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Post by madjack on Feb 26, 2020 8:01:38 GMT
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Post by Timberwere on Feb 26, 2020 8:03:17 GMT
Looks like it. But what the ether is a robot head (?) doing in a bucket? Oil bath?  |
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Feb 26, 2020 8:04:04 GMT
Hmmm... Kudos to whoever guessed that the ocean would be a visual metaphor for the robot(s) expanded consciousness, I guess?
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Post by merry76 on Feb 26, 2020 8:28:54 GMT
Looks like it. But what the ether is a robot head (?) doing in a bucket? Oil bath? I guess its what you do when you are FoilBot. Its a bit like being BoxBot, but flatter... |
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Post by aquamafia on Feb 26, 2020 8:45:26 GMT
Tan cloth is Kat (or someone) wrapped up in some tan cloth and a god metaphor, I'll bet money on it.
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Post by madjack on Feb 26, 2020 8:57:24 GMT
Tan cloth is Kat (or someone) wrapped up in some tan cloth and a god metaphor, I'll bet money on it. I think it might actually be Juliet, and Arthur is telling the story of their journey to achieve higher consciousness for his sake. She's wearing a similar coloured robe in the last treatise.
Then they'll meet Kat later when they can see her work has reached the point of making a real difference. |
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Feb 26, 2020 9:36:18 GMT
Tan cloth is Kat (or someone) wrapped up in some tan cloth and a god metaphor, I'll bet money on it. I think it might actually be Juliet, and Arthur is telling the story of their journey to achieve higher consciousness for his sake. She's wearing a similar coloured robe in the last treatise.Kat's wearing a robe in #7 similar to what Juliette is wearing in #8 but the speech bubble doesn't look blue to me. It could be Juliette but there's a chance it's another robot guiding this one through the process, in which case brace for some evangelizing. |
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Post by MarineMonarch on Feb 26, 2020 9:38:30 GMT
Oh this chapter is definitely off to a fascinating start. Could this be what the ether looks like to a robot?
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Post by wies on Feb 26, 2020 11:15:43 GMT
Maybe this robot is dead/becoming alive, and it met a pschyopomp who does deal in electrical appliances?
Anyway, it seems we are in for weird times again, I am excited.
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Post by theonethatgotaway on Feb 26, 2020 11:15:45 GMT
Is this water, or is the bucket just standing on a flat stone/sand surface? Since it's all so flat, there's no way to tell with that grey color. Also, WOW, SUDDEN ROCK APPEARED NEXT TO MY BUCKET!
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Feb 26, 2020 11:25:16 GMT
For some reason Flat Stanley strikes me as a two-dimensional version of being papercliped and symbolically being in robot jail. Maybe Robot is preaching to the cult and this is how one of the bots is interpreting his sermon too literally.
"... trapped in my flat existence, floating in my tears, alone in an infinite plane with no features." "Then the Angel appeared, an extra dimensional rock of consistency, ..."
Cookies for those who thought the chapter thumbnail was a bucket!
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Post by saardvark on Feb 26, 2020 11:47:14 GMT
Looks like it. But what the ether is a robot head (?) doing in a bucket? Oil bath? I guess its what you do when you are FoilBot. Its a bit like being BoxBot, but flatter... Foilbot = roadkill (steamroller) Boxbot ? |
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Post by phyzome on Feb 26, 2020 12:35:43 GMT
Hahaha, what the hell, Tom? You always somehow manage to surprise me. :-)
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Post by ctso74 on Feb 26, 2020 14:13:10 GMT
Oh this chapter is definitely off to a fascinating start. Could this be what the ether looks like to a robot? Or the beginning of robo-ether. It looks like, this is going to be an exciting chapter. |
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Post by Corvo on Feb 26, 2020 14:22:33 GMT
I've been waiting years for an explanation to why Robot " predicted the coming of an angel". I hope this is finally it. Edit: To clarify, I'm thinking "robot screensaver dream". The bucket represents its hardware body, and the head represents its software mind. Now that I think about it, Robot and Arthur probably have human-like dreams now. |
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Post by Gemini Jim on Feb 26, 2020 15:43:30 GMT
"Do Robots Dream of Wooden Buckets?"
Of course, none of this is happening. I like the idea of a metaphor being taken literally.
The rock also appears to have moved along with the tan cloth. Maybe it represents something beyond just a rock for the cloth to sit on. (Strength? Earth? I'm suddenly reminded of Jones, since she is also not quite human; yet not a robot either.)
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Post by migrantworker on Feb 26, 2020 17:14:56 GMT
Oh this chapter is definitely off to a fascinating start. Could this be what the ether looks like to a robot? Or the beginning of robo-ether. It looks like, this is going to be an exciting chapter. Or the near-dead state in which the switched off robots are suspended. |
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Post by gergle on Feb 26, 2020 17:32:35 GMT
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Post by pyradonis on Feb 26, 2020 18:01:51 GMT
I think the holodeck is malfunctioning.
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Post by mturtle7 on Feb 26, 2020 20:00:22 GMT
Maybe this robot is dead/becoming alive, and it met a pschyopomp who does deal in electrical appliances? Anyway, it seems we are in for weird times again, I am excited. Wha...good GOD, man, that is an OBSCURE (and subtle) reference. I'm outraged at you, but also kind of outraged at myself for almost immediately recognizing it. I may or may not have spent a little too much time rereading the comic over and over again. |
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Post by najmniejszy on Feb 26, 2020 21:07:47 GMT
What came to my mind was a flatworm. A primitive lifeform, peeking out of a bucket, like a "fish" stepping onto land, perhaps?
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Post by Eily on Feb 26, 2020 22:59:56 GMT
The bucket made me think of bud, so until this guy gets a name we can call him Robud. Or Eglamore if that's too confusing. The flat robot head also makes me think about skeletoon from the ROTD, so I wouldn't be surprised if this turned out to be something ethery, or after-lifey as some have mentioned. Or maybe it's the way the electronic robots perceive the world after their conscience were transferred into the metal golems. |
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Post by fia on Feb 26, 2020 23:15:07 GMT
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Post by quinnr on Feb 27, 2020 2:06:22 GMT
I am not sure why but my brain just assumed the voice belonged to Jones for some reason. I think the stone and flowing fabric evoked some images from past chapters in my mind. |
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Post by Runningflame on Feb 27, 2020 2:24:42 GMT
What. The heck.
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Post by zbeeblebrox on Feb 27, 2020 2:25:42 GMT
Ah yes. The comic is continuing along as normal I see.
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Post by saardvark on Feb 27, 2020 2:44:41 GMT
Maybe this robot is dead/becoming alive, and it met a pschyopomp who does deal in electrical appliances? Anyway, it seems we are in for weird times again, I am excited. Wha...good GOD, man, that is an OBSCURE (and subtle) reference. I'm outraged at you, but also kind of outraged at myself for almost immediately recognizing it. I may or may not have spent a little too much time rereading the comic over and over again. ah, I got the reference right away! (Of course, the fact its part of my avatar made it kinda easy...) |
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Post by saardvark on Feb 27, 2020 2:46:55 GMT
Hahaha, what the hell, Tom? You always somehow manage to surprise me. :-) He's quite good at that.... it's one of the reasons we all keep returning... |
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Post by DonDueed on Feb 27, 2020 4:07:24 GMT
Do wisps affect robot minds?
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Post by DonDueed on Feb 27, 2020 4:10:37 GMT
Oh wait... I get it. That's the bit bucket.
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