Since Ira himself is also on that list one presumes that there is an “immune” section on that list and that she as his personal secretary would be a part of it. And since I’m a compulsive shipper I’m also hoping that when Ira finally accepts that he and Ginny are not to be that he will start noticing her instead. ^_~
You seem to be under the mistaken impression that Ira will someday accept that he and Virginia are not to be. Ira is obsessed, and has progressed to the “it’s not the having, it’s the getting” and perhaps the “if I can’t have her, no one can” stages. He is determined to prove that they belong together, even if he has to put her brain in a jar to do so.
Rooting for something to happen is not quite the same as being certain or even believing that it will happen. But when I’m in shoujo shipping mode I tend to be enough of a “I just want everyone to be happy!” type to root for such things anyway. Keep in mind that he’s a L/E version of Nick because I suspect that this means he still has more scruples and limits than he realizes. ^_^
Maybe it’s just me, but the assistant’s skin tone seems . . . off. A word that came to my mind is “pallor”. The dot eyes also seem wrong. The face also seems very stiff and unexpressive, although we’ve only really seen four panels.
There have been others who have only dots for eyes. Most recently, the technicians who were attempting to remove Virginia’s brain, as well as several other A-Sig employees.
As for her skin tone, it’s only ever-so-slightly darker than that of one of the agents who had taken Virginia to the hangar to dismember Nick (okay, the agent said “dismantle”, but still…). They had dot eyes as well.
No, I don’t think it’s just you. Besides the skin, there’s something odd about that hair, and the body language is off. Given that last especially, and that our Shaenon has shown truly Mad Skillz in depicting body language (the Violet Bee drone being an extended tour de force), I’m pretty confident that the secretary is not an ordinary human subordinate.
If she’s a robot, that would explain why she is allowed to know about his crush on Dr. Lee: aides that can be programmed to keep their mouth shut are, indeed, worth their weight in gold.
No, after the T-1000 came the T-1000S, then the T-1000 Plus, then T-1002 (production on the T-1001 was halted after overwhelmingly negative consumer response to the demo, though critics still considered the T-1002 to be little more than a dolled-up copy of the T-1001 with token bits of T-1000 crudely tacked on), then the T-1002S, then the T-1002SD, then the T-1002SD Plus, then the T-1002SD Plus Ⅱ, then the T-1002SD Plus Ⅱ: Collector’s Edition, then the T-X
You’re forgetting the Wizard’s stance on non-humans. He wouldn’t have any androids, cyborgs, or enhanced in his inner circle. There are full humans who can be mistaken for robots just due to temperament, training, and skills.
Submitted for your consideration: A Man with a Plan and a Gate, which latter allows him to execute his Plan over and over until it turns out just the way he wants…
What if Ira can use the Second Gate to find nearby realities similar enough to trial run his fiendish plans, uncovering his opponents’ secrets and countermeasures “in preview mode”?
What if Gavotte can trick him into running his actual campaign in a “sandbox reality”, winning the New War but never realizing it wasn’t “his” Earth? Would it even matter?
Tension mounts. Focus returns to priorities. Ira feels alive….(?) he needs this sense of power.( OUR lesson plan: more specialized cooking shows, and teach ‘eating the rich’. Unity directed to prepare teachable units on humane methods of obtaining basic foodstuffs for the recipes).
For some one who claims to be doing this for the world, he’s killing a lot of innocent people in the process, with those fires, droughts, snowstorms, hurricanes, hurricanes produce tornados, it’s not just gonna hit just nom-humans.
Aides like that are worth their weight in gold. ^_^
And yet, she’s on the list of those who know of Ira’s hopeless crush…
Since Ira himself is also on that list one presumes that there is an “immune” section on that list and that she as his personal secretary would be a part of it. And since I’m a compulsive shipper I’m also hoping that when Ira finally accepts that he and Ginny are not to be that he will start noticing her instead. ^_~
*starts humming “Take a Letter, Maria!”*. =^_^=
You seem to be under the mistaken impression that Ira will someday accept that he and Virginia are not to be. Ira is obsessed, and has progressed to the “it’s not the having, it’s the getting” and perhaps the “if I can’t have her, no one can” stages. He is determined to prove that they belong together, even if he has to put her brain in a jar to do so.
Rooting for something to happen is not quite the same as being certain or even believing that it will happen. But when I’m in shoujo shipping mode I tend to be enough of a “I just want everyone to be happy!” type to root for such things anyway. Keep in mind that he’s a L/E version of Nick because I suspect that this means he still has more scruples and limits than he realizes. ^_^
Maybe it’s just me, but the assistant’s skin tone seems . . . off. A word that came to my mind is “pallor”. The dot eyes also seem wrong. The face also seems very stiff and unexpressive, although we’ve only really seen four panels.
What came after the T-1000? The T-X, right?
There have been others who have only dots for eyes. Most recently, the technicians who were attempting to remove Virginia’s brain, as well as several other A-Sig employees.
As for her skin tone, it’s only ever-so-slightly darker than that of one of the agents who had taken Virginia to the hangar to dismember Nick (okay, the agent said “dismantle”, but still…). They had dot eyes as well.
I don’t mean that the skin tone seems too dark or light; I mean that it seems grayish.
According to a color inspector, the skin color is #d2c4b4, FWIW
Maybe it’s just me.
No, I don’t think it’s just you. Besides the skin, there’s something odd about that hair, and the body language is off. Given that last especially, and that our Shaenon has shown truly Mad Skillz in depicting body language (the Violet Bee drone being an extended tour de force), I’m pretty confident that the secretary is not an ordinary human subordinate.
Betcha she’s from the Stepford Employment Agency…
(“The Agency to use when you need employees without agency!”)
If she’s a robot, that would explain why she is allowed to know about his crush on Dr. Lee: aides that can be programmed to keep their mouth shut are, indeed, worth their weight in gold.
Nah, any Narbonic alum knows that dot eyes means she’s a gerbil who’s been modified to look human.
No, after the T-1000 came the T-1000S, then the T-1000 Plus, then T-1002 (production on the T-1001 was halted after overwhelmingly negative consumer response to the demo, though critics still considered the T-1002 to be little more than a dolled-up copy of the T-1001 with token bits of T-1000 crudely tacked on), then the T-1002S, then the T-1002SD, then the T-1002SD Plus, then the T-1002SD Plus Ⅱ, then the T-1002SD Plus Ⅱ: Collector’s Edition, then the T-X
I had the T-1002S, but the damn thing kept crashing. (I think they upgraded the helicopter pilot app in a later release?)
You’re forgetting the Wizard’s stance on non-humans. He wouldn’t have any androids, cyborgs, or enhanced in his inner circle. There are full humans who can be mistaken for robots just due to temperament, training, and skills.
He wouldn’t *knowingly* have any non-humans in his inner circle. Perhaps the machine union has snuck in a mole.
I think he would be OK with part or full machines as long as they were under his complete control.
It’s not just the non-human sapience that bothers him; it’s the non-human sapients with independent agency.
Come to think of it, he’s not too hot on human sapients with independent agency. Other than himself, of course.
“How dare you have shoes that are not exactly as I have instructed that they be!”
Did I say torture? I meant loyalty
A quote from Torquemada, I believe.
Ira learned from the best.
“Torquemada!”
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.
“Stage 2 is about to launch.”
That cannot be good.
But you can thwart Stage 2. Can’t do that with Stage 1.
Thank you
I learned a new concept: Watsonian vs Doylist.
I don’t know if it will stick the first time but it is a good reference.
Submitted for your consideration: A Man with a Plan and a Gate, which latter allows him to execute his Plan over and over until it turns out just the way he wants…
What if Ira can use the Second Gate to find nearby realities similar enough to trial run his fiendish plans, uncovering his opponents’ secrets and countermeasures “in preview mode”?
What if Gavotte can trick him into running his actual campaign in a “sandbox reality”, winning the New War but never realizing it wasn’t “his” Earth? Would it even matter?
Tension mounts. Focus returns to priorities. Ira feels alive….(?) he needs this sense of power.( OUR lesson plan: more specialized cooking shows, and teach ‘eating the rich’. Unity directed to prepare teachable units on humane methods of obtaining basic foodstuffs for the recipes).
Do they have to be humane? Asking for a friend.
Just can’t let go of Dr. Lee, can you, Ira?
Would you? o_O
Ari/Ira seems just like your ordinary Fortune 500 CEO, so how bad can that be?
For some one who claims to be doing this for the world, he’s killing a lot of innocent people in the process, with those fires, droughts, snowstorms, hurricanes, hurricanes produce tornados, it’s not just gonna hit just nom-humans.