The Master Of Horror
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Ah, but Roko, you know only A heap of broken images, where the sun beats, And the dead tree gives no shelter, the cricket no relief.
I don't know about anyone else, but I JUST noticed Melon has heterochromia, and I'm delighted. It seems so on brand.
She got it in the accident & apparently decided to keep it. 😁
This is one of those times I'm sorry that this is a printed media, because I really want to hear Melon talk about the overwhelming vastness of the universe in a spooky voice.
And while we’re at it, how about Roko’s lucid dream?
Dear lord, we ALL know someone like this…
Roko looks so nice and happy in panel 1 😀
She can grab my dust by the handful. Don’t hit post don’t hit post don’t hit post, dammit db
I adore long hair Melon so much
Sometimes Melon is scarier than Yay. Like, for example, all the time
Given the unbelievable vastness of the universe and the ever increasing speed of the expansion of space-time, there is a non-zero probably that somewhere in the universe there is a world exactly like earth, where everything that has happened here happens there. There are other versions of you in /this/ universe. No multiverse needed. What's my point? You may feel small in the large universe, but universe is so large that there are more than one of you.
This would be proof to me that there is no all-powerful "higher power" controlling all things. I can't fathom why the universe would need one of me, let alone multiple copies. I'm just kidding. I know why I'm needed - the universe needs nobodies to make the special people actually seem special. In that respect, there probably are lots of copies of me out there.
"Christ, don't scare me like that" strikes me as a strange pejorative for an AI to use.
Hmmm. Would "Oh, Turing" be an AI blasphemy?
Reading the last panel, I think that I should name the voice of my intrusive thoughts "Melon" from now on...
The true Melon experience
The fear within Melon is beyond anything your soul can make. You cannot kill her in a way that matters.
But why would you want to?
No one seeing the Neil Gaiman reference yet?
Nerp. Who wants to fill in us unenlightened?
"Fear in a handful of dust" is called allergies. :P
Did you know that there are at least 3,000 different chemicals that could be in this dust that you would have no way of detecting and would kill you within an hour of breathing it in?
Please send me that list. "Orders lots of envelopes."
Melon is a bit like the Fae. She doesn't have the same sort of wants, needs or thought process of most other beings. I wonder if that is why yay likes her so much.
They're almost like opposite ends of the fae spectrum, when you think about it.
jeph help, long hair melon is *adorable*
I love that Melon now has heterochromia. Now Jeph has to remember which eye is what color every time he draws her.
I wonder if the color can just be changed like Momo's hair when you touch her bellybutton.
so, kissing a robot is out, and faux cunnilingus is out, .... wait is Faye ok?
I'm sure it must be sealed under the skin.
I see my prediction about Melon being above Yay in the AI hierarchy is going nicely, carry on.
Have we said yet that Melon should meet Emily? Because that would be TERRIFYING.
Retract your antenna
I used to love Melon’s child like innocence. Today I was reminded that all small children are psychopaths. Jeph I’m sending you the bill for cleaning my pants.
Not all small children are psychopaths. But the ones who aren't tend to be terrified of most small children, since they're psychopaths. As such, they tend to go into hiding, and you only really get to know them if they're family.
If Yay has multiple bodies, would a Roko/Yay pairing be a polycue?
Depends on how they do it, now doesn't it?
That's my favorite pickup line: "Do I frighten you?" "No." "Do you want me to?"
"Last night, you were unhinged. You were like some desperate howling demon. You frightened me..." *whisper* "Do it again." https://youtu.be/zIC2aMlqEZk
Direct exposure to dermal fixative gel is a leading cause of human “Melon-no”ma.
That was an awful joke, and I applaud you for coming up with it before me.
Is it time for a “Melon NO!” T-shirt?
MELON NO
How long before you give Melon a haircut, Jeph? You only go so long before shearing their locks.
A while I hope.
I for one would LOVE to hear Melon talk about the vastness of the universe in a spooky voice.
Dammit she's so cute now
Someday I want one of her friends to ask Melon about what exactly her job is.... and who employs her!
From what we've seen of her job, bugs crawl on her.
And I will show you something different from either Melon at morning striding behind you Or Melon at evening rising to meet you...
I'm liking the new hair. Can I have some?
Someone is looking forward to August 5th. 🙂
I freaking love these two. ❤️
In Melon, Jeph has created a truly seamless character. (I'll go hide now.)
No soup for you!
Melon is a benevolent chaotic random gremlin and I love her.
She looks so happy and she's adorable in those jeans and a t-shirt!
Adorable Melon is ADORABLE!!
Melon is best Melon!
I love the accidental heterochromia caused by the damage.
In my view, nothing is more comforting than the idea that I and everything I do is utterly insignificant.
Yep. Sure would be nice if I could believe that. Or even that my overall effect is a net positive. :/
Oh Melon.
Now kiss
Melon / Roko / Yay polycule go
Melon is completely unironic and I love it. She comforts me.
I wonder if Melon will act differently, now that they got all the bugs out of her system...
"unless I let them"
I really hope she keeps her hair this way, it's extremely cute.
Does Melon know a really hoppy frood named Zaphod?
Melon spending time in the Total Perspective Vortex would explain a few things.
I love Melon
"Gee, your skin smells toxic" (TM)
Fear in a handful of dust. My kind of robot!
Melon could be Roko's spiritual guide. Roko also has terrifying nightmares.
"oh god oh no what did you do" is just the default reaction to Melon at this point
She just want to halp
Stahp!