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Journal: Resolution reboot fluffy: Hey, there, Wii Fit. / Wii Fit: Hello, fluffy! It is nice to see you again! / fluffy: I really do want to lose some weight. / Wii Fit: Don't eat so many snacks! / fluffy: Yes, uh, about that... / fluffy: I was hoping that if I started you up again, you'd give me a bit more positive feedback. / Wii...
Unity: Pillow talk Tanya: Critter, ya' don't have ta worry 'bout that. / Juni: But I like doing it for you. I want you to be happy. / Tanya: I'm happy 'nuff. 'Sides, I got my own fingers 'n' toys. / Juni: Okay. / Tanya: Y'know, sometimes I think it'd be easier to be like you. / Juni: Like me, how? / Tanya: Y'know. Neutral. / Juni:...
Unity: More pillow talk Tanya: I'm s'prised y'ain't jumpin' t' encourage me. / Juni: Why would I? It's a big decision that took me a hundred rounds to come to, and another hundred to act on. / Juni: Sometimes I still wonder if I was just overreacting to my upbringing. / Tanya: But I ain't you, and I kinda like how yer body is,...
Unity: Currency exchange [[Chandra stands in front of various images showing time/currency/current]] / Chandra: Today, let's discuss the Homin notion of equity. They profoundly believed that all goods and services should be exchanged for things of similar value. They were extremely precise in how they tracked these exchanges. / [[Chandra...
Unity: Inconvenient, A Scent [[A Campon soldier enters Juni's office]] / Valya: You are Officer ME-LI-RÓ-SU? / Juni: Hm? / Juni: Oh, you must be Valya. I was told to expect you. What can I do for you? / Valya: I come on behalf of Campon hive Tzernikov. Mother grows concerned about Sasha. / Juni [happily]: Oh? I can't imagine...
 
Unity: Commencement [[Tamu stands behind a podium, before the current graduating class. He is accompanied by several of the Organeers. The graduating class includes a Campon who appears to be Sasha.]] / Tamu [eyes closed]: Congratulations to all of you, this latest graduating class. You have all done very well, and should...
Unity: Parkside press conference [[Juni stands behind a podium in a park outdoors]] / Juni: During the entire post-holocene period, we have been accelerating in order to gather as much hydrogen as possible, so as to feed the [English]Icarus drive's stellar fragment. This is not sustainable. / Juni: However, Zero has learned enough of...
Unity: Endgame [[Juni sits in Zero's node room, reading something on a tablet and with a cup of hot liquid on the table next to the comfy chair.]] / Zero: Sasha's neural priming simulation data are promising. The Oracle program just might - Oh! Thinking of which, I have a memory from Seventeen. / Juni: When did it happen? / Zero:...
Unity: Passage [[Juni and Tanya float in a pod, snuggling, silhouetted against the blue-shifted background of deep space.]]
Unity: Coming home Juni: [[Kajoshi]] Mom! I got your message, and came as soon as we could. What's wrong? / Hira: Oh, Juni! How did you get here so fast? I only spoke to that creature of yours yesterday. You have no excuse to not visit me now! / Juni: But the [[Hiero]] pods only just became av— / Hira: [[talking...
 
Unity: Lead-in Juni [Kajoshi]: So how has Tamu been, anyway? He doesn't tell me so much, lately. / Hira: Oh, he is fine. Perhaps he is slowing down in his old age, but the children are dear to him. / Hira: They all call him [Hiero]"uncle lizard." / [[Tanya rubs Juni's shoulders]] / Juni: I'm glad. He sure seems to be...
Unity: Family matters [[Juni is in the foyer for the temple; Hira remains dressed]] / Hira: Someone in the village has had a parth, and the mother is much too frail to care for her. Do you think that the South would make a good home? / Juni: Sure, I guess. Why, has someone from there offered to adopt her? / Hira: Well, not exactly. / Hira:...
Unity: Fetch Hira [Kajoshi]: So you see why you're the most obvious prospect. / Juni: Yes, I... wow, a sister? Why didn't you tell... wow. / Hira: So you'll adopt her as your own? / Juni: Oh, yes! Definitely, but I need to tell Tanya first... / [[Hira claps]] / Hira: I have already arranged for that. / [[Eugene leads...
Unity: The Next Generation [[Eugene holds up a Kayohash pup, lavender with light-blue hair. Hira holds her tail, and Juni and Tanya reach out to touch her.]] / Hira: Say hello to Thena Melrose.
Unity: The beginning [[External shot of Unity]] / Zero: Hello, universe. This is Icarus ship 184-31A, resuming broadcast after some minor technical difficulties. Internal relative time is 21,946,623.685 Earth years post-launch. / Zero: The stellar fragment is shining, the weather is absolutely PERFECT, and life is continuing...
 
Journal: January 31, 2010: Terminus [[fluffy sits at the computer]] / fluffy [thinking]: Ah, finally, the last Unity is DONE. / fluffy [thinking]: Holy CRAP that was a lot of work. / [[fluffy stands and stretches]] / fluffy [thinking]: Yeah, from now on I'm gonna keep my stories brief. / [[Juni tugs on fluffy's shirt]] / fluffy: Huh? / [[fluffy...
Journal: December 22, 2009: Trim [[Saturday]] / [[fluffy sits in a barber chair, as Blanca the hair stylist starts to trim its rather long hair]] / [[Tuesday]] / [[fluffy is at work, pretending to be busy]] / Wendy: Oh, you cut your hair! / fluffy: Yeah, I was pretty overdue for a trim. / Wendy: It's cute. / fluffy: Thanks! / Wendy: Oh,...
de^x/dx: The new old thing [[Jen walks down a hallway]] / Jen: Gah, I'm so bored. When's the last time I did anything, anyway? / fluffy [leaning against a tank]: Oh, about three and a half years ago. / Jen: Ack! Hey, who--no, WHAT the heck are you?! / fluffy: Oh, sorry! I didn't mean to startle you. I'm your creator. / Jen: My...
de^x/dx: 2. Self awareness fluffy: You seem skeptical. / Jen: WHAT is a comic strip? / fluffy: A series of drawings that tell a story, often with humorous intent. / Jen: Duh, I know what a COMIC STRIP is. You said "this is a comic strip." What is "THIS?" / fluffy: This, your existence. Three panels, sometimes a punchline, that sort...
de^x/dx: 3. Many plans Jen: Okay, fine, so I'm in a comic strip. That still doesn't change--wait, why do I believe you all the sudden? / fluffy [leaning against the panel border]: Off-panel action. / Jen: Oh. So what're you doing here now? / fluffy: Well, I feel pretty bad about leaving you guys hanging. Before it got off-track...
 
de^x/dx: 4. Ctrl-Alt-Del [[fluffy and Jen in some feature indoor location]] / fluffy: Anyway, it's been so long since this comic has run that there's an easy way to get it back on track. / Jen: What's that? / fluffy: Reboot. / Jen: Reboot? What-- / [[Jen suddenly finds herself in some remote outdoor location with a dam like structure...
de^x/dx: 5. Ingress [[Jen in a room with piping and a metal tank]] / Jen: Hello? Is anybody home? / Distant voice [growing loader]: EEEEEEEEEEEEEE / Jen: Oh, there she is. / [[Cherry appears, knocking Jen over]] / Cherry: EEEEEEEEE! / Jen: GAH! / Cherry: Oh wow I'm so excited that somebody else is here now because it was getting...
de^x/dx: 6. Acquaintence [[Jen and Cherry...] / Jen: Come on, Cherry, what gives? / Cherry [holding out right hand in greeting]: I do not know, but it must be generous. What are you called? / Jen [adjusting glasses]: What? I'm Jen! I've lived here for years. / Cherry: Oh, have you been deeper in the lab? I am glad you found your...
de^x/dx: 7. Who is anyone, really? [[Cherry stands in front of a door]] / Cherry: I understand, you read about me in a memo and think you know me. / Cherry: But I am quite certain that you do not know... / [[Cherry slams the door open. Fred comes out.]] / Cherry: THIS! / Fred: Mruh! / Jen: Hey, Fred. / Fred: Mruh? / Cherry: WHO ARE YOU?!
de^x/dx: 8. Hang time [[Jen, Cherry and Fred are in a featureless room. Fred is making "mruh" sounds in the background]] / Cherry: It is not possible! How can you know about Fred? / Jen: Duh, I opened that door and he chased me, like, for years ago. / Cherry: W-well then surely you understand what he is saying by now! / Jen:...
 
de^x/dx: 9. Just Hanging Around [[Jen and Cherry are in a room with a step ladder and a man (Doctor Johnson) hanging by the neck from the ceiling]] / Jen: So what's the deal with this guy? You said you put him here, but then I forget what happened. / Cherry: I NEVER SAID ANYTHING LIKE THAT. / Jen: So you didn't put him here? / [[Cherry,...
Journal: March 19, 2010: The middle [[fluffy is on its way home, and is stopped by a young student]] / Student: Hey, sorry to bother you, but could I borrow your cellphone real quick? I gotta call my brother. He was supposed to pick me up after class. / fluffy: What? Oh, sure. / Student: Damnit. / fluffy: No answer? / Student: No. Thanks. / fluffy:...
Journal: March 20, 2010: In Soviet San Francisco [[At the SF Chocolate Salon Entry Line]] / [[fluffy, Skyler, and Findra stand in a long line for entry into a chocolate trade show]] / Russian immigrant: Hello, you may help me out? I am poor immigrant straigh from Russia. I have question... / Russian: What this line is for? / fluffy: A chocolate convention. / Russian:...
Journal: Closures [[real life, at the office]] / fluffy [looking over Alex's shoulder]: Wow, Alex, that's a pretty hilariously scary Javascript hack. Adding a closure property to String? / Alex: Being able to extend classes with added methods is a core part of the language. / fluffy: Yeah, but. STRING. / Alex: Why not? It's...
de^x/dx: 10. Caught up [[Cherry, Doctor Johnson (reclining on the floor and looking groggy) and Jen in a featureless room]] / Doctor Johnson: Where and I? / Cherry: Doctor Johnson! You are alive, and this is pleasing to me! / Doctor Johnson: Wh... who are you? Do I know you? / Cherry: I am Cherry. I found your personnel file....
 

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