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Why does FxB make me so happy?

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cybersmurf:
I was thinking "That was fast, Bubbles ain't around that long". it's 788 strips, that's like three years and a week. early/mid July twentyfifteen. I know it hasn't been that long within the QC Universe, but I wouldn't have given that three years of our time.


I think the whole thing gets me because I'm a somewhat reserved person, an emotional "cave dweller" much like Bubbles was in the beginning. I guess that character development struck closer to home than I expected.

Inconsequential:
Ya know, I could have sworn "Faybles" won out a while back, but use whatever floats yer boat.

I have to admit that this fictional relationship really took me for an unexpected feels trip. Lots of reasons, including:

- It's a truly unique take on AI/human relations, and the "realest" I've ever seen. I can't recall anything else quite like this in scifi. Not a hint of the usual tropes around AIs. For example, Pinnochio syndrome infects most scifi involving robots, but none of the AIs in the QC-verse want to be human - they like being robots. QC has also avoided the "monoculture" trope -- AIs don't all think the same or agree on much of anything. Lots of others, too.

- This relationship is sort of the culmination of a whoooooole bunch of very meticulous world building. I love world building. (Anyone wanna talk Tolkien sometime...?)

- Speaking of world building, there are just tons of fantastic, "real" details -- I love how Faye sees Bubbles as a woman first, not an AI. So her big internal hurdle was "bein' with a lady", and figuring out she's bisexual (at least where smoochin' Bubbles is concerned). The fact that Bubbles is an AI is completely beside the point. She's always been a person to Faye, and Faye was pretty much immediately attracted to Bubbles (just didn't quite figure it all out for a good long while...)

- I think a big factor for many of us is seeing Faye find some sort of happiness and healing, and making good decisions. She's a messy, complex character we've all known for a LONG time, and she's been through all kinds of hell. Same for Bubbles. Of course, Bubbles' past is much less well known; the trauma we know about was far different.

- Good gravy, they're both so ridiculously GOOD for each other. Faye stumbled aimlessly through some not-that-great relationships until a great one snuck up on her. A few of us have had that happen. Some have seen it happen. And it's amazing.

Enough gushing. I could go on. And on...

Carl-E:
I have to agree.  Now, to be clear, I really liked Angus, and thought he was good for Faye. 

Well, definitely better than Sven.  Anyone was, really.  That's not a high bar to clear. 

But she's been feeling her way along, bit by bit, and finding her way in the world, the way we all do.  I think it's the growth of the characters that has kept me - and probably everyone else - coming back for (good lord) over 10 years now. 

Is it cold in here?:
A big part is that Bubbles is such a well-executed and sympathetic character. Her arid wit, her delicate touch pursuing a relationship, and yes her twitchiness all remind me of people in my life I regard positively.

Is it cold in here?:
Their babies will be so cute!

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