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WCDT Strips 3566 to 3570 (11th to 15th September 2017)

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Neko_Ali:
Roko appears to be the odd one out on this. Most of the other robots we've seen are not as bothered by having parts taken off. Pintsize seems to seek it out. May was more bothered by the fact that with her arm falling off it was difficult to work rather than horror. Melon launcher her tuchus as some sort of a lark. The robots at the fighting ring faced dismemberment regularly, some of them with a smile. So far only Roko has shown distress of being disassembled, even for requested repair work.

Kugai:
Seems that Roko  has some trust issues.  would be interesting to find out just what caused that or whether it's just because she's a Police AI.

Storel:

--- Quote from: BenRG on 12 Sep 2017, 23:19 ---I've got to say that I do understand Roko's fear here. It's obvious that many AIs really do see their chassis as 'my body' and have the same fear response any organic would have to the concept of someone opening it up, even though the details are slightly different. No-one is entirely happy to see their inner bits.

So, what I'm wondering is whether Faye and Bubbles need to start stocking distraction methods. Possibly even use certain scents to induce a somatic trance in their 'patients'. If nothing else, what would be the AI equivalent of giving the customer a lollypop for being a good little bot whilst the doctor looked at you?
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Can't Roko just look away or close her eyes while her foot is being detached? That's what I do any time I'm having blood drawn or receiving a vaccination shot: I feel disturbed when I see needles penetrating my skin, so I just look away. No unconsciousness or hallucinations required.

Gyrre:

--- Quote from: Akima on 12 Sep 2017, 05:36 ---Certainly Roko's foot in the third panel in the strip flexes as if it had toe "bones" within the sock of her skin. The toe of her foot looks squarer than a human foot, though, so she might have the equivalent of big toes on both sides of her foot, for example.

A thing that Officer Roko Basilisk has, that no other robot in the strip apparently possesses, is a surname. I wonder if this was a requirement of police department bureaucracy (or just Jeph's word-play).

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Good catch.

I wonder if the in universe explanation has to do with cops calling each other by their last names (or is that just on tv)? If so, perhaps she picked 'Basilisk' because she thought it sounded cool/badass/authoritative. Which could also back up BenRG's assertion that Roko has the psychological maturity of a teenager.

Perfectly Reasonable:
Calling it now:
The problem is an unpopped popcorn kernel that has found its way into unbidden territory.
(not like that's ever been a problem for me...)

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