I honestly think the answer is no, Tip’s answer is not sarcastic, merely insincere. And what Tip does with his eyes isn’t exactly an eye-roll, either. I can’t think of the right phrase for it, but it’s the expression of someone who knows the person he is lying to cannot see his face.
I think she’s an avatar being run by Mr. Green. I also think she’s an idiot. She may be a man, but she’s nothing like Tip.
tune: ” I Am What I Am,” Jerry Herman, La Cage aux Folles, 1983
I am what I am
I am a man, despite this body
I think that you knew
Which is why you don’t want this hottie
It’s my plan, that I want to be with you in private
Though my little red Corvette: you will not drive it
I’ll do what I must
Vic’try or bust!
Trust me, I am what I am
For some reason my first thought went to “Clue,” and while I wouldn’t put it past our humble storytellers to have a character driven by Michael McKean, it seems less likely than most other explanations.
Geez. Whoever wrote that Violet’s sense of self-identity is so weak that it’s nonexistent, looks like they hit it right on the nose. Violet’s almost certainly lying like hell, but at some point she’s going to lose (or has lost already) her sense of who she is.
Perhaps an interface AI in the VB remote that is becoming self aware – Thats kinda how Mike (The Moon is a Harsh MIstress) and the Storm King’s “sister” (Girl-Genius) came to be. AND – if identifies right – becomes a SH client….
I’m like you, man! I’m a guy!
This I no longer can deny,
For I’ve sensed you know exactly what I am!
You’ve suspected, and it’s true,
That I’m a fellow, just like you!
(Or you don’t appreciate a sexy gam!)
Oh, yes, I’m a male,
Though some body parts I lack!
Try to flirt, I fail!
(I need a bigger rack!)
Maybe I’ve shown
Too much testosterone …
I’m a boy,
I’ve got Y chromosomes,
I’m like you, man!
Well it has been a word for lipstick lately (ten years ago maybe), and a cosmetic powder somewhat like two centuries ago…. In that context, rouge would more likely be understood as “commie”. And to ass to the confusion, some linguists do say that the jolly rogers comes from “joli rouge”.
That sounds like a strong possibility. Or else a classic case of Sybil/Eve-like multiple personalities which would give her a reason for seeking out Tip over and above whatever is going on. @_@
Tip’s final comment is sarcastic, right?
No. Rolling your eyes and making short, declarative statements is never sarcastic.
To: The Lone Badger
Re: that last comment
In case you couldn’t recognize that either, the previous comment was also sarcastic.
I honestly think the answer is no, Tip’s answer is not sarcastic, merely insincere. And what Tip does with his eyes isn’t exactly an eye-roll, either. I can’t think of the right phrase for it, but it’s the expression of someone who knows the person he is lying to cannot see his face.
Yeah, “Dewy”! Can you not see “the lone badger’s” incredibly obvious eye roll because text can show your expressions
Yes, this is sarcasm
If you had to ask, you make me sad
You’re kidding, right? I can hear his eyes rolling through my monitor… NOT my speakers, the LCD itself. The ph0tons are groaning THAT loud.
mnem
Now to inconvenience a few more electrons…
It would be, were he not awkwardly reminded of a certain Meriones unguiculatus sapiens narbonii.
I think she’s an avatar being run by Mr. Green. I also think she’s an idiot. She may be a man, but she’s nothing like Tip.
tune: ” I Am What I Am,” Jerry Herman, La Cage aux Folles, 1983
I am what I am
I am a man, despite this body
I think that you knew
Which is why you don’t want this hottie
It’s my plan, that I want to be with you in private
Though my little red Corvette: you will not drive it
I’ll do what I must
Vic’try or bust!
Trust me, I am what I am
For some reason my first thought went to “Clue,” and while I wouldn’t put it past our humble storytellers to have a character driven by Michael McKean, it seems less likely than most other explanations.
Geez. Whoever wrote that Violet’s sense of self-identity is so weak that it’s nonexistent, looks like they hit it right on the nose. Violet’s almost certainly lying like hell, but at some point she’s going to lose (or has lost already) her sense of who she is.
Good thing we have Tip, then.
Perhaps an interface AI in the VB remote that is becoming self aware – Thats kinda how Mike (The Moon is a Harsh MIstress) and the Storm King’s “sister” (Girl-Genius) came to be. AND – if identifies right – becomes a SH client….
Visual Basic Remote supports artificial intelligence? Man, I’ve ignored Microsoft for too long.
Well, she certainly doesn’t appear to have a lisp… 🙂
Violet should have offered him some sweet yams instead.
(TUNE: “I Am Woman”, Helen Reddy)
I’m like you, man! I’m a guy!
This I no longer can deny,
For I’ve sensed you know exactly what I am!
You’ve suspected, and it’s true,
That I’m a fellow, just like you!
(Or you don’t appreciate a sexy gam!)
Oh, yes, I’m a male,
Though some body parts I lack!
Try to flirt, I fail!
(I need a bigger rack!)
Maybe I’ve shown
Too much testosterone …
I’m a boy,
I’ve got Y chromosomes,
I’m like you, man!
So Violet, are you a rouge AI, a remote avatar, or the next strange evolution of Nick? Inquiring minds want to know!
Is a rouge AI the cyberpunk equivalent of a drag queen?
It’s “rogue”, people. “Rouge” is a french word meaning “red”, and is also a kind of cosmetic.
If Violet gets embarassed, she’d be a Rouge Rogue AI.
Well it has been a word for lipstick lately (ten years ago maybe), and a cosmetic powder somewhat like two centuries ago…. In that context, rouge would more likely be understood as “commie”. And to ass to the confusion, some linguists do say that the jolly rogers comes from “joli rouge”.
Sarah Palin went rouge and never went back. And we have people looking for rouges all over the place in World of Warcraft. Or is my lysdexia showing?
McCarthy ‘s not dead
I still think Violet is a hivemind.
That sounds like a strong possibility. Or else a classic case of Sybil/Eve-like multiple personalities which would give her a reason for seeking out Tip over and above whatever is going on. @_@
hmmm …… I would of never picked Tip as someone who doesn’t like Cetaceans?
>Google >define gams
>> plural of gam (Noun): A school of whales, porpoises, or dolphins.
In this context I’m fairly sure it refers to ‘her’ legs, the phrase being a corruption of the French word for ‘legs’.
wait, this is an Infinite Jest reference, isn’t it!