Comments on: Chapter 4, Page 57

By: m&m

m&m — Tue, 12 May 2020 17:30:52 +0000

i think about this page a lot and wonder if the negative associations of being trans and being robots for titus stems from when titus attempted to come out to erika and erika said something equating the two with dismissive disgust. and that made titus quietly retreat into ‘this is fine’ closeted denial with those they already know.

By: mikeylikesit

mikeylikesit — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 08:04:16 +0000

In reply to Emma.

I kind of find it completely odd that you’re defending a comic character as if they were a real person.

I’m only asking for metadata, not a moral standpoint.

Neither side of the binary really resonates with me, but that doesn’t mean I can’t say, “biologically male, gender – never really thought about.”

By: mikeylikesit

mikeylikesit — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 08:02:24 +0000

In reply to Scrod.

Well…I’m just trying to figure out the backstory. I’m not trying to be their friend…they are a comic character.

This has nothing to do with individual snowflakes. I am literally just wanting to know the CliffsNotes: “considered a biological BLANK, identify as a BLANK”

By: Scrod

Scrod — Tue, 26 May 2015 20:41:04 +0000

We’ve got to get this nominated for a Hugo next year. It could cause the Sad Puppies heads to explode, and that would be a Good Thing. If you don’t know why, google “sad puppies.”

By: Tre

Tre — Fri, 22 May 2015 00:57:05 +0000

In reply to Dec. I gather Sulla has had bad experiences about telling people she is an android. I do not doubt while most are nice about it they still treat her different. It would be devastating to Sulla to have Ty do that to her. So Sulla avoids it the only way she knows how. By avoiding saying anything about it. I think Ty will have to force the truth out of Sulla. Because Sulla is just like her origin. So socially awkward she will never find the words to express herself on her own. The poor thing.

By: Jude

Jude — Mon, 18 May 2015 02:14:43 +0000

This comic is amazing! I just discovered it. I LOVE science fiction, and you do the genre so much justice! I can’t wait to read more!

By: Dec

Dec — Sat, 16 May 2015 01:55:07 +0000

Very ironic how Ty views Sulla as someone to confide in more than to their other friends, while Sulla clearly can’t do the same with Ty…

By: Scrod

Scrod — Fri, 15 May 2015 20:25:15 +0000

In reply to ked. Now I am wondering about the existing robots - some of them seem gendered but is it just habit from their previous human existence? Do they feel desire still? Sulla is probably one of the most advanced, and Brendan obviously, but how about the ones on the street? Is Titus stating a fact about robots or just assuming? Don't worry, robots, Brendan is coming to save you.

By: Scrod

Scrod — Fri, 15 May 2015 20:21:05 +0000

In reply to mikeylikesit. People and snowflakes are all different. You don't need to know the whole wiring diagram to be someone's friend. I don't think Titus has it figured out yet either. I think we're seeing someone impatient with female biology and roles trying to break out of the box and look around. I also think the friends know more than they are saying.

By: ked

ked — Tue, 12 May 2015 14:02:49 +0000

This is veeery interesting. I’m not agender, but I identify (when I have to) as asexual. Titus’ comments ring true for me in a different way… I totally understand their attitude, especially as a young person. I was very self-critical and felt like being A was in some way making me like a robot. It’s both a common crit towards Agender/sexual people, but also a slur people turn towards themselves, like ‘I’m not a real human! I don’t have real human feelings!’ To link this whole issue to a world where ACTUAL PROPER ROBOTS exist adds a whole new and intriguing dimension to what it means when we use/abuse these sorts of words..and to get overly philosophical on y’all- what it actually means to be ‘human’. POW

I love this comic more and more every update.