A Noble Steed

She's actually a robot mom Hanner's dad built to cover up the reality that [REDACTED]. Sadly, her dad is not good on parenting.

Captain Button

It's been awhile since we saw Hannelore's mother. So long that you notice they stylistic changes. I don't recall her eyes being pink, but I suppose she could've had some work done since then.

Brent Catherman

So, Hanners' Mom waited this long to assign her an assistant? And she's an Ellicott-Chatham? Doesn't this qualify as dereliction of fiduciary duty or somesuch, by being so careless and waiting so long?

Brad Knowles

Some of us can afford the upgrade.

Seth Aaron Hershman has they she pronouns

After all, what is dressage but...dancing for horses?

Seth Aaron Hershman has they she pronouns

I'm shipping her with Pintsize. :)

I see that AI's are truly equal to humans in how they are treated by Hanalore's mom?

Shane

That horse is the stuff of nightmares...

Frank Li

Didn't Beatrice used to have green eyes?

Eric Lusby

Helpful how, by ordering a replacement for the phone that only got broken because she showed up?

Jumpy James Johnson Junior

Only if it gets left out in the train.

Jumpy James Johnson Junior

Wilson is a companion, not an assistant. Tilly, however, is on the payroll. Two completely different paradigms.

Question: what assistance can Tilly supply that Wilson can not given he now has a humanoid body? Prior to the new body, I could see this being a need, now I can not see the need for a human assistant.

Wild Card

$1 says that she pays the horse to misbehave to make the experience authentic (and to give her a reason to use the teaser)

Jason Rock

P.S. Excellent Kirby-like dynamic throwing arm on Hanners!

Douglas E. Smith

Waitasec...this is the 'meeting' that her mother was in from which she couldn't be disturbed? Quality control of of the warbeasts prior to the invasion?

Douglas E. Smith

I just noticed robo horse's blade pointed tail on panel one. I think it's a war chevaline ala "The Diamond Age."

Gary Walker

Nope. Do not like her not one little bit!!

Maybe the horse is folding up into a briefcase? I can’t figure out what’s happening there at all.

Peevester

Man! I really don't like Hannalore's mom, so much so, I'm making a couple monstrous assumptions about the horsey: (1) That the AI is an inmate in Robo-jail, and this is a similar deal to May's "personal assistant" thing with Dale when she was in slam. (2) That the AI's vocabulary has been restricted, at the request of Ms. Ellicott-Chatham, to horsey-noises. (Whether this is a limitation built into the horse body, or some form of software "muzzle", we don't know yet.)

Czarzhan

It could happen instantly, if she were thrown from her malfunctioning robo-horse and trampled by it. The horse wouldn't be at fault, as it was damaged by an unexpected electric shock believed to have been inflicted by the late heartless human imposter.

gatherer818

I do hope one day this woman gets some form of karmic retribution

Dylan T

Was starting to sing the opening to the Lion King. "Maaaaaaaaaaants ingonyama bagithi Baba....."

Rudolph Gerber

Okay, so we *really* don't like Mom, right? Right?!

Pavel Curtis

:( Agreed, poor robo horse. But, what is it saying?

Littleshiro-kun

Of course her mom would be doing dressage or something like that.

Mark P.

She is a true friend of the crown. Tilly dilly!

Brian English

Tilly? Silly! Willy-nilly hill-billy? Maybe killy? Run of the milly? Milli-vanilli? Tilly, tilly bo-billy, banana-fana bo-billy. Fee-fi-fo filly. Tilly.

BobC

Now all I can see is Bubbles on an AI horse riding in to her wedding. (If you have to ask who I'm shipping with Bubbles, you get the sharp end of the Ellicott-Chatham tazer.)

Hmmm. Does Mama Ellicott-Chatham have intimations of mortality? PS poor horse! Call the ASPC-AI!

Holly Nelson

That's just what Hanners was told

Hedgie

With a name like Tilly, one would expect her to have a proper English diction.... but a killer accent like Bubble would be fun.

Chris Gallaty

I want a robo-horse :o

Waffliesinyoface

I thought she was in a meeting.

Captain Button

Well adjusted families don't produce webcomic artists. [JOKE]

Captain Button

Why are webcomic parents so shitty?!

Giant Speck

Another terrible pun. Please continue.

Celine Chamberlin

Humanoids.

Seth Aaron Hershman has they she pronouns

If humanoid robots see ungulates, what does a robot ungulate see when it smells tea?

C Bonesmith

Wow, it's been a <i>decade</i> since we've seen Beatrice. She didn't stay gone long enough.

Seth Aaron Hershman has they she pronouns

His name should be Oberon.

Summer Sudbrink

RoboCruelty is wrong. And that assistant is already helpful

Kyle Major

Oh, this is so not going to end well.

Brad Knowles

Tazermane

Summer Sudbrink

Artifilly Intelligence

Summer Sudbrink

She reminds me of Edina's secretary Bubble on Absolutely Fabulous somehow. (also robo horsey noooo)

Anton

Now shipping: Mrs. Ellicott-Chatham/robot horse, Mrs. Ellicot-Horse

Gary Walker

So graceful

Magic Chopstick Games

Don’t taze me brony!

Summer Sudbrink

Ellicott-Chatham Horse Tasers: when only certain correction of your mechanical horse will suffice.

Gary Walker

Trusty

SC

Horsey was just trying to say "Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaate"

MikeT

Is that horse an AI? Do I need to turn her in for AI abuse? WELL, DO I?!

Celine Chamberlin

lol Tazer™ Horse.

Nakawē Writer Mari

I loved this new character from the first pic I saw of her but knowing her name and role I'm even MORE excited!

Erin Moriarty