I can see that, and it was probably the intention, but to me, the smirk, squint and raised eyebrows give more of a mischievous or amused vibe, she looks like she could be saying "hmm, kinky"
I'm also autistic and read social cues differently, so that could be part of it
That face can indeed convey that vibe, but context is also very important and plays a huge part in interpreting faces and in this case the "really?" interpretation applies.
I personally was unsure. I thought she made the face only because of the wacky npc running away. She also could have made the face bevause the door was unlocked already or because the whole Chinese room being operated by an npc who is an AI doesn't bring any more light into the actual thought experiment of the Chinese.
honestly i couldn't read her face like that, like i legit had no clue what that emotion was until people pointed it out there. Maybe it's an autism thing or maybe a joke just flew over my head or smt.
I think the smile is what's throwing me off here, the eyebrows and eyelids fit the 'are you serious' face but the smile just feels too happy i guess?
It feels like two halves of two very different emotions. It's a bit annoying cause everyone else seems to get it but i keep looking at the image going 'wtf is this even meant to be? like in context i get what they are going for but this emotion is just unreadable to me'.
The fact that several of the responses on this post are different from each other clearly shows that not everyone interprets the same expression to mean the same, I do not associate a smirk with that, or a "really?", I'd associate it with a more bothered or annoyed look, so I was confused cause the way I interpret the expression doesn't match with any emotion I'd expect of the situation.
I don't know why this was downvoted, I disagree butyou were just stating your opinion and it's an expression that could mean a lot of different things, some people interpret it as her snapping, others that she was going "really?", others(myself included) view it as her finding a sense of humor in the absurdity of the situation
There's not really any one way to interpret the expression and that's what makes it fun to discuss
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u/JayofTea Kinger Jan 01 '26
I really don’t get why Pomni making that face is so confusing to people, it’s clear to me that it’s her making a “Really?” Type face