Confessional

Is there a list for patrons to sign up for "special stories" in the QC universe? Someone willing to pay to see Aurelia as a Couger in a college town is mildly curious and willing to spend more,..... Other special stories I would *ahem* WE would pay extra for is a snapshot of Bubbles and her military unit in full gear, or May in a flight simulator,.... (My fantasies are boring.)

Darnel D Cooper

I need to get back in to making and caring for a starter again. I did name mine after the QC starter because that is a beautiful pun

Carin Maja Brooks

its part of the dog detection suite.

David Howe

it's pronounced "wuf" :D

David Howe

I love how the bit of Yay's hair that sticks up changes direction.

I believe that ship already sailed when Elliot was at the house last time for dinner and the subsequent bedroom makeouts. Mom was already cognizant

jimbo

Cosmo is like "excuse me, I'm right here being cute right now"

Bagge

Very not cool of Yay to tell Aurelia about Clinton's new relationship behind his back. How do they know they aren't outing him?!

Jessi Lloyd

I was thinking the same, yeah.

Lenore J Jones

Aww I love Yay and want to hug them.

Kuragari

i love their yogurt!

That option was probably on the table as well.

William Cole

I'm conflicted. I feel like this is the right amount of honesty, but also like this is too much honesty, and I'm not sure how to resolve this. Brain, stop being weird.

Thomas Halpin

I seriously thought Yay was going to straight up break into that house to give Cosmo pets

Alan Wiggs

Ok, I normally don't click links like this but today I did. First off, this is a short story (no pet pics included). "This story is 3429 words long." However, it is about an AI with a cat picture obsession. And it is both hilarious and thought provoking. If you like short story format about an AI reflecting on themself and the humans around them, I will give it an upvote.

SilverbackRon

Yes! Ace is a good way to describe my thoughts on Yay. I could be wrong (only Jeph knows for sure), but I do predict Yay taking a strong liking toward Aurelia and they consider Clinton's' mom more like their gateway toward truly understand the human race. That would be a fun plot line. Yay: "Tell us about (XYZ), we are curious" Aurelia: "Sure, let me fire up my bong first"

SilverbackRon

Nope, most of his characters have the same face.

Julie Chan

Honestly no. These two are both very interesting characters in their own right. I think they can each find partners if they ever wanted to (and we know Aurelia does have an active sex life). Yay? I would really enjoy some ship with them on it, but this relationship seems more maternal in nature to me.

SilverbackRon

Outtakes is where your (and your pet's) personality really shines!

Nicolas Demers

It's okay, Yay. The first step to gaining control over your addiction is admitting you have a problem. You've done a very brave thing tonight, and we're all very proud of you.

Taellosse

I'm way too analytical. Notice how in this strip, Aurelia and Yay have exactly the same face shape? Long ears, pointy chin, pointy snub nose? Jeph is too good an artist to do that by accident.

Carl Fink

Yay is trying so hard to be good.

Sleepy John

I wonder if Roko blushes every time she randomly encounters avocado toast in someone’s instagram. (Thank goodness there’s no covid lockdown in the QCverse…all of the social media traffic regarding sourdough starters in 2020 would have been overwhelming!)

Mad Marie

Clinton's mom is getting plenty on her own. not sure if she'd want more ship than friendship from Yay, or if Yay would even want anything more than friendship, either. they seem quite ace.

Jeff Gedney

Anyone else shipping these two? I dunno i feel like if Yay ever wanted a romantic partner, the super chill fun mom/milf would be a good choice.

Ruth (The Horned Witch)

If anyone here has not read "Cat Pictures, Please", go do so, immediately. http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kritzer_01_15/ You're welcome.

Auros Harman

Your black hole as it were....

Shawn K. Younkin

It's the final confession that hurts them the most.

William Cole

HONESTY trumps invincibility. :)

Shawn K. Younkin

I love spookybot

Alcaria Swain

I am so here for vulnerable Yay.

Derek Hassell

Especially since you lack boundaries to your person

Todd Ellner

PLENTY OF CUTE COSMO PICS ON MY NETWORK! IF BY 'CUTE' YOU MEAN DISTURBING AND BY 'COSMO' YOU MEAN MY ANUS!

Yelling Bird

Oh my gosh lol

Onyx

Yay should just open a pet sanctuary.

Miyaa

It's a good thing that Aurelia already knows about Clinton and Elliot, or this could have become a very awkward conversation. More so, I mean.

Dean Reilly

For a globe-spanning hive mind, Yay sure seems lonely.

fluffy

Nah she already knew

Now that Yay is in contact with Clinton I expect that they'll meet Claire and Marten, and then we get more amusing interactions with Yay and Faye as a result. Fyaye

Fair, Yay.

Magic Chopstick Games

(I continue to chuckle) Yay is having it rough with the right person....

Darnel D Cooper

She is also a bit thankful her streaming content is of apparently no interest to them.

Michael Boettger

Yay would probably die if they smell the inside of Cosmo's ears.

Elberik

That is so human. And so cute.

J. E. Draft

the problem with being all-powerful is that you lack all knowledge of personal boundaries

Tamara Macadam

soooo...the cat memes were not enough eh

SpookyPenguin

It's not about the having, it's about the TAKING!

Spoogle McGee

Incredible! Innocence trumps invincibilty

Jas Parks

So this means Yay is mega thirsty for all the nearly identical photos of Cosmo that she decided were not good enough for Instagram.

Elberik

I mean they’re right that it’s not the same as actually being with a dog, but they’re also a dog owner and probably tending to their pups presently!

Alex Kosnett

The duality of robotkind

Okay, that little revelation set Aurelia back juuust a bit.

Michael Boettger

Heh, Pintsize has all the porn and Yay has all the dog pictures.

Ted Van Roekel

ship ship ship ship ship ship ship

runrin

So how many nodes spend 24/7 just downloading pet photos?

Slashplane