Saturday night.
Sparrow: Why do I feel like I crushed a little girl’s dreams today?
Bianca: Sparrow, I’m proud of you for noticing and worrying about the feelings of others, but can’t you do it in the morning?
(ZZZZZZ)
Patrick: . . .
(tip tap)
Patrick: Hi!
Kara Lynn: Hey!
Patrick: How are you feeling?
Kara Lynn: So far, so good.
Patrick: Great!
Kara Lynn: So . . . what’s the next step in “hanging out “?
Patrick: I was hoping you knew.
OH MY GOD THEY’RE ADORABLE.
ah, they took the hanging out thing as an order.
maybe they can discuss other beings they’ve encountered recently, the experiments, or just stare blankly at the pool. Must suck not needing to sleep. Reminds me of Randle from Ugly Americans; a zombie who never sleeps so has to find something to do. Or the younger brother in Full Metal Alchemist for you anime fans; who was less productive with that than anyone I’ve ever seen.
This implies another clue though. Sleep is a vital part of the human brain, a recharge switch as we all know. So how do beings function if they don’t need to sleep?
You said it yourself. Sleep is a vital part of the HUMAN brain. Computers, for example, doesn’t need sleep. Dolphins, who as mammals are very similar to humans, can put the brain hemispheres to sleep separately, which allows them to never sleep completely.
Also, apparently, the beings doesn’t need sleep but does need to battle.
And about hanging out: Patrick might take it as order, but Kara Lynn was not told anything that could be interpretted as such order. I think they really want to be together, but don’t know WHAT to do together (except fighting), so they wanted to try the “hanging out”.
Btw guys, I don’t think they took it as an order. They probably just took it as permission to “hang out”, and it sounded fun, so they’re trying to do that–and then realise they’ve no idea what usually constitutes “hanging out”.
hkmaly knocks it right on the head… but it would probably be demonstrable in another way.
The longest running, none restart linux system was (maybe still is) 21 years.
Could you imagine a Windows system being asked to run for that long? It’s likely that the differences in the wiring is pretty similar. =3
It would also be similar in the fact if you don’t use it, it’ll break. Linux does need to be used otherwise it’ll just get stuck in the same pattern and freeze up after a while. ^-^
I wonder if taking a new contract would be analogous to a restart, then? It involves sort of a soft reset of the Being’s entire operational commands, obeying a new Master, usually taking on a new disguise, etc.
I’ve had a windows box that was up for 5 years straight once…it was not a happy camper, but it still ran. Also, while Pat may have taken it as an order (It’s Pat, he did), he definitely is making a choice about when and for how long…
“What are we going to do tonight?”
“Same thing we do every night… try and take over the world!”
Side track: I LOVE Patrick’s hair in today’s strip. ^^
I haven’t had proper internet access in over a week, I finally get a chance to check my webcomics and there are so many updates! It makes me happy :) Kara Lynn is so adorable I can’t cope. I hope they figure out something to do to “hang out”and don’t just sit there all night.