Coming Out Of Their Shell
Hi Emmett
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Bubbles's winking face in panel 3 is a thing of beauty. She's doing so well with Emmett. 💚
Ugh. Thank you very much for the nerd bump: 1. How Heavy is Bubbles? 2. Is she in the same strength range as Crush Bot? Or stronger because she's military grade? 3. Does she have a limiter? or does she have a running program to keep her from damaging herself. Will we EVER meet anyone from her previous life?
No one else from her "previous life", as you call it, is left alive for us to meet. Everyone else in her military squad was killed in an attack that also rendered Bubbles herself incapacitated. She suffered severe PTSD as a result.
Of course Emet speaks truth. It's there in the name. Also, all those enormous anime swords? No matter how strong you are torque, gravity, and center of mass are real.
Unless they AREN'T! Depulso Physics! ---- Excerpt from Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality ----- Professor McGonagall turned into a cat. Harry [scrambled back] "You turned into a cat! A SMALL cat! You violated Conservation of Energy! That's not just an arbitrary rule, it's implied by the form of the quantum Hamiltonian! Rejecting it destroys unitarity and then you get FTL signalling! And cats are COMPLICATED! A human mind can't just visualise a whole cat's anatomy and, and all the cat biochemistry, and what about the neurology? How can you go on thinking using a cat-sized brain?" Professor McGonagall's lips were twitching harder now. "Magic."
Thank you. I have been preaching this since the Hulk first tossed an Abrams over the horizon by grabbing the barrel and twirling like an Olympic hammer throw. This does my soul so much good I may take MY hoodie off too.
All said, the Hulk does have much larger feet than Bubbles.
Am I the only person who feels it a little odd that Bubbles is so nonchalant about people playing with a robot body part? For some reason my brain decided to swamp out the robot/human roles and imagined some AIs standing around playing with the disembodied pelvis of a human and it was... disconcerting. I guess it's another example of the way that a lot of AIs have less of a personal emotional investment in their bodies than humans do.
It seems to really depend on the AI. Roko couldn't stand to look at her own foot being detached while May just saw her limbs falling off as more annoying than disconcerting.
Bonding!
Emmett is definitely going to be a regular in the shop. They've found their new happy place.
omg this is so precious
If Dented-Head-Joe isn't a robot, that implies the existent of super powered person in QC. I would personally like that.
or someone using a winch on a wrecker or off-road vehicle...
I went to school with a guy who died from a similar accident, except it was a tow hook & not the bumper.
Heavy lifting is nothing to screw with; know the breaking strain of ropes/wires/chains and stay the hell out of whipping range if something breaks. Watch some "heavy equipment rescue" videos on YouTube; in the best ones, you'll see folks doing the math, and you'll definitely see people position themselves safely.
Which goes to show that even if you *are* the lifting apparatus, safety remains paramount.
One thing I'd like to discover would be how Emmett identifies themselves. That way I could use appropriate pronouns.
Is Emmett Irish? "M'dad" instantly read with a brogue for me
It's reading London for me.
i love Emmett's hair! it looks so good on them!
It hadn't been for Dented Head Joe, I'd be conscious a long time ago.
You win this round.
now im wondering if dented head joe is a robot or just a really dumb dude with a dented skull.
When you try to pull an Emmett out of their shell, you have to use the proper handholds.
Or a concrete saw, though that could damage the Emmett if done incorrectly.
I love that bubbles is the one that emmet feels comfortable putting their hood down around
After that adorable wink I'd feel less nervous too
(1) Bubbles's wink in panel 3 + (2) Dented Head Joe + (3) Sam's reaction to the whole conversation = me, dead
I was so-so on Emmett until this strip. I was bullied as a kid, and I carefully avoided saying anything at all, in fear of giving my antagonizers yet more ammunition to use against me. But even a word of tech/geek/science/nerd stuff and I'd leap out of hiding into full engagement mode. You've totally triggered me. Go Emmett, go!
Emmett is almost literally coming out of his/their shell.
That wink from bubs in panel three tho...that renewed my soul for at least the rest of the day.
Wow! Bubbles got Emmett to take their hood down! She must have made a good impression.
... So heavy vehicles usually have hoisting and towing flanges welded onto strongpoints on the hull or frame. I'm just envisioning a tank with comfort grips dangling off the front.
AI tank in the maintenance bay yelling "Oh yeah, grab me by that flange, baby".
Dented Head Joe is a distant descendant of Bembo. Also, I love everything about this strip. Emmett's slow emergence, Sam's expressions, Bubbles being Bubbles...
please. if Dented Head Joe ahd any relation to Bembo, the only thing that would have dented would have been the bumper
I keep squealing after every Emmett appearance, oml
Dented Head Joe appearance soon or we riot!!
A QC fan riot would be something to behold.
HI EMMETT
Lol: "It depends on the tank." [wink wink] Sure, Bubbles has known a few AI tanks in her day. Hafta doubt she actually tried to pick up on one, tho.
The kind of AI innuendo which she knows is going straight over Emmett's head. Also over mine at first reading, to be honest :)
I love how rapidly this community adopts another cinnamon roll. 😊
Where did you come from, where did you go? Where did you come from Dented Head Joe?
I hate this reference. Have a like.
i've only had emmett for a week but if anything happens to them i'll kill everyone in this patreon and then myself
Excuse you, we also have to kill God on our way out.
Awww cute lil theyby comin' outta their shell 🥺
More than smart, socially awkward, shy. Oh, yeah. Last week you gave us the frame. Now you provide the picture
Question: do we have to increase our subscription level to see the Dented Head Joe bonus strips or were you already planning to have him make some QC cameos from time to time?
When I hear "Dented Head Joe" I picture the alligator guy from the bar, only as a robot.
Omfg they're so bloody CUTE.
I never hit myself in the head with a bumper, but I did punch a bull in the face one time. It ended about as well as you'd imagine.
Before anyone asks, the bull was a dick and he deserved it.
I've only known Emmett for 6 comics but I would defend them with my life
Emmett has a striking resemblance to Willow
I like the way Emmet taking off the hood is used as visual shorthand for them coming out of their shell a bit. I didn't even think of it when I first read the strip.
Read back over last week and the very gradual progression as their face emerges over the course of multiple strips is beautifully handled, props to the artist, this is good comic.
We know where they come from, but not where they go
HOLY MOLY EMMETT HAS TWO EYES
And at least one ear!
update: I love bubbles (still)
This “Dented Head Joe” feels like the sequel to “Cotton Eye Joe.”
BUBBLES <3
I would die for Emmett
Well now we have to meet Dented Head Joe
Gonna ship him with Barry…
Bubbles says, "Heck, I'm wearing a tank right now!" :D
Top!
This is absolutely one of the best story arcs of the last year. #Emmett4Ever
Bubbles on the same level as Emmett, a meeting of minds.
So is dented-head Joe an AI person or a meat person?
After the bumper hit em, yes.
I'm 💯 with Sam 🧐🥰
This is the second instance of a introverted human opening up to an AI. And both in the bodyshop.
Bubbles understands shells, and how to get out of them.
She was literally in her shell for ages until she & Faye finally banged. Then she switched to athleisure, as an AI does.
oh dented head joe where do you come from where do you go
I love the wink in panel 3! Especially because it's the same wink Faye makes in panel 2 of yesterday's comic--she's rubbing off on Bubbles
If it hadn't been for Dented Head Joe we'd be riding long time ago you can't lift that call for a tow You can't lift that Dented Head Joe.
Cotton Eyed Joe is now playing in my head, thanks 😡 😂
It never stops, for me!
Adorable
The hood is down! Step one of ensuring the comfort of your new Canadian.
Emmett ís precious and must be protected
Thanks for this 😊
if it hadn't been for Dented Head Joe i'd been unditched a long time ago
There's where it came from, where did it go? Where'n heck's my bumper Dented Head Joe?
Bubbles pries open Emmet's shell ever so slightly. Good job, Bubbles.
didn't even need a pry bar this time!
I'm pretty sure Bubbles has admitted to accidentally pulling the bumper off of a Jeep once.
Or maybe, just maybe, the turret of a tank
Bumper to bumper brilliance in this conversation
Where did he come from, where did he go...
That's the two things I want to know...
Everyone has a "Joe" story
Emmet' s all about the logistics.
Awwww!
I love Emmett so much
Bumper Head Joe, on the other hand, is a very different story
poor Joe, hope he can get a replacement chassis
In my mind Dented Head Joe is definitely not a robot