It’s probably clean clothes. No clothes added for two weeks https://www.dumbingofage.com/land/
My freshman roommate had a pile of clothes to land on when jumping down from the top bunk.
The Voice has always been a disguise. Both Amber and Amazi-Girl have used in costume and not used it out of costume. Since she’s not going out in costume any more, I assume she’s not bothering at all.
The voice was only ever a thing she started doing to obfuscate her identity while in costume, and she hasn’t been doing any crime-fighting for several months now so there hasn’t been any real reason to keep it up.
It’s times like these that I wonder if Amazi-Girl has a different vocal cadence than Amber. Not like when she puts on her Batman voice, but does she speak differently when at a regular tone. More confident? Maybe she doesn’t swear as much? A little less nasally? I’m just spit balling here. It would be interesting if there were other tells than just no blush, and usually no glasses, even if she can do a perfect Amber impression.
First, please accept my apology as i clicked ‘report’ when meaning to hit reply. ?
Second, I was going to ask if you’ve got the url and/or know if that is documented on the wiki. Then realized I could just google both points. ??♂️. Evidently it’s one of those days.
Likely – I have a plural friend and it’s easier to tell the difference between the two of them. Even if one of them didn’t speak in a much higher tone, she also talks a fair bit faster and giggles way more than he does.
Amazigirl is three inches taller than Amber and, though she doesn’t do it, you get the distinct impression her hands are on her hips while she’s talking.
Amber/Amazi-girl makes me feel better about my own mental illness; I might deal with another person in my head, but he doesn’t take over except when he wants to hurt me.
That being said it still sucks just not as bad as it could be.
In our experience it’s similar to trying to have sex in a tiny apartment with thin walls and roommates, or in other forms of forced close quarters: Everyone not involved just kind of averts their focus and pretends it isn’t happening in order to give whoever is participating privacy.
This is now a race to see who will have the threesome/orgy first. Will it be Walky or Joyce who somehow pull off a threesome? Weirdly Dorothy has potential to be in both. Although in a bit of twin synergy, Walky and Sal seem to share the same predilection toward monogamy, so maybe Walky wouldn’t be up for it.
Burying the ledge? What, exactly, was Amber masturbating to? Waiting her turn with Walky whilst watching?
MordWa
*sigh*
‘lede’, not ‘ledge’ – screw you, autocorrect!
Sirksome
Nah. Amber was definitely hot last night at the idea of Sal, Danny, Ethan, and Asher all settling their differences the sexy way. She was likely brain storming the imminent fiction.
Mr D
I don’t think she’s saying Amber masturbated to sleep last night, just that AG has to deal with the aftermath every mornin.
thejeff
Yeah, Amber passed out drunk and barfy last not. She’s comparing it to that, not saying she masturbated last night.
Walky seems like he would be down for a polycule with Dorothy and Amber, given that he was in favor of one with Lucy and Amber.
My Current favorite ship is Amber/Dorothy(/Walky). The big question for me is how straight is Amber? (I remember Dorothy said she was a Zero Kinsey scale, but that doesn’t mean she couldn’t. Ace people do it.)
There’s been a lot of evidence — I’m talking horse dream levels of evidence here — that Dorothy’s statement that her evaluation could change was prescient, at least when it comes to Joyce. It remains to be seen when and if that attraction will be acknowledged consciously, and whether it might apply to other girls or if Joyce is an exception to the rule. It’s definitely in the realm of possibility on Dorothy’s end though.
Other commenters have mentioned some notably sapphic responses from Amber and AG in the past, though I haven’t tracked down the sources for those personally. Assuming they’re correct, though, a throuple is not out of the realm of possibility.
And, of course, not all polycules are throuples. They could both date Walky without having any interest in each other. Plurality adds an extra wrinkle too, since Amber *or* AG could be involved without necessarily including the other. It’s hard to tell how separate they want to keep things — dating Danny they tried to keep a delineation there but I’m not sure how much of that was for secret identity purposes.
KJ
AG and Amber seem pretty stalwart on dating separately, which honestly is probably because they don’t really like being conflated with each other (or at the very least, AG doesn’t seem to like sharing with Amber – Amber might be more flexible on that). Only AG dated Danny and only Amber dated Walky.
RocketRelm
The question there is how much of that is because of their sincere desires to date separately, and how much was their mental anguish and toxic attitudes towards each other as a whole. That’s been more resolved now, and even if it’d be valid for them to still hold on to dating separately, that might have just been a byproduct.
thejeff
Dating Danny was weird because they weren’t really being written as a system when that started, so both of them were involved at the start.
With Walky though, it was only Amber and at first, AG didn’t even know about it.
Davus
I realize that the polycules don’t have to be throuples, although it probably helps if the three of them are friends.
But I personally ship Dorothy and Amber. Or maybe whatever the equivalent to shipping is for a queer-platonic relationship. I think that they’d be good influences on each other.
I know Amber has had increasingly fewer fucks to give, but I feel like even she would have been less inclined to be THAT graphic in front of peoplem, probably especially Walky.
Of course, Amazi-Girl was never into Walky, so it probably is something she really doesn’t care about, regardless. That did always amuse me, that both Amber and Amazi-Girl were attracted to Danny, but only the former was impressed with Walky.
Amber probably didn’t do that last night, on account of drunk barfing. But sounds like someone should run _Amber’s_ sheets through the laundry. While they still bend.
122 thoughts on “Headmate”
Ana Chronistic
“ever have an out-of-body experience in your own body”
actually yes D=
darkoneko
ow my head
Sirksome
Whoa. TMI AG.
Clif
I’m nt actually sure where we’re going.
Amelie Wikström
Don’t worry, when you talk about other people’s masturbation habit it’s just gossip.
darkoneko
Man, Becky’s side is a disaster as usual
Shakes
Hey put some respect on the Pile of Lesbos.
darkoneko
it’s nice to see she got more clothes to her name but come on, closets exists
“YES AND I BURST OUT OF THEM” …okay then
Michael Steamweed
That is exactly a Becky response.
Mark
Why not? it’s got everything else on it.
HueSatLight
It’s probably clean clothes. No clothes added for two weeks https://www.dumbingofage.com/land/
My freshman roommate had a pile of clothes to land on when jumping down from the top bunk.
Thag Simmons
Becky’s really letting that pile pile
NGPZ
Someone’s sleeping in it, aren’t they? XD
shadowcell
Dumbing of Age Book 15: You Ever Have a Headmate Who Masturbates Herself to Sleep, and You Wake Up And — Oh Hey — That’s Your Mess Now?
shadowcell
Dumbing of Age Book 15, Second Edition: It Smells Nice and the Sheets Are Clean
AbacusWizard
Possibly might work better as a title for a slipshine. Or could be both!
Ray Radlein
I was thinking just the “Oh Hey — That’s Your Mess Now?” part
Bridgebrain
Maybe add back in the “You Wake Up And”, makes it more directly past you leaving present you a mess (even if past you is alt-you)
Opus the Poet
AG isn’t doing The Voice anymore?
Dara
Yeah, she hasn’t been doing it for a while.
John Campbell
A long while.
Nathan
Based on the blush rule, I think that’s Amber
John Campbell
Per the tags, it’s both of them. Thus the transparent outline in the last panel. They’re talking to each other, AG using the Voice, Amber not.
thejeff
The Voice has always been a disguise. Both Amber and Amazi-Girl have used in costume and not used it out of costume. Since she’s not going out in costume any more, I assume she’s not bothering at all.
RassilonTDavros
The voice was only ever a thing she started doing to obfuscate her identity while in costume, and she hasn’t been doing any crime-fighting for several months now so there hasn’t been any real reason to keep it up.
Sirksome
It’s times like these that I wonder if Amazi-Girl has a different vocal cadence than Amber. Not like when she puts on her Batman voice, but does she speak differently when at a regular tone. More confident? Maybe she doesn’t swear as much? A little less nasally? I’m just spit balling here. It would be interesting if there were other tells than just no blush, and usually no glasses, even if she can do a perfect Amber impression.
Taffy
Amazi-Girl talks like Vsauce Michael, Amber talks like Vinesauce Joel.
Decidedly Orthogonal
Who?
Taffy
One explains things, the other says “Grand Dad” and blows up computers.
Dara
It sounds to me like she does. I mean, given that it’s all in a written context.
John Campbell
Amber’s pretty high up on the F-bomb scoreboard. Amazi-Girl isn’t on it at all.
Decidedly Orthogonal
First, please accept my apology as i clicked ‘report’ when meaning to hit reply. ?
Second, I was going to ask if you’ve got the url and/or know if that is documented on the wiki. Then realized I could just google both points. ??♂️. Evidently it’s one of those days.
John Campbell
You could just click on my name.
theVoidWatches
Likely – I have a plural friend and it’s easier to tell the difference between the two of them. Even if one of them didn’t speak in a much higher tone, she also talks a fair bit faster and giggles way more than he does.
It’s harder to tell in text, though.
Furie
Amazigirl is three inches taller than Amber and, though she doesn’t do it, you get the distinct impression her hands are on her hips while she’s talking.
Amber… Well, we now know where her hands were.
IntangibleMatter
Someone’s probably into that.
Amazi-Girl definitely isn’t, though, and I feel sorry for her.
Kyrik Michalowski
Amber/Amazi-girl makes me feel better about my own mental illness; I might deal with another person in my head, but he doesn’t take over except when he wants to hurt me.
That being said it still sucks just not as bad as it could be.
Qube
gross
Icalasari
I know I’d kill my headmates if they did that =/
Figuritively – Literally would kiiinda end me too
NGPZ
I wonder what that’s like,
Like, when an alter touches themselves to sleep.
Is the other (not behind the wheel), aware that it’s happening?
Or is it more like a wet dream?
Michael Steamweed
I’m told (an acquaintance is “plural” and another is “system”) it can vary. Sometimes the others know; sometimes they don’t.
Austerity
it varies from person to person.
most of the time we’re all connected in some manner to the body here but you can be shut off from the senses and memories.
The Blueprint System
In our experience it’s similar to trying to have sex in a tiny apartment with thin walls and roommates, or in other forms of forced close quarters: Everyone not involved just kind of averts their focus and pretends it isn’t happening in order to give whoever is participating privacy.
Taffy
It’s been five panels already. I’m starting to think the threesome isn’t gonna happen.
NGPZ
For all we know it’s *already* happened XD
Sirksome
This is now a race to see who will have the threesome/orgy first. Will it be Walky or Joyce who somehow pull off a threesome? Weirdly Dorothy has potential to be in both. Although in a bit of twin synergy, Walky and Sal seem to share the same predilection toward monogamy, so maybe Walky wouldn’t be up for it.
MordWa
Burying the ledge? What, exactly, was Amber masturbating to? Waiting her turn with Walky whilst watching?
MordWa
*sigh*
‘lede’, not ‘ledge’ – screw you, autocorrect!
Sirksome
Nah. Amber was definitely hot last night at the idea of Sal, Danny, Ethan, and Asher all settling their differences the sexy way. She was likely brain storming the imminent fiction.
Mr D
I don’t think she’s saying Amber masturbated to sleep last night, just that AG has to deal with the aftermath every mornin.
thejeff
Yeah, Amber passed out drunk and barfy last not. She’s comparing it to that, not saying she masturbated last night.
Davus
Walky seems like he would be down for a polycule with Dorothy and Amber, given that he was in favor of one with Lucy and Amber.
My Current favorite ship is Amber/Dorothy(/Walky). The big question for me is how straight is Amber? (I remember Dorothy said she was a Zero Kinsey scale, but that doesn’t mean she couldn’t. Ace people do it.)
Sources:
https://www.dumbingofage.com/2023/comic/book-13/04-but-dont-give-yourself-away/windmill/
http://www.dumbingofage.com/2015/comic/book-5/03-the-butterflies-fly-away/kinsey/
TerribleTransit
There’s been a lot of evidence — I’m talking horse dream levels of evidence here — that Dorothy’s statement that her evaluation could change was prescient, at least when it comes to Joyce. It remains to be seen when and if that attraction will be acknowledged consciously, and whether it might apply to other girls or if Joyce is an exception to the rule. It’s definitely in the realm of possibility on Dorothy’s end though.
Other commenters have mentioned some notably sapphic responses from Amber and AG in the past, though I haven’t tracked down the sources for those personally. Assuming they’re correct, though, a throuple is not out of the realm of possibility.
And, of course, not all polycules are throuples. They could both date Walky without having any interest in each other. Plurality adds an extra wrinkle too, since Amber *or* AG could be involved without necessarily including the other. It’s hard to tell how separate they want to keep things — dating Danny they tried to keep a delineation there but I’m not sure how much of that was for secret identity purposes.
KJ
AG and Amber seem pretty stalwart on dating separately, which honestly is probably because they don’t really like being conflated with each other (or at the very least, AG doesn’t seem to like sharing with Amber – Amber might be more flexible on that). Only AG dated Danny and only Amber dated Walky.
RocketRelm
The question there is how much of that is because of their sincere desires to date separately, and how much was their mental anguish and toxic attitudes towards each other as a whole. That’s been more resolved now, and even if it’d be valid for them to still hold on to dating separately, that might have just been a byproduct.
thejeff
Dating Danny was weird because they weren’t really being written as a system when that started, so both of them were involved at the start.
With Walky though, it was only Amber and at first, AG didn’t even know about it.
Davus
I realize that the polycules don’t have to be throuples, although it probably helps if the three of them are friends.
But I personally ship Dorothy and Amber. Or maybe whatever the equivalent to shipping is for a queer-platonic relationship. I think that they’d be good influences on each other.
Wereg
A bit of twinergy, if you will.
JA
Gotta build up to it. You can’t just come in and be all “We gon’ bang now!” It lacks subtlety and is too porny. It needs to happen naturally.
Amós Batista
Wait: Amber is still sleeping…
Mr D
I mean I don’t think it would be a threesome. It would probably be a foursome.
Taffy
Who else are we expecting to show up, here? Amber can wait her damn turn with the body, Amazi-Girl gets this one.
DailyBrad
I know Amber has had increasingly fewer fucks to give, but I feel like even she would have been less inclined to be THAT graphic in front of peoplem, probably especially Walky.
Of course, Amazi-Girl was never into Walky, so it probably is something she really doesn’t care about, regardless. That did always amuse me, that both Amber and Amazi-Girl were attracted to Danny, but only the former was impressed with Walky.
Skater Girl
Amazi-Girl isn’t consumed by self-loathing. A lot of Amber’s initial draw to Walky was their mutual self-hatred.
Bryy
omg are getting an Amazi-Girl that needs to act like a normal person?
Are getting Literal Character Development?
NGPZ
If by “normal” you mean “not a superhero”, then yes.
With any hope she won’t eventually log into a billionaire’s supercomputer to discover the truth about oversimplified logos XD
Jeremiah
TO be fair, AG already acts more like a normal person that Amber most of the time.
morhek
“You know that phrase about walking a mile in someone else’s shoes? Ambers squelch. I had to make my costume just to have something decent to wear.”
Risky
Yes
IniquitousKing
… May wanna run your sheets through the laundry a few times, Dorothy. Ew.
Least she knows how to occupy herself while she waits for them to dry.
drs
Amber probably didn’t do that last night, on account of drunk barfing. But sounds like someone should run _Amber’s_ sheets through the laundry. While they still bend.
TerribleTransit