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Plain
Posted on November 30, 2014 by David M Willis

155 thoughts on “Plain”

  1. Jen Aside

    effort is for SUCKAHS

    1. Pantheon the Mantheon

      Effort is for the weak.

      1. Rowen Morland

        The weak are for effort.

    2. MrSirk

      I’d type something clever but…meh.

      1. Boom

        …

        1. Felix

        2. Clif

          Type something clever for me, will ya?

  2. Idon'tcarenomore

    Way to play it Walky.

  3. Raine

    Dear everyone…

    I didn’t learn anything! I was right all along! – Walky

    1. Khaner

      *snickers*

      1. Plasma Mongoose

        ^ really satisfies! 😛

        1. nothri

          Especially if you aren’t going anywhere for awhile.

    2. alicemacher

      Applewalky!

      1. 6Qubed

        oh thank god I wasn’t the only one who thought that

        1. Disloyal Subject

          So how do we combine chicken nuggets with something apple-related for his cutie mark? Is applesauce-breaded chicken a thing?
          …whoa, that actually sounds good.

        2. Disloyal Subject

          Oh my stars it’s real. We live in a magical world.
          The question becomes, then: fried or baked?

        3. Soylent Daveage

          Like that is ever a question…

    3. MrSirk

      Now if only he’d start sharing some of that delicious apple cider with everyone.

      1. Disloyal Subject

        DRINK CIDER
        LEARN NOTHING

    4. Atomix26

      This

    5. Flipz

      And suddenly everyone is ponies.

      …is DoA ponies a thing? Surely it must be. TO GOOGLE!

      1. tinfoil theory

        Is this a new internet rule?
        Flipz law: There’s ponies of it. No exceptions.

        1. asdf

          aka rule34p. Google it

        2. Bill

          God forbid!!

        3. Black

          Apparently it falls in one of two rules:

          Rule 34B, subcategory of Rule 34.

          Rule 85, which would make more sense.

      2. gwalla

        DoA characters as Homestuck troll ponies.

        In a Sonic the Hedgehog crossover.

    6. TheZachariah

      Oh, there was A lesson learned…

  4. David Herbert

    Reminds me of that LICD arc where Rayne learned there’s going to be no consequences for his actions because his life will turn out pretty well anyway.

    1. StClair

      It’s nice being the author’s pet/surrogate, innit?

  5. timemonkey

    And he fixes it! the ship remains strong!

    1. Krell

      This ship is like the nega-titanic: it seems destined to fail, but it always remains intact.

  6. Dave

    To Thine Own Self Be True. Or True-ish in some cases.

  7. Plasma Mongoose

    Sexy But Lazy is that even a trope?

    1. Dorje Sylas

      It is a functional part of many harem manga. Although complacent, unambitious, and unmotivated could be substituted.

  8. MrSirk

    Yeag that’s right. He got a girl without trying.

    1. Plasma Mongoose

      Well he throw a toy to her FAAAACE so that counts as effort right?

      1. Plasma Mongoose

        throw threw

      2. MrSirk

        Actually that probably more borderline assault with a deadly weapon. Hard molded plastic to the cranium. OUCH!

        1. Bill

          I always assumed the Monkey Master toy to be a plush, like a Beanie Baby.

        2. Plasma Mongoose

          Same here, I also assumed that MM was a plushie of some kind like this cute lttle Ebola plushie toy.

        3. fogel

          Lord! Is that a law now? If it exists there’s a plushie of it.

        4. Pooga

          I thought that was one of the founding principles of etsy…

        5. Plasma Mongoose

          Rule #92: If it exists, there’s a plushie of it.

        6. Jacknoir

          with the addendum that if it doesn’t exist there’s at least a reasonable chance a plushy of it exists anyway.
          which of course causes that thing to exist if only in plushy form.

          that means that Rule#92 (inverted) is in fact correct, only things of which there are plushies can exist.

        7. Sylvester Crow

          Don’t forget rule #94 it may have a plushie of it even if it doesn’t exist.
          (I have a little plushie of Sebastion from black butler, it got ripped along with the grel i had, so i took the best of both and made it their child.)

        8. Roborat

          don’t forget subparagraph (a), if said plushie doesn’t exist, there will be a kickstarter for it.

        9. MrSirk

          It’s possible, but we’ll never know for sure! 0_0 Willis is the Monkey Master toy a plush or a plastic figure? These are the questions that need answers!!

        10. Thomas64

          I’d say it looks like a plushie.

      3. Kelly

        I haven’t seen any evidence that Dorothy’s face is on the back of her head. It seems to be in the normal position in fact.

    2. WingedBeast

      So…. uh… how do I do that?

      1. MrSirk

        The key is to not try. That’s what we’ve all been doing wrong! You ever see Failure to Launch? It’s like that. Walky’s Mathew Mcconaughey.

        1. tinfoil theory

          The Daoists call it Wu-Wei.

        2. fogel

          The Dao is effortless effort, isn’t it?

        3. Rutee

          Wu Wei isn’t about not acting and everything falls into place, or keep doing what you were doing and your days will all be gravy.

  9. newllend

    Wow I was expecting a mother emotional blow up before things got better but OK.

    1. newllend

      Another

      1. Pantheon the Mantheon

        Keep your guard up. That damn Willis is just trying to lull us into a false sense of security. YOU WON’T GET ME THIS TIME WILLIS! *slaps aluminum foil on my head and hides under some cardboard that has “BUNKER” written on it in marker*

        1. Yotsuyasan

          Nah, I don’t expect another shoe to drop with these two for the moment. Why? ‘Cause December starts tomorrow… And Willis promised a Ruth & Billie Slipshine in December. They’ve gotten a bit better, but I think those two need at least one more big moment of mutual growth together before sexy times between them can actually be sexy to us as readers, and not just a sad thing between two unwell people.

          So Willis needs time to set that up in story! (And presumably resolve the Mary thing a bit better first.) So there’s no more time for Walky & Dorothy right now.

          (I say that… watch this entire upcoming week be nothing but Walky and Dorothy continuing their lunch… Maybe with one strip mid week cutting to Joyce and Becky.)

        2. Adam Black

          Speak for yourself,
          I’m not even into Girl-on-Girl ,
          and I want to go back, and see the full-story of the first Time!

        3. Kelly

          “The first time” hasn’t really happened yet. Unless you are satisfied with some drunken groping and then passing out for a Slipshine.

        4. Yotsuyasan

          Indeed. Who wants to see, “Ruth and Billie Perform a Drunkenly Slobber On Each Other a Bit Before Passing Out”? I’d much rather look forward to, “Ruth and Billie Perform a Beautiful Event They Can Both Enjoy, and Remember Clearly the Next Morning.”

          And I feel they need to do just a wee bit more to earn that together first. It wouldn’t feel right if the only set-up it got was Ruth walking in the door, saying, “I’m back from class!” and Billie pouncing on her. That’d be too quick, not properly setting the scene for such a long awaited pay-off.

        5. fogel

          Mary delenda est

        6. Ntrovert60

          You win the Internetz…

        7. JWLM

          I don’t remember that promise. I know he’s working on the December porn, but I thought it was in the main (It’s Walky) universe.

    2. Plasma Mongoose

      We already had our drama quota met for the time being.

    3. Tommy Fresh

      Not seeing an emotional blow up her only makes me worry that this is about to be balanced by whatever storm is brewing with Becky! All the couples (even Billie/Ruth is in a sort of temporary okay zone) are too happy right now for us not to be on the verge of the bubble bursting.

    4. timemonkey

      Dorothy doesn’t do emotional blow ups. Her rational detachment and practicality is why Sarah likes her.

    5. MrSirk

      Relax people. Walky got away with it! He’ll keep saying stupid things but as long as he doesn’t mean it and keeps believing in friends or whatever it’s fine….One could even say It’s Walky! Wacka wacka!

  10. Pantheon the Mantheon

    That’ll do Walkerton. That’ll do.

    1. Reepunzel

      To your what, your huh, your meh be true.

      1. Kryss LaBryn

        Baa ram ewe.

  11. Khaner

    This is so cute it makes my kitten look ugly in comparison
    Damn you Willis.

  12. GoogerGeiger

    You know who ELSE fights for his friends?

    1. Plasma Mongoose

      Practically every TV/movie/comic/anime protagonist ever?

      1. Itama

        http://i.imgur.com/b2s9Kbs.png?1

        1. ninja_jesus

          **The “Fight For Your Friends” Fitness Plan does not actually condone fighting or having friends.

        2. MrSirk

          The catch is that it’s genetics!

        3. Kelly

          “prepare yourself”

          Sorry, I play SSB… haven’t played much FE (that’s what he is from, right?)

        4. chisci

          it’s a ssb thing anyway, don’t worry 😛

        5. AustKyzor

          He never even said it in FE, so…

    2. errorbear

      Tuxedo Mask?

      1. Yotsuyasan

        If you call throwing a rose, mouthing a few platitudes, turning away, and scampering off again “fighting.” Usually, at best all he does is provide a convenient distraction for his friends while they regroup to finish the fight themselves.

        1. TFC

          Yeah, he seems more like a human flashbang.

    3. TheCozburger

      “MY MOM!”

  13. Itama

    Holy shit, panel five Dorothy is fucking adorable.

    1. cesium133

      Walky is going to be so jealous of adorable.

      1. Disloyal Subject

        Meh, jealousy would take too much effort.

      2. Itama

        Nah. Adorable is actually ninja rick in disguise. Even if Walky COULD see Adorable stealthily screwing panel five Dorothy right next to him, he’d probably just say “teach me, master ninja dude.”

    2. Leorale

      Agreed! Everyone should speak to Dorothy in language about accomplishments and then she will always be this happy ^.^

    3. MarieGrey

      She’s totes secretly panda man . . .

  14. Dedlok

    This comes to mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz7dtIE6kQA

  15. Gally

    If Harrison Ford had gotten sick and Lucas had to cast Walky as Han Solo in the scene where Leia confesses her love for him, this is probably still what would have come out. 😀

    1. Marc in MN

      Hmm, Luke’s little arms-behind-the-head thing after Leia kisses him in Empire does seem a bit Walky-ish now that I think about it…

      1. DSL

        And then Walky discovers Dorothy is his … sister..

        1. Itama

          oh, gods… now i’m imagining dorothy turning out to be his half sister in THIS world. D:<

        2. Estron

          The REALLY white one!

  16. Yotsuyasan

    There you go, Walky. That’s how you respond without pissing Dorothy off and shoving your own foot into your mouth. Even if you’re not quite able to say it back to her with quite the same sentiment, you acknowledge what she said and that you appreciate it!

    So that’s actually two lessons you learned! You get a Walky Snack!

    1. Leorale

      He would’ve gotten dumped if it weren’t for those meddling kids!

      1. Yotsuyasan

        I just hope it doesn’t turn out that Dorothy was old man Caruthers all along!

  17. caramelundqueer

    Yeah still not into it but alright.

  18. Sheller153

    Walky is either going to soar and say something unknowingly beautiful in typical walky fashion, or he’s going to fail and say something unknowingly terrible in typical walks fashion.

    1. neeks

      Imo his “you loving me is my greatest accomplishment” line was pretty sweet. Granted this is David Slackerton so the bar for “greatest accomplishment” isn’t exactly very high, but if you don’t take into account the personality of the guy saying it, it’s a good line.

      Slacker or not, though, his saying that does show that he places value in her opinion of and feelings for him.

      1. Deanatay

        Nah, this is still his best line:
        http://www.dumbingofage.com/2014/comic/book-4/02-i-was-a-teenage-churchmouse/sharedmoment/

        Totes romantic.

        1. MrSirk

          Yes. Feeding someone to a shark pit is romantic!

  19. Rachel Roth

    Walky preforms an upwards fail.

    1. TheCozburger

      Walky performs a Homer

      1. Mitsukara

        Walky performs a home run with Homer. Coming 2015 to Slipshine!

        And now we’re back around to rule 34.

  20. Frost Magi

    If you guys read my comment from the last strip, the last comment there, this didn’t happen XD

    MULTIVERSE PSYCHIC POWERS ACTIVATE O.O
    I… SEE… ALL 😀

    But yeah, this is more or less expected with these two now. And PLEASE put Danny with Ethan. That NEEDS to be a thing.

    1. Dragon

      Yes! Dethan! (couldn’t come up with a better ship name than that)

      1. Leorale

        Dethanny? Anyway I love them.

        1. timemonkey

          Perhaps we could try Secox?

        2. pyrophobia

          Yes, yes! Let us see cocks!

    2. Yotsuyasan

      I don’t want that, because of how much that would suck for Amber. She looses Ethan (as a boyfriend) because of incompatible orientation, and then she looses Danny… to Ethan? Really?

      Given how much both Danny and Ethan both care about Amber (especially Ethan, who has been her best friend for who knows how long) do you really think either one of them could do that to her?

      I agree that Ethan needs to end things with Joyce and find himself a nice chunk of man, but unless Danny and Amber have already ended things together for other reasons, that man should not be Danny.

      And I don’t want to see Danny and Amber end. She needs him too much. She needs someone that can accept both her and Amazi-Girl, because someday (hopefully soon) she’s going to have to try to put both halves of herself back together so she can be one whole person, and having someone who cares about her and who knows the full situation can help ease her through it. And given all of the shit that had to go down for Danny to find everything out, do you really want to put Amber and some new guy through something similar again?

      Or, assuming Amber just remains single instead, have her go through things alone, because the two of the only three people who do know are too busy boning each other? I love Dina, but I don’t think she’s quite equipped to help Amber through things here.

      1. segnosaur

        Not to mention… it might not necessarily be best for Ethan either.

        The best situation would be for Ethan to reveal he’s gay, and for Danny to say “So what?”

        Ethan does need to find himself a guy… but he’s been complaining about how the gay side of his life seems to overide everything. Giving him a male friend who’s strictly platonic would show him that yes, he can be gay, and continue to be the same person he’s always been…. comic book lover, and he’ll still be accepted by people.

        But then, that is just my opinion of what I’d prefer to see happen. I trust Willis to take his characters in whatever direction his storylines take him.

      2. Frost Magi

        But Dina’s in a 5-way 🙁

      3. Em

        I think that Ethan/Danny would be really emotionally damaging to Amber. And if I remember right, Willis said that Ethan would be with someone that was not introduced yet. I could be making that up though…

        1. Em

          i uh. meant for that to be in response to yotsuyasan.

    3. Mitsukara

      I’ll see your ship and raise you a polyamorous three-way thing that still includes Amber. Otherwise that works out pretty sadly for her.

      1. Yotsuyasan

        1. Given the history between Ethan and Amber, I think that would be too awkward for either one of them to contemplate.

        2. Danny doesn’t need Ethan to have a three-way with Amber. The two of them can have a three-way just fine without anyone else, thank you very much

        1. Frost Magi

          Well, that’s true. I wouldn’t want Amber to get anymore hurt than she already has either. BUT if something happens (which, knowing Danny, it will) where Amber and Danny break up, then Danny and Ethan can be together and hide it from Amber to keep her from harm.

          In the Walky/Dorothy thing here, Walky will not follow Dorothy to Yale, this is a given. After Dorothy is gone to Yale, Walky will have nobody left. So thi will set up a flag for Wayce to occur and then the world will come to an end. Although Walky/Joyce would be cool, the world would still end if it ever happened.

          I still wanna see my 5-way though. Dina, Billy, Ruth, Dorothy and Joyce. That would be the greatest party ever. Then Sal would somehow end up with Joe, which would be cool, Sierra will still be barefoot and will be with someone (haven’t figured out who yet, the Cosmic forces haven’t been very active today) and Dethamber will be a thing. Dethamber is basically Danny with Amber, and Danny being with Ethan secretly on the side.

          I shall have more answers to alternate universes soon. Be patient fogel and all other disciples.

        2. Frost Magi

          By the way, the Frost Magi up there is me still… they’re just not liking me today.

  21. Aolbain

    Keener for President, because it’s better if the emotionally stunted goofball is NOT on the ticket.

    1. tinfoil theory

      These two will break up when Walky becomes president without even trying.

      1. Thasvaddef

        While high on Cadbury’s creme egg cereal

        1. Aolbain

          He barely defeated the equaly Cadbury-high Representative DeSanto in the infamous election of 2036.

  22. XMinusOne

    Caramel Boy stumbles into another win, or is it because he has a woman that understands him. He may act like a boy, but he’s a man in bed and Dorothy likes that too.

    1. Disloyal Subject

      “A man is just a boy who’s old enough to ask [what it means to be a man].”

  23. Marc in MN

    So, the lesson is….if it feels like you’re having to try at all, then it isn’t going to happen?

    Based on past experience, that actually makes a lot of sense. =P

    1. neeks

      There is something to be said about one’s level of confidence creating a self-fulfilling prophecy. “Fake it till you make it” only works if you have a talent for lying to yourself and actually believing it.

  24. beege

    This would be a lot less amusing if Walky weren’t poking some fun at himself.

    1. Aolbain

      Indeed. Humor + seriousness – humor = no humor.

  25. barefootbiker

    Now that I look at it, Walky’s eyes kind of look like he’s constantly looking down and left (from his orientation). Which, in panel 6, is a beeline either for Dorothy’s boobs or her orange juice. Actually, closer to the orange juice.

  26. Jim

    Dorothy’s face in the 5th panel – pure adorable.

  27. TheArcanist

    And not a single lesson was learned that day.

    1. Thomas64

      And so it should be.
      Because Walky is perfect just the way he is.

      1. StClair

        A bless-ed fool.

  28. Willoughby Chase

    Unlearning for the new millennium

  29. Bill

    Attaboy, Walky!!  Be yourself.
    Besides, every one else is already taken.

    1. JessWitt

      Polyamory is an option. Come to think of it, will a polyamorous relationship come to be in DoA?

      1. timemonkey

        Considering the level of immaturity of the cast, probably not. Well, okay, I could see Joe and Roz managing it but they’d have to find a third person and decide to actually have a relationship.

        1. dralou

          Thus, no, a polyamorous relationship is not going to happen anytime soon in DoA. Both seem pretty happy with their “nothing serious” policy… Well, last time we’ve seen them anyway.

      2. John

        I think Bill meant “everyone else to be”, not “everyone else to date”.

        Though if you don’t want to be yourself, there’s always Amber’s solution of being somebody else.

  30. Chris

    I’m trying to decide if “Don’t ever change” will next come out of Walky’s mouth or Dorothy’s.

  31. Sam

    That was…anti-climactic.

    1. PSadlon

      Did you really expect anything different with Walky?

  32. Volkai

    Have I mentioned that I love this comic?

    Because I love this comic.

  33. DSL

    Self-awareness somehow combined with total lack of awareness. I’ve always wondered how the Walkys of the World pull that off.

    1. DSL

      Of course, “Fight(ing) selflessly for (your) friends” isn’t exactly “not doing anything.”

    2. Zach

      It’s knowing something without focusing on it, like I know I’m skinny, but I’m SELF CONSCIOUS at the gym.

  34. TheCozburger

    Ooh, I know, I know!

    “Winners Don’t Use Drugs”

    1. Disloyal Subject

      Sure they don’t.

  35. Em

    You know I actually think that’s a good lesson. Be yourself! Don’t try to change who you are to make someone love you.

  36. chris73

    Fourth panel = perfect thing to say to a women

  37. Jinxed44

    AAAHHHHHH!!!!!
    SO F@%*ING CUTE!!!
    I WILL COME TO YOUR WEDDING AND THROW RICE AT YOU SO HARD!!!!

  38. Zapmolcuno

    “i fight for my friends” – walky, probably

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