Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT June 7th - June 11th (4541-4545)
St.Clair:
--- Quote from: Gnabberwocky on 10 Jun 2021, 19:51 ---Better clear out the building; Pintsize has his chaos-goblin face on.
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He doesn't even have to do anything, just watch.
dance, monkeys, dance.
DaiJB:
OK, Pintsize is clearly falling in love :-D
Gyrre:
--- Quote from: Gus_Smedstad on 09 Jun 2021, 21:57 ---
--- Quote from: badbum61 on 09 Jun 2021, 21:34 ---That's not coffee, it's motor oil.
Although why you'd need a french press for it is a mystery...
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Let's run with the idea that the black fluid in her cup is motor oil. As is the substance in the French Press.
New motor oil isn't black. It's a light, translucent brown. So it's used motor oil. And the French Press is there to strain out the grime. Which it doesn't do all that effectively, so the used oil is still black.
Where's the used oil coming from? Is she doing the AI equivalent of drinking her own pee?
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But wouldn't an AI want to consume machine grease instead for their joints? It coats longer and fresh machine grease is --oddly enough-- milk white.
Gyrre:
--- Quote from: Wingy on 10 Jun 2021, 08:13 ---I hate coffee; I'm sensitive to bitter flavors in general and the idea of drinking coffee makes my mouth twitch. I can tolerate the smell for short periods. Coffee flavored anything is obviously not my fave.
Maybe Iris just carries the cup around for effect, especially if she's living with Yemisi? Or it's intended for Yemisi and Iris just hasn't gotten there yet, only to be interrupted by Pintsize, who's scared of nuthin'... and maybe about to learn what healthy fear means? Or why AIs wear pants in public...
I carried a glass of water with me so I can "drink" in the mornings with the insufficiently-caffeinated (before my employer sent everyone home permanently). Now that I work from home, I just keep a glass of water on my desk and sip as needed.
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Ditto to the extreme sensitivity to bitter flavors.
BenRG:
Jeph telegraphs pretty clearly, doesn't he? Intentionally, in this case because I don't think that it's possible to draw a character accidentally revealing your thoughts
Unlike most people, I don't think that Pintsize is crushing on any of the Three Fates. I think that he's having a nostalgia trip, remembering the atmosphere of sexual tension, confusion and bursts of hostility (partially charged by self-loathing) at the apartment before Marten, Faye and Hannelore grew up and got serious. He misses that atmosphere.
I think that Jeph misses it too and I suspect that he's looking for a way to recreate it. The Secret Bakery characters weren't a direct hit and I'm wondering if he thinks that he may have finally hit on the mark with the Three Fates' domesticity.
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So, is this the way forward for Questionable Content?
* The domesticity of Yemisi, Willow and Iris as the primary cast and location with characters like Yay and Pintsize occasionally dropping in for ad-hoc consultations with Yemisi or simply because they like being around the girls
* The Secret Bakery replacing Coffee of Doom as 'the watering hole' (I would argue that has already happened)
* The burrito shop replacing the Library as the 'work' location
* Beepatrice replacing Hannelore as the comedically neurotic and yet cute one
* Roko maybe replacing Claire as the hyper-focussed and competent "This is Srs Bsns" character
* Shipping: Maybe Iris is a bit of a tsundere and is crushing on Yemisi or Willow (or both for maximum soap operatic drama)?
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