot, Jeremy and Seven seem to not bother and are not expected to wear clothing.
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