0324 - Behold: shoes. - 2023.12.18

Comic!

Comment:

How many of you scrolled up and re-read Mezzer Hightower's description of a "shoe", just to be sure the casts qualify?

How many of you noticed that the siren noise in the background indicates that the medbot was already on its way before the definition was given?

How many of you agree with Zoa's solution?

Transcript:

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0324 – 2167/07/07/09:40 - Rosenthal College hex
CP: Th-this is… surely you c-c-c-an’t...
PH: Your assistance in removing this individual from college property is not required, Second Major. Someone else will be along to handle trespassing shortly. You may proceed to class.
PH: And again, thank you for your service.
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[faint approaching sirens]
LC: Because I don’t have shoes? Seriously?
PH: Competent adults are prepared, Mezzer Caldavera. Competent adults wear appropriate attire to professional settings.
LC: I… I didn’t know…
PH: All of Rosenthal College’s policies are publicly available, and you agreed to follow them when you enrolled.
LC: ...did I?
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[faint approaching sirens]
Zoa: Lee, don’t put your bare feet on the ground, there’s no place around here to wash them.
Zoa: Mezzer Hightower, out of curiosity, what exactly constitutes acceptable footwear?
PH: You know what a shoe is.
Zoa: Yes, but what’s Rosenthal’s official definition? There’s a rule about this, there must be one on the books, yes?
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[siren still approaching]
PH: I see what you’re doing. You may not wrap your client’s feet in a food wrapper or a jacket or something and call it a “shoe”.
PH: Appropriate footwear contains no wheels, hover armatures, skidplates, or other means of facilitating non-traditional locomotion for entertainment purposes. It has a rigid sole that contains excreta and protects the foot from uneven surfaces. It is sized properly for the wearer.
PH: It is, above all, something that is created and intended to be worn in both outdoor and public indoor spaces, and has no recreational purpose. Indicate that you understand.
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[robot screeches into place and rapidly applies casts to both of LC’s feet]
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PH: What in the-
Zoa (gesturing to the casts): Behold: shoes.
LC: I didn’t brush my feet off fast enough, I think there’s a leaf in there...
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