Jestful Statement - 03 - HD
Added 2021-11-30 08:58:38 +0000 UTCIdeas Given
Commentary
The initial inspiration for this storyline was essentially as follows:
"Expectation of context can SERIOUSLY impact what people hear in alarming ways. Like, depending on their expectations, they can takes things a totally different way than intended."
"Maybe people should announce the intended context before speaking, just to be sure?"
"Wait, that sort of sounds like the elcor from Mass Effect. That's kind of amusing to consider."
"Hm... I've referenced that people sometimes can't tell when Grace is joking several times now, haven't I? And I ALSO established that Diane is a Mass Effect fan..."
"I guess this is happening now."
Comments
I'm gonna ruin all of your day with two words. Elcor Pr0n.
Dragon Quest 3 or 4 in 2024
2021-12-01 18:30:32 +0000 UTC"Wait, did you hack your translator so you can control your kinetic language processing?" "With a sincerity such that skepticism would be deeply insulting: No."
Chordat
2021-12-01 09:25:02 +0000 UTCIt's my understanding that there is some artistic exaggeration in how Grace is depicted, but less than almost any other character in the strip. There are a number of people who are baffled at how anybody is unable to recognize Grace is an alien almost instantly. But she pulls it off, and thus raises the bar just that much further on what it would take for people to not recognize that someone was not human.
Some Ed
2021-11-30 22:43:45 +0000 UTC*giggles* I loved those aliens. The deadpan speech really made 'em.
Conrad Wong
2021-11-30 18:31:01 +0000 UTCLighthearted Amusement: Grace in the last panel looks like she has found an amusing and ornery solution to her problems.
Harmony Petersen
2021-11-30 18:22:14 +0000 UTCIrony all the way down.
Windscion
2021-11-30 16:46:16 +0000 UTCRecursive irony: recursive irony: recursive irony: recursive irony: ...nevermind.
kaitou
2021-11-30 15:16:16 +0000 UTCIt seems plausible that she'd have an especially stretchy face, even if she isn't actively shifting it.
David Fenger
2021-11-30 14:49:05 +0000 UTCGood catch on the typo!
Warren (Stephen) Rose
2021-11-30 14:30:28 +0000 UTCYou probably don't want to encourage people to look at your chest that frequently either. Typo: "explaning."
Stephen Gilberg
2021-11-30 14:26:17 +0000 UTCThe Elcor are great and you can't tell me otherwise.
Copper Hamster
2021-11-30 13:46:09 +0000 UTCYep, that came to mind for me as well. Such a great character!
Countzero
2021-11-30 10:52:59 +0000 UTCIndignation: The Superior being to utilize this technique is HK-47, not those thick armed meatbags.
Narall
2021-11-30 10:29:30 +0000 UTCHere's the thing with Grace: I keep wondering if her exaggerated expressions are artistic license, or if she is actually morphing her face into those odd shapes.
Windscion
2021-11-30 09:36:28 +0000 UTC
