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WCDT strips 3836-3840 (24 to 28 September 2018)
Carl-E:
It seems that this appearance of the Eminence Gris is primarily to annoy.
If not with its observations, then with its outfit...
:-D :police: :angel: :psyduck:
Akima:
I thought Basilisk was parodying the Spookybots' accent, which is apparently non-rhotic like mine. In Australia we really do say: "I'll pahk my cah in the yahd, twenty meetas outside the shopping centa."
Yay, Carl!
BenRG:
Okay, so I was expecting Spookybot to turn up at some point. As irrational as it seems, the whole scenario just seems too contrived not to have Jeph's own Deus Ex Machina involved somehow. Until proof is offered otherwise, I'm assuming that their explanation in panel 5 is at best misdirection and that Roko's sudden career move is in line with their agenda, whatever it turns out to be.
I also suspect that Roko is going to wake up tomorrow and realise that she told a god-tier AI to 'fuck off' and muse that she now hopes that they are powerful and self-assured enough to not take stuff like that personally.
Now, why the Boston accent? My guess it's two strong emotions: Anger and fear. Anger because I suspect that Roko's superiors and, possibly, her peers were very nasty about her quitting, especially if she happened to mention the reason. However, yes, there is also fear: Fear about what her future holds and just how difficult a path she's set out on.
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 25 Sep 2018, 22:50 ---It seems that this appearance of the Eminence Gris is primarily to annoy.
If not with its observations, then with its outfit...
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Q liked duplicating his sparring partners' clothing choices too.
MrNumbers:
--- Quote from: Akima on 25 Sep 2018, 22:51 ---I thought Basilisk was parodying the Spookybots' accent, which is apparently non-rhotic like mine. In Australia we really do say: "I'll pahk my cah in the yahd, twenty meetas outside the shopping centa."
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Also Australian, I actually had to read the sentence out loud to realize it was true.
Shit. That explains why bad Australian accents sound the way they do. I get what they're exaggerating a little better now.
brasca:
--- Quote from: citizenfive on 25 Sep 2018, 22:16 ---I know some people on this forum aren't the biggest fans of Spookybot/how they were introduced, but they're definitely one of my favorite characters because of how little we know about them. I love seeing them show up again!
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I still have reservations about a walking talking deus ex machina, but what I find most troubling is the possibility of Spookybot becoming the next Great Gazoo.
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