Maybe not the orgsnism’s direct DNA descent. But they share enough common DNA with other members of their species, that it can still be advantageous for them to be in a place to adopt and rear a child. Pair bonding may help the organism achieve this and reinforce tge success of encoded social cooperation behaviours.
Wow. I never realise just how MUCH Willis’ art style has continued to evolve until I click on a link like that and find myself looking back at earlier days’ strips…! xD
Yup. Two women having sex with each other is very subtle. Gotta make sure to include the hats and plaid so that everyone understands that it’s lesbian sex that’s happening with the two women.
See, this is why I never wear plaid – otherwise people might mistake my wife and I for lesbians instead of bisexual women who happen to be married to one another.
“it’s just less expensive. i read an article about two women who shared a bed for years and they saved so much money that they could afford huge, fancy weddings to their boyfriends”
“oh that’s a pair of lesbians”
“Naw, it’s subtle but look. No beanies, no plaid”
“Ah, dang I missed the telltale signs. I was thrown off by the kissing”
“Happens to the best of us.”
Shout out to when I was in high school talking about a book and the other student asked me if I thought a couple characters were “maybe kinda gay” and I said, “Why, because of all the lesbian sex they had?”
Willis has quite a few characters with extensive freckles. I wonder if he has to memorize where they all are, if he keeps, a chart, or just thinks we won’t bother to check to see if the placement and number is consistent?
Fun Fact: In Star Trek: Deep Space 9, Dax’s spots were actually all marked out and recorded by the make up team so that the pattern would remain the same throughout the series. As more of Dax’s body was seen throughout the series (not like that – the started in full length uniforms, so there was alot of room to grow in that department), the team had to keep recording more and more spot locations.
Continuity like that has got to be a pain. That’s why you never give a character elaborate tattoos. Although in Becky’s case at a glance her freckles seem to group in batches of three so maybe that’s not too difficult to keep up with after drawing her for so long.
There was evidence collected by our good Doctor a while back that Dina is, indeed, a vampire. Some bits provided that I recall were Dina’s established mouth full of fangs and an ability to sense Becky’s heartbeat.
I feel so bad for the creators of Michael Scofield’s tattoo. That must have been a pain in the ASS to design, and then applying the fucking thing took four to five HOURS, not including time to take the temporary tattoo out.
Heh. I didn’t recognize that name (thought you were talking about an actor) but it made me think of Wentworth Miller’s character in Prison Break. That “prison map” tattoo was crazy. DUH. “Michael Scofield” is his character’s name in that show! 😀
I mean…chests would be a good place for sponsorships. If a girl flashed me her breasts I promise you I would never forget the name of the restaurant painted on her chest for the rest of my life.
Only problem with that is it results in women thinking you’re a creep staring at her chest when you’re actually just trying to read what’s written on her shirt.
Is it? Man, straight people can’t have undercuts, straight people can’t have full rainbow patterned suits. Soon you won’t be able to have sex with a member of the same sex without being called gay. Were will it end?
In my experience, its both. If you are with someone of the opposite sex you’re straight. If you’re with the same sex, you’re gay/lesbian. Anything in between is nonexistent.
o3o It’s crazy how like…whenever I see someone with dyed hair I just go “oh, they’re queer” even though literally anyone could dye their hair. I don’t particularly wanna dye my hair cuz I think jet black hair looks cool as hell, but I probably would be hesitant to dye it a light colorful color, lest I mislead people.
Excluding natural colors and old lady blue, the only straight woman I’ve ever known with dyed hair also likes to wear muscle shirts while blasting Tegan and Sara from her pickup.
I don’t think that’s a reliable indicator. I know Lottttts of people who have interestingly dyed hair who are NOT queer. Maybe it overlaps with other signals.
Looking at Becky’s eyes you can really see how vulnerable she is here, she’s letting Dina see her true self here, at least in this moment. It’s like every strip I’m scared she’ll get to her “no” stage and freak but I’m so happy she’s at least trusting Dina for now.
Even if Becky does freak a little, Dina will know EXACTLY what to do.
Dina’s a scientist, and a VERY good one. As with any other expedition or experiment, LONG before she started gathering data out in the field, she’s done some VERY rigorous planning and preparation, doing preliminary research, observing her subject of interest, et cetera.
Outside the times we see her onscreen, just what do you think Dina’s BEEN doing besides her schoolwork?
Preparing for a scientific expedition like this is no easy task, and we’re about to see the result of all that painstaking effort that’s Dina’s likely been doing for MONTHS.
Brace yourselves, and bear witness to Dina’s true BRAIN POWER!!!
So, what romantic/porn song does everybody have playing in their head while reading this? 😉 For me, it was Unchained Melody (of “Ghost” fame) by The Righteous Brothers.
Notice how in panel four Becky has moved her arms behind herself to aid in Dina’s removal of the shirt (with the added benefit of thrusting her chest forward into greater prominence)? This is all part of an ancient, long-established ritual dance of seduction, replete with synchronized movements worthy of the finest tango.
The next move is Dina’s, and she should eschew the upper half and go down for the shoes and socks … save the best parts for last. Increases the anticipation… turns up the heat!
Not to mention that it makes it easier to lose the denims.
Professor Doc breaks through the wall like Kool-Aid man.
“Wait! Proofs are for math! Science can disprove a theory, but rather than proving things, it gathers evidence to support the likelihood of an explanatory hypothesis! As you were.”
It’s clever of Dina to play Becky’s doubts and hang-ups against the one thing Becky has always been screaming from the rooftop in defiance: SHE’S A LESBIAAAAN!
I know everytime *I* see a lady with her thighs wrapped around another lady’s head…
…my first go-to assumption is that they’re Furries role-playing being kitty-cats and helping each other clean fur in places a normal human spine just doesn’t typically allow one to clean *themselves* with their own tongues.
…. i think being a girl who is currently getting undressed by her girlfriend preeeeettty much signals “lesbian“. Or bi. Or pan. But definitely not straight.
Also, everyone currently in the room already KNOWS, Becky 😛
guess you’ll just have to give the mating call
It won’t increase the organism’s fitness, but you can’t deny it remains and distinct and stunning example of nature’s diversity and wonder.
Maybe not the orgsnism’s direct DNA descent. But they share enough common DNA with other members of their species, that it can still be advantageous for them to be in a place to adopt and rear a child. Pair bonding may help the organism achieve this and reinforce tge success of encoded social cooperation behaviours.
You know what, going on from that comic a bit led me here: https://www.dumbingofage.com/2015/comic/book-5/02-threes-a-crowd/overstepped/
The prophecy has come true!
A prophecy seven years in the making
Wow. I never realise just how MUCH Willis’ art style has continued to evolve until I click on a link like that and find myself looking back at earlier days’ strips…! xD
it goes up and down in waves. i think 2010 ish is a highpoint, with bright contrasting colors and airbrushing . ( old its walky )
Including the copious notation!
Listen Ana your jokes are consistently A+ but i don’t know that i’ve ever said so?? so, um, i thank you for your service *tips hat, still giggling*
Secret Lesbian Codes
Yup. Two women having sex with each other is very subtle. Gotta make sure to include the hats and plaid so that everyone understands that it’s lesbian sex that’s happening with the two women.
See, this is why I never wear plaid – otherwise people might mistake my wife and I for lesbians instead of bisexual women who happen to be married to one another.
Yeah, it’s important to wear the signs, or else people keep insisting you’re only roommates.
Good friends.
Very, very good friends.
So you’re saying Dina and Becky could be mistaken for “Roomies”? xD
“it’s just less expensive. i read an article about two women who shared a bed for years and they saved so much money that they could afford huge, fancy weddings to their boyfriends”
“oh that’s a pair of lesbians”
“Naw, it’s subtle but look. No beanies, no plaid”
“Ah, dang I missed the telltale signs. I was thrown off by the kissing”
“Happens to the best of us.”
“Just gals being pals”
Shout out to when I was in high school talking about a book and the other student asked me if I thought a couple characters were “maybe kinda gay” and I said, “Why, because of all the lesbian sex they had?”
Anyone can have gay sex. Did they dress up and travel together?
I wonder, would a woman naked except for a hat do?
singing Joe Cocker’s “you can leaaaave you head on” really loudly ?
I fear are the only two who’ve seen Unbearable Lightness of Being.
Hat. Leave Your Hat On. And it’s Randy Newman’s song.
It’s one of those songs where the original version is not the definitive one. Like how even Dylan thinks All Along the Watchtower is a Hendrix song.
(The definitive version is, of course, Sir Tom Jones).
I’ve heard both versions, and I prefer Newman’s.
As long as it’s a plaid hat…
You still got the half-cut Becky!
Next page: “Oh no! She took off my half-cut!”
Willis has quite a few characters with extensive freckles. I wonder if he has to memorize where they all are, if he keeps, a chart, or just thinks we won’t bother to check to see if the placement and number is consistent?
Fun Fact: In Star Trek: Deep Space 9, Dax’s spots were actually all marked out and recorded by the make up team so that the pattern would remain the same throughout the series. As more of Dax’s body was seen throughout the series (not like that – the started in full length uniforms, so there was alot of room to grow in that department), the team had to keep recording more and more spot locations.
Continuity like that has got to be a pain. That’s why you never give a character elaborate tattoos. Although in Becky’s case at a glance her freckles seem to group in batches of three so maybe that’s not too difficult to keep up with after drawing her for so long.
Except for the two on her collar bone. Is Dina secretly a vampire? Is that why she can teleport and stand creepily behind doors for hours on end.
There was evidence collected by our good Doctor a while back that Dina is, indeed, a vampire. Some bits provided that I recall were Dina’s established mouth full of fangs and an ability to sense Becky’s heartbeat.
And The Doctor could safely confirm the suspicion, because he’s a bite-proof hologram.
I feel so bad for the creators of Michael Scofield’s tattoo. That must have been a pain in the ASS to design, and then applying the fucking thing took four to five HOURS, not including time to take the temporary tattoo out.
Heh. I didn’t recognize that name (thought you were talking about an actor) but it made me think of Wentworth Miller’s character in Prison Break. That “prison map” tattoo was crazy. DUH. “Michael Scofield” is his character’s name in that show! 😀
Tattoos/Patterns are great if you only need to draw them once
The character was the source of the question “Do they go all the way… down?”
With the timeskip into winter, he also needs to keep track of which freckles have faded into invisibility.
I’ve got a bad habit of puttig freckles o the same place of all my characters.
Cheeks, shoulders, ad chests. All the sexy spots.
“ad chests” — that’s where the sponsorship logos go, right?
I mean…chests would be a good place for sponsorships. If a girl flashed me her breasts I promise you I would never forget the name of the restaurant painted on her chest for the rest of my life.
I mean isn’t this just like 70% of all t-shirts?
Based on the shirts in my apartment, people might get the mistaken notion that we drink lots of Coca-Cola.
Ah. I presume they’re actually trophies of the Cola Wars?
based on the shirts i own people might get the
mistakennotion that i am advertising the anarchist colour ¯\_(ツ)_/¯Only problem with that is it results in women thinking you’re a creep staring at her chest when you’re actually just trying to read what’s written on her shirt.
It’s fine I’m a speedreader. And if you have the entirety of Lorem Ipsum on your shirt, then I may be in trouble.
but then you’ll know that they are actually advertising the font.
???
And to think that a few months ago, Becky was totally freaking out just by staying chastely in bed with Dina.
And now Dina’s pulling THIS off with such prowess.
Her intellect. Her BRAIN POWER. It’s INCREDIBLE.
?????? ???
*plays “Whoever Brings The Night” by Nightwish on Becky’s Phone*
Oooh, I always like more Nightwish songs.
I never wonder Nightwish is in a game soundtrack ….
don’t worry, the haircut is a dead giveaway and she ain’t removing that
Is it? Man, straight people can’t have undercuts, straight people can’t have full rainbow patterned suits. Soon you won’t be able to have sex with a member of the same sex without being called gay. Were will it end?
“Soon you won’t be able to have sex with a member of the same sex without being called gay.”
I mean, I’m fairly certain that’s already the reality for bi people.
Nah for us it’s that if we have sex with a partner of a different gender then we’re actually just straight and dabble in the gay thing to seem trendy.
Ah, right. My bad, I got “reality” mixed up with “DoA comment section.”
Those strips with Ruth a while back where Joyce was acting like the commentariat gave me life.
In my experience, its both. If you are with someone of the opposite sex you’re straight. If you’re with the same sex, you’re gay/lesbian. Anything in between is nonexistent.
o3o It’s crazy how like…whenever I see someone with dyed hair I just go “oh, they’re queer” even though literally anyone could dye their hair. I don’t particularly wanna dye my hair cuz I think jet black hair looks cool as hell, but I probably would be hesitant to dye it a light colorful color, lest I mislead people.
Excluding natural colors and old lady blue, the only straight woman I’ve ever known with dyed hair also likes to wear muscle shirts while blasting Tegan and Sara from her pickup.
I don’t think that’s a reliable indicator. I know Lottttts of people who have interestingly dyed hair who are NOT queer. Maybe it overlaps with other signals.
When I was her age, it was spiked hair. Undercuts then were called “whoops.”
I thought she was letting it grow out?
Well, even if she doesn’t end up experiencing Ecstato-Euphoro-Fun in her pants area I think we can safely say Dina’s enjoying herself.
…words cannot express the joy this is making me feel.
I would make an attempt to express it to the greatest extent possible, but you don’t want me to do that.
It’s really just goddamn great holy mackerel
Tatoo a scissor on your arm.
Looking at Becky’s eyes you can really see how vulnerable she is here, she’s letting Dina see her true self here, at least in this moment. It’s like every strip I’m scared she’ll get to her “no” stage and freak but I’m so happy she’s at least trusting Dina for now.
Even if Becky does freak a little, Dina will know EXACTLY what to do.
Dina’s a scientist, and a VERY good one. As with any other expedition or experiment, LONG before she started gathering data out in the field, she’s done some VERY rigorous planning and preparation, doing preliminary research, observing her subject of interest, et cetera.
Outside the times we see her onscreen, just what do you think Dina’s BEEN doing besides her schoolwork?
Preparing for a scientific expedition like this is no easy task, and we’re about to see the result of all that painstaking effort that’s Dina’s likely been doing for MONTHS.
Brace yourselves, and bear witness to Dina’s true BRAIN POWER!!!
?️ ? ? ? ? ? ?
*plays unknown song on hacked muzak*
☺️☺️☺️
All good points and another banger!
[David Rose’s “The Stripper” blares out on hacked speakers]
Or at least a cover version by the Indigo Girls
How would The Indigo Girls cover an instrumental?
I really love this. It’s so good to see a happy moment for Becky, who has suffered so much but always remains brave. Get her, Dina! GET HERRRRR.
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaamn, Dina. That is SMOOTH.
Dina, that’s not how performing a striptease for your girlfriend works.Dina, that’s not how performing a striptease for your girlfriend NORMALLY works, but you’re definitely making it work.
I mean, the more evidence you uncover, the less likely the discovery is to be overturned at a later date. XD
Sustained!
oh, wait, not that kind of discovery.
I, uh, withdraw the motion?
THIS IS THE CUTEST THING
They are both so happy. *squeeee!*
this is sweet and nice
Whelp, I think my talents aren’t needed here.
Well it’s not stopping me. ?
*chugs down Monster Energy Drink and fires up Photoshop*
otoh we’re still waiting on that strip of Steve eating cereal.
Very cute how the alt-text totally undercuts the tension being built up by the strip 🙂
that’s not an undercut anymore, it’s just a lopsided haircut. Still signaling queerness, but not an undercut
IMO It’s still an undercut as long as it started as one and remains under-Cut
once again, technicality saves the day
No energy for bitter sarcasm or anything combative tonight. This is cute and hot and neat-o. No thoughts, only gay.
Only gay ?
Only gay! 😀
For how much trouble Dina has talking to others and socializing at times, that was a 10/10 flirty line lol
i mean, Becky set it up perfectly. 10/10 teamwork
I mean she still has her cuffed jeans on? (wait is that a bisexual signal or a all-round lgbt+ signal)
but how long will the jeans last? Clothes are dropping fast.
So, what romantic/porn song does everybody have playing in their head while reading this? 😉 For me, it was Unchained Melody (of “Ghost” fame) by The Righteous Brothers.
“Wonderful Tonight”, by Eric Clapton.
End titles from Jurassic Park.
?
Notice how in panel four Becky has moved her arms behind herself to aid in Dina’s removal of the shirt (with the added benefit of thrusting her chest forward into greater prominence)? This is all part of an ancient, long-established ritual dance of seduction, replete with synchronized movements worthy of the finest tango.
The next move is Dina’s, and she should eschew the upper half and go down for the shoes and socks … save the best parts for last. Increases the anticipation… turns up the heat!
Not to mention that it makes it easier to lose the denims.
Becky and Dina look both so happy ♡.
Point of order: a lesbian would call it a “flannel”
She’s new. Hasn’t finished lesbian 101, yet.
And she’s never gonna finish it if she keeps procrastinating.
Becky’s panic is building up
…is this legal? I’m not quite sure that these levels of wholesomeness are legal <_<
If they are, I’m almost afraid to post something right now…
Hope she remembered to lock the door this time…
uh, Amber probably didn’t uh
Becky: “Now how will I signal to EVERYBODY I’m a lesbian?”
Dina: We’ll come up with something….
Is Dina advocating having sex in public? O_O;
Lesbians are lucky when it comes to pride colours, they get to colour-coordinate in a way that I, the humble bisexual, cannot.
Though I guess it’s appropriate that even our flag is a fashion disaster.
I’ve never been so glad that the colors of the Genderfluid flag are just so VERSATILE!!! ?
?????
Luckily, us agenders are able to just dress in greyscale and add a splash of lime into the mix. It’s very convenient.
The straight flag is just white, we surrender
I love being ace/acelflux while being bisexual. I get to fall back on my other flags for better color coordination ??? / ❤️??
I mean don’t get me wrong the acelflux flag is a wonderful disaster but its ombre at least and has variety
Are we SURE Dina’s never done something like this?!? Because she SURE seems to know what she’s doing now!
Professor Doc breaks through the wall like Kool-Aid man.
“Wait! Proofs are for math! Science can disprove a theory, but rather than proving things, it gathers evidence to support the likelihood of an explanatory hypothesis! As you were.”
Fucking lewd.
Not that I’m objecting, but this feels way more intimate and private than any sex scene that I’ve ever encountered.
It’s clever of Dina to play Becky’s doubts and hang-ups against the one thing Becky has always been screaming from the rooftop in defiance: SHE’S A LESBIAAAAN!
If all my years of reading Yuri are an indication at some point Dina is going to honk a hooter and Becky is going to honk back.
Becky’s hair is smiling in the third panel and I can’t unsee that
I know everytime *I* see a lady with her thighs wrapped around another lady’s head…
…my first go-to assumption is that they’re Furries role-playing being kitty-cats and helping each other clean fur in places a normal human spine just doesn’t typically allow one to clean *themselves* with their own tongues.
what if they brushed each others hair?
…. i think being a girl who is currently getting undressed by her girlfriend preeeeettty much signals “lesbian“. Or bi. Or pan. But definitely not straight.
Also, everyone currently in the room already KNOWS, Becky 😛