Up Above The World So High
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Why... are her virtual feet two different virtual colors?
She’s wearing two different socks.
#friendshipgoals
Friends are the best medicine.
And now I am crying. THANKS MELON
Let me see, depending on if she knows all five verses or just the one, at about 20 seconds a verse (I experimented), that's between 6.98 (call it 7) and 34.9 (call it 35) hours. Given that most people sing verse 1 and then the first two lines again, its probably about 10 1/2 hours of singing.
UNLESS its the words stuck in the full Bohemeian Rhapsody melody which clocks at about 6 minutes (with guitar solo) which would be about 126 hours.
I just want to see where Jeph takes this... I'm still thinking about what he did with "Alice Grove"
I think he'd had enough of it by the end. It used to be one comic every week I believe. The last set of comics were released every day, the story was rushed, and the artwork, particularly the background scenery, was bland compared to earlier comics. Felt like there was a lot of buildup to a very short ending.
I wonder if there's anything salvageable from the old body to potentially graft onto a new one? Eyes, scalp and hair, face, olfactory sensors? It almost certainly wouldn't be worth the cost or effort if it weren't for Roko's psychological circumstances. It would be easy enough to fabricate a more or less identical chassis, but it could still feel foreign to her from the inside. A slightly glitchy motor driver here or an ankle with that same old hitch there might be invaluably familiar.
^ that’s super important. I hope she keeps her old ankle at the very least.
I hope Spookybot makes an appearance for her leggings buddy. I want to see Melon and Spookybot interact.
Melon has great determination to be happy and good, but no clear notion of what those states might be.
Awww.
I think panel 2 is supposed to say "for a while". Also, Bohemian Rhapsody... damn. Totally works. O_o
I bet there is a great story for Lemon having a purple foot and I missed it.
She is wearing mismatched socks. Most likely she had to get "dressed" quickly to go and help Roko.
Aww Melon. Rough around the edges, but heart of gold.
Count on Melon to do the stupid but endearing thing.
MELON. <3
Now I have TWINKLE... to Bohemian Rhapsody in my head.
Now I have Bohemian Rhapsody to the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle in my head, which seems much worse.
How I... wonder what you are... Put a gun against his head, pulled the trigger; now he's dead...
Man Roko isn't handling existentialism very well
Maybe she could hang with the giraffe lady on the savanah
Melon bawler.
Melon collie.
Of course he is entitled to a typo. But he is also really clever and I have missed his crafty intentions before.
Poor Melon
I'm so proud of our baffling idiot robot daughter
So, Melon's been there for roughly about ten and a half hours (the melody of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" takes about thirty seconds to sing and play). And probably annoying everyone enough that SOMEONE is going to make her learn some new songs. I recommend an immediate download of every Kate Bush song ever done. There's even a vinyl LP compilation out now. :)
What's missed is the part about to the tune of bohemian rhapsody. One would have to take into account if Melon would also change the arrangement so that Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is appropriate to the underlying composition.
Panel 6 made me literally laugh out loud on first reading. And again on re-reading a couple minutes later.
"to the tune of Bohemian Rhapsody". Jeph, you magnificent basterd ...
What movie would help in Roko's situation? Probably not 'Million Dollar Baby'.
Robocop.
On a side note, I ran the math and, by my count, Melon has been singing for at least 7 hours straight.
I literally timed myself singing it at a reasonable pace to figure out how many repetitions would be funniest
See, this is just one more reason why I love Melon!
Melon may be nuttier than a pecan orchard, but you can't fault her loyalty to her friends.
"For a whole ..." what? A whole day? A whole year?
I'm thinking "a whole" is some computery measurement of time.
100000 bottles of beer on the wall, 100000 bottles of beer...
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can we talk about why an AI in an abstract space is wearing odd socks?
She's not wearing anything at all. Quite likely this is simply how she sees herself, or how she chooses to be seen by others.
Melon is the best friend
Melon is the most loyal friend
At the very least, Melon should dock herself in there with Lemon & Roko.
I'm really liking this story line so far. P.s. Jeph you have whole instead of while in the second frame.
That's both adorable and heartwrenching
Is this the real life?
Is this just fantasy?
Oh, Melon, what a good friend you are!! 😭
Typo in the second panel. Whole should be while. Also awwww :)
WHO IS CUTTING ONIONS IN HERE?
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