Marten's middle name is canonically and specifically NOT Tiberius because his father refused to allow his mother to so name him. https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1835 I wrote that with a rather tongue-in-cheek middle name that Henry might find more acceptable (since he married a guy with that name). Jeph may be able to enlighten us, but I don't believe he's done so. if he has, @Bookbeard may be able to help.
Joe
2024-08-17 16:39:37 +0000 UTC
Marten's middle name is canonically Tiberius.
William Cole
2024-08-17 03:20:36 +0000 UTC
So many of the passing AIs are checking Bubbles out. Love it!
Fay Roberts
2024-08-16 02:48:24 +0000 UTC
hey now, it's not pimping, lol. At worst it's a tentative nod
AlexKorobeiniki
2024-08-15 00:00:06 +0000 UTC
@Stephen she can like what she wants but Faye has the tools & knowledge to completely disassemble any AI chassis ...
Joe
2024-08-14 23:30:34 +0000 UTC
Marten Maurice Reed!! no pimping out your friends for chuckles!!
Joe
2024-08-14 23:14:54 +0000 UTC
*realizing I just made it weird*
Ashe C. Addams
2024-08-14 22:55:32 +0000 UTC
I'm things
Ashe C. Addams
2024-08-14 22:55:15 +0000 UTC
DEFINITELY both.
William Cole
2024-08-14 22:49:47 +0000 UTC
Her situational awareness protocol is such that she can detect these three checking her out even though she is simultaneously keeping overwatch… https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3489
Comics Ladybird
2024-08-14 22:19:08 +0000 UTC
the two in the middle of panel one are both perfect renditions of the "eyes" emoji!
West Singleton
2024-08-14 22:00:23 +0000 UTC
They are looking *sooo* respectfully
West Singleton
2024-08-14 21:57:28 +0000 UTC
I love the idea that Jeph is in *every* strip, just slightly out of frame...
David Durant
2024-08-14 21:42:46 +0000 UTC
Nah I just thought most of it was a shit ton of lube. 😂 Though she did end up with some corrosive joint oils, so there's that too
Green
2024-08-14 20:15:42 +0000 UTC
You totally missed the amount of goo that came out of May during their first encounter.
legobil
2024-08-14 20:08:57 +0000 UTC
I don't know. She hasn't shown signs of having a libido that I've noticed. For instance, when she woke up in Claire and Marten's bed, there was no hint of any interest in sex or romance. But we'll see!
jonesnori
2024-08-14 17:59:42 +0000 UTC
Shame is wildly overrated.
Melissa Wilson
2024-08-14 17:22:03 +0000 UTC
Sven saying "don't make it weird"? Methinks he doth protest too much...
Hugh Eckert
2024-08-14 16:23:21 +0000 UTC
Bubbles is definitely not the only one on overwatch.
Halloween Jack
2024-08-14 15:10:43 +0000 UTC
I realized something interesting today. If you count this Marten and Claire moving to Canada thing back to the comic strip Claire did the phone interview (4856). This has gone on 518 strips, which considering there are 260 Weekdays in a year , that means this has gone on about... 2 Years. Also this comic strip is almost 21 years old. Soon it will be old enough to drink in the U.S.
AJ Sharma
2024-08-14 14:41:56 +0000 UTC
That beat in panel 3 where he's *not* saying the thing is such an amazing piece of comic work :) kudos to Jeph
Stephen Wells
2024-08-14 13:20:54 +0000 UTC
Marten, panel 4 is channeling all the readers of the comic.
legobil
2024-08-14 13:18:49 +0000 UTC
Security Lass is tall and strong but Bubbles is taller and stronger and I think Security Lass would like to be cuddled sometimes :)
Stephen Wells
2024-08-14 13:16:57 +0000 UTC
Exactly! ☺️
legobil
2024-08-14 13:16:18 +0000 UTC
" so this is how the pros do it "
Guillermo Ravelo
2024-08-14 13:09:01 +0000 UTC
I didn't think that anyone could make fisting into a rather boring act, but Moray could do so entirely accidentally.
Amelia Lewis
2024-08-14 12:40:33 +0000 UTC
The slight blush on the security guard when looking at Bubbles is adorable.
legobil
2024-08-14 11:32:15 +0000 UTC
Moray has been very willing to let anyone stick anything anywhere ever since we met her. "Wanna put your hand in me?" is her *opening line*. I think she and Sven could have a very good time :)
Stephen Wells
2024-08-14 11:18:28 +0000 UTC
Moray consists ENTIRELY of orifices.
Stephen Wells
2024-08-14 11:14:09 +0000 UTC
Oh Sven. You are only not into voyeurism because you have never tried it.
legobil
2024-08-14 10:09:33 +0000 UTC
Yes, I found the resemblance to be striking.
Clifton Royston
2024-08-14 09:57:33 +0000 UTC
I think Faye might have an... idea due to the whole "pube in the hip socket" situation. But she doesn't know who 😅 She would have already bust a gut laughing if she did
enchantedsleeper
2024-08-14 09:07:50 +0000 UTC
Agree, some hero worship is unquestionably happening
enchantedsleeper
2024-08-14 09:06:36 +0000 UTC
Many people also have visual on Bubbles xD
enchantedsleeper
2024-08-14 09:05:03 +0000 UTC
Everybody in the club has a respectful crush on Bubbles :) it's glorious.
Stephen Wells
2024-08-14 07:29:23 +0000 UTC
Judging by Bubbles' face in panel 2, Liz and Moray must be up to no good.
Hawkeye
2024-08-14 05:37:04 +0000 UTC
Moray would totally be into it
Bagge
2024-08-14 05:34:18 +0000 UTC
love the casual checking out Bubbles going on in the background, they're either impressed by her, loving the dress, or both. ~<3
Mitsuki Ayane
2024-08-14 05:26:10 +0000 UTC
Fair point! I was thinking of it as an attraction to typical robots, but you're right that he's into humans too and Moray is sort of between. That said, I don't think the experimenting "weird things" is brand new, caused by the watermelon and oven mitts with May. He's admitted before to having done some wacky shit, even in this night's comic!
Green
2024-08-14 04:39:52 +0000 UTC
Sven's Intrusive Thoughts: "I wonder if Moray would feel like the inside of that watermelon...."
Darius Jenai
2024-08-14 04:14:19 +0000 UTC
He's into humans too. I don't see the problem. Also he probably developed a kink for experimenting weird things when we look at the weird things he did with May.
mooviies
2024-08-14 04:11:50 +0000 UTC
There's a lot of weird going around
Lightsabr2
2024-08-14 04:02:25 +0000 UTC
suspect he means he isn't into people sneaking a peek, vs. his deliberately showing off the goods
Minzoku Bokumetsu
2024-08-14 03:53:53 +0000 UTC
Ok I'm probably overthinking this, but Moray is SO extremely different from standard AIs that, to me, I wouldn't think the preference for robots would "carry over," so to speak. They are just in such a different class of type of existence. If the "normal" (metal and plastic, assuming) humanoid AI are what Sven's into, it doesn't make sense to me for him to also be into what is a essentially a pile of gloop in the shape of a lady. (Which I say with the utmost love for Moray, given how delightful and funny she is.)
Green
2024-08-14 03:34:23 +0000 UTC
Who’s the tall green with silver hair in panel one?
Gary Wood
2024-08-14 03:29:47 +0000 UTC
Please make it weird.
Alacrity Fitzhugh
2024-08-14 03:28:49 +0000 UTC
Surveillance, yes. Covert surveillance, not so much.
nbarnes
2024-08-14 03:11:49 +0000 UTC
I too am quietly enjoying Bubbles' presence.
Sammitch
2024-08-14 03:09:07 +0000 UTC
I want it to be the twins
Brittany Huckey
2024-08-14 02:52:53 +0000 UTC
Everybody's gotta crush on Bubbles :3
Fart Captor
2024-08-14 02:52:29 +0000 UTC
I want lore on the twin AIs
Brittany Huckey
2024-08-14 02:51:55 +0000 UTC
Thing 1 and Thing 2 post-singularity
Todd Ellner
2024-08-14 02:41:54 +0000 UTC
I love how everyone around Bubbles reacts to her. Everyone's into the muscle mommy.
Joona Juselius
2024-08-14 02:36:57 +0000 UTC
how weird is it?
Brendan Luster
2024-08-14 02:24:23 +0000 UTC
Two other admirers in panel 1 as well!
Derek Benson
2024-08-14 02:23:36 +0000 UTC
Bubbles in panel 2 gives me so much joy.
Joseph McGrath
2024-08-14 02:15:57 +0000 UTC
See, Sven and Marten are both thinking it.
Yelling Bird
2024-08-14 02:14:21 +0000 UTC
Feels like Jeph is hanging out around the 4th wall in that last panel
Not that Patrick Foltz
2024-08-14 02:12:57 +0000 UTC
The possibilities with Moray would be endless. And if I had any shame, I would be ashamed of the ones I am thinking of.
A. J. Alfieri-Crispin
2024-08-14 02:10:33 +0000 UTC
This arc seems like an elaborate excuse for Jeph to try out a bunch of new robot designs. We should start a betting pool on which ones resurface in, say, the next year.
William Cole
2024-08-14 02:02:16 +0000 UTC
Maybe it's a whole Seven Duffs set. Where are Tipsy, Queasy & Surly?
William Cole
2024-08-14 02:00:36 +0000 UTC
Bubs is super hot. Period.
Shawn K. Younkin
2024-08-14 01:59:53 +0000 UTC
The little arrow behind Marten really makes it look like he's so shocked he just turned his head to look at Sven
NotEnufDog
2024-08-14 01:57:56 +0000 UTC
I need to know everything about the tall, green AI in the back of the first panel. Super cute!
Runhildr Zaetl
2024-08-14 01:57:55 +0000 UTC
I also have a crush. Bubbles could crush us both.
Drazi
2024-08-14 01:51:21 +0000 UTC
I want to know more about the purple twins in panel 1. they have to have some backstory!
narkosys
2024-08-14 01:43:35 +0000 UTC
Aside from the hair color, the twins in panel one are strikingly similar to Violence and Regret from Cubetown. Perhaps that chassis model has some sort of 2-for-1 deal marketed to twins? Or is it their evil Northampton doppelgangers: Destruction and Remorse?
https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=5035
BookBeard
2024-08-14 01:40:36 +0000 UTC
Too late!
Captain Button
2024-08-14 01:37:09 +0000 UTC
Unlikely. They were keeping it on the down low and only Momo and Hanners were ever aware of the relationship as far as I know.
BookBeard
2024-08-14 01:32:21 +0000 UTC
Disco inferno can even make us lol. 🤣😂🤣
Carrie
2024-08-14 01:31:32 +0000 UTC
focused, yes, that's the word.
Doc Gumby
2024-08-14 01:30:39 +0000 UTC
😂🤣😂
Carrie
2024-08-14 01:29:26 +0000 UTC
No more watermelons on a first date! -stern look-
Holly Nelson
2024-08-14 01:29:12 +0000 UTC
I too would like to see how that would play out, for science.
JD
2024-08-14 01:26:29 +0000 UTC
There's a hint of blush that says she's fangirling just a little bit.
Pete
2024-08-14 01:26:28 +0000 UTC
I never take the Author's Note seriously, and now it's fooled me?
ValdVin
2024-08-14 01:26:09 +0000 UTC
That’s… A Moray!!
Tom Cavnar
2024-08-14 01:23:33 +0000 UTC
She’s smiling because she’s seeing Bubbles securing things.
Greg Matyola
2024-08-14 01:23:06 +0000 UTC
Marten is ONE OF US! We want to SEE WHAT HAPPENS!
BobC
2024-08-14 01:22:22 +0000 UTC
Oh, this one time, at band camp...
Joseph Houk
2024-08-14 01:20:53 +0000 UTC
Nah, she's just very focused! Gotta be vigilant when it comes to Gremlizabeth!
Grace Kieser
2024-08-14 01:20:50 +0000 UTC
Everybody smiles at Bubbles. Especially when she's INTENT.
Sleepy John
2024-08-14 01:18:52 +0000 UTC
I'm with Marten here.
Eric Christian Berg
2024-08-14 01:17:51 +0000 UTC
Security gal, and those two little ones with the red hair, I love it.
Nicolas Demers
2024-08-14 01:17:45 +0000 UTC
Wait, so VOYEURISM is where Sven draws the line?
schachtelw
2024-08-14 01:17:19 +0000 UTC
I feel like she wouldn't think twice about it, and somebody else would have to explain why she should.
Adam Abbott
2024-08-14 01:16:21 +0000 UTC
Sven knows he's not into voyeurism. I'll take him at his word; not sure I wish to know how he knows.
ValdVin
2024-08-14 01:14:36 +0000 UTC
Bubs is super hot in the dress.
GregD
2024-08-14 01:14:24 +0000 UTC
I love Bubbles face in panel two, very suspicious.
Doc Gumby
2024-08-14 01:13:16 +0000 UTC
The security has a crush on Bubbles.
I think May might be interested in seeing Sven pursue Moray.
Does Marten know about Sven and May hooking up?
Andrea Andrew
2024-08-14 01:12:52 +0000 UTC
I don’t know if Moray would even wanna shack up with anyone, but she would maybe laugh the whole time 🤔
KingAtticus
2024-08-14 01:12:22 +0000 UTC
You know, I haven't seen a train wreck for a while. Sven, can you go crash and burn for our amusement?
Tannerbot
2024-08-14 01:12:06 +0000 UTC
with Moray it's more like vorerysm.
Peter McDevitt
2024-08-14 01:12:00 +0000 UTC
Oh no, Marten has taken Fart Captor’s advice on letting Sven & Moray hook up.
Miyaa
2024-08-14 01:11:49 +0000 UTC
If he won't, I will.
Joel Bateman
2024-08-14 01:10:51 +0000 UTC
Bubbles’ overwatch gives her a free move before anything salacious takes place
Andrew
2024-08-14 01:10:46 +0000 UTC
Sven isn't exhibitionist, really?
Jason Wotzko
2024-08-14 01:10:45 +0000 UTC
Bubbles getting a fan club
JMK
2024-08-14 01:10:43 +0000 UTC
It already is
maninblack
2024-08-14 01:10:35 +0000 UTC
Security AI has a crush.
Drazi
2024-08-14 01:10:34 +0000 UTC
Wouldn’t that be exhibitionism?
Gone
2024-08-14 01:10:21 +0000 UTC
Especially excellent Martin faces, extra especially in panel two and three.