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WCDT Strips 3966-3970 (25th-29th March, 2019)

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mercykills:
Yep! I'm with Elliot here. Once my friend starts talking about disfiguring themselves, nakkies or no-fucking-nakkies, I'm kicking in doors.

But, seriously, poor Roko. :( I feel so bad for her.

Hmmm...I remember Beeps said she never got to the point to where she felt "right" in her second body and she needed to get a third to be alright. I wonder if the insurance that paid for Roko's body takes such a thing into account and offers a "come back in, within 30/60/90 days and you can swap into another" type deal?

Mr Intrepid:
And Melon isn't acting in her regular off the wall self in this strip. By any definition of the word, she's trying to talk Roko down from the edge.

cybersmurf:
As much as AIs seem to be able to just go into a new body whenever they desire, getting one that looks the same seems to be harder, especially if they were to change it involuntarily.

I think, personally I can to a very little extent feel what Roko is going through. My experience has nothing to do with dissociation, but I guess moving to a new apartment may feel somewhat similar. It may take a while to feel at home, or that feeling may never come. Especially if it wasn't really your choice to move in the first place.

Coupled with the sensorium upgrade, the new body really may feel different. not much, but subtly, which makes it harder in my opinion.

I think we now see the side of Melon that makes her Roko's friend. Although she may be weird as hell, she is a good person underneath that... mess of a fruit salad.

BenRG:
Oh poor Roko! This is one of the really bad 'downs' for her isn't it? So bad  that she's self-harming, maybe even borderline suicidal? Thankfully, she has friends there so she doesn't have to cope with this meltdown alone. That said, I can see a scene coming where she is in a three-way hug and tells Elliot and Melon that she wishes she could cry.


--- Quote from: Mr Intrepid on 24 Mar 2019, 23:51 ---And Melon isn't acting in her regular off the wall self in this strip. By any definition of the word, she's trying to talk Roko down from the edge.
--- End quote ---

Melon may be weird and whimsical but even she has an awareness of when someone's behaviour has become anomalous and alarming.


--- Quote from: Castlerook on 24 Mar 2019, 21:29 ---Yeah, we could discuss the implications of AI and clothing.

Or we could talk about the fact that Roko seems to be suffering a breakdown, to the point where she's willing to start disfiguring herself!
--- End quote ---

Elliot is the kind of guy who always is concerned with others' dignity and agency. He also is the sort of guy who would be very easily embarrassed by seeing someone naked, human or synthetic. The nudity taboo is a real and powerful thing, you know! :-P

Scarlet Manuka:
(now posting in the correct thread)

I do like that we're exploring more of Roko's issues with her new body, and I'm not qualified to talk about how realistic her progression is. So perhaps others here can comment: To me the only part that doesn't seem plausible is Roko calling for a vegetable peeler so soon after the "melon baller" incident. Opinions?

Though if that turns out to be a setup to drive some character growth for Melon as well, putting her in the responsible caretaker role with respect to Roko rather than the other way around, I'm happy to let it slide. Sometimes we have to make a few sacrifices to get the plot moving in the right direction, and it does seem like a tailor-made opportunity for Melon to finally succeed in making a relevant logical connection and progress beyond being mostly a comic relief sidekick.

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