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Danger Very Close

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Danger Very Close

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Except for the bobble, which controls math.

enchantedsleeper

Indeed. It reminds me of Tron Legacy, where Sam sees his father after 20 years and says, "It's been a long time," to which Flynn replies, "You have no idea." Depending on what lore you read, he's been trapped in there between 1000 and 20,000 years in computer time.

Gnarlo

Seems all of Moray's appearance is aesthetic, so it's probably just an indent

Nicolas Demers

"Properly scary" - Oh my sweet summer child, you did not know what was coming in the next comic

Pejo

I'm really hoping it happens, but either way, I'm happy!

Everett Bradshaw

"Do you want to know how I got these scar- uh, tentacles?"

enchantedsleeper

Well it turned out not to be Moray who went Lovecraftian, although there's still time...

enchantedsleeper

👏👏👏👏

enchantedsleeper

Pretty sure Yay knows exactly what the score is, but they *really* want to know how the Director can dispense autonomous extensions of themself. So it’s a calculated risk.

awgiedawgie

"would you like to play a game"

Joe

That's a heartless comment

Ami

if you had done it Jeph, you would have replaced Scalzi as history's greatest monster ...

Joe

Yay should be smarter than to hurt the Director's emissary

Todd Ellner

so Jeph has been aiming for a Person of Interest transition all along?? bravo!!

Joe

While you kiss which guy?

Todd Ellner

Cheer up face / The war is past / The "H" is out / Of shave / At last / Burma-Shave

Joe

Yeah, the sort of way a really nice person plays with a “ferocious” kitten. So much smarter and more powerful, but very kind and happy to see you. You get the boops.

Ryan Barber

Moray doesn’t have a physical heart.

Matthew Van Gangelen

With George Takei’s voice.

Matthew Van Gangelen

I know, I sort of expect her to touch Yay’s forehead and say: “Did you get that?” Sweet as can be but suddenly Yay is frozen with terror.

Matthew Van Gangelen

@Mark Nach - Claire, Marten.

Joe

The average person is not locked in with anybody, Padlocks Georg is a statistical outlier and should not have been counted...

Stephen Wells

Pretty sure Roko is their match in the Tinder sense :) (neither of them knows this)

Stephen Wells

I saw an article at work today about how researchers managed to “teach” a hydrogel to play pong. Sounds like the wheels that will create Moray have already been put in motion. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1055131

Peter Davoust

Moray be giving that "I am not afraid not because I am clueless but because I know with every single nanobot of my being that you can do absolutely nothing to hurt me" energy. Yay be doing their wizard tricks not aware that *they* are in danger.

Ryan Barber

An infinite purple void sounds so much nicer than the infinite neuro-spicy void I dwell in.

Brando

Redhead here; purple is our "secret weapon".

ValdVin

Purple void all in my brain Lately, things just don't seem the same Actin' funny but I don't know why 'Scuse me while I kiss the sky...

Summer

I hope one of the dogs is a corgi that says “oh my” instead of barking.

Miyaa

Yay: "Curses, what mysterious sinister plans could they have now that they have uncovered our secret..." Director: "Hey, we have all these dogs left over from our warp drive experiments. We heard you might be interested." https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4951

BookBeard

The message is just a *bloop* sound

Zak Reichle

I was expecting the next panel to be Yay in shock. "They know about me?!?!?" Although that could be the next strip with Yay running out of smug.

OldGoat

Indeed, I was directing that to @David Durant. Sorry for any confusion @Thomas Halpin

Zak Reichle

@Thomas Halpin Pretty sure Zak was directing that to David Durant.

Mark

Roko is straight. Like a baguette.

OldGoat

the Cone of Silence!

Brooke Vibber

There's enough there for an entire story arc - Bubbles agonizing, "Do I really want them back now?"

OldGoat

Given the Spookybot's access to all recorded data, Yay could call the contents of the Library of Congress a little bit of information and still be absolutely truthful. Being a classic Trickster spirit, they would also delight in playing such word games with mortals, both AI and meat.

OldGoat

@zak Reichle The imaginary AI who considers themself to be Yay's mother is female and uses She/Her in this theoretical scenario that I entirely made up. You're trying, though, which I appreciate.

Thomas Halpin

Moray's heart pumps multiple times and then is found inside a box under attack, item, act, mercy

Ami

So the Director knows of Yay and informed Moray of their existance. Verrry interesting.

OldGoat

does she have a navel? or just a tummy indent?

Marty BlackEagle

They

Zak Reichle

I am deeply impressed by how creepy Yay’s face is in panel 4

Shivani Seth

Good, that'll be a good beacon of distraction. Now leg it.

Tannerbot

Snicker-snack!

allanfranta

It absolutely did not!

alphanor

Military always sends a couple of people when they notify next of kin...

allanfranta

Station has already acknowledged that they don't know what Yay is or anything about them.

alphanor

Destroying Moray would be a significant escalation against the Director. Not a wise move when they don't yet know what the Director has on them.

Uniquitous

My suspicion is that that is entirely up to Yay. Kind of a Dagobah cave situation.

Uniquitous

Yes, exactly like that. (According to some of the very special stories I've read about that, anyway.)

Fay Roberts

Sending in a Moray would be the Director's equivalent of handing Yay a note, I believe.

Guilherme Monteiro

You mean like on Tinder?

Guilherme Monteiro

Never the two shall meet. ...until today, that is. It's been a good run, folks, let's go easy on the capitalism for the next iteration.

Guilherme Monteiro

So this is some actual shit?

Guilherme Monteiro

I did not, but that too is interesting

Kenneth Harris

Going to the club on a Tuesday? These people really have no sense of self-preservation.

Guilherme Monteiro

The whole idea that the Director contacted Clair in the first place in order to get a route to Yay is very believable but I don't think Jeph is going to write a subplot that undermines Clair like that.

David Durant

"Just in case I bump into you". If the Director didn't already know at least one of Yay's bodies is in Northampton and associated with these folks that would astronomically unlikely.

David Durant

I can't help but think that giving Bubbles her memories back at the this point would actually be more traumatic than the current situation.

David Durant

Take them out to dinner, you mean?

Guilherme Monteiro

It'd be really fun if Moray sprouted a few tentacles and showed us she's a bit more than just a thicc, extremely easygoing saline sack.

Guilherme Monteiro

I did strongly consider that the message might be "call home once in a while" but Yay's said a few times that she doesn't know much about the Director. Yay's backstory continues to be mysterious.

David Durant

@Graydon: kinda describes what I was like in college.

Mad Marie

You know, the touch that makes people pass out?

Guilherme Monteiro

They're losing their touch.

Guilherme Monteiro

I reread Alice Grove a couple months ago. Miss that comic.

Guilherme Monteiro

I THOUGHT ABOUT IT

Jeph Jacques

Station didn't know because, at the time, Yay didn't want themselves to be known. Had Corpse Witch not done the awful things she did to Bubbles, Spookybot would never have revealed themselves. But now Yay lives a more "ordinary" life (or at least as ordinary as their strangeness allows them to be), it is possible that Yay has put more of themselves out in the world than they intended to.

David Paul

If not, at least it should be a Patreon bonus. Please, Jeph?

David Paul

When you decide to change tack, And ask for purple, not black, That's A Moray!

David Paul

"This site can't be reached" :(

Duncan

YAAAAAAAAY

enchantedsleeper

The US Department of Kicking Your Ass hardly gives Steve a break these days...

David Paul

THE LITTLE HAAATS. YESSSSS https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2189

David Paul

"HAVE YOU CONSIDERED PUTTING YOUR DOGS IN LITTLE HATS"

Dean Reilly

No more so kidnapping than pulling someone into a side room from which they're free to leave, assuming Moray's free to leave, an assumption I have no reason to doubt, given Yay's previously-expressed sentiments about respecting consent.

Graydon Armstrong

Or are they just happy to see her?

Graydon Armstrong

Secret message: "updog". Or a rickroll https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/08/25/rickrolled-by-the-ai-chatgpt-has-the-rick-astley-look/

Euan Troup

Moray is either in trouble or has a new bff, i am Patiently Waiting

Boots McGoot

I keep hoping we'll get another visit from Tortura.

Clifton Royston

Funniest outcome: when the secure channel ends and we get back to the club, Yay will be completely physically engulfed in Moray :)

Stephen Wells

Suddenly I am seeing the Ayo - Moray similarities: Iris pulls a knife out of hiding and flicks it open; Ayo goes "Can I hold it?!" Yay transports Moray into an infinite black void in noetic space; Moray says "So cool! Can you do an infinite purple void?" All that menace wasted when the recipient turns out to be perfectly oblivious to it.

Clifton Royston

Of course they can be both spooky and married, they just need a bridal grimoire. https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4045

BookBeard

How very nice of Yay to set up the secure channel for secret messages. Such a kind Newfriend.

Stephen Wells

The director was aware that Claire "shows promise". They are probably also aware that Yay "shows dog pics".

Stephen Wells

If Yay ia Hermaeus Mora, I bloody well wanna be Molag Bal. :) Or maybe... Nurgle.

Joseph Bonnar

Oh right Yay is nigh all powerful, how did I forget that?

Bacon Lord

Infinite Void? Purple??? BY GOD THAT’S GOJO’S MUSIC

Sierra G

FREAKING CALLED IT OH BOY

Joe K

This IS the secure method of communication...

mathw

I love the flex of Yay hacking the nervous system (or equivalent) of a robot so weird and advanced that her mere existence caused an international incident.

Bagge

"Ono Newfriend!" Definitely has a ring to it

djellafine

oops you are correct

Brad Kirkwood

Oh man, is Yay about to learn some HUMILITY? This should be fun either way!

Daniel Whitcomb

SOMEONE HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT YAY IS MOST SPECIAL PERSON!!!

Bagge

"I just want you to know that Azathoth is cuter than Mr. Smooches."

Sleepy John

I'm pretty sure that Yay is the Hermaeus Mora of this situation, given with what they just did with The Shadow...

VoxOrbisBrad

this can only go well ~<3

Mitsuki Ayane

If Yay is so secret, it's possible the Director doesn't know where to send a message. They could try to send out a "call me" message, but outing Yay would be rude and Yay probably could contact the Director if they do chose.

David S

Yay is about to learn the nature of bargains with Daedric Princes

SpookyPenguin

”Your Mother and I haven't heard from you lately, you didn't even send her a pizza on Mother's Day this year." -The Director, possibly

Thomas Halpin

I give 50/50 it's "So long, and thanks for all the fish."

Randall Norman Pick

Praise the NILBOG!

Andrew Mitchell

Ahah.

Kristina

My speculation is that the Director is aware of Yay and leaves an instruction for each Moray extrusion to give a message to Yay. And some Morays do genuinely lack a sense of self preservation since some are willing to reintegrate the director.

Nicolas Dao-Phan

Some Morays have died before.

Nicolas Dao-Phan

Just when you think it's a break from Cubetown-related stories, Ol' Boaty pulls up beside them and Tortura steps up to the rail. "Ze Director sent me. Zis is my associate, agent Moray 007, and ve haf a job for you." *MONTAGE* *VOLCANOS* *EXPLOSIONS*

BookBeard

I gotta agree with Moray, infinite purple void > infinite black void

Nikki

I hope the Director's message is "Can I pet yer dawg?!"

Carl Rigney

If they only need to be secure against human cryptanalysis, yeah, this is probably overkill. Keeping secrets from *each other* might be harder for superAI.

The Clayote

I love those pants!

Violet Moon

Just keep Moray away from the Vorpal blade.

Mark Nach

YAY, ANSWER THE QUESTION!

William Cole

That face! 🤣

JY

If the director ceased any sort of electronic communication, I feel like Moray would lose consciousness.

Shawn Spencer

It's been implied that prior to Roko's positive influence that Yay got up to some less-than-ethical shenanigans.

Sammitch

Station maybe large but he is still a standard type AI. The Director is something completely different than a normal AI. That difference may have given it an insight into Yay's existence. This may also be a reason that the Director sought out Clair and, by default, Martin.

Mark Nach

"A... Maine Coon you say?" *Yay intensifies*

BookBeard

That is what my spouse and I say when our Maine Coon turns on gremlin mode 😁

Not that Patrick Foltz

It's actually kinda baffling the Director is aware of Yay since it sounds like the Director lives a pretty isolated existence literally at the bottom of a sea.

Shawn Spencer

That would have... really worrying implications actually.

BookBeard

I'm assuming Yay has somehow isolated each of them inside circuitry together and not actually turned the lights off. That's a pretty big technological leap but I guess both of them even existing is already pretty far out there to begin with.

Shawn Spencer

"…Barbasol!"

William Cole

"I've got a [void] in me pocket…"

William Cole

Has Yay been been particularly problematic? True their method of dealing Corpse Witch may have been crude, but considering Station was all set to hand out "orbital railgun justice" I'm not sure that all the other Mega AI would consider Yay's tactics especially out of line.

BookBeard

Yay-face dot exe

Not that Patrick Foltz

The last 20 years have been an EXTREMELY long setup for the mythopoetic Kulturkampf between god-tier AIs. It's all so obvious now.

William Cole

Marshmallow types are resistant to Smug types!

William Cole

"Do u want 2 take over teh world 2gether? Y / N"

BookBeard

Steve and Cossete, on a boat, eating cereal like it's their last meal. No words.

Not that Patrick Foltz

Computer time. Crank up the CPU speed (which both of them have in abundance) and they could converse for subjective hours before anyone "outside" could blink an eye.

BookBeard

First infinite black void with baggy pants.

Timothy Roller

It remains to be seen whether it will go well, but I'm pretty sure it won't go the way Yay expects.

BookBeard

I think perhaps the Director knows that Yay exists, but didn't have a direct way of contacting them.

BookBeard

Moray: The Director wanted to let you know that it has a copy of Bubbles' missing memories. Yay: What?!

Carl Fink

Yeah, this has a feeling of “This message needs to be delivered in person”.

Cameron W.

OK, I typed RUN and hit Enter, and now the words "HELLO WORLD" keep being printed over and over on this Apple II terminal. Why did you make me do that?

Carl Fink

Yisssss

Shey

I mean, Station didn't know. So it's kinda impressive that the Director knows.

Michael Chui

the Director is a deep sea monster type already, the Lovecraftian-ness is absolutely expected!

LH

KevinR (& Adam with two As, a D, and an M): Ah, I didn't understand. Yes, the entity is multiple, I remember. I'll fix it.

Chas Simmons

Um, intriguing plot line, but don't these entities have secure channels of communication? Of course, the secret message might be something along the lines of "We're onto you, bozo, so no funny stuff, eh?"

Ursus Ridens

My money is on "the other AI gods and I have been watching, and we're glad that you're being less of a jerk lately. Keep it up. Because if you don't we've already set up the proverbial button that will yeet your problematic ass into the void before you can say "Melkor"."

Sammitch

"There" is a fine word, but "their" is Yay's chosen pronoun.

KevinR

This is a turn I was not expecting this to take. I am cautiously intrigued.

Alias Fakename

I imagine most big AIs keep tabs on each other. They probably have enough data that they can use anomalies to find where powerful AIs/humans have done things, and the director will be especially good at this. Also, it makes sense that Moray has a message, since the director likely anticipated something like this.

Davus Otho

OUTSTANDING comic. & I'm happy to see Yay properly scary again (even if not to Moray, like, at all), instead of just their default of smug & condescending & baby. 😈

Pejo

I ship it

enchantedsleeper

That's what Moray is for, though!

enchantedsleeper

"Do you want to be friends? :3"

enchantedsleeper

I heard that in the voice of Mr. Bill.

Joseph Bonnar

If it was "just" private comms then Moray would have had to accept. The "Oh my" says to me that she's surprised so that isn't the case. Looks effectively like a kidnapping to me.

David Durant

Adam: No, when I wrote "capabilities are supposed to be there," I was using 'there' in the sense of "there is", not as a possessive. But you are right that the sentence was awkward, and I rewrote it.

Chas Simmons

But because it's Yay, it has to be ~goth xD

enchantedsleeper

Yay: HISSSSSSSSS

enchantedsleeper

Can't they be spooky AND be married? xD

enchantedsleeper

Wait… The director KNOWS?!

Thisguy

It's intriguing, but I'm not sure I would call it a twist - there's lots of reasons why Yay would be Of Interest to the Director. As the Director is on Yay's radar, so too is Yay on theirs. I wonder if this arc will give us insight into Yay's origin, though.

enchantedsleeper

Aside from dogs, very few. things ever go as well for Yay as they expect them too.

That Blair Guy

Yay may well be about to meet their match. I'm so looking forward to this.

Fay Roberts

Next up, the Director terrifying Yay!

Joseph Bonnar

They.

Joseph Bonnar

A single picosecond.

Carrie

I assumed this is happening virtually (in the cloud?), so they must be doing whatever it is that AI do when they're in the cloud. Screensaver mode? xD

enchantedsleeper

I just realized something. Yay is ꝏ GOBLIN, while Moray is ꝏ NILBOG. The multiverse is DOOMED!

Joseph Bonnar

This is NOT going to go well for Yay, is it?

Joseph Bonnar

🤘🙂🤘 yes!

Carrie

Yes, where a single picosecond takes what seems like many hours.

Carrie

*they

BookBeard

Yay isn't supernatural. Time is passing; if it wasn't, nothing could happen, but perhaps it's passing at a different apparent rate. Like the opposite of how QC time passes for us. This is just direct connection on a sidechannel rather than in the physical world.

Graydon Armstrong

This is less scary than when she froze everyone in the coffee shop.

Graydon Armstrong

Yay: *uses their electrical tasering power on Moray* Moray: Oooh! Heehee! That tickles! (In the next second, Yay is facing the wrath of a giant jellyfish)

enchantedsleeper

I'm seeing it. Though up until now Yay's shared personality characteristics with ART. Well, the A part at least.

Peter Jensen

Yay is going to get a gold star!

Sparky

It doesn't exist in space and therefore is neither portable nor nonportable. It's more just... available.

Graydon Armstrong

Alternatively, Yay froze everyone in the club and cut the lights. Though since the two of them are still lit, I doubt that's the case.

Graydon Armstrong

I have a feeling that Yay is going to get more than they bargained for

Brad Kirkwood

Considering Moray was designed to be a temporary entity to facilitate communication, self preservation may be a low priority feature.

rhekke

Yay activated

Phaine Of Catz

Definitely, I miss this Yay

enchantedsleeper

When you're stuck in a void Because Yay got annoyed That's A Moray!

BookBeard

She would have to get every single body

Todd Ellner

They sure look.strange to me

Todd Ellner

I think Yay is about to change their name to Ono

Stephen Ray

That wasn't my takeaway. Yay's just trying to show off with spooky energy to make a powerful first impression and keep as much control as she can over how it plays out.

Graydon Armstrong

Panel Two you can absolutely see Yay reboot as they switch from "I have all the info" to "I have a fan? 😲🙃🥰

Drazi

I think maybe JMK meant "boojum-y." (The Snark was a boojum, you see.)

Clifton Royston

They are more like siblings.

Einy

I would, however love to see that Morey has a reactive defense system that nearly fries Yay, should they be dumb enough to try anything.

Drazi

Yay Trollfriend

BookBeard

I push back on, then, they were embarrassed, now, their capability is derided. And if nothing else, they have absolute pride in their capability.

Tannerbot

Oh, no good will come from this... Looking forward to seeing the results!

Yelling Bird

"I Am Your Father's Brother's Nephew's Cousin's Former Roommate."

Clifton Royston

Probably just passing on an interesting recipe, or some dog pictures.

Alacrity Fitzhugh

Yes, that's how I interpreted it. They just opened a private connection so they can talk without being overheard.

BookBeard

Fecal Status: Actual

Christopher Burke

I think this is much less awful than it looks and Yay just "encrypted the channel" so to speak. I doubt Yay can actually affect Morey.

Drazi

I mean, you say "run". They would probably just go up a tree. https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4585

BookBeard

Agreed, but my mind needs a power hierarchy

Kenneth Harris

I don't think it got past them at all. That's why they pulled the conversation into the "privacy void", because if Moray knows who and what Yay is they don't want anyone overhearing it.

BookBeard

Moray is about to unleash her domain expansion and Yay is cooked.

Mr. Ifrit

I strongly suspect that neither of them are interested in finding out who would win that fight.

BookBeard

THIS WILL BE FINE

enchantedsleeper

I interpreted it more as a direct connection between them that allows them to speak in private. Doesn't necessarily require an invasion of privacy.

BookBeard

Has the AI sent Moray here intentionally to make contact with Yay? And Moray has boobs.

JMK

Or even just letting them know that if they were ever discovered they would have Cubetown's support. Finding out that not all other Mega-AI are necessarily a threat would be good for Yay.

BookBeard

Same. I know some people prefer a more domesticated Spooky Bot, but I like Yay best when they're doing freaky shit while also *being* a shit. I'm into their "I could destroy everything; I choose not to; for now" vibe.

Charlotte Grubbs

I could be wrong, but... of the two of them, I'm not worried for Moray's safety. If not for the black void they've popped into, I would have wondered if Yay was even able to affect an AI running on a substrate of biochemical-hydraulic logic gates.

Clifton Royston

Moray is all like "Oh cool, you're a nigh omnipotent AI god? Reminds me of home!"

BookBeard

A bosomy whatnow?

Diptych

STIMPY FACE

Magic Chopstick Games

*their

Adam with two As, a D, and an M

What? I can't hear you, I'm in the cone of silence.

Clifton Royston

For Moray, it was a Tuesday

MikeT

PLEASE put panel two on some merch!!!!! Pretty please 🙏

Simone Bernhard

It's really nice, but with how rarely I actually use cash I don't think I've ever seen one of the new ones in person >.<

It's Lina

I see Yay has been working on their intimidation skills since Elliot. The glowy eyes are a nice addition. https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4374

BookBeard

Moray has no idea how close to death she's coming. It's...inspiring, in a way? I do not wish to live so carefree that I have zero survival instinct, but I wouldn't mind visiting.

Charlotte Grubbs

If this is just a bit i will revive the Shining Path.

Gamera

I suspect that the Director may be able to reach out and connect to Yay via Moray, and Yay is about to learn that they are _not_ in fact Top Dawg AI. Kind of like Murderbot meeting ART for the first time, if anyone's read those...

Auros Harman

Something tells me this isn’t Moray first time with an omnipotent AI overlord before.

Miyaa

Well, better get the cookies and milk ready then.

Miyaa

That or we get Steve buying breakfast pizza from a Casey’s in Iowa and his Russian counterpart telling him they need to get to Omaha by tomorrow to protect the VP at a Runza.

Miyaa

The Canadian 10 bill is a nice shade of purple that I quite like. Too bad I don't see them often in the US

Brent

This is more the Spooky Bot I like. Yay's emotions make some good jokes, but their exceptional capabilities remain, and I find them fun to watch.

Chas Simmons

Now we know where the troll-face meme comes from. It was Yay all along.

Clifton Royston

SMH. Does Moray have ANY Self-Preservation Programs, Profiles, or even Apps? I'm not concerned that Yay would do anything, I just despair at how defenseless Moray looks.

Darnel D Cooper

It would be *really* cool if the director just wanted to let Yay know that they’re known a the top levels and it’s been collectively decided that Yay is to be left alone. That would be really nice and let Yay actually interact with others in a less… paranoid fashion.

AlexKorobeiniki

What ... is your favourite colour?

Simon Green

The cone (*inhale*) of silence. ... ... ... (*exhale*) oooooh yeah

Simon Green

The message begins: "If you disrespect Moray in any way, large or small...."

Clifton Royston

Also my thoughT.

adrian koren

Yes! That was exactly my though!

adrian koren

Turns out we're both locked in here with Geoff!

Diptych

Not entirely clear, but I strongly expect that Yay is incapable of taking the Director. One thing a mile of water is really good for is blocking elecromagnetic communication, which I think would mean that if the Director simply decided to stop talking, Yay would be left on the outside with nothing they could do other than ineffectually flailing. My guess is that the Director likewise has no ability to meaningfully touch Yay if they don't want to be touched.

Brooks Moses

Has Roko fallen into a dangerous, perhaps very boosum-y trap? Moray doesn't seem distressed at all.

JMK

Feels like this is a visual metaphor for an ultra short range, ultra secure and alarmingly high access connecting. Very Yay, very anime. Very glad Yay’s chosen best friend is a moral former law officer turned political rights activism worker.

Bear C. Brown

Indeed. Or more I think that it got caught up in Yay's innate desire to be important, and their smugness about being important enough to get a secret message meant they completely forgot to be concerned about the OpSec implications of being noticed.

Brooks Moses

Wondering what this looks like from “outside.” I don’t think Yay and Moray vanished. Are they just standing there? Is time passing?

Taigan

NOOOOO!

Brooks Moses

Calling it now, Patreon subscriptions are going to spike tomorrow once this gets published on the site and tomorrow's comic is published here. This is a MAJOR twist.

Brent Ward

Awww hellllll yea

Brittany Huckey

Yesssssssssssss

Brittany Huckey

While the return of Spookybot is always fun, I do kinda wish this Yay body was meant to just live a normal life (married to Roko).

Runhildr Zaetl

"Hello my child..."

John

Danger for whom? Is Yay about to stick their nose into something they really shouldn't have? I imagine that some very powerful AIs have significant vested interest in Cubetown.

dvsDave

I bet the director is going to congratulate yay for taking a name, and doing good works such as donating large sums of money to help others. Probably going to say something about first steps to joining the true super A.I. in the world.

FuzzyDragon Cosplay

Yay's "void" ability has been seen before, specifically when they confronted Corpse Witch after freeing Bubbles. From what I gather, the issue of "sanctity of mind" is a matter of an AI's actual thoughts and memories (Bubbles' memories, Roko's dysmorphia, etc.).

Brent Ward

The Director may or may not be as powerful and I don't think it matters. What might scare Yay though is the the Director is not understandable. The director might just break Yays "brain."

Tinwhisker

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, VOID

Thomas Baxter

If I wasn't afraid of Yay before...

maninblack

"Drink your Ovaltine"

Devin Gates

Am I the only one who thought of the color Charolite Abyss from the game House Flipper?

Marc Moskowitz

The Director knowing of Yay’s existence is not completely surprising, but I wonder how much is known about Yay

KingAtticus

This was the plan all along. Marten, Faye, Dora, etc, were all just pawns being put through their marionettic dances.

Captain Button

Alice Grove vibes and I love it

Cody Renton

Either "Klaatu Barada Nikto" or "Tony Lazuto says hello"

voyager-ngc5195

yay, be nice... please

Brendan Luster

Yay has a portable void!

Mitch Megaw

On the one hand, called it that Moray would know who Yay was. On the other, does Yay really think that pulling shit like this, presumably hacking Moray's sensory input in such a way as to make her appear to be somewhere else, isn't going to get them into serious shit with the other top-level AIs? Whatever happened to their "only ever entering other minds with consent" ?

David Durant

Moray is on the same page as me. Purple. Purple *everything* (also holy shit Jeph your face game is absolute S-tier!)

It's Lina

This is SO exciting. This is where QC segues into an espionage thriller!!

Andrew Mitchell

Yeah, Yay is used to being the big fish in a not-so-small pond and I think they may be prone to forgetting that there are other eldritch AI entities out there. The director is so alien that creating an entire being is easier for it than trying to have a conversation with an ephemeral. It's waaaaaay further down on the human-alien spectrum than they are. That doesn't guarantee it's more powerful than they are, but it at least suggests it.

Brad Power

Ok so... can the director take yay???

Kenneth Harris

The fact the Director knew about you, Yay, flew right past you didn't it? Tsk tsk tsk.

Doc Gumby

I am going to laugh maniacally if Moray goes all Lovecraftian on Yay.

Everett Bradshaw

Yay getting a little reckless here. I wonder if they expected the Director to even be so aware of them as to send a message. The abyss staring back into you and all.

Jim Sharkey

And that's the cue where Jeph switch to another group's storyline.

mooviies

That better be a nice message, that jellyfish better not hurt my favorite character's feelings >:c

Ashbury Haight

I miss Alice Grove 😭

Evan

Moray has good taste. If I were going to have my physicality removed to an endless void (or my cognition altered such that I perceived myself being in an endless void), I would definitely want it to be purple.

Zig Justice

Moray: Yes! A message! But it’s secret.

legobil

Yay couldn't intimidate Elliott (https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4374), and Moray is too friendly to be scared.

ValdVin

Oh, Yay has been shown they are not the ghost they thought themselves. Run.

Tannerbot

"We are Maxwell's Demons. We are powered by black holes, and the laws of physics are optional for us."

Mad Marie

Poor Roko, there's going to be no living with Yay after this. :)

Jp

Oh, Moray. Only someone like you can maintain bubbly happy pleasantry while simultaneously being aware of a powerful AI and getting down to business.

Andrea Andrew

Nanoseconds...

David Durant

This is not gonna be the message you think it is Yay

KSib

I've got a bad feeling about this......

Aditya Rameshan

Right? I really hope we get purple void next comic.

legobil

AIIIIIEEE never have I needed an additional days comic early the way I do rn

Aerin Moriarty

Yay is scaring me.

Joel Bateman

I just squeed. I didn’t realize how excited this would make me.

AJ Saint

Mine thoughts exactamundo, comrade. FAFO engaged

Shinymelon Fearnow

omg the non-binary-transcendental-AI-entities are fightinggggggg

Sammitch

I'm betting everything in the Void will happen within a few seconds for real time.

Elberik

... Proceed

Sorastro

Yay may soon find out they aren't as powerful as they first thought. Something tells me that as alien as Yay is to humans, the Director is equally as alien to Yay.

Tinwhisker

I’m not locked in here with you. You’re locked in here with me.

Andrew

The Director has made Yay so happy 🥺

Fart Captor

This is fine

Shinymelon Fearnow

Annnnnnnticipation...

Edward Clayton Andrew

Okay the glowing eyes are deeply disturbing.

Graydon Armstrong

What is the point in doing voids if you can't do purple ones

Rich Holmes

Oh Moray. You big ol’ sweety. Can’t wait for you to give Yay a wake up call 🫠

legobil

I think they just did.

Matt Grayson

Yay once again being Spookybot....

Wynn Donivan

I have unease

MilitaryDragon

Yes, but that void is full of One-eyed, One-horned, Flying Purple People Eaters.

Captain Button

See, this is why I said yesterday that there's absolutely no way Bubbles could take Yay.

Graydon Armstrong

So the Director is Aware...

Bill Silvia

This is in no way ominous.

Matt Grayson

Oh man, the fourth frame. So good.

Abhayakara

I'm not one to wish time away, but is it tomorrow yet?

Timothy Hager

oh nooooooo

Tamara Macadam

Yay is about to get an unpleasant surprise...

Doc Gumby


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