Some people thought that Nick felt animosity towards Tip, but really, I think it was always what we see here: The clash of fundamentally incompatible worldviews.
Tip doesn’t have a worldview. That would require him being able to differentiate the world from his ego.
Also, how is it not blatantly obvious that Nick has animosity toward Tip? Even if you want to claim the cause of that animosity as differences in “worldview” (again, see above), it doesn’t change the fact that the animosity is there, plain as day.
Yeah, I second this. I’m pretty sure that Nick dislikes Tip, and always has, because Tip is such a self-absorbed narcissist, and basically gets on Nick’s every last nerve. That is enough.
Well, it’s already been suggested he needs a mohel and maybe a rabbinical opinion, so there’s nothing he can really do about it right now. (And with the reality blindness plague, good luck finding ones he can explain the situation to).
They already could – the original VR simulation he was in before he found out he’d been turned into a helicopter had convincing junk food. (Now I have a mental image of a semi-anthromorphic [1] helicopter eating Chinese food with chopsticks)
You might be inferring that, but he’s not implying any such thing. He is simply referring to the fact that his helicopter body is a heavier-than-air type aircraft (as opposed to lighter-than-air aircraft, such as a balloon). He was capable of heavier-than-air flight, because he could personally produce the necessary lift, whereas this human body is not able to do so.
A whack notion I’ve had in mind, based on the chapter title, and the color scheme of Nick’s clothing, is that there may be a temporary (or even permanent) solution for Nick in the form of flight-enabled armor.
What happened to the pieces of Red Knight’s armor that Dr. Lee used, especially the rocket boots? Were they put back into Nick’s cargo storage, or were they stashed at the safe house, or did Dr. Lee take them home?
Could there be some non-functioning jetpacks and whatnot that could be repaired, left behind in Annex One by the Department of Jetpack Suppression?
… Nick, I thought you just felt like you were a copter, not that you were somehow not good enough to be human. I’m not sure I can support the idea of you ditching the human life if it’s out of an inferiority complex.
*crosses fingers for Nick to get over that inferiority complex and still prefer to be a copter*
Comparison – if someone changes jobs because they feel they suck at the one they have, would you assume they’re just suffering from a neurotic lack of confidence? Or would you instead accept that not everyone is skilled at the same things, and some people are better suited to living one way over another?
Living successfully as a human in modern society requires a certain skills and a comfort with using them. Nick never really had that skill or comfort, but he never had an option otherwise, so he bumbled through until he got turned into a cyborg. Remember, he was specifically chosen for his perceived compatability with the process – they clearly recognized that certain kinds of minds are more suited to being stuck in a helicopter than in a human body.
I flatly refuse to believe Nick ever felt he was somehow “not good enough to be human”. What makes humanity so great, anyway, that he would feel he needs to measure up to it somehow?
He never gave a damn about “being good enough to be human”, he just was unhappy being one, because it didn’t suit his aptitudes. If anything, -humanity- was never good enough for -him-.
I don’t think he’s thinking that way. Lee was a solid look don’t touch. He probably still feels like that. Tbh he should be considering that the new body doesn’t require expensive fuel or will get outdated in a couple years and deemed unnecessary like the copter. In the long term he upgraded.
From everything we’ve seen, Nick seems to be fairly strict about observing Jewish laws. While a Rabbi will probably not check to see if Nick is circumcised, since he presumably went through his rites of passage when he became a man (forgive me for not knowing all the correct terminology), Nick might require it of himself on principle. And then Virginia would have to convert to Judaism, and they would have to be married before he would consider anything sexual.
Of course, if she can actually find a way to get him back in the machine, he may consider doing it while he still has a schvantz. (She may also consider installing one in the machine)
IIRC, he isn’t entirely strict about this stuff; he only sticks with his fuel-based variant of the kosher-for-Passover rules the first couple days, for instance.
It’s ok Nick, I’m pretty sure that all humans suck at being human to some degree or another. We’ve only had the one perfect example to compare to anyway. Besides, just look at the other humans that you are currently sharing the building with… I mean, so far the most calm, collected and capable entity present is either a swarm of bees or a water cooler.
I wear a 10 1/2 5E and usually wore 12 or 13 when I was younger simply because they were wide enough. My work boots I have now are a 10 1/2 EW (extra wide) from WalMart of all places. They’re steel toe and slip resistant. I paid $45.
Lucky!
My feet are wide all the way back to my ankles. I’m just glad my toes aren’t webbed! 😀
Seriously, though. 12Ws+10 hour shifts=it feels like daggers in my arches. I’m a line inspector so I spent 8 to 9 hours on my feet.
And . . . no followup to the circumcision issue?
Some people thought that Nick felt animosity towards Tip, but really, I think it was always what we see here: The clash of fundamentally incompatible worldviews.
+1
Tip doesn’t have a worldview. That would require him being able to differentiate the world from his ego.
Also, how is it not blatantly obvious that Nick has animosity toward Tip? Even if you want to claim the cause of that animosity as differences in “worldview” (again, see above), it doesn’t change the fact that the animosity is there, plain as day.
Yeah, I second this. I’m pretty sure that Nick dislikes Tip, and always has, because Tip is such a self-absorbed narcissist, and basically gets on Nick’s every last nerve. That is enough.
Well, it’s already been suggested he needs a mohel and maybe a rabbinical opinion, so there’s nothing he can really do about it right now. (And with the reality blindness plague, good luck finding ones he can explain the situation to).
Does a mohel handle adult circumcision? I remember them waving a particular kind of two-bladed knife in “Roots”…
That was an Islamic circumcision, but tomato, tahmahto.
I suspect he’s seriously repressing. I don’t even *have* a penis, and –I’d– repress like crazy if I were Nick.
This has to be said after seeing that statement, right here, right now.
Yeah, but with flesh and blood you get to do pizza. Go for the pizza, Nick! ^_~
Bet he’ll find a way to simulate those sensations with the right file someday…
They already could – the original VR simulation he was in before he found out he’d been turned into a helicopter had convincing junk food. (Now I have a mental image of a semi-anthromorphic [1] helicopter eating Chinese food with chopsticks)
[1] https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w780/6LVbkFZy86pFKEPnq7SrHDKbiYf.jpg
Virginia would have to recreate the VR, since Nick had the original removed from his onboard servers a long time ago.
I don’t expect she’d have too much trouble, especially with Dr. Jones helping.
If Dr. Jones is helping, be afraid. Be very afraid. Not saying it would be difficult at all. Just scary.
And he gets to swear, too.
Time for some of Dr. Jones’s “enhancements” to put in an appearance…
He found one of them yesterday.
I *still* want to hug Nick.
Preach it brother!
I’m intrigued by Nick specifying “heavier-than-air”. Is he implying that he’s capable of lighter-than-air flight?
If you fill him with enough gas. Not sure how many burritos that takes though
I think you just need some heavier-than-Nick air. He’d probably still complain, though. Maybe he just needs a jetpack.
The Department of Jetpack Suppression might have left one of two in the building. Time to scavenge what you can from the remaining offices!
Not a long term solution, but I bet it’d make him feel a little better in the short term! 🙂
You might be inferring that, but he’s not implying any such thing. He is simply referring to the fact that his helicopter body is a heavier-than-air type aircraft (as opposed to lighter-than-air aircraft, such as a balloon). He was capable of heavier-than-air flight, because he could personally produce the necessary lift, whereas this human body is not able to do so.
A whack notion I’ve had in mind, based on the chapter title, and the color scheme of Nick’s clothing, is that there may be a temporary (or even permanent) solution for Nick in the form of flight-enabled armor.
What happened to the pieces of Red Knight’s armor that Dr. Lee used, especially the rocket boots? Were they put back into Nick’s cargo storage, or were they stashed at the safe house, or did Dr. Lee take them home?
Could there be some non-functioning jetpacks and whatnot that could be repaired, left behind in Annex One by the Department of Jetpack Suppression?
I approve of this scenario. Plus, it would help him look more like the original design of the Tin Woodsman (sans axe, Nick’s still a pacifist).
You do realize, of course, that an axe’s principal purpose is non-violent, right?
So is an aerial tree-trimming apparatus’s: http://skin-horse.com/comic/todays-comic-541/
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… Nick, I thought you just felt like you were a copter, not that you were somehow not good enough to be human. I’m not sure I can support the idea of you ditching the human life if it’s out of an inferiority complex.
*crosses fingers for Nick to get over that inferiority complex and still prefer to be a copter*
I really don’t think it’s an inferiority complex.
Comparison – if someone changes jobs because they feel they suck at the one they have, would you assume they’re just suffering from a neurotic lack of confidence? Or would you instead accept that not everyone is skilled at the same things, and some people are better suited to living one way over another?
Living successfully as a human in modern society requires a certain skills and a comfort with using them. Nick never really had that skill or comfort, but he never had an option otherwise, so he bumbled through until he got turned into a cyborg. Remember, he was specifically chosen for his perceived compatability with the process – they clearly recognized that certain kinds of minds are more suited to being stuck in a helicopter than in a human body.
I flatly refuse to believe Nick ever felt he was somehow “not good enough to be human”. What makes humanity so great, anyway, that he would feel he needs to measure up to it somehow?
He never gave a damn about “being good enough to be human”, he just was unhappy being one, because it didn’t suit his aptitudes. If anything, -humanity- was never good enough for -him-.
Be a mensch, Nick.
Remember, Nick, you said Dr. Lee was a friend you would so try to bang if you had a schvantz. You’ve got one. What are you waiting for?
I don’t think he’s thinking that way. Lee was a solid look don’t touch. He probably still feels like that. Tbh he should be considering that the new body doesn’t require expensive fuel or will get outdated in a couple years and deemed unnecessary like the copter. In the long term he upgraded.
From everything we’ve seen, Nick seems to be fairly strict about observing Jewish laws. While a Rabbi will probably not check to see if Nick is circumcised, since he presumably went through his rites of passage when he became a man (forgive me for not knowing all the correct terminology), Nick might require it of himself on principle. And then Virginia would have to convert to Judaism, and they would have to be married before he would consider anything sexual.
Of course, if she can actually find a way to get him back in the machine, he may consider doing it while he still has a schvantz. (She may also consider installing one in the machine)
IIRC, he isn’t entirely strict about this stuff; he only sticks with his fuel-based variant of the kosher-for-Passover rules the first couple days, for instance.
But he is capable of lighter-than-air flight? Is that one of Tigerlily’s ‘additions’?
This reminds me a little of when Artie acquired his human form—and he retained the ability to assume that form permanently.
If he was eating those burritos he’s all gassed up.
Rogue Skin Horse: Operations Section: – File #1, bad plan #1-A… Nick a new osprey for Nick.
I miss the swearing.
yeah, Chopper Nick wouldn’t say “suck”, would he?
It’s ok Nick, I’m pretty sure that all humans suck at being human to some degree or another. We’ve only had the one perfect example to compare to anyway. Besides, just look at the other humans that you are currently sharing the building with… I mean, so far the most calm, collected and capable entity present is either a swarm of bees or a water cooler.
Captain Olympia isn’t there. She had to take her ship waaaay up north to keep it from melting due to Mr. Green-caused global warming.
Ah, good point. I’ve… I’ve kind of been losing track of where I’m at in assorted webcomic plots these days.
Oh, Nick, you can go back to being a machine at any time. Just click your heels and say, “Up your ASTIGMATISM, CUDDLE PUMPKIN” …
Tip, I wear a men’s 10 6E and I have to find slip-resistant steel-toes for work that aren’t $300+.
I wear a 10 1/2 5E and usually wore 12 or 13 when I was younger simply because they were wide enough. My work boots I have now are a 10 1/2 EW (extra wide) from WalMart of all places. They’re steel toe and slip resistant. I paid $45.
Lucky!
My feet are wide all the way back to my ankles. I’m just glad my toes aren’t webbed! 😀
Seriously, though. 12Ws+10 hour shifts=it feels like daggers in my arches. I’m a line inspector so I spent 8 to 9 hours on my feet.
And, yes, I wear arch supports.
“I suck at being human.” Relatable, Nick. Relatable.