Freefall

Achieving uniform stink◊

Yeah, gotta match the detergent brand

Not half as sneaky◊

I've lost track of who this might be.

Contextually, Winston's parent? She's staying with them so she may be sneaking into their house to take a shower with minimal disturbance in case they were asleep.

And Winston being up front about male motivations◊

Sexual innuendo? In Freefall?

They strike me as a couple who are comfortable simply cuddling. And we'll leave it at that.

Luxury is for those who can stand it◊

First contact◊

Kind of obvious, but I'm going to guess that the next strip will feature something along the lines of:

"What do you guys think, do you count as live shipment or not?"

:-) Although these haven't shown quite as much they philosophical bent as some of the other robots.

This is why it’s important to be specific when giving orders.◊

Though knowing Sam, this might be All According to Plan.

I think he did want them to stay on the Savage Chicken while he's setting stuff up.

But he also knew that some kind of chaos is inevitable and he's going to roll with it when it reaches him.

Perils of efficient learning◊

Although, in practice, such theoretical exercises often falter against practical matters.

Now, is this guy in the Union? That's a very important question. He's going to talk about this encounter.

Robot incursion successfully repelled, but not without hurt feelings◊

I don't want to invalidate the hurt feelings, but so far this seems relatively optimal solution to the potential problem of "robots, far too enthusiastic in their attempts to help, start invading the station."

Realizations...◊

If only all screening processes were this quick.◊

"We have to work? Yay!◊"

Sam is really quite competent when he can convince himself that he's stealing the knowledge of others◊

The power of overtime...◊

Actually very calming◊

Plush power.

Adult security blankets◊

Also coffee mugs.