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Lab partners
Posted on March 18, 2022 by David M Willis

160 thoughts on “Lab partners”

  1. Ana Chronistic

    Is it finally the pants euphoria? ?

    1. coma

      I’m guessing it is!

      So: science is the ingredient 😀

      1. Doctor_Who

        (Years later, when they are married)

        Becky: I’m feeling a little…frisky tonight.

        Dina: Can I put on the video to get me in the mood?

        Becky: Way ahead of you. (presses play)

        TV: Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill!

        1. Whosits

          Oh, that made me laugh.

        2. Renshear Blade

          the laughter you brought me almost ended my life! hehe

        3. june gloom

          oh fuck I needed that laugh

        4. Purblebirb

          She wheels in a big crt tv strapped to a cart

        5. Freezer

          I can only assume they break out the Mythbusters when they’re feeling extra naughty.

      2. MIB4u

        -_- XD DX T_T
        I’d say love is but ok …

      3. davidbreslin101

        For Science! (I’m getting “Girl Genius” vibes from this situation.)

        1. Steamweed

          For Science! is the best reason for sexual exploration.

    2. Kyrik Michalowski

      We should have seen this coming, Dina is about to be blinded by science.

      1. The Wellerman

        Correction: she’s about to be reminded with science! ?

      2. Rose by Any Other Name

        I mean, I did see this coming. I said that Becky should have broken out the textbooks back in the room.

        This, though… teammates working together, holding hands… yeah, I get this.

    3. Agemegos

      It an adequate scientific investigation of this phenomenon is to be carried out, “pants euphoria” ought to have its own tag.

      https://www.dumbingofage.com/2021/comic/book-11/03-see-you-in-the-funny-page/partnered/

    4. Decidedly Orthogonal

      Pants euphoria and/or applying her analytical mind to connecting the dots on Joe and Joyce by personal experience with “Lab Partners”.

    5. Deviant

      The time of the euphoric pants are upon us!

    6. K. Ivan Ruppert

      And so we find out that Dina is into… hand holding>.

      Ugh, that degenerate. In public no less.

      1. Wizard

        And hand-holding is just the start. This might eventually lead to… cuddling.

      2. Shadowsnail

        From her heart and from her hand, why don’t people understand Dina’s intentions?

        1. Jeff K!

          oOoOO Weird!

    7. Arianod

      She touched her tralalab

    8. Felian

      i’ve DEFINITELY gotten pants euphoria from holding hands with someone i liked O:)

  2. Stephen Bierce

    I love to turn…you…on… (orchestra comes in)

  3. Kyrik Michalowski

    Dina has got “the look” now. Will she and Becky abandon everything and go back into the room for some more “”science?”

    1. Doctor_Who

      That’s the look, that’s the look…

      1. Ray

        Hip Hip Hooray (Yippie-ai Yippie-ai-yay-y)

      2. JediMB

        Heavenly bound
        ‘Cause heaven’s got her number
        When she’s spinnin’ me around
        Kissin’ is a color
        Her lovin’ is a wild dog
        She’s got the look

  4. Sirksome

    This is the one couple in the comic I feel is really in it for the long haul. Like marriage potential and not just because that’s the only way Becky will get laid.

    1. Icalasari

      Becky/Dina and Danny/Sal seem the healthiest couples right now

      1. Lars

        What about Jennifer/Asher, or Carla and herself? Danny and Sal are healthy now but their characters are proofen unstable. When Danny chokes on his foot again or Sal gets another rage burst its likely to go south.

        1. Chrissy

          Billie and Asher?? No, I don’t think the baby mob boss and 10 levels of denial are a healthy match.

        2. Shen Hibiki

          Excuse me. Couple. Two.
          Carla isn’t limited to a couple, she’s a whole army by herself.

        3. Joyfulldreams

          This just reminds me that Carla is ALSO ace, of a clearly different variety to Dina’s, and wow Dumbing of Age your author lets you have TWO ace characters???

      2. Azhrei Vep

        I have absolute faith in Sara and Other Jacob.

      3. Ana Chronistic

        How about Sayid and random hookup in that one Slipshine

        1. Ana Chronistic

          (sorry, I’m sure he has a name but I forgot bc I don’t have access on my phone)

  5. coma

    I’m happy to have a long day ahead of me and waking up to specifically this comic. Love the expressions!
    (it’s the first time it’s been uploaded this early for me – for reference: located in Europe)

  6. Cholma

    “When Dina said ‘lab partners” what she really meant was ‘I love you’ all along.”

    1. AbacusWizard

      Great, now I’m picturing the Dread Pirate Roberts tumbling down the cliff shouting “Laaaaaaab paaaaaaaartneeeeerrrrrrrrrrrs”

      1. Clif

        “FoooorrrScieeeeeence!!”

      2. Hof1991

        I see Othar Tryggvassen, Gentleman Adventurer. He’s a spark after all, even if he’s trying to kill all the other sparks.

      3. Mturtle7

        Thank you, sir, for putting this image into my head. That was MAGNIFICENT.

  7. Doc Harleen

    Demisexuality beautifully depicted here. ?

    1. Tisiphone

      So true; also, holding hands? I’m the flavor of autistic that gets *huge* zaps of euphoria from holding hands. I wonder if Dina is too.

    2. heliska

      As a demi, this felt like peak demisexual horniness there. I couldn’t describe it better.

  8. Ghastly

    “It’s poetry in motion…she turned her tender eyes to me…”

    1. Matthew E Davis

      “Miss MacIntyre, you’re beautiful!”

  9. The Wellerman

    Yes! This is it!!!

    ? ?

    “plays “Circle of Life” from Lion King on Hacked Muzak*

    1. Paradoxius

      Not “Can You Feel the Love Tonight”?

      1. The Wellerman

        Lots of songs could be fitting here! Anyone else have any suggestions? ?

        1. Darkoneko

          you can leeaaave your hat on

        2. Shadowsnail

          This Love by Race (love theme from The Toxic Avenger)

  10. Joe Moose

    This was a triumph! [makes a note: “Huge Success”]

    1. Bunny

      It’s hard to overstate my satisfaction.

      1. Bagge

        For the good of all of us

        1. Kelli217

          Except for Mike, who is dead (next strip is back to Ethan).

        2. Delicious Taffy

          But there’s no sense crying over every mistake. (Ethan’s doing enough of that for everyone /j)

        3. Icalasari

          You just keep on trying til Joyce runs out of cake

        4. drs

          Joyce: “Cake is a lie.”

        5. Mr. Random

          And the science gets done, and the pants will have fun.

        6. Lars

          For the people who will feel alive.

        7. Arian

          Excellent all round. 🙂

        8. Lou

          You just keep on trying til you run out of cake
          (Amber got the last piece)

  11. Josh Spicer

    Oh no.

    Emotions.

    1. Fart Captor

      The GAY kind :3

      1. King Daniel

        Gaymotions

      2. Decidedly Orthogonal

        Happy ones?

    2. Delicious Taffy

      The first thing that came to mind was this old episode of The Jimquisition, making fun of David Cage and his weird priorities in games.

  12. Bunny

    “Houston, we have Ignition. Pants Euphoria in 3…2…1… Liftoff”

  13. Kitschensyngk

    The scientific method at work.

    1. Decidedly Orthogonal

      The scientific method working it and owning it.

  14. RassilonTDavros

    Bonk.

    1. Agemegos

      I got that reference.

      1. Needfuldoer

        Ey, is somebody keepin’ track’a my heads batted in?

  15. TKtheAce

    SHE’S DEMI!!!!! let’s fckn gooo

    1. zee

      Actually grey-ace as confirmed by Willis, but still yay for micro label ace rep

  16. Ray Radlein

    Labia partners

    1. drs

      Ow, the punishment.

  17. Dave Van Domelen

    I was thinking, “Hm, hand-holding is her trigger.”

    1. AbacusWizard

      Possibly. Or it could be elevators. More experimentation is definitely needed before drawing any conclusions.

      1. Shadowsnail

        Everyone should always hack the elevator Muzak with “Love in an Elevator” (Aerosmith not Johnny Gill)

    2. Schpoonman

      It is the lewdest thing you can do with another person.

      1. Clif

        Science?

  18. woobie

    “… it was the lab partners we made along the way”.

    1. BorkBorkBork

      Even with the froggiest of DNA additions, I think a velociraptor would make a -terrible- lab partner.

  19. DailyBrad

    Ahhh, demi all along, perhaps?

    In any case, this is so goddamn cute.

  20. Skater Girl

    A new data point to add to the research.

  21. Bunny

    oh thats so adorable!

  22. Bagge

    Pants feelings?
    Pants feelings.

    OK, real talk: Becky. What you need to do is to ORDER a NEW lab coat for your bedtime activities. Don’t sneak one out of science lab. It’s NOT hygienic.

    1. Schpoonman

      Becky stark naked? Pleasing to Dina’s eyes, but not euphoric.

      Becky wearing a lab coat and nothing else? Well, Becky’s Freestyle Coke Machine analogy may yet live.

  23. Throwatron

    i mean dina is not wrong

  24. Bryy

    oh shit.

  25. Samantha

    This is so so so cute. DINA I AM SO HERE FOR THEM. So Dina needs a little more intimacy anf connection to experience pants euphoria. She needs a little love before she wants to make love with you. This is so sweet.

  26. seregiel

    And once Becky can withstand extended proximity they will reach final form! ROOM-MATES!

  27. Mr. Random

    Demisexual then?

    1. King Daniel

      Close enough–Willis confirmed months ago that Dina wearing a grey shirt sporting the ace flag on it was a completely deliberate action.

  28. BBCC

    *eyes emoji*

    Shojo bubbles, huh? This is promising.

    1. Amós Batista

      Speaking in “Shojo” and “Bubbles”: https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3474

  29. Zal

    Sciencsexual

    1. Agemegos

      Partnersexual.

  30. Dafydd

    See, this is what I never understood: Dina’s previous pants euphoria was brought on by the thought of doing lab work with Becky. So instead of all the flirtation and stripping in her dorm room, why didn’t Dina suggest they actually do lab work together in the first place, to see if that’s what gets her aroused?

    1. WanderingLynx

      Had to establish a baseline (on this case, of what turns her allosexual lesbian lab partner) before they studied the actual theory?

    2. Sam

      To try to find out if OTHER THINGS worked, not just what they know works already.

  31. WanderingLynx

    Grey-ace Domme Dina owns my soul but as in “oh shit she’s totally adorable with Becky!!”

    Night: Made. Made as hell.

    1. WanderingLynx

      OH GOD IS IT ONLY ME OR. She’s totally staring at Becky’s chest, now thoroughly associated with Doing Science therefore hot for the first time??

  32. anon

    lol might be an awkward class but at least becky doesn’t have to be insecure about it anymore

  33. Friendly Frankenstein

    Honestly I especially like that this happens after she finds out that she does still enjoy doing sexy-kinda context things with Becky even if she’s not feeling it.

  34. Francoinblanco

    handholding!? Thats whole new level of lewd than dom dorm

  35. AGV

    Dina here having an epiphany

    1. Deviant

      Or an euphoria.

    2. Needfuldoer

      Demipiphany

      1. zee

        Greypiphany

    3. Plain Marie

      An epantsany?

  36. Reltzik

    Art mistake?

    Becky pushes the up button for the elevator.

    Yet they’re clearly going down.

    Because they have to get to the ground floor to walk to class.

    1. Delicious Taffy

      I’ve called an elevator up with the Up button before. Long as they hit the Down button once they get in, it works the same.

    2. Clif

      You can’t make out on garbage roof without going up.

    3. Hazel

      On possible art mistakes, I have to add: Dina’s jacket unshaded in pink panel for effect or…? I feel like there’s not a good way to politely (and hopefully helpfully) point out something when it may not be a mistake. Willis I love your comic. Thank you for making it. If on purpose, for a light feeling, say, please ignore.

    4. Rabid Rabbit

      I don’t know, I think it was just established that Becky’s nowhere near ready to go down yet.

      1. Reltzik

        But Dina clearly is.

    5. a/snow/mous/e

      elevators be like: “just call me up if you ever want to get down ;D”

  37. NinjaNick

    Lab partners for life!

  38. StClair

    “Eureka!”

    1. Delicious Taffy

      “Topeka!”

  39. Deviant

    M’euphoria *tips hat*

  40. Delicious Taffy

    Becky, look to your left, dammit! Your incredibly hot girlfriend is making a cartoonish horny face and you’re missing it!

  41. Ophidiophile

    Of course Dina would get turned on thinking of the two of them in a SCIENCE lab. Two great loves > One great love

  42. Romanticide

    whomp, there it is!

  43. Rabid Rabbit

    The one variable people are missing when discussing what has caused the pants euphoria: in both cases, it occurred after close encounters with Joe. So while science and the thought of lab partnering and so on is clearly what does it for Dina, it just as clearly requires that an external overstrength libido be nearby to strike the match. Dina’s horniness is evidently fuelled by the overflow of Joe’s.

    1. Rotunda

      Good point. Possibly mistaken, but interesting.

    2. Zaxares

      It could also mean Dina is demisexual, as a bunch of us were speculating. Demisexuals generally require a strong emotional attachment like love before they start feeling physical/sexual attraction. For Dina, it might just be that because she is such an overly logical person, it takes thinking of Becky in a science/experimentation persona before her brain finally clicks “Hey! I have a strong connection and bond with this person!”

      Either way, this looks to be a great development for the both of them. 🙂

      1. zee

        Again Willis confirmed her grey-ace so, close but not quite. Seems like being sweet with Becky and the promise of doing science together is the specific scenario needed for her to feel sexual attraction

  44. GUIGUI

    The next time they experiment, they should try roleplay with lab coats.

  45. Arianod

    Handholding? In the CORRIDOR?? Won’t someone think of the children????

  46. Darkoneko

    as expected, hand holding is too lewd

  47. Spencer

    I dunno if Becky dates guys. I hear she’s, y’know, a lab partner.

  48. JediMB

    Be gay, do science!

  49. Steelbright

    AWWW.

    I read this more as maybe a romantic connection with shared interests and less about science in particular… but more testing is obviously still required :3

  50. ValdVin

    If this were rolled out one panel a day the lip-biting would be a dead giveaway.

  51. Rabisch

    It’s happening when she was totally not expecting it to happen. Awwwwww… Lab partners forever ♡♡♡.

  52. foducool

    hand holding, so lewd lmao

  53. MIB4u

    erm … I’m calling it:
    SlipS in the elevator. or on garbage roof.

  54. Mr.Morningstar

    Ah

    Science

    That’s her turn on

    Honestly that tracks

  55. Amós Batista

    kind of off-topic: Do Willis draw each panel again, without copy-paste??
    Look at Becky and Dina.

    If yes, Willis won even more respect from me.

    1. RassilonTDavros

      From the looks of things, I’d say they re-used the rough pencils (or the digital equivalent thereof) but did the inks separately for each panel.

  56. Keulen

    So it’s either the handholding or the “lab partners” comment that did it.

    1. zee

      I think it’s both together

  57. Thanatos

    So, instead of a dino onesie, Becky should have worn a lab coat, safety goggles, and gloves. Then, in a clinical tone, asked Dina if she wanted to experiment in the bedroom.

  58. Willoughby Chase

    Shazaam!

  59. Juanoku

    THERE IT IS!!

  60. Moonie

    Super, SUPER excited to have a gray ace/demi character and such a freaking fantastic one at that

    Thanks for the representation Willis

  61. Carrie-Anne Boyko

    It sounds a LOT like Demisexualty.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_asexuality#Demisexuality

    A demisexual person does not experience sexual attraction until they have formed a strong emotional connection with a prospective partner.[2][5] The definition of “emotional bond” varies from person to person inasmuch as the elements of the split attraction model can vary.[10][11] Demisexuals can have any romantic orientation.[12][13] People in the asexual spectrum communities often switch labels throughout their lives, and fluidity in orientation and identity is a common attitude.[3]

  62. zee

    Of course Dina could only be turned on by the lewdest act possible

    In all seriousness i love seeing this. I’m aspec and my boyfriend is grey ace specifically like Dina, it makes me really excited how her sexuality is portrayed

  63. Gash

    Ahh, so she’s the handholding type

  64. Rainmaker J

    She blinded me with SCIEEENCE!

  65. milu

    Dina: “I Dina promise you, Becky, that I will love and cherish you for the rest of my lab”

    Professor: “I now pronounce you Lab Partners”

  66. PB

    Today’s Experiment . . . Great Success!!!

  67. ADLegend21

    Oh my god, they were lab Partners!

  68. Beau Kirin Maysey

    this is why you always record your findings up until you leave the lab!

  69. Chey

    Them once in bed: “Lab partner! Lab partner! You’re my lab partner *heavy panting*”

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