Er… kill you all = predicts the future? This doesn’t sound like all starshine and rainbows to me. What do the Sanrio rejects know that we don’t? I worry for the poor helicopter princess!
I note Nick doesn’t seem particularly put out by the pig: is it 1. He’s not actually looking at him in the first panel, that’s just a thousand-yard stare, 2. Cute-proof cynicism, or 3. Has no organic heart or glands, therefore simply incapable of suffering cute-shock? I guess we’ll find out tomorrow!
Or the cuteness is just a memetic effect, which we know the drone’s operator is immune to (and, let’s face it: the pig is not cuter than other little animals that appeared in the comic, even the ones in this particular strip — and especially the cobras)
Visit Crystal Hall (dot org) and discover Jade for yourself – there is a fan wiki which explains more, but out of necessity it contains spoilers for the stories. Needless to say, she idolises Hello Kitty, helped create a school training team called “Wondercute” (needless to say, spare a thought for the range instructors who watch their sessions) and has even threatened to use “Radioactive condor girl” as a strategy. Mercifully her “older sister” (when in human form – it’s complicated) is a little more down to earth.
At the other end of the scale is Ayla Goodkind – smart, practical, business-focussed and a tendancy to have foodgasms (described in mouthwatering detail) over the “special” dishes occassionally supplied covertly by the chefs…
There’s a Sanrio store in Portland (Sanrio: They’re everywhere.) I’ve seen Batz Maru. I respectfully disagree that he’s the cutest Sanrio animal. (I go with Chococat.) Unfortunately, the last thing I saw in there were Kiss Hello Kitty plushies. Definitely not cute. I’m not making this up.
Thank you, Manifesta, for confirming that Badtz Maru is indeed the best Sanrio character. Now if only we could convince the Sanrio store here in Houston to stock more stuff with him on it . . .
I had to google just about every word above. I had no idea what a ‘Sanrio’ or ‘Badtz Maru’ was. I thought Hello Kitty was just some weird Japanese thing that occupied a small sliver of western culture. Who knew there were whole American stores just for it? I didn’t. What does it mean that I found nothing on the Sanrio site to be cute to me? Am I broken or just old?
Y’know, I really don’t know how many times people have asked if they can keep me. At least once in the past week.
I’ve never been carried, though.
This must feel really weird to Nick. I can’t help but wonder how he’s perceiving this. ‘Cause they’re not really dragging around “his body” (that thing is the helicopter), but they’re dragging a body that he controls. Is it like, for us, if someone grabs our arm and starts yanking that around? Or more invasive? How much does it feel to him like someone is carrying his body? How much is he stepping back and dissociating from it? (Which would be bad if that were his primary body, but I don’t honestly know given that he just feels like he’s driving it.
I spend too much time hypothetically-psychoanalyzing Nick…
I seriously doubt that. Driving an RC car doesn’t give you any kind of feedback, which the remote must for him to be able to function through it.
Compare to something like wearing a VR headset – which, with something like a roller-coaster sim, can make people literally throw up even though their other senses will tell them there are no actual g-forces.
Considering that the remote must give him not only vision and audio, but also sense of touch and proprioception, it’s got to be way more like he’s actually there.
We were all amazed when we saw her walking there,
With her lovely face and form, and long and flowing hair …
Quickly we stampeded, and knocked her to the ground,
Dragged her straight to Cunningham and said, “Look what we found!”
We found a princess!
We found a beautiful princess that we all want to keep!
She’s more lovely than most,
And she’s warmer than toast,
And we’ll cuddle with her when we sleep!
We love our princess!
We truly do, with a love and affection so deep!
And we hear her predict
That our butts will get kicked,
Ev’ry bunny and donkey and sheep!
Love her a heap …!
You think? Remember, Nick “hates” the Whimsy films and TV shows so much that he has an enormous cache of them to remind him about what he “hates” so much.
I suspect he’s some mix of horrified, frustrated, and secretly amazed and, perhaps even honored. (Hey, who wouldn’t be when chosen as the princess who’ll save Whimsy?)
THAT is the very logic that occurred to me today on my drive to work. He’s the only ‘human’ robot (as opposed to the pseudo-chibi humanoid characters that we first met.
I can’t quite parse that sentence, is it supposed to say he’s the only “human” robot here (true), the only human robot on the team (also true), or the only human robot we’ve met (false – Ruby of St. Charlie is also fully mechanical and human-shaped)?
Hilarious.
Unity’s helping!
Waitwaitwaitwaitwait
How can a bunch mechanical sentients tell if something is soft and/or warm? (yes, I know that’s the joke)
Force-meters and thermal-imaging.
“Greetings, fellow sentient. May I probe you to determine whether you are cuddly?”
Wait, wait. I can’t be the only one reminded of Virginia and the cobras for that last panel, right? Imagine the possibilities were they to meet.
Hugs!
SO. MANY. HUGS.
D’aww! they’re all excited! Just look at that teddy bear (panel 2)
Er… kill you all = predicts the future? This doesn’t sound like all starshine and rainbows to me. What do the Sanrio rejects know that we don’t? I worry for the poor helicopter princess!
Inaccurate predictions are still predictions.
Maybe, but remember, this is Skin Horse in the land of hyper cute inside the leaking breeder reactor…
I note Nick doesn’t seem particularly put out by the pig: is it 1. He’s not actually looking at him in the first panel, that’s just a thousand-yard stare, 2. Cute-proof cynicism, or 3. Has no organic heart or glands, therefore simply incapable of suffering cute-shock? I guess we’ll find out tomorrow!
Or the cuteness is just a memetic effect, which we know the drone’s operator is immune to (and, let’s face it: the pig is not cuter than other little animals that appeared in the comic, even the ones in this particular strip — and especially the cobras)
The pig remains the least cute thing in the room.
Okay, this is approaching Defcon 1 (Cobra-level) adorableness. And they’re cuter than Sanrio characters, too (except for Batz Maru).
There is nothing cute about Sanrio characters! I know, because I have to deal with Jade Sinclair on a regular basis.
1. I googled “Jade Sinclair” and found a picture of a drag queen. What’s the missing link between her/him and Sanrio?
2. Batz Maru, Diane. Batz Maru.
Wrong Jade. Jade sinclair of whatley acadamey weaponises cute. regularly.
Visit Crystal Hall (dot org) and discover Jade for yourself – there is a fan wiki which explains more, but out of necessity it contains spoilers for the stories. Needless to say, she idolises Hello Kitty, helped create a school training team called “Wondercute” (needless to say, spare a thought for the range instructors who watch their sessions) and has even threatened to use “Radioactive condor girl” as a strategy. Mercifully her “older sister” (when in human form – it’s complicated) is a little more down to earth.
At the other end of the scale is Ayla Goodkind – smart, practical, business-focussed and a tendancy to have foodgasms (described in mouthwatering detail) over the “special” dishes occassionally supplied covertly by the chefs…
There’s ALSO a drag queen named Jade Sinclair? Oh, the horror!
Heh-heh. I have to figure out how to weaponize this new knowledge…
There’s a Sanrio store in Portland (Sanrio: They’re everywhere.) I’ve seen Batz Maru. I respectfully disagree that he’s the cutest Sanrio animal. (I go with Chococat.) Unfortunately, the last thing I saw in there were Kiss Hello Kitty plushies. Definitely not cute. I’m not making this up.
Thank you, Manifesta, for confirming that Badtz Maru is indeed the best Sanrio character. Now if only we could convince the Sanrio store here in Houston to stock more stuff with him on it . . .
I had to google just about every word above. I had no idea what a ‘Sanrio’ or ‘Badtz Maru’ was. I thought Hello Kitty was just some weird Japanese thing that occupied a small sliver of western culture. Who knew there were whole American stores just for it? I didn’t. What does it mean that I found nothing on the Sanrio site to be cute to me? Am I broken or just old?
It means you’re sane. And nearly unique, apparently. HTH, HAND.
I really like the way that the creatures have shifted positions between panels. They’re not just mobbing him, they’re crawling all over him.
In panel 3, is the chipmunk BOUNCING ON NICK’S BOOB while it says “And soft”??
And if he is accepted as the musical House’s princess, will that make him a Nick Collodi-an?
Remember, Nick confirmed she’s “like an ironing board”. The body hasn’t got breasts.
Well, none to speak of.
Then where would it keep the gyroscopes?
Nick likely expects “sexy” women to be at least Pamela Anderson class. To him, a healthy C-cup would barely be worth noticing.
This. Strip. Is. Amazing.
Y’know, I really don’t know how many times people have asked if they can keep me. At least once in the past week.
I’ve never been carried, though.
This must feel really weird to Nick. I can’t help but wonder how he’s perceiving this. ‘Cause they’re not really dragging around “his body” (that thing is the helicopter), but they’re dragging a body that he controls. Is it like, for us, if someone grabs our arm and starts yanking that around? Or more invasive? How much does it feel to him like someone is carrying his body? How much is he stepping back and dissociating from it? (Which would be bad if that were his primary body, but I don’t honestly know given that he just feels like he’s driving it.
I spend too much time hypothetically-psychoanalyzing Nick…
Somehow I think it’s more akin to someone picking up and carrying your R/C car. Annoying, but not personal.
I seriously doubt that. Driving an RC car doesn’t give you any kind of feedback, which the remote must for him to be able to function through it.
Compare to something like wearing a VR headset – which, with something like a roller-coaster sim, can make people literally throw up even though their other senses will tell them there are no actual g-forces.
Considering that the remote must give him not only vision and audio, but also sense of touch and proprioception, it’s got to be way more like he’s actually there.
(TUNE: “Holding Out For A Hero”, Bonnie Tyler)
We were all amazed when we saw her walking there,
With her lovely face and form, and long and flowing hair …
Quickly we stampeded, and knocked her to the ground,
Dragged her straight to Cunningham and said, “Look what we found!”
We found a princess!
We found a beautiful princess that we all want to keep!
She’s more lovely than most,
And she’s warmer than toast,
And we’ll cuddle with her when we sleep!
We love our princess!
We truly do, with a love and affection so deep!
And we hear her predict
That our butts will get kicked,
Ev’ry bunny and donkey and sheep!
Love her a heap …!
I do believe Nick has gone past white hot anger and reached a state of Zen rage.
You think? Remember, Nick “hates” the Whimsy films and TV shows so much that he has an enormous cache of them to remind him about what he “hates” so much.
I suspect he’s some mix of horrified, frustrated, and secretly amazed and, perhaps even honored. (Hey, who wouldn’t be when chosen as the princess who’ll save Whimsy?)
If Nick is the Princess, and Unity and Sweetheart are the Funny Animal Companions, I guess the only part left for Tip is the Prince…
Tip could pull off the evil step-mother look.
I’m thinking Fairy Godmother.
Definitely. Tip will be called on for a princess makeover.
Of course Nick would be recognized as a princess. They’re all robots, and he’s (piloting) a robot.
THAT is the very logic that occurred to me today on my drive to work. He’s the only ‘human’ robot (as opposed to the pseudo-chibi humanoid characters that we first met.
I can’t quite parse that sentence, is it supposed to say he’s the only “human” robot here (true), the only human robot on the team (also true), or the only human robot we’ve met (false – Ruby of St. Charlie is also fully mechanical and human-shaped)?
“Of course. We all create God in our own image.”
The last two days have had two of the funniest SH strips in memory.
Remarkable, something running on electricity being shocked by events.
This isn’t relevant, but I like the donkey.
Not to sell Nick short here but, are we sure the animal friends aren’t just setting their expectations low for any princess they can find?