You can have my "other" vote. :mrgreen:
May and Momo run into Sven. Momo confesses her crush on Sven, one thing leads to another, and Sven wakes up with a pile of robot ladies. And a watermelon. And Winslow, who came when he heard Roko was there.He came did he?
May and Momo run into Sven. Momo confesses her crush on Sven, one thing leads to another, and Sven wakes up with a pile of robot ladies. And a watermelon. And Winslow, who came when he heard Roko was there.He came did he?
*waggles eyebrows like Groucho Marx*
......I'll see myself out.
Comic's up. Looks like you called it, Thrillho.
Wow, Momo can really blush!
Comic's up. Looks like you called it, Thrillho.
May and Momo run into Sven. Momo confesses her crush on Sven, one thing leads to another, and Sven wakes up with a pile of robot ladies. And a watermelon. And Winslow, who came when he heard Roko was there.On second thought, I'd like to revise my prediction. There won't be a watermelon there. If Roko is present, it'll be a loaf of sourdough.
May's shirt glitched out, it seems.
May's shirt glitched out, it seems.
Okay, for my "other" vote, I put:
Clinton finally wakes up after a week unconscious (only a couple days in QC time, but still) - and realizes he really, really shouldn't drink...
(Also, "Clinton, drink more water")
I love Momo's expression in the second panel when Sven appears - she still has that crush on him, doesn't she? Don't fall for the bad boys, Momo dear...
At this rate, Clinton's gonna die from all that water everyone wants him to drink!And this would be bad how?
May could drive a repo truck.
At this rate, Clinton's gonna die from all that water everyone wants him to drink!And this would be bad how?
May could drive a repo truck.
Or be a plumber - the last 3 I've had to deal with had similar attitude problems. Of course, that may have been when they were being called to my house, not what they were called for. What they were called was, for them, routine, even if it was on a weekend.
*snip*
I also like Sven's reaction. He really is strongly afraid of being seen, even indirectly, as having "funded a girlfriend upgrade". He may be an ass sometimes but there are certain lines he wouldn't cross, including implying to a girl that she owed him certain 'services'. I'm not sure if that hasn't occurred to May or whether or not she'd just doesn't care!
*snip*
At this rate, Clinton's gonna die from all that water everyone wants him to drink!And this would be bad how?
May could drive a repo truck.
Or be a plumber - the last 3 I've had to deal with had similar attitude problems. Of course, that may have been when they were being called to my house, not what they were called for. What they were called was, for them, routine, even if it was on a weekend.
Can you blame them? Plumbers literally have to deal with other people’s shit.
*snip*
I also like Sven's reaction. He really is strongly afraid of being seen, even indirectly, as having "funded a girlfriend upgrade". He may be an ass sometimes but there are certain lines he wouldn't cross, including implying to a girl that she owed him certain 'services'. I'm not sure if that hasn't occurred to May or whether or not she'd just doesn't care!
*snip*
Does May even know that Sven contributed? I do believe he didn't want her to know. (https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4315)
Seeing May in her last few appearances, I keep getting a Harley Quinn vibe from her, particularly today, and I find that disturbing.
This calls for a Patreon-only pin-up of May in partially-unzipped overalls and carrying a Colt Python 44 with the title "Repo Gal".I'm sure there's a joke in there, but I'm not seeing it. Even took out my microscope..
This calls for a Patreon-only pin-up of May in partially-unzipped overalls and carrying a Colt Python 44 with the title "Repo Gal".
I'm sure there's a joke in there, but I'm not seeing it. Even took out my microscope..
It seems the Questionable Contentiverse has some differing social rules--most notably, total honesty is more acceptable.
And I can't help but feel that overall, it would seriously improve the real world if people were that open, especially about their feelings.
Poor Momo! I've got the feeling that it's all going to come pouring out during this encounter. So, the sense of things being uncomfortable and awkward is only going to get worse for Sven and May! FWIW, though, 'chill' has never been a characteristic of Momo's from the very start. She's highly-strung, impulsive and constantly struggling with what she wants as opposed to what she thinks is 'appropriate'.I was right about the reference!This calls for a Patreon-only pin-up of May in partially-unzipped overalls and carrying a Colt Python 44 with the title "Repo Gal".
I'm sure there's a joke in there, but I'm not seeing it. Even took out my microscope..
No, no joke. It was an entirely serious suggestion! I'm not sure but I do have vague memories of a film called 'Repo Man' and the image in my head may have been based on its poster.
It seems the Questionable Contentiverse has some differing social rules--most notably, total honesty is more acceptable.
And I can't help but feel that overall, it would seriously improve the real world if people were that open, especially about their feelings.
It would provide a shake-up, to be sure.
It seems the Questionable Contentiverse has some differing social rules--most notably, total honesty is more acceptable.
And I can't help but feel that overall, it would seriously improve the real world if people were that open, especially about their feelings.
It would provide a shake-up, to be sure.
I thought that had already happened, and that we called it 'Teh Internet'?
It seems the Questionable Contentiverse has some differing social rules--most notably, total honesty is more acceptable.
And I can't help but feel that overall, it would seriously improve the real world if people were that open, especially about their feelings.
It would provide a shake-up, to be sure.
I thought that had already happened, and that we called it 'Teh Internet'?
When I read this, I almost went AHAHAHAHAHAHA.... but stopped myself.
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Heck, look at me - hiding behind emojis and excessive italics... :oops:
May, being an AI, could potentially have multiple bodies.It's not generally known in the QCverse that this is possible. Yay asked Roko to keep quiet about it for this reason.
...Why did he tell her that?
Why'd he want to donate anonymously if he was just gonna bring it up the first chance he got? And why didn't he just say "I'd rather not say"?Yeah, I'm struggling with this too. I can more or less buy him letting her know that he contributed, even though he previously said he didn't want her to know; it seems like the sort of thing that you might want to get out there because it would make things weird if you kept it from them and they found out later.
My thought was more along the lines that there was a time when humans could have honestly pondered whether telepathy would be a nice skill to have.I like SMBC's take on it (https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2014-06-30).
For me, the Internet settled that one. Decisively.
Why'd he want to donate anonymously if he was just gonna bring it up the first chance he got? And why didn't he just say "I'd rather not say"?
As someone lacking in the social graces department, tact is also very important. Sven's approach seems to lack this.Why'd he want to donate anonymously if he was just gonna bring it up the first chance he got? And why didn't he just say "I'd rather not say"?
Because there was no gracious way out of the question as soon as May asked it - she would've kept badgering him to disclose the amount.
My guess is he brought up the donation since he wanted May to make an informed decision around 'pursuing a sexual relationship with the man who supplied part of the money for my new body'.
Honestly, if her knowing AND her not knowing would make Sven feel like sex is unethical, he should call the sex part of their relationship off. It seems like he painted himself into a moral quandary of a corner.
May, being an AI, could potentially have multiple bodies.It's not generally known in the QCverse that this is possible. Yay asked Roko to keep quiet about it for this reason.
As someone lacking in the social graces department, tact is also very important. Sven's approach seems to lack this.Why'd he want to donate anonymously if he was just gonna bring it up the first chance he got? And why didn't he just say "I'd rather not say"?
Because there was no gracious way out of the question as soon as May asked it - she would've kept badgering him to disclose the amount.
My guess is he brought up the donation since he wanted May to make an informed decision around 'pursuing a sexual relationship with the man who supplied part of the money for my new body'.
...Why did he tell her that?
I was trying to reinforce what Farideh was saying.
Sven's got neither tact or grace.
These forums: Open and honest communication is good!
Also: He really shouldn’t have told her that.
:roll:
My guess is he brought up the donation since he wanted May to make an informed decision around 'pursuing a sexual relationship with the man who supplied part of the money for my new body'.
I respectfully disagree. I think he made the right call.My guess is he brought up the donation since he wanted May to make an informed decision around 'pursuing a sexual relationship with the man who supplied part of the money for my new body'.
As an aside: Melon’s siblings are all fruit-named. Are May’s siblings all month-named? Or are they all modal verbs? Do the humans or AIs at the crèche name them?
I respectfully disagree. I think he made the right call.My guess is he brought up the donation since he wanted May to make an informed decision around 'pursuing a sexual relationship with the man who supplied part of the money for my new body'.
There is a gracious way out of it.. silence. Of stating that fact, that whatever answer he gives---too little? too much?---will be wrong. If she insists, it'd be her problem.Why'd he want to donate anonymously if he was just gonna bring it up the first chance he got? And why didn't he just say "I'd rather not say"?Because there was no gracious way out of the question as soon as May asked it - she would've kept badgering him to disclose the amount.
My guess is he brought up the donation since he wanted May to make an informed decision around 'pursuing a sexual relationship with the man who supplied part of the money for my new body'.Or he could not let his donating affect his behaviour. If she learns it, he can remind that. She'd know only if Hannelore abused his confidence.
As an aside: Melon’s siblings are all fruit-named. Are May’s siblings all month-named? Or are they all modal verbs? Do the humans or AIs at the crèche name them?
None of the above. Dale named May.
As an aside: Melon’s siblings are all fruit-named. Are May’s siblings all month-named? Or are they all modal verbs? Do the humans or AIs at the crèche name them?
None of the above. Dale named May.
Does that mean Melon and her subs kept their original factory names?
Yeah, that's gonna make things weird.
Honestly, I still don't understand why Sven told May he donated (especially when he saw this problem coming and donated anonymously to avoid it), but like... Good for him, man. He clearly cares about May. Really, they're both handling this in a way that demonstrates a lot of character development.
And Sven just happens to be the only member of the cast who May asks how much they donated?
Yeah, I know, she's aware that he's well-off, but right now I'm calling bullshit on "Jeph doesn't read the forums".
It does make me wonder a little bit how much Hanners donated? I mean, Sven is well-off, but she is LOADED.Is she? We know her parents are loaded, but she would never ask for donations from her mom, and Hannerdad is constantly busy and working on socialized bodycare legislation. While she could probably fall back on their funds if necessary, my guess is she's fairly self-sufficient.
It does make me wonder a little bit how much Hanners donated? I mean, Sven is well-off, but she is LOADED.Is she? We know her parents are loaded, but she would never ask for donations from her mom, and Hannerdad is constantly busy and working on socialized bodycare legislation. While she could probably fall back on their funds if necessary, my guess is she's fairly self-sufficient.
While Hanners does tend to be employed (her counting website when we first met her, and now her job at CoD), she is seen spending money without worrying about it: buying a drum set, getting Winslow a new chassis, travelling around/off the world after she confronted her mother, etc.Her working is more hobbyist and life affirming rather than for money, so trust fund allowance... but her sense of financial worth and influence is moderated a lot. She wants a simple life.
Welp, that's Svey dead for now, I think. It will be a while before they feel comfortable enough around each other to get over this awkwardness, especially as Sven doesn't really trust his own thinking and behaviour and May really doesn't know how to do serious relationshipsWell you go back to the big chat between them in 4003 when Sven was having is existential moment...
... but would be odd having one of the richest heiresses in the world, working behind a coffee shop, asking you to donate to charity, to buy a new robot body, that her father is pretty much the patent holder/manufacturer of.
Comic's up.
Yeah, that was bound to happen. It would be awkward if they kept hooking up after this. Good on May for expressing her gratitude, though.
Also: her shirt glitched again. Has she tried turning it off and on again?
Panel 5 tells the story. They really, really want to be together and are both afraid to be right now. You can see the sadness and longing in their expressions.And May knows it for herself; whether she's caught the vibe from Sven is a different question. I foresee a series of carefully planned "unexpectedly ran into and banged" encounters before they are both forced to admit their mutual attraction. It'll just be a question of who catches them the last time as to who gets to see Sven propose to May.
would be odd having one of the richest heiresses in the world, working behind a coffee shop, asking you to donate to charity, to buy a new robot body, that her father is pretty much the patent holder/manufacturer of.It's her money. Just because she has more than others, shouldn't mean she should have to pay more for things, or give it any to anyone. It also could be that persons don't notice that she has much money, because her lifestyle blends in with those that don't. (Do you have a source about Ellicott having there a monopoly or sufficiently large market share on robot bodies?)
There is something really wrong with the vocabulary database of Momo's conversation algorithm.Yeah, she should get it checked out. One might be concerned about her synonymizer, if it couldn't find ``friend.''
Is this really May?
She's actually being ... considerate.
Welp, that's Svey dead for now, I think. It will be a while before they feel comfortable enough around each other to get over this awkwardness, especially as Sven doesn't really trust his own thinking and behaviour and May really doesn't know how to do serious relationships.
Panel 5 tells the story. They really, really want to be together and are both afraid to be right now. You can see the sadness and longing in their expressions.
They'll probably run into each-other again at some point and suddenly find themselves hanging out all the time without realising it. That's how I see things progressing, anyway.
... but it will lack the thrill of boldly going where no man was meant to go.
I actually forgot about that.
It does explain some of her early-installment-weirdness.
NOW I WANT A CIGARETTE!
Is this really May?
She's actually being ... considerate.
Is the new chassis mellowing her out a bit?
Is this really May?
She's actually being ... considerate.
Is the new chassis mellowing her out a bit?
I wouldn't say the new chassis is mellowing her out, but the lack of the old one is making her less irascible.
I've been fighting the cravings for years now, I'll be fine. Every time I think I want to smoke, all it takes is smelling it to remind me that I don't actually miss it.NOW I WANT A CIGARETTE!
STAY STRONG, YOU CAN DO THIS
I'm just going to out to the garage and have a ...um... well, you know.Wank?
Dang, now I wanna blow off my low sodium diet and scarf a bag of Doritos.
I've been fighting the cravings for years now, I'll be fine. Every time I think I want to smoke, all it takes is smelling it to remind me that I don't actually miss it.As a current smoker, it has the opposite effect on me. Even though I hate the smell of the second-hand stuff, I still want to light up there and then.
Dang, now I wanna blow off my low sodium diet and scarf a bag of Doritos.I do most of my cooking and barely add salt beyond what's already in the cheese and tomatoes, so I dodn't feel so guilty snarfing chips (crisps).