Level One Complete
you may commence screaming
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I just now noticed the gif had a heart effect in it XD For whatever reason did not load up beyond sliding into place for me before.
Dying! I cannot wait to see how this whole thing plays out@
Jephs note below the comic just totally confirmed (as if there was any doubt) that he totally pays attention to the comments section here. And that all this slow burn build up was indeed for his own lulz. (Which is honestly why I subscribe to his patreon. For the comments section, so I can know I'm not alone).
This is the greatest moment.
Sadly the mobile app doesn't handle the gif at all. Had to look on the desktop to see the animation. Real cute!
Or course, we still have to twist in the wind until we find out just exactly what Faye has realised. Or mis-interpreted. Or whatever. But you allow us to share your delightful tale. So toy with us as you will. You’ve earned it,
She realized she's into Bubbles. It's pretty obvious when you consider her hand slowly inching up Bubbles thigh. lol
I love that Tetris heart GIF! That is a BRILLIANT way to show the penny finally dropping for Faye.
How much do I have to pledge for Faye-Bubbles porn?
$420
This is... something
*head explodes* *unable to commence screaming*
Ok ok ok I get it! She goes home and bumps into Martin, tells him she figured out she loves him, they make out. Claire goes to Bubble to talk about what she saw. Bubble kills Martin and Faye and this comic ends.
Am I supposed to comment or something? From the sound of things, it's like everyone here's seen a ship or something. Settle down. No boats to float here. Move along.
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Scare-quotes and thighs, a deadly combination.
Yes!!!!!!
'That is how I "getcha"' is the cutest thing
i know, the way bubbles actually jokes with faye is amazing. the ship has left the harbor and is full speed ahead!
I'm not one to squee, but it seems appropriate in this case. *ahem* SQUEE!
Faye's face is litterally perfect in panel 4. "Oh shit, I'm in love with my friend... Who's a robot... And a woman... I did bot expect this." And the backrub goes from innocent to sexy at 100mph.
What you did there. I see it.
I want the fourth panel on a looping gif so I can watch it all day!
Such a great reaction gif!
sigh. Humans are so broken in the emotions. Faye, the move you were looking for was to turn around into her, not walk away from her.
To be fair, Robots seem to be very similar in their reactions if Bubbles is any judge.
Tetris!
Words cannot express how happy I am that this comic was not on a Friday.
The rest of the week will just be Steve comics
Heh. I read too fast. I happened to scroll down while the GIF was all-black and got to the end, smiled at the expression on Faye's face, and only then realized there was an animation. Nicely done, just my stupid reading style.
Annnnd tomorrow we cut to Steve.
No, to Clinton and Roko in bed; Roko in sleep mode and surrounded by much-abused slices of bread and Clinton looking like he's just been hit by a mind-truck.
FINALLY
See, I was just about to post this exact sentence. Weird.
I'm so happy right now. ♥v♥
It isn't even a Friday strip!
SQuuuuuEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeEEEE!!!!
eeeEEEEeEEEEeeEEEEEE! <3
AWWW
Whilst I'm pretty sure Faye is going to go to Marten for advice, it occurs to me that another possible outcome for panel 5 is for Bubbles to grab Faye and try to massage away the 'leg cramp'. Complications ensue and they really should have closed the front shutter before doing that. Fortunately, Melon's only real comment is to ask them to advise Roko on how to get a guy.
Do we know that Roko is straight, or is it just bread?
Commences.
Love the tetris heart gif. <3
The penny... or in this case the Tetris block... finally drops and the realisation hits. I've been expecting this to happen for a while: This is the point where Faye goes running to Marten to beg him for advice.
That face. That animation. The care these two show. <3
Screaming commenced
I friggin' LOVE the tetris metafor for Faye "putting the pieces together" as it were. Made even better by the animation.
Cue Jeph writing two months of *soul-searching* comics where Bubs and Faye keep just missing each other...
I AM expecting a several week long 'sorta date' arc with Faye and Bubbles awkwardly trying to make conversation about the situation.
I screamed, now my cats are hiding XD
JEPH YOU MAD GENIUS
THAT GIF
Do ya want cylons? Because that's how you get cylons..
I lost it here.
Now, this brings up some thoughts. Do AI have 'parts' like humans or can they do the whole 'switchout' option.
I suspect that they CAN have them; some chassis likely have them as standard, others as optional upgrades. I doubt that Bubbles has but it won't matter if her mind is solidly behind what's going on. As Roko often says: "It's psychosomatic".
Squeeing seems more in order. Perhaps Hannelore will sense this from halfway across the world, but be too hoarse from screaming over latrine duty. Better call Claire.
We haven’t seen a human/AI romantic relationship yet, have we? What would it even be called? Not interracial. Definitely not interspecies. Inter-what?
robosexual?
Somewhere Claire just started *squeeeeeeeing* and she has no idea why. Probably startled Martin as well as a few pigeons.
OK I was confused about Robot Sex. Now we have human-robot sex. I am OK with that but can’t figure out how it works. Faye has no USB ports. I don’t know how Bubs is equipped. So we will just have to see...
It will be... different from most obvious forms, I'm guessing. That said, I wouldn't put it past Jeph to do something strangely sci-fi like using the direct neural interface headset Spookybot invented to have dates together in the Virtual World.
Woweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
I believe everyone has now melted in the intensity of the adorableness... <3 <3 <3
Oh, yes. *ahem*... EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE See also <a href="https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1708" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1708</a>
That second frame has me giddy.
Me too. They’re just so happy and content with each other.
Jeph, no. That is not how Tetris works. (Thank you for making comics that Mike Pence will hate)
I'm getting my money's worth on this one. Then again, that's always true. Whether it's a Marten, a Claire, a Hanners, or even Jimbo story, it's still a joy to behold.
IT'S HAPPENINGGGGG SOMEONE SMACK ME TO MAKE SURE IT ISN'T A DREAM
*SLAP* *SLAP* Wake Up God Dammit! Wait...
It took me a while to realize that it was a heart in the gif - I thought it was an alien ship or something.
It was an alien ship shaped like a heart.
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
don't you tell me when to scream okay I'm screaming
We pay this guy to troll us with these teasing stories...and we love him for it. <3
Bubbles is a combat-class AI. I am totally sure she will replay this moment in her recharge time analyzing it for all of Faye's subtle body signs. Could she detect Faye lying? Maybe.
She'll also be analysing the biosensor data, and be like "Guh huh buh wha?!"
Also, "getcha" indeed :3
ABOUT BLOODY TIME! That being said, Jeph, I ♥️ you. 🎶I saw a ship a sailing, a sailing in the morning.
It was more of a high pitched "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" than a scream, tbh.
welp, who'da thunk it
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love everything about this page.
FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!
That faaaace
Jeph, you magnificent bastard!
A cliché, but, I feel, appropriate. <a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/7rj2ZgttvgomY/giphy.gif" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://media.giphy.com/media/7rj2ZgttvgomY/giphy.gif</a>
(The gif, not the comic.)
“Questionable Content had an impressive 15-year run, which ended abruptly when its entire fandom spontaneously combusted. Researchers have yet to explain the phenomenon.”
Welp. A) I’m going to need a new set of pants. B) I can never watch competitive classic Tetris matches on YouTube the same way ever again. (And yes, that’s a thing.)
That can't be a thing...
FINALLY!!!!
[extended Kermit flail]
RonPaulItsHappening.gif
Took Faye long enough...
Yeah, I definitely started screaming before I even read Jeph's note 😅😚
I watched that animation play like 5 times to see if there was any message in the flashing blocks between <3 blinks. Thought it was pulling a subliminal "SEXY" or something 😆
*tries to scream but only the Tetris theme song comes out*
Now I am hearing it in my head. Thanks Tom...
The animation isn't playing in the Patreon app, I had to go to the mobile site to fully experience the glory
I didn't realize there was animation, thank you.
YAY!!!
*continuing to inhale audibly*
JEPH
OHMYGOD OH MY GOD OH MY GODOHMOYGOU
What a great visual metaphor for an epiphany
I don't know if that's supposed to indicate "the pieces falling into place" or something phallic, or both.
I'm fine with both btw
Bravo Jeph. Bravo.
Support Proposition Infinity! Robosexuality is not a crime!!!!!
> you may commence screaming
This brightened a crappy work day immeasurably! Yay!
JEPH
So...running on impulse or running to seek advice? If it's the latter, wonder who's going to have that land on them.
Definitely Dora. Or, wait, didn't Faye have a roommate way back? Maybe it'll be that guy
yisss, I hopr this continuse :)
Hahaha Jeph, best troll is bestest <3
*actively screaming*
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
*screaming very politely and happily*
THE SHIP HAS SET SAIL!!!
Jeph. Jeph. DUDE.
Well, damn, this is one comic that will never see print, unless they invent animated ink.
The simplest way to print would be to have each frame of the GIF as a separate panel, with each panel slightly overlapping to communicate progression. I think that would actually work very well!
OH MY SHIT IT'S HAPPENING
*Waits for Jeph to mess with us again*
[screaming]
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa... *breathes* ...aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...
What do you mean "commence" screaming?
Well, about time. Though to be fair, truly shy persons would have needed another few years to see it.
Yay!!!!
Aaaaaahhhhhh *gasp* wait I need my inhaler
Oh shit wait this means we cut to Steve eating cereal for the next 40 strips doesn't it
Elliot is there drinking milk
IT'S HAPPENINNNNG