I don’t think we’ve ever seen it untied before. She also has curved eyebrows again and eyelashes in panel 3. Nickolet’s eyebrows were almost always straight.
The “my lady” bit seemed odd too, since all the other times Mistycorn has talked to Nick he called him “brah” and talked to him like another gamer. Maybe he coulld tell what was about to happen?
Not sure. Could be, but I’m more inclined to think it’s more related to his “mental” image of Nick. Nick was (essentially) going into the role of a Princess, so I think for Mistycorn (in his way) it was a sign of respect for what he managed to accomplish.
My first thought was a Copy/Pasted Nick, kind of a clone personality in the drone and not connected to his meat brain, which goes back to his ‘copter
However the eyes are blue instead of the black they were yesterday… Not that that may matter. I mean the body did just get shocked, so it’s a possible side effect of that.
Just not likely.
Well, there goes any ambiguity about who is in there. Now what happened to Nick? Flash-fried cerebral cortex or first disembodied brain to get a headache?
Maybe its just the angle in the last page, but it looks like she went from electric blue eyes, to glowing blue eyes, to blue eyes, to one blue and one black eye.
No, I think they’re both curved; the right eyebrow (our left) curves into the line defining the edge of the hair, but it still adds enough thickness to be noticeable. Similarly, it’s hard to tell if the eye on that side is black or if it’s just drawn so small that you can only see the black outline.
We … must now attempt incarnation,
Because … our deadline’s drawing near …
We’re awaiting … results with great anticipation …
Then we hear her say, “It’s okay, I’m here” …
E-lec-tro-cu-tion,
E-lec-tro-cu-u-tion,
Is turning her on!
Awareness is daw-aw-awn-ing!
Now the builders … are prepared for demolition!
Now they’re ready! They will take no more delays!
And we wonder … can she now fulfill her mission?
She may be here, but feels slightly out of phase!
She’s here, but in a daze!
She’s here, but in a daze!
She’s here, but in a daze!
She’s hee-eere … but in a daze!
This makes sense. Uploading something frying a brain didn’t feel right. (And the daughter already had the email compiler anyway. It was how she directed the folks in the video truck.) But auditions for a princess avatar, that works perfectly.
Next big question, how will Nick avoid breaking his date?
Collodi’s Daughter is quoting the movie, too. It’s a code phrase. I’m wondering what her name is going to be, and I’m also thinking of Rappaccini’s Daughter.
Is Nick a nihilistic hero? In the Osprey (the mighty Osprey) did the meat brain die tonight” Stay tuned while Dr. Collodi (celluloid colloid) milks the suspense!
So….. betcha we end up with the Princess staying with her people and Nick flying off with his. I sure as hell hope so; I mean, this is the Black Ops Social Service people, they’ve GOT to know someplace safe for these guys. **starts singing Somewhere Over The Rainbow and is clubbed like a baby seal**
I like that Princess Whimsy has blue eyes (pupils, to be specific), but I 2onder how that happened. Some kind of adjustable pupil colour, perhaps replated to whether the cameras are normal/IR/low-light, etc.? Indicator LEDs inside or adjacent to the eyeballs? Teeny-tiny Cherenkov Radiation patches from the *ZAP*?
That is NOT Nick, the body language is all off.
Yup, that it is.
What I like is that it’s the body language of somebody who’s not used to that particular form of communication.
Agreed. She’s looking at her hands like she’s not used to having them.
possibly a “last unicorn” reference!
Also her hair is different now.
I don’t think we’ve ever seen it untied before. She also has curved eyebrows again and eyelashes in panel 3. Nickolet’s eyebrows were almost always straight.
We have, just not in color. I’m pretty sure shortly after Nick first took control of the drone that the hair was free flying.
It was tied up at the start, but it was free for a few strips, starting here:
http://skin-horse.com/2013/and-eat/
through the following Monday.
Back then, it still clung close to his head and behind his ears, unlike today’s panel 3.
nick’s mind was enough to make even an android’s hair curl.
Ya, nice job with the body-language (and fonts).
Oh dear…
She’s saying she’s here to the inquiry of ‘princess”, not to ‘Nick’, isn’t she.
And it seems a bit out of character for Mistycorn to call him that.
Well, not really, considering he called him that in just the last strip.
The “my lady” bit seemed odd too, since all the other times Mistycorn has talked to Nick he called him “brah” and talked to him like another gamer. Maybe he coulld tell what was about to happen?
Not sure. Could be, but I’m more inclined to think it’s more related to his “mental” image of Nick. Nick was (essentially) going into the role of a Princess, so I think for Mistycorn (in his way) it was a sign of respect for what he managed to accomplish.
Yup, Nick doesn’t live here anymore.
Yeah, this does have a few overtones of possession.
With all the madboyz around, it might be possible to get a cyber-exorcist from the Institute on a work-release program.
“By the power of Science, I command you! Leave this drone!”
Heh. WhimsyCorp has been incorporated.
Nice one. I was thinking it should be corporealated, but the original definition of incorporated is the perfect word for this. Have a cookie!
My first thought was a Copy/Pasted Nick, kind of a clone personality in the drone and not connected to his meat brain, which goes back to his ‘copter
However the eyes are blue instead of the black they were yesterday… Not that that may matter. I mean the body did just get shocked, so it’s a possible side effect of that.
Just not likely.
Eyes are Blue, the drone has grown eyeshadow an a little cleavage… Yep, definitely the Princess in there.
That’s the same line that Nick quoted at the entrance to the Vault.
http://skin-horse.com/2013/out-of/
Gosh, it is!
Well, there goes any ambiguity about who is in there. Now what happened to Nick? Flash-fried cerebral cortex or first disembodied brain to get a headache?
That doesn’t settle it…he was quoting.
Also, Nick doesn’t have blue eyes.
Oh, snap!
Perhaps Violet Drone is now a real princess, a la “Skin Horse”? Dr. Collodi lamented that everything [else] that he made wasn’t “real”.
That is definitely not Nick. But I don’t think Nick is dead.
That reminds me of the worst live action children’s show & song: Kids Incorporated! K-I-D-S!
My work here is done.
99% chance that Whimsy is now inside the body.
1% chance that Whimsy and Nick fused consciousnesses.
I’m rooting for fusion! Nickole for Whimsey Princess!
Maybe its just the angle in the last page, but it looks like she went from electric blue eyes, to glowing blue eyes, to blue eyes, to one blue and one black eye.
The eyebrow over the black eye is straight, and the one over the blue eye is curved, too… good spotting, I didn’t look closely until you said that.
No, I think they’re both curved; the right eyebrow (our left) curves into the line defining the edge of the hair, but it still adds enough thickness to be noticeable. Similarly, it’s hard to tell if the eye on that side is black or if it’s just drawn so small that you can only see the black outline.
FUUUUU …
SIIOOONNN …
HA!
Well, I think it’s fusion. Whimsy was invited in so it was sort of alike a merger instead of a hostile takeover.
And Collodi did insist on integrating people into his daughter.
Which sounds really, really dirty.
So I’m sticking with the occupant now being Princess Nicole.
Now he’ll be able to ensure that the next Princess movie kicks fish!
(TUNE: “Anticipation”, Carly Simon)
We … must now attempt incarnation,
Because … our deadline’s drawing near …
We’re awaiting … results with great anticipation …
Then we hear her say, “It’s okay, I’m here” …
E-lec-tro-cu-tion,
E-lec-tro-cu-u-tion,
Is turning her on!
Awareness is daw-aw-awn-ing!
Now the builders … are prepared for demolition!
Now they’re ready! They will take no more delays!
And we wonder … can she now fulfill her mission?
She may be here, but feels slightly out of phase!
She’s here, but in a daze!
She’s here, but in a daze!
She’s here, but in a daze!
She’s hee-eere … but in a daze!
And now I notice that the storyline’s name is, “My House is Me”.
This makes sense. Uploading something frying a brain didn’t feel right. (And the daughter already had the email compiler anyway. It was how she directed the folks in the video truck.) But auditions for a princess avatar, that works perfectly.
Next big question, how will Nick avoid breaking his date?
Oh, yeah — Nick had been saying that the princess was “messaging” him — not in-strip she wasn’t, was this happening over on his own forum?
Nope, just went over there. Totally off-screen.
When he was in the sound truck the first time
I just want to point out how awesome that first panel is.
Yup. Haven’t felt like that since the 60’s.
Bad acid?
I guess it’s back to the chopper with nick, now that the princess controlls the drone?
That’d be my guess. Pity. Though, maybe he could talk Victoria into getting him a new drone “for research purposes.”
I have a feeling that’s where it may go… although Nick may not have to request it….
I have quite seriously been looking at this one strip for at least ten minutes now. It’s just that well done.
Is it just me or does it seem wrong that a corporate drone (pun intended) speaks with contractions.
Collodi’s Daughter is quoting the movie, too. It’s a code phrase. I’m wondering what her name is going to be, and I’m also thinking of Rappaccini’s Daughter.
Persons of Incorporation are not pets!
Insomnia Insights, LLC.
Spokesentity,
National Association for the Advancement of Incorporated Persons
Is Nick a nihilistic hero? In the Osprey (the mighty Osprey) did the meat brain die tonight” Stay tuned while Dr. Collodi (celluloid colloid) milks the suspense!
So Nick’s definitely possessed by Whimsy now, right? We all get that?
Partially possessed, based on the last panel.
I don’t think Nick himself is possessed… I think WhimsyCorp merely has control of the drone now.
So….. betcha we end up with the Princess staying with her people and Nick flying off with his. I sure as hell hope so; I mean, this is the Black Ops Social Service people, they’ve GOT to know someplace safe for these guys. **starts singing Somewhere Over The Rainbow and is clubbed like a baby seal**
Hmm, am i the only one seeing no Pictures?
I like that Princess Whimsy has blue eyes (pupils, to be specific), but I 2onder how that happened. Some kind of adjustable pupil colour, perhaps replated to whether the cameras are normal/IR/low-light, etc.? Indicator LEDs inside or adjacent to the eyeballs? Teeny-tiny Cherenkov Radiation patches from the *ZAP*?
No, UNITY, but lightning damage does give flesh golems a powerup.