A Modest Proposal
modesty is one of Moray's strong points
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A heat shrink tube top.
I think Moray in a tube top would be more lewd than nude Moray.
Exactly. For reasons that have probably been well-discussed, implied nakedness is hotter than, um, naked nakedness.
I love Moray's position on modesty. And I wanna see Zlata smiling. I think it's coming; she'll enjoy things.
I need a Moray to put in my pocket and keep with me at all times.
Y'know, there are those times when clothing seems more immodest than nudity. I think Moray in a tube top might fit the bill.
The T shirt was bad enough :)
I'm imagining a world in which we could rent any body we wanted. Like if you wanted to be super athletic for a long weekend in the mountains or really tall because you're going to a concert. Societally, it would be horrific, but on an individual level it would be amazing. "Tomorrow I need to fly to California. Please give me a mini bod so every seat is first class size."
Richard K Morgan (Who has been mentioned in this comic) went one further and posited a world where you could be transmitted FTL to other planets, and arrive in a body that's already acclimatized and ready to go. This is the backbone of the Altered Carbon book (and TV series on Netflix)
But you can keep your hat on ... 🎶
I missed the last comic and thought the tank treads were a reference to RvB's Sheila.
I do admit that, if that hadn't been Claire's verdict, my esteem of her would have slightly diminished. I might even have frowned at her.
When the body sock fits Like it’s made for goo tits That’s a Moray!
Ugh. Brilliant. :)
I can only see this trial period ending up with something happening that won't allow her to return that body, but not something that would make it inconvenient to live in.
Claire is handling this matter exceptionally well, especially given the fact that this is a decision made on a drunken whim and not an emergency like Roko's... Please don't let her have a nervous breakdown... Please...
It occurs to me to wonder if Moray could change chassis if she wanted to? Most AIs seem to be able to do it with a cable connection, but they have USB ports built in. Moray doesn't, but she does have wifi, and in Cubetown it's unlikely bandwidth would be a problem. Of course she seems pretty happy being a slime girl, so the question is likely academic; but I hadn't thought of it before.
As far as we know the goo is her computational substrate - she's a totally different technology from other AIs, based on one of the Director's incomprehensible insights (fluid dynamics crossed with algorithmic paperclip sorting iirc) so her substance is herself in a way that isn't true for people like Zlata or Roko.
This whole thing with Zlata is very good and sweet and they should all kiss
Zlata got this body because she is desperate for romance and love and sex. I have a horrible lurching feeling that it is not going to get her any of those things.
Happy we’re seeing something sensible. But now I think we need a ship for Zlata.
Please, dear god, NOT LIZ... I mean Lizlata? Doesn't work at ALL
I've spent so much time in the hospital that I have no modesty left. I mean, not that I had much to begin with, but hey...
The classic hospital gown with the open ass is about as modest as Morays current outfit.
Thank god this is NOT done in the version of Jonathan Swift's essay of the same name.
I'm confused, this comic didn't have anybody proposing we eat babies.
Moray, you’re literally naked.
But it doesn't show up dramatically until she dons an article of clothing :) Moray nude: situation normal, Moray wearing socks: scandalous! :)
When she's jumping with glee To try immodesty That's A Moray!
see this is what the spicy section was for. speaking of...where'd it go?
Patreon said Jeph could not have the spicy stuff here unless he made the whole QC Patron 18+ restricted. So he took those things down and plans to make a separate age-restricted account on here for them.
Is it too immodest, or just the right amount of immodest? They need to consult an expert, someone get Faye on the phone. https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=5362
Also Pintsize? His opinion does seem valid concerning immodesty.
Has it been settled whether she would fill out the spandex or would it retain its shape and she would kinda sausage out of it?
Am now imagining Moray as a thin cylinder with a giant head and feet gooshing out.
Next week: Steve gets sent to an alternative dimension where the QC character gets gender flipped except for Pintsize and enjoys an omelette with his counterpart here, Stevie.
Zlata, let your modesty blaze!
All these damn modest proposals. Eating young children! Or worse, putting on covering clothing! We need more immodest proposals, I say!
Once again, Jeph is being sneakily deep.
With that title, I was waiting for the topic to take a sudden turn toward infant consumption.
Yet. The night is young, and so is dinner.
If Moray really wants to be immodest, all she has to do is give herself nipples.
I wonder if it makes Claire dysphoric that the Ai can change bodies at basically a whim
Or Roko, come to that.
I'm starting a petition against a clothed Moray.
Seconded!
It shouldn't be difficult to order the new wardrobe online. Her size and measurements must be printed right on the front of the box 💥
There's probably a weird wiki maintained entirely by one strange, damp man devoted to that kind of thing.
Actually that reminds me, does moray leave things slightly damp or anything
She doesn't stain the furniture, so I'll say no.
Took me a minute to remember if "immodest" was an "inflammable" sort of linguistic situation.
"Flammable! Or inflammable! Can't remember which! Doesn't matter!" - Mordin Solus
If I may: I kind of hope Zlata ends up deciding to go back to her old chassis, if only as a contrast to May, Winslow, Momo, Momo, and Pintsize, and to explore how things might have gone for Roko if she'd had a choice. We've already had five "getting a new body" stories at this point, and "nah, I don't like it, I think I'll go back" would be an interesting variation.
We did get exactly that actually, with Winslow's first attempt at a humanoid body. Not that that invalidates your point of course, since the main reason for switching back in that case was that it was an early and somewhat flawed prototype, whereas this is a fully functional modern chassis. https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1012
So is this an experiment to discover if form follows function, or function is constrained by form?
You're making me wonder about other dichotomies: in QCverse, do AI have philosophical debates arguing nature versus nurture?
When immodesty’s said It goes over your head That’s a-Moray!
"Far too immodest" - Zlata, I believe your drunken self thinks quite the opposite
She dost protest too much! I think she knew exactly what she was doing ordering a new chassis and not adding any "appropriately modest" apparel to the cart before checking out and arranging expedited "before-you-sober-up" delivery by courier.
Moray is seeking approval by...giving it?
Rather unlike the original Modest Proposal
Thanks be to Jeph!
Modesty is subjective
It'll take a few more strips for her to make a wardrobe decision. Right, Jeph? Let it take just a few more strips.
Zlata can finally accommodate a MAXI DRESS. She’d make even “mom-wear” look nice.
What a relief this title had nothing to do with Irish people
When you super approve of new body test moves… That's a Moray!
When the chasis is fine and you freely opine, that a Moray.
Moray is the model of a very major immodesty
A Gilbert and Sullivan reference! I love it.
Mr Swift would be proud
Would he though? There's nothing here about the benefits of eating children.
Moray, you're already wearing less than Zlata.
But she's already seen to look more naked with a (by nature) wet T-shirt. That would be exacerbated in a body stocking, methinks.
Moray, sweetie... you're technically naked. You're already there hun.
Moray's color and slime nature does weird things to light, which confuse the human eye and blunt the gray matter designed to recognize body shape. Which is why putting a t-shirt on her makes the light and shadows more distinct and easier to parse. As Liz says, it makes her look more naked. https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=5004
I like immodest! Immodest is good!
Say, now, Crushbot: Don't you usually speak IN ALL CAPS?
She says while being nude most her life
There are a lot of outfits that somehow manage to be far less modest than innocent nudity. And given Zlata's description of her life up to date, the only nudity she's experienced has been innocent.
How transparent, Moray. 🥁
Take my like, GDI