Unity: Scene from the hallway (2007/09/15)

Juni: So many *words*... they don't make *sense*, why don't they make *sense?!*
Sam: Ssh, Juni... it'll be all right. Tamu is on his way.
Juni: and the smells... colors...
[juni]: [contemporary beef chattle]
Juni: But what they mean...
Juni: It needs me.
Sam: Juni?
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Unity: Going solo (2007/09/17)

Sam: [[off-panel]] Juni! Open the door!
Juni: I know what you are.
Machine voice: termite anuerysm
Juni: And I know that you need me... just like I need you.
Juni: I hope we can do this as painlessly as possible.
Machine voice: [[empty word balloon]]
Juni: ...even though I just slammed my tail in the door.
Juni: Ow.
Machine voice: Idiot.
Juni: [[thinking]] Idiot.
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Unity: The arctangent of solitude (2007/09/19)

Juni Machine: Do you really think I'm that stupid? I'm not falling for this trick again.
Juni: Trick? What do you mean?
Sam: [[outside]] Who are you talking to?
Juni: ow ow ow
Juni Machine: Don't play dumb. Simulated input? [[blue text]] [Maybe an actor] Either way I know myself too well.
Juni: What are you talking about? Why don't you think I'm really me?
Juni Machine: Like I'd give it away? No I'm not helping them fool me.
Juni: Please, I just-
Sam: Juni?
Juni Machine: [[red text]] [answer] Square root of love.
Juni: Happiness? What does that have-
Juni Machine: Hm. They never got that right before. Fine, we'll "talk."
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Unity: Gopher broke (2007/09/21)

Juni: So, you. You're that voice in my head, putting thoughts there. Through the thing in my brain.
Juni Machine: What are you talking about?
Juni: Your voice. It sounds like when... it's the same voice as in the back of my mind.
Juni Machine: Don't be stupid. That's just your subconscious. Everyone has that. Your data node is just-
Juni: Data node?
Juni Machine: Wait, you answer faster than the words would... How are you listening to me?
Juni Machine: [[words in red, word ballooon still rectangular but fitting exactly around text with no variations]] [Surface tangent velocity]
Juni: 500 meters per second
Juni Machine: [Ethyl alcohol]
Juni: C2H5OH
Juni Machine: [Length of a string]
Juni: As long as it needs to be.
Juni Machine: [Name of my first gopher]
Juni: ... When did I have a pet?
Juni Machine: [[word balloon as before]] Interesting.
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Sketchbook: The main cast of Unity (2007/09/22)

A badly-scribbled Sam, Juni, and Kali stand side-by-side.
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Unity: Hard to swallow (2007/09/24)

Juni Machine: So they were telling me the truth. I'm not sure whether to be angry or afraid.
Juni: The truth?
Juni: What's going on?
Juni Machine: "Juni, you're having a nervous breakdown. Juni, we're not sure what to do. Juni, blah blah blah. Juni, we're copying your brain to try to see what happened. Juni, I love you. Juni, you're not real. Juni, Juni, Juni, Juni, Juni, we need Juni, Juni, Juni Juni Juni Juni [[text gets larger and larger]]
Voice: Juni?
Juni Machine: [[white-on-blue text]] They're going to erase me.
Voice: Juni?
Green person: Juni, are you with us?
Juni: Nn...
Juni: Who's "us?"
Green person: Tsk, that grammar was atrocious.
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Unity: The naked truth (2007/09/26)

Tamu: Your partner brought you to me because he feels you need a psychiatric evaluation.
Juni: What happened?
Tamu: Apparently you were talking to yourself, and then you passed out.
Juni: Am I naked? Why am I naked?
Green person: Do you feel you must be naked for a reason?
Juni: Is this going to take all day, Tamu?
Tamu: Tell me about your moth- wait, you know who I am?
Juni: Just a lucky guess.
Juni: [[thinking]] but I recognize him.
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Unity: The birds know (2007/09/28)

Tamu: Apparently you were somehow in direct communication with your mind-clone. Sam managed to record a decent amount of it. What happened is quite interesting...
Juni: [[on screen]] Data node? 500 meters per second. C2H5OH. As long as it needs to be.
Juni: [[on screen]] When did I have a pet?
Juni: [[on screen]] The truth? What's going on?
Juni: Yes, I remember that... but it still doesn't explain why I'm sitting naked on your fut-
Juni: [[on screen]] No, I'm listening... what was it that you saw? Are your sure, oh! Haha! The birds know what it's like! I would like a hat, hey! It's a new moment!
Jnui: [[on screen]] Would you like to become more spherical?
Juni: [[on screen]] The silver has lint. It needs to be shaved.
Sam: [[on screen]] <<sigh...>> Protocol twelve.
Juni: [[on screen]] Come on, Sam! Show me the *fzt*
Tamu: So as I was saying, it is quite interesting.
Juni: Oh.
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Sketchbook: Tamu Haring, early sketch work (2007/09/29)

[[sketch of Tamu, 3/4 view.]]
[[contruction sketch of Tamu, face-on]]
[[sketch of Tamu, profile view]]
[[another profile sketch of Tamu, right foot ahead of left]]
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Sometimes it's hard to tell. I hate to be all "wah post in the forum" and stuff, but could people please post in the forum? (You don't even have to register or anything, in case that wasn't obvious.)

What's good? Bad? Indifferent? Is the story too obvious, too obtuse? What aspects should I focus on? I have a very clear path in mind for what's going to happen — and I want to know I'm on the right one.

Also, what about site things? Obviously I changed the name of the sub-site, and I've also tinkered with some navigation things. Is there anything else I can do to make things a bit better? Should I drop the global "jump to beginning" button since it no longer really makes any sense? (Should it just go to the series list?)

How can I help you to enjoy this?

2007/09/17: I have no idea what happened with RSS

For some reason (probably due to me updating from a very slow connection — Movable Type hates that), the RSS feed didn't get checked by Livejournal or Google Reader any time between the 9/15 and 9/17 updates. Bizarre. The upshot of this is that depending on how your feed reader is set up, you may have missed some stuff.

2007/09/15: At least it was only a month this time

A comic! I must finally be getting settled into my new place.

2007/09/15: Man, my drawings suck

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