We have that one: Had to Come to Prison to Be a Crook.
Robot Jail seems to be an effective enough deterrent to keep May from going down that path, and instead remaining with her terrible job. Whether using a horrible experience to Scare 'Em Straight is right and proper is a whole other debate.
Edit: I wonder if Dora would consider hiring her next time she needs someone new? Dale can put in a good word, and May is only a little more abrasive than Faye or Dora herself when it comes to CoD employees.
Edited by HeraldAlberich on Sep 17th 2018 at 1:10:06 PM
My next thought was "or the library" before I realized maybe there's some intentional parallelism (or foreshadowing) regarding Marten's unjustified ownership of the library job, and May's struggles. I don't think Marten would attempt a heroic sacrifice to get May hired in place of him, but I suppose it's possible.
If Marten's going to sacrifice his job for anyone, it will be Claire. She's already as good as said she wants it, or something exactly like it.
Now, before she said this, I thought Marten's title was "library clerk," and he wasn't doing anything besides checking out and shelving, and not any of the things you need a Master's for. That was the impression I got from the QC forums last time the subject came up. Apparently he's grown into an actual librarian purely through experience.
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Isn't Dora trying to clean Co D up a bit though with less casual abuse and such?
OK, then May can see this as a step forward: you can have this job with better hours, pay, coworkers, and customers, if you can rein in the sarcasm a little. Doesn't even need to be all that much.
Edited by HeraldAlberich on Sep 17th 2018 at 4:06:02 AM
Jeez, it seems like Roko is having a really bad day. To the point of maybe considering a career change, or something.
"Y'know what, fuck it. Coffee Of Doom jobs for everybody!"
—Jeph, probably
It would be amusing to see Roko and May try to work together.
Um. I did not expect Roko to actually quit. Much less so abruptly and confidently.
"Something that makes me feel good." Unless Jeph is going to write her out except for the occasional cameo (possible, except she wasn't doing much more than that now), I don't think that "something" will end up being shilling yarn. I could almost see her joining Faye and Bubbles, but I don't know what she could bring to the shop that would be worth a paycheck.
literary masochist
May was right, though, it is kind of hilarious.
This "faculty lot" you speak of sounds like a place of great power...
It could still be a joke, or something she reconsiders before she actually tells them to take the job and shove it.
The Fastest Man Alive
Are we really surprised that Jeph gave a character an unusual job that made them different and interesting, and then almost immediately wanted to change it?
Next thing you know, she’ll cut her hair.
???
when did coffee of doom get pastries
"Never let the truth get in the way of a good story." Twitter
Through the deal with Secret Bakery?
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Even before that, actually, they just got really good ones from Secret Bakery.
May as the voice of reason. Yes, I suppose conceiving of the idea to become a fighter jet would make you feel lifted and free—and then, wanting to replicate that feeling, you pursue the idea with that much more determination.
My first thought, seeing Roko remove her uniform tie, was that cops really ought to wear clip-ons so they can't be choked with them. My second thought was that this isn't actually a problem for AI cops.
Being grabbed and dragged around by the tie can still be a hindrance, so clip point stands.
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I work in food service and I never see ties on cops on patrol. It's likely Basilisk was on desk duty for the day or something.
"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
The Fastest Man Alive
Actual cops do wear clip-ons.
Never Trust
Anyone else shipping these two? Barring that put them in a 48 Hours remake.
Edited by tricksterson on Sep 20th 2018 at 9:56:11 AM
Trump delenda est
bivalve
Eh. I think Roko and Clinton would be more interesting, and she's already shown some attraction to him.
May can upload her mind to a loaf of bread somehow. Clinton can't.
???
but he can replace his hand with bread
"Never let the truth get in the way of a good story." Twitter
May could at least become a toaster or an oven, and provide bread as needed.
Shipping, nah, but I would like to see them become actual friends over this. Speaking of which, the next one is up
, and a real, non-"don't tell my parole officer" apology is a great start.
Edited by HeraldAlberich on Sep 20th 2018 at 9:30:13 AM
{nods} And, of course, it creates that vicious circle where once someone has been branded a criminal, they're barred from a lot of legitimate jobs and residences, which means they're more likely to go back to illegal activities. I've had a few friends get stuck with that situation, including one who made the mistake of accepting a plea bargain which seems to have effectively put him in the situation of being on a checklist for life with no option to get back off.
And it's hard to get people behind changing those laws because the gut reaction tends to be, "But they're criminals!" disregarding that they're people, and the solution is making the problem worse.