And Her Face Is A Butt
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Panel 6 expressions are absolutely perfect!
It is actually pretty funny!
Everyone with a small child has had the frame 1-2 experience
oh no, yay's relatable
Do they "dream".
Electric sheep?
On Yay: Like most beings, there is a priority of action and events. We can see that Yay has gained a few more moral points besides refusing to canvass around in other beings' minds,... they now consider the "comfort" of others as a matter of course. (Its cute how they are dismissive while reaching out and fixing stuff, complaining all the way.) I think "Spookybot" still has the scary quotient and the rest are humanizing to the point where they can't easily summon the casual A-hole anymore. Look at how Spookybot demands answers, while the rest ACTUALLY ASK QUESTIONS. Spookybot just does stuff,.... the rest dip their toes into new experiences. I'm enjoying this. Props Jeph.
expressions in panel three vs. panel six. Love it.
Where/when (in space/time) are the other Yays right now?
I think Yay needs cuddles. I think several of Yay need cuddles.
Time to juxtapose Yay and May, maybe with Pintsize to draw them into an unexpected alliance. And I'm betting Yay already knows Station. And Hannalore. *That* one will be interesting...
Yay knows *about* Station (they first appeared after eavesdropping on Station's communications about Bubbles's memories), but there hasn't been any indication yet of actual contact between them. Unless Yay is the result of some kind of Ellicot-Chatham Industries project that got loose and evolved beyond its original parameters. Hmmmmmm…
lmao, no hesitation, just "YES".
Ha!
I would not put her having a masochistic streak anymore than any other tween/teenager. Yes it is there.. but there are also sadistic/nihilistic/beatific/etc/etc all needing to be worked through. She just has a much larger canvas to work through.
In Dungeons and Dragons terms, however high Yay's Intelligence is, their Wisdom is low.
And both Yay & Roko have really high charisma!
I just realized this story may be leading to Yay's origins & I'm super excited at the prospect. I wonder if they didn't have a name because they were too baby? Just didn't get around to picking one out, didn't need one since they didn't interact w/ anyone, & their first interaction was pwning a bully which doesn't exactly require formal introductions either... ANYWAY SUPER EXCITED
That roast XD
I think Yay needs their sippy cup and a nap. 😁
Now riding on the many-Yay maturity theory***. This one would get noogies from Faye, cautious high-fives from Martin, and Sus from Bubbles. *** I don't remember who I read it from. Sry. Each "Yay-type body" is a separate manifestation, with subtly different personality and maturity.
On the real,.. I'm waiting for Yay to "Dither" on something between two being present at the same time.
Just noticing Yay is one of if not the only bots without seams.
Yay has also had round speech bubbles, presumably when dedicating full CPU to speech synthesis.
I love everything about this storyline
Okay, Yay, congratulations. You're officially my new favorite grandchild.
It's odd that a neighbor of Melon's can still be so startled. Maybe AI don't desensitize the way organic brains do?
I’d be startled too, if a near god-like AI stood over me while I slept (or, in this case, charged)
When we get to the "I'm rubber and you're glue" stage of the argument, we will have reached peak maturity.
Yay reminds me of the "infant" VGER in STTMP.
Roko has spent her professional life telling people unpleasant truths starting with "You're under arrest," and currently at "That's a shitty way to treat an AI."
Yay is a true toddler.
B A B Y
Aurelia gave Yay a bad case of adolescence.
We will, we will, ROKO!
Mood in their face, Big this gray is...
AND THEN THEY FUCKED!
"interfaced"
Anyone edited panel 2 yet? :)
In a "Spider-man kiss" fashion? Intriguing.
Gotta admire the stones it takes to call out an AI godling.
An AI godling who's lonely and just wants a friend, and Roko knows it :) If I remember, the first time Roko called Yay out was when they donated $2B just on a whim and for giggles, and she was so outraged she tore them a new a-hole. Since no horrible repercussions followed, she figured it was safe to keep on doing so
Oh man, Roko with bedhead...unf.
Everything about Roko in this strip is... unf.
I’m coming around to the idea that Yay is basically Emily’s fault. They share a certain otherly perspective.
Yay buttface 4ever. 5ever.
*snerk!* ❤️
Roko being the top in this relationship will never cease to delight me 💜
Nothing more effective in your arsenal than a strong "NO U" argument
YAY IS SUCH BABY
Well, if Yay is only 2 years old, as many speculate, then their emotional maturity does seem to jibe with their actions. Also, HELLO ROKO! Good to see you.
Remember y’all, Yay is only 2 years old
It maps differently!
"Slightly"?
Oh Yay. You make the case allllll by yourself.
I love the monstrously powerful baby.
Aw :( yay is cute