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Dr. Bernadette Case

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Practicing medicine is fun and all

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Compared to LASERS? No Contest.

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This is my room!

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It's really, uh, minimal.

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Spend days adjusting bedsheets, curtains...

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And those were my FUNCTIONAL days.

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Wanna see pictures? I have a photo album!

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Dad? Dad? Hellooooo!

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Doctor John Ellicott-Chatham

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Not sure since the divorce.

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Can't rely on the AI for everything

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Lt. Potter's room

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"Friggin' A-hole AI..."

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AIM HIGH or ELSE

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I wanted to apologize...

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The doc's kid put you up to this.

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Some apology. Why don't you go fu-

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.76% of Ellicott-Chatham Technologies.

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Holdings worth US$4.6 million.

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Blink once/blink twice...

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Read it in an Alastair Reynolds novel.

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Ms. Farmer? Our head of security would like to have a word with you.

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Just come along quietly, Ms. Farmer.

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Wait, where'd Marigold go?

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Looking for the ladies' room.

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Total Members Voted: 41

[jwhouk]

And it's week three of the storyline - what's in store for our intrepid trio?

[DSL]

JW, you oughta have allowed multiple votes on this one ...

Also, <treknerd> Chekov's love interest was space-hippie Irina. There was also that Yeoman who really should have helped him focus him on his job.</treknerd>

[Method of Madness]

So apparently the comic's done!  I hope it goes up early so we can see HOLO-PONY 2: THE WRATH OF THE HOLO-PONY.

[pwhodges]

Just to remind you:

This space station arc is gonna go longer than I thought it would, it is a fire hose of ideas.

The reason it's going longer than I thought is I actually know where I'm going with it! There's just a lot of stuff I gotta set up. HEHEHEH

[RyanW1019]

I'm jumping on the "Marten falls for Lt. Potter and doesn't want to leave" bandwagon. Mostly because Marten has a history of making impulsive decisions that end badly in the long term when it comes to women.

[Method of Madness]

I'm going to have to put on my mod hat and tell you to be careful.  That could be read the wrong way.

[cesariojpn]

I predict Hannerdad is really......a Star Trek fan. He's almost made a perfect example of Deep Space Nine.

[Method of Madness]

The best of the Star Treks.

[Kugai]

Hannerdad will wind up looking like Robert Beltrain.     

[jwhouk]

Hannerdad will wind up looking like Robert Beltrain.     

With or without the tattoo?

[Carl-E]

I'm jumping on the "Marten falls for Lt. Potter and doesn't want to leave" bandwagon. Mostly because Marten has a history of making impulsive decisions that end badly in the long term when it comes to women.

Moving across country to follow an established girlfriend is one thing. 


Moving off planet for something that doesn't exist is quite another! 

Besides, it's a space station - no room for personnel with no earthly use...   

[iduguphergrave]

I'm sure the Lieutenant would find some use for him.

She's on duty on in outer space. No one for company except a snarky A.I. And it looks like she used to know how to have a good time. She would find an excuse to keep him there.

[Milesb]

I actually think that if Lt. Potter interacts with Marten in any meaningful way at all it'll probably be to teach him that sometimes you need to be able to let go and not get emotionally invested by default. He can't have a relationship with a woman serving on a space station. (please god, no let's not go there) -maybe he'll learn something - but then again maybe Marten's strictly along for the ride on this arc.

I personally voted for unhappy birthday party. Hanners and her dad have a slightly estranged situation going on and for Hanners not to have some major arc in this would make no sense.

It also makes sense for Marten and Marigold to be there, they've both brought out very different sides of Hanners in their own way (Marten brought her out her shell a lot, but Marigold made her realize how far she'd come and how she could help others) so it all seems set up for some kind of Hanners melt down to me. =(

[WAYF]

If I could select two options, I'd say that the party will be funny and a downer.

[Kugai]

Hannerdad will wind up looking like Robert Beltrain.     

With or without the tattoo?

With

And a beard

[WAYF]

And still the pony keeps circling Marigold's head like an extremely cute halo.

I must admit, if I were on a space station, I would be all "LASERS!!! AWESOOOMMMEE!!"

[Kugai]

"Dammit Jim, I'm a Laser Specialist, not a Doctor!"


Hmmmmm

Seems that USS Bronie has settled into Standard Orbit.

[Arancaytar]

... so, can you get sharks into space?

[Kugai]

... so, can you get sharks into space?

Only if the Dolphins approve.

[Carl-E]

I think we've just met Hannelore's mother figure. 


At least, she shows a modicum of caring about the girl. 

[Kugai]

I think we've just met Hannelore's mother figure. 


At least, she shows a modicum of caring about the girl. 

Hmmmm, I think you're right - especially when you see the look on Hanners face.

[SomeCanadianWeirdo]

Dr. Case looks a bit liike Tai probably will 35 years or so down the road.


Hmmmm....

[iduguphergrave]

That would not be a good story to tell Marten and Marigold at this point on the trip. 

[Is it cold in here?]

I don't think Marten is going to stay, but if he did his presence could be rationalized if Dr. Case prescribed him as a therapy animal for Hannelore.

[Throg]

I think we've just met Hannelore's mother figure. 


At least, she shows a modicum of caring about the girl. 

Indeed--I was wondering about Hanners' body language upon first seeing Dr. Case. 

[Skewbrow]

I think we've just met Hannelore's mother figure. 


At least, she shows a modicum of caring about the girl. 

She does. Let's hope it is not just a hobby for her.

[Akima]

I think we've just met Hannelore's mother figure. 

Yes... Yes, I think you are correct. And certainly she'd have no problem creating the background for Hanners' "high-school" portrait. With real lasers! I couldn't find the picture to link to...

[J]

am i the only one who thought the science lady was a science dude in the first panel?

[Is it cold in here?]

I thought it would be simple to find the graduation photos but my search fu has failed me.

[Carl-E]

High School laser photos from Jeph's LiveJournal

[pwhodges]

And others here.

[Is it cold in here?]

I found them, came back to post, and two people beat me to it.

[Mad Cat]

Do they have sharks in space? The only thing cooler than sharks with frickin' laserbeams on their heads is space sharks with frickin' laserbeams on their heads.

[FunkyTuba]

am i the only one who thought the science lady was a science dude in the first panel?

When the comic first loafef on my phone for a brief second I thought she was hannerdad... Then I zoomed in.

[Jynto]

Incidentally, my first thought was 'How did Hannerdad get so tanned from living in space?' Seems it's not just you.

[vsonics]

Yeah.
When the comic started coming up I first had that bolt of excitement of finally seeing the man of the hour.
My second thought was that he was WAY more effeminate than I expected.

[akronnick]

Incidentally, my first thought was 'How did Hannerdad get so tanned from living in space?' Seems it's not just you.

The UV in space'll get ya every time!

[Sidhekin]

For a moment I was thinking "Hannersdad's got the beginnings of a Doc Brown look", yes.

(Emmet.  Not the rapper.)

[StevenC]

The laser graduation photos are great. Just distilled greatness.
Also I think Mari might not want to leave. Look how awesome she finds everything.

[wshuo]

Is it just me or does Dr. Case look a lot like Tai? Is Tai her daughter? Is the space station actually a relativistic time portal that shows older versions of the cast members? IS MARTEN HANNELORE'S FATHER??

[tjradcliffe]

I used to work in guidance for orthopedic surgery, and one of the surgeons told me that the only thing patients wanted to know when he explained he was going to use a computer guidance system to help during the operation was, "Does it use lasers?"

Since the only laser on the system was a ten cent one used to get the optical tracker pointed in vaguely the right direction he could truthfully tell 'em, "Why yes, it does!" which made the patient happy.  It was kinda frustrating to the team working on the 99.99% of the system that a) did the actual work and b) wasn't lasers.  Kinda like getting a hamster named after you, I guess.

[mike837go]

...  Kinda like getting a hamster named after you, I guess.

Talk to Gary Larson, the creator of The Far Side. He got a species of lice named for him!

[Method of Madness]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought that was Hannerdad at first.

[Black Sword]

You know, Dr. Case says Hanners is looking healthier. Is this a reference to the likely improvement in physical health that Hanner's improved mental health may have resulted in? Or is it more to do that our natural habitat has a better impact on humans than any artificial biomes we create for ourselves?

Related: I forget this part of my Space Lessons, but regardless of centripetal gravity, is it still a requirement to work out extensively to avoid significant body mass decay?

[jwhouk]

I don't think it's Tai's mom. If it was, she probably would have said something to Marten back when he was asking for time off.

[snubnose]

The best of the Star Treks.

Um, nope, not at all.

I mean, good effort, but the actors just cant compete.

And personally I prefer my Star Trek the way all other Star Trek series are : you can jump anywhere into them and enjoy them. With DS9, you have to watch first to last or you are in deep trouble in understanding what the hell is going on.

[Throg]

Yeah. That side profile made me think it was HannerDad at first, as did Hanners' bashfully happy body language.  

Marigold's  :3 face with the holopony is adorable.

With all the little hints getting dropped, I wonder who's gonna get 'put on the bus'.  Sheesh.

If Dr. E-C is indeed an uploaded ghost, what does that mean, really?  I mean, does one get a chance to mourn?  Can it be said that someone's even passed on, or does one effectively become immortal?  Are AnthroPC's with an uploaded 'ghost' considered taboo?  Is *that* what Jeph means when he's got a ton of ideas?  

Hmm, hmm, hmm.

[Delator]

I'm not too concerned about the character development for our regulars. They'll have fun and they'll all be back on Earth before you know it.

I'm more concerned with meeting as many of the crew of this space station as we possibly can before they leave.

I am curious as to the nature of the gears that make this watch tick.  

The best of the Star Treks.

Um, nope, not at all.

I mean, good effort, but the actors just cant compete.

I'll grant you Patrick Stewart...but seriously, that was a good one.

[Milesb]

@ Black Sword

I think it might be a bit of both? Didn't Hanners spend some time growing up on the space station? The impact on growth in microgravity/induced 1g is relatively unknown (Although the anime Planetes covers it quite interestingly, as it falls under the genre of hard science fiction)

Regardless I'd imagine the human body develops more thoroughly and evenly on earth rather than in induced gravity while in orbit. Being on Earth may have been highly beneficial for Hanner's physical health.

People talk about Hanner's mental health plenty so I'm not gonna go over the same ground, it's all pretty well hashed out.

[DSL]

Just being more at ease with yourself can contribute to physical health, and the appearance of physical health. I'd posit that comes from H. realizing she's had a positive effect on people around her, and they on her, vs. the isolation she felt on a space station full of people bent on their tasks.

Lasers? Doc Case probably runs the DVD player on movie night.

The Original Series for me. The Animated Series had its moments, too, if you can get past the Filmation animation.