It is in one the other little pill bottles in the lower desk drawer among the ones containing confidence, happiness, self worth, pride, excitement, shame, embarrassment and amusement.
She is all loaded up on lethargy and contempt so no worries on that front.
It will end up with Sarah grabbing a beer to sit outside with Blowjob cat
Needfuldoer
Careful, Blowjob Cat’s a real party animal once she gets some booze in her.
BarerMender
Sarah must remember her brown paper bag. No drinking outdoors in the U.S
Sunny
Also she’s not allowed to drink legally in the USA yet.
HeySo
I mean, your region may be an exception, but broadly speaking, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone in the US who actually does that, Barer. Well, people cosplaying old-school homeless alcoholics aside. 😛
After all, in the US, if you’re walking around drinking from a brown paper bag then, possible regional exceptions aside, the cops are going to automatically assume it’s alcohol in your hand. More so, even, than if you’re just walking around with a can or bottle of alcohol, so long as that can or bottle doesn’t blatantly look like stereotypical beer.
Mainstream beer containers and brown paper bags seem to be the main two things cops look for- at least, within all the places I’ve been, insomuch as I was aware of things.
Just take the approach to it that everyone I’ve ever seen in multiple states does: Get an opaque or semi-opaque [sports/soda/etc] drink bottle and fill it with the booze or, if you’re drinking a clear [like silver rum, silver tequila, vodka, etc], just stick it in any old bottled water container.
Or, if you’re not trying to sneakily drink at a school or something, then just slip a 50mL, 200mL, or 375mL bottle in the inside of your jacket or purse or backpack and, y’know, just don’t drink where cops are around.
Though, in fairness, in this universe, the real threat isn’t the cops [who’re so out-of-touch that they seem to be leaving what appears to be rampant, crime on Indiana University campus to a random vigilante and will even drive past a speeding car with a person on its roof seemingly without much consideration], but the local vigilante.
So basically, just go ahead and drink freely up until you get a batarang to the face.
BBCC
The other big worry is that this is a dry campus and apparently that does get enforced at IU, at least somewhat.
But that raises questions about how she had a tied tie the next morning. We know she wore the same outfit she wore the previous night, but did she sleep in it? And not take a shower before church? Or did her awesome lesbian mom tie it for her again that morning?
Needfuldoer
She probably just loosened it and slipped it off over her head.
auroki
Which is really bad on ties in the long run. Stretches them out and loosens the fibers eventually leading to breakage.
HeySo
..huh? That sounds like something that’d only happen if you’re wearing really short ties really tightly and trying to force them over your head without losening them enough. Most ties I’ve seen over the years slide-adjust with no stress and slip over the head just as easily, and seem to take less wear from that approach than from untying and retying them.
Well, I can’t say I’m anything close to an expert on ties, but still, I’m not seeing any plausible situation where anyone taking a normal approach to using a normal tie would be stretching it out just by slipping it over their head.
By all means, if you’ve something clear to reference, share with us, but for now I’ll keep my eyebrow raised on the matter. ^.^
auroki
Depends on the material used for the tie really. It’s more of an over time deal especially for some woven or pure silk ties. You will usually see parts of the necktie stretched thin in apots where it was left knotted and pulled at when pulled over the head. Having had to wear one for a while and work with clothing for a bit yiu learn oddball stuff like that lol.
Also after learning the hard way never just toss them into the washing machine. I learned that the fun way at the expense of ruining someones wedding rental tie lol
I’m 100% sure she bugged Leslie about it again in the morning, because that gave her a reason to bug Leslie about it again. Becky works hard to establish that Bratty Teenage Lesbian Daughter / Awesome Hardworking Lesbian Mom dynamic.
. . .I’d prefer a dog to a cat honestly. Don’t get me wrong, Cats are great, but nothing beats snuggling up to a Basset Hound/Rottweiler,Bulldog, or Pitbull.
For English majors, English Bulldog, for science majors a Lab, for Fench majors, Poodle, but for me Col. Steppanich’s Alsatian is favorite. Or a Shiloh, that’s my oth favorite.
Psst, Dina… I might be wrong, but I think that designated hiding room is intended for Sarah. Y’know, so multiple people in the room might defeat the purpose… Eh, never mind, you’ll figure it out.
They both don’t do well with large groups, so I could see it being a mutual need- part of me wonders why Becky’s considering a Dina Party at all instead of something a lil’ more quiet and personal, but she also enjoyed the Joyce Dorm Party so having a dedicated ‘quiet room’ instead of a jacket to hide under is probs a good move
Clif
But Dina doesn’t actually need the room. She’s perfectly good with just a door to hide behind
Felian
It is a super good way to make a party more accessible for people who get overwhelmed socially or sensory… and it’s perfect for Sarah and Dina alike.
But also, we’ve seen Dina and Sarah have lunch together and actually enjoying the company because neither expected it to be anything in particular… being allowed to sit in silence made it easier for them to actually talk.
Also, me at parties + in a quiet space (back when i lived in a party-affine shared flat, i used to live in the very smallest room where no one really hung out, so i could actually use it for hiding) :
i am not hiding to ACTUALLY be hidden. i don’t even want to be all alone at a party! I just can’t process a big group at once. i am very glad if there’s one person coming in to hang out, maybe they even have the same issue… and then we can have a 1:1 interaction, which helps me enjoy the party again and not feel awkward!
well, that actually happens less than you think, depending on the kind of party…
if people paid more attention to how i’m doing in the first place, i’d also need to hide less^^
I do find it kind of amusing that Sarah is more dressed now than half the time we see her in her room. I suppose it is October, it may be a little chillier.
140 thoughts on “Designated”
Ana Chronistic
So, a party where Sarah and Dina and maybe a cat will not actually be attending
Reminds me of when we had Kevin’s farewell party without Kevin
Bagge
So… you had it too late and he alredy left?
Ana Chronistic
We invited him! He just bailed ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Marsh Maryrose
They’ll be party-adjacent. Does that count?
Felix
Sounds like my kind of party, so long as I don’t have to attend.
thejeff
So you were celebrating that Kevin was gone?
Ana Chronistic
not intentionally!
Yumi
Wow, I’m at a crowded bar right now feeling called the fuck out by this strip.
Yumi
I left a house full of animals for this. Truly, the idiot is I.
Bagge
FOOOOOOOOL!
He Who Abides
I’ll fetch the pity.
anonamousethatscurriesinthedarkness
It is in one the other little pill bottles in the lower desk drawer among the ones containing confidence, happiness, self worth, pride, excitement, shame, embarrassment and amusement.
She is all loaded up on lethargy and contempt so no worries on that front.
Delicious Taffy
Your downfall shall be one of your own design. On the other side, whatcha drinkin’? I forget if you’re one of our resident teetotalers.
Yumi
I am. I had water and mouthfuls of ice.
Delicious Taffy
Ice is good. Keeps the temperature down and the
ValdVin
Is the phrase “triangle grin” famous in-universe or only on this message board?
Stephen Bierce
Since it started with actual dialogue in It’s Walky! it’s an in-multiverse phrase.
ValdVin
Dang! I musta missed that.
Liquid Len
Here you go! Triangle Grin
ian livs
Sounds like a party I’d actually want to go to.
ValdVin
At some point the Designated Hiding Room will contain more than half the attendees, which raises the question: Is it still the DHR?
Bagge
It will end up with Sarah grabbing a beer to sit outside with Blowjob cat
Needfuldoer
Careful, Blowjob Cat’s a real party animal once she gets some booze in her.
BarerMender
Sarah must remember her brown paper bag. No drinking outdoors in the U.S
Sunny
Also she’s not allowed to drink legally in the USA yet.
HeySo
I mean, your region may be an exception, but broadly speaking, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone in the US who actually does that, Barer. Well, people cosplaying old-school homeless alcoholics aside. 😛
After all, in the US, if you’re walking around drinking from a brown paper bag then, possible regional exceptions aside, the cops are going to automatically assume it’s alcohol in your hand. More so, even, than if you’re just walking around with a can or bottle of alcohol, so long as that can or bottle doesn’t blatantly look like stereotypical beer.
Mainstream beer containers and brown paper bags seem to be the main two things cops look for- at least, within all the places I’ve been, insomuch as I was aware of things.
Just take the approach to it that everyone I’ve ever seen in multiple states does: Get an opaque or semi-opaque [sports/soda/etc] drink bottle and fill it with the booze or, if you’re drinking a clear [like silver rum, silver tequila, vodka, etc], just stick it in any old bottled water container.
Or, if you’re not trying to sneakily drink at a school or something, then just slip a 50mL, 200mL, or 375mL bottle in the inside of your jacket or purse or backpack and, y’know, just don’t drink where cops are around.
Though, in fairness, in this universe, the real threat isn’t the cops [who’re so out-of-touch that they seem to be leaving what appears to be rampant, crime on Indiana University campus to a random vigilante and will even drive past a speeding car with a person on its roof seemingly without much consideration], but the local vigilante.
So basically, just go ahead and drink freely up until you get a batarang to the face.
BBCC
The other big worry is that this is a dry campus and apparently that does get enforced at IU, at least somewhat.
Fart Captor
So is wearing a tie without tying it some new trendy thing kids are doing now, or has Becky not found somebody to help her tie it yet?
Bagge
She still hasn’t come clean to Leslie… 🙁
Marsh Maryrose
Becky can tie a perfect knot when she’s dressing formal.
I don’t know anything about how kids are dressing, but Willis often consults Google Images when he’s putting the cast in new outfits.
Bagge
BECKY can’t tie a tie.
Her awesome lesbian mom can.
http://www.dumbingofage.com/2017/comic/book-7/04-the-do-list/broccoli/
Marsh Maryrose
I stand corrected.
But that raises questions about how she had a tied tie the next morning. We know she wore the same outfit she wore the previous night, but did she sleep in it? And not take a shower before church? Or did her awesome lesbian mom tie it for her again that morning?
Needfuldoer
She probably just loosened it and slipped it off over her head.
auroki
Which is really bad on ties in the long run. Stretches them out and loosens the fibers eventually leading to breakage.
HeySo
..huh? That sounds like something that’d only happen if you’re wearing really short ties really tightly and trying to force them over your head without losening them enough. Most ties I’ve seen over the years slide-adjust with no stress and slip over the head just as easily, and seem to take less wear from that approach than from untying and retying them.
Well, I can’t say I’m anything close to an expert on ties, but still, I’m not seeing any plausible situation where anyone taking a normal approach to using a normal tie would be stretching it out just by slipping it over their head.
By all means, if you’ve something clear to reference, share with us, but for now I’ll keep my eyebrow raised on the matter. ^.^
auroki
Depends on the material used for the tie really. It’s more of an over time deal especially for some woven or pure silk ties. You will usually see parts of the necktie stretched thin in apots where it was left knotted and pulled at when pulled over the head. Having had to wear one for a while and work with clothing for a bit yiu learn oddball stuff like that lol.
Also after learning the hard way never just toss them into the washing machine. I learned that the fun way at the expense of ruining someones wedding rental tie lol
Bagge
I’m 100% sure she bugged Leslie about it again in the morning, because that gave her a reason to bug Leslie about it again. Becky works hard to establish that Bratty Teenage Lesbian Daughter / Awesome Hardworking Lesbian Mom dynamic.
BBCC
A hiding room and a cat? Sounds like my kinda party too, Sarah.
Marsh Maryrose
Hanging with cats at parties:
Party parties
It’s the new movement, why don’t you join me?
We don’t want your judgement and we don’t need your pity
This is where I wanna be
Hanging out with cats at parties
Felian
Aw, thank you, i didn’t know i needed to know that song!!
This is totally me.
Felian
I just don’t get why some people don’t have pets i can hang out with!!!
thejeff
Possibly because the cats have the same reaction to parties – Lots of scary people, I’ll be upstairs under the bed .
Pocky
cat burglary taken very literally, it seems. . .
Stephen Bierce
It was an episode of Remington Steele if memory serves. Or maybe that cop show with Ernest Borgnine and the robot.
William Leonard Reese Jr.
. . .I’d prefer a dog to a cat honestly. Don’t get me wrong, Cats are great, but nothing beats snuggling up to a Basset Hound/Rottweiler,Bulldog, or Pitbull.
BigDogLittleCat
Mastiffs. You forgot Mastiffs.
Plasma Mongoose
Cocker Spaniels have particularly nice fur.
He Who Abides
Beagles are very cuddlable as well.
Sunny
I have one word for you, just one word: Corgis.
thejeff
Dogs are also more likely to be sociable with lots of new people around.
Geneseepaws
For English majors, English Bulldog, for science majors a Lab, for Fench majors, Poodle, but for me Col. Steppanich’s Alsatian is favorite. Or a Shiloh, that’s my oth favorite.
Geneseepaws
Captain Max_von_Stephanitz
Href=”https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_von_Stephanitz” Max_von_Stephanitz
Tacos
And then, Becky steals Blowjob Cat.
abysswatcher1993
She would throw it away in a canyon after a day because that thing is creepy to look at, like the owl mural from El Goonish Shive.
Needfuldoer
She finds Ethan already there, disposing of a GI Joe poster.
abysswatcher1993
I got that reference 😀
Wizard
I still have the T-shirt. It doesn’t attract as many questions as I expected.
Kensou
Psst, Dina… I might be wrong, but I think that designated hiding room is intended for Sarah. Y’know, so multiple people in the room might defeat the purpose… Eh, never mind, you’ll figure it out.
BigDogLittleCat
It’s Dina’s party and she’ll hide if she wants to.
Plus, Sarah is her second favorite person.
Diner Kinetic
They both don’t do well with large groups, so I could see it being a mutual need- part of me wonders why Becky’s considering a Dina Party at all instead of something a lil’ more quiet and personal, but she also enjoyed the Joyce Dorm Party so having a dedicated ‘quiet room’ instead of a jacket to hide under is probs a good move
Clif
But Dina doesn’t actually need the room. She’s perfectly good with just a door to hide behind
Felian
It is a super good way to make a party more accessible for people who get overwhelmed socially or sensory… and it’s perfect for Sarah and Dina alike.
But also, we’ve seen Dina and Sarah have lunch together and actually enjoying the company because neither expected it to be anything in particular… being allowed to sit in silence made it easier for them to actually talk.
Also, me at parties + in a quiet space (back when i lived in a party-affine shared flat, i used to live in the very smallest room where no one really hung out, so i could actually use it for hiding) :
i am not hiding to ACTUALLY be hidden. i don’t even want to be all alone at a party! I just can’t process a big group at once. i am very glad if there’s one person coming in to hang out, maybe they even have the same issue… and then we can have a 1:1 interaction, which helps me enjoy the party again and not feel awkward!
Marsh Maryrose
“It’s my party, and I’ll shy if I want to”
Lokitsu
Dina is capable of invisibility, so Sarah will still feel like she’s the only one in the room.
Bagge
The real challange will be to prevent the rest of the party to filter in to “see how they are doing”.
Felian
well, that actually happens less than you think, depending on the kind of party…
if people paid more attention to how i’m doing in the first place, i’d also need to hide less^^
Bagge
For better or worse I’m pretty sure Joyce is the kind of person who pays attention.
DailyBrad
I do find it kind of amusing that Sarah is more dressed now than half the time we see her in her room. I suppose it is October, it may be a little chillier.
Bagge