the Viper is coming
She's one of the most human AIs I think we've seen. It's also interesting she's scared of bugs. Then again you probably don't want bugs getting in you if you're an AI.
FOOLS! I WILL DESTROY YOU ALL!Radioactive mutant hamsters?
(ask me how)
She's one of the most human AIs I think we've seen. It's also interesting she's scared of bugs. Then again you probably don't want bugs getting in you if you're an AI.At least until she deploys her arm cannon.
Don't come to Australia (Canada without the cold winter but with more foul language), Marten. We have lots of house centipedes. Of course... They have cute red legs, and though they are not aggressive, a painful bite. House millipedes are smaller and cannot bite, but if bothered, they spray a toxic chemical that can cause painful rashes on human skin. I don't know what effect either would have on a robot, but millipede toxin is highly acidic...
No update today?
They'd need to have access this room, and know how to circumvent that fancy automated security you were talking about.
Evan is certainly well kitted out. I wonder what that thingy strapped to her arm is?
Evan is certainly well kitted out. I wonder what that thingy strapped to her arm is?
Spare battery pack? Maybe a kit of custom potpourri?
Ok Claire's being an asshat. Even secure military facilities with good security teams still do bug sweeps despite them in theory not being necessary. You'd be amazed at where and how surveillance devices have slipped past security.
FOOLS! I WILL DESTROY YOU ALL!
(ask me how)
This one got away from me a little, I think! Claire comes off as more unreasonably angry than I intended. Oh well!
honestly i think claire's under-reacting
Yep. Cubetown has gone out of it's way to present itself as a land of incompetent idiots who clearly have no clue what they are doing. The fact that Claire has been putting up with this crap for so long and only now is starting to call them out makes her look downright saintly.honestly i think claire's under-reacting
Same. I'm deeply astounded she got off the boat thinking, "I don't want to leave immediately," let alone being this testy with an uninvited guest.
lol, claire pushes back *a little bit* in *an understandable way* in *a ridiculous and high-stakes situation* and some folks call it... a lot of interesting words.
sounds familiar.
She "pushed back" and got angry about probably the only reasonable thing about Cubetown we've seen so far: a security head who takes their job seriously, seems to be grounded in reality, and is following protocol to keep the facility secure. It's a very weird thing to get upset at.
Is anyone in QC qualified for their jobs
Claire to director: "As far as I can see this entire operation is incompetent - why would anyone want to work here?"
Director: "We know that - why else do you think we want to hire someone who realises it and could maybe fix it!"
Is anyone in QC qualified for their jobs
Dora, Tai, Elliot, Brun, Renee, Marigold...
Claire to director: "As far as I can see this entire operation is incompetent - why would anyone want to work here?"
Director: "We know that - why else do you think we want to hire someone who realises it and could maybe fix it!"
More than once, I’ve wondered whether the character in question is really as angry as they look or if it’s just a quirk of Jeph’s art style.
I mean...what did she expect? I thought she did research. She was told by more than one person that it's full of loose cannons. The interview was unprofessional from the get go. They didn't even have her job title figured out yet, or her job. It was her choice to go there knowing that anything could happen. Also they've been nothing but extremely friendly and welcoming. HEY, I WENT INTO THIS SITUATION KNOWING IT WOULD BE RIDICULOUS, AND, IT IS! I'M MAD.
Err Claire, you're on an Island with no personal transport. You can't just leave. All you can do is hang around the docks out in the cold until the next ferry trip.better there or someplace "public" like a cafe than the hotel room they found a local government trooper hiding in
More than once, I’ve wondered whether the character in question is really as angry as they look or if it’s just a quirk of Jeph’s art style.
I can't find it but I remember when Jeph redrew a couple comics and posted them on Tumblr. The original defaulted to snarky faces and the new ones were more varied expressions. I wonder if it's a new default to avoid the snarky expressions.
Edit: Found the link (https://at.tumblr.com/jephjacques/28994203337/dx4jnjrzjqep)
You know, if Jeph would go back and redraw most of his first... oh, 1000 or so strips I'd buy a book just of those. The comics as originally don't really get all that readable until after that point.More than once, I’ve wondered whether the character in question is really as angry as they look or if it’s just a quirk of Jeph’s art style.
I can't find it but I remember when Jeph redrew a couple comics and posted them on Tumblr. The original defaulted to snarky faces and the new ones were more varied expressions. I wonder if it's a new default to avoid the snarky expressions.
Edit: Found the link (https://at.tumblr.com/jephjacques/28994203337/dx4jnjrzjqep)
Does Evan really come across as any less together than Roko Basilisk when we first met her? And are they relations?
And for goodness sake Claire, you've met three Cubetown residents. Isn't it a bit early for the sweeping generalisations?
I'm just looking forward to meeting the Director. I'm still thinking they are related to, or actually are, Claire's father
Plot Twist
We will learn that this research centre is a front for another organisation, and everyone that Claire has met so far are simply actors playing parts (risibly badly; perhaps even deliberately so). This entire arc might actually start to make some sense if this turns out to be the case.
Bonus Plot Twist
The Director turns out to be Yay. Another of Yay we haven't met yet. And they offer Claire a job. Just not the advertised one.
So THAT's what Pintsize was doing in Canada all those times.If Cubetown is more than 12 nmi (22.2 km) offshore, it's technically not in Canada.
Is anyone in QC qualified for their jobs
Is anyone in QC qualified for their jobs
Dora is. So is Renee tbh
I'm just looking forward to meeting the Director. I'm still thinking they are related to, or actually are, Claire's father
Do you perhaps mean Hanners’ father?
So THAT's what Pintsize was doing in Canada all those times.If Cubetown is more than 12 nmi (22.2 km) offshore, it's technically not in Canada.