Friends In High Places
more of a post-singularity tiny house
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Hanneyurt
There goes Claire, continuing to be my favorite character
"Silly old mother," she says. "As if," we respond in unison.
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at times like these i'm reminded that martin hasn't been a main character in years and years and years....
Yay can hear this conversation
I totally get why, and have been in this place myself, but the fact that Marten is so chill and familiar with Claire's family, like going to dinner there is no big deal, but is /weird/ about seeing his Mom and her new family, well that's a thing right there. TL;DR Talk to your MOM Marten!
Aurelia, please also remember that Hannelore was literally standing *right there* after Claire got the call, and also nobody knows you're friends with Yay. Give yourself a break. ❤️
did somebody say Station+Yay OST
Is it just me or is Claire being kind of an uptight ass about this? And just insufferably rude to her mother. You'd think she'd want to gather all the info she possibly could.
Maybe it's just the stress, but I'm inclined to agree.
Quick, Cosmo, Mommy needs comfort!
Well that’s a pickle. Aurelia can’t really tell too much about Yay without possibly compromising their trust in her, even though Marten is probably at least tangentially aware of their existence.
Actually, Yay and Alice have more in common than Yay and Station. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_82t-UIEM8RbmpFrzLctFMNnMTs8hI2G/view?usp=sharing
Access denied
Station/Yay pairing? What happened to Tilly?
Polyamory
Oh Station and Yay must certainly be aware of one another. I envision it like a Holt-Wunch relationship (for those who know Brooklyn Nine Nine)
I’m imaging Yay has been following them around all day waiting to be asked, and is now outside: “FINALLY!”
/me reads Jeph's note in the bottom right. "Whelp, I guess I'm a Sailor, because I'm hopping on that 'ship. "
They should ask Melon.
Melon 100% knows something
I hope Cosmo will get her own burrito.
So does Cosmo
Yay is the Director of Cubetown. That's why they had Claire interviewed for the position, & knew say she shows promise. Helping out her friend's daughter, subtly.
Yesss, was waiting for Yay to enter the plot
Yay is absolutely > Station - remember when Station was asked about Yay, they were basically "oh shit, they are the mythological AIs that *might* exist,and are more powerful than me." https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3418 Edit: and Bubble's description. https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3407
Much as I've enjoyed Yay's character development, I have still been a little sad that they've lost the giant squid aura.
I would love to hear Yay's thoughts on this.
I would posit that Yay > Station.
^is that a Station-gator about to chomp Yay?
Yay vs. Station. Hard to say who’s higher on the AI totem pole.
I like to think they excel in their respective fields and any comparison in hierarchy would be like asking who between a swimmer and a runner is better at figure skating
I mean, if there is any AI superior to Station, it’s Yay. But not many people know that.
So, tomorrow's comic, or the next day, or next week, is Claire and Marten meeting Yay, and explaining Cubetown, and Yay being like "Oh, yeah, We fund and run that place."
I'm seriously wondering
I really hope Yay does not become the Plot Convenience Fairy.
Nothing about Yay has been especially convenient so far.
I've seen some really nice yurts.
Claire's just laid out a Royal Flush... Without realizing that Aurelia's sitting on Five of a Kind.
There was a scene like that in W. C. Fields' "Mississippi" where he spent ten minutes trying to get rid of an incriminating fifth ace
imo Aurelia wanted an excuse to invite Yay over :3
I read this as Aurelia passive aggressively trying to get her new adopted child, Yay, and Claire introduced and helping each other. Also saying that Yay is a very well connected AI is a great pun and I almost missed it. Station may be well connected, but he's miles away....
"I know a very well connected AI" is a pun. More reinforcement for mom being where Claire "Come on, I'm hilarious!" Augustus gets it.
Yay is the complete graph on k vertices. Where k > 4.
Yaytion
Yaaaaaytion
Claire, let your mother talk about her AI friend.
Mmmm, burritos.....
Marten's expression in the first panel 😭 We know the struggle
Cosmo and Marten have a preexisting arrangement when it comes to leftovers.
Or how often there might be bits of food "dropped" "accidentally" on the floor.
So yeah, of course Hanners would go live in a yurt. Totally on brand. And it occurs to me to wonder if Yay might be a manifestation of Station, or perhaps the other way around. Same super-AI, getting multiple perspectives by interacting with humans who have no idea they're the same entity.
I suppose it's possible, but would it be interesting? Wouldn't revealing apparently unrelated characters with distinct origins and agendas just be reducing the complexity and diversity of the story?
Staaaaaayyyyytion
I will never not think of Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey reading that name
Isn't it "a heiress"?
No, it goes by initial sound instead of the initial letter. The h is silent.
Yup
Wait, have Station and Yay not mentioned each other previously?
Station mentioned being unaware of Yay's origins when the latter eavesdropped on the former.
C'mon! Who here actually thought that Yay wouldn't be getting into this. Likely not tomorrow, but early next week.
My expectations are elevated.
Marten knows two God AIs... Does he realize/ care?
Has Marten met Yay? I thought they were mostly in Elliot's circle.
The main thing I’m taking from this is that Yay should become a Vtuber.
They don't need a reason to be any smugger.
Damn, Claire with the very clear communication there
Yes, and good boundary enforcement.
I hope for a future comic featuring a high-tech yurt
One of the best things about Oregon is they have a lot of high-tech, very clean yurts.
Impedance mismatch! "Oh yes, Yay told me all about your talk with station..."
When encountering Cubetown, Impedance is futile.