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Don't worry she's fine
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background person, i love you background person
Moray's last comment applies to every single tech job. Ever.
Indisputably true.
Settle down, Moray.
Moray has only two moods: distressingly enthusiastic & depressed puddle of goo.
Also how can we learn more about Long Purple Hair Science Lady in the background there :)
Follow the sounds of explosions, apparently.
The sad thing here is that, because they were busy being menaced by a seagull, Violence and Regret missed the explosion.
That was their latest counterstrike in the ever-escalating Seagull Wars happening just off screen. Purple hair lady is the head of the Interspecies Communications research group, she was trying to arrange peace talks until the seagulls stole her sandwich.
So you’ve got a lot of bugs. Do you call an exterminator, or an ex-terminator?
Neither. You call a Helldiver. FOR SUPER EARTH!
The key is to put all the bugs in at the start, saves a lot of time
Presumably Cubetown think that E-C should be a bit more relaxed about safety regulations and E-C think Cubetown should be a lot less relaxed about ditto.
E-C is a space station. Being uptight about safety to the point of an anxiety disorder is how you survive in space.
Pintsize’s doppelgänger?
*I am referring of course to vintage Pintsize. Pintsize Classic?
I think Moray might like Emily xD The squishing was a guaranteed good first impression :D
Forgot about Pintsize's original chassi model, thought a Squirtle was walking around Cubetown
Pokémon have infested Quadrant 4.
I'm concerned by Moray's interviewing technique. Very concerned.
It's actually a convenient filter. Anyone that can't handle Moray's chaotic interview style probably wasn't going to thrive in Cubetown anyway.
What is that white sploosh, and does it have anything to do with that Pintsize v 1.0 clone(?) in the background in panel 1? Come to think of it, has his old chassis been accounted for? I wouldn't put it past him to keep it around for things like, oh, I don't know, circumventing immigration authorities?
Looks and sounds like beer, to me. Would that be another stereotypical Canada joke?
I have a feeling Edgar KB Montrose, also Canadian, would feel right at home in Cubetown.
Emily's lucky she didn't get tossed out of the airlock.
I pity Hanners, or possibly Tilly AND Hanners, having to talk down an offended Station after that xD Made worse by the fact that Hanners probably gave Emily a reference to apply there, since I doubt they interview just anyone at EC Tech (although Emily is not just anyone xD)
Blowed up.
Blowed up real good.
If at first you don't get blown up, you're not trying hard enough.
Hey if that is a M31 Combat Chassis like Pintsize used to have, does it still have the laser installed?
In Cubetown? I'd be disappointed if it were anything less than a particle beam weapon.
Is that...Pintsize in the background?!
Only if he is time traveling, that is his old model body. On the other hand, "imperiling the nature of causality" is certainly a good reason to ban someone from Canada.
A “plethora”, an actual PLETHORA ! Raise your hand if you LOVE Moray. Nah, don’t bother, it’s got to be 99.999% of us.
✋
That begs the question… is Moray flammable?
No. And Yes. She can be both.
Life support, hull integrity, orbital stability … some people just have NO sense of adventure.
🎵 Scary BOOSH, Scary BOOSH Now your lab up in flames goes! Funded you for lightning, experiments are frightening me! Moray say 'no', Moray say 'no', Moray say 'no rigor no'
Magnifico!
@Jeph, typo in Panel 2: "suprising"
It's short for "super-rising", talking about the foam explosion.
Moray has a crush.
Seems like her normal fan-girly self. She was doing the same thing when Claire showed up. She just gets overtly effusive when someone competent arrives on the scene.
When you're hired on the spot By a shade-throwing bot That's A Moray!
Panel one: Has Moray ever looked so smug in her life?
Not that we've ever seen. :)
Oh, Cubetown, please change. Just a little.
Claire's working on it.
I want a bubble bath NOW! Gone already? Wow, that was quick!
Apparently Station does not find Emily's lack of boundary respect endearing. I had always presumed that pre-Yay Spookybot chose Emily (Ms. Azuma) to go into Bubbles' mind because of her particular genius, but now I realize it was because she wouldn't balk at doing so. Hell, Spookybot pretty much says so: https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3393
And I went through that entire arc. Until Faye lost her glasses kissing Bubbles.
Tell the truth, you created Cube Town specifically for Emily. This entire thing has been a long con, and now that she's here, it's time to start!
a mighty boosh
I have a friend who was (he's aged out and retired) a demolitions specialist. His job was NOT to blow things up. "Never UP", he said a few times. "Always DOWN".
That’s funny. I had a friend who was a range safety officer. Their job was to blow up test missiles which were off trajectory. He said that the motto was “Pointy side UP, never Down.” It’s all about your point of view, isn’t it?
Oh no whats Pintsize's old body doing here??
Nothing good.
There's a robot that looks like the old Pint-size in the background. I'm immediately suspicious.
🎵 When she disses EC "They're not as chill as we" That's a Moray!
Do we know whether or not Emily attended, ahem, "Smif"?
I have no idea.
Marten is a true Cubetowner now. He just looked to see whose explosion it was, zero panic.
Eh, he’s close. Moray and Emily didn’t even flinch.
You mean software bugs, right?... Right?
This is Moray. So, um, who REALLY knows? (It's possible that the Department for Entomological Sciences had another unfortunate incident. The last one only involved a release of a single sterilized cockroach, but it was 119 feet tall at the shoulders and, last seen, was heading to Cincinatti.) (Cincinnati)
"What a great coincidence! Here's an example right here of buggy infrastructure. We use explosions as log entries!"
Critical infrastructure bugs are the best kind of bugs!
Remember, kids, don’t commit changes to the stations life support without a full test on … another station.
"always mount a scratch monkey"
If only we knew someone in Noho with the talent to blow up things safely. No, not you, Melon! https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4164
The 1pm explosion: now with 200% more dildos!
Interesting. Moray thinks she’s superior to Station. Station thinks Moray needs a lot of help.
Indeed he does. The precise terminology was "a bit of a hot mess". https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4871
Pintsize?!
How do you think the infrastructure *got* riddled with bugs?
She's up, she's moving, she's good!
Now I want to see Moray & Station interact. I'll bet they have a beef going.
I don’t think any of the major AI powers are particularly friendly with each other. Yay had a full breakdown over The Overseer (which Moray is an agent of) acknowledging them.
Oh hey, Pintsize?
Damn, Station being kind of control freak. Let Emily mess with your knobs and buttons!
BOOSH!
Anyone else remember Frisky Dingo?