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WCDT Strips 3696 - 3700 (12-16 March 2018)
BenRG:
You know, every time I see the character of Elliott, it's fascinating how Jeph contrasts his huge physical size with his gentle and retiring nature. He's just a genuinely sweet guy and the fact that he can't stop apologising for wrongs (real or imaginary - remember that Clinton originally started the confrontation that led to Robohand Mk1's fate) just adds to it.
I can imagine there being a funny arc in store where Clinton and Brun (with Renee along to provide acidic commentary) try to get Elliott to be less unnecessarily apologetic; it won't go well, I think.
So, this is the Horrible Revelation as others have pointed out and I feel foolish for not having realised that the moment that I saw the Picasso-style print on the wall.
--- Quote from: Delator on 13 Mar 2018, 23:15 ---
--- Quote from: gopher on 13 Mar 2018, 01:41 ---Shame Clinton is not a Constitutionalist. He is under no obligation to give his name or explain his presence unless Officer Roko can articulate reasonable suspicion he has/is/will commit a crime.
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- Whats your name, citizen?
- I do not wish to give you my name unless I am being detained.
- What are you doing out so late?
- Am I being detained?
-Hm. Right. Well. Carry on then.
- I don't need your permission.
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Safety Note: Following this method is a quick and easy way of turning a routine and only slightly irksome police interaction into a serious confrontation that may lose you a big chunk of your day.
WoaLG:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 14 Mar 2018, 00:07 ---You know, every time I see the character of Elliott, it's fascinating how Jeph contrasts his huge physical size with his gentle and retiring nature. He's just a genuinely sweet guy and the fact that he can't stop apologising for wrongs (real or imaginary - remember that Clinton originally started the confrontation that led to Robohand Mk1's fate) just adds to it.
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I think that that kind of representation is becoming common enough in fiction that you almost expect it before the "I'm big so I'm mean and gruff" personality. Take Rubeus Hagrid for example. There's a whole Trope page dedicated to them.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GentleGiant
(Good luck brave adventurers who venture into TV Tropes.)
Gyrre:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 13 Mar 2018, 02:03 ---Just curious - why is it a shame that Clinton feels no reason to hide his identity or what he's doing? Is a world with less suspicion and paranoia a bad thing for some reason?
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Depends on if any conspiracies (as in the crime) are afoot and what their aim is.
Gyrre:
--- Quote from: Stoutfellow on 13 Mar 2018, 06:50 ---
--- Quote from: Jakk Frost on 13 Mar 2018, 05:41 ---Random thought spurred by the last two comics; I wonder if there's some radical group of robots/AI's who would view Clinton's robotic hand as a form of "cultural appropriation", or perhaps even as a form of slavery?
I'm not saying Roko would be like that, just that the circumstances made me think of that.
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Given that the hand has an autonomous mode, the slavery option seems a bit more plausible to me.
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Does the QCverse have an equivalent to tumblr?
[Said both seriously and in jest since I have a tumblr.]
gopher:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 13 Mar 2018, 02:03 ---Just curious - why is it a shame that Clinton feels no reason to hide his identity or what he's doing? Is a world with less suspicion and paranoia a bad thing for some reason?
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The Founding Fathers fought a war to establish rights and freedoms. The 4th and 5th Amendments protect people from being unlawfully detained or giving their names without due course. All you need to do is stop enforcing your freedoms to lose them.
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