Danny’s mom, what little we’ve seen of her, seems to think he’s a screw up for getting dumped by Dorothy.
That’s extremely unfair. Danny is a screw up for totally different reasons.
alongcameaspider
I wonder if she’ll have thoughts about him dating someone like Sal (either as a race thing or relating to her being a “bad girl”)
RowenMorland
I thought she was saying he screwed up the only redeeming quality he had, which was have a likeable partner.
RowenMorland
I like Danny, he’s alright.
Keith Curtis
He’s a good egg.
Needfuldoer
I think there’s some revisionism going on re: Danny’s parents. Re-reading their appearances in the Freshman Family Weekend arc, they seem… generally more inoffensive than I remember?
Correct me if I’m wrong, but “your awkwardness is why she dumped you, isn’t it” is the harshest thing either of them says.
Spencer
Well we got a few other indicators.
One is that when Danny went on a heartfelt spiel about Amber they started talking about themselves and the alt-text said “the Wilcoxen can’t bring themselves to complement their son, so they change the topic to themselves.”
Another is that Dorothy revealed at some point that Danny’s mom gave her a picture frame extolling the virtues of marriage, and Dorothy’s mom implied to Linda that the Wilcoxen were extremely pushy.
Lastly there’s a dream sequence Danny had where he’s talking about Amber to his parents and it starts with him saying “I know I screwed up with Dorothy but I found someone way better. I won’t disappoint you this time!”
As I remember them, Danny’s parents seem to think he’s kind of a screw-up, and that he needs to hitch himself to a capable woman like a leech in order to get anywhere in life
They’re probably the ones that got Dorothy a picture frame with engraved marital scripture.
King Daniel
It was specifically Danny’s mother, as I recall. When she was 16 years old. (And it was a picture frame for two.)
She also kept calling her a “treasure”.
thejeff
Yeah, I’m not sure Sal will qualify as a good catch in their book.
Valkeiper2020
Maybe good as ‘the one that got away’ or a ‘catch and release’, but not a keeper.
Given what we know, my bet is Linda contacts Danny’s parents and tries to get them to get these two to break up because Danny’s “””Falling in with a Bad Crowd”””
They get hit by a car and both end up in the hospital. Though if they spend that time in the hospital recovering from their injuries together, they might still be a couple.
“That was really the worst time to say that but I’m glad when it came down to it you stuck up for yourself instead of slavishly devoting yourself to someone you’re interested in at the expense of your own feelings.” – Sal, probably, with more y’alls.
As having previously been accused of being either Stattler or Waldorf, I’m at the edge of the balcony in excitement. To quote Wilder/Dahl. “The suspense is terrible. I hope it lasts.”
He Who Abides
If you’re a woman, you could be Astoria.
Yes, one of them is married. Blew my mind, since I always read them as a cranky old gay couple.
“Fast ship? You’ve never heard of the Millennium WonderSal? It’s the ship that made the McNutt Snow Hill jump in less than 12 parsecs!”
“Um, actually: a parsec is a unit of distance, not time.”
“STFU.”
My favorite theory about that is that Han knew quite well that a parsec is a unit of distance not time, and he was secretly testing his potential customers to determine whether they were savvy space travelers who know what’s what… or backwater rubes that he could overcharge.
119 thoughts on “Impress”
Ana Chronistic
gotta go fast when speed-dating
Kyrik Michalowski
Sal likes to live fast, and Danny is just along for the ride.
Harmony
Danny – not competitive, just wants to make her happy
Sal – tsundere wants to compete, but won’t say it
Danny – I am laying down the gauntlet
AbacusWizard
Romance At the Speed of Light
Clif
Just hoping for no speed bumps.
Love the expressions.
annarchy
But the speed bumps are to get your attention before the Clif….
Also they make decent jumps.
Spencer
You’ll never stop me, not once I shift into MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE
Doctor_Who
Atomic batteries to power. Turbines to speed.
Sunny Bruv
I wonder if they bought the Turbo?
Geneseepaws
I b’lieve Danny’s bike has a YoYoDyne “Planet 10” Overthruster. If not now, then real soon.
thejeff
A Yoyodyne overthruster? Those are “for shit” according to a company executive.
Valkeiper2020
true. he had an older and more reliable engine available.
that engine did the job.
Kyrik Michalowski
You have to put a card in your bike to flip against the spokes, that’s how you go faster.
Fist_of_Life
And if it’s one of your parent’s limited edition, super rare card, you’ll need that extra velocity.
Deanatay
I’ve heard Black Lotuses make you go really fast.
Valkeiper2020
not according to one expert that Eragon met.
He Who Abides
I hope you just heard that. It’s the sound of the entire Abides throuple wincing in pain.
Citizen Octopus
Arrgh! My cavities!
Too sweet! TOO SWEET!!
Kyrik Michalowski
If you need help dealing with sweetness I have a solution:
https://youtu.be/WGODqlSn7Go
Thag Simmons
It’s kinda crazy how much I actually like these two as a couple in this comic, given their previous iterations.
Thag Simmons
I botched the tag here. I’d been doing so well
I am Nothing
Don’t worry it happens to the
best of us.Schpoonman
Read this like Dane Cook’s “Speak & Spell” bit.
And I’m only a little sorry I reminded everyone here that Dane Cook exists.
Keulen
They’re definitely a better couple in this universe.
Kyrik Michalowski
Awww, Sal’s smile in the last panel is so cute. I’m genuinely happy for her and Danny.
So the age old question is thus: how is it going to go wrong?
alongcameaspider
It’ll probably have something to do with Sal’s mom
Do we know if Danny’s parents are any particular flavor of awful? They could also find a way to screw it up
Doctor_Who
Danny’s mom, what little we’ve seen of her, seems to think he’s a screw up for getting dumped by Dorothy.
That’s extremely unfair. Danny is a screw up for totally different reasons.
alongcameaspider
I wonder if she’ll have thoughts about him dating someone like Sal (either as a race thing or relating to her being a “bad girl”)
RowenMorland
I thought she was saying he screwed up the only redeeming quality he had, which was have a likeable partner.
RowenMorland
I like Danny, he’s alright.
Keith Curtis
He’s a good egg.
Needfuldoer
I think there’s some revisionism going on re: Danny’s parents. Re-reading their appearances in the Freshman Family Weekend arc, they seem… generally more inoffensive than I remember?
https://www.dumbingofage.com/2013/comic/book-3/04-just-hangin-out-with-my-family/wilcoxes/
Correct me if I’m wrong, but “your awkwardness is why she dumped you, isn’t it” is the harshest thing either of them says.
Spencer
Well we got a few other indicators.
One is that when Danny went on a heartfelt spiel about Amber they started talking about themselves and the alt-text said “the Wilcoxen can’t bring themselves to complement their son, so they change the topic to themselves.”
Another is that Dorothy revealed at some point that Danny’s mom gave her a picture frame extolling the virtues of marriage, and Dorothy’s mom implied to Linda that the Wilcoxen were extremely pushy.
Lastly there’s a dream sequence Danny had where he’s talking about Amber to his parents and it starts with him saying “I know I screwed up with Dorothy but I found someone way better. I won’t disappoint you this time!”
DailyBrad
Danny’s parents put him down all the time and it’s just… it’s not great, unfortunately. It’s really clear where he got his self-esteem problems.
Thag Simmons
As I remember them, Danny’s parents seem to think he’s kind of a screw-up, and that he needs to hitch himself to a capable woman like a leech in order to get anywhere in life
They’re probably the ones that got Dorothy a picture frame with engraved marital scripture.
King Daniel
It was specifically Danny’s mother, as I recall. When she was 16 years old. (And it was a picture frame for two.)
She also kept calling her a “treasure”.
thejeff
Yeah, I’m not sure Sal will qualify as a good catch in their book.
Valkeiper2020
Maybe good as ‘the one that got away’ or a ‘catch and release’, but not a keeper.
Doctor_Who
Linda will sense that her daughter is happy and start plotting something.
Svata
Given what we know, my bet is Linda contacts Danny’s parents and tries to get them to get these two to break up because Danny’s “””Falling in with a Bad Crowd”””
Keulen
They get hit by a car and both end up in the hospital. Though if they spend that time in the hospital recovering from their injuries together, they might still be a couple.
Nono
Danny reveals what he said to Ethan in the hospital.
Spencer
“That was really the worst time to say that but I’m glad when it came down to it you stuck up for yourself instead of slavishly devoting yourself to someone you’re interested in at the expense of your own feelings.” – Sal, probably, with more y’alls.
He Who Abides
You. You get it.
AntJ
It’s simultaneously refreshing and jarring to see Danny pushing the right buttons on purpose instead of the wrong ones on accident
Liliet
IKR????
TlalocW
Did they slow down in the last half-panel? No more speed lines.
Decidedly Orthogonal
Maybe Sal realized she didn’t have to run from him, or maybe she’s just suddenly ‘in the moment’.
TlalocW
You’re wise beyond measure, blowjob cat.
Yotomoe
I’ve say it before and I’ll say it again.
They cute.
Spencer
Heckin’ cute.
Tan
100%
Sunny
Really cute.
Opus the Poet
I really don’t want Danny to dan this up. This could work for both of them.
Keulen
Definitely cute.
Stephen Bierce
Yeah, keep your eyes on the road, your hand upon the wheel…
elebenty
Let it roll, baby, roll. Let it roll.
All night long.
Do it,
RobbyDanny, do it!DailyBrad
This is such a fun dynamic. I love that they can be playful like this.
Kravis
Sal likes riding and Sal likes Danny, sooooo obviously the next logical step is…
Varangian
I want you to imagine a rimshot, but as played by Animal of Dr. Teeth & the Electric Mayhem.
Decidedly Orthogonal
As having previously been accused of being either Stattler or Waldorf, I’m at the edge of the balcony in excitement. To quote Wilder/Dahl. “The suspense is terrible. I hope it lasts.”
He Who Abides
If you’re a woman, you could be Astoria.
Yes, one of them is married. Blew my mind, since I always read them as a cranky old gay couple.
Tan
Dumbing of Age Book 12: So This Is Fast
BBCC
Awww, how wholesome.
When will it be ruined by Willis?
Kyrik Michalowski
Sooner than we’d hope, later than we expected.
ReverendJ
Probably at the next intersection they ride through.
Cmasta1992
Danny my boy! Learning the rules and playing the game!
Cholma
“Fast ship? You’ve never heard of the Millennium WonderSal? It’s the ship that made the McNutt Snow Hill jump in less than 12 parsecs!”
“Um, actually: a parsec is a unit of distance, not time.”
“STFU.”
AbacusWizard
My favorite theory about that is that Han knew quite well that a parsec is a unit of distance not time, and he was secretly testing his potential customers to determine whether they were savvy space travelers who know what’s what… or backwater rubes that he could overcharge.
Dr. T