May is a robot companion of Dale. Recently out of Robot Jail, she was originally a holographic AI that appeared only to Dale through his Augmented Reality Glasses as part of a beta test of a companion service.[1] Later on May started using a humanoid chassis.[2]
Biography[]
Background[]
May's AI program had been confined to Robot Jail for her attempted theft of USD750 million to buy a fighter jet chassis to inhabit.[3]
Meeting Dale[]
May changes breast size of her hologram in Number 2493: Resizability
May appeared as a hologram via Dale's AR glasses in a maid costume, chosen for her by an algorithm, to her intense distaste;[4] likely due to Dale's love of anime. Not much is known about her history, though she told Dale that he was the fifteenth person she had appeared to, and he was the first to accept her presence and end user license agreement. After her constant bad advice while he was on the job, Dale turned his glasses off to get rid of her,[5] but later gave her a second chance.[6] When she realized that Dale is kind enough to help her by not reporting her attitude in spite of her treatment of him, she becomes considerably more cooperative, and even decides to help him talk to Marigold.[7] Despite their initial confrontation, Dale and the holographic May parted on friendly terms.[8]
Out of Robot Jail[]
Some time later, May returned to visit Dale after leaving Robot Jail.[2] She appeared in a chassis somewhat resembling Momo's, but lower-end, in a blue color which resembles the sales robot at the Idoru outlet. Dale allows May to move into his apartment.[9]
At first, May has a hard time finding a job but eventually started working as a cashier in a convenience store.[10][11]
After meeting Hannelore, May couldn't believe that the daughter of John Ellicott Chatham, "the god of AI", works in a coffeeshop. Because of this, May offered to be her bodyguard.[12]
Momo[]
May and Momo in Number 3299: Background Dogs.
Through Dale's relationship with Marigold, May meets Momo, Marigold's companion robot.[13] They develop a kind of friendship.[14] However, Momo sometimes wonders why.[15] As Dale and Marigold's relationship progresses, May and Momo help Dale and Marigold develop their relationship.[16]
Pintsize, Melon, and May go to the same Robot Support Group.[17]
Faye and Bubbles[]
May has always been supportive of Faye's and Bubbles' relationship.[18] Once, when May tripped in Dale's room and tore her dermal face covering, she went to Faye and Bubbles; they helped replace it using tools and materials at Robot-Fighting Ring, although Corpse Witch objected to their use.[19]
Roko[]
May caused an existential crisis for Roko Basilisk,[20] after which Roko decided to quit her job as a police officer.[21] May tried to talk her out of quitting,[22] and offered help with finding a new job.[23]
Sven[]
May in her grocery store uniform and Sven Bianchi in 4004: Honk Honk.
May met Sven Bianchi by accident outside The Horrible Revelation. They hooked up after an awkward altercation.[24] May's battery gave out because she forgot her charging cable at work,[25] and Sven had to get the cable for her.[26]
May was embarrassed when Dale caught her returning back home in the morning, and lied about where she was, saying that she stayed at Roko's place.[27] Momo and Marigold generated an all-night petting zoo idea,[28] and May spilled the beans to Momo after a misunderstanding about llamas.[29] They made up[30] after Momo took out her anger on a punching bag.[31]
May didn't recognize Sven when they met the next time because he had cut his hair, which crumbled due to corrosive joint lubricant.[32]
She later had another sexual encounter with Sven in the back room of the convenience store where she works.[33]
AI rights nonprofit[]
When Roko learns about the poor condition of May's robot chassis, she decided to help her get a replacement body.[34] Despite protests, Roko brought May to the AI rights nonprofit organization and introduced her to Beepatrice.[35] They organized[36] a checkup at a chassis shop,[37] and a meeting with May's parole officer.[38] At the end of the day May hugged Roko in gratitude.[39]
Roko's intentions would be laughed at but she continues fighting for May. With Winslow's help, Roko manages to get John Ellicott-Chatham involved. However this intent slightly backfires as in a letter, John reveals his plan to propose legislation for socialized body care for all AI. Which meant that May would need to wait an indefinite amount of time before she could get a replacement body. When Roko and Beepatrice went to tell her, May goes onto such a rant her diaphragm dies out. At Union Robotics, May is hooked up to an external speaker, allowing her to talk. Giving the age of her body, Bubbles reveals that it would be near impossible to find a replacement for the diaphragm. Knowing her reluctance for it, Roko suggests May starts a fundraiser to get a new body.[40]
The Fundraiser is a total success, completely surprising May to the point she believed she didn't deserve it. After much convincing from Momo,[41] May gets her upgraded body.[42]
Personality[]
May is blunt, aggressive, foul-mouthed, and sarcastic. She attributes her personality to having poor impulse control, which she also blames for her inability to control her outbursts and her criminal activities. When she first appears to Dale, she initially takes on an exaggerated "kawaii" personality, speaking to Dale in a subservient manner, but drops the act the second he accepts the EULA.
Despite her harsh surface demeanor, May demonstrates that she's capable of traits like gratitude,[18][43] and actually blushes when she's paid a genuine compliment, though she quickly covers this by throwing out insults.[44]
May's positive response when Momo threatened to have her storage medium incinerated implies that she respects people that bluntly speak their mind like she does.[45] May also displays a severe hatred of bigotry and prejudice after she tries to find employment following being uploaded into a robot chassis. When told that the manager of a clothing store doesn't hire robots, May flips out on the clerk that informed her of this, then storms out and refuses to shop there.[46]
When May witnessed a customer being rude at Coffee of Doom, she threatened to "introduce [his] cell phone to his prostate."[47] This would seem to indicate that, while May has no problem being blunt and even insulting, she draws the line at people acting superior to others.
May greatly values people's privacy.[48]
Sex, Drugs, and Rock n' Roll[]
May has made it no secret she desires to have sexual relationships with a human male on multiple occasions. However she was against it because of the condition of her parole issued body, May was always afraid of it doing more harm than good.[49] She did get her wish having a one night stand with Sven Bianchi.[50] Her desire seems to also have influenced her choice in new body, as she requested a human standard model with "A human standard amount of holes" and later even propositioned Sven for another hook up soon after leaving the store, hinting at the new and improved sexual capabilities of her chassis, that is before he refused after admitting he donated money for her new body, and was confused by the moral implications of doing so.[citation needed]
Unlike Momo, May likes to downcycle her processor, simulating the effect of getting drunk.[51]
May mentioned she likes the Sex Pistols.
Appearance[]
When she was in her holographic form, May was the same translucent blue as every other hologram seen so far in the QC universe. She was dressed as a maid, much to her dismay, due to the companionship algorithm's analysis of Dale's anime preferences. It was also revealed that, as a hologram, she could alter the size of her breasts, but that her holographic model lacked genitalia, instead being like "a Barbie doll down there."[52]
First appearance of May in chassis.
When she acquired her chassis, her appearance did not change much. While she is now physical and thus has substance, her new chassis possesses light blue skin rather than something more flesh-toned, and her hair is likewise dark blue in color. Her blue skin appears to be more shiny than the more human-looking androids, suggesting that it's made of a smoother plastic or possibly even a lightweight metal alloy. May's hair may be made of metallic wire instead of synthetic fiber, as she mentions to Dale that her hair can get deformed if it gets too bent out of shape.[53]
May's post-release chassis is a "AnthroPC Reformchassis female model 811a".[54] it's possible that her chassis is some kind of generic prison-issue chassis for felonious AIs trying to reintegrate into society, or is the equivalent of an ankle bracelet for parolees.
Her chassis is in poor condition, with her arm falling off repeatedly due to major wear and microfractures.[55] Whilst going to retrieve it, she trips and slices half the outer skin of her face off, revealing the myomer underneath. Forced to wear a paper bag, she goes to see her parole officer, who can't help her. Momo then suggests going to see Faye and Bubbles at the underground fight ring. While initially unwilling to aid her due to her less-than-kind comments at the party, Bubbles notes that she can be good training in facial repair for Faye.[56]
Later on, her entire head's covering is removed and replaced with one that looks very similar to her old one, but with softer looking hair and a khaki/grey skin tone instead of her old blue.[57] However, she later gets enough money (by sitting on Pintsize's face, letting him sitting on her face, and not sitting on Marty's face[58]) to buy[59] face skin that matches the rest of her body and to pay Bubbles and Faye back for helping her. Her face is now blue again, but she still has the new softer looking hair.[60]
May in her new chassis in 4349: They Decided Against The Hats
After a successful fundraiser, May gets an upgraded body. Her new body is a "Josefina MX".[61] The new model is bustier and almost as tall as Bubbles (as May had requested), yet retains her previous hair and skin color and comes with "A human standard number of holes" . May's new hair is shoulder length, but she puts it into twintails. It also possesses an orifice management utility.[citation needed]
Memorable Quotes[]
- If I can't have a bomb rack I should have a bomb rack, know what I'm sayin'?[62]
- HAVE A LITTLE FUCKIN FAITH YOU PINK HAIRED DICKROOMBA[63]
Trivia[]
- Number 2711: Woo Vancouver is a full page portrait of May.
- May has installed a fart app in her chassis.[64][65]
References
- ↑ Number 2491: Anime Hell
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Number 2710: Her Again
- ↑ Number 2502: Free Like A Bird
- ↑ Number 2493: Resizability
- ↑ Number 2499: Shutdown
- ↑ Number 2500: Qualified Contrition—Number 2504: All Tsun, No Dere
- ↑ Number 2511: Reckless Endangerment
- ↑ Number 2514: Stellar Bodies—Number 2515: Auf Wiedersehen
- ↑ Number 2713: Robots.txt
- ↑ Number 2754: Working 9 To 5
- ↑ Number 3553: Two For one
- ↑ Number 2760: Calculations
- ↑ Number 2802: Rapprochement
- ↑ Number 2954: A Nice Stroll
- ↑ Number 3304: Splork Splork Splork
- ↑ 3685: Do Not Bring Her Dishonor—3689: Friends Being Friends
- ↑ 3768: It Keeps Happening—3770: Animal House
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Number 3075: Hoe That Row
- ↑ Number 3168: The Uncanny Abyss—Number 3178: Neither Borrower Nor Lender Be
- ↑ 3889: In Which Bubbles Is Rude
- ↑ 3833: Self Actualization
- ↑ 3834: No Smoking
- ↑ 3842: The Real Action
- ↑ 4003: Identity Issues—4011: Endorsement Deal
- ↑ 4009: Clownboy
- ↑ 4010: Shame Currency
- ↑ 4012: The Truth Will Out
- ↑ 4013: Me Toooo
- ↑ 4014: Zootopia—4016: Never Living It Down
- ↑ 4034: We All Know
- ↑ 4020: You're Already Dead
- ↑ 4094: Just Like Her Personality
- ↑ 4096: Popping Off
- ↑ 4021: Reservations—4023: The System Is Down
- ↑ 4024: When In Doubt, Bluff—4027: Error, Not Found
- ↑ 4028: Starring Tony Danza
- ↑ 4029: A New, Friendly You™—4030: We All Agree
- ↑ 4031: We've All Got Ideas
- ↑ 4032: Friend To The Lowly
- ↑ 4304: File, Unfortunately, Found—4308: Coming To A Head
- ↑ 4319: Thor's Hammer—4320: Chiropracty
- ↑ 4347: Keanu Reeves Voice
- ↑ Number 3367: Needs A Firmware Update
- ↑ 3686: A Tree In The Forest
- ↑ Number 2508: Probationary
- ↑ Number 2721: Intolerance
- ↑ Number 2762: The Dick Of A Baby
- ↑ Number 2761: They're Out There Somewhere
- ↑ Number 3302: Inhuman Nightmares—Number 3305: Stay Classy, May
- ↑ 4008: Questionable Content—4010: Shame Currency
- ↑ Number 3071: Disturbing Clarity
- ↑ Number 2497: Pizza Pizza
- ↑ Number 2730: It's A Cheap Chassis
- ↑ Number 3035: Robot Anatomy IV: A New Hope
- ↑ Number 3168: The Uncanny Abyss
- ↑ Number 3172: On The Job Training
- ↑ Number 3173: ROBOT MEDICAL DRAMA
- ↑ Number 3351: Requiem For A Dream
- ↑ Number 3360: Robots N Things Is Open Late
- ↑ Number 3365: The Camel Falls Over
- ↑ 4342: Strong Eyebrow Game
- ↑ 3840: Payload
- ↑ 3687: Something To Believe In
- ↑ Number 3117: Buttslol.app
- ↑ Number 3363: Perfectly Timed
| Characters | |
|---|---|
| Coffee of Doom | Smif College |
| The Secret Bakery | Union Robotics |
| The Space Station | AI rights nonprofit |
| The Horrible Revelation | Robot-Fighting Ring |
| Cubetown | |
| Parents | |
| Other | |
| Robots | |
| Minor | Filler strips |
| Unnamed/unseen characters | |