Runaway to the Stars: Page 147
Added 2024-07-20 06:55:57 +0000 UTCTalita discusses her social ennui with the worm pile.
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Some of the expanded material gets into that-- it's actually not that much of a problem. One AI can only split its attention enough ways to do the work of a few organics, and they're MASSIVELY lower in population.
Daniel Maxwell-Ross
2024-07-22 03:32:43 +0000 UTCi'm also wondering that! i'm sure part of it is just bip manipulating them to move like bip does, but they do seem to be distinctly ferret-shaped even without bip's influence. i wonder if bug ferrets invented them? they seem like theyd be pretty useful for tunnel-based infrastructure
feesh
2024-07-21 02:43:16 +0000 UTCthe worms are so adorable.. i cant blame talita immediately getting vulnerable here because if i was staring into those tiny worm faces i would be unable to lie too
feesh
2024-07-21 02:42:06 +0000 UTCPoor Talita getting ghosted by Cal :( Luckily there happens to be a socially needy AI around! Nothing builds friendship like committing crimes I guess? If you don’t think too hard about it their clandestine repairs are basically adult recess. The way I see it Talita and Bip aren’t working together but more so playing in a way? There’s nothing forcing her and Bip to do this together. The last panel in particular is definitely laying some groundwork for why Talita is going to choose to… ahem… run away to the stars.
Styrofoam Skillet
2024-07-20 18:47:33 +0000 UTCHow automated is the economy and workforce in RttS? Is it hard for organics to get jobs sometimes? Has there been unrest about it or because the AIs are controlled by the Bug ferrets?
Erika Spooner
2024-07-20 17:07:53 +0000 UTCRobot worm parade!
EVH
2024-07-20 15:05:52 +0000 UTCThe worms are kind of cute lol. Are they supposed to look like bug ferrets?
Emily Murphy
2024-07-20 11:36:52 +0000 UTC
