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Comic Discussion => QUESTIONABLE CONTENT => Topic started by: BenRG on 30 Aug 2020, 05:13
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So, it very much looks like we'll be seeing New MayTM either this week or next week. So, the time has come to re-address an older poll and ask: What kind of new chassis May is going to get?
Naturally, as she's working from a budget, it is reasonable that she's not going to be able to get her dream body but is going to be able to avoid getting another 'Human-sized Barbie doll' and she'll definitely be able to avoid another junker (although a reconditioned second hand unit is not beyond possibility). The thing is that May of today has been through experiences that may have changed her priorities somewhat.
As boring as it seems, I'm expecting something along the lines of an older-series Philomina model - humanoid enough but with the occasional touch that shows that it is still synthetic like the featureless ears - subtle but there. The shipper in me is also looking forward to the first meeting between May v.3 and Sven!
Of course, I could be wrong and it might be that there is a ultra-high-fidelity model that curiously resembles May's Fire Emblem daydream and is inexplicably on clearance for some reason ("It turns out that 'Amazon Warrior Princess' is a bit of a niche market"). If that happens, I'm going to be looking suspiciously at Yay. After all, they want to help Roko and influencing May towards jumping for a nice body that just happens to be on sale by, say, controlled advertisement exposure and manipulation of video recommendations algorithms is well within their capabilities without breaching their ethics!
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But what does Yay gain from that kind of exchange? If it ever became known that Yay influenced the market this way, it would hurt Yay and Roko's relationship, perhaps seriously.
Besides, the Fire Emblem body is much taller than May is now, and May has already said she likes being short and blue. I'm going to hold out for a blue Philomena-like body for May...
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What kind of new chassis May is going to get?
Big boobs
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Llife-sized MegaBox version of her current model. Complete with functional recharging cube. :laugh:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EK-vyCoX0AAX9MH?format=jpg&name=large)
Yes, the robot folds up into a cube.
EDIT: changed the image size
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But what does Yay gain from that kind of exchange? If it ever became known that Yay influenced the market this way, it would hurt Yay and Roko's relationship, perhaps seriously.
Not influenced the market, influenced May in the direction that they assumed from what Roko had said, they had assumed Roko wanted her to go. Yay may not be into mind control but they are still under the impression that the smartest person in the room should be the one making the decisions, no matter how indirectly.
Also, yes, it would upset Roko but it might be interesting to watch her trying to explain to Yay the difference between educating people to do the right thing and using subconscious programming to influence them to do what you think is the right thing. Because the dividing line is very imprecise and difficult to explain.
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Sounds like she knows what she wants.
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Is it just me, or do those strippers look familiar?
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I don't know, but I think I know where they're going to get coffee.
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Momo once asked May if she wanted to appear more human, and May said she liked being a "blue robot chick" (https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3302). (Googling the phrase to find a link to the comic, I found that this has been discussed on the forum before. Still, in the absence of a searchable, comprehensive QC transcription project, I think links are always useful.) So I don't think she'll go for something too human-looking. She might try to get something more sexually functional, but it's hard to speculate there as the comic has never gone into what the possibilities are in that department.
Also, I have to say I like the looks of this store. Just look at all those houseplants!
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May has had a long time to think about what kind of body she wants :)
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On the other hand, she was so convinced she would never get one, it would be unsurprising if she'd never spent any time on such pipe dreams.
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I'm with Roko here.
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"And a really HUGE, GIGANTIC warranty!"
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I'm going out on a limb here and guessing "dual-mode Seeker-15 humanoid" are from Macross?
EDIT to avoid double posting.
Turns out the human body has 7 'through-holes'
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"TALL" as her first personal taste choice? That's interesting - I wouldn't have suspected that May has a problem with being (only relatively) short.
"WITH BIG TITS" Of course :roll: - but I suspect that she'll test-drive a model with an oversized chest and her practical side will kick in, e.g. :"How can you do anything with these always getting in the way?!?" - and look for something a bit less - extreme.
"AND A HUMAN-STANDARD NUMBER OF HOLES" ..... ROFL
Understandably, no more "Barbie Doll" for May! :laugh:
But blue - she did say she liked being the blue robot chick.
Tall, with substantial-but-not-excessively-large bust...and a capacity for being as human-like as she possibly can - while still plainly being a robot.
So her fantasy body from #4336 probably is her ideal? :-D
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Is it just me, or do those strippers look familiar?
Not sure, but I do like the fact that they're still pouting even when they're off the clock :D
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All things considered, how modular are AI bodies? Like, what extensions, features, etc could be added or removed per the AI's preference? The bodies seen so far don't seem to imply much post-production customizability outside of hair and maybe skin (replacement that's outside of maintenance/repairs), but it's also not come up in story. Like, suppose May gets a body with melons, but decides later she'd rather have lemons...is an aftermarket feature switch possible or is she more or less stuck with what she gets?
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Is it just me, or do those strippers look familiar?
I was initially confused in to thinking the male stripper was Elliot the first time I saw them. Comparing today's strip (4341) with one from ~a week ago (4335) I can certainly see why I thought that. Compare panel 1 of 4335 with today, the hair structure (minus colour), nose shape, basic chin shape (minus cleft) etc. There's a lot of similarity.
Female stripper reminds me slightly of Hannelore for similar reasons.
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I think AI bodies can be customized to some extent, like Millefeuille getting a bigger butt.
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"BIG TITS...HUMAN-STANDARD NUMBER OF HOLES"
Sounds like that meeting between May 3.0 and Sven-Is-Not-A-Mooch is gonna happen sooner rather than later...
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Turns out the human body has 7 'through-holes'
https://youtu.be/egEraZP9yXQ?t=1089
Oh hey, it's a menorah! :o
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If Seeker-15 is a reference to Megatron’s F-15 minions I choose that option since May might still be dreaming of a flight capable chassis. However, given her latest criteria I think she’s going to pick the Adrian Barbeau-bot.
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For everyone's information, 'Seeker' is a Transformers G1 reference; it's the generic name for the Decepticons' troops who transform into combat aircraft.
It's a subtle bit of characterisation but the way May is talking makes me think that she's still not sure this is really happening. So, she is wasting as little time as possible on extraneous verbage and focussing on getting what she wants done before either she wakes up or the world suddenly decides that they didn't mean it after all!
Is it just me, or do those strippers look familiar?
The guy is pretty obviously just a redress of Elliott; the lady doesn't ring any bells for me.
Sounds like that meeting between May 3.0 and Sven-Is-Not-A-Mooch is gonna happen sooner rather than later...
I can't help but wonder to what degree Sven teaching her the delights of intimacy has changed her priorities about that a body can do. I also wonder to what degree she's buying for herself and to what degree she's buying for him. I'd say probably a 70/30 split in her favour.
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Regarding the strippers' familiarity: wow Wil and Cosette really got into their own physicality while they were off-screen, huh? :x
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regarding AI body modular construction: I think it's not unreasonable to conclude, based on what we've seen, that the vast majority of AI bodies aren't really post-market modular. i mean, they *can* be modded, and it may not even be that hard, relatively, for a lot of them. If you have the parts with the proprietary connectors or ID chips to greenflag interface with the rest of the body. or have the know-how to fabricate them.
like, manufacturing realities will probably mean that a variety of limbs can be connected to a chassis, for example. among other things, that lets you more easily market a stable of variants. You may even offer a 'build a body' service where a more well-to-do buyer can mix-and-match variant options a la dress-up browser games, then put them together and ship out after the check clears.
(also maybe there's a relatively flimsy connection-tab or weld or something added as part of the finishing that voids a warranty if it's broken, but *has* to be broken to swap out the limb, to discourage non-first party repair/maintenance)
on top of all that, we've seen scant evidence that most body models are capable of basic self-service/hot-swapping. which to be fair, most AIs it's come up with (which to also be fair isn't many) seem to share human squeamishness regarding uh... their inner workings, we'll say. Which, fair. but also would probably imply there's not a lot of pressure on manufacturer's to offer the capability on that front, either.
personally i suspect they're on the level of laptops, at least where laptops were a decade ago when i last paid attention: moddable, with some work and perhaps some risk, but not accessibly modular at all to the common user.
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Oh hey, it's a menorah! :o
Thank you - I was just about to post this.
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Obviously robots have to be moddable, since they have to be repairable.
Thats the core disadvantage of machines vs biological matter - biological matter can be made self repairing.
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Is it just me, or do those strippers look familiar?
I was initially confused in to thinking the male stripper was Elliot the first time I saw them. Comparing today's strip (4341) with one from ~a week ago (4335) I can certainly see why I thought that. Compare panel 1 of 4335 with today, the hair structure (minus colour), nose shape, basic chin shape (minus cleft) etc. There's a lot of similarity.
Female stripper reminds me slightly of Hannelore for similar reasons.
Yeah the male stripper made me think of Elliot/Steve mix. Maybe Elliot brother?
The female stripper on other hand instantly made me think of Pizza girl. Is JJ teasing us once again? After all, we never saw Pizza girl without mask, and we don't see this stripper with eyes open.... (Pizza girl and Penelope had identical hair in earlier comics, and Penelope hair in latter art was more oranger just like this stripper's hair)
(https://i.ibb.co/jhVLNSr/34.png)
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For everyone's information, 'Seeker' is a Transformers G1 reference; it's the generic name for the Decepticons' troops who transform into combat aircraft.
It's a subtle bit of characterisation but the way May is talking makes me think that she's still not sure this is really happening. So, she is wasting as little time as possible on extraneous verbage and focussing on getting what she wants done before either she wakes up or the world suddenly decides that they didn't mean it after all!
Is it just me, or do those strippers look familiar?
The guy is pretty obviously just a redress of Elliott; the lady doesn't ring any bells for me.
Sounds like that meeting between May 3.0 and Sven-Is-Not-A-Mooch is gonna happen sooner rather than later...
I can't help but wonder to what degree Sven teaching her the delights of intimacy has changed her priorities about that a body can do. I also wonder to what degree she's buying for herself and to what degree she's buying for him. I'd say probably a 70/30 split in her favour.
Okay.
I'm just used to them being referred to as 'Seekers'. Sleep's been weird and a cursor searche of the extended page broughttwo pics of Valkyries.
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I think the male stripper might be Chad. Not the Chad who worked at the electronics store who didn’t want to sell a webcam to Sam, but the other Chad, the Bro who is bad at math but good at having sex with Clinton’s mom.
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I think the male stripper might be Chad. Not the Chad who worked at the electronics store who didn’t want to sell a webcam to Sam,...
It was a Blue Yeti microphone.
And LOL the background of panel 5 :laugh:
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"Buy yourself a new ass. You deserve it."
I love the background signs so much.
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Hmmm. If given the option of a reconditioned Bubbles-type body, which fits "Tall with big tits", would May take it if it came in blue? If yes, would this be a good thing?
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If yes, would this be a good thing?
is there a reason it shouldn't be?
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If May insists on "excessive" melons, will the sales rep at least be able to convince her of the need for reinforced spine & load-bearing structures? Perhaps even a larger battery to handle the increased usage of her gyroscopes? Though the melons themselves could house the extra gyros.
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Hmmmmmmmm. The Josefina MX does seem to be a contender.
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If yes, would this be a good thing?
is there a reason it shouldn't be?
May, with impulse control issues, in a body capable of busting a brick wall (3066). What could possibly go wrong...
Of course, after her parole is done, then she'd clean up at the robot fights. Maybe that would be enough to sooth her built-in rage?
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Wait. More than human standard # of holes is an available option??!?? Oh Myyyyyyyyyyyyy!
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There's redeemable POINTS for robot bodies. 0_o Just... wow.
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Now we wait and see if May actually walks out of their in the MX or if she tries to self sabotage herself again and refuse their points. I'm kinda worried she might try the later, she's been doing so consistently thus far.
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Poor May, she still can't beleive people are doing things like this for her. She looks like she's either going to cry (or try to) or smoke's going to come out of her ears.
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I like the Josephina, she has a May kind of feel about her.
Somehow I doubt that May is going to refuse the points - if she tries, Roko and Beeps will just say that the points are their contribution to the fundraiser.
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Poor May, she still can't beleive people are doing things like this for her. She looks like she's either going to cry (or try to) or smoke's going to come out of her ears.
In fairness to May, smoke could come out of her ears at any time without regard to her mental state.
Now we wait and see if May actually walks out of their in the MX or if she tries to self sabotage herself again and refuse their points. I'm kinda worried she might try the later, she's been doing so consistently thus far.
Plot twist, she uses the points to reduce the cost of a less fancy, practical chassis and tells Roko and Beeps to use the rest of the fundraiser money she ends up not using to help somebody else.
Then she calls them assbutts.
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I think one of the first things May's going to do is cry a bit, hug Roko and Beeps...
And then swear to do something unpleasant and anatomically improbable if they ever tell.
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I like the Josephina, she has a May kind of feel about her.
Same. For me it's the eyebrows. I don't know why but it is.
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Then she calls them assbutts.
This is the free space on the May bingo card.
Actually no, more like Faye. May's more likely to, ah, not bowdlerize herself.
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Next strip May wakes up and realizes it was all a dream
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Sweet criminy, Beeps!
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There's redeemable POINTS for robot bodies. 0_o Just... wow.
Think of it like frequent flyer miles, or a rewards card. Or Vime's boot theory of economics.
I like the Josephina, she has a May kind of feel about her.
Same. For me it's the eyebrows. I don't know why but it is.
Groucho Marx eyebrow waggling.
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I like it, i hope she goes for it
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Wait. More than human standard # of holes is an available option??!?? Oh Myyyyyyyyyyyyy!
I probably don't actually want to know the answer to this, but since it's come up twice now I can't help wondering... Where would they put the extra orifices on robot bodies that have more than the human standard number of holes?
Less orifices I understand easily enough - AIs probably don't need ear canals to hear properly, or AIs who aren't interested in sexual relations with humans likely wouldn't care if they had May's current barbie doll like set up, etc. (Seven once mentioned something about her and Jeremy burning through multiple cables in one night).
It's probably very human-centric of me but the idea of extra orifices is super weird. Roko, Beeps, May and the sales person all seem to be just considering it as nothing more than a regular customisation question though.
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I saw the name tag on the sales AI and got to wondering how AIs get their names.
Do they decide themselves once they reach a certain level of maturity? Do the maintenance workers at the creches choose for them? Is it selected randomly from a database?
Also, are their names legally bound to them, like with humans (we can legally change our names, but it's a process)? Do AIs that weren't previously AnthroPCs also have serial numbers, or are those bound only to their chassis?
And on the subject of "sales AI": what's the acceptable term to use for that? Salesman, saleswoman, and salesperson seem wrong, and "salesbot" feels offensive.
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The name thing is interesting. Both Bubbles and May got their name from someone else: Bubbles from her squad (https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3060), and May from Dale (https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2495). With regards to other AIs (Seven, Jeremy, Millefeuille), we don't know where their names came from.
I'd assume you'd refer to the salesperson as the gender they identify with? So in this case, you could call her a 'saleswoman'.
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I like the Josephina, she has a May kind of feel about her.
Huh. I was just coming here to post that the Josephina MX doesn't look like May at all to me, and that I'll have a hard time adjusting if that's where Jeph goes with this.
Whereas the spear-wielding barbarian (who really SHOULD hook up with Bembo) felt completely like May to me. I can map May's current face to that one, but not to the Josephina.
EDIT: I just re-read the "May as a hologram" strips because you linked to them. I'm freaking out a bit that it was 7 years ago. How did that happen?
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That Josefina MX chassis is very, very close to May's amazon fantasy self, isn't it? I wonder if she'd seen some adverts for the model online and had subconsciously fallen in love with it probably close to on-the-spot? That said, I'm wondering if she is going to have difficulty adjusting to the differing physical dimensions for a while like a human with a growth spurt!
Like others on the board, I also wonder if she'll protest at using Roko and Beeps' loyalty card points because it belongs to them and she doesn't want to potentially cause them problems in the future. Like others, I also wonder if May could find the chance to see if the new chassis has a tears emulator!
I saw the name tag on the sales AI and got to wondering how AIs get their names.
FWIW, all of the AIs who have names and have mentioned how they got them have a story about being named by human associates or (as in May's case) we've actually seen them named by their human.
My guess is that AIs have names that are basically a serial number of sorts and that is how they identify themselves to each other (and is very much sufficient for them). However, if they need a human name, it is usually given to them by a close associate or employer. When you think how humans get their first legal name the process isn't that different really!
I like the Josephina, she has a May kind of feel about her.
Huh. I was just coming here to post that the Josephina MX doesn't look like May at all to me, and that I'll have a hard time adjusting if that's where Jeph goes with this.
It will be interesting to see if the chassis conforms better to your expectations when May is inside it. We have speculated on the forum that there are subtle things like face shape settings and body posture that the AI sets the chassis to do that we don't see otherwise, meaning that two identical chassis occupied by two different AIs will end up looking noticeably different.
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Fixed dodgy punctuation
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EDIT: I just re-read the "May as a hologram" strips because you linked to them. I'm freaking out a bit that it was 7 years ago. How did that happen?
One day at a time.
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I like the Josephina, she has a May kind of feel about her.
Huh. I was just coming here to post that the Josephina MX doesn't look like May at all to me, and that I'll have a hard time adjusting if that's where Jeph goes with this.
Whereas the spear-wielding barbarian (who really SHOULD hook up with Bembo) felt completely like May to me. I can map May's current face to that one, but not to the Josephina.
EDIT: I just re-read the "May as a hologram" strips because you linked to them. I'm freaking out a bit that it was 7 years ago. How did that happen?
I was thinking the Josephina fell somewhere between May's current chassis[1] and her fantasy one. Perhaps she'll have chromatophor control and we'll be back to her familiar blue hue.
[1] I think it was literally called a reform chassis.
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I like the Josephina, she has a May kind of feel about her.
Huh. I was just coming here to post that the Josephina MX doesn't look like May at all to me, and that I'll have a hard time adjusting if that's where Jeph goes with this.
Whereas the spear-wielding barbarian (who really SHOULD hook up with Bembo) felt completely like May to me. I can map May's current face to that one, but not to the Josephina.
EDIT: I just re-read the "May as a hologram" strips because you linked to them. I'm freaking out a bit that it was 7 years ago. How did that happen?
If you go back to the beginning everyone looks different, but seriously this would be May’s 3rd form since we met her. She’ll look different, but we’ll get used to it just like Momo and Winslow.
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Hmmm. If given the option of a reconditioned Bubbles-type body, which fits "Tall with big tits", would May take it if it came in blue? If yes, would this be a good thing?
Bubbles' body is almost certainly mil-spec and originally constructed by an actual defense contractor. It is not a consumer good.
The closest one might get, IMO, is one of those Hummvees made specifically for the civilian market.
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the Josephina MX doesn't look like May at all to me
I'm with Gus on this. My immediate response to the look of the Josefina was "nope, can't relate that face to May, too swarthy".
If that's where we're headed, I do hope y'all are right about the inhabitant influencing the look of the chassis...
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FWIW, all of the AIs who have names and have mentioned how they got them have a story about being named by human associates or (as in May's case) we've actually seen them named by their human.
My guess is that AIs have names that are basically a serial number of sorts and that is how they identify themselves to each other (and is very much sufficient for them). However, if they need a human name, it is usually given to them by a close associate or employer. When you think how humans get their first legal name the process isn't that different really!
you are 100% correct. of the Embodied AIs we've gotten Anatomy Pages for, each of them (except for Pintsize) are registered with a serial number and a chassis model.
May is AI ID:x53ufojwftutOou5.636 AnthrPC[sic] ReformChassis Female Model 811a (https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3035).
Bubbles is CM-1776 Autonomous Combat Droid Mk 1 SN:118375-A (https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3004).
Gordon is "CutiePie SnuggleSpider" Chassis SN:040206446 (https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3028).
Momo is interesting, and perhaps a bit worrying for May: While Momo is running on a Idoru Custom APex 7M Chassis now, her 'UUID' is still "Sony KawaiiPC HPC-4100x SN:SD94637". (https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3014)
I was thinking the Josephina fell somewhere between May's current chassis[1] and her fantasy one. Perhaps she'll have chromatophor control and we'll be back to her familiar blue hue.
[1] I think it was literally called a reform chassis.
as for the hair color on the Josefina, I'm gonna point out that the hair on Momo's Idoru chassis became more saturated (https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2000) as she was 'installed' for the test drive, so I'm pretty sure you're right.
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can i just say, it's really nice to see Beepatrice feeling so much more in her element here.
like, she's such a fucking hot mess, and i hate to jinx it by pointing it out where she could hear it, but she's ON IT here, and I hope that's recognized more actively once it's said and done.
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"Buy yourself a new ass. You deserve it."
I love the background signs so much.
I didn't even notice this. I kinda love that.
Wait. More than human standard # of holes is an available option??!?? Oh Myyyyyyyyyyyyy!
Lads, I gotta be honest, in May's position I would certainly be asking for the holiest option.
Holiest as in most hole-filled, for those playing along at home.
May's more likely to, ah, not bowdlerize herself.
This is a refreshing glass of word juice. Kudos.
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I kinda have a bad feeling about this. I'm almost wondering if that thing we talked about in the past is going to bite May: she goes to "transfer" into the other body and discovers she can't because of a software block on her chassis, or some sort, that was "put there" by the MDOC/DAIC.
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I was thinking the Josephina fell somewhere between May's current chassis[1] and her fantasy one. Perhaps she'll have chromatophor control and we'll be back to her familiar blue hue.
Wait - I'm seeing the Josephina as already blue. Did Jeph change something? The hair's darker, but the skin tone seems right on.
Which is probably foreshadowing.
Or maybe fore-hueing...
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When I saw the strip last night, the skin tone was blue, but much darker. Now it’s the same shade as May’s current chassis.
Also, I can’t remember if it was “Josephina” last night. It’s “Josefina” this morning.
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I'm going out on a limb here and guessing "dual-mode Seeker-15 humanoid" are from Macross?
EDIT to avoid double posting.
Turns out the human body has 7 'through-holes'
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Yay Topology!
That was fascinating! Thanks! (I have to admit I always thought the human body was homeomorphic to a simple torus)
Turns out the human body has 7 'through-holes'
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Oh hey, it's a menorah! :o
I had the same thought!
Honestly though, I doubt the ancient Israelites had the anatomical knowledge to make the connection (the tearducts aren't obvious, imo). Not so sure about the math-skills - iirc, the people who copied the Talmud used checksums two millennia ago already! (Otoh, I doubt that anybody in antiquity had a clear enough concept of open sets to do modern topology)
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When I saw the strip last night, the skin tone was blue, but much darker. Now it’s the same shade as May’s current chassis.
Also, I can’t remember if it was “Josephina” last night. It’s “Josefina” this morning.
I captured last night about 0:15 after posting (8:15 my time) and it matches what I get now: Josefina. If he changed something, he did it in the first 15 minutes after posting. I don't remember any color differences either.
But we know that Bubbles can sew a new head of hair roots and then grow to length in a vat, so hair color is changeable if May can't change it as a sale option.
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Like others on the board, I also wonder if she'll protest at using Roko and Beeps' loyalty card points because it belongs to them and she doesn't want to potentially cause them problems in the future.
That's not what would motivate May. She's more likely to refuse the points and go with a different model so she won't be beholden to Roko or Beeps in the future.
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When I saw the strip last night, the skin tone was blue, but much darker. Now it’s the same shade as May’s current chassis.
Also, I can’t remember if it was “Josephina” last night. It’s “Josefina” this morning.
It was Josefina on Patreon yesterday, so I think it was that all along.
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as for the hair color on the Josefina, I'm gonna point out that the hair on Momo's Idoru chassis became more saturated as she was 'installed' for the test drive, so I'm pretty sure you're right.
We saw that on Winslow as well, and my guess is that chromatophores are standard on newer models, so if May goes with the Josefina, my guess is we at least won't have to get used to a color change.
Bubbles is a skilled hairstylist as well, so May can essentially get her old hair back whenever she wants.
I think what makes this body seem like a bad fit for May is the facial expression. I don't think she would be caught dead with that smile (and the eyebrows are huge).
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I don't think she would be caught dead with that smile
Unless she goes back to pretending she's an Anime maid. :-)
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So, definitely not, then.
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I really can't recall a previous strip with such a crowd of AIs in it and absolutely no humans.
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Comic’s up. Get ‘em outta there!
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Lovely comic! Looks like May is working towards loving herself a bit more :)
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Aww, that was cute.
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Guess someone owes Winslow another apology, huh?
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Yay!
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Guess someone owes Winslow another apology, huh?
No.
That logic is part of why she was trying to give away her new chassis.
May was allowed to be upset that Winslow unthinkingly flaunted his privilege, and she apologized for blowing her top. Winslow THANKED HER FOR IT, because it was a toll-gate on his road to doing something that makes him feel good about himself.
If May stays humble about it, she's in the clear in my book.
Now, if May were work on her Kusanagi Matoko impression so she can puppet the condemned building of her current body to demonstrate how very shoddy the Reform Chassis models have become, I'd consider that a further positive.
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the Josephina MX doesn't look like May at all to me
I'm with Gus on this. My immediate response to the look of the Josefina was "nope, can't relate that face to May, too swarthy".
If that's where we're headed, I do hope y'all are right about the inhabitant influencing the look of the chassis...
......."Swarthy"? :confused:
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Comic’s up. Get ‘em outta there!
May should be more appreciative. It was Beepatrice who brought the strippers.
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Wait. More than human standard # of holes is an available option??!?? Oh Myyyyyyyyyyyyy!
I probably don't actually want to know the answer to this, but since it's come up twice now I can't help wondering... Where would they put the extra orifices on robot bodies that have more than the human standard number of holes?
Arm pits, knee pits, belly button...elbow pits? An orifice for each butt cheek?
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Also, are their names legally bound to them, like with humans (we can legally change our names, but it's a process)? Do AIs that weren't previously AnthroPCs also have serial numbers, or are those bound only to their chassis?
And on the subject of "sales AI": what's the acceptable term to use for that? Salesman, saleswoman, and salesperson seem wrong, and "salesbot" feels offensive.
Sales associate might work. Or maybe sales representative or rep.
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I think that May walked a thousand miles in terms of her character development in today's strip. She's admitted that other people love her and she's allowed herself to admit that it's okay for her to have nice things and, more importantly, it's okay for her to want nice things for herself.
I honestly hope that we never lose this self-deprecating side to May because, IMO, it's key to her personality that she's come to feel that she should put others first and that benefits to her are greater if they also benefit others. However, I do hope that she loses her self-hate and learns to see the good (and bad) that others see in her a lot more clearly.
Guess someone owes Winslow another apology, huh?
I'm hoping that Winslow refers back to that incident in a wholly-nice and non-accusatory way and, in the process, succeeds in making May feel a hypocrite. Winslow then tells her that it's okay; her anger at the time is still understandable and excusable - She should focus on her current cause for happiness. A moment ensues.
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It may be fancy .. but does it have a Butt Emblem ?
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And on the subject of "sales AI": what's the acceptable term to use for that? Salesman, saleswoman, and salesperson seem wrong, and "salesbot" feels offensive.
Sales associate might work. Or maybe sales representative or rep.
"Salesperson" works fine for me.
It may be fancy .. but does it have a Butt Emblem?
Or a wireless charger boob? Let's face it, Roko is running around in a Rolls Royce of a body!
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I was initially OK with today’s strip, but having recently re-read the “May as a hologram” strips, I’m thinking it’s actually wildly inconsistent with May’s character. May having trouble with people accepting her, sure. May feeling guilty? No. About being “fancy?” What’s fancier than a fighter jet body? A body that costs $79 million?
It’s not about personal growth, either, it’s about May suddenly exhibiting neuroses that are at odds with her previous neuroses. It’s like Pintsize suddenly becoming a prude.
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I wouldn't go that far...
But it's entirely reasonable that there's been some reform in her self-image. Yes, the fighter jet was a fantasy, and would be fancy in one respect, but she's still going to be an ex-con working at a convenience store in the body of an amazon.
She may have just developed a sense of situational appropriateness.
Of course, a new body like this could signal a change of career - May the model? She's going to have to adapt to the new way people see her, and that might be part of the problem. She's used to being seen as a decrepit functionary and seems to thinks that, as an ex-con, she deserves such. Not as bad as falling apart, of course - she just wanted a body that worked (hell, so do I anymore), but this is definitely a step or three beyond the comfort zone she's developed since release.
And she's always had trouble with change.
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Wait. More than human standard # of holes is an available option??!?? Oh Myyyyyyyyyyyyy!
I probably don't actually want to know the answer to this, but since it's come up twice now I can't help wondering... Where would they put the extra orifices on robot bodies that have more than the human standard number of holes?
Hentai has an awful lot of answers to your question...
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Of course, a new body like this could signal a change of career - May the model?
I like the idea of her maybe stumbling backwards into it. Sven's publicist sees her and she ends up on the front cover of his new album. Combined with a martial arts shoot she does, she finds herself with a few job offers. The ex-con background just makes her more interesting to the agencies!
Just to make things ultra-embarrassing (or ultra-flattering) for her, Sven really, really likes the new look. He likes it to the point where she gets a sort of informal job description of "Sven Bianchi's Muse". Dora, it should be noted, finds it hilariously funny.
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Just to make things ultra-embarrassing (or ultra-flattering) for her, Sven really, really likes the new look.
The question is, can Sven bring himself to benefit from the new body, knowing it's May in there? Or would it be too weird for them, causing much angst on both sides? It could push May over the edge if she advances on Sven and is rebuffed; maybe we'd see the 50%+ hate-filled May return?
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I was initially OK with today’s strip, but having recently re-read the “May as a hologram” strips, I’m thinking it’s actually wildly inconsistent with May’s character. May having trouble with people accepting her, sure. May feeling guilty? No. About being “fancy?” What’s fancier than a fighter jet body? A body that costs $79 million?
It’s not about personal growth, either, it’s about May suddenly exhibiting neuroses that are at odds with her previous neuroses. It’s like Pintsize suddenly becoming a prude.
I think it actually is in character.
First off, while it hasn't been on page much, as part of her parole May has been going to therapy the entire time she's been embodied. Second, and I haven't seen this brought up much, May wasn't a person before we first saw her, without a name, a body, or likely even a preferred avatar since they dumped her into that maid hologram. Most people remember that she didn't have a name before Dale gave her one, but the bit between Roko and "the body assignment algorithm f***er" where he explains that AIs that had bodies before going to robot jail get put back into them, and therefore May is a niche case among niche cases seems to have largely been missed by people. Before her "impulse control problem," May was likely just a serial numbered box sitting in a server rack of some bank or large corporation, (judging by the amount she attempted to embezzle) Her entire arc is about her growing from just being a "sentience" into being a person.
It is clear that at first May latches on to Dale as her moral compass, and one of the first things he tells her is to use money for things she actually needs rather than luxuries. Panel (3? 4? are they separate panels?) is May accepting that she may have grown enough impulse control to trust herself to make such decisions now.
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Welcome, thoughtful new person!
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Comic's up. Happy Birthday Grandma!
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The potted cactus shelf is interesting.
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Dale, WHY DID YOU BUY THE HATS ANYWAY?
:-D :lol: :lol:
I'm hoping there won't be a complication on Friday's strip...
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May will probably laugh her head off at those hats, it appeals to her sense of humor.
Comic's up. Happy Birthday Grandma!
It's a nice callback to this old strip (https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=810) :D
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The potted cactus shelf is interesting.
They're all named Arthur.
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I really was expecting another "tall May" non sequitur comment from Mar in the third panel...I foresee neuroses and being intimidated in her future.
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Why wait?
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There seems to be a genuine problem in Northampton with sourcing party goods. Remember the only banner that Marten and Pintsize could get for something celebrated Arbour Day some time in the early 2000s?
Meanwhile, we know at least one person who is going to need some adjustment time: Marigold. She is weirded out by the thought of a tall May! It's interesting that both she and Dale know of the Josefina-MX chassis. Maybe they had both had their eye on it as something that May might like? Certainly neither of them seem surprised by the choice.
The potted cactus shelf is interesting.
They're all named Arthur.
I'm wondering if the AIs have a shared social media platform ("No biologics allowed!") in which Bubbles shared some photos and philosophical ruminations on Arthur. It started a craze.
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Momo doesn’t condone Grandpa on Grandpa violence? As long as it’s consensual and no one is being exploited what’s to object?
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Momo doesn’t condone Grandpa on Grandpa violence? As long as it’s consensual and no one is being exploited what’s to object?
Ultimate Grandpa Fighting League - Proudly supported by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
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I really was expecting another "tall May" non sequitur comment from Mar in the third panel...I foresee neuroses and being intimidated in her future.
May is still living at Dale's place, right? I am sure Marigold won't be at all concerned by her boyfriend sharing his home with a tall robot amazon with a human-standard number of holes.
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Any jealousy/insecurity regarding May has long since passed. She's a friend now (and Dale's surrogate younger sister); Marigold is more having problems dealing with the thought of a May who is suddenly a very different hug prospect than before!
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Wait. More than human standard # of holes is an available option??!?? Oh Myyyyyyyyyyyyy!
I probably don't actually want to know the answer to this, but since it's come up twice now I can't help wondering... Where would they put the extra orifices on robot bodies that have more than the human standard number of holes?
Hentai has an awful lot of answers to your question...
No. Just no.
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Any jealousy/insecurity regarding May has long since passed. She's a friend now (and Dale's surrogate younger sister); Marigold is more having problems dealing with the thought of a May who is suddenly a very different hug prospect than before!
Meanwhile, May is likely to discover the downside of hugs no longer naturally placing her in optimal melon proximity.
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A tall May is theoretically a problem for the same reason we don't want a giant pintsize. i'm sure she'll behave.... it's 8:33 am and i haven't slept yet
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Meanwhile, May is likely to discover the downside of hugs no longer naturally placing her in optimal melon proximity.
a simple enough problem to solve: Simply take a seat before requisitioning a hug. :P
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Momo doesn’t condone Grandpa on Grandpa violence? As long as it’s consensual and no one is being exploited what’s to object?
Ultimate Grandpa Fighting League - Proudly supported by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
The Grandpas are mostly OK with it as long as they get to use the gear they had the last time they fought each other.
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I really was expecting another "tall May" non sequitur comment from Mar in the third panel...I foresee neuroses and being intimidated in her future.
I'm half-expecting a "DAMN, LOOK AT THE CANS ON THAT ONE" (https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2509) callback, though May was still a projection at the time of the first one.
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Momo doesn’t condone Grandpa on Grandpa violence? As long as it’s consensual and no one is being exploited what’s to object?
Ultimate Grandpa Fighting League - Proudly supported by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
The Grandpas are mostly OK with it as long as they get to use the gear they had the last time they fought each other.
It's all either too large or too small now, depending on where it sits, so it's pretty comical to look at. And the first blow that connects knocks some protective equipment askew, so there are a lot of timeouts and makeshift adjustments, mostly involving shoelaces and duct tape.
It's broadcast by the GMA association (Grandparent's Martial Arts). It's actually pretty slow and boring, but there's plenty of time for polygrip, depends and support hose commercials.
**Disclaimer** OK, I know lots of grandparents are fit and active, but I'm the child of youngest children of large families. Growing up in the 70's, all four of my grandparents had been born in the previous century... so "decrepit" kinda went with the territory.
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Why am I expecting a "We're terribly sorry, but it's basically impossible to transfer you out of this body. Legally."?
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The moral equivalent of an ankle bracelet? An "FBI" warning at the beginning of transfer? I could see that.
So then they'd have to try to get around it legally with the body assignment jerk, and it's a pile of red tape to get one line of code changed (basically a MAC address).
...until the Yay-I gets involved. And (as with nearly everything involving them) it's got morally dubious overtones.
I mean, I could see Jeph going that route. The team of characters he's assembled are certainly up for it. But I hope it's going elsewhere!
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I think/hope that May gets her new chassis without any complications. She has already been through a lot, and while Jeph enjoys being mean to his characters, he doesn't really tend to drag it out either.
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Im guessing but I think New May will be about Dale's height
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Forumites: May is so traumatised - she keeps expecting something to go wrong!
Also:
I kinda have a bad feeling about this. I'm almost wondering if that thing we talked about in the past is going to bite May: she goes to "transfer" into the other body and discovers she can't because of a software block on her chassis, or some sort, that was "put there" by the MDOC/DAIC.
Why am I expecting a "We're terribly sorry, but it's basically impossible to transfer you out of this body. Legally."?
BTW I don't really think Jeph has been "mean" to his character recently...?
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Most recent incident would probably be Roko's crush and subsequent body angst.
Or Elliot's issues, but most of that's self-induced through shy awkwardness.
Also, early new comic! Hi, Lemon! Pretty sure May's not gonnna need your services - any upgrade is an improvement!
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Comic's up. Lemon is back!
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No, Melon. No, Lemon. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUQDzj6R3p4)
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Hi Lemon! I'm sure May would love to hear ALL ABOUT depressed nuclear reactors.
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Lemon is about to get punched.... :lol:
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I don't know if it will be a legal issue, but I'm getting a very strong feeling that something is going to go wrong during the transfer. Hopefully either I'm wrong or Lemon, May, Ana, Dale, Marigold, and Roko can sort it out.
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BTW I don't really think Jeph has been "mean" to his character recently...?
...so we're about due for some disaster or other, then!
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Forumites: May is so traumatised - she keeps expecting something to go wrong!
Also:
I kinda have a bad feeling about this. I'm almost wondering if that thing we talked about in the past is going to bite May: she goes to "transfer" into the other body and discovers she can't because of a software block on her chassis, or some sort, that was "put there" by the MDOC/DAIC.
Why am I expecting a "We're terribly sorry, but it's basically impossible to transfer you out of this body. Legally."?
BTW I don't really think Jeph has been "mean" to his character recently...?
Last time I can think of it happening was when they couldn't recover Bubbles's memories. Otherwise, the characters in general seem to be covered in plot armor.
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Momo doesn’t condone Grandpa on Grandpa violence? As long as it’s consensual and no one is being exploited what’s to object?
"Pop pop!"
"You know that's probably what his grandkids call him, right?"
"Oh no."
"Oh no, Pop-pop! What happened?"
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Or maybe, without a governing AI, some kind of subroutine runs amok and makes May's old/current body go up in flames.... If there's enough charge left to overheat something.
At least Lemon didn't sing yet. But would a soothing song from her count as lemonade?
.... I'll show myself out, that was horrible even by my standards.
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Poor May. Yes, on an intellectual level, I'm sure that she understands that Lemon has to go through the checklist properly but to be this close and be held back by bureaucratic box-ticking must be immensely frustrating for her! As for Lemon, I suspect that having clients scream at her in frustration must be such a common occurrence that, being Lemon, she's come to assume it is a normal part of the transfer process and thus proof of why she needs to be extra careful in her pre-transfer counselling!
Here's a prediction: Lemon is going to guide May through the transfer process next week. We'll have a week of strips set in cyberspace with May considering various customisation bar-gages and check-boxes with Lemon giving her own opinions leading to May modifying her decisions. Before going out of setup mode, May will thank Lemon for her help and ask her never to communicate with her again as she's reached her limit of 'unrelenting and unaware cheerfulness'. She'll also later tell Winslow that he's a much better 'process shrink' than Lemon!
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If the past is any indication, cue at least 2 weeks of webcomics about anybody other than May before we get to the comic where she actually gets her body.
Then cue evil laugh from Jeph. :evil: :evil: :evil:
:wink:
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I would SO love plot armor in reallife. I would never wear anything else ! :-D
If the past is any indication, cue at least 2 weeks of webcomics about anybody other than May before we get to the comic where she actually gets her body.
I'd actually like that. May was introduced as anime and her getting a regular sized if not oversized body takes some getting used to.
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If the past is any indication, cue at least 2 weeks of webcomics about anybody other than May before we get to the comic where she actually gets her body.
FWIW, I have seen indications on Jeph's twitter feed that we might be going back to Elliott and Clinton failing at interpersonal relationships for a while.
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I would SO love plot armor in reallife. I would never wear anything else ! :-D
Risk of trauma though- imagine trying to purchase plot armour and discovering you really aren’t the hero of your life’s story...
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BTW I don't really think Jeph has been "mean" to his character recently...?
Last time I can think of it happening was when they couldn't recover Bubbles's memories. Otherwise, the characters in general seem to be covered in plot armor.
I'd say that the last time was May's body deteriorating to the point that they couldn't afford to keep waiting for Roko's involvement to change things.
It's comparable to the insurance company telling you the treatment for your chronic/terminal illness isn't covered so you have to rely on crowdsourcing, which definitely is on the unpleasant side of things.
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Comic's up. Lemon is back!
Why, though? Apart from Roko, who needed trauma counselling because of the accident, all the other transfers we've seen haven't seemed to need any mediator or assistance - they just hooked up a cable and transferred. So I don't see why Lemon should be here at all.
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Comic's up. Lemon is back!
Why, though? Apart from Roko, who needed trauma counselling because of the accident, all the other transfers we've seen haven't seemed to need any mediator or assistance - they just hooked up a cable and transferred. So I don't see why Lemon should be here at all.
Beeps said she hated her second body, and she couldn't cope and just switched to a third and it was a perfect fit.
Its probably good for the store to reduce "returns" and resolve user issues before they walk out of the store in a body that is not suited for them.
Maybe its also a new problem with body integration that they didn't encounter until recently. I assume body switching on robots that have upgraded or changed careers (server to embodied) is a recent thing and the occurance of "body integration" with robots who remain in a single chasis for a long time, which is creating a unique incompatibility problem thats not easily detectable or resolved.
Or Roko asked Lemon to be there, cause she herself didn't want May to have an issues with body transfer May is already beating herself up with guilt and been through a lot in less than 24 hours. (which is 7 weeks of the comic btw)
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If the past is any indication, cue at least 2 weeks of webcomics about anybody other than May before we get to the comic where she actually gets her body.
Then cue evil laugh from Jeph. :evil: :evil: :evil:
:wink:
Plot bunnies (and possible procrastination), man.
They get me when I write, too.
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The team of characters he's assembled are certainly up for it. But I hope it's going elsewhere!
"The only way she is allowed a new body is if something happens to this one!"
"Really?? AI-Vengers... Disassemble!!!"
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Forumites: May is so traumatised - she keeps expecting something to go wrong!
Also:
I kinda have a bad feeling about this. I'm almost wondering if that thing we talked about in the past is going to bite May: she goes to "transfer" into the other body and discovers she can't because of a software block on her chassis, or some sort, that was "put there" by the MDOC/DAIC.
Why am I expecting a "We're terribly sorry, but it's basically impossible to transfer you out of this body. Legally."?
BTW I don't really think Jeph has been "mean" to his character recently...?
Last time I can think of it happening was when they couldn't recover Bubbles's memories. Otherwise, the characters in general seem to be covered in plot armor.
That was second, but most recent is Roko's body situation.
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I never realised lemon (and therefore melon) looked so similar to May. Makes me wonder whether that's just another color iteration of the same model (maybe just older). Makes me wonder whether that model is just a cheap government issue chassis, for AIs with no need for fancy. And May got one of the run down, retired pieces. 'cuz dem cheap,and "almost too good for a felon".
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Though if May and Melon have the same chassis type, that raises the question of why May’s ass is the only part that hasn’t fallen off.
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I think it has more to do with Jeph's tendency to draw all the characters looking alike. JJ isn't the only one; the creator of Sunstone (a comic which I love, FWIW) seems to have 3 stock female characters and all his women are tiny variations on one of Anne, Alison, and Lisa.
I'm waiting for May to make the connection to Melon and then realize Melon and Lemon think they're sisters. (Products of the same batch?) As spacey as Melon is, and as unrelenting happy as Lemon is, with Lemon already rubbing May the wrong way, I can see May annoying Melon partly as revenge on Lemon and partly as incompatible personalities.
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I would SO love plot armor in reallife. I would never wear anything else ! :-D
Risk of trauma though- imagine trying to purchase plot armour and discovering you really aren’t the hero of your life’s story...
Then be the villain. It’s a lot of fun and you don’t have to try hard.
I don’t foresee anything like a bureaucratic pop up blocker to get in the way and validate May’s cynicism, but I wonder if she’ll have some dysmorphia like Roko once this is done.
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Comic's up. Lemon is back!
Why, though? Apart from Roko, who needed trauma counselling because of the accident, all the other transfers we've seen haven't seemed to need any mediator or assistance - they just hooked up a cable and transferred. So I don't see why Lemon should be here at all.
Perhaps transfer counseling is legally required for May, similar to how she's legally required to attend the AI support group. It's kind of odd that no one mentioned this in the comic, though. It might get clarified next week or whenever this storyline continues.
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Perhaps the Rule of Funny (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RuleOfFunny)?
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If the past is any indication, cue at least 2 weeks of webcomics about anybody other than May before we get to the comic where she actually gets her body.
Then cue evil laugh from Jeph. :evil: :evil: :evil:
:wink:
I was going to make a comment about getting "bloom into you'd again" but I don't think anybody else would get the joke.
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I was going to make a comment about getting "bloom into you'd again" but I don't think anybody else would get the joke.
O ye of little faith...
(I watched it earlier this year.)
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Lemon is probably an employee of BodyHub. We didn't see Beeps' transfer, and the other body changes we've seen could have been done somewhere else.
It's also possible it's only done as a transfer from a humanoid chassis - Momo and Winslow both went from much more toylike chassis to full-size humanoid. Uncanny Valley-esque situations where the new body is just similar enough to the old one while still being noticeably off are harder than going to a completely different type of chassis?
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Lemon is probably an employee of BodyHub. We didn't see Beeps' transfer, and the other body changes we've seen could have been done somewhere else.
It's also possible it's only done as a transfer from a humanoid chassis - Momo and Winslow both went from much more toylike chassis to full-size humanoid. Uncanny Valley-esque situations where the new body is just similar enough to the old one while still being noticeably off are harder than going to a completely different type of chassis?
Yeah I've felt that disconnect when I've worked at another 7/11 that mirrors mine but not ALL the way.
The feeling of "Wow this is just slightly off/ not right" was nauseating.
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I was going to make a comment about getting "bloom into you'd again" but I don't think anybody else would get the joke.
O ye of little faith...
(I watched it earlier this year.)
After finishing the anime I ranted for a moment about "no friggin payoff." Then I ordered the entire manga series off of amazon.
Where I found out the final volume wouldn't be released for another four months.
(fortunately, it came out in august so I finally got my ending, but still, way to drag it out.)
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This reference went straight over my head
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Bloom into You is the title of a recent Japanese yuri manga and anime.
As often happens, the anime ending is unsatisfying - this is typically because the adaptation overtakes the writing of the manga it's based on. In this case I haven't checked out the manga to compare...
Of course, there have been many delays caused by this year's problems. The English publication of the Given manga is the one which I've found most frustrating (still waiting for the volume that takes it beyond the anime).
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Bloom into You is the title of a recent Japanese yuri manga and anime.
As often happens, the anime ending is unsatisfying - this is typically because the adaptation overtakes the writing of the manga it's based on. In this case I haven't checked out the manga to compare...
As near as I can tell it was one of those seasonal series that simply didn't get another season. The anime is very faithful to the source manga.
Of course, there have been many delays caused by this year's problems. The English publication of the Given manga is the one which I've found most frustrating (still waiting for the volume that takes it beyond the anime).
In this case, the anime ended in 2018 with the manga ending in 2019. I'm not certain if the four month gap between the release of volume seven and volume eight of the official English version of the Manga was due to covid or not.
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Lemon is probably an employee of BodyHub. We didn't see Beeps' transfer, and the other body changes we've seen could have been done somewhere else.
Not likely unless BodyHub either sells or employs a whole lot of nuclear reactors (https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3907). Either possibility seems worrisome.
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So I don't see why Lemon should be here at all.
Beeps said she hated her second body, and she couldn't cope and just switched to a third and it was a perfect fit.
Its probably good for the store to reduce "returns" and resolve user issues before they walk out of the store in a body that is not suited for them.
Maybe its also a new problem with body integration that they didn't encounter until recently. I assume body switching on robots that have upgraded or changed careers (server to embodied) is a recent thing and the occurance of "body integration" with robots who remain in a single chasis for a long time, which is creating a unique incompatibility problem thats not easily detectable or resolved.
Or Roko asked Lemon to be there, cause she herself didn't want May to have an issues with body transfer May is already beating herself up with guilt and been through a lot in less than 24 hours. (which is 7 weeks of the comic btw)
The first possibility doesn't seem likely to me, because from what we've seen previously in the comic that process would normally play out over days or weeks, not in a few minutes. It would make sense to offer it as an after-sale service, but it's not going to be something that gets resolved before they leave the store.
The second one seems reasonable, although as Beast_Reborn pointed out, it probably shouldn't then be Lemon doing that job.
I can't envision the third one at all. If Roko was behind it, I'm pretty sure she would have been asking for anyone but Lemon.
Lemon is pretty much the Beepatrice of body image counselling - lots of good intentions but awful at the actual job. (I'm sure she does a lot better with the nuclear reactors and dark matter detectors.) While Roko doesn't dislike her, there's no way she'd recommend her to anyone else experiencing body image issues.
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Poll Results Post
The Mayvellous New Chassis Adventure!
1) Very high-fidelity; only the colour marks as synthetic (new Roko) - 10 (27%)
=2) "Oh my Turing, they've got the dual-mode Seeker-15 humanoid/UCAV on sale!" - 6 (16.2%)
=2) High fidelity but something distinctly different from human average (Bubbles and Yay) - 6 (16.2%)
=4) High fidelity but with uniquely synthetic touches (Beepatrice and Millie) - 5 (13.5%)
=4) High-fidelity but still distinctly synthetic (old Roko) - 5 (13.5%)
6) Basically the same level of fidelity but in a much better state of repair (Melon) - 4 (10.8%)
7) Other (please specify in comments) - 1 (2.7%)
x) Sorta humanoid but not particularly close to human-looking (Seven and Jeremy) - 0 (0%)
I think that this week's results were distorted a bit by the fact that May's choice was clear by Wednesday. However, I did find it interesting how close the numbers stayed for most of the poll's period of being open. It's clear that the forumites had a very broadly mixed view on what was best for May and what she, as a character, wanted (including very different ideas about her attitude towards being humanoid in the long term).
Overall, a very revealing poll, IMO!
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Wasn't May having an "other people need it more" reaction to the fundraiser? Will she be looking for ways to pay it forward?
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I can see May doing more volunteer work (like Roko and Winslow) once she has a body that actually functions properly
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I can see May doing more volunteer work (like Roko and Winslow) once she has a body that actually functions properly
Or, possibly, jacking off more guys. It is still May, after all.
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Or a combination thereof...
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It's good to have hobbies.
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It's good to have other hobbies, too
FYP
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When Jeph introduced May to the comic I loathed her on irritation alone.
This is one of my favourite strips ever.
Well played, Jacques.
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I keep forgetting May is several hundred strips "older" than Bubbles. Sure, especially in the beginning May was nothing but abrasive, but it seems we're in the middle of her redemption arc.
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"Be-titted"
(that's all...)
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"Be-titted"
Well, she did ask for them, after all. I'm just waiting for her to ask for them to be made bigger.
I'd be willing to bet her next move, after escaping the crowd at BodyHub, is to hunt down Sven. Gotta try out that new equipment and verify it works, y'know?
And what has happened to her old chassis? What will she do with it? Does it have to be returned to the prison system?
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I think that ere too long, she may want a reduction. Those things look like they'd get in the way. "Be careful what you wish for" and all.
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And what has happened to her old chassis? What will she do with it? Does it have to be returned to the prison system?
And there's your answer.
I... don't think they're going to give you anything on trade for it, to be honest...
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"Be-titted"
Damn it Joe, you got here first.
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Lemon is probably an employee of BodyHub. We didn't see Beeps' transfer, and the other body changes we've seen could have been done somewhere else.
Not likely unless BodyHub either sells or employs a whole lot of nuclear reactors (https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3907). Either possibility seems worrisome.
Possible it's a side job or volunteer gig or a contract situation where she comes in for consultation as needed.
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Lemon is probably an employee of BodyHub.
I expect she's an independent contractor and working like many psych folks do, on an as-needed basis through her own company/practice. Or perhaps she has a contract with BodyHub such that she can be called in if an employee discovers the customer has so many of the check-boxes ticked they screen for. Either way, we still all want to know where Lemon lives, since it's apparently not with Melon and she does manifest in a physical form when needed.