I hope the medi-bot realizes that by not actively protesting, that it just made a blood oath.
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Purrloin stood on her back paws and placed her front paws on the medi-bot’s chest. Purrloin said, “Please, by all my worshipped ancestors from Egypt, you have to remove this translator chip.” The medi-bot said, “I’m afraid it’s not reversible. Yes it’s a ‘chip’ but it fuses to your brain and becomes an organic part, overriding your previous language orientation. There’s nothing I can do. It was designed that way so language couldn’t be taken away from people out of retribution or to control them.” Getting angry and extending her claws, Purrloin said, “You’re fucking kidding me. Just string me up by my collar, why don’t you! Fine. But don’t you dare tell anyone I can talk and that we had this conversation. Or I swear I will bite your diodes so hard that they’ll be passing currents in both directions.” Purrloin then left the room, returned to the bridge, and began drinking a limbic sizzler that was sitting there.
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I laughed! She did the right thing and had a limbic fizzler. 🙂
(I really really want a limbic fizzler.)
How does the barbot make a blood oath when lacking the necessary fluid? I mean, it won’t stop Purrloin from acting on it. It’s just idle curiosity.
It’s a medi-bot. They have ample blood.
People who gain new abilities often try to give them up because they’re overwhelmed and don’t want to work at learning how to use them. They’re not used to hearing, or seeing colors, or speaking other languages, and don’t wanna. It’s why enhancements like VR and glasses that correct color blindness end up in the closet.
I mean, the glasses that “correct” colorblindness don’t actually do any such thing — they have a strong marketing game (to the point of lying and posting scripted videos) and that’s… about it. The reason they end up unused is because they don’t have the advertised functionality.
Yeah, I think we all figured that would be the case. So now the question becomes how long until Purrloin finally gives in and talks to the others?
My new favorite is the last panel. 🙂
>passing current in _both_ directions
I know cats can be evil, but even for them that is a terrible thing to say :}
Sounds like the Limbic Fizzler is much milder than a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster.
At least we haven’t seen anybody needing rehabilitation afterward.
What a remarkably durable meme you’ve created, Christopher! A sulky cat frowsting over its drink. This one will grow legs, I think. Copyright it while you can!
… And that’s how the medi-bot ended up with this terrible pain in all the diodes down its left side.
Wild speculation: Purloin will lose patience with Mr. “Fixed Idea”, currently brawling in the art museum, and blurt out just how stupid he is. This will finally convince Spizz he’s wrong, and permanently endear Purloin to Thoos.
I’m increasingly convinced that the translator chips are actually the only sapients in the Spacetrawler universe.
Agree. Species that are sapient without them seem to be very rare.
A lot of them seem pretty iffy even with them.