Bendy Straws
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So, I don't wanna be that guy. You know that guy? The guy who nitpicks the smallest, most insignificant detail in a comic or movie scene, and completely misses the point of the whole thing? *sighs* Okay, I'm gonna be that guy. I was looking at Punchbot's arm, and it looked... odd to me. (Biomedical background) The bundles of red myomers seem to stop short of what looks like the joint to me. Also, myomers act like biological muscle fibers, essentially trading diameter for length. But Punchbot's arm is sheathed, apparently tightly, in metal. There'd be nowhere for the myomers to expand *into*. Okay, yeah. Sorry. ^_^;
Yeah, I’m that guy too. What can I say — dad was an engineer. Was annoyed with clumsy, glow in the dark ET while watching the movie, wondering how a creature with a body like a pudding and spidery fingered arms but short penguin feet every the hell became a technologically advanced spacegoing race. And bioluminescent! C'mon already. Finally arrived at a paleontological backstory that satisfied me, but it still makes me grouchy.
.... It's really amusing to see all the shippers practically combusting at how you are drawing this out... Though truth be told I'm not that far behind them at this point....
they gon' bang.
Honestly, I bet that was weird as hell to draw. I mean, you spend years getting really good at anatomy just to fuggg it all up in panel 2. Like goes against everything you've worked so hard to practice.
Hmm, never thought about it before, but given Bubbles military-quality build, can she get replacement materials when she needs them as a civilian?
I'm sure even if she can't get them off-the shelf, she and Faye coud probably machine the required parts, right? I mean, it's not like they're made from some top-secret alloy.
And cue Shakira...
Everybody here talking about Bubbles' flexibility, and I came here to talk about how cool it is that Faye and Bubbles are about to give Punchbot what he always wanted: a better punching arm. Something he couldn't find on a shelf somewhere, and nobody else has ever designed for him. They're good.
I love it when Bubbles turns it around on Faye.
aaah that gives me flashbacks to "the most metal scene in Alice Grove"
You're killing me, Jeph. Kill. Ing. Me.
Basically, we're ending this week with Roko about to jump poor Clinton, Brun very obviously pining for Elliott and finally Faye and Bubbles about to jump EACH OTHER! Man, this strip has heated up quickly!
Meanwhile, Pintsize sits alone with his toaster... (Unless he got lucky with the tugboat)
Bubbles' face! Panel four! Bubbles' face! Panel four! BUBBLES' FACE! PANEL FOUR!
Yeah, that smile says: "You know that you want this"!
The trouble with QC ships is that instead of moving through water, they're trying to move through quick setting concrete. Quick setting concrete that sits there and laughs mockingly.
I think you're onto something - Questionable Content does somewhat rhyme with Quick-setting Concrete :)
Bubbles, you TEASE! Do you have any idea the thoughts that you've just put into Faye's mind? Faye needed this, of course because she needs to remember that Bubbles is people but she isn't human. If she wants to be a good friend, she needs to keep bearing that in mind.
Bubbles is getting cuter. Is she secretly primping for Faye?
She is showing off; whether she appreciates the subtext she's putting in it is another question. AIs in this strip seem to be as much at the mercy of their subconscious as we fleshy types.
Does that make Faye maybe-curious?
That "maybe" totally means yes, Faye...
Tall, muscular, AND can possibly lift her legs behind her shoulders. Maybe we can have it all.
Is Bubbles.... flirting?
It looks like she is! I've been reading the books and noticed how Faye (maybe unconsciously) flirted with Marten at the very beginning of the strip. It will be interesting to see how she reacts to the boot being on the other foot!
This ship has GOT to set sail sometime!!
Soon, please, Jeph. D'you want to see us Beg?
Jeph, pls moar
Jeph, I think you’ve inadvertently made Bubbles cuter again. In a freakish way, granted.
I like bendy straws
A Concept: Bubbles is an AI with hyper-mobility syndrome
We would very much like to see this yes
Okay, I'm enjoying the articulations here.
And this is how Faye gets wooed
I read that as "wood" for a minute and was like "whoa"... My dirty mind...
Yeah she ain't gonna lie about what they can do...
Those hips don’t lie.
I don't think we have any evidence on the trustworthiness of Bubbles' hips.
Ooh, is this Bubbles way of starting the foreplay?
I think everyone secretly answered yes to Bubbles :3
:3
Yes.... a demonstration is necessary!
I wonder if Bubbles "sweats" or does anything like that and therefore has to do laundry
Strongly identifying with Faye in this one.
So glad we're getting back to Faybles after like two years of diversion
Juuuuust shippin' the Faybles.
PEOPLE! This is just another Jeph shiptease. It'll NEVER happen. THIS is what we get for giving him money. And I'll stop giving him ANY MORE... the moment I run out.