Comic #5330: probe

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Panel 1:

• Robot: "GREETINGS! WELCOME TO OUR FIRST DATE!"
• Person: "WHAT?"

Panel 2:

• Robot: "BASED ON ONLINE PROFILE ANALYSIS, CIRCUMSTANCES WERE DETERMINED TO BE TOO SOCIALLY INTIMIDATING TO PERMIT A 'MANNED' FIRST DATE, SO WE'VE SENT A ROBOTIC CRAFT TO TAKE THERMAL AND SPECTRAL READINGS AND TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR A FUTURE CREW."

Panel 3:

• Person: "THE GROUNDWORK?"
• Robot: "I WILL NOW EJECT A PAYLOAD CONTAINING A PHOTO OF ME FROM A HIGH ANGLE, WEARING A TASTEfully LOW-CUT BLOUSE."

Panel 4:

• Person: "I WAS HOPING TO TALK! ACCORDING TO YOUR PROFILE YOU SPEND ALL YOUR TIME LEARNING AND GOING ON ADVENTURES!"
• Robot: "MISSION ABORT! MISSION ABORT!"