When In The Course Of Human/AI Events
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I meant to post this days ago- Bubbles wearing Faye's classic bear shirt is The Greatest
How long has that Mercury Rev poster been on the wall?
I don't know, but it looks like a screaming angry face to me.
Funny/weird thing about water depictions in comics... The water we drink is typically clear, not blue, so when it is depicted as blue it makes me think of, like, blue Powerade. Which, ya know, if that's what she's drinking, great! Anyway, the challenges of giving depth to something clear, not just transparent, in a comics environment is something I can only imagine. Just amused me :)
Now imagining a webcomic in which all the water is actually bye Powerade.
Edit: actually nvm I forgot to read the older comments :D I'll just leave this up for reference to the shirt ^^ Am I mistaken, or Bubbles is wearing a shirt belonging to Faye, just a tiiiny bit stretched? The one seen for example in this old page (first I found with random page) <a href="http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2219" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2219</a>
"Fuckin' go for it, buddy" does have a nice military ring to it.
I havent seen that bear shirt in ages! Bubbles wears it well!
Lately the strips have been packed with so much depth that it's hard to point to one thing. But I gotta say, of all the hilarious and touching aspects of this one, my favorite part is Bubbles's expression in panel one: "Oop! What's going to happen now?!" She is such a touching contradiction: so fearless in some ways, yet so afraid in others.
Yep. Social interaction? Worried. Impending collision with truck? Truck gracefully diverted.
Wow. Either Bubbles bought her OWN Angry Bear T-shirt or she's really straining the seams of Faye's poor t-shirt... it wasn't big on Faye as it was. O_O
It's secretly a stretchy shirt
Oh, hey. Faye's staying hydrated.
They need it after all that knitting.
Marten’s text to Claire: 👩❤️💋👩👍
Um, should that be a double thumbs up?
So my Faybles story is up on FanFiction.net. This is my attempt to explore what it feels like to be Bubbles. <a href="https://m.fanfiction.net/s/12964148/1/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://m.fanfiction.net/s/12964148/1/</a>
Well... It touched me. Thank you.
Compare Bubbles in panel 2 with her first appearance in #3003. Talk about character development! (DROID 06 ALSO NEED CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT)
Marten's double thumbs-up in panel 2, just so they know that his approval is unmixed.
Who has two thumbs and was happy to help?
I love that Bubbles wanted to make sure there was no misunderstanding about who the robot girlfriend was
I do like panel 2, as if Faye is genuinely half-expecting some kind of push-back from Marten, even though he has already said that he thinks that this would be good for her. The look of relief on her face in panel 3 tells its own story! I think that her behaviour says a lot about how difficult a time she has believing that there are people who genuinely want her to be happy. She's a messed-up kid, there is no doubt about that. One problem that she DOES need to work on is Bubbles' tendency to go all 'eleven' in her reactions almost all the time. It's good to be passionate but to be passionate about everything to that level?
Maybe Faye is picturing explaining it to her mother? We know how well she took Amanda's coming out, and maybe fears similar reprisal?
Okay, Bubbles? Open your settings girl, and change 'moral intensity' down to just 6 or 7.
Umm. It was already on 5. You don't want to see 10.
And what is it with everyone shacking up in this comic? Why do only the gay men get married? Isn't this WEDDING SEASON?!?
I suspect that this is all build-up. Marten is waiting for Claire to graduate before he proposes and then... We have the Claireten and Fayebles DOUBLE WEDDING!
I'm gone for 5 minutes, and would you look at these comments?!? Geez, it's like y'all have never seen a ship set sail before. Get it together folks. Really. Come to think of it, did we ever have a ship name for Marten and Claire? If not, I nominate "Claireten" (because of my allergies, which affects the spelling, but not the pronunciation).
'Clairten' is the default used on most other forums, yes.
Am I the only person who thought that said "BOI!" in panel 3?
Meanwhile Steve goes out and yells at Claire and Tai to stop squealing, as their squeals have broken his window. And then they all have sandwiches, because it’s lunch, not breakfast.
But, but... They're cereal sandwiches, right? Or it could be brunch, right?
So adorbable.
Faye has had two really awful things happen to her, the day her dad killed himself, and the day she nearly died in a car accident. But she’s had two really awesome things happen to her, too. The day she met Marten, and the day she met Bubbles.
This is gonna be the best prom ever. Heh...
At first I thought Bubbles drew the same bear face Faye has on her shirt on her leotard, but upon closer inspection she is wearing a shirt. I'm surprised it fits, but maybe Faye got one in XXL by mistake that she never bothered to return.
I like to think that Emily makes everyone’s t-shirts. Just pinch a corner and they adjust to fit.
I’m torn between thinking Bubs did a muscle-flex to lose the bodysuit last night, or Faye somehow tore the military grade nanofibre suit off her in a fit of passion.
True, she had it on in a recent strip. I thought the top would show around the neck and arms if wearing it here?
By the way, here's a photo of me in that same shirt. My wife took this at Grand Central Station the other night. <a href="https://twitter.com/hughyeman/status/1005636677652615169" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/hughyeman/status/1005636677652615169</a>
Yes, the like on Twitter was me.
OK, OK, I've got it. Here's what seeing Bubbles in Faye's shirt is like. It's like I'm a kid again and I've seen the Micronauts Battle Cruiser in the Sears catalog and store sales flyers and whatever and I've been wanting the Micronauts Battle Cruiser for Christmas but never thought I'd actually get it, and now it's Christmas morning and OH MY GOD I GOT THE MICRONAUTS BATTLE CRUISER!!!!!!!!!! That's what it feels like. I can't... I just can't...
...wonder what bubbles thinks of <i>deserter's songs</i>
It... I... I don't want to be rude and type in all caps, so just use your imagination, OK? i wanted bubbles to be wearing faye's shirt and bubbles is wearing faye's shirt oh god oh god i got what i wanted it's everything i wanted... Yeah, it goes on like that.
Bubbles would just rip faye's shirt to pieces when she were to try it on. It would be hella cute if it would actually work though...
Such a violent reaction, Bubs! I love it.
Well she is here to party: <a href="http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3058" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3058</a>
I know what shirt I'm wearing tomorrow!
Please post a picture! You can see mine below. I was thinking it would be fun to share pictures of ourselves in our natural habitats, and if we happen to have QC merch, so much The better!
SKEEBALL
OMG, I love bubbles in Frye's shirt!!! It looks even better on her than on Faye!!
Omg loving Bubbles in Faye’s shirt so much 🤗
That shirt must be made of some really stretchy material, to not have torn... Either that, or it's a new XL shirt with the same design.
Omg, Bubbles is soooo adorbs in Fay's t-shirt. Sooooooo adorable.
When the embodiment of passive meets the embodiment of assertive.
try to tell Claire outdoors. pretty sure her squees could shatter glass...
I am wondering if the strip title is a H. Beam Piper reference*. Jeph is a Dune geek, so maybe. * As opposed to a ref to a common source.
“It is me. I am the robot girlfriend.” God, I love Bubs.
This the cue for Faye to say "Actually, no you're not" and mayhem ensues.
Faye has staked her claim on Bubbles by having Bubbles wear her shirt!
... Welp, time to replace my Squee Filter. Between Bubbles' reaction, Marten's Chill suffering, Faye being super calm and sweet, and BUBBLES FREAKING WEARING FAYES' SHIRT AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
That shirt is totally Bubbles' aesthetic.
SQUEEEEEEEE
That shirt is irrevocably stretched XD
Bubbles looks adorable in Faye's shirt.
Bubbles is wearing Faye’s shirt! Omg I’m going to die again, and we used all the coffee grounds on my last resurrection!
I'm sure we could find some more!
Bubbles in the second panel had me laughing pretty hard.
"It is me..." really, Bubbles? And here I thought Faye was actually dating Melon!
New title of the strip: “Well, I have a robot girlfriend now? And that’s pretty cool?”
Jeph's new line of "I have a robot girlfriend" with a pic of Bubs - comin' soon :-)
*runs to look up the Conference at Yalta*
oh poor Marten
Actually...is that one of Faye’s shirts Bubbles is wearing?
Unless Bubbles got one of her own, yes.
Poor Marten. He’s gonna be in a full-body cast by the time this arc is over.
love the shirt
God I love Bubbles