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WCDT Strips 4026-4030 (17th to 21st June 2019)
TheEvilDog:
I agree with most of what you said OldGoat, but I wouldn't say that Marigold had a comfortable bank account, given that when she bought Momo's new chassis, she said that she would have to eat Ramen for a while. I would think that buying even a relatively cheap chassis would be akin to buying a small car (hence why May is having so much trouble with her chassis, it's a lemon).
No doubt that Momo getting a job helped with the financial situation, but I really wouldn't be surprised if Marigold nearly wiped out her savings.
Perfectly Reasonable:
I concur. My impression is that Momo's chassis cost about the same as a sports car.
de_la_Nae:
wanted to toss in that May might *want* to be embodied. Robot Jail, as she calls it, wasn't fun. And I can't imagine it wasn't on a server somewhere. She might feel too much like she's still 'on the inside' in one.
OldGoat:
--- Quote from: Castlerook on 22 Jun 2019, 17:36 ---I agree with most of what you said OldGoat, but I wouldn't say that Marigold had a comfortable bank account, given that when she bought Momo's new chassis, she said that she would have to eat Ramen for a while. I would think that buying even a relatively cheap chassis would be akin to buying a small car (hence why May is having so much trouble with her chassis, it's a lemon).
No doubt that Momo getting a job helped with the financial situation, but I really wouldn't be surprised if Marigold nearly wiped out her savings.
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Again, the frugality thing. I've literally heard tightwads frugal people say, "If we buy that car we'll have to live on beans for a year." It's an expression and not meant literally. I absolutely agree that an android chassis costs about as much as an automobile and there's a similar range of models new and used.
brasca:
--- Quote from: OldGoat on 22 Jun 2019, 16:59 ---
--- Quote from: Castlerook on 22 Jun 2019, 12:03 ---Marigold basically does webwork for her dad's company. It just means that she can work from home.
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^^This^^
You wouldn't know it to look at her ("Self-esteem undetectable with current technology"), but she's actually damned good at it and actually earns a decent wage. Also, Marigold's naturally frugal and lives well within her means, so, at least in my head canon, she actually has a fairly comfortable bank account.
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Even if she's frugal it still seems unlikely she could afford a chassis, but then again maybe she does more than manage her father's shoe website.
--- Quote from: Castlerook on 22 Jun 2019, 12:03 ---
May - Barely getting by on the support of friends, would have either starved or turned to crime and gone back to prison if she were a meat person. Has turned to prostitution with Pintsize as her John for extra cash.
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I'm not entirely sure that counts as prostitution since May wants to avoid legal trouble. I think what she was doing with Pintsize is the human equivalent of women selling their used underwear to perverts.
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