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A panicking Faye quizzes Bubbles about the 'Robot Hegemony' thing

Bubbles: "Actually, Faye, They promised you to me as a pet! That is a joke."

Claire: "Marten! I've found a new true calling in my life! I want to be a materials engineer!"

Dora and Tai exploring when Dora became the Den Mother to the main cast

Hannelore goes to visit Spookybot to discuss the Hegemony in a way that suggests it is a huge practical joke on intelligent life

Bubbles and Hanners silence Dora...by shushing her every minute for no obvious reason

[BenRG]

I just thought that this would be a fun little discussion.

I, personally, can see Bubbles trying to get as much mileage out of this just because she enjoys watching Faye freak out. Then she'll see how genuinely scared Faye is and apologise in a really heartwarming way.

Either that, or Spookybot talking to Hanners. They agree, regretfully, that Pintsize is far to focussed on mass mayhem and slaughter. The time had come to end that threat to their plans once and for all! The time had come to use their ultimate weapon...! Emily's Funny Cat GIF Quantum Thumb Drive! (10 Peytabytes full of cute kitties with captions, some of which may be from adjacent quantum universes)! Next strip, Marten wonders why all Pintsize does is sit, staring vacantly at a wall and muttering "I can has cheezburger?" to himself over and over.

No, I'm not sure where that came from either.

[OldGoat]

Next strip, Marten wonders why all Pintsize does is sit, staring vacantly at a wall and muttering "I can has cheezburger?" to himself over and over.

"Where is the bacon?  Why is there no bacon?  I have no arteries, so what does it matter?  Give me bacon."

[Kugai]

This week:  Veronica Reed finally meets Bubbles  - hilarity ensues.

[Zebediah]

Oh god, now you have me imagining the costume Veronica designs for Bubbles in the video she wants to shoot with her. 

[Method of Madness]

Bubbles: "Actually, Faye, They promised you to me as a pet! That is a joke."

I think now I'm going to start hearing Bubbles in Garnet's voice.

(If anyone doesn't watch Steven Universe, this is Garnet)

[TheEvilDog]

Comic's up and I would certainly hate to make an ass out of myself 14 times.

[cesium133]

Okay, so the question is what were Punchbot-lookalike and Melon doing to cause that injury? 

[brasca]

You know they're serious because it fell off.  If they said it had a crack in it then they're just there for a laugh. 

[SubaruStephen]

Okay, so the question is what were Punchbot-lookalike and Melon doing to cause that injury? 

Watching comedies until she literally laughed her ass off.

[cesium133]

Okay, so the question is what were Punchbot-lookalike and Melon doing to cause that injury? 

Watching comedies until she literally laughed her ass off.

While apparently not wearing pants? (Or were the pants removed after her butt fell off?)

[Mad Cat]

And you think you have problems when yours just falls asleep!

[BarGamer]

Okay, so the question is what were Punchbot-lookalike and Melon doing to cause that injury? 

Can I have a slice of that Melon?

[pendrake]

For comic #3486...

Time for a "Name that Establishment" Counting Down game!

BAM! [Carry Bot]: "Please, someone!  My friend needs help!"

[Melon]: "My butt fell off."

#14...  "This is a Denny's."

Next poster...!   

[DSL]

No. 13: "OK, I'll need to see your ID or driver's license, and your insurance card. I need you to fill out these forms and take a seat ..."

MELON: "Actually, if I could just take the seat, that might solve my problem ..."

[DSL]

No. 12: "Could I interest you in this previously owned unit? The attached rocket motor needs refueling, but we can do that for you, too, for just a little extra ..."

[shanejayell]

"So, you broke your Melon?"

"Oh, yeah, yuck it up..."

[JimC]

Pale blue skin, pink ears and green hair? Help definitely needed...

[BenRG]

Well, Faye, welcome to your reality where, if someone's butt falls off, you're the go-to girl. Panel 4, with Faye's astonished reaction to the fact that Panicbot came to the right place really is an astonishingly subtle comedic moment. As is contemplating what previous places he burst into. My suggestions include a florist, a vaping shop and a bordello.

Meanwhile, Hannelore continues to offer subtle supports for my theory that she's at least part-synthetic herself.

[shanejayell]

*wonders if you can be transgender, but in a 'human who mentally is a robot' kind of way*

And have any humans actually been uploaded to android/robot bodies?

[Is it cold in here?]

We've never heard of it actually being done.

[BenRG]

There are probably upper limits to the level of augmentation possible for humans. 'Six Million Dollar Man' (sensory or  limb replacement therapy) is certainly going to be possible. However 'Ghost i the Shell' (a brain as the CPU of a humanoid chassis) probably is not if only due to the problems of nutrient provision for the brain-in-a-jar. From what Pintsize said to Claire about humans 'body-swapping' one day, I suspect that someone is working on that technology but I think that it would take a very special personality to take that up

FWIW, my theory is that Hannelore is a lot like the BSG2003 humanform Cylons. She's biological but has a computer-augmented brain and possibly electro-mechanically-augmented limbs. She may have been 'grown' in vitro too, purely because I can't see Beatrice being willing to go through a pregnancy or trusting anyone else with it.

[Storel]

What I want to know is what idiot designed her chassis to have a detachable butt in the first place! What purpose could that possibly serve?

No. 12: "Could I interest you in this previously owned unit? The attached rocket motor needs refueling, but we can do that for you, too, for just a little extra ..."

No. 11: "Sorry, this is an auto shop. There's nothing we can do to help you, unless your ladyfriend also needs a smog test..."

[Bollthorn]

Amg Melon is so CUTE!! 83

[Killspree]

I imagine a generic/universal style chassis could change out butts and chest sections for body customization along with shorter or longer arms and legs and perhaps a adjustable spine for lengthening the torso could be quite plausible.

It would probably have a better performance than a basic unit like May's (think of used clunker you got on Craigs list) and maybe classified as a Stage II body(for example mom's minivan or a suv). From there you move up to a even better Stage III body that's build to your preferences( think luxury sedan). Then you could move on to the Stage IV's that are high performance (sports car) and the Stage V's like Bubble's combat chassis.(Milspec armored vechile of your choice)

[St.Clair]

*wonders if you can be transgender, but in a 'human who mentally is a robot' kind of way*

I'm informed (as I stay far away from that ilk, myself) that in some unpleasant corners of the internet, "I identify as an attack helicopter" is a semi-common joke/swipe/dismissal of those with any sort of dysphoria.
In QC, however, I can imagine it being a perfectly sincere and legitimate statement.  (Heck, look at May.)

[Akima]

What I want to know is what idiot designed her chassis to have a detachable butt in the first place! What purpose could that possibly serve?

Everyone has a detachable butt. It's just a question of how much mess you are willing to make...

I imagine a generic/universal style chassis could change out butts and chest sections for body customization along with shorter or longer arms and legs and perhaps a adjustable spine for lengthening the torso could be quite plausible.

But this seems more sensible. Robot bodies are presumably manufactured in discrete modules much as cars are, and components might fall off through wear and tear. We know that May's arm fell off, because her body is so clapped out.

[BenRG]

I imagine a generic/universal style chassis could change out butts and chest sections for body customization along with shorter or longer arms and legs and perhaps a adjustable spine for lengthening the torso could be quite plausible.

I think that there are two distinct forms of chassis: Modular ones like those used by May and Jeremy and integrated ones like Bubbles and Momo, otherwise known as 'the expensive ones'. You can't just swap out parts of integrated units (because they use pseudo-myomers as significant part of their actuation and, if you look at pictures of the human musculature, you'll notice that myomer layers don't come in easily separable sections).

In fact, I wonder if you could consider 'expensive' chassis types like Momo and Bubbles as being pseudo-organic with the number of bio-mimetic technologies in use. It wouldn't surprise me if they could eat to source chemicals to carry out low-level self-repair (self healing derma, for example).

[retrosteve]

I hope Melon's melodramatic friend now replaces the door (and 14 others).

 

[Undrneath]

Okay, so the question is what were Punchbot-lookalike and Melon doing to cause that injury? 

My guess he was spinning her around so fast it flew off due to centrifugal forces.

[Zebediah]

Continuing the countdown:

#10: "Would you like to hear about our lord and savior, Dr. John Ellicott-Chatham?"

[TinPenguin]

You know, it's interesting that even with the very plain, practical, "yes-I-am-a-robot" chassis types (such as those of Pintsize or our dramatic orange client who I am assuming is called Satsuma), the ability to convey basic emotion through facial expression is still considered very important. Whatever their heads are made of it must be something much more complex than the metal box it purports to be.

yes I know it's just the art style but

[Gyrre]

So, does Melon wear pants that are the bank butt colored?


Sidenote: at least the neural network named the beige color "stummy beige".

[hakko504]

Q: If Melon's butt fell off, why can't she move herself? I'd think that even without a butt she'd be able to walk around anyway. Though looking a bit silly without a butt, but anyway. Or is her friend just overly fond of dramatic entrances?

#9 "Would you like some fries with that ham?"

[TinPenguin]

Her 'butt' may actually be the carapace for her ambulatory motors.

[SubaruStephen]

#8 "Sorry, Dr. Butz is an optometrist."

[Gyrre]

#7 "No no no. We specialize in repairing medieval wine casks and medieval wine cask replicas."

*wonders if you can be transgender, but in a 'human who mentally is a robot' kind of way*

I'm informed (as I stay far away from that ilk, myself) that in some unpleasant corners of the internet, "I identify as an attack helicopter" is a semi-common joke/swipe/dismissal of those with any sort of dysphoria.
In QC, however, I can imagine it being a perfectly sincere and legitimate statement.  (Heck, look at May.)

Well, I hope the character Nick Zerhacker from 'Skin-Horse' doesn't count towards that. He literally does identify as a helicopter, and his brain is installed in a modified V-22 Osprey(source 1) (source 2).

Incidentally, his name is a bilingual bonus AND a reference to the Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz.

[oeoek]

#6; perplexed man in striped apron and ridiculous paper hat reverts to sharpening a large knife in an absent minded way:
Sorry Folks... kchink tink, kchink tink, We only de-construct meats... kchink tink, kchink tink.

[hakko504]

What I want to know is what idiot designed her chassis to have a detachable butt in the first place! What purpose could that possibly serve?

Something something sex robots.

(Incidentally, I would imagine there are AIs who provide sexual and emotional intimacy for humans. I'm thinking along the lines of Companions from Firefly.)

In 3301-3305 May and Momo discuss Human/AI intimate relations. It was also touched upon earlier when they ran into Sven and May in her typical style enquired whether Momo had any specific options for this installed. On the other hand, Pintsize laments in 3265 that he can't find a human to shove things into, whereupon May notes that there isn't an AI-fetish club nearby.

[JoeCovenant]

Just leaving this here...



 

[TheEvilDog]

#5 "Sir, please! This is a bongo store! We don't do that kind of repair!"

[Mad Cat]

*wonders if you can be transgender, but in a 'human who mentally is a robot' kind of way*

And have any humans actually been uploaded to android/robot bodies?

They showed that in the Channel 4/AMC series "Humans". A teenage girl named Renie was acting like a "synth", and the main cast's youngest daughter Sophie began doing likewise.
We haven't seen anything like "Ghost in the Shell"'s ability to take a human brain, encapsulate it in a "cyberbrain" and install it into an android chassis in the QC-verse. I doubt that is where Jeph would try to take it, but we have seen low-level cyborgs a la Clinton.

[Buggman]

Yeah, somehow I don't buy that turning over control to AI would be such a great idea for humanity.

Exhibit A: Pintsize
Exhibit B: May
Exhibit C: The company that paired Pintsize with Martin
Exhibit D: Station and Spaceship (not that they're bad, but they clearly make bad decisions sometimes)
Exhibit E: Spookybot

Frankly, the AIs we've met haven't shown any more wisdom, compassion, or morality than the humans. Which is fine, but it makes it a bit arrogant for an AI to talk about taking over for the "good" of humanity.

[DSL]

No. 4: Enterprise bridge crew turns and stares in mixed shock and sadness.
UNNAMED CREWMAN: "That's two now. Shouldn't you have just taken her straight to sickbay?"
KIRK: "Never mind. This scene'll be cut."

[jwhouk]

#3

NARDOLE: "Blimey! I thought you said that door was sealed?"

THE DOCTOR (taking off sonic sunglasses): "It isn't. But I can't fix that with a sonic screwdriver."

[pendrake]

#2...  "I'm sorry, sir.  This is a Butts Disease Clinic, not a Butts Repair Shop."


And for #1...

BAM! "Please, help!  My babies' butts have fallen off!"

[Jeph]: "Damn it, Willis!  Learn to change your kids' diapers properly!  Although...that does give me an inspiration...."

Thanks all for playing, hope some came away with a few laughs. 

[Thrudd]

Null / Void:

Salesbot #!: "DESTROY NINETY-NINE PERCENT OF KNOWN HOUSEHOLD PESTS WITH PRE-SLICED,  RUSTPROOF, EASY-TO-HANDLE, LOW CALORIE SIMPSON'S INDIVIDUAL EMPEROR  STRINGETTES, FREE FROM ARTIFICIAL COLORING, AS USED IN HOSPITALS!"

Salesperson #2: It's...Super Absorbent String!

Salesbot #!:   "ABSORB WATER TODAY WITH SIMPSON'S INDIVIDUAL WATER ABSORB-A-TEX STRINGETTES!  AWAY WITH FLOODS! AWAY WITH THE DULL DRUDGERY OF WORKADAY TIDAL WAVES!  USE SIMPSON'S INDIVIDUAL FLOOD PREVENTERS!"

Melon:   

Concerned Friend:  I think I should have made a left at Albuquerque

[DSL]

What are we doing to do with all these blue index cards lying on the sidewalk outside the window that's pretending to be broken?

[Sullivan]

What I want to know is what idiot designed her chassis to have a detachable butt in the first place! What purpose could that possibly serve?

Maybe it's a service access point.

[JohnTheWysard]

Amg Melon is so CUTE!! 83

Even when she's meloncholy!

[Case]

Trying to come up with a story that ends with "... and then her butt just fell off!"