Oh, It's Her

Considering the whole tea sniffing thing it may not be all that abnormal for AI. Even in human society their are some common fetishes that people are less willing to share.

Gregory Norris

Sure, miss BREAD FETISH

Stoodmuffin

especially when you spot the Unipiper and the cat rapper hanging out together, with the kitties.

Satan

I really like the way you draw animals!

Marie

*Holds nose while running screaming into the night*

Ted Van Roekel

Yeah, I was gonna say, "says the AI with a bread fetish"...

Derrik Pates

I have this strong sense that they're in a scarcity tipping point society: there is absolutely no need for any scarcity economics, but there still is due to inertia. That said, La Li Lu Le Looo is the reindeer's estate trustee, and that reindeer's an heir to billions. At least, that's my headcanon.

Some Ed

There isn't actually anyone who *is* what 80% of the population thinks is normal, however. Also, I think, thanks to the Internet opening people's eyes to things, I think that figure is now down under 60%, and with any luck it'll be below 50% real soon now and we can get the damned self-repressing assholes out of our government!

Some Ed

She clearly wants there to be a set of norms to which people conform. This is just fine, so long as she widens her notion of what counts as acceptable conformity. Unkindness and injustice, right out; unusual tastes, habits, and beliefs, what the hell. When my German Shepherd was a puppy, I took her all over the city, because they are bred to be conservative and suspicious of anything they haven't seen before. I made sure she saw every kind of people, and, of course, they were sweet to her because she was a puppy. Now she's all, "Oh, a one-legged man with a feathered hat propelling himself on a skateboard with ski poles and singing. Does he have a tennis ball? No? Carry on, then." I hope that something similar happens to Roko.

Given Roko's bread fetish, I wouldn't be so quick to classify her as "normal" ;)

Churchill (formerly TeaBear)

I’m wondering- Roko was not a happy police officer, but she was a police officer, and not a rookie. Hard habits of mind to break. I’m wondering how she will respond to the world, without the responsibilities or authority of that position. More frustration, but in the opposite direction? Hmm...

Holly Nelson

Perhaps if you think /you/ are the only normal sentient being in town, your yardstick is faulty? :)

David Howe

Obviously the remnant alien AIs solved the lightspeed problem by building a probe containing all of their knowledge and experience and sending it to Earth. When it arrived, it constructed a bunch of bodies for itself, moved into an apartment and adopted a bunch of rescue greyhounds.

Dean Reilly

I can't imagine how she could afford one of those things, let alone 3. They're very deer.

Thomas Boys

Whats the argument for them not being in a post-scarcity society? Because I'm sure reindeer hoverboards is not it.

Grant Swire

Excellent callback jeph, A+

Brian

That reindeer is pretty chill

Bagge

One of my favorites, from a comic series of sheer genius. Some of his comics make me cry every goddamn time.

Clifton Royston

And becoming bored as all fuck with them.

Clifton Royston

Also, someone needs to send Roko this month's bonus comic.

Bruce Steinberg

I'm so happy to have La Li Lu and her reindeer back! 'Tis the season!

Bruce Steinberg

The majority is always sane.

Sleepy John

Traded her wings for wheels on her feet!

Where are her wings, Jeph?

Gary Walker

I define normal. The rest of you are weird.

pilgrim3

Yes. Next question?

Captain Button

You're not exactly in the middle of the bell curve there, Roko. But then <a href="http://www.viruscomix.com/page500.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">have any of us ever met a "normal" person</a>?

Peter Jensen

The best you can hope for is to be median.

BobC

The next new QC character should immediately be renamed "Fred Bucker" and shipped with Roko. OK?

BobC

Of course THAT's not normal! But add water and heat and it's completely normal.

BobC

The next new QC character shall immediately be renamed "Fred Bettish" and be shipped with Roko. Amirite?

BobC

You know if I saw that here in Portland, I wouldn’t bat an eye. After the Unipiper, that pair aren’t really that unusual.

Ron Braithwaite

...which doesn't work on any of my (or anyone else's?) clothing.

kaitou

Snake, this town belongs to,... THE PATRIOTS

I have no idea, but I need to know now!

I think it's reasonable to assume that the boards have better-than-here sense and avoid capability

Errol Cavit

WHO ARE THE PATRIOTS!?

Nicholas Lopez

I love that both her and the fluffybutt have their eyes wide closed.

MiaKitty

Panel 1, sign on left, middle line: Erase fur on bears????

ysth

Normal is a dryer setting

ysth

There's no such thing as a normal person.

There's a story in there-Roku finding a coffee shop with the "normal" sapient beings out there.

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Pautlind

Czarzhan

Yes you are one of only like 3 normals but we love you for that. God I know this girl she was doing something similar the last time need a quick link of her somewhere. Also metal gear?

Kyle Major

Carefully

Mordaeus

I suspect it actually has more to do with the smell, considering how they react to tea.

Mordaeus

This town is turning into some combination of Portland and Austin.

Mordaeus

"Normal" is relative, breadfucker.

Peter McDevitt

Normal is what 80% of the population considers normal. I think.

Mooster

Everyone is normal on some scale or other.

And thus begins Questionable Content Era...uh, 4?...: the Roko Basilisk Years

everyone said what I was going to say lol Roko you ain't normal

The Shadow's Lair

How is that moose successfully navigating two hoverboards without doing the splits?

Roko you want to fuck bread

Alexa

Someone should tell her having erotic feelings over yeast and flour isn’t normal.

Miyaa

Oh goodie! I was wondering just last week what the fairy girl was up to.

Holly Nelson

La LO.

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