Well, millions may be an underestimate. The US seems rather depopulated in their travels across the country, which would indicate a death toll well above nine figures, and if the female rage disease went international the toll could be in the billions.
This seems, BTW, to indicate that Unity can’t be _forcibly_ assimilated – the swamp ultimately can’t control her nanites?
Not at first, but after several world ships find themselves stuck making sammiches rather than exploring and assimilating, the adaption/defense protocols might start going into effect.
Making sammiches instead of assimilating could be considered a good defensive move, if it means others are less likely to see them as a threat and attack on sight.
I finally figured out the slashfic—it’s President Sweetheart’s pass at a metaphor of her relationship with her Unity. Buckley is a Mary-Sue for her—the strong and stable one in a relationship with Cooper, who’s flighty and usually pretty dim, with occasional flashes of insight.
Call me closed-minded if you will, but I find it difficult to get past the whole being-a-decomposing-biorobot-sewn-together-from-necrotic-body-parts thing.
Also, she’s fictional, and I find trans-reality relationships hard to cope with.
Eh, I still call it a win
Well,that was somewhat anti-climatic.
Nothing went boom.
Yet.
Does she get to keep her nifty green-toned skin color?
Yes, the death of millions does leave something to be desired in the way of climatic events. The human race would make it up in a few months.
Well, millions may be an underestimate. The US seems rather depopulated in their travels across the country, which would indicate a death toll well above nine figures, and if the female rage disease went international the toll could be in the billions.
This seems, BTW, to indicate that Unity can’t be _forcibly_ assimilated – the swamp ultimately can’t control her nanites?
“I’m rejecting sameness, and all it took was smutty fanfic and the deaths of millions.”
This may be my life motto.
Yeah! He’ll go make his own Great Unity, with Black Jack and Hookers!
In fact, forget the blackjack!
Eh, forget the whole thing.
Would the Borg reject those nanites, too?
Not at first, but after several world ships find themselves stuck making sammiches rather than exploring and assimilating, the adaption/defense protocols might start going into effect.
Making sammiches instead of assimilating could be considered a good defensive move, if it means others are less likely to see them as a threat and attack on sight.
Borg brand sammiches Made with love and nanites
Now I imagine “BORG” in the Subway font.
“BORG. Assimilate fresh.”
I just hope someone finds Unity something to wear before the swamp actually abandons her.
And maybe what happened here was one of the billion ways in which the swamp renaming itself the “Great Unity” could be good.
You don’t think the Tarzan/Jane look with the vine is fetching?
What ecological niche would the “Great Unity” fill in the new scheme of things?
I finally figured out the slashfic—it’s President Sweetheart’s pass at a metaphor of her relationship with her Unity. Buckley is a Mary-Sue for her—the strong and stable one in a relationship with Cooper, who’s flighty and usually pretty dim, with occasional flashes of insight.
You’re calling Buckley perfect?
No, President Sweetheart is.
Personally I find the vine wrap she’s wearing to be incredibly sexy.
Call me closed-minded if you will, but I find it difficult to get past the whole being-a-decomposing-biorobot-sewn-together-from-necrotic-body-parts thing.
Also, she’s fictional, and I find trans-reality relationships hard to cope with.
Well, you’ve got to overlook some things if you want a relationship to work…
Or, for some people, if you want a relationship.
This gives me flashbacks of The Social Network
With blackjack and hookers!
No
obviously in this context, blackjack is an African-American zombie named Jack, and hookers are zombies that wield grappling hooks
Unity and Diversity! Where have I heard that before? Hmm http://bahai-library.com/lalonde_unity_diversity ?
Nah.
I LOVE the look on her face in that third panel. It’s delightful.