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Title: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: jwhouk on 26 Jan 2019, 21:55
New week, new thread. (Didn't feel like coming up with a poll, sorry.)
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: shanejayell on 27 Jan 2019, 18:56
So, do you think we'll continue the scene with Roko and Tsunderbot? Or move on?

Maybe Marten will actually get some scene time?
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Neko_Ali on 27 Jan 2019, 19:42
Mar... who? That mysterious boyfriend Claire talks about but we've never seen? I thought it was a figment of the imagination.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: shanejayell on 27 Jan 2019, 20:41
Well, with them all living together one suspects it came up... don't think we ever saw that talk on camera, tho.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: zmeiat_joro on 27 Jan 2019, 21:01
I had wondered if it had come up off-camera, but they've not discussed it in front of the fourth wall, as far as I can remember..
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Penquin47 on 27 Jan 2019, 21:57
If she doesn't know, then that would explain Faye's flippancy about it.  If she does know, well, we know Faye's kind of a twit.

Glad Claire took the flippancy well, at least.  And yeah, I can imagine those conversations going that way. XD
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: BenRG on 27 Jan 2019, 23:15
That was a wonderful strip. Jeph gets special congratulations on balancing the message with the closing punchline without it seeming forced. Yes, I can see conversations between Claire and Marten degenerating somewhat because Claire's very angsty about not being able to keep her hands off of her boyfriend's butt (IIRC, Dora thought that was his most impressive feature).

IMO, Faye's reactions are interesting too. You can see that she's really listening to what Claire is saying and thinking about what is really involved in her and Marten's relationship. Maybe she's also going to end up asking Bubbles if they need more 'meaningful conversation'. Frankly, I think that they already do that; Faye just needs to not be so afraid of admitting that she has depths and that some stuff makes her anxious.

If she doesn't know, then that would explain Faye's flippancy about it.  If she does know, well, we know Faye's kind of a twit.

Glad Claire took the flippancy well, at least.  And yeah, I can imagine those conversations going that way. XD

I would have hoped that Faye would be flippant if she did know. It's a good way to show that you don't think Claire is 'other' or in any way a special case if Faye treats her like she would any other friend discussing her having deep, meaningful conversations with their SO. There was nothing rude or disrespectful about what Faye said anyway.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Penquin47 on 27 Jan 2019, 23:51
I dunno, it kind of came off as mocking to me?  Which could go either way, Claire could feel like Faye is mocking her or she could accept that it's Faye's sense of humor and it's exactly how Faye would've behaved with anyone else saying that.  In person, getting to hear Faye's tone of voice, it would probably be a lot less ambiguous.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Annemoon on 28 Jan 2019, 03:19

IMO, Faye's reactions are interesting too. You can see that she's really listening to what Claire is saying and thinking about what is really involved in her and Marten's relationship. Maybe she's also going to end up asking Bubbles if they need more 'meaningful conversation'. Frankly, I think that they already do that; Faye just needs to not be so afraid of admitting that she has depths and that some stuff makes her anxious.


Yeah I feel like Faye's knee jerk reaction to serious stuff seems to be 'trying to joke about things' - can't deal with tension and immediately goes to humour.
In that way it also sorta makes sense in her reaction to Roku, trying to go for the bright side is her way of dealing, so that's what she tries.

Luckily Claire seems to be in a good place herself and isn't offended by this sort of stuff.
I could imagine super anxious Claire not dealing too well - but she's grown too.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: hakko504 on 28 Jan 2019, 03:35
My understanding when I read the second speech bubble in the third panel was that Claire was about to say something about being trans and when she got to "ramifications" she realised that she hadn't told Faye yet, and changed it into "the risks and challenges we may face". Or in other words, I do not think she's told Faye yet. But Claire did tell Bubbles, so Faye may be about to be briefed about the full situation before the week is over.

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Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Case on 28 Jan 2019, 04:29
Mar... who? That mysterious boyfriend Claire talks about but we've never seen? I thought it was a figment of the imagination.

Mark? No ... Marlon? No ... Marion?
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 28 Jan 2019, 05:08
Nah, it was Marcus. Marcus Sneed.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: cesium133 on 28 Jan 2019, 05:14
Mar... who? That mysterious boyfriend Claire talks about but we've never seen? I thought it was a figment of the imagination.
I thought MarBear was with Dale.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: dutchrvl on 28 Jan 2019, 05:27
My understabnding when I read the second speech bubble in the third panel was yhat Claire was about to say something about being trans and when she got to "ramifications" she realised that she hadn't told Faye yet, and changed it into "the risks and challenges we may face". Or in other words, I do not think she's told Faye yet. But Claire did tell Bubbles, so Faye may be about to be briefed about the full situation before the week is over.

Yeah, this is how I read it too. To me Faye's reaction was more or less making fun of Claire using the word 'ramifications', since one would typically not use such a word with respect to dating someone.  This to me indicates that Faye is not yet aware of Claire being trans. Come to think of it, Bubbles may not know that Faye is not aware of that fact.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: hakko504 on 28 Jan 2019, 07:07
Mar... who? That mysterious boyfriend Claire talks about but we've never seen? I thought it was a figment of the imagination.

Mark? No ... Marlon? No ... Marion?
Mark. Definitely Mark. (https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2628)
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: brasca on 28 Jan 2019, 07:24

IMO, Faye's reactions are interesting too. You can see that she's really listening to what Claire is saying and thinking about what is really involved in her and Marten's relationship. Maybe she's also going to end up asking Bubbles if they need more 'meaningful conversation'. Frankly, I think that they already do that; Faye just needs to not be so afraid of admitting that she has depths and that some stuff makes her anxious.


Yeah I feel like Faye's knee jerk reaction to serious stuff seems to be 'trying to joke about things' - can't deal with tension and immediately goes to humour.
In that way it also sorta makes sense in her reaction to Roku, trying to go for the bright side is her way of dealing, so that's what she tries.

Luckily Claire seems to be in a good place herself and isn't offended by this sort of stuff.
I could imagine super anxious Claire not dealing too well - but she's grown too.

Having lived with Faye even for the short amount of time Claire is probably accustomed to her short comings.  She probably accepts that Faye means well, but tends to stumble.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: OldGoat on 28 Jan 2019, 07:34
Quote
I stuck my foot so far down my throat I've been farting shoelaces.

In a few hundred years Jeph will be recognized for contributing to the English language as much as Shakespeare is today.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Mr Intrepid on 28 Jan 2019, 07:57
Insofar that irregardless of Claire's physical state, one would thing that Faye would notice that the only feminine hygiene products in the apartment are the ones she bought for herself.  Faye knows, Claire and Marten would have told her, and she's chill with it.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Zebediah on 28 Jan 2019, 08:56
Pintsize knows, so why wouldn’t Faye know? This is just Faye being Faye and making fun of Claire’s word choices.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Mr Intrepid on 28 Jan 2019, 10:18
Plus the fact that Faye was at the lake party when Claire told Marten.  And tacitly gave him permission to share that info as Marten deemed needful.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 28 Jan 2019, 11:22
Plus the fact that Faye was at the lake party when Claire told Marten.  And tacitly gave him permission to share that info as Marten deemed needful.
Doesn't mean that Marten told anyone else. That's the kind of information where you pretty much leave it to the originator to decide who they tell.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Theta9 on 28 Jan 2019, 15:06
Plus the fact that Faye was at the lake party when Claire told Marten.  And tacitly gave him permission to share that info as Marten deemed needful.
Doesn't mean that Marten told anyone else. That's the kind of information where you pretty much leave it to the originator to decide who they tell.
Claire's instructions were that Marten not volunteer the information apropos of nothing, but also to just tell them if anybody asks.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Penquin47 on 28 Jan 2019, 15:38
Insofar that irregardless of Claire's physical state, one would thing that Faye would notice that the only feminine hygiene products in the apartment are the ones she bought for herself.  Faye knows, Claire and Marten would have told her, and she's chill with it.

Not necessarily.  When I shared a bathroom with three other young adult women, I paid no attention to what feminine hygiene supplies were around unless I unexpectedly started my period before I got around to replacing the empty package that just got me through the last one.  Depends how observant you are and how many fucks you give - I can't see Faye caring what's going on with a roommate's cycle unless she needed to borrow supplies.  She also might think Claire just keeps it in her and Marten's room so it doesn't get mixed up with Faye's, or Faye might keep hers in her room for similar reasons.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 28 Jan 2019, 15:40
The citation for what Theta9 said (https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2324)
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: azurite on 28 Jan 2019, 16:18
Insofar that irregardless of Claire's physical state, one would thing that Faye would notice that the only feminine hygiene products in the apartment are the ones she bought for herself.  Faye knows, Claire and Marten would have told her, and she's chill with it.

Not necessarily.  When I shared a bathroom with three other young adult women, I paid no attention to what feminine hygiene supplies were around unless I unexpectedly started my period before I got around to replacing the empty package that just got me through the last one.  Depends how observant you are and how many fucks you give - I can't see Faye caring what's going on with a roommate's cycle unless she needed to borrow supplies.  She also might think Claire just keeps it in her and Marten's room so it doesn't get mixed up with Faye's, or Faye might keep hers in her room for similar reasons.

Exactly! Also, remember that menstruation isn't a given. Many types of HBC stop one's period entirely, as can certain health issues. Not to mention: back when I was Clare's age and still bleeding, I used a silicone cup instead of disposable goods. Usually, when not in use, that was in my messenger bag or my nightstand drawer, not in the bathroom. Largely because I didn't want to have to explain what it was to my very nosy and easily scandalized sister.  :roll:
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: shanejayell on 28 Jan 2019, 20:17
New comic's up.

"Team Coffee Of Doom is BLASTING OFF AGAIN!"

Sorry, I'm old. Anyway....
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Neko_Ali on 28 Jan 2019, 20:24
Who was that masked barista? It looks like Pizza Girl has new competition.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: brasca on 28 Jan 2019, 20:25
I had to look up dance belt and I’m glad I since I need to get one of those next time I cosplay as the Monarch.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: tomveil on 28 Jan 2019, 20:34
Is Emily's nose getting larger?
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Gyrre on 28 Jan 2019, 21:05
In regards to the secondary print; why the hell wouldn't someone wearing a skin-tight costume in a place where there will probably be minors include a dancers belt in their cosplay?
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Penquin47 on 28 Jan 2019, 21:25
1. They don't know such things exist.
2. They get off on people seeing their dick-print and don't care that minors will be around.
3. They had a dance belt but forgot to pack it or it broke or they bought the wrong size and decided it wasn't important enough to skip the cosplay all together.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: OldGoat on 28 Jan 2019, 21:26
I didn't know such a thing existed.  Kind of a subtle codpiece.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: DSL on 28 Jan 2019, 22:47
Dora's been looking younger and younger in recent strips.

Dunno about the catsuit (skintight below the waist works much better in comics than in real life), but that's really not a bad logo for Co'D. Coming soon from TopatoCo?
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: BenRG on 28 Jan 2019, 23:16
Let's face it, this is the sort of idea that only Emily could come up with. I do feel for Dora though. Reality is slowly slipping through her fingers as time passes and she isn't happy to be like Marten and just be a passive and helpless spectator to that!

Meanwhile, I wonder if that is an official NASA hoodie and sweatpants? I'm sort of thinking that Emily (like Raven) is perfect for recruitment to the pop culture version of NASA that has various think-tank non-specific idea factories scattered around the country to make mad ideas happen! I also think that Emily on the Moon has a ring to it!
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: zisraelsen on 28 Jan 2019, 23:18
Better keep the sword away from Dale. Feeling too powerful can go to your head.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: oeoek on 29 Jan 2019, 00:34
It's the Caffeinator!
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Near Lurker on 29 Jan 2019, 01:45
Is it just me, or did the tag originally just say "Spiderman"?  Only I have to think Deadpool would give a cosplay without a codpiece a pat on the back...
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: brasca on 29 Jan 2019, 02:04
Is it just me, or did the tag originally just say "Spiderman"?  Only I have to think Deadpool would give a cosplay without a codpiece a pat on the back...

Deadpool would do it on purpose.  With Spider-Man it would be youthful inexperience.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: hedgie on 29 Jan 2019, 03:57
Better keep the sword away from Dale. Feeling too powerful can go to your head.

Quite true.  Just ask Skullmaster.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 29 Jan 2019, 04:03
Dora's been looking younger and younger in recent strips.


Obviously Dora is a life-force vampire, she's draining Tai of her life energy to regain her youth.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Tai Fanboi on 29 Jan 2019, 04:14
Skullmaster, Master of Skulls, approves of Dales new uniform. 
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: dutchrvl on 29 Jan 2019, 06:15
Better keep the sword away from Dale. Feeling too powerful can go to your head.

There's always the mighty warladle as a slightly safer alternative  :lol:
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Theta9 on 29 Jan 2019, 11:07
The citation for what Theta9 said (https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2324)
Thanks, Cold. It's quite trying to search for a particular strip (I spent half an hour last week looking for a different one to reference on Facebook, and came up empty).

So thank you for doing the heavy lifting.  8-)
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: hakko504 on 29 Jan 2019, 11:26
The citation for what Theta9 said (https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2324)
Thanks, Cold. It's quite trying to search for a particular strip (I spent half an hour last week looking for a different one to reference on Facebook, and came up empty).

So thank you for doing the heavy lifting.  8-)
The wiki's Strip by Strip page (http://questionablecontent.wikia.com/wiki/Questionable_Content_strip_by_strip) is a valuable resource for finding old strips.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Y on 29 Jan 2019, 11:30
In regards to the secondary print; why the hell wouldn't someone wearing a skin-tight costume in a place where there will probably be minors include a dancers belt in their cosplay?
Wouldn't that be the same as wearing a speedo? (though I can't remember when the last time was I've seen one)
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: pwhodges on 29 Jan 2019, 11:37
Dance belts generally have a thong back, as a wider back causes panty lines.  They also have a wider belt to minimise waist lines as well.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: OldGoat on 29 Jan 2019, 11:41
Better keep the sword away from Dale. Feeling too powerful can go to your head.
Although if there's anyone at CoD who I'd trust not to misuse weapons, it would be Dale.  Not that he couldn't be an asshole, it's just that it's very unlikely.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Roborat on 29 Jan 2019, 12:16
Love the first panel.  That response by Dora would be the immediate response for anyone within earshot of Emily upon hearing that statement. 

Plot twist, Dale isn't wearing a dance belt, he is actually that well endowed.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: OldGoat on 29 Jan 2019, 12:49
Plot twist, Dale isn't wearing a dance belt, he is actually that well endowed.
No wonder Marigold's complexion has improved.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: sitnspin on 29 Jan 2019, 12:53
Just putting it out there that I would totally buy a t-shirt or hoodie with that logo.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: specter177 on 29 Jan 2019, 13:10
Meanwhile, I wonder if that is an official NASA hoodie and sweatpants? I'm sort of thinking that Emily (like Raven) is perfect for recruitment to the pop culture version of NASA that has various think-tank non-specific idea factories scattered around the country to make mad ideas happen! I also think that Emily on the Moon has a ring to it!

I'd totally buy a NASA worm hoodie.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Zebediah on 29 Jan 2019, 14:11
I notice that there is a black top under Emily’s sweatshirt. I wonder if she also is wearing one of these uniforms and is about to strip off her sweatsuit to reveal it?
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: jwhouk on 29 Jan 2019, 17:19
The wiki's Strip by Strip page (http://questionablecontent.wikia.com/wiki/Questionable_Content_strip_by_strip) is a valuable resource for finding old strips.

Yeah, but the guy who started that list is really far behind in updating. Guy's just lazy or something.

 :angel:
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Shremedy on 29 Jan 2019, 17:55
Jennie Breeden, creator of the 90% autobiographical "Devil's Panties" webcomic and F&SF convention gadfly, originator of the kilt blowing panel at DragonCon, weighed in on the matter of dance belts some years ago: http://thedevilspanties.com/archives/11318 (http://thedevilspanties.com/archives/11318)
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: St.Clair on 29 Jan 2019, 20:13
Comic is up.

I figure that there's at least an 80% chance that someone in Japan has already invented what Emily describes.  Because Japan.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Tova on 29 Jan 2019, 20:56
Dale knows how to press Marigold's buttons.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Gyrre on 29 Jan 2019, 21:08
I didn't know such a thing existed.  Kind of a subtle codpiece.
Right. Sorry, sometimes I forget myself on the tangential knowledge front°. I know about them because my older brother was in theater throughout highschool.

° "I have approximate knowledge of many things." or  "I don't know everything. I know a little bit about a great many things."

Dale knows how to press Marigold's buttons.
And it would seem that Dora has been around both of them lonv enough to get the reference.

EDIT: typo fix and didn't want to double post.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: zisraelsen on 29 Jan 2019, 21:18
Well damn, Dora. Take it easy.

Also, I sure wish I had known about dance belts when I was wrestling. Although, I don't know how restrictive they are so maybe they wouldn't have been viable anyway.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: BenRG on 29 Jan 2019, 23:20
Yeah, Dora is in a bad mood, isn't she? I wonder what set this off? Has she finally reached the end of her tether with the randomness of her professional life or is she having personal problems? Or maybe she wants a little spontaneity and passion in her life too?

Anyway, I don't think anyone can honestly say that they were surprised by how Marigold reacted to Dale's super-suit. If there is anything we can be sure about is that those two absolutely love the other's body! I'm wondering how long Marigold will try to bargain with Dora to have Dale for a few hours?
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Torlek on 29 Jan 2019, 23:46
Why you gotta be such a killjoy, Dora?
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: OldGoat on 29 Jan 2019, 23:53
Who pissed in Dora's Post Toasties?  Come to think of it, she's overdue for doing something unadmirable.  Perhaps this is the segue into an arc about her screwing up another relationship.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 30 Jan 2019, 00:00
To be fair, Dora didn't ask Emily to design a new uniform for the shop. This is something that is going to be distracting for the rest of the day, like if Dale has to go home and get changed. She's running a business, not a fashion design studio.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Tova on 30 Jan 2019, 01:06
Dora getting cranky at workplace shenanigans is pretty much a QC trope by now, isn't it?

She's fine, she just needs a cookie (https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=858).
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: pwhodges on 30 Jan 2019, 01:46
So it seems that Jeph is a fan of My Hero Academia...
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: mich on 30 Jan 2019, 01:56
Is Dale yelling "Plus ultra!" some kind of Anime reference I'm not getting? Or maybe a copyright-free version of Stan Lee's "Excelsior!"?
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: pwhodges on 30 Jan 2019, 02:13
See my post immediately above yours (both "All Might" in the title and "Plus Ultra" in the text are references to MHA).
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: traroth on 30 Jan 2019, 02:47
Dora can be a really unpleasant person, at times...
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: traroth on 30 Jan 2019, 02:49
I really would like to see the whole cast with the same uniform, now...
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: BenRG on 30 Jan 2019, 02:58
Or like the movie X-Men costumes, mostly identical but with different coloured details to differentiate between them. Dale's skull is white, Dora's is gold, Emily's is purple and the like!
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: brasca on 30 Jan 2019, 03:40
Dora can be a really unpleasant person, at times...

Well Faye isn’t around so somebody has to.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Tai Fanboi on 30 Jan 2019, 04:30
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: OldGoat on 30 Jan 2019, 06:08
Is Dale yelling "Plus ultra!" some kind of Anime reference I'm not getting? Or maybe a copyright-free version of Stan Lee's "Excelsior!"?

It was in the public domain long before Stan used it.

THE SHADES of night were falling fast,   
As through an Alpine village passed   
A youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice,   
A banner with the strange device,   
        Excelsior! (https://www.bartleby.com/102/62.html)
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: traroth on 30 Jan 2019, 06:51
I almost missed the well hidden Portal reference...
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: War Sparrow on 30 Jan 2019, 07:26
Dora reads like generic QC snark, to me.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Theta9 on 30 Jan 2019, 07:31
The wiki's Strip by Strip page (http://questionablecontent.wikia.com/wiki/Questionable_Content_strip_by_strip) is a valuable resource for finding old strips.
I tried that first, but they aren't full transcripts. For instance, there's more to strip #1 than just "Pintsize, I'm home."
In fact those aren't transcripts at all, just brief strip descriptions. Not very searchable.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: cesium133 on 30 Jan 2019, 08:29
The citation for what Theta9 said (https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2324)
Thanks, Cold. It's quite trying to search for a particular strip (I spent half an hour last week looking for a different one to reference on Facebook, and came up empty).

So thank you for doing the heavy lifting.  8-)
The wiki's Strip by Strip page (http://questionablecontent.wikia.com/wiki/Questionable_Content_strip_by_strip) is a valuable resource for finding old strips.
*cough* points at second link in signature
It doesn't have searching for text, but if you know what characters are in it, you can search for them. I've also been (very gradually) adding setting information to it.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 30 Jan 2019, 09:35
A few years back Jeph commissioned a full set of transcripts for his own use and sounded vaguely positive toward suggestions that he publish it. He might listen to a polite request.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Roborat on 30 Jan 2019, 12:23
I love this, and an Anime reference I get for a change.  I knew Marigold would get involved with this, and I was anticipating a similar reaction.  In my version, she leaps over the counter and ravishes him on the spot.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: cesium133 on 30 Jan 2019, 12:34
Don't get too excited. There's a $500 fine for any instances of ravishing. (https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1471)
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: OldGoat on 30 Jan 2019, 19:21
Don't get too excited. There's a $500 fine for any instances of ravishing. (https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1471)
I'd forgotten that Dora had a blonde incarnation at one point.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: shanejayell on 30 Jan 2019, 19:23
https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3929

New comic up.

Hey, Hanners!

Oh, and Tilly. :(
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: War Sparrow on 30 Jan 2019, 19:25
Aw, that's cute.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: brasca on 30 Jan 2019, 19:36
It looks like we're getting a week of seeing what everyone else is up to. 

We can conclude Hannelore is still spending a lot of time outdoors. 
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: SomeCanadianWeirdo on 30 Jan 2019, 20:30
Don't get too excited. There's a $500 fine for any instances of ravishing. (https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1471)
I'd forgotten that Dora had a blonde incarnation at one point.

That was the era when any expression that wasn't a smile seemed to be that frowny face.

So, did anyone hear loud cries of "Hey, it's Hannelore!" in their neck of the woods?
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Wombat on 30 Jan 2019, 20:57
"Just so charming"

Y'know, in-universe I'm glad Tilly and Station are happy together and  like each other. Out-of-universe I'm glad for non-binary rep.

When I read Station's dialogue in the fourth panel, I just went "Them?" à la Arrested Development's running gag of "Her?"
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Mr Intrepid on 30 Jan 2019, 21:30
See my post immediately above yours (both "All Might" in the title and "Plus Ultra" in the text are references to MHA).
 

It also shows up in Brad Bird's movie "Tommowland
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Timemaster on 30 Jan 2019, 22:19
Yayy, Tilly.  :laugh:

It´s good to see them again and to see they´re allright. I liked them a lot and never understood the aversions many of the forumites here felt against them.
Tilly and Station are a wonderful couple. I hope he has something in store (literally), which allows them some physical contact as well.

TM
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: BenRG on 30 Jan 2019, 23:29
Given that Jeph always liked Tilly it was inevitable that we'd see them again after a while.

However, I admit that this particular wrinkle was completely out of left field. That said, we know that Station is anthroposexual (my term for AIs who are attracted to humans) and, in a lot of ways, Tilly's personality is very similar to Hannelore's with high levels of anxiety and hyperactivity and an overwhelming drive to help (although manifest in very different ways). They are not dissimilar physical body types either. So, maybe it was inevitable that he would be attracted to them.

Here's a thought that occurred to me after I saw this strip on Patreon and noted the number of people wondering about the physical end of this relationship: Maybe, for them, it is entirely fulfilling enough to be with a mind that shares their goals and values them intensely on a personal level? Could they even be asexual? Of course, it's equally possible that they have had the brain implant that Hannelore didn't want and Tilly and Station are having hot, sweaty virtual sex every night; it's unlikely that Jeph will ever tell us unless there is some kind of joke there.

FWIW, though, I can see lots of sweet stuff happening. Things like Tilly lying in their bed and Station starts playing romantic music over the compartment's intercom, playing with the life support settings to add her favourite scent to the air and other things that are the unembodied AI's equivalent of hugging them all night.

Finally, about Station's panel 4 punchline: It's odd but, sometimes, characters in this strip become audience surrogates and I suddenly realise that Dr Ellicott-Chatham is this forum right now! :laugh:


EDIT
Removed a sentence that isn't correct and that I'm worried will otherwise derail the discussion of my points about how the Stilly ship probably works.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: OldGoat on 30 Jan 2019, 23:42
They are not dissimilar physical body types either. So, maybe it was inevitable that he would be attracted to them.

Eh?  Hanners is tall and willowy.  Tilly, while not as buxom as Marigold, is still pretty much a classic short-stack.  Look no further than panel #1 of the current strip (https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3929).
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: BenRG on 31 Jan 2019, 00:17
Something I forgot to mention in my previous post: I am starting to become seriously certain that my suggestion for the current theme of QC is right: "The Lives and Loves of the Synthetic." We've got Bubbles and Faye, Roko's friendships, professional identity crisis and dysphoria-like issues with her new chassis and now we have a non-embodied god-tier AI in a relationship with a human (and, seemingly, neither of them needing a physical aspect to this).

This is why I think it's inevitable that Roko is going to end up in a relationship with Clinton or Elliott - Because this just seems to be the way Jeph is taking the strip right now. "They're people too, just a lot more plastic and metal."

This strip is cute, I wasn't a fan of Tilly's introduction arc but it's nice to see them happy now that the "refuses to hear a No" bit is a thing of the past.

Actually, from what Station says in panel 2 today, being unable to hear the word 'no' is one of the things he finds attractive about Tilly. Takes all sorts to make a fictional world, it seems!
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Tova on 31 Jan 2019, 00:31
You don't choose who you fall in love with.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: oeoek on 31 Jan 2019, 00:58
*throwing confetti*
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Case on 31 Jan 2019, 01:35
"Jedes Töpfchen find' sein Deckelchen ..."  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: calisthymia on 31 Jan 2019, 03:02
now we have a non-embodied god-tier AI in a relationship with a human woman

Without wanting to sound nit-picky, if Tilly is NB as suggested by their preferred pronouns then they most likely aren't a woman (while I've seen people use both to describe themselves, it's rare enough that one shouldn't assume any other qualifiers in conjunction with NB).
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Ghanima Atreides on 31 Jan 2019, 05:39
Disembodied AI manifesting as a hologram in a relationship with a human?

(https://i.imgur.com/P6KIVYT.jpg)

(For those who don't know, those are Tharan Cedrax and Holiday from the MMO Star wars the Old Republic and Tilly/Station immediately made me think of them)
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Skewbrow on 31 Jan 2019, 05:43
"Jedes Töpfchen find' sein Deckelchen ..."  :mrgreen:
Thanks. Now I learned the etymology of our "Vakka kantensa valitsee..." A more or less literal German-to-Finnish translation, with identical use and meaning.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 31 Jan 2019, 08:55
now we have a non-embodied god-tier AI in a relationship with a human woman

Without wanting to sound nit-picky, if Tilly is NB as suggested by their preferred pronouns then they most likely aren't a woman (while I've seen people use both to describe themselves, it's rare enough that one shouldn't assume any other qualifiers in conjunction with NB).

You're right, we should be careful to avoid assumptions.

I admit I don't know what to call a non-binary person when the only answer they've given has been about pronouns.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Shjade on 31 Jan 2019, 11:12
Tilly & Station is neat fun, but honestly I'm more interested by Hanners' progress in this strip. Not just the wicked tan, but she just looks so...comfortable. I can't quite place it, just something about her posture/body language...she looks more at home in her own skin than I remember.

Really looking forward to her reuniting with the main story to see how she fits in now.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: OldGoat on 31 Jan 2019, 13:22
now we have a non-embodied god-tier AI in a relationship with a human woman

Without wanting to sound nit-picky, if Tilly is NB as suggested by their preferred pronouns then they most likely aren't a woman (while I've seen people use both to describe themselves, it's rare enough that one shouldn't assume any other qualifiers in conjunction with NB).

You're right, we should be careful to avoid assumptions.

I admit I don't know what to call a non-binary person when the only answer they've given has been about pronouns.

If I understand things correctly, Matilda's (Tilly's) sex presents as F (has there been any indication that they're in transition?  I don't recall any) but their gender is NB.   Station is a non-corporeal/non-anthropoid AI whose sex is NA but whose gender is M and who chooses to project a male physical presence (paging Arnold Judas Rimmer).  Station certainly has the wealth and computational resources to have a male android body if he wants one to wear, but as far as we know he has not elected to do so.  So, this strongly suggests that intimacy to him isn't so much about physical contact.

If whatever they do is working for both of 'em, more power to 'em.  It's no one else's God damn business.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Theta9 on 31 Jan 2019, 13:30
now we have a non-embodied god-tier AI in a relationship with a human woman

Without wanting to sound nit-picky, if Tilly is NB as suggested by their preferred pronouns then they most likely aren't a woman (while I've seen people use both to describe themselves, it's rare enough that one shouldn't assume any other qualifiers in conjunction with NB).

You're right, we should be careful to avoid assumptions.

I admit I don't know what to call a non-binary person when the only answer they've given has been about pronouns.
"Person" works as a noun.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: A small perverse otter on 31 Jan 2019, 13:41
now we have a non-embodied god-tier AI in a relationship with a human woman

Without wanting to sound nit-picky, if Tilly is NB as suggested by their preferred pronouns then they most likely aren't a woman (while I've seen people use both to describe themselves, it's rare enough that one shouldn't assume any other qualifiers in conjunction with NB).

You're right, we should be careful to avoid assumptions.

I admit I don't know what to call a non-binary person when the only answer they've given has been about pronouns.
"Person" works as a noun.
In the QCverse, one probably needs "human", "AI", and "person"
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Welu on 31 Jan 2019, 13:54
I would consider Tilly's expression is androgynous, but only they can really quantify what their expression is. We haven't been told what they were assigned at birth and it's improper to guess upon it. We've also seen no indication they go by any name other than Tilly, have we? Transition is a very variable and personal thing and not polite to speculate about.

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Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Shremedy on 31 Jan 2019, 14:31
You don't choose who you fall in love with.
Be that as it may, some people gravitate very strongly towards a fairly set "type".  When one has a wife and several exes of similar appearance, that tropism is clearly in effect.  Station, on the other hand, appears to be more eclectic.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: snufflebottoms on 31 Jan 2019, 15:54
Was Station actually romantically interested in Hanners? I thought he just wanted her to stay.

Anyway, still not a fan of Tilly but they seem to be behaving better now. I am far more interested in seeing what Hanners has been up to. I think it would be super cool if after she leaves the station she visits her friends and we get to see them react.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Zebediah on 31 Jan 2019, 16:14
I definitely interpreted Station’s interest in Hannelore to be romantic. It was just short of a marriage proposal. I think the nature of his feelings surprised even him.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Fhqwhgads on 31 Jan 2019, 17:19
Having read none of the previous thread, I dropped by solely to state that panel 3 Hanners is the cutest.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Shjade on 31 Jan 2019, 18:40
It might be too much of an assumption to say for sure that Station is/was romantically interested in Hanners, but Station's interest definitely went beyond just desiring her company.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: zisraelsen on 31 Jan 2019, 19:45
Comic!
1. Emily could be a billionaire via fashion solely with the 'adaptive fit' witchcraft on display.
2. daaaaaang
ADDENDUM: 3. I do want a raincoat that turns into a skateboard.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: War Sparrow on 31 Jan 2019, 19:45
Urk. I hope Dora stocks bleach.

Also? Rude, guys.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: DSL on 31 Jan 2019, 20:00
Somebody call Faye.  (https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2610)Tell her to get to CoD.

Also, this old thing. (https://www.flickr.com/photos/84624968@N06/11714153673/in/photolist-iR96LM)
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Tova on 31 Jan 2019, 20:28
That cafe has certainly seen some action.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: TV4Fun on 31 Jan 2019, 20:59
That cafe has certainly seen some action.
You can tell by all the carbon scoring.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Tova on 31 Jan 2019, 21:02
pew pew pew
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: comicalArchitect on 31 Jan 2019, 21:39
Given their respective levels of both goofiness and scientific mastery, I'm convinced Emily can never meet Raven. The combination would be too powerful for Northampton to handle.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: BenRG on 31 Jan 2019, 23:19
If it makes Emily feel any better, I'm not convinced that fashion professionals, many of whom are famed multi-millionaires, know anything about style. It's about throwing together what you think looks good and hoping that enough people agree that they'll pay the ludicrous price-tag for what is actually very impractical body covering. I'll refrain from going into one of my rants about the very negative attitudes that seem to underpin this art.

I think that we now know why Dora was so negative towards Dale and Marigold: She knew that she was going to have to disinfect one of the rooms of the shop; she was desperately trying to avoid that outcome!

So Captain CoD? Bean Beauty? Caffeinegirl?

Given their respective levels of both goofiness and scientific mastery, I'm convinced Emily can never meet Raven. The combination would be too powerful for Northampton to handle.

Northampton nothing. I'm not sure that the solar system would be able to handle it!

FWIW, After binging the SCP Foundation website last night, I'm sort of waiting for someone to walk into CoD and address Emily as 'SCP-3001'.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Gyrre on 31 Jan 2019, 23:27
Comic!
1. Emily could be a billionaire via fashion solely with the 'adaptive fit' witchcraft on display.
2. daaaaaang
ADDENDUM: 3. I do want a raincoat that turns into a skateboard.
I need her to make me shoes with that. US men's 10, 6E width, wide all the way back to the ankle. Literally only one model of New Balance fits me.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: jesslc on 01 Feb 2019, 01:20
Comic!
1. Emily could be a billionaire via fashion solely with the 'adaptive fit' witchcraft on display.

Seriously!

Insert "shut up and take my money" meme here.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Zebediah on 01 Feb 2019, 06:12
I need her to make me shoes with that. US men's 10, 6E width, wide all the way back to the ankle. Literally only one model of New Balance fits me.

6E? Dang, I have enough trouble with EE. My wife jokes about my square feet.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: brasca on 01 Feb 2019, 07:16
Urk. I hope Dora stocks bleach.

Also? Rude, guys.

Perhaps, but Dora told them to go bone out by the dumpster so their rudeness is matched by her inhospitality.  And I'd be shocked if she and Tai didn't use it once. 

Well if Emily does go into business I'm sure Hannelore's father would be an interested investor. 
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Cornelius on 01 Feb 2019, 07:46
I'm not sure that's a ... with combination to get a business started. The products would be out of this world, no doubt about that.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Thrudd on 01 Feb 2019, 07:49
Well if Emily does go into business I'm sure Hannelore's father would be an interested investor.

Her dad is the inventor researcher.
Her mum on the other hand is the corporate type which unfortunately comes with the standard evil overlord template.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: brasca on 01 Feb 2019, 08:20
Well if Emily does go into business I'm sure Hannelore's father would be an interested investor.

Her dad is the inventor researcher.
Her mum on the other hand is the corporate type which unfortunately comes with the standard evil overlord template.

He’s wealthy enough through his own inventions and probably has a business manager that handles the money side.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Cornelius on 01 Feb 2019, 09:09
Station, perhaps?
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 01 Feb 2019, 09:34
Should a CoD uniform include a CoDpiece?

At least for the male members? Of the staff?
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: BenRG on 01 Feb 2019, 10:02
Should a CoD uniform include a CoDpiece?

At least for the male members? Of the staff?

That's why it has a dancing belt, as discussed on Wednesday.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 01 Feb 2019, 10:38
Well if Emily does go into business I'm sure Hannelore's father would be an interested investor.

Her dad is the inventor researcher.
Her mum on the other hand is the corporate type which unfortunately comes with the standard evil overlord template.

He’s wealthy enough through his own inventions and probably has a business manager that handles the money side.

Just to clarify as well. The space station is itself a think tank for inventors, researchers and scientists. Anyone on there who isn't a member of security is probably working on a significant project. And I think Hanners' father specialises in AI research, so you would have to wonder about the overlap between his work and Emily's.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Shremedy on 01 Feb 2019, 18:12
Given their respective levels of both goofiness and scientific mastery, I'm convinced Emily can never meet Raven. The combination would be too powerful for Northampton to handle.
Shouldn't that be "Norfampton"?  To go along with Smif College?
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: artag on 02 Feb 2019, 04:44
Comic!
1. Emily could be a billionaire via fashion solely with the 'adaptive fit' witchcraft on display.

Curiously, Marigold's clothes also seem to fit Dale
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 02 Feb 2019, 05:01
Comic!
1. Emily could be a billionaire via fashion solely with the 'adaptive fit' witchcraft on display.

Curiously, Marigold's clothes also seem to fit Dale

Not quite. In the third panel, Dale looks to be holding the pants up, and the sleeves on the hoodie look to come up short on him. In fact, Marigold's clothes look loose on Dale. I wouldn't be surprised if we pulled out and saw her pants barely came up to his knee.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: cesium133 on 02 Feb 2019, 05:53

Not quite. In the third panel, Dale looks to be holding the pants up, and the sleeves on the hoodie look to come up short on him. In fact, Marigold's clothes look loose on Dale. I wouldn't be surprised if we pulled out and saw her pants barely came up to his knee.

The real reason for the horrified look on Dora's face in the last panel is that Dale let go of the pants and they fell down.  :-o
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: brasca on 02 Feb 2019, 07:26
Well if Emily does go into business I'm sure Hannelore's father would be an interested investor.

Her dad is the inventor researcher.
Her mum on the other hand is the corporate type which unfortunately comes with the standard evil overlord template.

He’s wealthy enough through his own inventions and probably has a business manager that handles the money side.

Just to clarify as well. The space station is itself a think tank for inventors, researchers and scientists. Anyone on there who isn't a member of security is probably working on a significant project. And I think Hanners' father specialises in AI research, so you would have to wonder about the overlap between his work and Emily's.

He experimented with that spaceborne pizza delivery system once before so he dabbles in other things.
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: Gyrre on 02 Feb 2019, 22:42
I need her to make me shoes with that. US men's 10, 6E width, wide all the way back to the ankle. Literally only one model of New Balance fits me.

6E? Dang, I have enough trouble with EE. My wife jokes about my square feet.
Ja. I'm just lucky my toes aren't webbed.
Mine aren't square, but they're not normal either. That's a standard 4x4 Lego plate for scale.
(https://66.media.tumblr.com/fcd4c0bf0778d321f7d2b78eb62b2e66/tumblr_inline_pcuvlxUrJk1qj683b_540.jpg)
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: SomeCanadianWeirdo on 03 Feb 2019, 17:57
Given their respective levels of both goofiness and scientific mastery, I'm convinced Emily can never meet Raven. The combination would be too powerful for Northampton to handle.

Nah, they'd meet, nothing overly weird would happen, and then after she left Raven/Emily would say to Dora "Is it just me, or is that girl really strange?"
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: St.Clair on 03 Feb 2019, 19:47
Comic!
1. Emily could be a billionaire via fashion solely with the 'adaptive fit' witchcraft on display.

Curiously, Marigold's clothes also seem to fit Dale

Not quite. In the third panel, Dale looks to be holding the pants up, and the sleeves on the hoodie look to come up short on him. In fact, Marigold's clothes look loose on Dale. I wouldn't be surprised if we pulled out and saw her pants barely came up to his knee.

Ha ha, "pulled out."

</philkensebben>
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: traroth on 05 Feb 2019, 06:27
Is Marigold secretly a robot? Because in #3928 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3928), she is totally venting steam through her ears!
Title: Re: WCDT 3926-3930 (28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 05 Feb 2019, 06:30
No, she's just an anime fan who is flustered. (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HighPressureEmotion)