Something about the moms face in the last panel makes me worry that she'll show up at Martin's doorstep in week, accompanied by a mob with torches and pitchforks, hunting the Bubs. I don't think she is certain about whether or not that was a joke.
Okay, but if Bubbles were able to carry, say a music school, would that mean that she could carry a tune?
High schools are usually much larger buildings than grade schools, too, with a lot more students per school. At least, that seemed to be the pattern when I was growing up here in San Francisco, that there were at least 4 elementary schools for every high school in the city.
There was that comic, where pintsize and momo were discussing companionship. So i would say that at least for a part its his way of "doing the job". Probably for a larger part its just his idea of fun. Few years back i was casually lying to people for fun, just to see how crazy thing it will take to stupefy them(record probably is that my family has kind of zoo and this week we had baby hippos from Denmark). So i can relate.
By the way, have you noticed contrast between this strip and this one (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3192)?
Philosophy schools are pretty heavy.
Philosophy schools are pretty heavy.
Schools of fish, on the other hand ...
I see someone's been playing Persona 5. Those two look like deadringers for Sadayo Kawakami and Shinya Oda.
So are you saying she could or could not carry a Tuna?Philosophy schools are pretty heavy.Schools of fish, on the other hand ...
"Wait, did that huge robot crack a joke at my kid's expense?"I hardly think it was at the kid's expense.
And I must commend Bubbles on her humor. It's better than the one with the truck making back up noises and thankfully not a pun.
thankfully not a pun."Thankfully" and "not a pun" do not belong together.
Bubbles has the most expressive face I've ever seen on a robot.
Ok Bubbles is cute as all hell, but I have to admit I'm now a bit concerned about where the relationship is going. I have a bad feeling Bubbles is on the way to getting hurt.
I have no need for friendship
Friendship causes pain
Its laughter and its loving I disdain
That aside, it's interesting that she's asked may to help her take it off.
eeeee.. The moment we've been waiting for for months. This is going to be a long 24 hours to wait for the next page.
A long 24 hours? This is Questionable Content! (https://youtu.be/eZeYVIWz99I)
Be prepared for the slowest strip tease ever!
That said, yeah, if she hasn't taken it off in a while then the release points might need a little elbow grease, lube and someone attacking the bolts from an advantageous leverage angle! :-D
Okay this would be schmaltzy as hell but hear me out:
Bubbles takes off her armour and finds a old, folded up picture of herself and her squad under one of the panels. They'd always been with her, she just had to open back up to see it.
Normally I'd hate on a twist like that, but I'm not gonna lie, I'd find it pretty satisfying here.
The thing is, in a very real way, Bubbles has already taken her armour off. We've seen it a lot in the last hundred strips or so. We see it in how she is at ease around her friends, trusts and even forgives after being hurt; every step has been a bit of plating coming off. It's been a hard journey for her but, at this stage, taking off her physical armour only symbolises something that has happened to her anyway in fact.
I mean, would you want the seven foot combat ready AI have a nice smile or one hell of a scary-ass game face doing the talking with people?
Regarding the comic, this is Bubbles beginning to take those first steps to her personal recovery. This is her stepping out from the role of the soldier, the follower and taking down the walls she's built up since she's lost her squad. This is Bubbles realising she doesn't need the armour anymore, that she isn't a monster in humanoid form.
eeeee.. The moment we've been waiting for for months. This is going to be a long 24 hours to wait for the next page.
This time around Bubbles will have kick-ass friends to back her up when she does get hurt. Put Marten's steadiness and Faye's loyalty and Hannelore's insight together ...
I inhaled sharply at that last panel.
And now my eyes are distinctly wet.
Also, does anyone else really want a print of Claire sitting on that dresser, as like a wall scroll or something? It just radiates happiness and whimsy.
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That aside, it's interesting that she's asked Faye to help her take it off. This has two possible explanations in my mind:I have to say that I think that it's the latter. It is in many ways an intimate act and she wants to share it with Faye as an act of absolute trust.
- It's a complicated bit of kit and really needs someone to help the wearer (preferably equipped with a socket wrench);
- This isn't something Bubbles wants to do alone.
That said, yeah, if she hasn't taken it off in a while then the release points might need a little elbow grease, lube and someone attacking the bolts from an advantageous leverage angle! :-D
Okay this would be schmaltzy as hell but hear me out:
Bubbles takes off her armour and finds a old, folded up picture of herself and her squad under one of the panels. They'd always been with her, she just had to open back up to see it.
Normally I'd hate on a twist like that, but I'm not gonna lie, I'd find it pretty satisfying here.
Tell me there isn't a deeply emotional and intimate relationship brewing here.
Quote from: Mad CatTell me there isn't a deeply emotional and intimate relationship brewing here.
Not just brewing, it's already happening.
I dearly wish more people understood that they don't have to imagine sex as part of deeply emotional and intimate relationships. "Just friends" doesn't mean "merely friends".
I dearly wish more people understood that they don't have to imagine sex as part of deeply emotional and intimate relationships. "Just friends" doesn't mean "merely friends".
Insert 60's porno riff.
A long 24 hours? This is Questionable Content! (https://youtu.be/eZeYVIWz99I)Wasn't there a comic strip by that title at one point in time?
Be prepared for the slowest strip tease ever!
I speculated months ago that Bubbles needs assistance to remove her armor. Like the assistance of somebody with a power wrench. I doubt removing it or donning it is anywhere near as trivial as changing clothes - more like taking the body panels off of a car.
Does this mean Bubbles has chosen Faye to be her squire?
Ok Bubbles is cute as all hell, but I have to admit I'm now a bit concerned about where the relationship is going. I have a bad feeling Bubbles is on the way to getting hurt.
The price of never getting hurt is exorbitant.QuoteI have no need for friendship
Friendship causes pain
Its laughter and its loving I disdain
This time around Bubbles will have kick-ass friends to back her up when she does get hurt. Put Marten's steadiness and Faye's loyalty and Hannelore's insight together ...
Of course. That was just the first thing that came to mind. :P
Then again, Bubbles can give off a Brienne of Tarth vibe to me at times.
Of course. That was just the first thing that came to mind. :P
Then again, Bubbles can give off a Brienne of Tarth vibe to me at times.
Agreed although sometimes I imagine her having a voice like R Dorothy Wayneright.
Agreed although sometimes I imagine her having a voice like R Dorothy Wayneright.
"You're a louse, Faye Whitaker"
Of course. That was just the first thing that came to mind. :P
Then again, Bubbles can give off a Brienne of Tarth vibe to me at times.
Agreed although sometimes I imagine her having a voice like R Dorothy Wayneright.
"You're a louse, Faye Whitaker"
Can one of the archive masters point me to the strip where Bubbles angrily insisted that she was going to stay in her armor?
Can one of the archive masters point me to the strip where Bubbles angrily insisted that she was going to stay in her armor?
Or maybe she'll need a bigger crowbar.
Wow, didn't realize the massive improvement in art from just two years ago until I looked at this.Can one of the archive masters point me to the strip where Bubbles angrily insisted that she was going to stay in her armor?
Not sure if this is the one you're thinking of?
http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3032
I have a feeling there was another.
Can one of the archive masters point me to the strip where Bubbles angrily insisted that she was going to stay in her armor?
Not sure if this is the one you're thinking of?
http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3032
I have a feeling there was another.
I think that the reasons Bubbles has been getting flustered is that she is unaccustomed to leaving herself so emotionally vulnerable.
I don't think that it has anything to do with some kind of blooming romantic relationship.
Of course. That was just the first thing that came to mind. :P
Then again, Bubbles can give off a Brienne of Tarth vibe to me at times.
Agreed although sometimes I imagine her having a voice like R Dorothy Wayneright.
"You're a louse, Faye Whitaker"
Then what does that make Pintsize?
Can one of the archive masters point me to the strip where Bubbles angrily insisted that she was going to stay in her armor?
Not sure if this is the one you're thinking of?
http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3032
I have a feeling there was another.
I'm not sure either and have the feeling there was another. Something with teeth-gritting repetition.
I keep a .45ACP next to my bed. More versatile than a prybar in many respects.
A copepod (water cyclops).
"You're a louse, FayeWhitaker"
Then what does that make Pintsize?
"It's pretty... uh... sudden!"
P.S.: I can get the crossbow; Faye has the spirit of a woman who wants to be an armourer for a medieval re-enactment society and she lives with Pintsize. However, why does she need a pry bar under her bed? I suspect that they may still be having problems with their front door or something!
Despite getting many opportunities from Dora, Faye has never shown sexual interest in women. Bubbles has not demonstrated sexual attraction to anyone. Until and unless we get evidence otherwise, pairing Faye and Bubbles is the bad kind of shipping.
If Bubbles doesn't wear anything under the armor this could be awkward.Presumably Bubbles will need a whole new wardrobe once she sheds her armour. Considering her size, her clothes will presumably have to be tailor-made for her.
And probably the use of gloves and other work place protection she never needed when in armour.
If Bubbles doesn't wear anything under the armor this could be awkward.
Presumably Bubbles will need a whole new wardrobe once she sheds her armour. Considering her size, her clothes will presumably have to be tailor-made for her.
Of course. That was just the first thing that came to mind. :P
Then again, Bubbles can give off a Brienne of Tarth vibe to me at times.
Agreed although sometimes I imagine her having a voice like R Dorothy Wayneright.
"You're a louse, Faye Whitaker"
Then what does that make Pintsize?
Pintsize would be the giant robot of course. Big P. Seems appropriate....
Well, we did find out that she had some level of sewing ability when it came time to put May's hair back on when she got her first face replacement. I guess we'll find out what her skill level is.If Bubbles doesn't wear anything under the armor this could be awkward.Presumably Bubbles will need a whole new wardrobe once she sheds her armour. Considering her size, her clothes will presumably have to be tailor-made for her.
It's a comic about relationships. Extrapolation is OK. For example, "Dale and Marigold are fighting like an old married couple already! I wonder if Jeph is foreshadowing something."Isn't slash fic involving incompatible characters usually "explicit and unrealistic"?
The worst kind of thing would be explicit and unrealistic. Slash fiction involving incompatible characters would be the other end of the scale.
In between, well, a good guideline is to remember they are Jeph's characters and not ours.
Faye has the spirit of a woman who wants to be an armourer for a medieval re-enactment society and she lives with Pintsize. However, why does she need a pry bar under her bed? I suspect that they may still be having problems with their front door or something!You answered your own question. She lives with Pintsize.
Important lessons Bubbles probably needs to learn in a near future without armour:
Swearing 101, advanced swearing and compound curses
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And probably the use of gloves and other work place protection she never needed when in armour.
It's a comic about relationships. Extrapolation is OK. For example, "Dale and Marigold are fighting like an old married couple already! I wonder if Jeph is foreshadowing something."Isn't slash fic involving incompatible characters usually "explicit and unrealistic"?
The worst kind of thing would be explicit and unrealistic. Slash fiction involving incompatible characters would be the other end of the scale.
In between, well, a good guideline is to remember they are Jeph's characters and not ours.
Also, considering that's Faye's imagination... was she a Sailor Moon fan?
I'm beginning to wonder if this QCverse has WD40.Ditto.
So,, her under armor AI Body is not all that different from her armored form by the looks of it. I was wondering about that and whether she'd loose a fair bit in height and/or mass once her armor was removed.
If Bubbles doesn't wear anything under the armor this could be awkward.Presumably Bubbles will need a whole new wardrobe once she sheds her armour. Considering her size, her clothes will presumably have to be tailor-made for her.
It's a comic about relationships. Extrapolation is OK. For example, "Dale and Marigold are fighting like an old married couple already! I wonder if Jeph is foreshadowing something."Isn't slash fic involving incompatible characters usually "explicit and unrealistic"?
The worst kind of thing would be explicit and unrealistic. Slash fiction involving incompatible characters would be the other end of the scale.
In between, well, a good guideline is to remember they are Jeph's characters and not ours.
Despite getting many opportunities from Dora, Faye has never shown sexual interest in women. Bubbles has not demonstrated sexual attraction to anyone. Until and unless we get evidence otherwise, pairing Faye and Bubbles is the bad kind of shipping.
It also seems that once the armor is off, it's not going back on anytime soon.
I'm beginning to wonder if this QCverse has WD40.
So,, her under armor AI Body is not all that different from her armored form by the looks of it. I was wondering about that and whether she'd loose a fair bit in height and/or mass once her armor was removed.
Secondly, I want to stick it to everybody who insists that friendship is deeper than romance can be and that intimacy is not sexual tension, etc. etc. Like yes that's all true but sometimes when it looks like a duck and sounds like a duck.... it's a freaking duck and not a goose being mistaken for a duck by a duck crazed society. And yeah it's a little petty but so is the insistence that we all be "above shipping" even when the story-line heavily hints at it. The Faye/Bubbles shipping is even done by Claire and Dora. I think those are supposed to be clues that there is at least that kind of chemistry, even if it won't be acted on.
... interesting thought, if the armor wasn't actually that thick, and Bubbles is already using a strong military chassis, is the point of it purely ablative?Either way, Bubbles maintains her strength. The armor has, no doubt, been overkill all along - she's able to withstand anything she's apt to encounter outside of a combat zone without it.
Ooof. I wonder if it's actually reactive armor, which would probably make the prybar a really bad idea.
... interesting thought, if the armor wasn't actually that thick, and Bubbles is already using a strong military chassis, is the point of it purely ablative?
@St.Clair,
Speaking entirely personally, I don't think that it's fair to characterise my views as jumping to "assuming that any or all intimate relationships must be, or become/progress to, romantic and/or sexual ones;". Whilst I agree that some shippers can be quite fanatical, it is my view that, with a few exceptions (who are newcomers and, IMO, ought to be excused their excitement), the majority of Faye/Bubbles relationship advocates on this board have come to their conclusion by watching the development of the interactions between the two characters.
In my case, I only started thinking that Jeph may be hinting towards romantic attraction (at least on the part of Bubbles) at the time Bubbles had a breakdown after hearing some local roughs call her a 'freak' and the way Faye went to her at once and comforted her (this is after Bubbles nearly punched a hole in a wall next to Faye's head). It is after that point that we see Bubbles starting to make aesthetic changes to her hair and getting extremely defensive when Faye notices. It isn't exactly subtle writing but I feel confident in my interpretation of it.
Now, I fully understand and acknowledge others' right to not accept this interpretation. Until such time as Jeph gives a clear yes/no indicator (and he tends to be very clear about these sorts of things), we can only make extrapolations and interpretations on the strip. I am certainly not going to be shoving it down anyone's throats. However, I think that I can justifiably say that, so long as I remain polite and do not stray too far into fan-fiction or outright weirdness, I am not doing wrong by my fellow forum members.... interesting thought, if the armor wasn't actually that thick, and Bubbles is already using a strong military chassis, is the point of it purely ablative?
Even though Bubbles' armour is heavy, it is still only infantry armour. I suspect it's a thin laminate made out of compressed layers of carbon composite and titanium. The underlying maroon-brown sheath is probably a combination of composite mail overlaid by a thin layer of Kevlar and some flame-retardant material.
You are all aware of the fact, that a lot of stuff which we talked about here made it into the latest comic? :D
Jeph is listening :)
Post about Fred.
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I'm just really sick of this idea that shippers are some how dirty people masturbating to everything.
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And this is an unpopular opinion but I feel that platonic relationships are lesser.Sounds better that way, methinks?
You put everything on the line for your spouse or partner. You don't do that for just a friend. So yes, romantic relationships do trump others.
Look at Bubbles, getting all smug at the end there. Good on her. Of course, you realize Faye complimenting Bubble's booty is going to send up the May signal...
Interesting that Bubbles' designers went for the two-tone myomer. I still think she's probably better off not walking down the street without at least a pair of pants. Good thing she has the coat, or she might be stuck indoors waiting on getting an outfit delivered.
You put everything on the line for your spouse or partner. You don't do that for just a friend.
I was honestly expecting her armour to take up a lot more of her body mass than it apparently actually does. I guess they were only just plates.
I was sort of expecting the whole red shell to come off and have sort of a smaller gangly body underneath, based on this (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3004). Good luck stopping an AT round with applique plates, but I mean this universe has combat AI and orbital rail guns so I guess it doesn't matter... sure was nice of the army to match her skin tone so complimentarily though :psyduck:
It's surprising how human her chassis really is too. Check out those triceps.
Oh, sweet Lord, don't cut away now...
You put everything on the line for your spouse or partner. You don't do that for just a friend. So yes, romantic relationships do trump others.I don't envy your friends.
Back in regular user mode, here's another speculation. What if romantic feelings develop but only on one side?
Can friendship survive a one-sided romantic attraction?Regarding what Faye and Marten went through, I would say yes.
In my experience... sometimes. I've had friendships fall apart because the other person developed feelings I didn't reciprocate, I've had others that survived without a bump, and others that were bruised and drifted apart for a while but came back just as strong. It depends on the individual and the dynamics of the particular relationship.Back in regular user mode, here's another speculation. What if romantic feelings develop but only on one side?
That could actually be quite an interesting story. Can friendship survive a one-sided romantic attraction? That's a question more than a few people IRL have had to confront.
Can friendship survive a one-sided romantic attraction?
Regarding what Faye and Marten went through, I would say yes.
Interesting that Bubbles' designers went for the two-tone myomer. I still think she's probably better off not walking down the street without at least a pair of pants. Good thing she has the coat, or she might be stuck indoors waiting on getting an outfit delivered.
What could be fun would be if Bubbles decides to go for a more soft and feminine look; imagine her in a bright print dress, or something lacey and white. Or even just jeans and a slightly frilly blouse. It'd be much less expected than putting her in a plaid flannel top.
So you put your friends before your spouse? I don't envy your spouse!
So you put your friends before your spouse? I don't envy your spouse!
So you put your friends before your spouse? I don't envy your spouse!
Man, I love the comic, but the thought that keeps occupying my mind is that the last panel today *feels* like the first time I tried to take off a girl's bra. I was all "Do I need to go get my dad's cutting torch? Good lord!"
As someone currently going out with an asexual, one thing I've learned is that the common perceptions of 'friendships' and 'relationships' are not as fixed and immutable as we assume them to be. There is a lot of inbetween, and a lot of "I don't know what this is but it's good".
For the folks getting a bit close to bickering, please say the following alloud: "You are you, and I am me. We all see things a bit differently."
I don't think it's a two-tone myomer, I think it's an actual leotard-like final layer. It may just be Jeph's drawing style, but you can see a line of shadow under where the legs and sleeves end, indicating a transition line where light is being blocked by a thicker material. If it was all her "skin," albeit two-toned, there would be no difference in thickness and thus no shadow. It's the same as the way he draws shadows on clothed characters. I could be wrong, though, as the lines on the hips would seem to indicate uncovered articulation points. I'll be curious as to whether the question is answered later.
And..what happened? Is Fred better, or working to a place where he is better? I am worried about your friend Fred.
Why does an AI need to stretch...?
I don't think it's a two-tone myomer, I think it's an actual leotard-like final layer. It may just be Jeph's drawing style, but you can see a line of shadow under where the legs and sleeves end, indicating a transition line where light is being blocked by a thicker material. If it was all her "skin," albeit two-toned, there would be no difference in thickness and thus no shadow. It's the same as the way he draws shadows on clothed characters. I could be wrong, though, as the lines on the hips would seem to indicate uncovered articulation points. I'll be curious as to whether the question is answered later.I was guessing the lines to be hems in the fabric.
We've been thinking of Bubbles as an adult. How old is she, really?
The blushes could be childlike.
Why does an AI need to stretch...?
Someone new to romantic relationships should start with someone easier than Faye.
Jealous Faye :D
Love Bubbles blushing at Fayes comment.
Of course, you realise what this means now ........
SHOPPING TRIP!!!
;D
SHOPPING TRIP!!!...is better than shipping trope!
Someone new to romantic relationships should start with someone easier than Faye.
"I understand and appreciate your intent" sounds more like "I know you meant no offense" than like flirting.
What it doesn't address is why Faye should have worried at Bubbles reaction to something that should have been completely natural and unremarkable for her to say
I might be unsure what was appropriate to say if a seven-foot combat robot with PTSD stripped in front of me.
Bubbles has been known to be prickly. It may not even have been worry, though, but instead just a courteous inquiry about an unfamiliar situation.
I might be unsure what was appropriate to say if a seven-foot combat robot with PTSD stripped in front of me.Thank you? :claireface:
I hope we get a montage of Bubbles trying to find clothes that can contain her awesomeness.
I didn't say it was wrong, just that it was an adequate explanation of why Faye asked whether the compliment was OK.
Awww! And bonus - hugs with no skull-bruising "Donk!" this time, just a pleasant "Smoosh."
Awww! And bonus - hugs with no skull-bruising "Donk!" this time, just a pleasant "Smoosh."
FWIW, Faye isn't a blusher. She rarely if ever blushed during her relationship with Angus, even when they were both stark naked and discussing their respective experiences of sex.
This is last week's thread, by the way.
Thinking of Pintsize, does anyone remember when "the day" from Zach Weiner's guest comics is? I vaguely seem to remember it being in 2017, but I'm not sure.
Ok Bubbles is cute as all hell, but I have to admit I'm now a bit concerned about where the relationship is going. I have a bad feeling Bubbles is on the way to getting hurt.
The price of never getting hurt is exorbitant.QuoteI have no need for friendship
Friendship causes pain
Its laughter and its loving I disdain
This time around Bubbles will have kick-ass friends to back her up when she does get hurt. Put Marten's steadiness and Faye's loyalty and Hannelore's insight together ...
I wish I could give extra likes just for the Simon & Garfunkel quotation. "I Am a Rock" was absolutely the perfect song to illustrate your point.