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Former
Posted on December 27, 2024 by David M Willis

212 thoughts on “Former”

  1. Sirksome

    Yeah, but can Amazi-Girl edit?

    1. Thag Simmons

      That would just make her Sueier!

    2. VicMortimer

      I feel like she’s canonically able to do just about anything tech-related. Probably not a great graphic designer, but editing video shouldn’t be an issue.

    3. anon

      i mean if she got viral enough i’m sure there would be a supercut of all her current deeds versus a past training montage

    4. Needfuldoer

      DaVinci Resolve is easier to use than it looks at first glance.

    5. Zaxares

      Amazi-Girl can do ANYTHING!

      … That’s probably not helping the Mary-Sue accusation, is it? XD

    6. Amelie Wikström

      After nearly dying six times teaching herself parkour from youtube videos, it seems Amaz-Girl has learned the greatest skill of all: How to learn to do whatever she wants. The question is if she wanted it.

    7. butting

      Daisy can sexy edit!

      I mean edit.

    8. clif

      Amber can.

  2. BottasHeimfe

    Sarah has found her Equal.

  3. Nono

    This may be the fastest mutual attraction in this strip.

    In this hallway, we can (agree that people are) garbage.

    1. Slartibeast Button, BIA

      Wait, I thought that was the roof?

      1. Freemage

        The hallway is now where you go if you agree with the idea that the people on the roof are garbage. Along with people everywhere else. It’s Misanthropy Hall.

        1. Slartibeast Button, BIA

          Where you can’t spit on the floor but you *can* call the cat a bastard?

        2. Opus the Poet

          I understood that reference dot gif

        3. clif

          I recognized it, but I won’t claim to have ever completely understood it. I mean, I understand the general sentiment, but why those specific examples and what are they saying? They always just seemed weird to me.

        4. Pergola

          Are you a turtle?

        5. stePH

          No. I have no armor.

        6. Laura

          You bet your sweet ass I am!

        7. Opus the Poet

          I recognize it from the works of Heinlein, a frequent expression used was, “This is Liberty Hall, where you can spit on the mat and call the cat a bastard.” it wasn’t used in every book, but there was one story universe that did use it frequently.

        8. thejeff

          Are you sure? I’ve read a bunch of Heinlein and don’t recognize it. It almost sounds like him to me, but not quite.

        9. thejeff

          Circling back to this and poking around the internets, it seems to come from an old A. Bertram Chandler book: The Big Black Mark, which I have not read.

        10. Jon

          Specifically, I recall it from Time Enough For Love, when Lazarus was welcoming Ira to his house on Tertius.

        11. Rolf of Many Doors

          The Ms. Anne Throppie Hall

    2. Mturtle7

      Giving Sarah, of all people, the most speedy and uncomplicated romance in the entire comic would be SUCH an excellent flex by Willis at this point.

  4. Shitbird

    Tony has a Jersey accent in my head

    1. Joe Moose

      Brooklyn. Definitely Brooklyn.

    2. Thag Simmons

      Would a really strong midwestern accent work?

      1. VicMortimer

        So, 1970s anchorman?

        Seriously, what is a really strong midwestern accent? Is that really a thing?

        1. Taffy

          The most aggressively neutral and flat pronunciation you can think of, and then make it even flatter. Don’t soften your Rs, don’t twang, don’t roll, don’t fully pronounce hard consonants, just take every latter for granted and never write them once you leave the house.

        2. Taffy

          Also pronounce “granted” as “grannid”

        3. someone

          Hence that “taken for granite” pun that never made sense to me before hearing that accent.

        4. Chrispy

          Or pronounce “exactly” as “egg-ZACK-lee”

        5. Leorale

          You definitely need to say “ope”

        6. Leorale

          As in, ope, here we go, it sounds like this:
          https://youtu.be/MHCmE4ABnNs?si=QfCYLZdaG4IzSDZC

        7. Yumi

          Being from a very “ope” place, I didn’t realize it was also prevalent in Indiana. But cool that it is.

        8. Rolf of Many Doors

          Semi-competent Joyce Lewd Gravitar for the win

        9. Michael Steamweed

          Someone needs to get the “Both appalled and aroused Dorothy” gravitar in response.

        10. Random832

          people who talk about “midwestern” as a strong accent with a strong identity of its own generally mean an upper midwestern accent [i.e. minnesota or michigan], but that doesn’t really fly for describing a character in a comic strip set in Indiana.

          Indiana [and more broadly the part of the midwest that consists of Iowa, Illinois-not-Chicago, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky] mainly has accents that occupy the space between ‘general american’ and ‘mildly southern’

        11. Yumi

          Minnesota and Michigan have different accents. (There is more of the Minnesota accent in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, but that includes less than 5% of the state’s population.)

          Indiana is in a different accent group than either, though, and it is one that is viewed as pretty neutral. It feels easier to describe how to bot sound like you’re from somewhere else than to describe how to sound like you’re from there.

        12. Taffy

          And if you’re still not sure what it sounds like, watch an American movie. Most actors sound like us, even (especially?) the ones from other English-speaking countries. It’s actually one of my least favorite things about the Spider-Man movies. He’s from goddamn Queens, born and raised in New York, and in every single movie he just sounds like my neighbor.

        13. BorkBorkBork

          Hey, I’m swingin’ here!

        14. Casi

          “That’s because he’s YOUR friendly neighborhood spider-man!”-Marvel Studios Execs panicking

        15. deliverything

          Looking it up, I chanced upon https://comicnewbies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/spider-man-has-a-queens-accent.jpg (apparently from Amazing Spider-man Vol. 1 #502).

        16. Laura

          There’s a strong Minnesota accent.

          Meyann-uh-SOOO-duh.

          See, e.g., Rev. Stroup on “King of the Hill”:
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF36ogHpnqE

    3. Nono

      That would also mean Dean McHenry has one and I’m not sure how to feel about that.

      1. Wren

        Not necessarily? Adults don’t change their accents anywhere near as much as children do, so if they grew up in different places they’d have different accents. For example, my mother moved from her home town when I was seven, resulting in my developing an entirely different accent and her largely retaining hers. Occasionally mine comes out since I’d learned to speak there but mostly I sound like I’m from a completely different part of the country- because I kind of am.

    4. ktbear

      So…Tony’s British? I wouldn’t have picked that. Does explain why Mrs Walkerton fell for the Dean I guess. And yes, I’m well aware no one is going to understand this, but I do so I don’t care.

      1. Daibhid C

        If Tony was from that Jersey, he’d be telling you very loudly that he’s not British, he’s from a Crown Dependency, actually.

    5. purblebirb

      For me its more like, a teenage Jeffrey Combs? Cuz the Dean/Big Boss is also Jeffrey Combs in my head

    6. zaratustra

      People are goibage

  5. astrotigs

    YESSSSSSSSSSSS

    SPARKLY EYES

  6. poofdepoof

    Okay but I love training montages so… Yes you should have filmed some montages!

    1. Needfuldoer

      And every shot shows a little improvement, to show it all would take too long!

      That’s why you need a montage! MONTAGE! Even Rocky had a montage!

  7. JD

    SPARKY EYED TONY I STAY WINNING

  8. Kyrik Michalowski

    I’m already excited for this relationship; I hope it does not crash and burn.

    So we taking bets about when incel-asshole returns? If ever?

    1. Thag Simmons

      Hopefully never, but I doubt we’ll be so lucky

    2. Armadillo

      Paul’s been creeping back in like mold since the first time he got his ass kicked in 2010, we’ll see him again.

      1. Pinkie

        Or ants. You block off holes so those little black ants can’t get into your kitchen, but they always do.

        1. Hazel

          Cinnamon. Ants hate it, for some reason.

        2. Freemage

          It messes with their scent-trails–for ants, this is the equivalent of a flash-bomb and screamer all at once; disorients them to hell. If you want to plug a hole, as well, mix cinnamon into a jar of Vaseline, then use the resulting mix as a sealant. We used it to fend off an invading army of ants from our old apartment bathroom, and it worked like a charm.

        3. Furie

          Mint works the same for many critters. Essential oil and water, sprayed at entryways, and even the neighbour who thinks everyone’s garden is his bin can’t get you overwhelmed before you teach him where his bin is by putting him in it.

          For example…

        4. Miri

          Cats like mint. Cats don’t like being put in bins

    3. Proto

      Paul will actually change his ways but Incelerator will become a distinct personality, giving Amazi-Girl her own Two Face

  9. Coatl

    immediate crush

    1. Freemage

      Love at first shared misanthropy.

  10. Fevley

    The mutual eye glistening! Sarah’s smile, only visible because she’s been practicing! Eee!

  11. pickonecard

    damn we went straight to Kiss Kiss Fall In Love huh

    1. Joe Moose

      No vase needed!

    2. Opus the Poet

      Theme music for Ouran High School Host Club anime.

      1. Kimi

        I still love that manga and anime and can’t quite put a finger on why.

        1. Proxiehunter

          The debauchery?

  12. mindbleach

    You miss one flying kick and BAM, imposter syndrome.

    It’s not even your BAM!

  13. Vukodlak

    It’s a match made in landfill, now off to garbage roof.

  14. Cholma

    Well since “Mary Sue” is supposedly an author self-insert, if InDumberator is correct, that means Willis is a superhero/vigilante IRL! *gasp*

    1. Thag Simmons

      The Mary Sue having exciting skills and employment the author doesn’t share feels like a core part of the archetype though

      1. Thag Simmons

        I couldn’t put enough sarcastic airquotes around “archetype” so I didn’t even try

    2. HueSatLight

      It’s semi-autobiographical. Merely inspired by real events. They’re probably merely a masked wrestler in a local league.

      1. Cholma

        Of course! Willis is probably a Luchador on weekends! (probably a Tag Team duo with Maggie)

      2. Taffy

        Ooh, like Commander Sterling.

        1. Charles Phipps

          Willis is Joyce.

          And Joe.

          And Danny.

  15. Joe Moose

    Go get him, Sarah!

    [Also, Tony looks cute imo]

  16. CrazyJ

    I don’t think it makes sense to call someone in real life a Mary Sue, like how does that even work? Although maybe Incelerator doesn’t believe this is real life and that thinks that he is living in a simulation or something…

    1. not someone else

      It does not work, much like some people like that call left-wing people “NPCs” because they literally believe we have no internal life.

      1. NGPZ

        (-_-) yuuuup, see also, “robot girl”, “advanced AI swarm bots”

    2. Davus

      I think that the idea is that whatever person seems to be able to pull off really hard things without any experience or training. So like, sal, when she managed to do a frameperfect mario 8-4, that was an example. OTOH, here it is not because, as amber mentioned, she actually trained really hard.

    3. Thag Simmons

      I feel like if you’re the sort of person who is willing to dress up as a superhero you may end up using superhero stories as a cipher to understand your life.

    4. Jeff Harris

      Don’t try to make sense of a mind of an incel. He uses terms that don’t actually mean what they think they mean on things he doesn’t like. Like “woke” or “Mary Sue.” Or “intelligence.”

      1. Shakes

        “A Mary Sue is when… Uhh… When a female…”

        1. Freemage

          Honestly, these days online, see also: Karen.

      2. NGPZ

        I mean it’s simple really, the rhetoric is designed to fuel superiority complex by throwing it at women/liberals/minorities to “win” arguments — which usually just means we end the conversation voluntarily, not because we think they’re right, but because we’ve determined continuing to talk to them is unproductive at best and unsafe at worse.

        The more attention and “wins” they get with the rhetoric, the sharper they feel, the more they are convinced there must be something to it. This is why it’s best to just not engage.

        “If you can convince the lowest white man he is better off than the richest black man, then the former will not notice that you’re picking his pocket.

        Hell, give him someone to look down on, hate, berate, war against, and he will gladly empty his pockets for you.”

        — Lyndon B. Johnson

  17. John Campbell

    They’re not the ones you need to tell, A-G.

    Actually, I guess there’s really no one you need to tell. Just punch the incel in the balls a few times, if you can find them.

    1. Pinkie

      I’ve got a magnifying glass we can use

      1. Taffy

        Those aren’t very good whacking instruments, but if you’ve got it on hand we could give it a shot. Probably work better if you do the sunlight trick with it, for the perfect DIY vasectomy.

        (I’m not offering real advice and can’t be held accountable if you burn your nutsack open with a magnifying glass.)

  18. Shakes

    Ice Queen and a Short King; a heartwarming story of two people bonding over their shared hatred of humanity coming to Hallmark in 2025.

    1. UrsulaDavina

      Way better than that Touchdown a Cheifs Love Story, Yes it’s a thing no Taylor Swift isn’t in it.

    2. Kimi

      Sounds more like a manga tbh.

  19. Alongcameaspider

    Raidah 2 or 3 storylines from now: “I’m pretending to be friends with someone who’s acquainted with someone who’s mom used to be married to the Dean”

    Sarah: “I’m currently dating the deans son”

    1. jeffepp

      I’m still trying to fathom her endgame. If she has one.

    2. GholaHalleck

      Aren’t Jenn’s parents rich?

      And isn’t Radiah’s whole reason for even talking to Jennifer based on her being Asher’s pillow princess, because she knows Asher’s got mob ties?

  20. darkoneko

    The sparkle in their eyes

    1. NGPZ

      ?? im so happy for them…

      *plays “Dreams Come True” from Sailor Moon CD on hacked muzak*

  21. AbacusWizard

    Oh, they’re perfect for each other.

  22. Abdomino

    I just noticed she stopped smiling.

    Fuck it, I ship. Let the taciturn duo rise to glory.

    1. KM

      But then panel 3..

      1. Alongcameaspider

        It’s a significantly less forced smile in panel 3

        1. anon

          well, their eyes do look ‘sparkly’, it’s probably teh most genuine smile she’s had all week/since the after party

    2. Michael Steamweed

      Panel 3 is Sarah face actually relaxed with a slight uptilt smile. No pretense at all; just an honestly positive reaction. Not a common sight for us!

  23. ESM

    Okay, I’m warming up to Tony a bit here.

  24. Masha

    I’m glad she finally found someone who won’t keep telling her to pretend to be nice for their own comfort. *looks at comment section*

    1. Taffy

      The fuck you want, an apology for a fictional character? She can’t hear us, dude. See, watch.

      HEY SARAH! FUCKING KILL YOUR SISTER, YOUR FAMILY NEVER LOVED YOU ANYWAY! YOUR JORDANS ARE FAKE!

      I guarantee not a peep from her, so stop staring at me. It’s fuckin’ creepy.

      1. GholaHalleck

        Dead ass I hear you saying this with the T-shirt in your mouth.

        1. Michael Steamweed

          I chortled aloud at that. +1 internet point. 🙂

      2. zee

        …Willis you have the opportunity to do the funniest thing

    2. PedanticJerkass

      I don’t know about the comment section, but I don’t think anyone in the comic itself was telling her to keep pretending to be nice for their benefit. If anything, everyone was weirded out by it and waiting for the other shoe to drop. Hopefully, this is the shoe being laid gently on the ground, rather than being slam dunked The Lonely Island style.

  25. DailyBrad

    I hope Amazi-Girl can at least take some comfort in being fawned on by the others, even if Tony and Sarah might be rushing off to get to know each other better.

  26. LaGrosseLegume

    I have only one reaction – SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

  27. HueSatLight

    They’ll have a good time and be good for each other, as it runs its course before she ends up with Arnold.

    1. HueSatLight

      I did not pay much attention to Tony in the Walkyverse, the stories with him in it didn’t really interest me. But the impression I got of him was he had a kind of … intensity? Maybe he’s different here, or maybe there’s more to him than I got before. But I think Sarah snarks more than he’d be into long-term, and vice versa.
      Sarah and Arnold can be with other people first. Arnold’s her Goldilocks zone though.

    2. SailorCakes

      Didn’t you use to ship Dorothy and Arnold or was that someone else?

      1. HueSatLight

        Couldn’t be me. I checked my old posts, and it’s always been a Sarah+Arnold avatar. —

        I realized I was thinking of Arnold as a prop, as a tool to fit Dorothy’s character development needs. I didn’t have an answer for what Arnold would see in Dorothy past physical attraction. Plus it was pride month and Mindy makes more sense for Dorothy. Then for heteronormative month, I thought about whom Arnold would like and vice versa. i see Arnold and Sarah making each other laugh.

  28. Thing2

    A-girl is missing some adoration!

    1. anon

      didn’t she set up a whole app for help or so? I’m sure she had some fans in the past/taken pics and such lol

  29. Bobin

    Aaaaaaand I’m sold. Crack the bottle over this ship cause we sailing

  30. crys

    i feel very represented by the crowd here. positively hearts in their eyes. this is cute.

  31. Mr. Random

    “Let’s hate the world and punch it until it’s better.
    Together.”

  32. Dave Van Domelen

    Ah, bonding. Cold-welding, even.

  33. UrsulaDavina

    I am hoping for a montage of Sarah and Tony doing romantic activities,(holding hands, picking flowers, enjoying a plate of spaghetti siping on one noodle ending in a kiss) while cutting back to Amazi Girl contemplating how to film a montage.

    1. GholaHalleck

      Reading different books in the same room as each other. Sitting at a cafeteria table together and watching compilations of people getting hurt because of their own stupidity on one phone. Calling the Health Dept on Glasso’s together… Batting Cage date.

  34. DiDi

    I’m shipping it! I’m shipping it now!

    I don’t care if it’s a rebound. Ship, ship, ship!!!

    1. anon

      does it count as a ‘rebound’ if you never dated?

      and would be fun. or we find out tony’s gay but they still end up being close/platonic friends hating the world lol

      1. Opus the Poet

        It’s a rebound from Incelerator. Don’t ask how.

  35. Charles Phipps

    Listen, Amber called you a Mary Sue already, Sal.

    Stop denying it.

    1. clif

      Snerk.

  36. Dana W

    The joy and beauty of a deeply shared contempt. This will go places.

  37. Nenja

    A new ship has set sail!

  38. AGV/Ruby

    Lmao the way these two are falling for eachother is pretty hilarious though

  39. Rectilinear Propagation

    OK, clearly the thing I was worried about yesterday isn’t going to happen, LOL!

  40. Qube

    …oh good lord they’re perfect for each other

    1. anon

      might depend on his level of grumpiness tho b/c other than his friend being shitty in his past appearances idk if he was as ‘default’ meh in his attitude as sarah was

      1. GholaHalleck

        Sarah’s meh was tied into past trauma and being surrounded by morning people.

        So long as Tony’s not Ethan Grade misanthrope, they should be fine.

        1. Mark

          I’m starting to think it’s impossible to be surrounded by morning people: there aren’t enough of us to surround anything.

        2. clif

          My theory is that there used to be a lot more morning people, but they were gradually killed off by people who wanted to wake up gradually.

        3. Michael Steamweed

          I’m a morning person. But I’ve learned to be very quiet in the mornings to avoid waking up the murderers. 😀

        4. Opus the Poet

          I worked graveyard for almost 2 decades, one of the things I used to do was shout at the kids, “Am I sleeping too loud for you?” usually about 2 pm.

      2. Da Boy

        Seeing how he is the Dean’s son all the recent drama might have ricocheted into him too.

  41. Kyulen

    I wasn’t shipping Sarah and Tony before, but I definitely am now.

  42. General Tekno

    “This is getting out of hand! Now there are two of them!”

  43. Nic

    Ahh, those eyes, that hatred …it’s Buff Mike!

  44. Da Boy

    So, anyone got the champagne on a string so we can christen this new ship?

    1. NGPZ

      All I got is liquor. Close enough! XD

      What’s the string for?

      1. Da Boy

        So we can smack it into them from a safe distance and Run!

  45. IntangibleMatter

    Okay so ignoring how cute Sarah and Tony are-

    Whadda ya wanna bet that some exceptionally gobliny part of Amber’s brain is going to involve the Incelerator in some of her smut.

    1. Da Boy

      Knowing her obsession with Yaoi… Sarah, keep Tony safe from Amber and her shippy ways!

  46. Needfuldoer

    Misanthropy makes the heart grow fonder?

  47. Ophidiophile

    Two hearts joined in misanthropy.

    1. Shade

      And height.

  48. Getes

    I want what they have.

    1. clif

      Contempt for humanity?

      1. Michael Steamweed

        A mutual relationship based on contempt for humanity. “Contenity”, if you will.

  49. DashWallkick

    Someone on the Patreon pointed this out but — every time Tony has shown up in the comic, it’s to be surly and annoyed at other people.

    They deserve one another.

    1. Arianod

      He’ll be the Statler to her Waldorf <3

      1. Michael Steamweed

        OH HO HO HO!

    2. HueSatLight

      I don’t know if being annoyed at Walky marks someone as irritable.

  50. Rabisch

    Gasp… Is this a “magic moment” between Sarah and Tony”? That would be amazing! Kinda sad how Amazi-girl is not noticing it.

    1. Arianod

      And yet, people *still* say that Amber is Amazi-girl! There’s *no way* Amber wouldn’t notice. (Rolls eyes)

  51. DJTsurugi

    the flirting is so strong, Sarah is positively snared by those eyes. ~<3

  52. Professional asexual

    Once again I feel an irrational annoyance with amazigirls system

    1. Jeremiah

      As long as you are aware it is irrational and not go around arguing about it

      1. Professional asexual

        For sure for sure

  53. Acebender

    Oh eye sparkles! This got serious!

    1. Zaxares

      Haha, I was just coming here to comment “Is that eye-shine I see in Panel 3??” XD But seriously though, good for them! I hope Sarah has finally found her kindred spirit. 🙂

  54. Arianod

    “You don’t need to be sparkle and rainbows anymore, queen. Let’s be grumpy together.”

  55. Daibhid C

    Tony/Sarah is cute, I guess, but my new favourite ship is Amazi-Girl/the two people staring at her in admiration.

    (This is not a serious statement.)

    1. Mark

      They’re design students who want to talk about the new look.

  56. Folus

    Remarkable, how Tony was able to finally wipe that smile off of Sarah’s face, and simultaneously give her a real reason to smile.

  57. Deanatay

    Amazi-Girl’s gonna need a montage, MONTAGE!

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pFrMLRQIT_k

    Also Stony may be my new fave ship.

    DOA ship, I mean. I’ve never been one to ship Avengers.

    1. Needfuldoer

      MATT DAMON!

  58. ValdVin

    Plays “Balls on the Air” on the hacked Muzak for Amazi-Girl’s training montage.

    1. Opus the Poet

      I’m playing Saber Dance instead. The juggling music from the Ed Sullivan Show.

      1. Opus the Poet

        Amazon Music link: https://amazon.com/music/player/albums/B000R0197Q?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&ref=dm_sh_zTiABC102TQKKO64RmAs1abjW&trackAsin=B000QO7FU8

      2. ValdVin

        Huh. I remember the music but I guess I watched the plate-spinning episodes.

  59. Michael Steamweed

    1. Nice of A-G to distract the crowd so Sarony can start some “us” time.
    2. Love the subtle effect as they gaze all meet-cute-y into each other’s eyes. 🙂

  60. raultsi

    where does Tony come into the DoA universe? He mentioned ‘team’, what sport?

    1. Da Boy

      American Football. He had a few brief appearances in the past.

      1. BorkBorkBork

        His dad was married to Walky’s mom! Oh, and is the dean, too.

    2. Michael Steamweed

      I can see Tony being a college football team member.

      It’s difficult for me to see Paul, er, Incel-idiot, on that same team.

      Unless maybe he was designated bench warmer.

      1. Needfuldoer

        Kicker, maybe?

  61. Yeet

    I don’t think anyone is taking incelerator seriously, amazi-girl, don’t worry

  62. zee

    Make out make out make out make out make out make out make out ma-

  63. Aaron DaMommio

    1. the new amazi girl costume IS great
    2. I really really like that Tony is NOT smiling while he and Sarah are making eyes at each other.
    3. this comic continues to repay the many years i’ve spent reading it with interest

  64. RoyalXIII

    YESSS I already love these two together and I know barely anything about this version of Tony!

    1. Needfuldoer

      He’s the dean’s son.

      He plays football.

      He’s friends with Beef.

      He’s not friends with Paul anymore.

      That’s about all we know so far.

  65. BBCC

    Ahhhhhhh they’re so cute already!

  66. Council

    The misanthropic meet-cute is growing on me.

  67. Adam Black

    I actually thought this was Amber.

    This page is giving presplit Amber as Amazigirl vibes.

  68. Moonie

    I actually really like this for Sarah. Tony seems like a good guy at heart, with a nice crusty exterior.

    1. Adam Black

      I hope they are not too similar to work. But if Sarah keeps up her new attitude, Pie Crust with sweet sweet cream , this could work.

    2. Felian

      Hm, maybe, but i hate the setup. “falling in love with a hero who saved you” is a really awful heteronormative cliché …

      1. Taffy

        And yet, some people like it when it happens.

      2. Charles Phipps

        I mean she was in no danger.

      3. thejeff

        I feel this is an interesting set up for some character exploration, but it’s a lousy one for “they’re a couple now.”

        Sarah had been starting make progress through her interest in Jacob. Her current fake happy persona is a reaction to that failure, but not a positive one. If it’s either rewarded here or just dropped as she stumbles into a good relationship based on a weird meet-cute, I’d feel like it isn’t narratively earned.

        Mind you, I don’t really expect that to happen. At least not without plenty of complications digging back into Sarah’s basic character issues. And probably drawing Jacob back into the mix as well.

  69. Felian

    I get Amazi-Girl. It’s sucky to get brushed off as if everything comes easily to you!

  70. jilo

    ok, that’s it, folks, it’s a romance for the ages!

  71. Luminous Lead

    Ah! We see Sarah smile for the first time in a while!

    1. NGPZ

      I mean she’s BEEN smiling,

      only this time is it a genuine reflection of her emotions, as opposed to merely mimicking the appearance of others who’s more positive social outlooks of which she was jealous via the interpersonal equivalent of Cargo Cult Programming.

  72. CardinalFan

    When she said that…I just thought of Team America “MONTAGE! GOTTA HAVE A MONTAGE!” I really wanna see, though, someone go “Where’s the beef?!” And then Beef shows up 😛

  73. PrincessTadashi

    GET IT SARAH!!!!

  74. Zamperla

    It’s ok Amazi-Girl, Mary Sue’s a dumb made up term and you fumble your personal life plenty girl.

    With that out of the way SHORT KING ARC BEGINS NOWWWWW Sarah deserves this!!!

  75. Darkseide

    #GarbageCouple

  76. Throwatron

    SGHcfgSFGHDHJDJHDHshgffsdGXFFGHJ THE SUBTLE SPARKLE IN BOTH THEIR EYESSSSSSSSS

  77. Kazuma Taichi

    AmaziGirl just tunes out during internet time and lets Amber deal with all that swill

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