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TGW-1083

Chapter: Friendship
Characters: Admiral ariste, dave, F.L. jacobs, Grand Admiral Mistrial Borogrove, kiedra, prez
Location: prez's office, space station
└ Tags: last act of defiance, new toy

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  1. JasonAW3
    April 14, 2023, 20:16 | # | Reply

    Oh yeah…
    Mr. CSA President is going to be ended rather messily, I do believe.

    I suspect that the wormhole sleds are so stripped down of whatever
    shielding needed to protect the organic biologies, that only advanced
    electromechanical Entities, can survive the transition…

    • JasonAW3
      April 14, 2023, 20:20 | # | Reply

      Come to think of it, Lt. Jacobs metallic skin COULD be an indicator
      of a sort of Faraday cage skin, meant to ground out the quantum
      electrical surges such a Wormhole transition would likely cause.

    • Scarsdale
      April 15, 2023, 00:16 | # | Reply

      As PC explained in: http://thegentlewolf.net/comic/tgw-194/
      The pocket universe(?) that you enter while using the portals
      expands matter to the size of that universe, then when you
      exit the portal matter returns to normal in our universe.
      The speed of the transition if too fast will result in the
      flesh to not fully returned to normal, like looking over and
      see both Ben and Jerry as a multi-limbed blob that’s become
      part of the decking. Yuk… mechanical and electrical items
      re-combine easier and faster with far less side-effects because
      they are simpler and with a sharper difference between parts,
      while living matter is all soft and squishy and packed close
      together making it harder to reconstitute in the right order.

  2. Scarsdale
    April 15, 2023, 01:19 | # | Reply

    Oh that asshole “president”, If I could, he wouldn’t be shot on sight,
    Pee Wee and I would either take turns or we’d bounce his worthless
    ass back and forth between us! Shooting isn’t good enough, he HAS
    to suffer like she did. Leaning on her head like a piece of furniture…
    (Censored due to explicit content…) Just let Pee Wee take him outback
    and beat him like an old rug that hasn’t been cleaned in a few years…

    It makes sense that an android would survive hard transitions, like
    Emsay said to Roxxy, it’s like being turned off and on very little lag
    and no other effects that other beings have. These new ships and
    their AI crew will make recon much faster and safer for any fleet
    about to enter a possibly hostile system.

  3. Bill Mullins
    April 15, 2023, 07:27 | # | Reply

    Why build AIs into humaniform bodies? It makes more sense (to me,
    at least) to just connect them directly to the vehicles.
    If mobility is needed a mobile casing could be fabricated.

    I’m confused. I thought the CSA prez was in the bunker.
    Here he seems to be on the top floor of a high rise. ???

    • Petercat
      April 15, 2023, 09:03 | # | Reply

      Because, as legitimate and legal “People”, they must be able to function
      in a world which is geared for humaniform bodies.
      After all, they wish to socialize and hold the same jobs as the meatsacks do.
      Not all wish to be heavy equipment operators, but those that do will find
      that some equipment is already being built to allow them to be removed
      from their humaniform bodies and placed inside for direct control. It saves
      space and allows them to perform in hazardous environments that would
      demand very expensive and bulky equipment for biologics to operate in.
      Notice, for example, how small the ship that Lieutenant Jacobs will
      operate is. No life support, sleeping quarters, galley or other bio support.
      And their reaction times are not throttled down by having to go through
      a humaniform interface. After all, it is easier to go from thought to action
      that to go through thought-nerve transmission-muscle movement-control
      movement-action.
      I should add that they must, over time, reimburse the Empire for the costs
      of their “birth”. Just like paying off a student loan, but at a very low interest
      rate.

      • Scarsdale
        April 15, 2023, 15:37 | # | Reply

        I agree, it’d be hard for Esmay to go the the PX to pick up some lubricant.
        And many people would be creeped out if the ship they are walking by
        started to open a conversation like any other person. Mostly because the
        ability to control any equipment that Terran or Catain can and doesn’t need
        oxygen, the need to use the head, or eat. Just a socket to recharge at.

    • Petercat
      April 15, 2023, 09:05 | # | Reply

      I don’t understand his reasoning either, but he decided to stay in his office
      during the attack. Some people are hard to figure out.
      Or, as in panel six, he may be hoping that the Waukandans will be satisfied
      with killing him, and leave the denizens in the bunker alone.
      I don’t believe that anyone is 100% evil, although some come very close.

      • Scarsdale
        April 15, 2023, 15:25 | # | Reply

        It might be a combination of, the safest spot would be by the head and
        he came to believe Capt. Mike. Either way his arrogance has lead to the
        loss of everything he’s built up and such, it’s just as likely they restrain
        Pee Wee from killing him to let the survivors deal with the mighty
        assholeness.

    • rob stanley
      April 15, 2023, 19:15 | # | Reply

      bunker.. during the cold war the US built a unknown number of bunkers
      (at least 50 , 1 per state.) but.. when the ‘moneybags’ found out,
      they were quick to tell everyone.. (so they could move in, in a crisis.)
      “” now this is all hear say “” .
      . but during 911, Greenbriar was over half capacity, by the rich…

    • Dreamfox
      April 16, 2023, 16:58 | # | Reply

      It also makes them more relatable for humans, which is a major point
      if they are new. We have seen the problems Data had, especially as
      temporary Captain of another ship. Consider how people would react
      to a non-humanoid AI.
      Besides, they could set up up that so that an AI can take control of
      a machine or vehicle with a simple plug-in in a finger.
      And while they are probably build very sturdy, they have protective
      gear for humanoids already on hand if extra protection is needed.

  4. President Elect Toxic Deplorable Racist SAH Neanderthal B Woodman Domestic Violent Extremist SuperStraight
    April 15, 2023, 12:59 | # | Reply

    I know that tit-for-tat won’t bring back the dead,
    but it would be SO satisfying to saw (slowly) the head off of El Presidente
    and place it on the stand currently occupied by the Catian pilot’s head.
    El Presidente can be defiant all he wants with his head on a trophy stand.

    • Scarsdale
      April 15, 2023, 15:43 | # | Reply

      Chainsaw, while he’s alive so he can watch as it’s slowly pushed in.

  5. notStanley
    April 15, 2023, 13:45 | # | Reply

    Prez gets a point for telling Dave to stand down. But then
    reminds us what an arrogant bastard by choosing to lean on
    the “trophy” stand, as if he wants to antagonize someone
    into giving him a quick death.

  6. Scarsdale
    April 15, 2023, 15:42 | # | Reply

    My thought too, that’s why I suggested to let Pee Wee take
    him out back of the building and beat him like they did Kiedra.
    Keep at it until he begs for death like I’m sure she did too.

    • Scarsdale
      April 15, 2023, 15:51 | # | Reply

      I love the expression she has on her face,
      like she’s ready to attack given the chance.

  7. JasonAW3
    April 15, 2023, 16:43 | # | Reply

    It’d be nice if they found that the head on the stand was fake, and she’s
    being held in a veterinary clinic while her wounds heal. These people WERE
    American citizens at one time, and I figure there should STILL be a few who
    are decent people.

    Besides, making a fake Catian head wouldn’t be as hard as it might seem.
    Considering how realistic I’ve seen some fake animatronic bodies look,
    making a fake Catian head would take less than a week, especially if they
    have the living thing to model it on.

    From a purely intelligence angle, killing her would have been a waste, as
    she probably would have a huge amount of info on the Empire that would
    be useful. Plus, if nothing else, they’d be sure to want to study her. And
    A live specimen is WAY more valuable than a corpse.

    But, if PC says she’s dead, she’s dead. I just figure the Intel the Empire got
    could very easily be false, to act as political propaganda, and to give the
    CSA some time to study her, rather than have to fight the Empire on a
    Rescue Mission. I just always figured, never underestimate the intelligence
    of one’s adversary. It’s better to overestimate an adversaries intellect and
    capabilities, than to underestimate them. Just ask the Russians about that.

    • Petercat
      April 15, 2023, 17:14 | # | Reply

      I wish I could have her survive, but the CSA soldiers left her body out
      for the Waukenden soldiers to find. Kind of hard to fake that.

    • Scarsdale
      April 16, 2023, 01:07 | # | Reply

      If she was still alive, that would mean they killed another short, white/black
      Catain and that would still require the actions the Empire is taking. I doubt they
      would have the sense to try and pull something like that off, plus someone
      would have reported someone missing by now.

  8. Petercat
    April 15, 2023, 21:46 | # | Reply

    They’re all good, but second from bottom is… Well, I can sympathize.
    https://theferalirishman.blogspot.com/2023/04/some-memes-to-get-you-through-your.html?m=0#more

    • Scarsdale
      April 16, 2023, 01:17 | # | Reply

      So much truth in many of those memes.

    • Scarsdale
      April 17, 2023, 02:18 | # | Reply

      The cow fence guy? Ours is 10,000 volts, strong enough to jump a
      1/2 in gap to arc into my left nipple on a humid day… and run
      through my hand and into the nose of the calf I was reaching over
      to give a treat to… Me on the other hand was checking my heart
      rate and pulse while kneeling on the ground grunting…. ow…

      • Scarsdale
        April 17, 2023, 12:24 | # | Reply

        I should mention that was the last time I went shirtless on a hot day….

  9. Dreamfox
    April 16, 2023, 17:01 | # | Reply

    Good choice Mr. President.
    That may just make them angry enough to kill you quickly.

    • Scarsdale
      April 17, 2023, 01:40 | # | Reply

      I thought about that, but that would mean he’s smarter than he
      acts, meaning that he’s cruel just because he can. Not much of
      a saving point. His mistake was thinking just because The Empire
      didn’t tear through his kingdom killing any and everyone while
      he stayed safe meant they were weak. To him it meant he could
      do anything he wanted and never face reprisals. Ah no Mr.
      President, it’s not the Sugar Plum Fairy at the door,
      it’s Karma, and she is PISSED.

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