I do half expect her to shutdown/unwind/etc at some point lol
Tho if it’s not a facade/act, i imagine she might not act the same way each time or just like, going to be as ‘neutral’ as possible or so and not waste her energy on bs (tho the title of this arc/story line IS ‘love dares you to change’ after all lol)
but it would be amusing (Tho very unlikely since this is a story even tho there are some cases where it might happen) if she just fucked off into the sunset and just simply dropped out or transferred and nobody ever heard from her again/she just made a fresh start like 100 miles away (although other than doing it as an extreme risk i imagine most ppl don’t have the money for that as opposed to just moving away from their hometown/away from parents)
I love the idea of her screaming at him to get out, and then him being very confused because they’re literally outside and he doesn’t know how to get out of outside.
I mean, if it hadn’t been for the fact that he obviously got together with someone else and also knows that Sarah is/was very attracted to him, I would be all for him asking this. At this point, though, I feel like Jacob and Lucy are both on the list of people who should probably not be asking that question. It almost feels like rubbing it in her face.
Pylgrim
Not to mention he always teased Sarah about trying to be more personable. So she does manage to do that, after overcoming something that probably should have made her more isolated and hateful and he’s angry? Get a grip. Sounds like reluctanct guilt speaking.
Daibhid C
I understand some people have such degenerate language that they use the H-E-Hockey-Sticks word for emphasis even when they’re not angry. I know, I was shocked as well.
Zak
See I read it like Sarah can relax, he’s spoken for she can bottle her feelings cause he’s off the table, so now she just can chill and be happy for people around her. Which the happy part is odd.
Lee
I was considering this as a possibility too!
Lee
Personally I don’t think it’s unreasonable? I love Sarah, but she has had an odd habit of objectifying Jacob, whereas Jacob has seen her as a person. I feel like in a way he considers them to be friends – and in a way, it’s college, they are – and he knows her well enough at this point to know something is up. And since he’s tried to get her to open up before, this is a bit brusque but not out of character. Honestly, I’m more bothered by the fact that he and Lucy being the only two not to pass it off as a joke is worse; they’re all supposed to be her friends too. And also possibly Joe at the end there?
Eh, it’s kind of a fair ask in this case. Sarah’s personality did such a turn I’d be worried
Not So Fun Fact! Somebody who is grumpy, sad, and angry all the time suddenly being happy can be a sign that they have a suicide planned out, and are happy as they see an escape
So yeah, Jacob is justified as he doesn’t know Sarah well enough to realize she’s more the, “I will live to spite everybody” type
I really really sincerely hope this isn’t the case for Sarah,
Willis’s Twitter and Bluesky indicate that an upcoming storyline will contain Dina in a three-piece suit with her hair tucked in, a Gazebo, and Ghost Mike
i am rather worried T_T
Nymph
So… not everyone looks at spoiler panels and some of us would prefer not to have future panels spoilered tbh.
Up to you whether you care about that or not really.
The funny thing is they aren’t even always reliable, such as one which featured the booze bottle Dina stole not looking at all like booze in the preview LOL
Willis’s recent Tweets were visible on the comic homepage via the Twitter feed widget until of course that broke too. Thanks alot, Elon -_-
well, maybe not the best way to phrase it but i’m sure he’s as confused as everyone. plus maybe sarah will be honest/blunt with him now that theyre alone tho would be funny if it’s like “seeing lucy kiss you made me snap outta it and get over it/you, i’m just gonna start banging random guys now” (i mean, i doubt she’d say the latter half)
Tho i wonder if she and joyce would have a one on one convo like “Sarah what the hell?”
Honestly, I’ve been annoyed with most of the cast for this arc. After all the crap everyone gives Sarah for not being a good friend, they’ve all just been ripping on her.
Seems to me he gave her a lot of opportunities to be direct and express her interest without any weird caveats (like physically running away from him), and none of that meant he was off the table for anyone else. Like someone who could directly and enthusiastically state their interest and then act on it. He made himself available to Sarah, but it looks like his patience for her skittishness wasn’t infinite and didn’t constitute any form of exclusivity.
Jeremiah
Nah, can’t be, that would mean Jacob is a human being with his own wants and desires and ability to make his own choices. Sound fake tbh .
jflb96
No one’s saying that he isn’t that, they’re just saying that he’s made crappy choices
Nymph
What is this common sense? In my comments section? Nonsense.
jflb96
Seems to me that if someone who’s struggling to open up keeps coming back and trying again and again, to the point of jeopardising her career because apparently this ‘alcohol’ thing helps diminish inhibitions, that is in and of itself an admission of interest. Furthermore, while there was never any explicit suggestion of exclusivity, it seems to me that someone saying ‘I’ll be here if you ever actually use your words and ask’ is everything but that.
zee
Months? It’s been like maybe a week since they started talking again
Bash
We don’t know why he is mad, but he looks mad. That’s why I’m looking forward to whatever happens next.
When Sarah experiences joy, the Romanian nanomachines in his spinal fluid emit electronic signals, which are picked up by the Peruvian cybernetics in his brain, which then floods his brain with images of Sephiroth getting railed by Alduin. A man can only handle so much poorly drawn villainous ahegao before he breaks.
Nymph
Ah that’s honestly super fair. When you put it like that, Sarah’s the villain here for sure. Everyone choose your sides quickly.
That has, in fact, been his stated position the whole time he’s known her. ‘Hey, I’d like to get to know you better and be friends.’ What he doesn’t want is to be just a piece of meat. Sarah has actively rejected that proposal pretty consistently the whole time he’s known her, too.
yeah, that’s the famous literary work in question.
True Survivor
Thank you, guys. I will have to check it out.
HueSatLight
Netflix is making it into a show, and they’re making Dorian and Basil (the artist) siblings.
Rabid Rabbit
…well, I didn’t have enough reason to burn Netflix to the ground, I’m glad they’re not skimping on providing me new ones.
Kimi
It seems like adaptations are always sticking relationships in where they were not needed. I am just glad that it isn’t a romantic one for once. I rather liked that Holga and Edgin in the newest dnd movie weren’t romantically involved. It is nice to have platonic relationships instead sometimes, or the sibling/cousin like relationship, that exists in the original.
Yumi
Well, in this case it’s the removal of a romantic relationship (or interest) to put in a sibling relationship. So. Kind of an issue in the opposite direction.
Kimi
Yeah. I just think that creating new interpretations on a literary relationship is just odd. I am better about handling minor changes like appearance or gender as long as it doesn’t change the actual character relationship or motivations/development. Sounds like this resulted in a relationship change, so I wouldn’t be a fan. (Honestly, it is like bad fan fiction at that point.)
Thing2
One thing I know about Netflix is that they look after the extras in their films. Employ people to keep them warm when they are pretending a Mediterranean climate and there is an icy wind blowing…
Thag Simmons
I confess I have no read Dorian Grey, but from what little I’ve picked up from others it sounds like that is a “you should make this is it’s own thing entirely” level change. Fundamentally just not the same story
zee
How very 4kids sailor moon of them
Cattleprod
Correct, I probably should’ve checked on this comment less than 23 hours later.
Real question here. Is Sarah not allowed to be happy? It’s kind of insulting all her friends are weirded out by her trying to embrace positivity. We just saw her take a huge L from being sheltered and grouchy. If this is a mental breakdown then good for her trying to see the bright side of it.
probably because she was so ‘chipper’ earlier it threw everyone off balance instead of quietly not saying anything tho that might seem like she’d be ‘sulking’
I think that it is more them being concerned. Someone who consistently acts one way and then suddently, dramatically changes comes as a suprise and often means that something big has happened, good or bad. I am curious to see what Sarah says and I am genuinely invested in this next interaction.
Damn you Willis!!
Discussion (262) - “Later”
Ana Chronistic
Jakes had to really hold back
Clif
Never ever ask a question you don’t want the answer to.
Kazuma Taichi
dang it’s already a 404
Ana Chronistic
what the hell
serves me right for trusting a third-party
NGPZ
Half of me is legit expecting Sarah to snap and scream “GET OUT!!!!! GET OUT!!!!”
anon
I do half expect her to shutdown/unwind/etc at some point lol
Tho if it’s not a facade/act, i imagine she might not act the same way each time or just like, going to be as ‘neutral’ as possible or so and not waste her energy on bs (tho the title of this arc/story line IS ‘love dares you to change’ after all lol)
but it would be amusing (Tho very unlikely since this is a story even tho there are some cases where it might happen) if she just fucked off into the sunset and just simply dropped out or transferred and nobody ever heard from her again/she just made a fresh start like 100 miles away (although other than doing it as an extreme risk i imagine most ppl don’t have the money for that as opposed to just moving away from their hometown/away from parents)
Mark
She just got an acceptance letter from Yale.
Taffy
I love the idea of her screaming at him to get out, and then him being very confused because they’re literally outside and he doesn’t know how to get out of outside.
Sirksome
Wow. I don’t like Jacob now.
Thag Simmons
It’s a shitty thing to say but I feel it’s also a relatively natural reaction to Sarah acting so out of character
Kimi
I mean, if it hadn’t been for the fact that he obviously got together with someone else and also knows that Sarah is/was very attracted to him, I would be all for him asking this. At this point, though, I feel like Jacob and Lucy are both on the list of people who should probably not be asking that question. It almost feels like rubbing it in her face.
Pylgrim
Not to mention he always teased Sarah about trying to be more personable. So she does manage to do that, after overcoming something that probably should have made her more isolated and hateful and he’s angry? Get a grip. Sounds like reluctanct guilt speaking.
Daibhid C
I understand some people have such degenerate language that they use the H-E-Hockey-Sticks word for emphasis even when they’re not angry. I know, I was shocked as well.
Zak
See I read it like Sarah can relax, he’s spoken for she can bottle her feelings cause he’s off the table, so now she just can chill and be happy for people around her. Which the happy part is odd.
Lee
I was considering this as a possibility too!
Lee
Personally I don’t think it’s unreasonable? I love Sarah, but she has had an odd habit of objectifying Jacob, whereas Jacob has seen her as a person. I feel like in a way he considers them to be friends – and in a way, it’s college, they are – and he knows her well enough at this point to know something is up. And since he’s tried to get her to open up before, this is a bit brusque but not out of character. Honestly, I’m more bothered by the fact that he and Lucy being the only two not to pass it off as a joke is worse; they’re all supposed to be her friends too. And also possibly Joe at the end there?
Icalasari
Eh, it’s kind of a fair ask in this case. Sarah’s personality did such a turn I’d be worried
Not So Fun Fact! Somebody who is grumpy, sad, and angry all the time suddenly being happy can be a sign that they have a suicide planned out, and are happy as they see an escape
So yeah, Jacob is justified as he doesn’t know Sarah well enough to realize she’s more the, “I will live to spite everybody” type
Bruno
Okay, stop fighting. Sarah can be about to kill herself AND Jacob can be an asshole.
NGPZ
I really really sincerely hope this isn’t the case for Sarah,
Willis’s Twitter and Bluesky indicate that an upcoming storyline will contain Dina in a three-piece suit with her hair tucked in, a Gazebo, and Ghost Mike
i am rather worried T_T
Nymph
So… not everyone looks at spoiler panels and some of us would prefer not to have future panels spoilered tbh.
Up to you whether you care about that or not really.
NGPZ
The funny thing is they aren’t even always reliable, such as one which featured the booze bottle Dina stole not looking at all like booze in the preview LOL
Willis’s recent Tweets were visible on the comic homepage via the Twitter feed widget until of course that broke too. Thanks alot, Elon -_-
Nymph
Still
justin8448
“I will live a long, happy, and deeply meaningful life just to spite all of you!” certainly isn’t the worst way to live…
anon
well, maybe not the best way to phrase it but i’m sure he’s as confused as everyone. plus maybe sarah will be honest/blunt with him now that theyre alone tho would be funny if it’s like “seeing lucy kiss you made me snap outta it and get over it/you, i’m just gonna start banging random guys now” (i mean, i doubt she’d say the latter half)
Tho i wonder if she and joyce would have a one on one convo like “Sarah what the hell?”
HueSatLight
“oh, are we that kind of friends now?”
Freemage
Honestly, I’ve been annoyed with most of the cast for this arc. After all the crap everyone gives Sarah for not being a good friend, they’ve all just been ripping on her.
Bash
Funny, I like him way more. I’m looking forward to seeing him actually get angry.
morleuca
Get angry for what? Sarah not being upset he hooked up with someone else after showing her just enough interest to keep her coming back for months?
Jeremiah
That is not something he did.
jflb96
I don’t know, certainly looks like he did that
Taffy
Seems to me he gave her a lot of opportunities to be direct and express her interest without any weird caveats (like physically running away from him), and none of that meant he was off the table for anyone else. Like someone who could directly and enthusiastically state their interest and then act on it. He made himself available to Sarah, but it looks like his patience for her skittishness wasn’t infinite and didn’t constitute any form of exclusivity.
Jeremiah
Nah, can’t be, that would mean Jacob is a human being with his own wants and desires and ability to make his own choices. Sound fake tbh .
jflb96
No one’s saying that he isn’t that, they’re just saying that he’s made crappy choices
Nymph
What is this common sense? In my comments section? Nonsense.
jflb96
Seems to me that if someone who’s struggling to open up keeps coming back and trying again and again, to the point of jeopardising her career because apparently this ‘alcohol’ thing helps diminish inhibitions, that is in and of itself an admission of interest. Furthermore, while there was never any explicit suggestion of exclusivity, it seems to me that someone saying ‘I’ll be here if you ever actually use your words and ask’ is everything but that.
zee
Months? It’s been like maybe a week since they started talking again
Bash
We don’t know why he is mad, but he looks mad. That’s why I’m looking forward to whatever happens next.
Nymph
For what? What is Sarah doing to him by just trying to be happy?
Taffy
When Sarah experiences joy, the Romanian nanomachines in his spinal fluid emit electronic signals, which are picked up by the Peruvian cybernetics in his brain, which then floods his brain with images of Sephiroth getting railed by Alduin. A man can only handle so much poorly drawn villainous ahegao before he breaks.
Nymph
Ah that’s honestly super fair. When you put it like that, Sarah’s the villain here for sure. Everyone choose your sides quickly.
thejeff
Are people reading him as angry here?
Or just as asking bluntly?
Luminous Lead
He’s frowning pretty heavily, so reading angry is fair, but I first read him as being unsettled and wanting to cut what he feels is bullshit.
Yumi
Heavily? I don’t get that at all.
zee
Same, I like seeing him with some spice. I don’t think he’d mad tho, just confused/freaked out
Jeremiah
Good for you?
Daibhid C
Why can’t he just make sarcastic comments about her personality shift, almost out of earshot? You know, like her real friends?
shadowcell
Dumbing of Age Book 15: So, Like…What the Hell is Up With You?
Eric
Subtitle:
Secretly, immensely relieved that my crush is ‘off the table’ and I’ve avoided possible rejection
Charles Phipps
Sarah: Oh NOW you’re interested.
anon
Tbf jacob would probably have been interested in at least befriending her
anonymsly
That has, in fact, been his stated position the whole time he’s known her. ‘Hey, I’d like to get to know you better and be friends.’ What he doesn’t want is to be just a piece of meat. Sarah has actively rejected that proposal pretty consistently the whole time he’s known her, too.
Thag Simmons
Great question Jacob, but I suspect regardless of what the answer is you’re going to piss her off by asking it.
VolticEXE
Man, Sarah’s breakdown is gonna hit hard isn’t it?
Cattleprod
There’s a painting in the back of Sarah’s closet that is indescribably angry at this point.
True Survivor
What is that a reference to? Is that old SMBC comic (though I think that itself is a reference to a famous literary work)?
ian livs
I believe it’s The Picture of Dorian Gray
Thag Simmons
yeah, that’s the famous literary work in question.
True Survivor
Thank you, guys. I will have to check it out.
HueSatLight
Netflix is making it into a show, and they’re making Dorian and Basil (the artist)
siblings.Rabid Rabbit
…well, I didn’t have enough reason to burn Netflix to the ground, I’m glad they’re not skimping on providing me new ones.
Kimi
It seems like adaptations are always sticking relationships in where they were not needed. I am just glad that it isn’t a romantic one for once. I rather liked that Holga and Edgin in the newest dnd movie weren’t romantically involved. It is nice to have platonic relationships instead sometimes, or the sibling/cousin like relationship, that exists in the original.
Yumi
Well, in this case it’s the removal of a romantic relationship (or interest) to put in a sibling relationship. So. Kind of an issue in the opposite direction.
Kimi
Yeah. I just think that creating new interpretations on a literary relationship is just odd. I am better about handling minor changes like appearance or gender as long as it doesn’t change the actual character relationship or motivations/development. Sounds like this resulted in a relationship change, so I wouldn’t be a fan. (Honestly, it is like bad fan fiction at that point.)
Thing2
One thing I know about Netflix is that they look after the extras in their films. Employ people to keep them warm when they are pretending a Mediterranean climate and there is an icy wind blowing…
Thag Simmons
I confess I have no read Dorian Grey, but from what little I’ve picked up from others it sounds like that is a “you should make this is it’s own thing entirely” level change. Fundamentally just not the same story
zee
How very 4kids sailor moon of them
Cattleprod
Correct, I probably should’ve checked on this comment less than 23 hours later.
Needfuldoer
Come on in here!
“AAAH JIBBLIE JIBBLIE JIBBLIE JIBBLIE JIBBLIE”
Sirksome
Real question here. Is Sarah not allowed to be happy? It’s kind of insulting all her friends are weirded out by her trying to embrace positivity. We just saw her take a huge L from being sheltered and grouchy. If this is a mental breakdown then good for her trying to see the bright side of it.
anon
probably because she was so ‘chipper’ earlier it threw everyone off balance instead of quietly not saying anything tho that might seem like she’d be ‘sulking’
Davus
I think that it is more them being concerned. Someone who consistently acts one way and then suddently, dramatically changes comes as a suprise and often means that something big has happened, good or bad. I am curious to see what Sarah says and I am genuinely invested in this next interaction.
Damn you Willis!!
Proxiehunter
The interaction we’ll see a week or two from now after tomorrows strip switches to a different group of characters.
saltchocolate