Probably That Second One, Yeah
he's just an asshole
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Love the little Claire and Faye dialog at the end :3
Seems a little uncharacteristic of Faye, but then, she is still bubbling over with new relationship energy (pun intended :D)
I have to admit... I figured he was just an asshole.
It’s ok, Bubbles. I’ve had to build a bed frame from scratch after an evening of extracurriculars. #HighFive
I just now noticed that Bubbles is wearing Faye's shirt and it's such a cute girlfriend thing <3
Bubbles has reclaimed the landscape between fume and destroy. She fought back with appropriate force and was not upset by the experience. The big test for Faye is that this isn’t exactly the Bubbles she’d fallen in love with. I am massively relieved by her final panel reaction. It could have been worse.
I'm getting the impression that Faye's reaction is "Holy crap, she's even more awesome than I thought!"
I'm curious as to whether anyone else is bothered by this strip. I've been having a hard time putting my finger on why I feel so unsettled. I think it's because I'm projecting my own history onto Bubbles. In my experience, confrontations with bullies and assholes leave me feeling toxic, no matter how well they go. Even if I feel like I "won", no one won. I was left roiling inside, and I feel like Bubbles must be roiling too. Probably just me.
I think I would be bothered if *I* were in Bubbles' situation, but this seems like one of those cases where Bubbles is a very different person than I am. I find conflict of any sort to be very traumatic, but my take is that Bubbles avoids conflicts to be polite but has no problem engaging once she's made the decision that conflict is necessary. Which makes sense to me, for an AI that wanted to serve in the military. "Don't fight unless you have to, but if you do fight, do it well, and move on with your life when the fighting is over."
Hey, pardon my wondering... do we know if Claire's into girls? I can't recall if it's been mentioned for sure.
She's said that she thinks that Marten was 'lucky' for having a relationship with Dora but that can be taken several ways.
Am I the only one who thinks that this is a good example of how AIs don't think like humans? Bubbles and Pintsize seem to have said something to each other in these past two strips that a human can't interpret from the same words!
That was pretty well played by Pintsize too! It's easy to forget just what a skilled actor he is and just how many layers of illusion he carries around with him. Never make the mistake of believing that you have Pintsize all figured out! It's a sign of how far Claire and Faye have come that they now feel able to gush together when, previously, Faye could barely tolerate Claire's presence and Claire was constantly wrestling with her for social dominance (although very unsuccessfully).
Here's hoping she does the same to the next pack of bigoted teenagers.
I'm mentally paralleling Marten's cheerful "I know" to Claire being a dork, now reversed to Faye's girlfriend being a cool badass ^_^ It is a good image.
Huh? Marten says "That was impressive". It's Faye who replies to Claire with "I know".
That's dangerously close to a squeee, Claire
So, I'm curious -- is Marten like 5ft tall? And Claire and Faye like 4'9"? Or is that just an exceptionally tall doorway?
Standard doorways in the US are 6'8". Bubbles' looks to be an inch or so shy of that door. That's make the rest about average sized.
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One espresso, coming up!
“Ta.” Love it.
Hey! Martin changed his shirt. :D
I guess he figured it was safe now that there wasn't going to be any blood/coolant/shrapnel-shed.
Something odd and fairly pedantic just started bugging me. For a long time, I assumed those were physical seams at Bubbles's (Bubbles' ?) leg joints like the one at the base of her neck, but learned from 3747 that they are not. Which tells me that she wears pants that have been very oddly constructed.
If Pintsize, whose head is hard, can have facial expressions, then Bubbles can have variable seams. Seems fair...
Hello, I'm calling to inquire as to where I can find out how to apply to find an AI companion similar to Bubbles. What's that? You say she's one-of-a-kind? And that no other AI could ever come close to her? Yes, I understand, she really is quite unique. Thank you for your time.
Sorry, Ma'am, but ever since the 28th Amendment was ratified, all the AI Companion matching services have been closed down as a violation of laws against sentient slavery. If you're really interested in getting an AI friend, may I recommend you go to Grindr or some other friend/date-finder site?
Bubbles has seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. She watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser Gate.
*Tannhauser
I love how Pintsize respects Bubbles' verbal ass-kickery. :)
Perhaps the most surprising thing about this strip is that he calls her "ma'am"! She sure made an impression.
I confess, I wasn’t sure how cool Faye would be with the more assertive Bubbles. Glad to see, as you say, Happy Faye
I love Happy Faye in the last panel so much!
Um. Bubbles’ eyes in the first frame are kinda freakin’ me out. O_o
Bubbles is the only romantic partner who can keep up with Faye, and vice versa.
Well played to you too, Pintsize. Now I don't know whether to pity you or not. ...wait, when did you become House?
Claire and Faye agreeing and smiling about something!? WHAT IS THIS!?
It's wonderful, that's what it is.