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Already
Posted on February 1, 2016 by David M Willis

261 thoughts on “Already”

  1. Ana Chronistic

    “sounds like you’ll need an Other Becky”

    “but I like the Becky I have”

    “yeah, uh, me too now if you’ll excuse me I have an unchaperoned date with Other Jacob”

    “have I met this Other Jacob?”

    “…I don’t know if you should”

    1. Sue Aside

      …that prolly goes with this Gravatar but I didn’t get it moderated

      1. Screwball

        Right now, it kinda looks like Ruthless is saying all this, which adds a weird twist to the conversation…

    2. gkheyf

      they should double date

      1. Uncertainty Moth

        The Daisy avatar makes this comment.

        1. Doctor_Who

          Maybe a triple date?

          “Hey, Daisy, who’d you bring?”

          “I call this Other Amazi-Girl.”

          “Huh. Never seen a vibrator with a chest window before.”

        2. Uncertainty Moth

          Plot twist: the vibrator is Amazi-girl!

        3. Deanatay

          Amazi-brator!

        4. Disloyal Subject

          I’m strangely certain that those exist. Probably in Power Girl’s colours.

        5. Clif

          Surprisingly https://www.google.com/search?q=yellow+and+red+vibrator&oq=yellow+and+red+vibrato

        6. Clif

          Except change red to blue. Curse you lack of edit.

        7. Leorale

          Not only did your search show me various vibes (Fun Factory has her colour scheme covered, yo), it also informed me that there are Minions vibrators (why) and that there is such a thing as a knit vibrator cozy (also-why).

        8. Clif

          And I get a nothing that matches your search message and two paid ads. Surely I don’t have some kind of search censorship set?

    3. Uncertainty Moth

      Having the real-life name Jacob makes this running joke just a little awkward.

      1. gkheyf

        hey, remember when sarah was telling jacob how joyce was ““”? yeah, that wasn’t awkward…

        1. gkheyf

          figures. the one friggin’ time i don’t google to double-check that i’ve done it right…

  2. gonegirl

    awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

    1. saltchocolate

      <3 Sarah!

      (Alt-text: it's her Achilles heel—the very thing that got her into her present situation, though somehow it's always remembered as "the-purely-selfish-thing-she-did-so-as-not-to-lose-her-scholarship-that-bongo" . . . )

    2. Tabitha Desanto

      Next step Dina and Sarah go on a rescue mission to save Becky from Joyce’s mother.

      1. Captain Button

        Should I be picturing that scene from Aliens?

        1. Deanatay

          Joyce’s Mom will self-destruct in… 5 MINUTES… You have… 5 MINUTES… to reach minimum safe distance…

        2. Meamoi

          On the topic of exploding Fanatical Christians…
          I learned awhile ago that the fastest way to defuse a fanatical Christian who is acting oppressive is to quote something biblical that contradicts their actions, then say, “Luke 6:44.. a tree is judged by the fruit it bares.” Immediately follow with “Matthew 16:23- Get Thee Behind me Satan” and turn around and walk away from them.

          To a fanatical Christian, probably one of the harshest hitting insults you can do.
          For added damage, follow with quoting Matthew 10:14-15 as you walk away, “If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet. Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment.” And tap your toes against the ground to “knock the dust away” as you walk away.

          Most that turns from angry revigilantious to being stunned speechless. Will cause some to reevaluate their lives.

        3. Rukduk

          I tend to like Matthew 5:11-12 and use an interpretation where the fundamentalists are the ones falsely attacking others on account of Christ, and thus the ones that they would persecute are blessed. Always throws them for a loop.

  3. LimeSheep

    oh good, theyre gonna keep talking about it already
    their last conversation was pretty unsatisfying

  4. miados

    I really enjoy silence. And i hope one day to find my own becky…… tired of being so pathetic honestly.

    1. Amias

      Same, friend. Same.

    2. Havtorn

      Don’t fret too much, meeting a compatible person is in a very large part a matter of chance and trial-and-error. Being alone in the interim isn’t being pathetic, it’s a perfectly natural state. People who claim someone needs to be a part of a relationship to be complete are simply mistaken.

  5. Doctor_Who

    And thus Dina vows to discover an undocumented species of dinosaur so she can name it Becky and combine her favorite things.

    1. Kamino Neko

      Beckiraptor mcintirii

      1. Commodore Jeep-Eep

        Oh don’t worry Sarah. Something tells me there will be a source of noise closer to home soon enough.

        1. Commodore Jeep-Eep

          Jesus fuck, comment section, you are a turd.

        2. Spencer

          Hey you leave the comments section alone!

          It tries its best!

  6. Spencer

    “I-it’s not l-like I like that s-stupid Joyce or anything.”

    1. Doctor_Who

      Now I want to see Sarah call Joyce “Baka” at some point.

      I may watch too many cartoons.

      1. Uncertainty Moth

        I maintain the headcanon that you saw my comment and travelled back in time to one-up it.

        1. Doctor_Who

          W-why would I do that? It’s not like I LIKE your stupid comment or anything.

          …Baka Moth.

        2. Uncertainty Moth

          Your dere is showing.

        3. Tacos

          Which one? Tsun or Yan?

        4. Mr. Bulbmin

          Tsun. Definitely tsun.
          I can hear Rie Kagimiya now.

        5. altalemur

          she needs a bit more blush to be a proper tsundere.

      2. Screwball

        You…weren’t calling Anime “cartoons”, were you doctor? Surely 1 as traveled as yourself there are those who don’t take such words lightly…

        I made that mistake with Daniel the Human. While he’s not the type to get angry over it, he made sure I heard all the differences (or was THAT because I kept trying to escape?). Have seen some angry ones tho, they scare me…

    2. Uncertainty Moth

      Baka

    3. coreymon77

      …BAKA!

      1. Ana Chronistic

        Baka…YAROU!!!

        1. Doctor_Who

          Baraka.

        2. Spencer

          Baccano.

        3. Abel Undercity

          Morena Baccarin.

        4. Steven

          I’ll be in my bunk…

        5. Tenn

          Durarara!

        6. showler

          Obama

        7. Leorale

          Gesundheit.

        8. inqntrol

          Spasiba.

        9. 3-I

          Skoal!

        10. 3-I

          … I have absolutely no idea how that posted three times in under a second.

        11. Clif

          Convergence of alternate realities that failed to maintain their divergence quotients. Happens all the time. Basically a glitch caused by a cost saving measure to maximize the use of reality cores.

        12. 3-I

          Skoal!

        13. 3-I

          Skoal!

        14. Liliet

          it’s “spasibo”, learn to spell!

        15. NelC

          Спасибо, товарищ!

        16. inqntrol

          Oops, sorry I haven’t spoke russian in like…26 years

        17. gkheyf

          i haven’t spoken russian for 26 years…yet!

        18. Tacos

          Kono yarou!

  7. Raulwicke

    This makes my heart hurt 🙁 Poor Dina

  8. Stephen R. Bierce

    *plays Steve Perry’s “Foolish Heart” on the hacked Muzak*

  9. AnvilPro

    Cue Dina getting worried Becky will fall for Joyce again and so she and Sarah drive to catch up with them

  10. DarkoNeko

    Aand Dina did the finishing blow on Sarah, just like that.

  11. Mada

    Someone hug Dina before it’s too late!

    1. Spencer

      Yeah, Becky, get in he-oh wait.

    2. miados

      I am not sure of the proper intensity or time required but this feels like a time where a hug might be appropriate. would you like to partake in one?

    3. JustCheetoDust

      Comments like this remind me of the “emergency hug.”

      Then I’m reminded that Gravity Falls ends in two weeks.

      1. Disloyal Subject

        Well shit. I liked what little of it I watched.
        Was chugging through season 1 until I hit the episode where Dipper’s being awkward over his crush on Wendy. I hate cringe comedy, but I also hate skipping episodes.

        1. JustCheetoDust

          Yeah, going back and watching what I missed from season 1 (the multi-bear, and a few episodes towards the end of that season) has been kind of rough.

        2. Void

          YES THIs. Why do people like cringe comedy? WHY!?

        3. StClair

          Well, this is certainly a good place to ask…

        4. Clif

          😀

        5. Kryss LaBryn

          I’ve certainly never understood that but I assumed (because Hollywood does) that it was just me. :/

          Hey, anyone know of a comedy that is actually, you know, funny? Not gross or stupid (no “Dumb and Dumber”, thanks), no fart jokes, no cringe “humor”; just, you know, actually funny? Doesn’t have to be a new movie. But do they even make those anymore? 🙁

          –I’ve made myself sad.

        6. Belle

          The Princess Bride. 😀

        7. NelC

          I recommend Simon Pegg’s movies in the so-called Cornetto Trilogy: Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and World’s End.

          By way of introduction, take a look at this, though it may give you more reasons for hating certain comedies.

        8. Deanatay

          Running Scared. Yes, it’s a buddy cop movie, but it is the wise-sensei grandfather of all buddy cop movies, and is simultaneously adrenaline-pumping, tear-jerking, and drop-dead hilarious.

        9. thejeff

          The 80s one, I hope. With Gregory Hines and Billy Crystal.
          The jokes about police brutality get to me these days, but it’s still brilliant.

          Of course, all my recommendations come from the 80s and tend to be that kind of semi-action comedies. Full of wit rather than cringe.
          Blues Brothers. Big Trouble in Little China. Buckaroo Banzai.
          Or for before even my time and simultaneously witty, dramatic and sad, probably my all time favorite movie: The Lion in Winter.

        10. thejeff

          And as someone mentioned downthread on another topic: Real Genius.

        11. Willoughby Chase

          Spaced is a TV series worth looking for. Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright again.

        12. Roborat

          Airplane I & II, Doctor, Doctor, Max Headroom, Johnny Dangerously, most british comedies.

        13. Roborat

          I would have also included Not Another Teen Movie, except it has the funniest fart joke ever.

        14. SundaesChild

          That arc is kinda important to Dipper’s development, though. (AND plays a big part in one of his Big Speeches during the Weirdmageddon.)

        15. Disloyal Subject

          And as such, I can’t just skip it.

      2. Shiro

        Tbf, it’s better for it to end while it’s strong than turn into something terrible.

        1. Spencer

          All things must end.

          Except Steven Universe. That’ll go on for an eternity and never stop being amazing.

        2. Tacos

          Oh yeah, I need to catch up on Steven Universe.

        3. JustCheetoDust

          As long as they don’t deviate from that winning formula it won’t stop.

        4. Void

          Oh my gosh. This is amazing absolutely amazing.

        5. ScarvesandCelery

          That is definitely a winning formula.

        6. Mr. Bulbmin

          If anything goes on long enough, the magic fades.
          All must end, if only to attempt to preserve the goodness in the world, what little we have left. For, when things go on too long, they slowly suck the positivity from the area they inhabit.

        7. JustCheetoDust

          It’s not always that simple. The Venture Bros. has been running for 13 years, but that run only consists of 6 seasons (the latest of which started tonight) and 70+ episodes. Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer’s fight for the freedom to walk away from a show and then come back whenever they please (before Louis CK made it cool) is a rare proverbial middle finger to that idea.

        8. drs

          And Perry Rhodan.

        9. JustCheetoDust

          And Alex Hirsch’s explanation (pretty much what you said) was fair.

  12. ozaline

    Now I’ve got the sad Super Mario RPG music in my head from Dina’s dourness.. It’ll be okay Dina!

  13. Fish Facade

    Sarah: Not as Bad as she Looks since 1996

    1. Spencer

      Sarah actually turns out to be a giant asshole at one point in It’s Walky!.

    2. Uncertainty Moth

      In fairness, it’s pretty tough to be as bad as Sarah looks.

      1. saltchocolate

        What?

        1. Deanatay

          I think Moth meant ‘tries to act’.

  14. Tabitha Desanto

    Would be funny if Dina and Sarah go on a road trip.

    1. Doctor_Who

      Okay, I just read Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas for like the 17th time, so I am now totally picturing them in a red convertable dressed as Duke and Gonzo (Dina is duke because Hat).

      “We had two bags of Captain Crunch, seventy-five pellets of Trix, five sheets of high powered Golden Grahams, a salt shaker half full of Fruity Pebbles, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored Hearts, Stars, Horseshoes, Clovers and Blue Moons… and also a quart of 2%, a quart of Almond Milk, a case of spoons, a pint of raw cane sugar and two dozen Rice Krispies Treats.”

      1. StClair

        “Not that we needed all of that for the trip, but once you get locked into a sugary cereal collection, the tendency is to push it as far as you can.”

        1. 3-I

          “The only thing that really worried me was the sugar. There is nothing in this world more helpless and irresponsible than a college student in the depths of a sugar high, and I knew we’d get into that rotten stuff soon.”

          “Every now and then, when your life gets complicated and the Compsognathus start closing in, the only cure is to load up on breakfast cereals and then drive like a young questioning fundamentalist girl from university back home… with the music at top volume and at least a pint of raw cane sugar.”

          “Turn the goddamn music up! My heart feels like a Deinosuchus!”

        2. Eyebrow

          I would totally buy this version.

    2. Leorale

      That’s when Sarah goes and drives somewhere alone, but somehow Dina was hiding behind her door the whole time.

  15. Leorale

    Sarah tried to not care. She tried to pimp-strut. But it just wasn’t working.

  16. Ctrl+C D@

    Was Dina prepared to walk through that wall if Dina hadn’t said anything?

    1. Ctrl+C D@

      New plan, we edit all the comics from now on to only include Dina so that I don’t look like an idiot.

      1. Someone

        Or replace other characters with Dina. Everyone remembers the arc where Dina went to a party, so that Dina could get a news scoop, but was roofied by Dina, she was ultimately saved by Dina wielding a baseball bat, but Dina was able to get away due to Dina distracting everyone.

        or the episode where Dina comes onto campus with a shotgun, and kidnaps Dina, who is saved by Dina, Dina and Dina.

        1. Spencer

          Why’s Dina such a mary sue.

          Dina is so much better than Dina, and yet Dina always gets the spotlight.

        2. Someone

          will you read my DinaXDina fanfic?

        3. Spencer

          Dina/Dina is the worst pairing everyone knows the real OTP is Dina/Dina.

        4. Someone

          But nothing is quite as bad as Dina/Dina who ever came up with that one is a fucking idiot

        5. Bagge

          My OTP is Dina+Dina

        6. 3-I

          DINAS MAY RULE. D=

        7. Cacturne

          D= (ina)

        8. Harvey Janus

          Would that be so bad though?

  17. Jay Eff

    *reads alt text*

    Sarah, this is no time to half-ass it at Not Caring!

    Think of your record!

  18. Silamy

    First reaction: “D’awwww.” Second reaction: “Oh god, Sarah heard that. Oh god, they’re gonna about this. Oh no. How badly is this gonna end up?”

    1. Silamy

      *^_talk_ about this -my bad.

  19. Someone

    does anyone else really want a Becky with Dina T-shirt

    Probably this image

    http://www.dumbingofage.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/print-dinabeckydinosaurs1.png

    1. Uncertainty Moth

      I’m sure Someone does.

    2. Amias

      Yes. 100% would buy and would wear, always.

    3. Doctor_Who

      I had that image Willis posted of Becky and Dina on a motorcycle fighting Soggies as my wallpaper for like a month.

      If it ever became a shirt, my money would rip itself from my wallet, fly towards the screen, digitize itself to traverse the internet, and materialize directly in Willis’ house as a Transformer made out of origami folded bills named Cashimus Prime.

      1. Someone

        I would also enjoy an Amazi girl T-shirt with this image

        http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/walkypedia/images/c/c8/Amazi-girl_doa.png/revision/latest?cb=20140321131405

        with either Amazi-Girl is ammune to criticism or Amazi girl is always prepared…for everything written on it

        1. Someone

          *immune

      2. Leorale

        Becky, Dina, motorcycle?? Link please

        1. JustCheetoDust

          http://itswalky.tumblr.com/post/127759067732/i-declare-this-canon

        2. Deanatay

          I’s Super-Soaker-water-canon, but definitely, canon.

        3. Doctor_Who

          Enjoy.

        4. Leorale

          yaaaaay my life is better now.

  20. Psychotic Mantis

    Jeez, Dina.

    That was a tactical “ZING!”-bomb strike right there.
    You done did do me proud.

    Yeehaw.

    1. inqntrol

      Clever girl, ain’t she?

  21. JessWitt

    Is Sarah crying a little in that last panel? Never mind, I’ll assume she is, makes it sweeter.

  22. CC

    Sarah: “I don’t care”
    Sarah’s brain: “liar”

    1. Ctrl+C D@

      Sarah’s feet: “BUY US NEW SHOES DAMMIT!

      1. Deanatay

        Sarah’s loiins: GIVE ME JACOB DAMMNIT! EITHER ONE IS FINE!!

  23. Plasma Mongoose

    Dina needs some alone time if you know what I mean…

  24. Uncertainty Moth

    “With your penis?”
    “With my penis.”

    1. Disloyal Subject

      I’m trying to recognize which particular penis joke this is referencing, but I’m only getting Kaylee dialogue from Firefly and Serenity.

      1. Rabid Rabbit

        At a guess, this: http://www.dumbingofage.com/2011/comic/book-1/03-men-are-from-beck-women-are-from-clark/penis/

        1. heyman

          Sort of Real Genius?

        2. Disloyal Subject

          Much obliged.

        3. 3-I

          Wow. I almost forgot he didn’t always have the face-scruff.

  25. Cerberus

    Aww, that cute part of NRE (new relationship energy) where you don’t want to leave each other’s sides. Magnified by this being Dina’s first relationship. It is healthy that she is learning boundaries and letting Becky go off for a weekend now, but it’s still going to ache for her. Moreso because her brain will probably come up with lots of inaccurate and impossible things to worry about over the fact that Becky is going with her one-sided crush.

    She’ll be okay, but in the meantime she’ll pine and when Becky gets back they’ll have all the cuddles.

    1. Uncertainty Moth

      This is a Willis comic, yeah?

      1. Spencer

        Dina will try.

        It’s the best she can do.

      2. Shiro

        Just give us this one. One healthy, happy, non-dramatic relationship. All the plot can come from outside the relationship, it’ll work, it’ll be great.

        1. Spencer

          Walky and Dorothy are pretty emotionally healthy.

          I guess Becky/Dina are dooooooooomed.

        2. Shiro

          I think they’re headed for some drama. Once Dorothy finds out about Walky’s grades…

        3. Spencer

          Dorothy’s the most drama averse person when she actually makes an effort. She’d probably just tell Walky to let her help.

          Hence, Walky’s probably going to sneak around it, because Willis is a wrathful god whose hunger can only be sated by inflicting misery and woe upon us.

        4. Greenygal

          Which, given that we have seen that Dorothy wants him to tell her stuff and feels hurt when he doesn’t, may cause more drama than if he just ‘fessed up now.

        5. Spencer

          I’m starting to think Dorothy might have accepted that Walky’s always going to put walls up in their relationship to prevent it from becoming more than “for fun.” Walky can’t talk about Billie’s depression, he can’t talk about the “L” word, he can’t talk about his grades, because that’s feelings and vulnerabilities and the last star will die before Walky acknowledges he has those. Dorothy wants the relationship to be taken more seriously, (because it is), but knowing her she’s either going to keep talking at Walky to get him to open up, or eventually accept that it’s Walky, Walky won’t stop being him, and that maybe “for fun” isn’t what she wants anymore.

        6. Emily

          Only because they stubbornly refuse to acknowledge the fact that this “for fun” relationship is quickly becoming much more serious than either of them intended. It’s not hard to have a drama free relationship if you both are in denial about any issues until you are literally forced to address them.

        7. Spencer

          Dorothy’s acknowledged it and is trying to deal with that. Walky not so much.

        8. Emily

          Walky is bad at dealing with anything that requires effort on his part.

  26. Ctrl+C D@

    I just realized Dina is wearing Becky’s hoodie.

    I just realized she’s BEEN wearing it for a while now.

    I’m an idiot.

    1. Just Here

      Yep, first seen in it

  27. Just Me

    It is awful when someone starts a conversation then abruptly ends it with Forget it, I don’t care.

    If you didn’t care, why did you bring it up in the first place?

    1. Spencer

      Because she’s Sarah and Sarah is about as mature as the average 20 year old.

    2. Shiro

      When someone says it like that, it means that they secretly do kinda care a lot.

      1. Spencer

        It would be nice if Sarah showed it more often.

        1. heyman

          Sarah is very good at caring. Her showing it needs work.

        2. Shiro

          This is how she shows it.

        3. Spencer

          And it stinks! She should probably try a different route!

          She took a bat to a rapist’s skull for Joyce and she’s still semi-convinced that Sarah hates her. Sarah does not make the friendship thing easy!

        4. timemonkey

          That’s because the friendship thing has burned her badly. You don’t just suddenly stop being introverted and afraid to reach out to people.

          She’d been getting better at expressing things with Joyce and what happened? Sarah said something Joyce didn’t want to hear and Joyce attacked her, using her intimate knowledge of Sarah’s past pain to hurt her as deeply as she could.

        5. Spencer

          Joyce lashed out because Sarah constantly criticizes her and instead of actually suggesting anything to help the situation just went “do something different you idiot.” If I can forgive Sarah for being an asshole I think I can forgive Joyce for the same when she was desperately trying to protect her oldest and dearest friend from the campus, her parents and Toedad.

          It wasn’t okay to say that in the same way it wasn’t okay when Sal called Walky immature so he threw the robbery back in her face, but Sarah’s a big girl, if she wants to act like an asshole all the time, even here where she had to correct herself from showing any kind of concern for Joyce, then I’m not gonna feel to broken up when somebody tears into her, let alone when she decided the best course of action when she found out she was right about Becky still having feelings for Joyce was to act smug about her emotional pain.

        6. StClair

          The last few times she’s done that, it hurt her.
          She’s trying to convince herself to stop.
          … it’s not going very well so far.

        7. thejeff

          Exactly. That’s what I like about Sarah as a character. She’s convinced herself that she shouldn’t care about anyone, that she shouldn’t need anyone (except Other Jacob), that she’s beyond all that.
          But she can’t do it. She can’t stop liking people. She can’t stop caring.

          Then think about the business with Dana from that perspective. We’ve only really heard Sarah’s version of that, which we’d normally expect to be slanted to make her look good, but given that it’s Sarah probably means it’s slanted to make her look cold and practical and uncaring.

  28. Arianod

    *Cue Depeche Mode*

  29. Romanticide

    She is now experimenting with… “longing”…

    1. 3-I

      The worst part of any relationship is when the longing doesn’t work out, and you turn to shortening.

  30. Darwin

    Damnit, Dina. Stop breaking my heart.

  31. Ctrl+C D@

    I like to pretend that the hat is Dina’s real face. It makes scenes like the one coming up more bearable. Bareable? Barrelable. Bearable.

    Bears.

    1. Someone

      It will turn out that, the hat has a dino themed ghost in it and Dina uses it to fight evil spirits.

      I may have just archive binged Paranatural

      1. Ctrl+C D@

        Check out Monster Pulse if you want something similar but more depressing.

      2. heyman

        She had a demon trapped in the hat until Glirendree showed up.

      3. Jordan

        Isn’t it awesome?

  32. trlkly

    And Dina has finally cracked the barrier, and been the first character in this comic to have a voice in my head. Unfortunately, I suck at describing them.

    The best I can do is that it’s kinda like Raven from the original Teen Titans, but without the sarcastic tone, and maybe a tiny bit more babyish.

    1. Someone

      Dina is Starfire

      Mary is peridot from Steven Universe

      Walky is just my voice because of how damn similar we are

      1. StClair

        Hynden Walch as Dina is very popular, yes.

      2. Emily

        Why would you do this to Peridot you monster.

        1. Someone

          (this is all pre-heelface turn for Peridot) She comes from the same people as the protagonist (Fundametalists vs Gems) who don’t like anyone different from them, displays a form of bigotry and is willing to say and do horrible things because of her blind faith to a being she views as perfect.

        2. Emily

          Except Peridot is open to learning and recognizing her own ignorance. She’s got much more in common with Joyce than Mary.

        3. Someone

          Yes but we didn’t know that when she first appeared. I still have hope for Mary.

        4. gkheyf

          you’re a good kid. i’ll be sad when this world breaks you.

          just stay away from ryan

        5. Someone

          So maybe ordinary people don’t crack, Maybe there isn’t any need to crawl under a rock with all the other slimly things when trouble hits…maybe it was just you, all the time.

        6. gkheyf

          i had to google that, but it was awesome.

          fyi, i don’t really pity you for naivete. i just wanted to quote sarah. i genuinely do wish that more people thought the way you do instead of enjoying the fact that mary is a throw-away character that they’re allowed to pile hate on. i wish everyone hoped for the best for even those who they didn’t particularly like. and i wish that mary, amber, willis, sarah, ruth, and anyone else with a negative opinion of anyone (justified or unjustified) would think that just hating others wasn’t ok.

          i also wish i were awake enough to think of a way to rephrase that to not sound like i’m insulting characters whom i like. i really didn’t intend for it to sound mean or patronizing toward anyone

      3. Harvey Janus

        Mary Is Yellow Diamond’s Pearl.

      4. trlkly

        Starfire? Sure. I can hear the resemblance, especially in the cadence. But I think the pitch is lower, even when she’s super happy.

        Like I said, I’m horrible at describing my head voices. As soon as I try, I can’t hear them anymore, so I have to try to remember what they sounded like.

    2. Ctrl+C D@

      Tara Strong.

      And dammit now I hear it too. Here’s my headcannon for voices.

      Sara is Cree Summer when she does her Cree Lincoln voice from K.N.D.
      Joyce is Kath Soucie when she does Tish from Weekenders
      Dorothy is Gre DeLeslie when she does Lor from Weekenders
      Becky is Kate Higgins when she does Sakura from Naruto.

      1. Needfuldoer

        Dina: Anndi McAfee doing a more stilted version of Phoebe from Hey Arnold.

        Becky: Lecy Goranson for the first few stories, then Sarah Chalke for a couple, then Lecey again.

        1. StClair

          I see what you did there.

    3. Cephalo the Pod

      Joyce is Nowacking (doing her Misty voice).
      Mary hnilmik (Team Four Star’s Chi-Chi voice).
      Billie is Megami33.
      Danny is the Alex Rochon (after being Yuri Lowenthal).
      Walky is Joshscorcher, but as of recently is also sometimes 1KidsEntertainment.

  33. Bagge

    Dina will spend the rest of the weekend looking wistful by the window.

    Sara will yell to her books that she does NOT care about how Joyce are doing.

  34. Tenzhi

    It’s a short trip from apathy to sap-athy.

  35. Solenoid

    RE flu: Get well soon, Willis. 🙂

    1. Kryss LaBryn

      Yes, this. Lots of liquids and hang in there, dude. 🙂

      Heh. Trust Willis to get butt-flu.

  36. Megatron

    I too, do not care about Becky. Or any fleshling. They’re all stupid. Were’s my fusion cannon?

  37. nothri

    Sarah: Dammit, just once I’d like to crush someone’s hopes and dreams with my cynicism without them getting sad…

  38. BenRG

    Poor Sarah! She’s human enough that missing a gossip-worthy confrontation is a great disappointment! There’s still a high school teen in there!

    Meanwhile, Dina is demonstrating a rare talent for breaking through Sarah’s sour exterior and make her care.

  39. Uniqueantique

    I don’t understand why the hate on Sarah. She cares, she even almost let it show in the 2nd panel.
    There was no negative comments against Dina in that statement.
    Dina’s still so cute…I never want to hug anyone but her I would hug.

    1. Uniqueantique

      Maybe she feels bad that Joyce didn’t say bye to her, they are roomies and were very close once.

    2. Spencer

      She’s kind of a pessimistic asshole who buries all her genuine caring and good intentions under miles of pissy language, says awful shit to people but then gets angry if anyone snipes back, and just seems plain determined to be as miserable as possible.

      Everything I just listed is also why she’s one of my favourites.

  40. boomboom

    Won’t somebody think of the Mike? How’s all this affecting him? We deserve to know

    1. Spencer

      I’m hoping Mike is dead in a trash compactor. That would be nice.

      1. Needfuldoer

        He is.

        Then one day he just shows up for class again. Nobody asks why or how.

        1. inqntrol

          Because he would answer saying about the other people moms? But that’s the truth.

        2. StClair

          It involves a bloody shirt.

        3. Clif

          And your mom.

      2. Emily

        Seriously if we never see that asshole again it’d be too soon.

        1. Cacturne

          Your mom saw that asshole again. It was too soon.

        2. Emily

          Like I give a damn about her.

        3. Spencer

          Mike being an asshole isn’t why I hate him, lots of the assholes in the cast are interesting, but more that he’s a walking mess of contradictions. He needs to know every detail of every cast member and be supernaturally good at sussing out their weaknesses, but fantastical and cartoony enough that he can say gross shit without causing any damage because otherwise we’d need to acknowledge that a serial harasser who repeatedly targets women by holding their sexual history over them might be kind of fucked up. If he’s supposed to just be a comedy character, which is pretty gross since his main joke is “you’re a giant slut”, then he’s a comedy character who isn’t funny.

          Mike’s entire shtick is either harassing the disenfranchised or bluntly stating a plot point. I honestly can’t think of a reason he’s in the series beyond being a popular hold over from Willis’ other work.

        4. Emily

          Mike isn’t even a character in this setting he’s a plot device that gets pulled out whenever there isn’t an actual realistic source of conflict or impetus for character development which is why we haven’t seen much of him in a good long while.

          Well, he’s also a walking “joke” but maybe we’ve finally reached the point where being an unrepentant awful human being isn’t actually viewed as funny it’s just gross.

        5. gkheyf

          i could say something about your mom and nickels, but i don’t necessarily disagree with anything that’s been said. even though i haven’t hated mike with much venom (i’m not sure why), i do think that this comment thread has brought up some excellent points. he certainly is a walking plot device and occasional random-content generator who is a popular carry-over from previous works. i think he’s most likable when he’s saying random mean stuff which can be ignored

    2. Clif

      Coodos to boomboom for asking the important question.

  41. MrInsecure

    Dina’s relationship with Becky may, in fact, be too adorable. I didn’t know that was physically possible, but it already seems to have surpassed a playful kitten and is well on its way to “sleepy puppy” levels.

    1. Leorale

      Here’s what the sleepy puppies are dreaming of: http://cutepuppyanddog.blogspot.com/2014/11/cute-two-fluffy-puppy.html

  42. Zaxares

    I originally thought that Becky impulse-joined Joyce on her trip home out of a yearning to recapture some of those lost “happy days” of her past and feel like she’s part of a family again.

    But now, after seeing Dina, I’m beginning to wonder if Becky might not have an ulterior motive for wanting to be alone with Joyce again, without any of her new friends around. Especially given her “internal screaming” panel a few days back.

    1. Dean

      Becky is probably also planning to recapture her personal documentation and any of her property that’s still at her dad’s house.

    2. Bagge

      And of course, to support Joyce and spend time with the Browns, who she has known her entire life and who she gambles on will be more like their daughter than her father.

    3. thejeff

      Just because it hurts sometimes doesn’t mean she’s going to try anything that stupid.
      Sure, she’s still a bit hung up on Joyce and she still has that jealousy of Dorothy thing going, but none of that means she’s not also crazy about her dinosaur girl.
      And the jealousy of Dorothy thing is as much “best-friend stealing” as anything else. Still one of Becky’s major flaws, if a very realistic one.

    4. altalemur

      it wasn’t impulsive. Becky and Joyce both agreed that Becky was coming earlier that morning.

      1. Clif

        How quickly they forget.

      2. thejeff

        It wasn’t quite clear. They talked about it, but we didn’t see any actual conclusion. I think Joyce was still in the “No, you don’t have to come. My parents are going to be awful and I don’t want to put you through it” phase.
        Which is why she was making “No, no” gestures at Becky a couple days back. And then Hank exceeded expectations and off they went.

        Becky of course planned to go all along, unless Hank turned out to be really awful when he saw her, in which case I suspect she’d have tried to keep Joyce from going.

        1. trlkly

          Right: don’t have to, not I’d prefer you not. In other words, I wish you would come, but I don’t want to make things hard on you.

  43. Bicycle Bill

    Can anybody in DoA enjoy being with anybody else without a sexual connotation entering into it?

    1. Mindlink

      In what way is this sexual ?

      1. BenRG

        I think that I’ve read the reader comment that inspired BB to ask that question.

    2. thejeff

      No. Not only that, they can’t even hate being with someone else with out a sexual connotation.
      Pretty much appearing on panel together is enough and that isn’t strictly required.
      Shippers gotta ship.

    3. Clif

      How long have you been reading the comment section? And you have to ask?

  44. Skizz

    Sarah is my favourite character.
    We see a lot of Sarah
    I voted to see more of Sierra
    Oh where can our Sierra be?

  45. Skizz

    It is interesting that Dina turns to Sarah for support, rather than Dorothy or Amber.

    1. Bagge

      Sarah is her Favourite #2

      1. Skizz

        I like that Dina is that perceptive

    2. BenRG

      It’s probably because Sarah isn’t the sort to actively seek her out and pester her with demands that she open up (Dorothy) but is unlikely to ignore her and hide behind her own social anxieties when something needs to be said (Amber).

      1. Skizz

        I was thinking along similar lines, myself, Dina neither wants to be pressured or pressure someone else. Whereas Sarah just does what is right, albeit with poor grace, something Onfind very appealing in a character.

        1. Leorale

          Also, Dina likes Sarah’s bluntness. Sarah always says exactly what she means, which is a real relief for a person who has difficulty with body language and invisible social cues.

    3. Spencer

      The last significant interaction she had with Dorothy had her, Joyce and Sarah telling Becky how weird it is for Dina to be hit on.

    4. segnosaur

      Is Dina even good friends with Dorothy?

      Before Becky, I can’t remember any situation where Dina and Dorothy interacted in a significant way, being in separate social circles. (Perhaps in the bathroom at the pizza place, but Dina was a definite 3rd wheel there.) The 2 of them do interact a bit more now, but its often in association with other people.

      So maybe Dina just doesn’t know Dorothy well enough to confide in Dorothy.

      1. Skizz

        Dina has paid close attention to her social circle and sought out Sarah, rather than Dorothy to talk to. I think that is based as much on her liking Sarah as it is Becky not liking Dorothy.

  46. Lordess of Madness

    Sarah’s head: Oh Sh*t! Did I just care? Did anyone notice? Hm… Just Dina… Better cover it up quick before she does notice, just in case.

  47. Mr. Random

    I’m really worried they’re gonna try and keep them there.

  48. jepmz

    Is it just me or is there going to be hang out time?

  49. Mr. Morningstar

    “Oh god damn it I do care” ~ Sarah in that last panel probably

  50. Ashley

    Sarah has been an enigma for me as of late. Like she cares but she wants to look like she doesn’t care but then she does and says things that are just this side of meddling in the name of caring for people. I dunno.

    1. Spencer

      Sarah would probably rather not care.

      It’s just that this pesky compassion she’s carrying around gets in the way.

  51. Vangeln

    Time to spy Raidah and Jacob again.

    1. Spencer

      I like how we have a conflict where the viewpoint character is being a petty, homewrecking asshole.

  52. Doopyboop

    More Dina and Sarah, more Dina and Sarah~!

  53. Tenn

    I misread the first word(s) of the first panel, and for an instant, I thought that this was a guest strip written by Frank Miller.

  54. John

    It just occurred to me that Becky may have just unknowingly foiled Mary’s evil scheme to hold her presence over Ruth by not being there for the weekend.

    It seems like too nice a way for things to work out in the Dumbiverse, though.

    1. Mr. Morningstar

      Hey Willis lets his characters have good luck sometimes

      Now and then

      Rarely

      Almost never actually but we can hope

      1. trlkly

        I do not understand these comments. I even went back and binged a bit after seeing some older comics. And I was right: the vast majority of the comics are happy or funny or heartwarming or empowering, with just the occasional drop into a horrible funk.

        IOW, this is a fairly positive comic. So why does everyone act like all Willis does is make tears?

        1. Emperor Norton

          My guess is that those occasional drops are such strong, hard gut-punches*, especially when contrasted with the otherwise fairly upbeat comic.

          It reminds me that sometimes, the rare thing is what stands out. Apparently, when creators get either mostly positive or mostly negative feedback about something, they sort of get used to that… And then there’s that one message that is the complete opposite, and it breaks (or makes) the day for them, filling up their internal world. Our brains are weird.

          *Especially because quite often, Willis is drawing upon his own experiences to make it seem much more real.

    2. Ana Chronistic

      and Sal most likely won’t be there, either

  55. wafflebob

    I love Sarah. I want to snuggle her and hate everything together.

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