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A toga

A dress stitched together from space ham (I don't type with my mouth full)

A third option (say it in your post!)

Clothes that are too big to fit in a traditional washing machine so must be laundered in a purple monkey dishwasher

A pair of shorts she borrows from Elliot (as well as his "soft boy" shirt)

[Method of Madness]

I wonder how well space ham goes with space jam 

[TheEvilDog]

Third option!

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Bubble's will wear clothes.

Also!

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She will wear clothes made from fabrics, themselves made from either natural materials like cotton or man made materials like polyester.

[shanejayell]

I still think it'd be funny to have her in the 'tsundere' t-shirt.

Also waiting for May to comment 'Look at that RACK!"

[BenRG]

I think that Bubbles will wear something ad-hoc that will nevertheless make her look pretty sexy. She will feel a bit self-conscious at all the incredulous and admiring stares she receives on the way to buy some clothes that were not hastily thrown together by her and her friends.

[brasca]

If she's feeling really patriotic she'll paint herself green and wear a matching toga. 

[Magniras]

I missed saying this the other week, but:  Lady got a gut full of dynamite and a booty like POW.

[Neko_Ali]

I missed saying this the other week, but:  Lady got a gut full of dynamite and a booty like POW.

Thank you, Tina. 

[jheartney]

For now Bubbles could get by with a simple skirt; it would look a bit odd in the cold weather, but she'd look presentable. Eventually she could do some kind of custom cargo pants, along with Emily's sweater. If she wanted a sexier look, she could get some custom yoga pants to go with the sweater.

[Undrneath]

I'm still enjoying smug Bubbles.

[A small perverse otter]

Definitely Emily's sweater when Bubbles isn't at work. It'll look a little odd come mid-summer, but I read Bubbles as being incredibly touched by every bit of kindness she's ever been shown.  Maybe Tai and Dora will chip in to get her a pair of pants?  (Coveralls at work, of course.)

OT: do AI's care about whether they're 'nude' in front of other AI's?

OT2: What is the difference between the relationship between Bubbles and Faye and that of a companion AI and its/his/her/their human? Can we put it in words?

[SubaruStephen]

Surprised this hasn't been referenced sooner.

[Undrneath]

I also want to mention that stretching Bubbles is stunning.

[Method of Madness]

That is a large sweater.

[TheEvilDog]

That seems to be less a sweater and more a sea of knitted wool...

[jheartney]

Toga looking more and more likely.

[Neko_Ali]

Sweatersplosion!

OT: do AI's care about whether they're 'nude' in front of other AI's?

OT2: What is the difference between the relationship between Bubbles and Faye and that of a companion AI and its/his/her/their human? Can we put it in words?

Feelings towards nudity kind of depends on the bot in question and what chassis they have. We've seen plenty of bots running around sans clothes. not the least of which is Pintsize. We've seen close to human in form bots running around without clothes as well. But the ones with most human looking chassis like Momo and May do seem to make it a point to follow human custom when it comes to nudity. Even May who is pretty sexually crude doesn't go around starkers even with other robots. Even during the Pintsize face sitting incident.

Honestly, the biggest difference I would say between a Companion AI and what Faye and Bubbles have is that they never went to a matching service. Momo said it once, the contract was really just a formality, and in many cases a real friendship forms between the two parties, making it rather obsolete. On the other hand, the AI does seem to be often dependent on the human in such a partnership. In some cases it's because of physical needs... Someone like Pintsize or Winslow would have some difficulty finding employment with the chassis they are in. They could upgrade of course, but the small chassis almost seem to be made to be dependent on a caretaker.

The human partner is expected to take care of any physical needs of the AI partner. Repair work, charging time, clothing as appropriate. In the case of Faye and Bubbles though, or May and Dale, they are friends and live together as room mates, but one does not provide for the other. Their situations would not be any different if both parties were human.

[Near Lurker]

The Laws of Comedy say Claire walks in in 3... 2...

[snufflebottoms]

I am now convinced that Jeph is reading our posts. I believe there was a bit of discussion concerning the sweater and now it is conveniently brought back right after? *suspicious face*

[brasca]

It's more of a snuggy than a sweater.  I'd suggest washing it, but I don't know if it would shrink or possibly expand to the size of a circus tent. 

[Kugai]

It is The Sweater That Ate Northampton!!!!!


I see her in black Jeans, a white shirt with a black waistcoat, Doc Marten Boots ans a maroon leather duster

[shanejayell]

 

Well THAT went well

[St.Clair]

It's fine, it's fine, just needs... a few alterations...

[Tova]

I am now convinced that Jeph is reading our posts. I believe there was a bit of discussion concerning the sweater and now it is conveniently brought back right after? *suspicious face*

Either that or Jeph had this moment planned from the moment the sweater was introduced.

Incisive as we are, I suspect Jeph came up with the idea independently.

[BenRG]

Okay, from now on, you insist on written documentation to go with any 'gifts' provided by Emily!

Seriously, I've got a feeling that we're seeing part of the wearer matching algorithm in process. It blows out to maximum size and then constricts around the solid object at its' centre of volume to provide the perfect fit, which it then saves and copies in every future cycle. The problem? Faye is in there, so I think that they're going to end up tangled together in a four-armed cardigan until Emily can tell them how to reset the auto-sizing protocol!

Oh, and it looks like Jeph has worked out how to draw Bubbles' neck at closer to a normal human proportion!

The Laws of Comedy say Claire walks in in 3... 2...

"Look, guys, I don't care if you're into kinky stuff but be careful, okay?"

It's more of a snuggy than a sweater.  I'd suggest washing it, but I don't know if it would shrink or possibly expand to the size of a circus tent. 

It's made of some exotic smart material. I wouldn't like to guess (and I certainly wouldn't like to find out by empirical experimentation) how it would react to water and retail detergent!

[Rincewind]

Starting the day off with a smile almost makes up for it being Monday. 

[Akima]

Seriously, I've got a feeling that we're seeing part of the wearer matching algorithm in process. It blows out to maximum size and then constricts around the solid object at its' centre of volume to provide the perfect fit, which it then saves and copies in every future cycle. The problem? Faye is in there, so I think that they're going to end up tangled together in a four-armed cardigan until Emily can tell them how to reset the auto-sizing protocol!

What if the sweater undergoes mitosis and turns into two sweaters. I wouldn't put it past Emily to come up with self-replicating knitwear.

[Undrneath]

Bubbles and Faye wearing matched sweaters would send Claire into a downright tizzy.

[snufflebottoms]

I am now convinced that Jeph is reading our posts. I believe there was a bit of discussion concerning the sweater and now it is conveniently brought back right after? *suspicious face*

Either that or Jeph had this moment planned from the moment the sweater was introduced.

Incisive as we are, I suspect Jeph came up with the idea independently.

Perhaps, but that is less conspiracy-based so I shall go with my first idea.

[Gyrre]

Her cardigan  and a simple skirt (easy enough to make by hand) along with her overcoat to the clothing store to find more clothes.


I make stuff for cosplay, and a skirt is basically the lower half of a robe or cloak design with the open side hemmed up.

[jheartney]

Her cardigan  and a simple skirt (easy enough to make by hand) along with her overcoat to the clothing store to find more clothes.

Don't forget, Bubbles can sew.

According to Emily, the cardigan is collapsible. Which means that it ought to be possible to re-cubify it, and then re-expand it into a proper sweater.

[OldGoat]

I am now convinced that Jeph is reading our posts. I believe there was a bit of discussion concerning the sweater and now it is conveniently brought back right after? *suspicious face*

Either that or Jeph had this moment planned from the moment the sweater was introduced.

Incisive as we are, I suspect Jeph came up with the idea independently.

Perhaps, but that is less conspiracy-based so I shall go with my first idea.

Naw.  Jeph's a writer, not just a cartoonist.  If you've been following Alice Grove, you'll recall him placing bits in the story for later use, most recently Alice's ability to create a pool of molten lava.  I imagine he's not above adopting ideas we generate if he really likes them, but the bulk of the writing comes from his head.

[TheEvilDog]

I am now convinced that Jeph is reading our posts. I believe there was a bit of discussion concerning the sweater and now it is conveniently brought back right after? *suspicious face*

Either that or Jeph had this moment planned from the moment the sweater was introduced.

Incisive as we are, I suspect Jeph came up with the idea independently.

Perhaps, but that is less conspiracy-based so I shall go with my first idea.

Anton Chekhov once said "If it's not essential, don't include it in the story."

Its simple planning ahead, because writers of any kind, can't just pull things off the top of their head day in and day out. By introducing an item or artefact early on as a joke, Jeph gives himself a bit of breathing room to really work it into the story. Producing a daily webcomic is a stressful business and Jeph does have a buffer in place (Or he did the last time I supported him on Patreon).

Its less conspiracy and more the seed of a joke planted some time ago is bearing fruit.

[OldGoat]

Taking another look at today's strip -

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I reckon that sweater is going to start fitting itself to whoever's wearing it, and both Bubbles and Faye are in there.  Embarrassing contact and hilarity ensue.  Especially if Claire happens to pick that moment to walk in.

[dutchrvl]

Her cardigan  and a simple skirt (easy enough to make by hand) along with her overcoat to the clothing store to find more clothes.

Don't forget, Bubbles can sew.

According to Emily, the cardigan is collapsible. Which means that it ought to be possible to re-cubify it, and then re-expand it into a proper sweater.

It totally is collapsible again, since Bubbles already tried the cardigan, so she managed to get it back in cube-form.

In this sense the current comic is a bit surprising, since it sounds as if Bubbles isn't quite sure/confident whether and how the cardigan will work. But, she tried it already?

Unless she told a white lie to Emily when she said it fit well, but from all evidence so far it appears that Bubbles is too truthful to do that.

[Zebediah]

What if the sweater undergoes mitosis and turns into two sweaters. I wouldn't put it past Emily to come up with self-replicating knitwear.

So instead of gray goo, the Earth is consumed by self-replicating yellow cardigans?

Yeah, that's probably how we're all going to die.

[A small perverse otter]

It's made of some exotic smart material. I wouldn't like to guess (and I certainly wouldn't like to find out by empirical experimentation) how it would react to water and retail detergent!

It cleans the water and returns it to the aquifer in a pristine state.  Meanwhile, it incorporates the detergent into its own matrix in order to provide a tool in its eternal quest for WORLD DOMINION.

(Why do you think that the Feds 'convinced' Emily not to make any more of these? They saw the threat early on!)

[Akima]

I, for one, welcome our new cable-knit overlords.

[Kugai]

And  because no-one has yet made the ubiquitous statesmen, I will


It's bigger on the inside

[Thrudd]

Thinking of clothing - going to a costumer would something that will fit and get the true fan designer going truly archetype a go go ga ga

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Who wouldn't want to see our Bubbles as a true amazon goddess?
Mind you she would have to either grow out the hair or get a wig - totally non-regulation of course

[snufflebottoms]

Taking another look at today's strip -

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I reckon that sweater is going to start fitting itself to whoever's wearing it, and both Bubbles and Faye are in there.  Embarrassing contact and hilarity ensue.  Especially if Claire happens to pick that moment to walk in.

That would be an amusing story line. Especially if they require assistance to undo it.

[Kugai]

That would depend on whose paying attention Thrudd

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[TheEvilDog]

So the question now is, what does a Twinkie actually smell like? Because I keep thinking chemical vanilla.

[Baleanopter]

I'm going to be this universe's version of the anti-joke chicken  here and point out that, while the Twinkies joke is very funny, actual Twinkies are, in fact, ordinary commercial cake batter with a sugar and starch fluff filling them, and despite the preservatives and dough conditioners will become stale in fairly short order. They can even get moldy!

[jheartney]

I guess we're retiring the "Faye bumps her head on Bubbles' breastplate" gag. Now it's on to "outfit the Amazon" jokes.

I'd be all for a Xena cosplay. Hanners as Gabrielle.

[TheEvilDog]

I guess we're retiring the "Faye bumps her head on Bubbles' breastplate" gag. Now it's on to "outfit the Amazon" jokes.

I'd be all for a Xena cosplay. Hanners as Gabrielle.

Pintsize as Jockstrap...Joxer...?

[Mehre]

Since this is Emily we are talking about, its quite possible that it actually made out of twinkies...

[Method of Madness]

I dunno about shorts and a cardigan, but a dream and a cardigan apparently go well together.

[Gyrre]

Ihg, twinkies.

I haven't been able to pallet that taste since 2004. Can't stand the cream filling either.

[learn2run]

First soft hug.  First soft hug.  First soft hug. 

[BenRG]

Bubbles, I really don't think that you need to worry too much about your 'look'. This is a college town so you'll fit right in. In fact, I think that you'll be a bastion of sartorial elegance compared to the local average! If anything (and I do wonder if anyone has bothered to tell her this) the stares she'll get is because she's big and tall, not because she's a synthetic woman wearing bright primary colours.

Oh c'mon, Faye! Don't tell me that you thought to a moment that Twinkies were made of 'all natural ingredients'. Most convenience foods are more synthetic than your average sub-compact car!

First soft hug.  First soft hug.  First soft hug. 

Yeah, I suspect that Faye will take a while to learn to disconnect 'Hug Bubbles' from 'Sudden facial pain' in her head!