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Title: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Gyrre on 28 Nov 2020, 02:18
Ja, I'm still stuck on beverages for the poll. I went to World Market with my folks yesterday (as some of you can probably tell) and saw some interesting stuff.

I'll probably change this poll out later since some folks get up in arms over sugary things.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Farideh on 28 Nov 2020, 11:39
'Birch beer' sounds lethal 😀
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: cesium133 on 28 Nov 2020, 11:46
Birch beer is delicious.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: jwhouk on 28 Nov 2020, 12:55
I had to choose Prickly Pear Soda to represent, but I've never tried the stuff TBH.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: zisraelsen on 28 Nov 2020, 13:03
Yea, I only chose sarsparilla because it's the only one I've tried. Berry cream soda sounds delicious, though.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Gnabberwocky on 28 Nov 2020, 14:01
I can't even tell which of these I'm legally allowed to have, never mind which one is my favorite.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: shanejayell on 29 Nov 2020, 00:41
Sarsaparilla is the only one I've had...
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Gyrre on 29 Nov 2020, 03:17
I can't even tell which of these I'm legally allowed to have, never mind which one is my favorite.
These are all non-alcoholic. Ginger beer and birch beer are both 'beer' in the same sense as root beer.
I'll recommend Sioux City brand for birch beer and prickly pear soda.

Yea, I only chose sarsparilla because it's the only one I've tried. Berry cream soda sounds delicious, though.
I had to choose Prickly Pear Soda to represent, but I've never tried the stuff TBH.
They're both pretty good. Berry cream soda is that 'blue raspberry' flavor with the same creamy portion of the flavor for orange cream and strawberry cream sodas.

Sarsaparilla varies wildly by brand with some being astoundingly terrible. Some are just a combination of cream soda and root beer. My personal favorite is Frostop brand which is enough to override the rest of them and end up being my vote.

To me, the pink ginger soda (not sure if it was ginger beer or brew) was almost like a potpourri type flavor. I gave the rest of it away. The only one of these I haven't tried is the elderflower one. Sounds weird. The rose lemonade was surprisingly not bad. Victorian lemonade just has to be swirled around a bit before you drink and it's really good (if you like sour stuff). Original Ramune is different but okay. Prickly pear soda is kind of hard to describe, but good. A little bit of a bite to it, I guess.

EDIT: I can see the mango creamy soda being divisive as it actually has milk in it.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: cybersmurf on 29 Nov 2020, 12:30
I had ginger infused beer once. Tasted ... well, if you like ginger in general, it's still hit and miss.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Gyrre on 29 Nov 2020, 13:12
I had ginger infused beer once. Tasted ... well, if you like ginger in general, it's still hit and miss.

I know ginger root beer is terrible.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Farideh on 29 Nov 2020, 18:15
Comic's here.

Geez Yay! Give a finger, take a hand. You'd think an AI with their resources could figure out a better solution than to usurp someone else's closet space.

Roko, please go take a shower. You don't want those crumbs to end up in your circuitry.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: shanejayell on 29 Nov 2020, 18:23
One one hand I'm left wondering what she DOES with the bread. I'm THINKING it's a scent/texture thing mostly?

On the other, not sure I wanna know.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: badbum61 on 29 Nov 2020, 18:28
You gonna eat those donuts, Roko?

...
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: DaiJB on 29 Nov 2020, 18:31
 ?
I put "Clinton, drink more water" because I seriously don't understand the poll title.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: hedgie on 29 Nov 2020, 18:37
Geez Yay! Give a finger, take a hand. You'd think an AI with their resources could figure out a better solution than to usurp someone else's closet space.
Probably an excuse to insert themselves into Roko's life/space on a regular basis, to keep an eye on her.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: badbum61 on 29 Nov 2020, 18:41
Anything with ginger is good in my book*.

In the US, I had what was called "Jamaican Ginger Beer" (or was it Ale?). Much tangy-er and less sweet than what we have at home, and I dug it. I'm a sucker for cream soda, berry or otherwise, too.

Here in Australia, Brookvale Union (hard) ginger beer gets my vote every time. 4% ABV. Since I haven't drank actual beer in over 30 years (just don't like the stuff - how unAustralian of me lol), this is a godsend.

*EDIT: except that "beer infused with ginger", for reasons explained above. Not even the ginger could make it palatable.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Gnabberwocky on 29 Nov 2020, 18:50
Roko, a human guest! Quick, get out the cooking utensils!
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Sorflakne on 29 Nov 2020, 19:49
Gotta watch yourself when going on a bread bender like that.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: TRenn on 29 Nov 2020, 21:35
Yeah, that can lead to indiscriminate loafing. And other behaviors that go against the grain.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Mordhaus on 29 Nov 2020, 22:19
Robot Porn in the first panel...time to find the lube.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: BenRG on 29 Nov 2020, 23:17
Yeah, Roko was obviously feeling extra-horny yesterday in-strip, hence the large amount of used bread. I do hope that she's keeping an eye on her charge level if she hasn't been sleeping whilst plugged in!

Meanwhile, I, too, wonder exactly what Yay is up to. Are they planning to explore the variations of gender identity through clothes? Or do they just want to expand their wardrobe and, being non-binary, are as likely to choose feminine as they are masculine or gender-neutral clothing choices?

I sort of wonder if the long discussion with Elliot about Clinton has inspired Yay to try out this 'romantic entanglement' thing for themselves. Panel 4 strikes me as possibly being a very beginner attempt at being flirty or seductive... which fell about as flat with Roko as it possibly could. I wonder with whom else Yay has decided to carry out their experiment? I'm actually wondering if Elliot realises just what a bizarre and psychedelic avalanche could currently be rolling down the hill towards him?


EDIT
Fixed a niggling little typo
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Gus_Smedstad on 29 Nov 2020, 23:18
That... that... first panel. The flies. Roko's expression. Which looks more like she's on a meth bender than being just post-orgasmic.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Gyrre on 29 Nov 2020, 23:29
?
I put "Clinton, drink more water" because I seriously don't understand the poll title.

I was super tired. It was funny at the time.

It was basically a 'which of these is your favorite'

EDIT: Props to Jeph for making the depressed robot look tired.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: BenRG on 29 Nov 2020, 23:32
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I put "Clinton, drink more water" because I seriously don't understand the poll title.

I was super tired. It was funny at the time.

It was basically a 'which of these is your favorite'

Maybe you should stop doing polls when tired? Also maybe try to do a QC-relevant poll as this is the QC discussion board rather than the general discussion board?
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Farideh on 29 Nov 2020, 23:39
That... that... first panel. The flies. Roko's expression. Which looks more like she's on a meth bender than being just post-orgasmic.


Are those flies? I thought they were breadcrumbs.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Gyrre on 29 Nov 2020, 23:40
I actually have something QC related for the poll now, so I nuked the old one.
[Seriously, no votes for Ramune?]

EDIT: When there's a really weird poll, just assume I couldn't sleep on a Friday/Saturday/Sunday night/morning.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: BenRG on 29 Nov 2020, 23:44
She's sort of an old character if by 'character' you mean 'a nameless background punchline-delivery person'. She's one of the three college girls (the other two are the snippy blue galbot and the cutie with glasses) who Jeph uses as the passers-by who give outsider's comments on the main cast's eccentric actions.

When you think about it, 'personal shopper' is the sort of job a certain kind of student might want to have. Bonus points if she isn't on an art course but law, economics or pre-med.

That... that... first panel. The flies. Roko's expression. Which looks more like she's on a meth bender than being just post-orgasmic.

Are those flies? I thought they were breadcrumbs.

They're dizziness/disorientation-signifying bubbles.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Gyrre on 29 Nov 2020, 23:49
Take the first poll option however you wish (sarcastic or honest).
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Farideh on 29 Nov 2020, 23:50
I don't think we've seen her before, but I can't be bothered to check. I am tired - having my work Xmas party on Friday and Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday has done a number on me (yes, I know I'm a wuss). Going to the mall yesterday didn't help either - why do Black Friday sales last all weekend? Why do we even HAVE Black Friday sales in New Zealand? ... This might actually belong more in the 'minor venting' thread.


They're dizziness/disorientation-signifying bubbles.


Yep, that would work for the ones hovering next to her head in panel 1.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: ihaveavoice on 30 Nov 2020, 00:12
Yeah, Roko was obviously feeling extra-horny yesterday in-strip, hence the large amount of used bread.

The last time we saw Roko was when Lemon successfully drew her out of her dysphoric episode triggered by chassis shopping with May. She didn't seem particularly horny to me while yelling at Beeps to stop smelling the stinky stuff.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Boxer on 30 Nov 2020, 02:25
Maybe Roko has problems integrating with her new body, cause she really wants to be uploaded into a AI driven toaster/bread maker/industrial bakery oven.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: BenRG on 30 Nov 2020, 04:08
Yeah, Roko was obviously feeling extra-horny yesterday in-strip, hence the large amount of used bread.

The last time we saw Roko was when Lemon successfully drew her out of her dysphoric episode triggered by chassis shopping with May. She didn't seem particularly horny to me while yelling at Beeps to stop smelling the stinky stuff.

Given that Yemisi's hair has visibly grown since we saw her last at The Horrible Revelation, I think we can safely say that a good few weeks, maybe more than a month, has passed since May accidentally triggered Roko's episode.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: jwhouk on 30 Nov 2020, 04:12
That... that... first panel. The flies. Roko's expression. Which looks more like she's on a meth bender than being just post-orgasmic.

There's a joke there that I'm not touching because I like this place.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Gyrre on 30 Nov 2020, 04:25
/o,0  ???

Maybe her nocturnal activities either help to or are an attempt to better integrate with her current chassis?
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: MrNumbers on 30 Nov 2020, 04:41
There's a joke there that I'm not touching because I like this place.

How close to the line am I skirting it if I use the phrase "yeast infection"? I already got banned once for misjudging angry birds ahegao...
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Perfectly Reasonable on 30 Nov 2020, 05:02
Sourdough. Requires intimate body contact.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: cmj on 30 Nov 2020, 06:36
Ummm.... Doesn't Yay already *have* their own apartment?  We've even *seen* it.

So what do they even need to bother poor Roko for?
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Cornelius on 30 Nov 2020, 06:47
We don't really know where Yay's apartment might be, geographically. I suspect this node is put in place to try and experience more of an individual life - for lack of better explanation - to explore friendship and relationships, and, as such, is building their own wardrobe in that location. I think they are not too keen on anyone actually learning that they have multiple bodies, or how they are living together.
The other part is, that, by asking this favour, they're trying to become closer to Roko, not to mention having one more excuse to spend time in Roko's apartment.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Farideh on 30 Nov 2020, 12:22
Yeah, Roko was obviously feeling extra-horny yesterday in-strip, hence the large amount of used bread.

The last time we saw Roko was when Lemon successfully drew her out of her dysphoric episode triggered by chassis shopping with May. She didn't seem particularly horny to me while yelling at Beeps to stop smelling the stinky stuff.

Given that Yemisi's hair has visibly grown since we saw her last at The Horrible Revelation, I think we can safely say that a good few weeks, maybe more than a month, has passed since May accidentally triggered Roko's episode.


Ah, that's where we saw her last! Her hair seems about the same length (https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4390) to me, though.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Christophelous on 30 Nov 2020, 13:05
Given that Yemisi's hair has visibly grown since we saw her last at The Horrible Revelation, I think we can safely say that a good few weeks, maybe more than a month, has passed since May accidentally triggered Roko's episode.


Ah, that's where we saw her last! Her hair seems about the same length (https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4390) to me, though.

I was about to post that. Can't expect Jeph to be perfect about hair length, so I suspect it's the same length. Plus it makes more sense to me that Roko would want to use bread as a way of grounding herself with scent and touch after having a disassociative episode.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: N.N. Marf on 30 Nov 2020, 16:14
Take the first poll option however you wish (sarcastic or honest).
So.. I was the only one who outright recognized them? I think it's the first we know their name, maybe.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Elder Sign on 30 Nov 2020, 17:24
Given that Yemisi's hair has visibly grown since we saw her last at The Horrible Revelation ...

Wait, someone's hair was allowed to get longer in this webcomic?  Is that actually allowed?  Is it a cold day in the underworld?  :laugh:
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: hedgie on 30 Nov 2020, 17:38
Maybe her nocturnal activities either help to or are an attempt to better integrate with her current chassis?
And best of luck to her.  I'm not sure that jilling-off is exactly going to fix her dysphoria. 
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: FreshScrod on 30 Nov 2020, 17:54
For a second, I thought Elder Sign's avatar was the blue shopping bag squiggle. Then I remembered the comic's not that detailed.

[roleplay character="Roko Basilisk"]Oh, sure, Yay. Invite this new stranger into my house. Don't ask me or anything - not like I have my sexualized breadstuffs, that I'm not ready to discuss, all through my couch.
Roko, a human guest! Quick, get out the cooking utensils!
*draws a knife* "Yesss, a hu~man guest..."
*starts chopping cucumbers, because Roko definitely has those in their kitchen* "What dressing do you prefer, Yemisi? I'll dice in some tomatoes next, and toss it in - wait, you like onions? if you like onions, it'll be another couple minutes."
[/roleplay]

On the other, not sure I wanna know.
I wanna know everything.
Robot Porn in the first panel...time to find the lube.
Ah, so I'm not alone in my arousal... never explored that before - I'll let you know how it goes if it won't be weird. -- Addendum: Eh, does nothing for me either way, but kinda distracting: reminders are all there, ready derail the sexy train of thought, to that someone else is also aroused by it. Needs further research, of course - not gonna make conclusions from a single experience.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: badbum61 on 30 Nov 2020, 18:11
Judgemental much, Yemisi?
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: zisraelsen on 30 Nov 2020, 18:13
Well, if you would expect someone to judge people by their wardrobe, a personal shopper would be a pretty good guess.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: chris73 on 30 Nov 2020, 18:20
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Going to the mall yesterday didn't help either - why do Black Friday sales last all weekend? Why do we even HAVE Black Friday sales in New Zealand?

Yeah I don't get that either but then I also don't get trick or treating in NZ as well
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Farideh on 30 Nov 2020, 18:31
Now I'm wondering if I should hire a personal shopper, I dislike having to buy clothes for myself. Would that be affordable for the 'average' person?
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: shanejayell on 30 Nov 2020, 19:17
Now I'm wondering if I should hire a personal shopper, I dislike having to buy clothes for myself. Would that be affordable for the 'average' person?

You get what you pay for, I expect.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Farideh on 30 Nov 2020, 19:40
And best of luck to her.  I'm not sure that jilling-off is exactly going to fix her dysphoria.


Well, it's one way to get more comfortable with your body. It's a better option than using a vegetable peeler on your face.


You get what you pay for, I expect.


Time to do some research on 'average prices for personal shoppers'.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Gnabberwocky on 30 Nov 2020, 20:34
Well, it's one way to get more comfortable with your body. It's a better option than using a vegetable peeler on your face.

What isn't?

...Don't answer that.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Gyrre on 30 Nov 2020, 20:52
Now I'm wondering if I should hire a personal shopper, I dislike having to buy clothes for myself. Would that be affordable for the 'average' person?

I'd have to do that and a tailor thanks to 'weird' body proportions. Seriously, it's like the clothing industry refuses to acknowledge short and stocky folk exist.
[5'5" and I wear a 1XL or 2XL depending on brand for my shoulders alone.]
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Farideh on 30 Nov 2020, 21:36
178 cm tall, shoulders like a rugby player, child-bearing hips, and a 'yes, I have born 2 BIG babies' tummy... Sigh.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: FreshScrod on 30 Nov 2020, 21:47
Ah... I'm too tall. Not by any objective standard, though. Dunno why, just am. Really I'm maybe only slightly taller than average, but...
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Cornelius on 30 Nov 2020, 22:07
I've taken to making my own, after one particularly acerbic interaction in the clothes store. It's more work, but it fits, and is not a fraction of the aggravation clothes shopping is.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: BenRG on 30 Nov 2020, 22:56
Anyone who is self-employed knows that you're always on the look for new clients. Also, I'm quite sure that a Personal Shopper will have Views even on your 'I'm too tired to fashion' sleepwear. I mean, grey goes well with Roko's skin-tone but grey goes well with just about everything, doesn't it? I now wonder if we're going to have a costume change sequence with Roko trying on different types of sleep-wear because Yemisi has made her feel a bit neurotic on the subject?

Meanwhile, panel 2: Yay is basically going to ignore all of Roko's objections and just do whatever they want, aren't they? I mean, that isn't changing anything but it's still an insight into their weak social instincts and overwhelming narcissism!
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Gnabberwocky on 30 Nov 2020, 23:05
"How delightfully mercenary of you."

That's not mercenary, that's forced enlistment with minor incentive pay.

Roko, have a stern talk with your parasitic friend. They really need it.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Gyrre on 30 Nov 2020, 23:44
178 cm tall, shoulders like a rugby player, child-bearing hips, and a 'yes, I have born 2 BIG babies' tummy... Sigh.
I've got a cousin built like that. She got her dad's linebacker shoulders.

I seem to have gotten the broadest parts from all four grandparents; broad shoulders, barrel chest, thunder thighs, and extra wide feet. Finding gloves that fit is a little easier than shoe shopping, but I always have to deal with some extra length if I want to be able to fully close my hand w/o ripping out the sides. Needless to say, my button-up are usually worn unbuttoned or big enough I have to cuff up the sleeves.

Apparently I'm built like a short boxer, wrestler, or caber-tosser. Thank God for relax-fit jeans though.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Farideh on 01 Dec 2020, 00:16
I've taken to making my own, after one particularly acerbic interaction in the clothes store. It's more work, but it fits, and is not a fraction of the aggravation clothes shopping is.


I'd love to make my own. All I need first is time, knowledge, and material 😉
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Gyrre on 01 Dec 2020, 02:27
I've taken to making my own, after one particularly acerbic interaction in the clothes store. It's more work, but it fits, and is not a fraction of the aggravation clothes shopping is.


I'd love to make my own. All I need first is time, knowledge, and material 😉
Same
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: chris73 on 01 Dec 2020, 02:42
Probably just imagining it but it seems like recently a lot of the characters are being jerks, more so than usual I mean
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Cornelius on 01 Dec 2020, 02:47
I've taken to making my own, after one particularly acerbic interaction in the clothes store. It's more work, but it fits, and is not a fraction of the aggravation clothes shopping is.


I'd love to make my own. All I need first is time, knowledge, and material 😉

Time and materials are the most difficult ones, in my experience. If you know some basic sewing, and find a fitting pattern, it's easy enough to assemble. There's a wealth of knowledge on the internet. The hard part is when you start having to alter patterns, or draft your own. But then, there's Freesewing.org (https://freesewing.org/designs/) where you choose the design, enter your measurements, and it generates your pattern to size. They come with decent instructions, as well.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: ihaveavoice on 01 Dec 2020, 07:55
Yeah, Roko was obviously feeling extra-horny yesterday in-strip, hence the large amount of used bread.

The last time we saw Roko was when Lemon successfully drew her out of her dysphoric episode triggered by chassis shopping with May. She didn't seem particularly horny to me while yelling at Beeps to stop smelling the stinky stuff.

Given that Yemisi's hair has visibly grown since we saw her last at The Horrible Revelation, I think we can safely say that a good few weeks, maybe more than a month, has passed since May accidentally triggered Roko's episode.

I was pointing out that there was no yesterday in-comic where Roko was feeling extra horny.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Thrudd on 01 Dec 2020, 08:55
The one thing about personal shoppers I don't see, though they might actually exist, is ones that go out of their way to find sales, deep discounts and bargains.

My one sister could make a killing as a bargain clothes hunter is she wasn't such a recluse now and making her own clothing of late.

When she was working full time she was able to sniff out designer clothing that would almost fit her rail thin frame [she would adjust things herself] at crazy discount levels and then haggle the final sale even lower since the stores were trying to clear their inventory instead of sending it back to the design houses at a loss.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: BenRG on 01 Dec 2020, 09:08
The one thing about personal shoppers I don't see, though they might actually exist, is ones that go out of their way to find sales, deep discounts and bargains.

I suppose it depends on the customer. I'm sure some expect their PS to purchase something outrageously-priced, bizarre-looking and impractical.

It is that fact which makes me wonder precisely what Yemisi bought for Yay.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: notStanley on 01 Dec 2020, 10:37
Even before the quarantines my wardrobe was utility vs fashion.  Now that the only time people see me in public is a half hour for groceries once a week, all clothes have to do is keep me warm.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Farideh on 01 Dec 2020, 12:08
I've taken to making my own, after one particularly acerbic interaction in the clothes store. It's more work, but it fits, and is not a fraction of the aggravation clothes shopping is.


I'd love to make my own. All I need first is time, knowledge, and material 😉

Time and materials are the most difficult ones, in my experience. If you know some basic sewing, and find a fitting pattern, it's easy enough to assemble. There's a wealth of knowledge on the internet. The hard part is when you start having to alter patterns, or draft your own. But then, there's Freesewing.org (https://freesewing.org/designs/) where you choose the design, enter your measurements, and it generates your pattern to size. They come with decent instructions, as well.


I might see if I can sign up for a 'basic sewing' course in 2021. Haven't laid hands on a sewing machine since I was 8.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Roborat on 01 Dec 2020, 12:15
Now I'm wondering if I should hire a personal shopper, I dislike having to buy clothes for myself. Would that be affordable for the 'average' person?

I have a personal shopper, whether I like it or not; my wife. Although she was usurped somewhat by my daughter for a while.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Perfectly Reasonable on 01 Dec 2020, 12:50
Still holding out for Bubbles in a tux. Maybe at the next wedding?
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Nepiophage on 01 Dec 2020, 13:09
The first hit on Google for "Personal shopper" is
"Personal Shopper is a 2016 supernatural psychological thriller film"
Just what Yay wants!
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Dock Braun on 01 Dec 2020, 18:04
I now wonder if we're going to have a costume change sequence with Roko trying on different types of sleep-wear because Yemisi has made her feel a bit neurotic on the subject?
I wonder the effect on Roko's body incongruence. I think I've said, I like the idea of changing bodies, like changing clothes. More with that metaphor, some clothes, no matter how well-fitting or good-looking, I just can't wear. (Well, sometimes it's always, but usually I sometimes just can't wear. I never wear either. I don't know my incongruence won't haunt them while still worn.) So I'm exacting in what clothes I wear. I don't know that anyone else can ever learn that pattern, my clothes' essence. I think it could be like how some celebrities shop, where their shopper buys many options, most of which are returned. There's an interesting idea about bargain-hunting, though. If it's on a commission, based on my usual budget (that's accounting for things like my time/salary), I might consider it.
Title: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Zebediah on 01 Dec 2020, 18:43
Comic’s up. Are you satisfied?

And Melon... I know this is a silly question where Melon is involved, but what the hell?
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Farideh on 01 Dec 2020, 19:01
If that is 'haute couture', then I am doubly glad that I was never that invested in fashion.

Then again, it does scream 'Melon'.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Romanticide on 01 Dec 2020, 19:22
Considering some of the things Haute Couture houses sell on their Ready-To-Wear lines... a Axolotl headgear is probably the less "is this the designer trying to troll us?" that I can see on expensive brands XD
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Gyrre on 01 Dec 2020, 20:44
If that is 'haute couture', then I am doubly glad that I was never that invested in fashion.

Then again, it does scream 'Melon'.

I know there actually are giant animal heads one can buy like that, but I don't believe I ever saw an axolotl mod'l.
(Half rhyme, so close enough.)
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Mordhaus on 01 Dec 2020, 22:13
What the heck is that on Melon's melon?
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Mr_Rose on 01 Dec 2020, 22:50
What the heck is that on Melon's melon?
An Axolotl:
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: BenRG on 01 Dec 2020, 23:25
Actually, in all honesty, I think that new costume works for Melon. As for the (likely soft foam) headpiece? Well, it's the sort of thing Melon would do, isn't it? I do like Yemisi's "Hey, the customer is always right, no matter how otherworldly their choices" shrug. No-one has ever asked her to dissuade them from giving her money before!

Interesting how Yay is moving in panel 2. I'm wondering if this instance really has decided to try to be more feminine in presentation and found that they like it? Maybe, after long enough associating with Roko, this instance will be somewhat desynchronised from the others in behaviour?
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Perfectly Reasonable on 02 Dec 2020, 09:38
Is Yemisi Jeph's new favorite character? Whom we are supposed to fall in love with? Like Tillie?
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Case on 02 Dec 2020, 10:09
Is Yemisi Jeph's new favorite character? Whom we are supposed to fall in love with? Like Tillie?

Here we go again ...

... can she please commit an actual sin before we break out the New-Character-Must-Die pitchforks?

Please?
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: FreshScrod on 02 Dec 2020, 10:50
Is Yemisi Jeph's new favorite character? Whom we are supposed to fall in love with? Like Tilly?
... can she please commit an actual sin before we break out the New-Character-Must-Die pitchforks?
I think it might be more about not wanting to get used to a character that's going to go away. I'm not a big fan of change, and I can definitely see that as a legitimate concern. I happen to really like Tilly, doncha knowit? But don't think bringing them back is gonna do much good for the strip, or the character. They exist in a sort of perfect state right now, that I'd rather have not messed up. I would like to see more of them, if well written, but it'd take some reworking of the story to let it glide to a place where that's possible. I'd love to see more of Station, too, but that would take a lot out of the present situation. Maybe as a spin-off comic, but I'm sure Jeph has his hands full with a consistent 5-days-a-week strip - I wouldn't wanna axolotl them.

edit: grammar
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: oddtail on 02 Dec 2020, 14:11
Is Yemisi Jeph's new favorite character? Whom we are supposed to fall in love with? Like Tillie?

Here we go again ...

... can she please commit an actual sin before we break out the New-Character-Must-Die pitchforks?

Please?

I'd like previous characters to be developed a bit more, and the comic tends to have a sort of treadmill with secondary character where they fade into the background in time, even IF they remain part of the cast, and fill their own niche rather than being more explored. If it's a character I don't like, it doesn't bother me, but I suspect I dislike at least some of them because they were underutilised.

The new character might end up being good, but I have my doubts if the expiration date on the new character will be longer than for other characters that were introduced and later just sort of went away. And anticipating that kinda makes me lose my investment in the new cast member from the get-go.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Farideh on 02 Dec 2020, 14:32
Not every new character has to be a main one, though? Personally I'm fine with someone being introduced just to move the plot along (like Tilly) and then disappearing again.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: St.Clair on 02 Dec 2020, 14:49
All of this is terribly familiar to me as a onetime fan of the works of Rumiko Takahashi (manga artist/creator), who - between artistic preference and/or the demands of syndication - had a strong tendency to rarely resolve or progress story arcs and characters, merely add wacky new ones whenever things started to slow down.  Which is a fantastic way to draw things out and keep any given series going forever as long as it's popular and profitable, but tends to frustrate people looking for closure or lasting character development.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Gnabberwocky on 02 Dec 2020, 16:28
Not every new character has to be a main one, though? Personally I'm fine with someone being introduced just to move the plot along (like Tilly) and then disappearing again.
Which, it seems, is absolutely the point. She's written in there to move along the Roko/Yay storyline, possibly to spark Roko into laying down the law and drawing some new social boundaries between her and Yay.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: shanejayell on 02 Dec 2020, 17:06
One could argue each new character takes away screen time from Marten...  :-D
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: dutchrvl on 02 Dec 2020, 17:49
Is Yemisi Jeph's new favorite character? Whom we are supposed to fall in love with? Like Tillie?

Here we go again ...

... can she please commit an actual sin before we break out the New-Character-Must-Die pitchforks?

Please?

I don’t mind new characters at all, but I do miss the older characters like marten, pint size, Dora, and to a lesser extent hanners, and marigold, especially because I feel there were still storylines to explore especially with marten and Dora. But, as long as Jeph finds engaging arcs it’s fine by me. That said, the past year several arcs have not really kept my interest.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: shanejayell on 02 Dec 2020, 17:54
I DO find myself thinking it might be a idea to do 2 strips. Keep Questionable, add 'Union Robotics' and spin off May, Bubbles and Faye, Rokko and Yay and have the Robot arcs there.

EDIT.

New comic up! Yay, Brun and Millie. :D
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: zisraelsen on 02 Dec 2020, 18:46
Brun you are going to give somebody a heart attack
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Farideh on 02 Dec 2020, 18:46
Awwwww <3
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Gnabberwocky on 02 Dec 2020, 19:21
It's a good thing Mille was honest right away, because Brun has been having a rough time lately.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Torlek on 02 Dec 2020, 19:39
One could argue each new character takes away screen time from Marten...  :-D

[Korath]Who?[/Korath]
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Gyrre on 02 Dec 2020, 20:46
What the heck is that on Melon's melon?
An Axolotl:

It truly is amazing just how many of Earth's animal like scritches and/or being petted.
Even several species of fish.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: DaiJB on 02 Dec 2020, 21:37
"Do you have any secret feelings for me that I have no way of knowing about"  :laugh: 
I love the vaguely accusatory wording - as if to say, "How dare people introduce these pesky emotional variables that I have no capacity to be able to detect!"

Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: BenRG on 02 Dec 2020, 23:27
Poor Brun! Today's strip really does strongly imply that Clinton and Elliot's revelations have been mildly traumatic to her and left her feeling a bit insecure about all her friendships. I do hope that she explains everything to Millifeulle otherwise she might start getting the wrong idea (although I'm not entirely sure what the right idea would be right now).

I'll make my wager now: Brun and Millie have been earmarked to be the cute romantic asexual couple - Quite into each other but entirely satisfied to just hold hands and occasionally hug in very intimate ways.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Gyrre on 02 Dec 2020, 23:54
Poor Brun! Today's strip really does strongly imply that Clinton and Elliot's revelations have been mildly traumatic to her and left her feeling a bit insecure about all her friendships. I do hope that she explains everything to Millifeulle otherwise she might start getting the wrong idea (although I'm not entirely sure what the right idea would be right now).

I'll make my wager now: Brun and Millie have been earmarked to be the cute romantic asexual couple - Quite into each other but entirely satisfied to just hold hands and occasionally hug in very intimate ways.

Time will tell what the nature of their relationship will be.
[I thought that was Tillie and Station.]
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: BenRG on 03 Dec 2020, 00:52
I'll make my wager now: Brun and Millie have been earmarked to be the cute romantic asexual couple - Quite into each other but entirely satisfied to just hold hands and occasionally hug in very intimate ways.

Time will tell what the nature of their relationship will be.
[I thought that was Tillie and Station.]

No, remember the brain implant that Station was pressuring Hannelore to have? I'm pretty sure that Tilly had one put in and that they and Station are wild and physical in the virtual world!
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Boxer on 03 Dec 2020, 01:19
Poor Brun! Today's strip really does strongly imply that Clinton and Elliot's revelations have been mildly traumatic to her and left her feeling a bit insecure about all her friendships. I do hope that she explains everything to Millifeulle otherwise she might start getting the wrong idea (although I'm not entirely sure what the right idea would be right now).

I'll make my wager now: Brun and Millie have been earmarked to be the cute romantic asexual couple - Quite into each other but entirely satisfied to just hold hands and occasionally hug in very intimate ways.
I don't think traumatic is the right word.  Brun just felt deflated cause she thought she was getting used to understanding people and kind of got side swipped by "emotions" cause she can't read social cues and didn't like missing pieces. The fact she just came out with a straight forward question is showing shes not avoiding it and confronting it openly?

That really depends on if Millie takes the cue and returns the question "Do you have any feelings for me", and if Brun answers with "Im picturing us..."
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Wingy on 03 Dec 2020, 05:04
And I came away from today's comic with: OK, Brun and Millie for a bit, then Millie will give up as Brun is an Ace and return to Jones for comfort and attention.  Indeed, we'll see where these characters get taken.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Tormuse on 03 Dec 2020, 06:43
I thought the interaction between Millefeuille and Brun was really cute last time, so I'm eager to see where this goes.  :)  (Opening with some honesty about feelings seems like a good sign!)
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: BlueFatima on 03 Dec 2020, 07:23
And I came away from today's comic with: OK, Brun and Millie for a bit, then Millie will give up as Brun is an Ace and return to Jones for comfort and attention.  Indeed, we'll see where these characters get taken.

I notice in webcomic communities that when a character doesn’t jump right into a relationship/sex, some followers enthusiastically label them as Ace—sometimes to the point massive debates start. This is not necessarily happening here yet, but seeing the label get dropped made me think about it.


Having had people (friends and family members) speculate over my own sexuality when I was in my late teens, I find it odd and intrusive. There are so many reasons people don’t date or show sexual interest in others until later in life. It doesn’t always come down to something being wrong or someone not being a sexual person, either. Sure I believe Ace people do exist (the world is a big place—way bigger than my little bubble), however it feels like fiction communities really overuse that label and often it turns out the character is not. Go Get a Roomie (another fantastic webcomic which is coming to a close) comes to mind, but there are other comics like it, too.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: oddtail on 03 Dec 2020, 07:29
And I came away from today's comic with: OK, Brun and Millie for a bit, then Millie will give up as Brun is an Ace and return to Jones for comfort and attention.  Indeed, we'll see where these characters get taken.

I notice in webcomic communities that when a character doesn’t jump right into a relationship/sex, some followers enthusiastically label them as Ace—sometimes to the point massive debates start. This is not necessarily happening here yet, but seeing the label get dropped made me think about it.


Having had people (friends and family members) speculate over my own sexuality when I was in my late teens, I find it odd and intrusive. There are so many reasons people don’t date or show sexual interest in others until later in life. It doesn’t always come down to something being wrong or someone not being a sexual person, either. Sure I believe Ace people do exist (the world is a big place—way bigger than my little bubble), however it feels like fiction communities really overuse that label and often it turns out the character is not. Go Get a Roomie (another fantastic webcomic which is coming to a close) comes to mind, but there are other comics like it, too.

I think people are overeager to label characters as Ace for the same reason fandoms are eager to assume characters are queer (or ship them) at the slightest suggestion or queerbating on the part of creators (see: BBC's Sherlock).

That is to say, representation is so sparse that it has people grasping at straws.

It doesn't help that it's difficult to establish a character as Ace without them explicitly saying so. You can establish other sexualities with more overt hints.

So I can sympathise with asexual people in that it must be frustrating that they do not get adequate representation in fiction.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: BlueFatima on 03 Dec 2020, 07:57
And I came away from today's comic with: OK, Brun and Millie for a bit, then Millie will give up as Brun is an Ace and return to Jones for comfort and attention.  Indeed, we'll see where these characters get taken.

I notice in webcomic communities that when a character doesn’t jump right into a relationship/sex, some followers enthusiastically label them as Ace—sometimes to the point massive debates start. This is not necessarily happening here yet, but seeing the label get dropped made me think about it.


Having had people (friends and family members) speculate over my own sexuality when I was in my late teens, I find it odd and intrusive. There are so many reasons people don’t date or show sexual interest in others until later in life. It doesn’t always come down to something being wrong or someone not being a sexual person, either. Sure I believe Ace people do exist (the world is a big place—way bigger than my little bubble), however it feels like fiction communities really overuse that label and often it turns out the character is not. Go Get a Roomie (another fantastic webcomic which is coming to a close) comes to mind, but there are other comics like it, too.

I think people are overeager to label characters as Ace for the same reason fandoms are eager to assume characters are queer (or ship them) at the slightest suggestion or queerbating on the part of creators (see: BBC's Sherlock).

That is to say, representation is so sparse that it has people grasping at straws.

It doesn't help that it's difficult to establish a character as Ace without them explicitly saying so. You can establish other sexualities with more overt hints.

So I can sympathise with asexual people in that it must be frustrating that they do not get adequate representation in fiction.

I could understand that and it is way cool to celebrate when a queer character comes out of the closet (I HATE queer-baiting), but usually the majority of the folks doing the labeling either aren’t queer or they seem to have very little experience withIn the LGBTQ community. I can definitely attest to this in RL circumstances (not one person I’ve heard using labels like that was lGBTQ or at least out of the closet) and in some of the communities where some of the people in the discussions appeared to be open about their lives (haha—but we never really know right?).

Another thing to consider is that while there are people who are legitimately Ace, it is not as cut and dry a kind of thing to pin down as being gay or bi (and those are complicated in their own rights). Mental and health issues can actually impact a person’s ability to feel sexual or attempt to have a relationship. I think that is part of why the use of label bothers me beyond labeling a broad group of people—aside from the fact I have seen and felt how being lumped into a label can hurt.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Penquin47 on 03 Dec 2020, 09:26
I am queer.  Somewhere between bi and ace, haven't exactly pinned down exactly where but I definitely claim both labels because I feel they both describe me.  I'm part of a community of mostly queer people in a show's fandom, and we pretty much ALL have our "your fave is queer" headcanons.

For me, my first exposure to the idea of asexuality in this context was through fanfic.  Reading the fic, especially the ones that were explicitly about Being Ace and What It's Like For Ace Characters In Relationships, helped me understand a lot of things about myself.  That got me researching specific terms I encountered and interacting with people with similar headcanons, and finding the words and explanations for myself and how I feel.

As long as people keep in mind that their headcanons are not the same as Actual Canon, I think it does more good than harm.  I can understand, given the irresponsible speculation that hurt you, why you disagree.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: notStanley on 03 Dec 2020, 11:39
some discussion on labels from Ashley in El Goonish Shive

Quote
https://ww.egscomics.com/comic/2015-05-23
"Part of why I don't like labeling people is the labels mean different things to different people, and they come with their own prejudices and expectations.  I don't know what I'm actually telling someone with labels.  And when is comes to who I'm attracted to, that's really nobody else's businesses unless I want to tell them." 

I have seen arguments about a thing, where they are really in agreement, but do not realize they are using different terms or definitions.  It is difficult to communicate without a confidence that each side is using the same concepts.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Perfectly Reasonable on 03 Dec 2020, 11:53
Here we go again ...

... can she please commit an actual sin before we break out the New-Character-Must-Die pitchforks?

Please?

I saw Tilly as an annoying distraction on first appearance, taking time away from more interesting characters. But I admit Tilly did serve a narrative function and did it well.

Yemisi has one previous appearence and an interesting name. Curvy Clueless and Snippy Blue, the burrito gals, have had more screen time and don't even have names.

Jeph does what he does, and for what I'm paying, I can't complain. I'm sorry if my gripe ruffled feathers.

Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Farideh on 03 Dec 2020, 18:24
Comic's up.

Well, at least Brun and Millefeuille have decent communication :-)
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: shanejayell on 03 Dec 2020, 18:29
Yeah, I'm thinking Brun is somewhere in the asexual range....
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Gnabberwocky on 03 Dec 2020, 18:36
"During this process, the dopamine receptors are tricked into believing they have fulfilled their genetic imperative."
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: DaiJB on 03 Dec 2020, 18:45
 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
"...a couple people..."
I have this mental picture of Brun clinically analysing the performance and saying "I didn't quite catch all of that - I'll have to try it again, with someone else, to get enough data points..."
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Zebediah on 03 Dec 2020, 18:45
It’s not surprising that Brun’s sexual experiences weren’t terribly impressive to her. Sex is a skill like any other; you probably won’t be very good at it the first few times you do it. I’m guessing that her partner wasn’t very experienced either, which wouldn’t have helped. And it sounds like her motivation was primarily curiosity about the experience rather than actual desire for her partner. So yeah, it likely would have been awkward and frustrating and possibly painful. Not something she’d care to repeat. If she was already inclined to be asexual, that kind of experience would only have reinforced that inclination.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: ihaveavoice on 03 Dec 2020, 20:30
Another thing to consider is that while there are people who are legitimately Ace, it is not as cut and dry a kind of thing to pin down as being gay or bi (and those are complicated in their own rights). Mental and health issues can actually impact a person’s ability to feel sexual or attempt to have a relationship. I think that is part of why the use of label bothers me beyond labeling a broad group of people—aside from the fact I have seen and felt how being lumped into a label can hurt.

I'd just like to point out that health does indeed affect libido, but sexual attraction is a different thing. There is a specific kind of attraction that involves people theoretically wanting to do something more than just keep looking at another good looking person, even if they aren't feeling it with actual partners right now. That's something nobody ever feels the need to explicitly say, so I never knew, so despite the fact that I was aware of my libido just floating around sans target at times, and I knew what it was like for it to go away in a period of deep depression and then not be gone later, I assumed that I must have an issue with my sex drive and that was why I didn't feel these things that every societal message was screaming I was supposed to feel. I knew deep down that it wasn't true, which just made me feel even more broken and wrong. And honestly, it just sucks balls for people to attach the concept of asexuality to a medical problem. I get what you're saying about it being complicated for people to tell because the information isn't out there and people are complex beings, and I do agree about fandom declarations of characters' sexual orientations, but it also hurts for people who have realized a certain label fits them to see yet more reinforcement of the idea that something is wrong with them for it.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Magniras on 03 Dec 2020, 21:51
...That's how I'd describe a lot of sexual experiences I've had. Huh.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Gyrre on 03 Dec 2020, 23:49
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
"...a couple people..."
I have this mental picture of Brun clinically analysing the performance and saying "I didn't quite catch all of that - I'll have to try it again, with someone else, to get enough data points..."

BRUN: complete deadpan and very flatly "One or both of us is very bad at this. That wasn't very long and I do not have enough datapoints to determine which. Please pick up a calisthenics routine to improve your stamina."

EDIT: Improving script format.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: snubnose on 03 Dec 2020, 23:58
Hmm.

Instead of trying to determine with utter conviction on perfectly insufficient data what sexuality Brun might possibly have, what about speculating about future romances ?


After all, theres some interesting candidates around:

Brun and who ? - though maybe not, if she's indeed supposed to be asexual. Still, she's certainly a more interesting candidate than the very linear and boring Renee romance.

Hanners and who ? - she seems to have had some big breakthroughs recently, so maybe that becomes an option ?

Sven and who ? - he tries so hard to grow ... so does this go anywhere ?

Momo and who ? - she definitely also is tipping her toe into the pool, after all she fancies Sven.

May and who ? - though I think it will be a while before that one actually does any romance, if ever.

Raven and who ? - ... at least I would love to have her back ...
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: BenRG on 04 Dec 2020, 01:45
So, I'm thinking that Brun went through a phase of trying to fit into the common definition of 'normal' and found it unsatisfying. I can't blame her for having a weird idea of what classifies as 'romance' and 'intimacy' if her only sexual encounters were so utterly mechanical and unfulfilling for her. Like others, I wonder if this bad history may impact on and even impede developments between her and Millie.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Gyrre on 04 Dec 2020, 02:09
So, I'm thinking that Brun went through a phase of trying to fit into the common definition of 'normal' and found it unsatisfying. I can't blame her for having a weird idea of what classifies as 'romance' and 'intimacy' if her only sexual encounters were so utterly mechanical and unfulfilling for her. Like others, I wonder if this bad history may impact on and even impede developments between her and Millie.

Can confirm trying to be "normal" sucks.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Zebediah on 04 Dec 2020, 03:57
Yep. Wish I had given up on it sooner.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Perfectly Reasonable on 04 Dec 2020, 08:45
Hmm.

Instead of trying to determine with utter conviction on perfectly insufficient data what sexuality Brun might possibly have, what about speculating about future romances ?

Pintsize and who - ?

Well, there's this tugboat he fancies. Whom we've never seen. But he did commission a steel cock from Union Robotics...


Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Wingy on 04 Dec 2020, 10:45
Whom we've never seen. But he did commission a steel cock from Union Robotics...
That we've also never seen.  As transgressive as Pintsize is, you'd think we'd have seen evidence that UR had delivered this commission at the very least.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Wingy on 04 Dec 2020, 10:47
Instead of trying to determine with utter conviction on perfectly insufficient data what sexuality Brun might possibly have, what about speculating about future romances ?
After all, theres some interesting candidates around:
How's this any different than shipping?

Be that as it may, I'm still rooting for Sven and May to get it on at least once, even if they never pair up for any extended period.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: sitnspin on 04 Dec 2020, 11:44
To be fair, until I started having sex with women, this was largely my experience with sex, too, and I am as far from ace as one can be.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: zmeiat_joro on 04 Dec 2020, 15:54
Is "ace", as in "asexual", a recent coinage? I don't recall encoutering it further than two years or so back.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Wombat on 04 Dec 2020, 16:21
Is "ace", as in "asexual", a recent coinage? I don't recall encoutering it further than two years or so back.
I'd say I first encountered it around ten years ago, so I suppose it depends on what you consider recent. I'd say it's certainly more widespread now than when I first heard it.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Gyrre on 04 Dec 2020, 23:34
Whom we've never seen. But he did commission a steel cock from Union Robotics...
That we've also never seen.  As transgressive as Pintsize is, you'd think we'd have seen evidence that UR had delivered this commission at the very least.

Ah, but we have seen its components in the process of being assembled. The glans, shaft, and testes had yet to be soldered together.
(Probably due to Google.)
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Wingy on 05 Dec 2020, 13:51
Ah, but we have seen its components in the process of being assembled. The glans, shaft, and testes had yet to be soldered together.
(Probably due to Google.)
I'd settle for a scene where Pintsize is paying for the thing and it's in a box/bag on the floor. 
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Perfectly Reasonable on 06 Dec 2020, 10:12
Puzzled. How would a steel cock be any worse than the dildos we've already seen?
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: Pilchard123 on 06 Dec 2020, 12:02
One of then even went running around and was the subject of a handful of strips.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: hedgie on 06 Dec 2020, 13:18
Puzzled. How would a steel cock be any worse than the dildos we've already seen?

Um… Pintsize.  It'll be worse.
Title: Re: WCDT 4406-4410 (Nov 30th to Dec 4th, 2020)
Post by: zmeiat_joro on 14 Dec 2020, 11:49
Is "ace", as in "asexual", a recent coinage? I don't recall encoutering it further than two years or so back.
I'd say I first encountered it around ten years ago, so I suppose it depends on what you consider recent. I'd say it's certainly more widespread now than when I first heard it.

I would consider ten years ago relatively recent, with regards to those matters.