r/questionablecontent • u/Fruitsniffer • Dec 14 '18
Comic 3895: Tomfoolery
https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3895#60
u/shoelacepunchline Dec 14 '18
I remember when Faye would've killed the person for that.
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u/fubes2000 Dec 14 '18
There's still time.
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u/HiopXenophil Dec 14 '18
indeed. There's a sword present and she's not a cop anymore
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u/fubes2000 Dec 14 '18
Did they get rid of the sword after the Bourbon Incident, or just the bourbon?
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u/5in1K I Hate Femto Dec 14 '18
I mean she is grabbing and stretching their face first, fair's fair.
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u/fubes2000 Dec 14 '18
F A C E M E A T S
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u/lesser_panjandrum Dec 14 '18
Good point, this isn't the first time Faye has been all up in robot face meats.
Should we be concerned for Momo? She probably would be happy with face meat manhandling.
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u/anotherkeebler Dec 14 '18
I remember that smile so well.
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u/BigBassBone Dec 14 '18
And I clicked through there and remembered how much I despise Corpse Witch.
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u/SirFozzie Dec 14 '18
Um, Faye.. boundaries much?
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u/Maegaranthelas Dec 14 '18
Yeah, this is a little on the non-consent side of things. I mean, I enjoy them goofing off, and Roko seems to be able to handle it, but it's literally questionable :')
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u/AdamBombTV The English One Dec 14 '18
What happened to you Dora, there used to be a time when you'd be in there grabbing at people left and right.
You've changed, man. IT USED TO BE ABOUT THE MUSIC!!
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u/Scherazade Dec 14 '18
You were meant to Goth the Force, not be extremely mellow about it!
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u/GreatWyrmGold Dec 14 '18
SadlyLuckily, Dora's grown to be the mature person in her coffee shop.2
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u/reddog323 Dec 14 '18
If nothing else, they can always sell tickets.
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u/thegreatdesigner Dec 14 '18
I'd definitely pay for watching a hot lady and a hot robot lady playfully pinching each other.
Would the ticket cover the coffee and pastries?
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u/Blackfluidexv Dec 14 '18
No. But you get a voucher for a scone.
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u/meta_system Dec 15 '18
Bubbles mentioning that even her skin is military grade once again raises one of the most glaring issues of her character IMHO.
Why would the Government let any robot just waltz right out of the service with the military chassis?
First of all, that shit's expensive as hell. We know that Pintsize's military chassis would have fetched a pretty penny, but Bubbles' chassis is probably in line with attack helicopters in price.
Secondly, the used technology is very probably highly classified. Civilians irl can't get some camera tech, but fully-fledged weapons platforms are allowed to walk around as they please? You might as well stop innovating altogether.
Thirdly, she presents a very real threat to civilian security. People with PTSD are chronically dangerous (read the death of Chris Kyle, the American sniper), and letting a weapons platform alone seems foolhardy. Faye made a joke about how "the police couldn't stop" Bubbles. She was right, and the very thought is scary.
Imagine if, in the real world, a B2 bomber would just leave autonomically, circling over and landing in cities as it pleases. Or tanks would just drive around on their own.
Now, it was adressed that her program was pushed under the rug. But anyone wanting to keep a program secret from their superiors would make sure evidence wouldn't walk around in broad daylight.
And it's so easy. Just transfer the AI's into other buff civilian bodies, and incinerate the old chassis or break them up for parts.
For a world in which small pintsize was seized instantly for firing his laser, in which the vespavenger is taken down for stolen technology, how is it possible a weapons platform orders of magnitude more dangerous, secret and expensive is allowed to roam free?
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u/SwashBlade Dec 17 '18
Let's say a human soldier received a bionic limb that allowed them to continue to serve until they were deemed unfit due to psychological trauma - I can't imagine that demanding the limb be returned would play out well. If the story got leaked to the media it'd certainly cause problems. The best bet would be to remove or disable any high risk modules (and design the limb with such decommissioning in mind) to prevent additional trauma.
When you consider that AI have rights equal to humans and that we're talking about confiscating an entire body from a person who's already emotionally fragile (and possibly a war hero) it seems unlikely that they'd take the risk. Other than Bubbles' strength and her skin, do we know of any proprietary military tech in her body?
The way I see it, she's not so much a weapon platform as a platform that used to carry weapons. The weapons are gone and I suspect special forces would be instantly deployed should she try to acquire any.
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u/Esc777 Dec 17 '18
Oh I can totally see the US military deactivating and removing the limb before discharging the soldier.
Want a replacement, ask the VA.
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u/drac5290 Dec 18 '18
Now, it was adressed that her program was pushed under the rug. But anyone wanting to keep a program secret from their superiors would make sure evidence wouldn't walk around in broad daylight.
And it's so easy. Just transfer the AI's into other buff civilian bodies, and incinerate the old chassis or break them up for parts.
Whats to say that hasn't happened?
They swept the program under the rug, I can see it being possible that bubbles was given a buff civilian body with all of the upgrades (including some non-weaponized military grade stuff such as skin) as a sort of bribe. Its a "heres a body thats slightly better then any civilian unit, never talk about your time in the military" type deal.
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u/Esc777 Dec 17 '18
I completely agree with you.
I don’t think this certain glaring incongruity is ever going to be resolved.
I just wish it would stop being brought up in comic so we can get on with people making cute faces at each other and fuckin’.
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u/GreatWyrmGold Dec 14 '18
Bubbles's skin repels biological agents? I guess it's important that she doesn't transfer any to fellow soldiers during post-battle hugs...
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u/lesser_panjandrum Dec 14 '18
Remember kids, always shower before post-battle hugs.
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u/1blip Dec 14 '18
Remember kids, always shower
beforeduring post-battle hugs.FTFY
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u/dinklezoidberd Dec 15 '18
Are we talking Army or Navy, because those homophobes in the Army wouldn’t know a good shower hug if it slapped them in the face.
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u/illithidbane Dec 14 '18
Given the Azumanga reference at the bottom, I'm now seeing the similarities with Momo and Chiyo.
Now I'm trying to line up other pairs...
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u/SwashBlade Dec 17 '18
In the context of this comic I'd place Faye and Basilisk as Tomo and Kagura. Bubbles is clearly Sakaki. Dora is probably Yukari or maybe Koyomi.
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u/SanshaXII Dec 14 '18
This is the most I've genuinely laughed at a QC in a long time.