Welcome To The Neighborhood
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I've always imagined Melon as an AI that intentionally skipped the normal orientation process and said, "Thanks but I'll figure it out on my own."
Note that the last time Roko suggested that Yay was listening in on her, Yay responded that they were *trying* to adhere to their agreement. (emphasis mine) I always wondered why they qualified it, given their "almost limitless abilities".
Almost limitless... the main limit being "self control". :p
"I've been standing here the whole time, my bodies can turn invisible," would not surprised me at all, coming from Yay Friend.
No. I mean, sure, that's the honest answer, but Yay Newfriend wouldn't *admit* that. Of course, the answer they gave is also true, because they did rent the recharge pod downstairs because they don't want to be a mooch. I mean, just because they're not Sven doesn't mean they *have* to be a mooch.
Yay's intrusion into Roko's life really makes me wonder if they're actually lonely or if friendship is just one more experience to have with a distributed consciousness. What is the rest of Yay doing? Questions abound!
So now all Melon has to do to visit Ysy is make a volcano that will go through Roko’s floor, too!
I would have given a great deal for a manual for this body, between the ages of ten and twenty-one.
I'm ambling towards 70. WHERE THE HELL IS MY MANUAL?
When did Yay switch from round speech bubbles to square? I thought that was one of the "wow!" aspects of Spooky Bot - they're not meat-human but their speech is in meat-human bubbles.
Trying to fit in now that they are a usual public presence?
Missed pun opportunity: "Welcome to the Yayborhood"
Don't know why, but spooky bot is sooo hot... Okay I know why *lol*
Melon's outfit is ADORABLE
That confirms that some 'droids opt for nothing more than a secure place to recharge. Great if you're a frugal sort.
Well, she DID donate her billions to a good cause, she might be frugal for a while.
i guess Yay is now the Kramer of QC
Yay is more like Nigel from Frasier than Kramer from Seinfeld. Melon is definitely more like Kramer.
Who else lives in that building? Or is going to move in there? (Now I have a Tom Lehrer ear worm... "Who's next?")
Oh Melon. OF COURSE you could make terrible mistakes in a charging pod. Believe in yourself.
Roko was a goddamn COP and she didn't know she could change her appearance at any time for undercover work or anything else like that?
I'm pretty sure that just because you're a cop doesn't mean you're eligible for any kind of work involving disguises. Get the impression there's a pretty clear delineation between the officers who pull you over for traffic tickets and the officers who infiltrate the mob.
Wait, Melon sees Roko as purple? She looks pink to me. Magenta at most.
She's switching back in that same panel. If you look at her hands, you can see her green color gradually switching.
Establishing shot that this body can change colors. I know a green AI who needs a body really badly... Of course, part of what I love about this comic is that I can seldom predict what Jeph's up to.
I'm pretty sure Melon is actually my subconscious.
Roko is the queen of the semi-slouched resigned postural expression.
Makes sense. When you have your conscience spread across several bodies, why keep them all in one place?
I'd certainly want to keep *some* in the same place, because I'm not flexible enough to reach all parts of my back, and I feel a bit uncomfortable about the space that I've only ever managed to clean by holding a wash cloth from above and below, and holding it against me while moving it like I was trying to saw into my back with it. But beyond self care like that? Totally spread them out as much as is feasible.
Now Yay is here, I would like to see what would apen if they got involved with our new friend Greg L.
LOL- exactly, who reads user manuals?? And never EVER change Melon.... keep on making terrible decisions. <3
I'm one of those people that loves reading manuals. I read them from start to finish. Even read my car's manual haha. I also love reading step by step instructions. There's something soothing about following instructions. Takes me back to the time I was making Lego as a kid. But I actually know nobody that also enjoys manuals. But we exists!
Seeing Roko's hands' positions in the first panel is making my wrists hurt.
She has ball joints there. Give her some 270° range of motion. Or not, just guessing.
Huh, Yay's speech bubbles are blocky this time. Maybe she's partitioned this body to specifically be here to talk to Roko and Melon, therefore it's less exploratory and more function-driven?
I think everyone needs a friend like Melon.
yaaaaaaay More Yaaaaaay I love spookilyOmnicientBot
Poor Roko is just trying to figure her body out, like robot puberty, and her two idiot friends are there to complicate the matter.
Wacky hi-jinks ensue! Tune in next week!
Yay, it's Yaaaaaaay!
Roko not being a manual-reading person honestly surprises me given how gung-ho she was about researching legislation to help May.
I see it as Roko simply feeling like her original body was *her*, and she *knew* it, so didn't have to read the manual. But it turns out she didn't really know it that well after all.
Yay Newfriend!
Yay makes a great point. She should have read her original body's manual.
This is turning into Friends with robots more and more every strip
SO NO-ONE TOLD YOU LIFE WAS GONNA BE THIS WAYYYYY *CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP*
Always leave room for your mistakes.
Aren't Spookybot's text bubbles usually round?
It's Yay, never question how they function. It's like trying to figure out Q in Star Trek. You just don't.
Ah yes, Roko's own personal version of hell: Yay as a neighbor.