Firstly, he’s the sort (like me) who speaks (over-) formally to others most of the time, and colloquially only to close friends (if any) and to himself.
Secondly, he’s actually using “innit?” (isn’t it?) grammatically correctly: he’d probably also say “dunnit?” (doesn’t it?), “din’I?” (didn’t I?) and so on where appropriate, rather than the current younger generations’ “innit?” in all circumstances regardless of grammar.
Meh. He is literally just attempting to do a favor for his girlfriend in an unpaid, unofficial capacity at the request of a third party. I’m gonna count this mission as a success- message attempted to be delivered, party was belligerent and did not get the message, his obligation is done. I don’t think anyone who isn’t getting paid to do so should ever have to put up with Carla’s shit if they have no interest in interacting with her.
No, but to keep his identity secret he combs his hair differently, puts on a sunny attitude, and recreates vintage recipes.
You’ve got to admit, he’s got the accent and build, and the eyebrows are pretty spot on too.
Johan
Eyebrows and a nice button up is my kryptonite…
Sirksome
The eyebrows are spot on! I don’t think he could pull of the accent though. Jason seems pretty proud of his speaking voice.
Stifyn Baker
As someone from the UK, I’m interpreting panel four as Jason dropping the affected posh accent in favour of something more real. It reads like it should be one of the London accents (although his use of ‘innit’ could mean he’s actually from South Wales, around Newport or Cardiff, like I am).
Mind you, I could be misinterpreting. The tiktok references are largely passing me by, because I haven’t been a teen since 1990…
Greebs
Apropos of nothing, but as a weeb from Swansea, the ‘Innit is British for Desu’ meme causes me physical pain.
Maybe Bristol ish? If he starts talking like Russell Howard then we’ll have him pegged.
Clif
Until proven otherwise, I’m assuming this is what Tic-toc-teens are supposed sound like.
Martin Smith
Yeah, that’s how I’m reading it, but I’m not entirely convinced that’s the intent. “innit” is pretty wide spread though, I’d say it’s more of a class signifier rather than a geographical one.
powerpowerpow
Well here’s the thing. We do know where Jason is from. Knightsbridge.
I have a genuinely difficult time imagining anyone with as posh an accent as Jason’s who also claims to be from Knightsbridge and is the son of a “cruel captain of industry” EVER saying the word “innit”.
Do I think this means Jason is actually secretly not rich and doesn’t have a supervillain dad? No, probably not. I think Willis just doesn’t know all the nuances of how Brits talk. I could be wrong though. Maybe all his “rich kid with an evil dad” stuff is all made up. Unlikely, but in this comic, who knows.
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Yeah, totally agreed- this is just a misstep from Willis. Like you said, Jason would absolutely NEVER say “innit”; even a spoiled rich kid doing the whole “Mockney” thing to seem cool never goes as far as “innit”. It’s part and parcel of a full-on “geeza” (or nowadays “roadman”) persona, complete with entirely different accent and way of forming words, not just something that one chucks in. Understandable error though, even if it took me right out of the page! Of course, as you said, if this is supposed to be some kind of “hint” for future story development re: his background, that’s totally different.
Rowen Morland
Since he didn’t need to say anything so ce he’s just talking to himself I assumed he was thumbing the snark, or maybe that’s his impression of a British tik tok teen but for his own age group, like some effected Fast Show chavyness or some such.
Or it’s just a mishmash of UK idioms/references for comic effect. E.g. “all’s well that ends well” comes from Shakespeare, though it’s not something exclusively for British people…
…Or if it is, I’m in trouble, because I’m over here in Canada *hides in an igloo filled with hockey sticks and maple syrup*
RowenMorland
I mean that face and hand gesture is him just not taking himself seriously for a second and loosening up.
Agemegos
In posh, “innit” is pronounced “isn’t it”.
Bicycle Bill
Hey – Carla says something about “… being the TikTok Teen we both know you are.” We already know Carla has connections to the vast enterprise that is RuTech and has drawn on them before. Perhaps, using the resources at her disposal, she has discovered that Jason IS an imposter, or the disgraced offspring of said evil industrialist, or even someone in the Witness Relocation Program and this is his new identity.
After what we’ve seen over the past ten-twelve years, I’m at the point where I wouldn’t bet a wooden nickel against anything Willis might have up his sleeve.
No, but Carla likes to push people’s buttons. She’s sort of like Puck a ‘Mid-Summer’s Night Dream’ complete with spending an inordinate amount of her time having to deal with horny teenagers and their over-complicated romance problems.
*Meanwhile, the Muzak is running absolutely NON-HACKED so we may bring you the Latest Dan Mason Elevator Album! (Also in memory of Vangelis. I already miss him.)
RIP Vangelis. 🙁 I heard the news on the radio yesterday (they played a bit of the Chariots of Fire soundtrack).
He was a pretty unique composer, too. I mean, I can think of others who mixed electronic and classical (e.g. Stockhausen on the more avant-garde side), but no one with a style quite like his.
I feel like this may have something to do with Willis not realising that the stereotype of all Brits saying “innit” is wildly inaccurate.
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Yeah, it’s one of two modalities Americans tend to know- the “pip pip tally ho what what?” toff idiot or the “innit bruv, u wot mate?” swaggering oaf. The fact also comes to mind that both of these tend to be pertaining to the South-East (mainly London), which being it contains our capital makes sense why it’s best known. Still, agreed- he would never say “innit”, it a) simply isn’t part of the idiolect of a Jason, b) isn’t just “a word” an otherwise-plummy upper-middle-class young man inserts to leaven his stuffiness. If said young man were attempting to cover his real voice etc, they have other methods.
Roborat
Or he did it on purpose to troll the peanut gallery.
Agemegos
But not as inaccurate as supposing that Australians parrot Julia Dreyfuss parroting Meryl Streep in the trailers for A Cry in the Dark.
I’m confused. To the best of my recollection we have neither seen nor heard anything of Jason’s parents, mother OR father, in the Dumbiverse – so any reference to his father comes from the Walkyverse.
Now, when I first discovered “Dumbing of Age” it was touted as a stand-alone comic – although I have come to learn that literally all the characters, along with their names, are lifted from Willis’ previous Walkyverse and Shortpacked creations.
So I suppose my question is this: Is everything in the Walkyverse considered to be canon in the Dumbiverse too?
Needfuldoer
About all the elaboration we’ve gotten about him in the Dumbiverse is “Dargon Chesterfield is a cruel and powerful captain of industry.”
The Walkyverse isn’t necessarily canon to the Dumbiverse, but characters are ported over in broad strokes (and as a rule their sexualities are the same).
True Survivor
I never read comics from the Walkyverse either – but at some point (I think when he is talking to Walky before they go out on the town) Jason says that “His father is basically a supervillain” – a comment which never expanded upon or explained. Also, that is pretty much the totality of what we know about his family.
201 thoughts on “Lodgings”
Stanistani
I see a few flaws in his logic.
Jamie
Flaws? In Jason’s logic? Inconceivable!
RassilonTDavros
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
Yet_One_More_Idiot
….Since when does Jason say
“INNIT”?!?
Pod people confirmed!
Terry Hunt
Nah: it works for me (also a Brit).
Firstly, he’s the sort (like me) who speaks (over-) formally to others most of the time, and colloquially only to close friends (if any) and to himself.
Secondly, he’s actually using “innit?” (isn’t it?) grammatically correctly: he’d probably also say “dunnit?” (doesn’t it?), “din’I?” (didn’t I?) and so on where appropriate, rather than the current younger generations’ “innit?” in all circumstances regardless of grammar.
Reltzik
They’re not flaws in his logic if he doesn’t actually care about anything more than being able to say he won.
Clif
Dunno. I can’t even understand why the title is lodgings rather than winning.
Geneseepaws
Well, looks to me like you win, you fixed it, … Rather Willis fixed it.
Clif
On my browser the title still says Lodgings.
nothri
Meh. He is literally just attempting to do a favor for his girlfriend in an unpaid, unofficial capacity at the request of a third party. I’m gonna count this mission as a success- message attempted to be delivered, party was belligerent and did not get the message, his obligation is done. I don’t think anyone who isn’t getting paid to do so should ever have to put up with Carla’s shit if they have no interest in interacting with her.
GreyICE
I dunno, she’s locked in her room and doesn’t know who Joyce is, I think Carla’s shot herself in the foot here.
Z
To be fair Carla didn’t really care about this and is probably enjoying herself so I think she still wins.
Ana Chronistic
Jason be like, how’s this for TikTok Teen
(to be fair, many of the best solutions are also the
laziestmost efficient solutions)Ana Chronistic
huh, adding a title to an href is filtered now? or
Sirksome
For how long exactly does he think this problem will be solved?
Reltzik
Long enough for it to become Ruth’s problem again.
Sombrero
All this is just for giving Jason the high that he’s serving his master/goddess. Mission accomplished.
Doctor_Who
And she was never seen again.
Although, technically Jason is right. He was a TA and now tends bar, so he’s definitely out of his teens.
Sirksome
But is he out of tiktok? I think that’s the important aspect.
Doctor_Who
No, but to keep his identity secret he combs his hair differently, puts on a sunny attitude, and recreates vintage recipes.
You’ve got to admit, he’s got the accent and build, and the eyebrows are pretty spot on too.
Johan
Eyebrows and a nice button up is my kryptonite…
Sirksome
The eyebrows are spot on! I don’t think he could pull of the accent though. Jason seems pretty proud of his speaking voice.
Stifyn Baker
As someone from the UK, I’m interpreting panel four as Jason dropping the affected posh accent in favour of something more real. It reads like it should be one of the London accents (although his use of ‘innit’ could mean he’s actually from South Wales, around Newport or Cardiff, like I am).
Mind you, I could be misinterpreting. The tiktok references are largely passing me by, because I haven’t been a teen since 1990…
Greebs
Apropos of nothing, but as a weeb from Swansea, the ‘Innit is British for Desu’ meme causes me physical pain.
The Golux
Don’t be silly, Innit is british for “Desu ne“
Psi Baka Onna
Maybe Bristol ish? If he starts talking like Russell Howard then we’ll have him pegged.
Clif
Until proven otherwise, I’m assuming this is what Tic-toc-teens are supposed sound like.
Martin Smith
Yeah, that’s how I’m reading it, but I’m not entirely convinced that’s the intent. “innit” is pretty wide spread though, I’d say it’s more of a class signifier rather than a geographical one.
powerpowerpow
Well here’s the thing. We do know where Jason is from. Knightsbridge.
I have a genuinely difficult time imagining anyone with as posh an accent as Jason’s who also claims to be from Knightsbridge and is the son of a “cruel captain of industry” EVER saying the word “innit”.
Do I think this means Jason is actually secretly not rich and doesn’t have a supervillain dad? No, probably not. I think Willis just doesn’t know all the nuances of how Brits talk. I could be wrong though. Maybe all his “rich kid with an evil dad” stuff is all made up. Unlikely, but in this comic, who knows.
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Yeah, totally agreed- this is just a misstep from Willis. Like you said, Jason would absolutely NEVER say “innit”; even a spoiled rich kid doing the whole “Mockney” thing to seem cool never goes as far as “innit”. It’s part and parcel of a full-on “geeza” (or nowadays “roadman”) persona, complete with entirely different accent and way of forming words, not just something that one chucks in. Understandable error though, even if it took me right out of the page! Of course, as you said, if this is supposed to be some kind of “hint” for future story development re: his background, that’s totally different.
Rowen Morland
Since he didn’t need to say anything so ce he’s just talking to himself I assumed he was thumbing the snark, or maybe that’s his impression of a British tik tok teen but for his own age group, like some effected Fast Show chavyness or some such.
Ana Chronistic
idk I feel like any 100% perfect/”accurate” dialogue is unnatural bc who is ever perfect
davidbreslin101
Maybe Penny’s rubbing off on him, with her “10 British accents in one sentence” speech pattern.
epitome of incomprehensibility
Or it’s just a mishmash of UK idioms/references for comic effect. E.g. “all’s well that ends well” comes from Shakespeare, though it’s not something exclusively for British people…
…Or if it is, I’m in trouble, because I’m over here in Canada *hides in an igloo filled with hockey sticks and maple syrup*
RowenMorland
I mean that face and hand gesture is him just not taking himself seriously for a second and loosening up.
Agemegos
In posh, “innit” is pronounced “isn’t it”.
Bicycle Bill
Hey – Carla says something about “… being the TikTok Teen we both know you are.” We already know Carla has connections to the vast enterprise that is RuTech and has drawn on them before. Perhaps, using the resources at her disposal, she has discovered that Jason IS an imposter, or the disgraced offspring of said evil industrialist, or even someone in the Witness Relocation Program and this is his new identity.
After what we’ve seen over the past ten-twelve years, I’m at the point where I wouldn’t bet a wooden nickel against anything Willis might have up his sleeve.
Agemegos
I was expecting someone completely different. (But much less like Jason.)
cbwroses
That also works.
Agemegos
I was all ready to protest that Max is a ton hotter than Jason, until I checked the link.
Geneseepaws
A Tik-Tok Grahame Kerr?
cbwroses
Ok. I’m immediately following Jason’s alter ego on TikTok now.
Doctor_Who
Good choice. He occasionally does longer recipes on YouTube as well.
The Wellerman
???
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So, Jason is obligated to conform to the idea of Jason that exists in Carla’s head, regardless of reality or his thoughts and feelings?
Doctor_Who
Reality IS what;s in Carla’s head.
She is dreamer, we are merely the dream.
Slartibeast Button, BIA
I read that Phillip K. Dick novel!
Andy
We all one day wake from the dream.
True Survivor
No, but Carla likes to push people’s buttons. She’s sort of like Puck a ‘Mid-Summer’s Night Dream’ complete with spending an inordinate amount of her time having to deal with horny teenagers and their over-complicated romance problems.
Taffy
Yes, that is how human interaction works.
RassilonTDavros
Are ya winning, Carla?
Stephen Bierce
*Meanwhile, the Muzak is running absolutely NON-HACKED so we may bring you the Latest Dan Mason Elevator Album! (Also in memory of Vangelis. I already miss him.)
epitome of incomprehensibility
RIP Vangelis. 🙁 I heard the news on the radio yesterday (they played a bit of the Chariots of Fire soundtrack).
He was a pretty unique composer, too. I mean, I can think of others who mixed electronic and classical (e.g. Stockhausen on the more avant-garde side), but no one with a style quite like his.
Stephen Bierce
Several of the biggest rock bands of all time offered to have him join them, but he went his own way. I think he knew how special he was, even then.
Nono
I mean, to be fair… Jason isn’t a teenager anymore. At least, biologically.
Kyrik Michalowski
I can think of no way for this to end poorly. Right everyone?
Jamie
I mean, I can’t think of a way for it to end well.
So yes.
Clif
It already ended well.
butts
problem solved, innit
Crotonhurst
innit, bruv
PirateTawnee
u wot, m8?
Deviant
Allow it, fam.
powerpowerpow
I find it hilarious that Jason goes from “paramour” to “innit” in a matter of seconds.
Feathers
I feel like this may have something to do with Willis not realising that the stereotype of all Brits saying “innit” is wildly inaccurate.
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Yeah, it’s one of two modalities Americans tend to know- the “pip pip tally ho what what?” toff idiot or the “innit bruv, u wot mate?” swaggering oaf. The fact also comes to mind that both of these tend to be pertaining to the South-East (mainly London), which being it contains our capital makes sense why it’s best known. Still, agreed- he would never say “innit”, it a) simply isn’t part of the idiolect of a Jason, b) isn’t just “a word” an otherwise-plummy upper-middle-class young man inserts to leaven his stuffiness. If said young man were attempting to cover his real voice etc, they have other methods.
Roborat
Or he did it on purpose to troll the peanut gallery.
Agemegos
But not as inaccurate as supposing that Australians parrot Julia Dreyfuss parroting Meryl Streep in the trailers for A Cry in the Dark.
LiterallyJustSomeGuy
Jason looks positively devious in panel four!
True Survivor
He is dad is ‘basically a supervillian’ so I guess its in his blood.
Apparently also Jazz hands?
Bicycle Bill
I’m confused. To the best of my recollection we have neither seen nor heard anything of Jason’s parents, mother OR father, in the Dumbiverse – so any reference to his father comes from the Walkyverse.
Now, when I first discovered “Dumbing of Age” it was touted as a stand-alone comic – although I have come to learn that literally all the characters, along with their names, are lifted from Willis’ previous Walkyverse and Shortpacked creations.
So I suppose my question is this: Is everything in the Walkyverse considered to be canon in the Dumbiverse too?
Needfuldoer
About all the elaboration we’ve gotten about him in the Dumbiverse is “Dargon Chesterfield is a cruel and powerful captain of industry.”
https://www.dumbingofage.com/2018/comic/book-8/03-faz-is-great/knob/
The Walkyverse isn’t necessarily canon to the Dumbiverse, but characters are ported over in broad strokes (and as a rule their sexualities are the same).
True Survivor
I never read comics from the Walkyverse either – but at some point (I think when he is talking to Walky before they go out on the town) Jason says that “His father is basically a supervillain” – a comment which never expanded upon or explained. Also, that is pretty much the totality of what we know about his family.