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Comic for Monday, Sep 4, 2023 "Oh, he's back." - Snarky, dismissive, lack of contextual framework - 'Tedd lives here, I'm in his basement' "'Thanks for asking.' See? I was helpful." - Emotionally needy, missing the point, lacking confidence. Basically, an A.I. that is questioning its own existence (Sarah spots that Kevin is misconstruing the events. My only quibble is she is assuming he is capable of learning. I'd say TBD, prove it Kevin, show some actual progress, even if in a wrong direction.) "Speaking of lessons . . . Boyfriend! Please use magic so Ashley can practice observing a person casting spells." - Lacking the rudiments of polity. Ask Elliot his name, dipstick. "It's unlikely you'll be able to copy any yet, but it's possible, so pay super extra close attention!" - Pointless discouraging remark, badly structured request for Ashley to watch Elliot (already implied in previous statement). Note that all three people present in the last panel have shading indicating embarrassment, yet they have nothing to be embarrassed about. They are embarrassed for Kevin, for how inept he is. Kevin is his own self-parody. His flaws make little sense. In some cases he has too much knowledge for what he is; where did he acquire that knowledge when he has limited exposure and is made with a specific purpose in mind. His ability to misuse the word 'super' in a way that still makes sense defies credulity. Arthur tasked Kevin with training Ashley. Arthur actually tasked Ashley with raising his created incorrigible stick kid. (Kevin gave Ashley an order, so that would be an order of the stick, right?) Tedd, please refrain from unnecessary interaction with the stick. He's a defective A.I., and each conversation is new opportunity for error. God help them if they need to come up with a joint lesson plan. More importantly, why are Tedd's eyes glowing in the first panel?