Topic: WCDT 23-27 November 2015 (Strips 3096-3100) (Read 33027 times)

Omega Entity · « **Reply #50 on:** 24 Nov 2015, 13:54 »

Quote from: osaka on 24 Nov 2015, 05:23

Hmmm, could be. For some reason I didn't think of embarrassment but it does make more sense.

The upturned eyebrows (like a worried expression) are the giveaway. Couple that with the blush, fearful expression, and the seriously hunched shoulders, and you have the look of someone so mortified that they wish the ground would rip open and send them hurtling to the center of the earth.

Kugai · « **Reply #51 on:** 24 Nov 2015, 14:08 »

Let the Snarkfest commence

That is if Momo doesn't beat May down with the Battle Rolling Pin.

Welu · « **Reply #52 on:** 24 Nov 2015, 14:11 »

I wonder if May will pick up on Momo's crush on Sven, because I would guess May's first reaction would be more mocking or it might even open the discussion on human/robot romantic relationships in the QC universe.

War Sparrow · « **Reply #53 on:** 24 Nov 2015, 15:10 »

I don't understand man bun hate. It seems a perfectly serviceable hairstyle.

Poor Momo will overheat if she keeps that blush up. Must be handy to be an AI in that situation though-"I'm not embarrassed, I need a coolant check!"

ysth · « **Reply #54 on:** 24 Nov 2015, 16:00 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 24 Nov 2015, 06:54

Were they ever not? I've never heard them mentioned in a positive light.

http://www.mtv.com/news/1935690/harry-styles-man-buns/

Method of Madness · « **Reply #55 on:** 24 Nov 2015, 16:05 »

Well...ok then.

Origamigryphon · « **Reply #56 on:** 24 Nov 2015, 19:05 »

I had totally forgotten about any kind of interaction between Sven and Momo...can someone please point me to the requisite strips for remembrance purposes?

Method of Madness · « **Reply #57 on:** 24 Nov 2015, 19:07 »

Starting with 1652 th ro ug h 1657, although they never really interact. The dream sequence in 1658 on the other hand...

Arancaytar · « **Reply #58 on:** 24 Nov 2015, 19:08 »

I just opened this thread specifically to post it, hoping it hadn't been

It's an awesome callback.

Morituri · « **Reply #59 on:** 24 Nov 2015, 19:09 »

It looks to me like May and Momo are BOTH seriously crushing on Sven.

May speaks fluent vulgarity and is very confrontational; but she's going to a whole lot of effort to keep his attention here, and starting with a challenge like that is an often-successful way of flirting. Sven probably has the experience to know this. It looks to me like he's sort of egging her on by rising to the challenge, which is also an often-successful way of flirting. Without knowing more about May's past, I don't know whether she has the experience to realize this or not.

But if I made bets, I think I'd bet that right now May has a better chance of getting with Sven than Momo does.

Poor Momo on the other hand is seeing it as a fight where May is behaving in a completely unforgivable way toward Sven, and she's just mortified to be in a situation where her crush is going to judge "May and Momo" for something she would never, ever, not in a million years, have done.

And if Sven and May do get together, look for Momo in either serious angst or the first really uncontrolled rage of her life, out of jealousy.

Omega Entity · « **Reply #60 on:** 24 Nov 2015, 19:12 »

Really? To me May looks entirely disinterested, and then irritated in the last panel due to Sven's thwarting of her attempt to get a rise out of him. I don't see any visual cues to indicate otherwise. Conversely, Sven seems to be playing the straightman to point of asking for clarification on May's part in order to be able to fully understand the joke. He looks dead serious, and even mildly puzzled in the last panel.

hedgie · « **Reply #61 on:** 24 Nov 2015, 19:15 »

The first few times I read that comment, I saw "irradiated" rather than "irritated". Perhaps that's just my brain being odd again.

DrBear · « **Reply #62 on:** 24 Nov 2015, 19:24 »

New comic up ... and I'm beginning to wonder if May wasn't programmed by Yelling Bird.

Oh, and May DID deserve it.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #63 on:** 24 Nov 2015, 19:29 »

Shocking

chaospersonified · « **Reply #64 on:** 24 Nov 2015, 19:31 »

May, that's what you get. Hedgie, that makes me think you're playing Fallout 4.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #65 on:** 24 Nov 2015, 20:04 »

Quote from: Omega Entity on 24 Nov 2015, 13:54

Quote from: osaka on 24 Nov 2015, 05:23
Hmmm, could be. For some reason I didn't think of embarrassment but it does make more sense.

The upturned eyebrows (like a worried expression) are the giveaway. Couple that with the blush, fearful expression, and the seriously hunched shoulders, and you have the look of someone so mortified that they wish the ground would rip open and send them hurtling to the center of the earth.

Ever notice that the ground never does that when you actually need it to? Serious bug there.

Perfectly Reasonable · « **Reply #66 on:** 24 Nov 2015, 20:24 »

So May --- genital insecurity much?
(whoops. I was about to suggest that May is no better equipped now than she was as a hologram, but that probably verges on the "discussion of private parts" thingy. Sorry.)

SubaruStephen · « **Reply #67 on:** 24 Nov 2015, 20:53 »

Nothing says "None of your business." like 50,000 volts.

BenRG · « **Reply #68 on:** 24 Nov 2015, 22:59 »

May? This means that Momo doesn't want to play: "If you show me yours, I'll show you mine!"

Now, it will be interesting to see what damage this may have caused. After all, May has a fairly cheap and cheerful minimum-specification chassis...

snubnose · « **Reply #69 on:** 24 Nov 2015, 23:52 »

Well, given how unrealistically sentient AIs in QC are, a human-robot romance would actually be possible in that universe.

anahata · « **Reply #70 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 00:02 »

Quote from: BenRG on 24 Nov 2015, 22:59

Now, it will be interesting to see what damage this may have caused.

If there's any physical damage, the worst for May could be the humiliation of having to be fixed by Marigold.
At least she's learned that Momo's not completely soft.

Pintman · « **Reply #71 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 00:23 »

Quote from: Perfectly Reasonable on 24 Nov 2015, 20:24

So May --- genital insecurity much?
(whoops. I was about to suggest that May is no better equipped now than she was as a hologram, but that probably verges on the "discussion of private parts" thingy. Sorry.)

May violated the non-discussion of private parts; that's why Momo zapped her.

osaka · « **Reply #72 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 03:42 »

I suppose this was inevitable, after all, it already looked like Momo was going to fry May yesterday.

Zebediah · « **Reply #73 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 04:52 »

Momo had better hope that May is undamaged. If she's not, Momo's headed to robot jail.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #74 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 05:01 »

I wonder if Jeph picks those letters carefully or just mashes the keyboard.

sluthy · « **Reply #75 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 05:11 »

Is it just me, or does shocked May look like a completely different art style? That face looks like someone Jeph's never drawn before.

Scarblac · « **Reply #76 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 05:17 »

Quote from: snubnose on 24 Nov 2015, 23:52

Well, given how unrealistically sentient AIs in QC are, a human-robot romance would actually be possible in that universe.

This irritates me about QC: why would you have a universe with AIs in them when you're only going to make them exactly like humans?

AIs have the same insecurities, complexes, money troubles, friendships and sexual interests as humans...

Method of Madness · « **Reply #77 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 05:30 »

Those are only the human like ones, the comic's mentioned AIs that are far different but they have no relevance to our cast most of the time so we don't see them.

QuestionableIntentions · « **Reply #78 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 05:36 »

Next comic: Momo finds out she deleted May's harddrive.

Comic after that: Momo behind (virtual) bars.

cesium133 · « **Reply #79 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 05:38 »

Comic after comic after that: Momo shows up in a maid uniform on Dale's glasses.

TinPenguin · « **Reply #80 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 06:50 »

This is probably the robot equivalent of a well-deserved smack in the face.

Case · « **Reply #81 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 07:18 »

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Neko_Ali · « **Reply #82 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 07:21 »

Yup. Momo has a literal Stare of Death. May does bring up an interesting point. Apparently it is possible, probably not even infrequent for humans and AnthroPCs to be ah... physically intimate. It's at least common enough that the err... equipment necessary for such activities is either standard or an option for some chassis.

I'm not sure if May has any kind of sexual interest in humans. She does seem interested, possibly fascinated with body parts, especially on women. I'm not sure if that indicates personal interest, or it's something more like Pintsize's obsession with porn and butts.

BenRG · « **Reply #83 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 07:34 »

Quote from: Neko_Ali on 25 Nov 2015, 07:21

I'm not sure if May has any kind of sexual interest in humans. She does seem interested, possibly fascinated with body parts, especially on women. I'm not sure if that indicates personal interest, or it's something more like Pintsize's obsession with porn and butts.

My theory? I'm thinking along these lines: Remember that May's original preferred chassis was a supersonic fighter/interceptor. She's never really had an interest in a humanoid chassis before she was stuck in one as part of her probation. I suspect that she never realised that such a small, slow and ground-bound chassis could have so many interesting functions. Partly out of curiosity and partly out of a growing realisation that she might be interested in this stuff, she's exploring others' use of these features.

DashaBlade · « **Reply #84 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 07:36 »

My theory is that May was trying to be edgy, but she's the one who got shocked by her own words.

Schwungrad · « **Reply #85 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 08:27 »

Maybe May's interest in such things is connected with the fact that her last humanoid representation had been described as "barbie doll" by herself as well as others

Zebediah · « **Reply #86 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 08:35 »

And I strongly suspect that she's still "built like a Barbie doll down there."

Mad Cat · « **Reply #87 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 08:48 »

Given that in human jail/prison, sex is forbidden, I can't see the robot parole board popping for a chassis model with those… peripherals. Even for the male-type AIs. Just swap "Ken doll" for "Barbie doll".

Why are May and Momo even hanging out together, again? They have nothing in common besides being AIs. I'm not even sure May's technicly a female-type.

Neko_Ali · « **Reply #88 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 08:59 »

Because Marigold and Dale spend a lot of time together. Momo probably thinks or thought of it as 'helping to reform the criminal AI, so as to improve human-AI relations'. May doesn't know a lot of people, and with her abrasive personality I doubt she gets a lot of people who want to spend time with her. I think they've grown to enjoy spending time together.. mostly. When May isn't being super crude and Momo isn't shocking her.

Mad Cat · « **Reply #89 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 09:02 »

Ah, right. I kinda forgotten that their humans' proximity to each other kinda imposed on them a proximity as well.

Rincewind · « **Reply #90 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 09:05 »

I wonder if Momo's new chassis also has that Eel-Launcher accessory.

theMarc · « **Reply #91 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 09:33 »

Hmm... Nope, I'm still not tired of reading about Momo and May's escapades.

I think we just need to clone Jeph, and have the clone work exclusively on a Momo & May webcomic.
...and have another clone for a Hannelore webcomic.
...and another for a robot fight club webcomic.
...and another for a Clairepuns webcomic.
...and another for a...

CaptainFish · « **Reply #92 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 09:47 »

Quote from: Mad Cat on 25 Nov 2015, 08:48

Given that in human jail/prison, sex is forbidden, I can't see the robot parole board popping for a chassis model with those… peripherals. Even for the male-type AIs. Just swap "Ken doll" for "Barbie doll".

Why are May and Momo even hanging out together, again? They have nothing in common besides being AIs. I'm not even sure May's technicly a female-type.

I don't know that Momo actually likes or has anything in common with anyone she encounters. She mostly just tolerates their behaviour.

Truec · « **Reply #93 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 10:12 »

Quote from: theMarc on 25 Nov 2015, 09:33

Hmm... Nope, I'm still not tired of reading about Momo and May's escapades.

I think we just need to clone Jeph, and have the clone work exclusively on a Momo & May webcomic.
...and have another clone for a Hannelore webcomic.
...and another for a robot fight club webcomic.
...and another for a Clairepuns webcomic.
...and another for a...

I demand at least two for Alice Grove.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #94 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 12:33 »

Momo described Pintsize as a "friend" early on and said the usual result of a companionship contract is a friendship. If she doesn't like Marigold, she's got emotional dynamics going on that have the same results as liking someone.

osaka · « **Reply #95 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 12:52 »

Quote from: cesium133 on 25 Nov 2015, 05:38

Comic after comic after that: Momo shows up in a maid uniform on Dale's glasses.

I was just thinking that it can't be pleasant to recieve an electric shock straight to your eyes because your glasses are mad at you.

Kugai · « **Reply #96 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 13:05 »

Lesson for today May is don't piss off the cute AI.

Storel · « **Reply #97 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 13:08 »

Quote from: Kugai on 25 Nov 2015, 13:05

Lesson for today May is don't piss off the cute AI.

"cute AI" = "kawaii AI" = "kawAIi"

Don't piss off the kawAIi!

Akima · « **Reply #98 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 13:17 »

Quote from: Neko_Ali on 25 Nov 2015, 07:21

Apparently it is possible, probably not even infrequent for humans and AnthroPCs to be ah... physically intimate. It's at least common enough that the err... equipment necessary for such activities is either standard or an option for some chassis.

Of course it is...

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #99 on:** 25 Nov 2015, 13:47 »

(mod, facetious)
If any AnthroPCs register here and credibly say they're feeling driven away by this discussion then I'll ask for it to stop.
(/)

We do have textev about anatomically correct chassis designs.

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