DR E-C: "Bubbles, you know about Hannelore's greatest fear?"
BUBBLES: "Yes, she is afraid that she has a twin sister who was built to be a killing machine."
DR E-C: "Bubbles... that fear...? It's based on something real. Thank god that it went wrong and Hannelore's twin... it never worked out. We couldn't replicate homicidal psychopathy in her neural net. The military shuttered the program and everything was destroyed for the sake of deniability. All except the prototype; security was ensured by locking off her memories and implanting a belief in her that they were so traumatic that she never wanted to experience them again."
BUBBLES: "Why are you telling me this, Doctor?"
DR E-C: "Bubbles... My joint greatest creation; my other 'perfect daughter'... Bubbles, it's you!"
DR E-C: "Bubbles, you know about Hannelore's greatest fear?"
BUBBLES: "Yes, she is afraid that she has a twin sister who was built to be a killing machine."
DR E-C: "Bubbles... that fear...? It's based on something real. Thank god that it went wrong and Hannelore's twin... it never worked out. We couldn't replicate homicidal psychopathy in her neural net. The military shuttered the program and everything was destroyed for the sake of deniability. All except the prototype; security was ensured by locking off her memories and implanting a belief in her that they were so traumatic that she never wanted to experience them again."
BUBBLES: "Why are you telling me this, Doctor?"
DR E-C: "Bubbles... My joint greatest creation; my other 'perfect daughter'... Bubbles, it's you!"
Calling it now. We're going to get a murder-mystery of the holiday season. In the last strip before the holidays, CW is going to get bumped off and we're going to have a skate-park full of suspects.
Why does Corpse Witch hold a hand up to areas of her plastic that were targets of attack?Or maybe she's considering the damage that Bubbles could have easily inflicted to her, and is cherishing the fact that she still has a neck. also, i believe that this post belongs in the last WCDT.
It's something that makes sense for organic people, but Jeph said once that AnthroPCs don't feel pain the way organic people do.
Maybe she's doing damage assessment.
Calling it now. We're going to get a murder-mystery of the holiday season. In the last strip before the holidays, CW is going to get bumped off and we're going to have a skate-park full of suspects.
Jeph can call the arc "Who Shocked CW?"
*Dallas theme kicks up (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sKX3tWaOew)*
Why does Corpse Witch hold a hand up to areas of her plastic that were targets of attack?That's actually part of why we squishy humans do it.
It's something that makes sense for organic people, but Jeph said once that AnthroPCs don't feel pain the way organic people do.
Maybe she's doing damage assessment.
Why does Corpse Witch hold a hand up to areas of her plastic that were targets of attack?That's actually part of why we squishy humans do it.
It's something that makes sense for organic people, but Jeph said once that AnthroPCs don't feel pain the way organic people do.
Maybe she's doing damage assessment.
Maybe she knows what happened to Raven. Or Sven.
Not Steve though, he's probably just eating cereal.
P.S. I want Marten's shirt.
Why does Corpse Witch hold a hand up to areas of her plastic that were targets of attack?That's actually part of why we squishy humans do it.
It's something that makes sense for organic people, but Jeph said once that AnthroPCs don't feel pain the way organic people do.
Maybe she's doing damage assessment.
It's also not out of character for AIs in QC to do things similar to humans because they look like humans, and/or socialisation.
Wait....a character is giving good advice in QC?! 'Tis a sign of the apocalypse!
But gotta hand it to Jeremy, that is actually good advice and I'm glad to see Bubbles seems to be taking it to heart.
Wait....a character is giving good advice in QC?! 'Tis a sign of the apocalypse!
But gotta hand it to Jeremy, that is actually good advice and I'm glad to see Bubbles seems to be taking it to heart.
I'm really wondering how Jeremy came to be at the skate park. It doesn't seem to be his natural home and I really can't think of what he would bring to the 'robot fighting league' thing. I find myself musing that, originally, before Corpse Witch took it in the direction she wanted to go, the whole thing was meant to be a refuge for homeless or distressed robots.
I'm just wondering "why a sentient assembly arm?" in the first place. It seems like a pointless thing for it to be all an AI does, even if not quite on "I make toast fun" level. Surely an AI could run a whole assembly line, at least?
I'm just wondering "why a sentient assembly arm?" in the first place. It seems like a pointless thing for it to be all an AI does, even if not quite on "I make toast fun" level. Surely an AI could run a whole assembly line, at least?
When you mostly just sit around in a warehouse all day with no-one to talk to except cargo crates, you've got a lot of time to think about stuff and work out how to solve others' problems. I wouldn't be at all surprised if Jeremy were a self-taught psychologist.
He's quirky though; anyone who actively seeks out Squirrel Girl is quirky.
It's possible that's the only chassis that was available after his fighting body was to badly damaged to be repaired. Maybe he's Hank the Dismemberer! It's also possible that he's more like Station. He embodies the skate park and helps to maintain it through is various remotes, as well as takes care of the internet security and does the fight broadcasting. He just interacts with the single-body types at the park though his servos, rather than an omnipresent voice though the speaker system. And maybe he just likes physical copies of comics.
When you mostly just sit around in a warehouse all day with no-one to talk to except cargo crates, you've got a lot of time to think about stuff and work out how to solve others' problems. I wouldn't be at all surprised if Jeremy were a self-taught psychologist.
He's quirky though; anyone who actively seeks out Squirrel Girl is quirky.
It's a known fact that some people are great at giving relationship advice even if they're not great at their own relationships. I'm one of them. For example, within 5 minutes of an online WoW friend, that I'd never met in real life, telling us about why he was fighting with his wife, I said "Dude, don't take this wrong, but first impressions, it sounds like she's cheating on you." Three days later, he came on and said it turned out I was right.
I'm just wondering "why a sentient assembly arm?" in the first place. It seems like a pointless thing for it to be all an AI does, even if not quite on "I make toast fun" level. Surely an AI could run a whole assembly line, at least?
It might be that it is the chassis that best suits his skill-set and interests. Maybe he likes building stuff and so was installed in a body most suited to pursue his vocation and art. It might be interesting to have a few strips of him and Faye talking about the finer points of aesthetic metalworking.
Little known fact*: Pearl Jam's hit song is actually inspired by him.
*you can lie about anything if you admit it in a footnote**!
**I'm not sure if this is actually a footnote.
I do believe Jeremy knows the value of silence when required.He knows better than to contradict CW.
He knows better than to contradict CW.
Can we stop calling Corpse Witch CW? It puts me in mind of teen romantic dramas starring teens for teens. My stereotypes of the network may be outdated.
So, do we know the canonical heights of the characters?
it may be prudent to assume that she is bending her knees a bit.
So, do we know the canonical heights of the characters?
It would be interesting if Steve did turn up, and it turns out that Bubbles and Steve know each other. After all Steve apparently works, or has worked, with a government agency that would likely need the assistance of US military assets from time to time.
Also, dangit Faye. You're right, but that's really not what Bubbles was going for.
"It is time. Come, we have much to discuss" momentInfodump alert! Infodump imminent!
Recent comics with Hannelore in the new art style make her seem a lot taller than before and I'm not sure why. I can't find a good example now that I'm thinking of it though.She might have had a late growth spurt. She's only ~23 years old after all. (She turned 22 at her birthday in 1069 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1069), but we've had some timeskips after that.) I know I had one after I moved away from my parents to university, which means I was ~21 at the time.
As for the story; if it is possible to lock memories away, how would you know? Because they tell you they locked part of your memory?
questionable cereal content?
I never trust those little bits and bobs that sink and never resurface in my cereal...
As for the story; if it is possible to lock memories away, how would you know? Because they tell you they locked part of your memory? Could it be there is nothing locked away? Or just the memory of a chopping list? Could the whole 'I have something on you but you can't remember' be a lie? Could Corps Witch be telling fibs?
Bubbles could have made a recording of herself explaining what she did and why it would be a bad idea to unlock those memories.
Bubbles could have made a recording of herself explaining what she did and why it would be a bad idea to unlock those memories.
I started reading the comic about a decade ago when I was younger than everyone and I hadn't given much thought to the fact that I'm now older (at 29) than everyone except possibly Sven. I guess it's like how Bart in season one is now older than present day Homer.Recent comics with Hannelore in the new art style make her seem a lot taller than before and I'm not sure why. I can't find a good example now that I'm thinking of it though.She might have had a late growth spurt. She's only ~23 years old after all. (She turned 22 at her birthday in 1069 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1069), but we've had some timeskips after that.) I know I had one after I moved away from my parents to university, which means I was ~21 at the time.
I started reading the comic about a decade ago when I was younger than everyone and I hadn't given much thought to the fact that I'm now older (at 29) than everyone except possibly Sven. I guess it's like how Bart in season one is now older than present day Homer.Recent comics with Hannelore in the new art style make her seem a lot taller than before and I'm not sure why. I can't find a good example now that I'm thinking of it though.She might have had a late growth spurt. She's only ~23 years old after all. (She turned 22 at her birthday in 1069 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1069), but we've had some timeskips after that.) I know I had one after I moved away from my parents to university, which means I was ~21 at the time.
"I know you're not supposed to smash them with a hammer."
And that is why Faye will never understand PC maintenance.
"I know you're not supposed to smash them with a hammer."
And that is why Faye will never understand PC maintenance.
I feel a load of exposition coming up next weekI don't really think Jeff would do that to us, but it would be epic. Four days of Marten and Steve eating cereal, and on Friday, he goes back home to find Faye and Bubbles have had the talk. And they have a plan. What that plan is, we'll just have to watch.
Or a week of Steve eating Cereal
Maybe some future plot development relies on the fact that Marten didn't hear this conversation.
Also (and the way it sruck me first) it's trying to wring a little more comedy from Marten's stuggle mentally to take on board what's going on.
If Jeph doesn't deliver on cereal eating, I'm going to riot. At least splice it in between Bubbles' storytelling. That would be amazing.Cut to Marten finding Steve's emaciated corpse sitting in front of a mysteriously-still-fresh cereal bowl even while the rest of the place looks like it's weathered a couple of centuries.
In fairness, Jeph doesn't make a habit of doing Steve strips. It's not like he's a.....
8-)
....cereal offender.
QuoteBubbles could have made a recording of herself explaining what she did and why it would be a bad idea to unlock those memories.
As Ido Daisuke did in Gunnm/Battle Angel Alita (which we know Jeph is a fan of).
I also seem to remember the Major reintegrating some memories in a Ghost in the Shell series episode. Cannot remember if it was SAC or Arise, though.
When you mostly just sit around in a warehouse all day with no-one to talk to except cargo crates, you've got a lot of time to think about stuff and work out how to solve others' problems. I wouldn't be at all surprised if Jeremy were a self-taught psychologist.
He's quirky though; anyone who actively seeks out Squirrel Girl is quirky.
It's a known fact that some people are great at giving relationship advice even if they're not great at their own relationships. I'm one of them. For example, within 5 minutes of an online WoW friend, that I'd never met in real life, telling us about why he was fighting with his wife, I said "Dude, don't take this wrong, but first impressions, it sounds like she's cheating on you." Three days later, he came on and said it turned out I was right.
Ouch! Damn. That must have been hard for him to take especially and even more so since it was an online person that alerted him.
OK, peoples - this is important. I need to know if there is a vendor that sells that t-shirt Marten is wearing - the "Casual Friday" shark one. thanks.