TTYL

Moray is too cute 😊

I’m actually surprised Moray got down both living quarters and food for humans out of “accommodations” and, yay them!

I just love Claire in panel 5. "Yes, right, the dome, of course you have a dome. I'm going to hang up now...' and she is rubbing her head like this is all just SO MUCH. I mean I love Moray but I can see how this would all be so overwhelming.

what if the camera drone IS indeed an emergency 🧻 supplying machine as well? neutrino janitor had requested it on account of certain frequent leaks, with an added cam to document the incidents, for the company’s video newsletter

I find it curious in a post-Singularity world where Technology has clearly advanced quite a bit, the drone still has a full sized USB plug on it.

Okay, I was worried, but Claire is being a boss here!

”Do not contact me, I will contact you.”

Is anyone else still taking the webcam as a hovering roll of toilet paper?

Jeph seems to be having fun showing how to get AI/world interfaces well, just wrong. (Webcam in a little helicopter??)

Jeph, check out these pointy friends: https://www.reddit.com/r/rarepuppers/comments/x3cwmb/theyre_twins/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

love the adorable little bandaid on Moray's shoulder.

I really like Moray. She's so enthusiastic and bubbly (pun intended). I would love to talk to her.

*save as PDF*

Claire has realized she has signed up for babysitting goo ladies as well as building an entire department. She's become Roko

Awww..... I feel your pain, this definitely was a fun conversation.

Time to ask Station what he knows about these people. Asking Yay may or may not yield an unambiguous answer, for they will tell you both yes and no.

Can’t wait to see what kind of job they offer to Marten.

I dunno, it looks to me like Moray has something on her mind.

Moray’s prior employment includes temp work subbing in for a vending machine that ate dollar bills (the vending machine had saved up enough extra cash to finally use that vacation time it was owed).

Claire: I have these requirements. Moray: I'll bear them in mind.

Claire: ~professional~ ✨ Moray: friend???

Remember when Roko ended up running the AI rights org because Beeps needed to be rescued from her own incompetence? Same vibes :)

woof, Moray needs some lessons in establishing and respecting boundaries.

I'm going to be honest here. If I had a phone interview that went like this I'd nope my way out of there. I've worked at a enough places with incompetent staff and leadership to know better. Even if it were to work somewhere cool like cubetown.

I too wish I could eat all of my notes so that I didn’t forget everything

This job seems like more aggravation than it's worth.

im imagining moray play like. reversed printer noises, as she inserts the note

Now I can't get Zappa's Goblin Girl out of my head. Darn.

Ah, so that’s how googirl notes works!

ok i withdraw my previous wariness about Moray, i would officially die for her

Instead of PostIts, she uses PostProcessIts.

PANEL 6 IS A TRIUMPH!!! Literally cackled over this one.

I want to see Moray interview Beeps next

"also, you will give me a salary three times to median for librarian entry positions in Canada, the right to pick my own staff, a fancy office and a pony."

I *just* clued in that the drone is the camera

Good on you, Claire! That's the sort of decision making and direct communication they need.. The conversation between Claire and Marten is going to be interesting.

Why does the toilet paper roll have a propeller on it?

How does one GET there? I assume flying, but how often do they have runs? I have QUESTIONS. I have SO MANY QUESTIONS and I'm SO EXCITED to learn more!

*snapping at Moray like a cat* SPIT THAT OUT RIGHT NOW

The fact that Jeph hand-draws every instance of the camera-drone's WHIRRR sound is so goddamn charming to me.

Claire will be running this company in the blink of an eye.

I mean the place is made of red flags but if Moray is representative of folks there it kinda feels like they will fix things as fast as Clair can explain why X is a truly bad idea. Ignorant and willing to change is much better than how human things made of red flags generally progress. Not to say Claire will or should last to seeing red flags reduced to an appropriate percent of existing flags.

FUCK. YES. CLAIRE. GEDDIT.

My brain mashed up "Moray" and "Mad Marie" and got "Mad Moray", which turns out to be the title of a song that was posted in 2020 to YouTube and has gotten 4 views. Counting mine.

Moray better not awaken something in me but who are we kidding this happens w/ALL QC characters

I like how FOOD FOR HUMANS is all caps on the note

A new AI mage of goo? Interesting. Was wondering what her deal was.

Also, Jeph: the mini-moray on the phone in the first panel is a delightful touch!

I like how Claire takes charge in the 5th panel.

I’ll be honest, I forgot Claire wasn’t face to face with Moray.

“Stenography is a dish best served cold.”

Moray enjoys the texture of a well-written note.

… why does Moray have a bandaid on her shoulder? Claire is extremely, EXTREMELY patient and is practicing a degree of managing already that’s … well, par for a librarian but she doesn’t work there yet.

I am so confused. If her mouth is a portal to all that goo, and her goo is under pressure. Why doesn’t it leak out when she talks? Where do her eyes go when her eyelids close? Her skin is transparent so we should still be able to see them. Do her eyes only exist when she wants to see? Do they dissolve when she closes her eyes and then resolve when she opens them? Or are they an illusion created on the surface of her skin to help her communicate with others.? How does she read the note once it is inside her head? Does she think with the goo or is it just for moving around?

"food for humans" will be either 2 bags of hot pockets or a 5-star chef hired specifically to prepare all their meals.

mmm gooo...

She processes text by eating it. Of course she does.

Unless there was some redaction, there seems to have been no discussion at all of Claire's studies, areas of interest (other than Marten), what kind of food she requires to live, or if she has a fear of drowning. Whether they think she'd be a good fit there at Cubetown* does seem to have been answered in the affirmative. *it's a working title

Okay but like have they discussed pay yet??

I am VERY nervous about this.

This is the best possible end to this mini arc. (And my mini arc, I mean jorb interview.) . o O (Chef's kiss.)

I wish i could look as happy about anything as Moray looks eating that note.

AccoMModation

What does the janitor eat then???

This place has no guard rails, the signs are exclusively in Braille, and Muzak plays in the microwaves.

No one knows what it reads On Moray's note The one she wrote Behind green eyes.

scrompf

Food for humans. Maybe sanitary facilities and a breathable atmosphere, too?

Does Moray have a bandaid on their shoulder?

I see that a patch has been applied to her wetware.

Food for humans. Hopefully not a bag of "Librarian chow".

I LOVE HER SO MUCH

Stands to reason that Moray would write something on paper, as we've seen lots of AIs who like that "analog touch". As far as swallowing it for safekeeping, I have no explanation.

“Food for humans” very important Moray. (Also one of those meals should be poutine!)