Further Protestation

I want this to happen so badly xD the dynamics of such a relationship would be incredible

DaVinci

If they were having sex, Clinton would still be annoying, and I would still have Ston.

Unanimous D

Another chance for more of Officer Basilisk!

all. of. the. Robosexualness.

Gamera

It's not that Bubbles doesn't agree. It's that Clinton is annoying.

Jen Kilmer

to quote... "Thou dost protest too much."

Adam Bell

More likely Faye.

David Paul

I think Faye considers poor, awkward, nerdy Clinton to basically be a little brother at this point. She's completely unfazed walking past him in just a towel. I think that's as adorable as the ship. I don't think it's really going to sail, tbh, but it's super-cute.

gatherer818

Bubbles seems to be coming further out of her former isolation. She now cares what people think about her and her friends, but she's still learning how to *affect* what people think. The direct physical approach works, but does have limitations with us squishy human types.

BobC

Suicide by Android? o_O

Greg Matyola

omg Bubbles' is so close to realizing her crush, now we just gotta have Faye realize it's mutual <3333

Jacob Bowen

BUBS HAS THE HOTS FOR FAYE CONFIRMED That's half of my ship, I can live with that

Bubbles momentarily agreeing with him is the highlight of the strip for me.

Mark

Here lies Clinton Augustus. Cause of Death: being crushed into a cube after pursuing a line of enquiry about Faye and Bubbles' relationship. Police are regarding it as suicide.

David Paul

Early on Pintsize had an IRC date with an AnthroPC he thought was female but was male. It kind of freaked him out, not because he had a problem with dating a male robot, but because he had a problem dating someone he had misgendered. His date was even more upset by the misgendering. It was established in that plotline that AnthroPCs are set in software as male, female, or agender. While there's nothing holding back simply switching that setting at any time, recent discussions between May and Momo regarding how robot sexuality is tied to being embodied in humanoid form and socializing with humans would suggest to me that a robot would integrate their (a)sexuality and (a)gender into their personality almost as meaningfully as humans do. I would expect that having such a visibly feminine body would lead Bubbles toward a female gender identity. At the very least, she would have been likely to bring up any gender dysphoria she might feel when she and Claire were talking about her body issues regarding her size and Claire's regarding being trans and having had lots of gender dysphoria prior to her transition.

I STILL ship Basilisk and Bubbles :P

Freya Thurell

How do robots know their gender? Why do they seem to have 2 as well? There are many open questions here.

My guess is Bubbles is in for some heartache. I don't think Faye's any more into ladies than she ever has been.

Also, Clinton is like super handsome in panel 4, y/y?

SC

Ah, Clinton. Two steps forward, one step back and then thrown out a window.

R. Francis Smith

Normally, yeah, but she's breaking up a fight here.

Neil Fein

Is Faye just walkin' around the flat in a bathtowel with Clinton and maybe other visitors still there? Seems kinda out of character for her.

Chris Luthe

fenestrating?

Eric Sieck

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lilibat

anyone else hear rattle sound fx?

Unanimous D

Don't break the clients before they pay!

Joseph H.

Clinton is not wrong. Faye is, indeed, super hot.

Populuxe

But what was the incomplete f-word in the first panel?

Of course, Clinton is now making this particular sound: <a href="https://youtu.be/ICAtmSeW_uY" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/ICAtmSeW_uY</a>

Jon Chaisson

I will admit all the shippers losing their minds is entertaining, though.

Josh

Not everyone has to be fuckin' each other. Aside from the fact that Bubbles would probably need some specialty modifications to even make that work with a human, some people are just really good friends.

Josh

INDEED, SHE IS. Now go tell Faye that, Bubbles. #FayblesForever

Celine Chamberlin

Can't wait until i have all of this in hardcopy. Something incredible about ships in meatspace, and not virtual ones.

Mister Cletus

Poor Bubbles. I wonder if Faye is going to have to sit Bubbles down over this.

TMN

I'm just patiently waiting on Faye's perspective on this whole thing.

Samantha Yeaman

What's better than this, just gals being pals

The flustered look in the last panel is super adorable too. Also shaking-clinton-face is hilarious.

Travis Wedding

The lady doth protest too much, methinks.

Dylan T

Ahh, I see Clinton is using the updated Turing test.

Andrew

welcome back to "Jeph fucks with the shippers" month.

Travis Wedding

Bubbles seems just a bit too flustered with all of this... I don't blame her Faye is cool people and obviously there's attraction.

Rick W

NOW KISS!! KISS DE GIRL BUBBLES.... AAAAAAAAAFFGFFHHHHHHHHJDIIENWNISJXUI;/&gt;%[×,NFIEOXBE

This is a worthy, worthy update

SC

I SHIP IT

Saketh Kasibatla