Topic: WCDT strips 4190-4194 (3rd - 7th February 2020) (Read 24010 times)

BenRG · « **on:** 02 Feb 2020, 02:17 »

A random idea randomly came to me and I decided to run with it!

We've been focussing a lot of Faye, Bubbles, Roko and May of late with a little side trip into the first sighting of a French pastry in Tairaville. However, there are plenty of characters that we haven't seen for a while. Who would you like to see come back, either as a cameo or as a sustained arc?

I'd like to know how Jeremey and Seven are doing running the Fighting Arena;
The fact that Marten hasn't picked up his guitar in a while, just what is Amir doing with himself now?
Did Beatrice even care that her daughter has ostracised her? Or does she have a cunning plan?

Tell me your ideas below!

cybersmurf · « **Reply #1 on:** 02 Feb 2020, 06:18 »

Other: Raven. 'cuz... Raven.

Dngrsone · « **Reply #2 on:** 02 Feb 2020, 10:09 »

Charlotte, the prankful sales AI at Idoru... she was so fun and enthusiastic. Though Iris at the Apple AnthroPC store is nice too... she likes hugs.

hedgie · « **Reply #3 on:** 02 Feb 2020, 11:06 »

You might want to fix the poll. It's Beatrice Chatham.

Gyrre · « **Reply #4 on:** 02 Feb 2020, 17:44 »

Oh geeze, I had to look up who Penny is/was.

hedgie · « **Reply #5 on:** 02 Feb 2020, 18:24 »

She’s pizza girl

shanejayell · « **Reply #6 on:** 02 Feb 2020, 18:31 »

Brun and Clinton would be cute.

Dngrsone · « **Reply #7 on:** 02 Feb 2020, 19:12 »

Quote from: shanejayell on 02 Feb 2020, 18:31

Brun and Clinton would be cute.

But what about Elliot?

Penquin47 · « **Reply #8 on:** 02 Feb 2020, 19:52 »

Other: Sven and his intern Lydia (no longer an intern, I'm sure), Marigold/Dale, Gabby.

Carl-E · « **Reply #9 on:** 02 Feb 2020, 19:57 »

Looks like Brun it is!

Ummm... that's the kind of bruising you get with a fracture...

Scarlet Manuka · « **Reply #10 on:** 02 Feb 2020, 22:52 »

Quote from: Carl-E on 02 Feb 2020, 19:57

Ummm... that's the kind of bruising you get with a fracture...

It's all right though. She got extra money for that...

BenRG · « **Reply #11 on:** 02 Feb 2020, 23:25 »

Oh ouch, Brun! Girl, you need to look after yourself a lot more. I also think that you should be less averse to making appearances at the emergency room! That looks pretty ugly! Seriously, it could just be soft tissue damage but it might not be, if the keg was airborne. Those things are heavy, made of thick metal and would cause damage!

I'm sort of scared that Renee is right and that Brun should just simply not be left around anything that can have an explosive or incendiary element to its catastrophic failures!

Gyrre · « **Reply #12 on:** 03 Feb 2020, 02:20 »

Quote from: Penquin47 on 02 Feb 2020, 19:52

Other: Sven and his intern Lydia (no longer an intern, I'm sure), Marigold/Dale, Gabby.

I saw Renee and mistook her for Gabby at first!

Killspree · « **Reply #13 on:** 03 Feb 2020, 05:04 »

I hope that's just some soft tissue bruising and not internal damage.

Stoutfellow · « **Reply #14 on:** 03 Feb 2020, 06:23 »

Brun? That last payment is called "hush money".

NemesisDancer · « **Reply #15 on:** 03 Feb 2020, 06:34 »

Jimbo, Penny, and Raven are all characters I'd like to see again

pwhodges · « **Reply #16 on:** 03 Feb 2020, 07:09 »

Who's been gone longest? Sara, that's who - do you seriously believe the story about being eaten by an allosaurus? She's out there somewhere, possibly even secretly stalking the original target of her lust!

Gyrre · « **Reply #17 on:** 03 Feb 2020, 07:33 »

Quote from: Killspree on 03 Feb 2020, 05:04

I hope that's just some soft tissue bruising and not internal damage.

Same here.

The longer the bruise takes to show up, the deeper the tissue damage is. So here's hoping it's just minor since it already looks like that.

JimC · « **Reply #18 on:** 03 Feb 2020, 09:42 »

Perhaps we need a visit from Claire to check Brun out for curses...

Roborat · « **Reply #19 on:** 03 Feb 2020, 12:37 »

What a coincidence, I was just wondering how Brun was doing and when we would see her again.

Carl-E · « **Reply #20 on:** 03 Feb 2020, 12:52 »

How about the guy who runs the liquor store across the street from the church?

Nevermnd.

Zebediah · « **Reply #21 on:** 03 Feb 2020, 13:34 »

Jeph seems to have remembered that his comic was actually once about humans more than robots, and decided it was a good idea to check in on some of the organic characters.

cesium133 · « **Reply #22 on:** 03 Feb 2020, 13:57 »

Quote from: Carl-E on 03 Feb 2020, 12:52

How about the guy who runs the liquor store across the street from the church?

Nevermnd.

That’s Cerenkov radiation. The rest of the comic since then is the hallucinations of Marten, dying from the radiation exposure.

Perfectly Reasonable · « **Reply #23 on:** 03 Feb 2020, 14:29 »

Beer explosions are a thing. Usually on the bottle/can level though. I can't imagine how a bar could host an explosion strong enough to send a keg flying.

Renée is right to be concerned. Brün should get that looked at.

hedgie · « **Reply #24 on:** 03 Feb 2020, 14:59 »

Maybe it was something like that Lovecraftian beer, but with fewer tentacles.

shanejayell · « **Reply #25 on:** 03 Feb 2020, 15:44 »

I hope Brun actually saw a doctor...

Mr_Rose · « **Reply #26 on:** 03 Feb 2020, 16:44 »

Quote from: shanejayell on 03 Feb 2020, 15:44

I hope Brun actually saw a doctor...

Unlikely. For a start she only just got home. Next, she just doesn’t seem likely to have considered it as a possibility based on her past actions. Finally and most importantly, doctors cost money and even with bonus pay and compensation I doubt Brun has the ability to afford one since she probably also doesn’t have medical insurance, just like she had no idea about renter’s insurance.

shanejayell · « **Reply #27 on:** 03 Feb 2020, 19:18 »

Next one's up too.

Awww.

Case · « **Reply #28 on:** 03 Feb 2020, 20:35 »

Quote from: cesium133 on 03 Feb 2020, 13:57

Quote from: Carl-E on 03 Feb 2020, 12:52
How about the guy who runs the liquor store across the street from the church?

Nevermnd.
That’s Cerenkov radiation. The rest of the comic since then is the hallucinations of Marten, dying from the radiation exposure.

#CheerfulPhysics

Gyrre · « **Reply #29 on:** 03 Feb 2020, 20:53 »

Quote from: Zebediah on 03 Feb 2020, 13:34

Jeph seems to have remembered that his comic was actually once about humans more than robots, and decided it was a good idea to check in on some of the organic characters.

Or he wanted to leave off the previous arc at a good save point and this has been simmering on a back burner for a bit. (¬_¬)

EDIT: typo fix

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #30 on:** 03 Feb 2020, 21:04 »

Faye had health insurance working at a coffee shop, so it's possible Brun's employer provides it.

BenRG · « **Reply #31 on:** 03 Feb 2020, 23:12 »

One thing that Jeph now has to address is how long Elliott has been habitually hovering around Brun like a worried parent every time anything happens with her. It has to have been a while if Renee knew that Elliott would be coming over sooner or later to check her out (and I do mean that in both meanings).

It must be difficult for Renee though. Remember that she's attracted to Elliott herself. It must be hard for her to watch him crushing on her roommate (even if only in his adorably non-self-aware manner). Still, she has enough ironic humour in her to make the best of it!

Thrudd · « **Reply #32 on:** 04 Feb 2020, 06:16 »

The Roombas. Why? Just because.

Also would be cool if they revealed that they got a speech module upgrade on top of their flight capabilities.
Who would they be interacting with? Well Melon of course. Oh and harassing Pintsize with his latest project.

dutchrvl · « **Reply #33 on:** 04 Feb 2020, 06:55 »

Quote from: Carl-E on 02 Feb 2020, 19:57

Looks like Brun it is!

Ummm... that's the kind of bruising you get with a fracture...

Oh, I've had a bruise like that before after landing right on my hip/thigh during squash. The immediate pain is usually a pretty good indication of how bad it actually is. For me the pain was not that bad, but the bruising looked like I should be in the ER or at least close to dying....

Since she has walked home seemingly without being in much pain, Brun appears to be ok.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #34 on:** 04 Feb 2020, 08:26 »

Usually, perhaps, certainly not always. I had so much of an adrenaline load when I broke my shoulder that I had no idea it happened until I discovered I couldn't lift my arm.

thedevilissix · « **Reply #35 on:** 04 Feb 2020, 10:11 »

Quote from: pwhodges on 03 Feb 2020, 07:09

Who's been gone longest? Sara, that's who - do you seriously believe the story about being eaten by an allosaurus? She's out there somewhere, possibly even secretly stalking the original target of her lust!

Maybe Sara is Pizza Girl.

WHOAG THE VORTEX IS INITIATED

NO-ONE SUSPECTS THE BUTLER

thedevilissix · « **Reply #36 on:** 04 Feb 2020, 10:13 »

Quote from: Thrudd on 04 Feb 2020, 06:16

The Roombas. Why? Just because.

Also would be cool if they revealed that they got a speech module upgrade on top of their flight capabilities.
Who would they be interacting with? Well Melon of course. Oh and harassing Pintsize with his latest project.

I’m weirdly imagining them all zooming up in a fleet to Melon and singing Boyz II Men love songs to her. ‘Tis the heart day month after all.

dutchrvl · « **Reply #37 on:** 04 Feb 2020, 12:48 »

Quote from: cybersmurf on 02 Feb 2020, 06:18

Other: Raven. 'cuz... Raven.

This would be great, but it seems Jeph has written her out permanently and transferred some of the usable genius-qualities to Emily instead.

dutchrvl · « **Reply #38 on:** 04 Feb 2020, 12:55 »

Quote from: BenRG on 02 Feb 2020, 02:17

A random idea randomly came to me and I decided to run with it!

We've been focussing a lot of Faye, Bubbles, Roko and May of late with a little side trip into the first sighting of a French pastry in Tairaville. However, there are plenty of characters that we haven't seen for a while. Who would you like to see come back, either as a cameo or as a sustained arc?
I'd like to know how Jeremey and Seven are doing running the Fighting Arena;
The fact that Marten hasn't picked up his guitar in a while, just what is Amir doing with himself now?
Did Beatrice even care that her daughter has ostracised her? Or does she have a cunning plan?
Tell me your ideas below!

Do we know for a fact that Marten hasn't played guitar in a while? I don't recall any instance in which it was mentioned. I suppose it was hard when Hanners was away, but now that she's back I kinda assumed they are practicing regularly again.

Speaking of which, Hanners was brought back very briefly but we haven't seen much at all since she got back. Kinda surprising since I kinda assumed he brought her back to have an arc....

Also, Tilly? I would be okay with some having a trip to the station and seeing John, Tilly, Abby again.

dna_level_c · « **Reply #39 on:** 04 Feb 2020, 14:20 »

Quote from: dutchrvl on 04 Feb 2020, 12:55

Do we know for a fact that Marten hasn't played guitar in a while? I don't recall any instance in which it was mentioned.

Perhaps not in a band situation, but I would guess he gets some solo practice in. My last band broke up in 2003 and I still play (almost) every day.

alc40 · « **Reply #40 on:** 04 Feb 2020, 18:35 »

When Hannelore had just returned it sounded like Marten hadn't been playing for quite a while (4057). I don't think we know whether anything has changed or not since then.

shanejayell · « **Reply #41 on:** 04 Feb 2020, 19:05 »

New strip up.

"You okay? Good, I'm drafting you to carry stuff."

rtmq0227 · « **Reply #42 on:** 04 Feb 2020, 22:22 »

Quote from: shanejayell on 04 Feb 2020, 19:05

New strip up.

"You okay? Good, I'm drafting you to carry stuff."

"Clever girl..."

Tova · « **Reply #43 on:** 04 Feb 2020, 22:31 »

That was the strip, yup.

BenRG · « **Reply #44 on:** 04 Feb 2020, 23:04 »

I think that today's strip is a nice Renee character summary. She cares for her friends, yes. She has the ability to express this in a positive way. She's also got the potential to be very self-centred and really seems to have issues in always showing respect for others' agency (she's shown this behaviour to Brun too).

It's curious because she's never really rude or offensive about it. She just has this blind spot about what you can and cannot just ask a friend to do and how to go about it.

cybersmurf · « **Reply #45 on:** 05 Feb 2020, 00:43 »

Box full of opossums?
Box full of opossums minus one.

JoeCovenant · « **Reply #46 on:** 05 Feb 2020, 01:58 »

Quote from: cybersmurf on 05 Feb 2020, 00:43

Box full of opossums?
Box full of opossums minus one.

Box full of possums minus o

BenRG · « **Reply #47 on:** 05 Feb 2020, 05:12 »

Here's a thought about what could happen going forwards:

Renee and Brun's new apartment is in the building where Roko, Melon and Yay-Athleisure live. Elliot, being Elliot, is easily coerced into helping Renee move and runs into Roko and Yay. Roko's police instincts quickly latch onto the fact that Renee had basically used Elliot's essentially agreeable and submissive nature against him to get his help and she can't help but interfere. Yay decides that this is another way to prove their essentially friendship-worthy nature to Roko and also interferes.

Renee suddenly finds that the world is stranger than she ever imagined.

RENEE: "So, they're basically the robot equivalent of the devil?"

ROKO: "Closer to Puck or Loki really."

cybersmurf · « **Reply #48 on:** 05 Feb 2020, 05:56 »

Quote from: JoeCovenant on 05 Feb 2020, 01:58

Quote from: cybersmurf on 05 Feb 2020, 00:43
Box full of opossums?
Box full of opossums minus one.

Box full of possums minus o

Pssums?

Elder Sign · « **Reply #49 on:** 05 Feb 2020, 08:43 »

Quote from: JoeCovenant on 05 Feb 2020, 01:58

Quote from: cybersmurf on 05 Feb 2020, 00:43
Box full of opossums?
Box full of opossums minus one.

Box full of possums minus o

Schroedinger's box of opossums?

THESE FORUMS NOW CLOSED (read only)

Poll

Long time no screen time! Who do you want to see again? (Choose three)

Author Topic: WCDT strips 4190-4194 (3rd - 7th February 2020) (Read 24010 times)