Service is her only joy. But coffee is also her joy…
Who serves coffee? Barista’s…
You can’t spell ‘barista’ without ‘Brita’…
Barista’s serve cappuccinos, and a cappuccino is coffee with milk-foam…
Foam is made of bubbles!
Either I’ve partially-cracked some sort of code, or I shouldn’t have eaten that yoghurt that was past its ‘best before’ date. Possibly both.
Bubbles Brita was a ‘bot babe!
Took all my basement files!
Gotta get ’em back, but in a sneak attack,
We’re seeing Unity use her wiles!
She’s yelling “Coffee!” and Bubbles smiles!
[CHORUS:]
”Joy!” said the girl!
Through the air she’ll hurl!
Joyous expression like you’ve never seen!
Joy for hot caffeine!
Everyone likes coffee!
It’s the bean supreme!
One you never hate, ’cause it can stimulate!
Add a little sugar and cream,
You and I scream, we all scream! [repeat CHORUS]
I can get my files back!
Ease my workday load …
If I gave her espresso, there would be a mess, oh!
‘Cause the girl might just explode!
In a self-destructive mode! [repeat CHORUS]
It’s amazing to me how the Violet Bee drone shell has gone from cold and calculating manipulator to angry gamer nerd cyborg to chipper earnest office worker.
Yep. If you’ve read Narbonic, you’ll know about the cartoonist’s talents at maing the exact same body have totally different body language depending on which character is currently wearing it. (And if that statement puzzles you, you REALLY need to read Narbonic. 🙂 ) This is just a nice display of that talent, already seen when Nick was being her.
Standing apon the prow with my telescope, I spy the shadows of a thousand masts creeping forth across horizon. Upon each, streaming impishly, the quilted flag of “UNITY/Bubbles”.
I turn swiftly to inform my captain, but to find he has in an apparent fit of madness (here I mean no disloyalty) ordered our own proud flag struck, and consults in distraction with the mate on the making of a new one.
(TUNE: “Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows,” Hamlisch & Liebling, 1965)
Sunshine, lollipops, and rainbows
All appear above her head when she is happy!
Service is her only joy, but
When you invite Brita out for coffee
They’ll be up there once again, because she’s found another joy!
I’m definitely not Ed. One verse is enough for me.
I don’t see it as unrequited jealousy, I think it’s guilty jealousy. Since she’s got that weird thing against inter-species romance despite it being half her library. So she’s all ‘Jealous! No, bad dog, don’t be jealous!’
grantwhy: considering the usual patrons that wander into Tina’s shop (some not through the front door), fairly sure not even M would phase her (might give her a second or 3 to figure out what to serve a 100+ year old steam robot though)
Bubbles seems awfully excited about going on a date with Unity. This would seem to imply that she’s attracted to both male robot spiders and female Frankenstein monsters. Which is completely insane, which is, after all, the reason I love this comic.
I don’t even like the smell of coffee. My parents never drank it. I remember the first time I smelled it, when my Mom used it to dye a Halloween costume. Didn’t like the smell then; don’t like it now.
@irdburns: I think Sweetheart’s complaints about inter-species romance are mainly just so she can avoid seriously thinking about her relationship with Unity. Sweetheart’s probably suffering from the classic “should I risk the friendship we already have to pursue something more” conundrum, and any concerns she has about their being different species, same gender, etc. is simply the icing on a rather unpleasant cake.
As strange as it may sound, I think Sweetheart should consider having a chat with Tip about it. He is a psychologist after all.
I see a short-term problem brewing (pardon the pun).
Sweetheart needs the files. Bubbles took the files to the Department of Irradiation, on Moustachio’s behalf, but Sweetheart doesn’t know that. She probably assumes Bubbles took them for itself. So, she’ll try to find the files in the Skin Horse office, and they won’t be around. So Sweetheart will need to ask Bubbles where it’s put them — and now Bubbles isn’t around either!
Double-foiled!
I do find it surprising that U.N.I.T.Y. apparently hasn’t looked up her own task yet. (She’s been sitting there by the scanner “the whole time”.) She was so excited, initially. What’s up with that?
Huh. Bubbles is actually pretty physically cute. I stopped noticing the cuteness of the drone when Nick left her and she went back to looking feminine.
Brita Bubbles can fly now!
Caffeine is her only joy.
“Jooooy!” gives you wings 🙂
and I do like Sweatheart’s ‘ears droop’ moment in the third panel.
Awww! She’s so happy that little rose is rose icons came out of her!
Service is her only joy. But coffee is also her joy…
Who serves coffee? Barista’s…
You can’t spell ‘barista’ without ‘Brita’…
Barista’s serve cappuccinos, and a cappuccino is coffee with milk-foam…
Foam is made of bubbles!
Either I’ve partially-cracked some sort of code, or I shouldn’t have eaten that yoghurt that was past its ‘best before’ date. Possibly both.
We all knew about the psychic mushrooms that make words blue and smell like Bacon. Add some mutated yogurt beasties to the list.
(TUNE: “Joy To The World”, Three Dog Night)
Bubbles Brita was a ‘bot babe!
Took all my basement files!
Gotta get ’em back, but in a sneak attack,
We’re seeing Unity use her wiles!
She’s yelling “Coffee!” and Bubbles smiles!
[CHORUS:]
”Joy!” said the girl!
Through the air she’ll hurl!
Joyous expression like you’ve never seen!
Joy for hot caffeine!
Everyone likes coffee!
It’s the bean supreme!
One you never hate, ’cause it can stimulate!
Add a little sugar and cream,
You and I scream, we all scream!
[repeat CHORUS]
I can get my files back!
Ease my workday load …
If I gave her espresso, there would be a mess, oh!
‘Cause the girl might just explode!
In a self-destructive mode!
[repeat CHORUS]
It’s amazing to me how the Violet Bee drone shell has gone from cold and calculating manipulator to angry gamer nerd cyborg to chipper earnest office worker.
It’s a shell,It’s not a mind.
Yep. If you’ve read Narbonic, you’ll know about the cartoonist’s talents at maing the exact same body have totally different body language depending on which character is currently wearing it. (And if that statement puzzles you, you REALLY need to read Narbonic. 🙂 ) This is just a nice display of that talent, already seen when Nick was being her.
–Dave
Does Bubbles know what Nick learned about the effect of coffee on the drone?
Standing apon the prow with my telescope, I spy the shadows of a thousand masts creeping forth across horizon. Upon each, streaming impishly, the quilted flag of “UNITY/Bubbles”.
I turn swiftly to inform my captain, but to find he has in an apparent fit of madness (here I mean no disloyalty) ordered our own proud flag struck, and consults in distraction with the mate on the making of a new one.
I stand with you, u.n.i.t.y/myself is the OTP
I my self am still shipping Uniheart all over the place (sorry Ian). Even if Bubbles is unutterably adorable at times.
A thought occurs. If “Joy” signifies a Yes, what suggests No? “Service”?
I’d go with “only” Because that’s an actual way to express a negative. Service would probably denote grudging acceptance.
There is an awful lot of… muliebrity in this series. And I am perfectly OK with that.
Of course Bubbles is probably merely overjoyed to be treated as a person and not as furniture…
Tip single-handedly provides more than enough activity for most other possible parings.
OK, substitute something else for “hand” in the above.
“pairings”. Sheesh
I don’t like coffee. Can’t stand the taste. If it wasn’t for Mountain Dew I’d never get any caffeine at all.
What? No tea?
Stains the teeth.
(TUNE: “Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows,” Hamlisch & Liebling, 1965)
Sunshine, lollipops, and rainbows
All appear above her head when she is happy!
Service is her only joy, but
When you invite Brita out for coffee
They’ll be up there once again, because she’s found another joy!
I’m definitely not Ed. One verse is enough for me.
Bubbles takes her coffee with half-and-half.
I was thinking that Tina is going to get a surprise when Unity and Bubbles walk into her shop, then I remembered – Caliban is a barista these days 🙂
Those demonic coffee vendors, messing up everything…
Dang, Sweetie’s unrequited-jealousy is going to cause her to go feral, isn’t it? 🙁
I don’t see it as unrequited jealousy, I think it’s guilty jealousy. Since she’s got that weird thing against inter-species romance despite it being half her library. So she’s all ‘Jealous! No, bad dog, don’t be jealous!’
grantwhy: considering the usual patrons that wander into Tina’s shop (some not through the front door), fairly sure not even M would phase her (might give her a second or 3 to figure out what to serve a 100+ year old steam robot though)
Bubbles seems awfully excited about going on a date with Unity. This would seem to imply that she’s attracted to both male robot spiders and female Frankenstein monsters. Which is completely insane, which is, after all, the reason I love this comic.
Maybe she sees it as a chance to see the outside world again? All she knows is in a government office!
It may be just the prospect of having another AI to relate to.
I’m wondering if some form of procreation may be in the offing.
Y’know, I was about to ask about Sweetdaddy Jupiter Velvet. It may not be Sweetheart’s jealousy we have to worry about.
I don’t even like the smell of coffee. My parents never drank it. I remember the first time I smelled it, when my Mom used it to dye a Halloween costume. Didn’t like the smell then; don’t like it now.
@irdburns: I think Sweetheart’s complaints about inter-species romance are mainly just so she can avoid seriously thinking about her relationship with Unity. Sweetheart’s probably suffering from the classic “should I risk the friendship we already have to pursue something more” conundrum, and any concerns she has about their being different species, same gender, etc. is simply the icing on a rather unpleasant cake.
As strange as it may sound, I think Sweetheart should consider having a chat with Tip about it. He is a psychologist after all.
Could the attraction to females be a holdover to when Nick was piloting?
I think she’s just happy for the social interaction.
I see a short-term problem brewing (pardon the pun).
Sweetheart needs the files. Bubbles took the files to the Department of Irradiation, on Moustachio’s behalf, but Sweetheart doesn’t know that. She probably assumes Bubbles took them for itself. So, she’ll try to find the files in the Skin Horse office, and they won’t be around. So Sweetheart will need to ask Bubbles where it’s put them — and now Bubbles isn’t around either!
Double-foiled!
I do find it surprising that U.N.I.T.Y. apparently hasn’t looked up her own task yet. (She’s been sitting there by the scanner “the whole time”.) She was so excited, initially. What’s up with that?
You’re assuming that’s not related to her task.
irdburns: it’s ‘unrequited’ because she hasn’t told Unity how she feels about/towards her
kinda love the name pun in the url
Am I the only one who thinks that her yelling “Joy!” should sound like the space core yelling “Space!”? … yeah it’s probably just me. -.-
A.G.
Huh. Bubbles is actually pretty physically cute. I stopped noticing the cuteness of the drone when Nick left her and she went back to looking feminine.
Oh my. Those last two panels are just sooo cute.
Huh, I definitely did not remember this.
And I am so glad to see it now on rereading.