When In Doubt, Bluff
Roko knows the system
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hope Roko gets past her dysphoria. she is a major hottie in that body.
Momo and bubbles both have it. It is a higher quality dermal setup (bubbles is Chem resistant and Momo is dishwasher safe) so for rokos chassis, it makes sense to be higher quality cause hers is a higher grade than her previous. May, on the other hand, bemoans her finger joints in an earlier comic. Probably why the oven mitt was involved tbh. Regardless, it seems to mostly be a safer way to protect the joints.
I'm loving the updated style Jeff's gone for with Roko since her accident, especially how her face is drawn. Makes me wonder if the accident was really just to update her drawing style... ;-)
Interestingly - at least to me - is that Roko's new chassis appears to be seamless, except for where her neck/head are attached. I think it's safe to assume that there's no technical reason why that junction couldn't be seamless as well; so why isn't it? It could be a way of making sure no one mistakes an AI for a human, but in many - perhaps most - cases, the "skin" tone of an AI chassis has no relation to anything organic. So I'm curious whether there's an in-universe backstory or justification for this detail, or if it's something more prosaic -- like Jeph wanting to indicate to his audience (particularly new readers?) that certain characters are not human. Of course, it could just be that the seamless neck juncture upgrade is a premium feature, and Roko's insurance didn't cover it. Then again, if that's the case, why is it such a premium/expensive feature if it doesn't have a social signifier associated with it? ...and so on down the rabbit hole...
Whoah, cool your jets. Roko. Great idea, but maybe it can wait a few hours.
Hm. Maybe during her investigations, Roko will discover where the remains of her old body ended up. I know they claimed it was a total loss...
I dunno. Crushbot gonna crush.
yeeEEUUSSS CRUSADE TIME
DEUS VULT
Hey. I'm a manager. Where are my secret back-room activities? Why was I not informed that I get some? Can I have a secret back-room rave? We could use the dead media center. No one goes there.
yeah right "no secret back-room activities" - at all haha...tell us another one ;-)
She's finally getting that jet fighter body! #rokoonthecase
Bubbles to Faye: Could you help me put my armor back on?
"See what it want through" should be "See what it went through" in panel 2. Again, could be the Bahstun shining through.
God I hope they kiss too
BAKA
Congratulations, May. You are now Roko's project. I'm sure only good things will come from this.
Confused about the hand on the desk in panel 1... Looks like May's but her hand is under the desk. Edit: second sentence.
I assumed it was a frosted glass top to the desk?
Attack mode Roko is the best Roko. Well, right after "interacting with bread Roko". And I really hope that something good comes out of all of this. They both really need it. By the way, about blackmail - I doubt that there are moral principles against low-level intimidation in Spookybot's head. If they really decide to help Roko and May, little dirt on one manager will be very easy to obtain.
What is going to happen when Beepatrice runs into May? Might be almost as scary as when Emily met.. Hmm... just about anybody.
I didn't think Roko got a steamroller body, but now I'm thinking steamrollers have changed with the advent of AI.
Droid06 might work as a steam roller. (He'd be pushing a gigantic hamster wheel with Crushbot in it.)
I hope May can get a body similar in appearance, but more like Bubbles and Roko in functionality, if you know what I mean. Next time, Sven might get his own permanent cowlick. LOL
Maybe this what May needs more than anything else. A guide. Someone that knows how all the paperwork works, how the system works, and how to make each step in the process work. And, Roku, don't harass the manager. S/he might just be an employee of the ultimate franchise owner and maybe that guy is the one you need to harass.
Yeah, I'm definitely shipping these two!
Dang it, I ship them now. Right as it becomes highly unethical for them to date :/
May's gonna be a fighter jet!!!!!!!
Today, justice. Tomorrow, transfer to a fighter jet!
Oh that body was "used" alright. *Finger guns*
Nice to see Roko feeling good about something at last. I really want to see more of us now (and I guess we will...)
"see what it want through" should have "went"?
This. Just made me so happy!
Great comic! Heads up, typo in the second frame "the buck has to stop somehwere"
Maybe that's just her accent. :)
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Has she even undergone basic training at her new job? Does she know what she's doing? She seems really eager but she could do more harm than good if she's not careful.
As a former cop, she has at least a better understanding of how these things work then the average individual. While she might completely fail in helping May, I would assume that the nonprofit that she works for would stop her from hurting her.
Roko is bullying May into being her first "success story." This is gonna end very, very badly. Lessons Will Be Learned™.
I assume that the non-profit that she works for will hopefully stop Roko before she does any actual harm. Also, she is a former cop, so she should at least has a better understanding of the system then an average person.
All that law enforcement knowledge and none of that liability
Roko is new hero.