I’d say Billie is the bottom in her and Ruth’s relationship, so if there’s any hitting of bottoms there, I’m pretty sure Ruth’s the one hitting Billie’s bottom.
Nothri
….in the metaphorical sense, or in the sense that they have a spanking fetish? Or both?
thejeff
Both. Though I think they have more of a fighting/violence fetish.
And I’m not sure Billie was always, or even mostly, playing the bottom. She’s fought back and turned the tables more than once.
das-g
So either Billie’s a switch, or the tables are.
Sunny
It can at times be difficult to tell a bratty sub from a switch.
As said extensively down below, Walky came to Ruth as the RA to help Billie. That didn’t happen and now Walky has expressed repeated unhappiness and displeasure with Ruth as an RA and, generally, as a person.
But he also knows Billie ain’t exactly a ball of sunshine, happiness, and freedom from issues.
I thought you were messing with us, so I had to go look that one up, as I had never heard of it, surprisingly. Just binged some of it, it is pretty good. Thanks for the new (to me) comic to read.
Yumi
*screeching noises*
(No, enjoy whatever you want. The author’s a major dick, in my opinion, and his dickishness seeps into the comic and I don’t know why I spent my time as a 14 year old hate-reading a furry webcomic, but. Yeah, I guess have fun with it.)
Roborat
Note, that I said some of it, as in the first 10 or 15 pages or so. Normally I have trouble with furry comics, with some notable exceptions, (Precocious, among others), but I thought the characters were interesting. However, I have considered your opinion and if I get any bad vibes I will stop reading.
Def not. She probably wanted a fellow drinker and partier, and then later someone just as depressed as she was. What “better” person would be interested in her anyway?
I just went down the entire list on the right side of this page for an exception, and the only one I could come up with was Jacob. And we probably just don’t know what his issue is yet.
Sierra seems to be in pretty good shape, all things considered. Comfortable in her sexuality, supportive parents, and while there’s a lot of stressors in the hall Sierra doesn’t seem to be taking too much of it on herself. Still, never hurts to have check ins this close to midterms.
Doctor_Who
Guess Sierra works. Unless the “no shoes” thing is due to some sort of bizarre phobia.
She’s too healthy. I don’t trust it. In a few chapters, we’re gonna find out she has a secret spot in the park with like, a dead body she makes out with, or something. /s
Dina. Dina is well adjusted. She may be a bit unusual, but she owns it and is happy with who she is. How many people can say the same?
Clif
Dina benefited from Amber’s practical advice. She may not need a traditional therapist but she could definitely use someone who could explain social interactions and cues in her own terms.
Needfuldoer
So in her case, either a therapist or an anthropologist will do.
For those who read Questionable Content way back in the day, there was that moment when the therapist refused to take any more members of her client’s inner circle. Because the entire cast was starting to go.
Slartibeast Button, BIA
“‘Just go out and bang some dude’ is one of the phrases you will never hear a psychiatrist say. Other such phrases include ‘I think the heroin is doing you a lot of good,’ and ‘Jesus, no WONDER your mother never loved you.'”
Aaand the second line got eaten by the html. That’ll teach me to use > and < when writing.
RicardtheDragoon
I remember that! Not that I was reading it “back in the day”. I was going to find the strip in question, but I don’t want to end up re-reading QC for the 4th(?) time right now.
Masumi
I was like “oh, I know what you mean, but I’ll just read this one strip”. Two and a half hours later…
Expected better from Ruth, I believe. Walky was furious with Ruth when the whole alcohol/suicide pact thing came to light earlier, since he had specifically gone to her asking her to help with Billie.
Yeah, I referenced that comic down below. Threw in another link as well so it’s (as of this comment) still awaiting moderation, but that was the first one I thought of.
Marsh Maryrose
I keep thinking that in Leslie’s class, there might be some discussion of why a male freshman would refer to a female sophomore as “that lady,” presumably because she is so much older than him.
Clif
Everyone is older than Walky, even if they’re not. It’s part of what defines him.
Norah
I think Ruth might be a junior. She’s twenty, two years older than Walky. But wait a minute. He called her by a term that means an adult female. Other than “woman”, what else should he have called her? “Girl” wouldn’t have been appropriate.
thejeff
I assume in this case it had more to do with the authority position she’s in and thus the more adult role she has.
Heatth
Man, thanks for the link. Had completely forgotten about it, and that comic explain a lot about his relationship with Ruth.
161 thoughts on “Worser”
Ana Chronistic
“um… good talk, yo” *awkward fistbump motion*
Clif
Maybe not, but I;m really not sure where we’re going here.
jeffepp
Nether are they.
Deanatay
Not sure if accidental misspelling or intentional reference to nether regions…
butts, your input needed here.
jeffepp
Truce?
MatthewTheLucky
Well, that was… unnecessarily cutting, given what little interaction these two have had.
JetstreamGW
I don’t think so. It expresses profound disappointment in both of them.
They’re both pretty disappointing as people. Ruth is attempting to improve. Billie hasn’t hit a bottom hard enough yet.
Sunny
I’d say Billie is the bottom in her and Ruth’s relationship, so if there’s any hitting of bottoms there, I’m pretty sure Ruth’s the one hitting Billie’s bottom.
Nothri
….in the metaphorical sense, or in the sense that they have a spanking fetish? Or both?
thejeff
Both. Though I think they have more of a fighting/violence fetish.
And I’m not sure Billie was always, or even mostly, playing the bottom. She’s fought back and turned the tables more than once.
das-g
So either Billie’s a switch, or the tables are.
Sunny
It can at times be difficult to tell a bratty sub from a switch.
butts
i’m just not really sure where they interacted long enough for Ruth to have discerned that?
Regalli
They have four pages of shared-tag strips, apparently. But my loading’s awful so I can’t check them all.
Josh Spicer
As said extensively down below, Walky came to Ruth as the RA to help Billie. That didn’t happen and now Walky has expressed repeated unhappiness and displeasure with Ruth as an RA and, generally, as a person.
But he also knows Billie ain’t exactly a ball of sunshine, happiness, and freedom from issues.
Seregiel
I’m not sure he’s meaning the weight of that to be fully on Ruth. I think he’s also expressing his disappointment in Billie’s baseline.
Yumi
But is Billie interested in “better”…
Danielle
THATS the question!
Yet_One_More_Idiot
“Dunno, they remind me of Better Days”
No Walky, Better Days was a completely different webcomic that finished years ago. ;D
Yumi
You don’t understand how upset I am that I know that of which you speak.
Khyrin
Jeeze. I thought that sounded familiar.
Yet_One_More_Idiot
Lol really? I really liked that comic.
I was kinda sad when the sequel “Original Life” ran out of steam mid-storyline… >_>
Roborat
I thought you were messing with us, so I had to go look that one up, as I had never heard of it, surprisingly. Just binged some of it, it is pretty good. Thanks for the new (to me) comic to read.
Yumi
*screeching noises*
(No, enjoy whatever you want. The author’s a major dick, in my opinion, and his dickishness seeps into the comic and I don’t know why I spent my time as a 14 year old hate-reading a furry webcomic, but. Yeah, I guess have fun with it.)
Roborat
Note, that I said some of it, as in the first 10 or 15 pages or so. Normally I have trouble with furry comics, with some notable exceptions, (Precocious, among others), but I thought the characters were interesting. However, I have considered your opinion and if I get any bad vibes I will stop reading.
Pl0x
Def not. She probably wanted a fellow drinker and partier, and then later someone just as depressed as she was. What “better” person would be interested in her anyway?
thejeff
She wanted someone she couldn’t ruin, because they were already ruined.
Pl0x
Yeah…and, oh, apparently Ruth is Better now, and alcohol would ruin it. Alcohol that Billie won’t give up. Oops?
woobie
She’s helping Walky. Training up to better help Billie.
shadowcell
Dumbing of Age Book 9: Neat
Keulen
DoA Book 9: I Can Be Better
King Daniel
Dumbing of Age Book IX: But I’m Not Ready to be Nostalgic
Opale
Dumbing of Age book 9: I’d really prefer if you’d take these back
ian livs
Ouch.
Regalli
*Shoves both Walky and Billie into therapy*
*Pause, consideration*
*Shoves everyone into therapy*
Rabid Rabbit
Not the same session though. That would just be unfair to the therapist.
Doctor_Who
I just went down the entire list on the right side of this page for an exception, and the only one I could come up with was Jacob. And we probably just don’t know what his issue is yet.
Proxiehunter
Shit taste in girlfriends.
Regalli
Sierra seems to be in pretty good shape, all things considered. Comfortable in her sexuality, supportive parents, and while there’s a lot of stressors in the hall Sierra doesn’t seem to be taking too much of it on herself. Still, never hurts to have check ins this close to midterms.
Doctor_Who
Guess Sierra works. Unless the “no shoes” thing is due to some sort of bizarre phobia.
Delicious Taffy
She’s too healthy. I don’t trust it. In a few chapters, we’re gonna find out she has a secret spot in the park with like, a dead body she makes out with, or something. /s
Clif
We haven’t seen the squirrel in a while.
Opus the Poet
You think maybe Sierra went off the vegan bandwagon?
Slartibeast Button, BIA
I blame Momo.
https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1485
King Daniel
That strip is copyright 2009.
Squirrel’s last tagged appearance was in 2014: http://www.dumbingofage.com/2014/comic/book-4/02-i-was-a-teenage-churchmouse/crankier/
So Momo is clearly blameless.
Terry
Dina. Dina is well adjusted. She may be a bit unusual, but she owns it and is happy with who she is. How many people can say the same?
Clif
Dina benefited from Amber’s practical advice. She may not need a traditional therapist but she could definitely use someone who could explain social interactions and cues in her own terms.
Needfuldoer
So in her case, either a therapist or an anthropologist will do.
Nono
Sarah’s alright. Horribly misanthropic, but otherwise? She’s doing ok.
Pseudoclasm
Recovering sex addict.
BBCC
From the main cast page? Yeah, I think most of them could benefit from it.
Good luck getting some of them to say anything though.
Jamie
For those who read Questionable Content way back in the day, there was that moment when the therapist refused to take any more members of her client’s inner circle. Because the entire cast was starting to go.
Slartibeast Button, BIA
“‘Just go out and bang some dude’ is one of the phrases you will never hear a psychiatrist say. Other such phrases include ‘I think the heroin is doing you a lot of good,’ and ‘Jesus, no WONDER your mother never loved you.'”
https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=809
Sunny
*clicks on a link*
Sunny
Aaand the second line got eaten by the html. That’ll teach me to use > and < when writing.
RicardtheDragoon
I remember that! Not that I was reading it “back in the day”. I was going to find the strip in question, but I don’t want to end up re-reading QC for the 4th(?) time right now.
Masumi
I was like “oh, I know what you mean, but I’ll just read this one strip”. Two and a half hours later…
Roborat
Only the fourth? pffft, amateur. (just kidding)
butts
neat-o
Schpoonman
Holy shit, Walky. That was brutal.
burntnorris
Seriously, goddamn.
Stephen Bierce
From Worst to First–Then back to Worst…
Rabid Rabbit
Huh. Expected better from Ruth, or expected the universe would find her someone better?
King Daniel
Expected better from Ruth, I believe. Walky was furious with Ruth when the whole alcohol/suicide pact thing came to light earlier, since he had specifically gone to her asking her to help with Billie.
Marsh Maryrose
“I trusted that lady to help, ‘cuz she was supposed to be the adult.”
King Daniel
Yeah, I referenced that comic down below. Threw in another link as well so it’s (as of this comment) still awaiting moderation, but that was the first one I thought of.
Marsh Maryrose
I keep thinking that in Leslie’s class, there might be some discussion of why a male freshman would refer to a female sophomore as “that lady,” presumably because she is so much older than him.
Clif
Everyone is older than Walky, even if they’re not. It’s part of what defines him.
Norah
I think Ruth might be a junior. She’s twenty, two years older than Walky. But wait a minute. He called her by a term that means an adult female. Other than “woman”, what else should he have called her? “Girl” wouldn’t have been appropriate.
thejeff
I assume in this case it had more to do with the authority position she’s in and thus the more adult role she has.
Heatth
Man, thanks for the link. Had completely forgotten about it, and that comic explain a lot about his relationship with Ruth.
Proxiehunter