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Twist
Posted on March 19, 2015 by David M Willis

252 thoughts on “Twist”

  1. Jen Aside

    Just watch out for the Queen of the Drunks

    1. Plasma Mongoose

      She might accidently swipe you with a keg if you’re not careful.

    2. TheTJ

      Joyce bursts in wearing a Bright Pink Sweater vest and the bar erupts with a “Norm” like greeting from Cheers.

      Sal becomes Jealous of Joyce and the universe collapses due to the strain of the sheer improbability of the first part of this sentence.

      1. Safgaftsa

        I think her Dexter and Monkey Master garb would be more appropriate.

        I’m sure there’s a relevant episode for that.

      2. TheSoggiesMayRule

        Then the Soggies rule…

    3. Nono

      For the briefest of seconds, I read that as ‘Queen of the Donuts’.

      1. MeghanTheWorldEater

        That’s Homer when he wears a dress.

        1. boomwolf

          That might be the most terrifying sight i ever imagined

        2. TheTJ

          Season One, Mini-golf episode. It happened.

          *Shudder*

        3. Opus the Poet

          More than that, Google “Homer Simpson in a mumu” in Images.

          http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/simpsons/images/7/78/King-Size_Homer_(Promo_Picture)_2.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120624185539

        4. L33tmaster

          why……there is no justice

    4. AustKyzor

      She’ll give you all her wheat for two sheep and then play a monopoly card

  2. Nono

    Panel 6: Sal is wondering what the heck she’s drinking.

    1. TheTJ

      Aw, you JUST beat me to it.

    2. LordHaw

      Heh! It is that kind of expression

    3. -Sentinel-

      “Huh. That’s too pale to be Guinness.”

      1. Plasma Mongoose

        Guinness Low Carb?

        1. nothri

          Could that be a world record?

        2. Plasma Mongoose

          Could be…

        3. Kyrros

          Low Carb Guinness…?

          BRILLIANT!!!!!

    4. LiaHansen

      for some reason i assumed it was chocolate milk and didnt question that

      1. Minomelo

        Ryan slips roofies. Jason slips chocolate milk.

        1. Safgaftsa

          Relevant because of your Gravatar:

          http://media.tumblr.com/ed113de432a90b1004a3a2d8ae3abbb6/tumblr_inline_nbqo35mIyk1rltz3k.png

        2. Bodmans

          ;-P

        3. Deanatay

          It would explain what Jaune did later…

        4. Disloyal Subject

          I think that’s more than adequately explained by Jaune being Jaune.

          …autocorrect thought I meant Jayne. Kind of the opposite of what I meant.

      2. Poskie

        I was just going to say the same thing- is she having the Something*Positive (irish cream and chocolate milk) or is she kickin’ it old school with straight chocolate milk?

        1. neeks

          “Gimme a pint of Kahlua in a dirty glass.”

    5. Bagge

      A pretty normal reaction in certain bars.

    6. Deanatay

      What IS this stuff? It’s making me… have… FEELS.

  3. TheTJ

    Sal’s look in Panel six:

    “Wait, is this chocolate?”

    1. Doctor_Who

      She ordered milk…in a dirty glass. She’s disappointed with how stringently they followed that request.

    2. Spencer

      Well how else is she staying sober? Girl’s lighter than air.

  4. Opus the Poet

    Yep, mudslide or dark beer.

  5. LiaHansen

    I have such a hard time switching from southern to british accents in my head so from now on they’re both Portuguese

    1. JessWitt

      Wouldn’t Cockney be a fair compromise?

      1. LiaHansen

        nenhuma senhora

        1. JessWitt

          Ahhh, you speak Portuguese? Makes sense then.

        2. AGeekTragedy

          “Not any lady”?

        3. vmgx

          Eu nunca imagino ele com sotaque britanico. Eu não consigo pensar assim por alguma razão.(more portuguese!)

        4. Kryss LaBryn

          Fascinating. I don’t speak a word of Portuguese, but that was close enough to Latin (of which I have a smattering) that I could get the gist, at least.

          Didn’t know Portuguese was a Romance language. Neat. See? Latin is useful! Wish they still taught it in school.

        5. vmgx

          It`s also great for spellnaming and such

    2. Rycan

      The two accents have started blurring in my mind, which makes absolutely no sense. Maybe it’s a sign of insanity.

      …Naw, ‘course not.

      1. Screwball

        Nothing wrong with a little insanity… *creepy smile…*

        1. Disloyal Subject

          That’s what..

        2. Disloyal Subject

          ..I always say!

  6. SUGauthor

    Gee, why don’t people like you Jason?

    1. airyu

      I have not a clue.

    2. begbert2

      Jason is awesome.

  7. Rodimiss

    Of all people for us to finally see Sal opening up to… I can’t wait to see where this goes.

    1. NCP19

      She’s already opened up to him once before. If you catch my drift.

      1. Bill

        At least twice that we know of, actually.  At least once in his office after they ran Penny out of there, and again in the storage closet off of the classroom after she got the low grade on the quiz.

        1. Kyrros

          Prolly a precursor for the next Slipshine…

          The poll, I would guess, was just a formality. Since Willis is several weeks (months?) ahead of the actual comic drawing, he’s probably already got the next one drawn and submitted.

        2. maxyai

          That’s what I figured:
          “Who should be in the next Slipshine?”
          A. Sal and Jason
          B. Other things that are not happening

        3. saltchocolate

          I’m not sure about that. I don’t know if he also draws the slipshines months in advance. It could be that the poll was timed so that he could get a Sal & Jason porn drawn to fit with this scene that he knew was coming up.

  8. Kernanator

    Yaaay, let’s join hands and sing the “I’m Lonely and Don’t Know How to Make New Friends” song!

    1. TheTJ

      *Everyone mumbles, holding hands but not making eye contact*

      Well, if they knew how to make friends they wouldn’t be singing the song…

      1. StClair

        Great, you already know it!

    2. boomwolf

      I love that song!

    3. Orbit Junkie

      I’m not loved,
      You’re not loved,
      We’ve got no more friends back home,

      1. TheTJ

        So we’ll hide near the back
        And wait for this song to end.
        Don’t it suck not having friends?

        1. Screwball

          For this chain of comments, I have a gift…

    4. Feministic Man

      Or just go with a George Thorogood song, particularly “I Drink Alone” or “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer”.

  9. Urukak

    Sal, there are plenty of people in your dorm that would love to be your friend, if you would just let them.

    1. Nono

      I’m sure if she asked, she could be a friend of Dorothy.

      1. Vivi

        That…might be a little tough to pull off, actually.

      2. Bagge

        IT WILL NEVER GET OLD!!!

    2. MeghanTheWorldEater

      She doesn’t even have to do that. Joyce lets herself in.

      1. Urukak

        Joyce still has to work her way back to “friend” from “idolizer,” though.

        1. MeghanTheWorldEater

          Idolize? Joyce would never do that, that’s blasphemy!

        2. Deanatay

          Actually, it’s blasphemous to worship FALSE idols. With Sal, you’re fine.

        3. Kryss LaBryn

          “Back to friend” implies that she was friends with Sal in the first place.

    3. tim gueguen

      Like Sarah.

      Okay, not like Sarah. If Sarah got even a hint of Sal’s past she’d probably run in the other direction at maximum speed.

      1. anonymsly

        I don’t know. I think Sarah might be OK with a past as long as it’s not also the present and/or doesn’t disrupt her own studies. Sal puts a lot of dedication and effort into her schoolwork and obviously takes it very seriously, I think Sarah would probably appreciate that.

  10. Yotomoe

    “By the way is that an alien outside?”

    1. DuckDuckMoose

      “Nope, that’s just your reflection in the window.”

      1. Urukak

        No, I’m pretty sure Jason has a student visa or something.

        1. DuckDuckMoose

          I legitimately snorted at that. +1

        2. SgtWadeyWilson

          Okay, put away the drugs and get high on comedy like the rest of us!

        3. Rycan

          So he’s a legal alien, then.

        4. Kryss LaBryn

          “I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien, I’m an Englishman in New York…*”

          *Well, Indiana U., but it doesn’t scan, so.

        5. neeks

          Englishman at IU?

    2. Screwball

      No, no aliens here. It was a weather balloon. Flying through some swamp gas. Reflecting the Sun…

  11. DuckDuckMoose

    Aw, Sal, kiddo…

    Having friends is great. Making friends is weird and awkward and stupid.

    Jason’s response in the last panel might seem callous, but consider: he is not running away from the feels as fast he can. Nor is he mocking the poor maudlin teenager. He might be an okay guy. C’mon, have a healthy conversation and not one that ends in more unethical banging.

  12. licoricepencil

    Don’t worry Jason, I think Sal needs to be drunk for this “sharing feelings thing” too.

    1. Kathleen

      She’s way ahead of you.

      1. John

        Yeah, Sal’s drunk half a glass of chocolate milk; she’s half in the bag already.

        1. Rycan

          If she’s like her other incarnation in this regard, getting her drunk would shut her up fast. Well, shut her down, really.

        2. DarkoNeko

          And the last thing Jason wants is having to drag her unconscious arse back to the dorm (” )

  13. Doc

    Awh Sal, you poor baby. Your only friend is making other friends, maybe if you didn’t have so much spite for your brother, you could have everyone.

    Just my 2 cents, Sal.

  14. Plasma Mongoose

    Is Jason going to order what I think he’s going to order?

    1. Urukak

      Chocolate milk?

    2. cesium133

      Gin and Tonic. What else would he order?

      1. Plasma Mongoose

        A sherry?

    3. caesaria82

      I’m just gonna assume he drinks vodka martini, shaken not stirred.

    4. nothri

      Alcohol? Yes, he certainly will.

    5. Willoughby Chase

      Wey-hi pet, a bottle of Newky brown will go down just grand.

    6. LegalSeagull

      Martini, shaken, not stirred?

    7. Willoughby Chase

      He’ll order the nearest thing to an awful smelling “real ale” from the barrel. He probably did his first and second degrees in Cambridge or Oxford.

    8. anonymsly

      Pimm’s Cup in a pimp cup. Just like Burt Reynolds.

  15. Wonder Wig

    I’ll have seven alcohols please.

    1. Plasma Mongoose

      Is that like Beer brand beer?

      1. Rycan

        Or those bottles labeled XXX that I’m pretty sure aren’t porn?

        1. Plasma Mongoose

          Queensland, Australia has an actual brand of beer called XXXX(4 X).

        2. Kryss LaBryn

          Wait, isn’t ‘FourEcks’ a continent on the Diskworld (named after how the area was marked on most maps, “XXXX”, a blank and unexplored space)? Pretty sure it’s the Australia Expy, too. Wow, knowing Australia has a brand of beer called ‘XXXX’ just makes that even more awesome. 😀

        3. Rycan

          Oh, there’s a place around Seattle, WA known as XXX. It’s known for its root beer and occasionally playing host to a bunch of classic cars. No porn, however – not even a stripper.

        4. Rycan

          Oh, there’s a place around Seattle, WA known as XXX. It’s known for its root beer and occasionally playing host to a bunch of classic cars. No porn, however – not even a stripper.

  16. Idon'tcarenomore

    They have something in common. Tsk Tsk.

    Everytime Ive logged in this week, there is no chat. I have to back up to yesterdays to get the chat to show up.

    Oh well I get in eventually.

    1. newllend(henryvolt)

      One has no friends because they try to do everything in there power to drive everyone but one person away, the other has no friends because they instinctively like a hard ass.

      I’m not seeing the similarities between the two.

      1. nothri

        ::whispers:: Its that neither of them has friends.

    2. Kryss LaBryn

      You’re here today, then, from… tomorrow? O.O

      1. neeks

        Maybe they’re just posting the comment to have said something on the day-of, but won’t be able to see our responses till tomorrow because of glitchy reasons. Like in the Langoliers, but without the airplane and creepy Pac-men.

  17. dailybrad

    Panel 6: “All ah’ve got is this giant pill from Dr. Mario.”
    Jason: “Yeah, I wouldn’t trust that man. You shouldn’t use that.”

    1. airyu

      Omg I thought it looked like a pill too

    2. Safgaftsa

      It fell out of Amazi-Girl’s utility belt and Sal found it.

  18. Feministic Man

    I can’t help but think of this song: https://youtu.be/lpzqQst-Sg8

    1. Stephen Bierce

      See and raise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL9O0B0gzZE

      1. Kryss LaBryn

        And I was just going to reference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d27gTrPPAyk…

        1. Stephen Bierce

          Very nice, thank you.

        2. Screwball

          Wonder if this will fit in at any point? Hmmm, maybe…

  19. Regina Phalange

    Hmm you confuse me Jason. It would seem that you would like to continue hanging out with Sal (based on the apparent intention to listen to her angst), but you feel you could only tolerate the conversation while drunk, and you also feel the need to inform her of this? I’m not sure you know what you’re doing

    1. Nono

      Jason is kind of a tool with too much pride.

      1. Bagge

        That sums him up nicely. Well, and that’s he’s an ultimately well-meaning tool with too much pride.

    2. Norah

      That behavior might be one of the reasons he has no friends.

    3. Garrett

      Jason, as a man with a stick up his butt, needs to be drunk to open up about his own feelings. That and being drunk makes sharing sadness at a bar not as depressing.

  20. caesaria82

    Sudden attack of the feels </3

  21. chris73

    I feel so bad for Sal because nobody wants to be her friend…oh wait

  22. advancecasette

    *sobbing* STOP BEING MEAN TO EACH OTHER

  23. spw44

    I’m shipping these two so hard

    1. MeghanTheWorldEater

      Apparently the Slipshine pole is too.

      1. DuckDuckMoose

        Most voters would like to see Jason’s pole, Slipshined.

        1. DarkoNeko

          *snerk*

  24. red

    Bring your own friend to college day (year)!

  25. AgentKeen

    I don’t think Sal is in the mood for that, Jason…

    OHHH, you meant you had to get drunk for feelings. Carry on.

    1. tyersome

      You seem to be groping around for the right word … but I don’t think that you got your hands on the right one yet …

      1. Screwball

        Yeah, I’m not sure I can help you reach the word you want, sorry, hope it’s not too much of a pinch tho…

  26. JessWitt

    Dorm life IS pretty insipid, Jason. You’re not missing much (apart from the odd superhero sighting, student-RA hookups, and life-changing epiphanies).

    1. Urukak

      Also Walky Performing a Sex.

      1. Bagge

        And Joe performing a… no, wait, you didn’t miss that one.

        1. tyersome

          It was hard to Miss Penny …

        2. Bagge

          Bravo. Golf clap and +1 internet.

        3. tyersome

          …but, but … I practice safe sex and don’t associate with golfers!

        4. Disloyal Subject

          At first I wondered what was sexual about a sarcastic clap.
          Then I saw the URL. Welcome to the 21st century, where anything and everything is a euphemism.

  27. newllend(henryvolt)

    Uh hello ? Does Joyce and Billie not count ?

    1. Kris

      No…no they don’t.

      1. newllend(henryvolt)

        OK let’s establish this so we’re on the same page what counts as a friend here?

        1. Kris

          It’s all about Sal’s perception. No doubt Joyce sees Sal as a friend but Sal? Still a (?) on that. Billie eh they seem to have mutual indifference.

        2. TheTJ

          Well, someone you want to hang out with…

          So Far Sal’s been letting them tag along.

        3. Kris

          But does she drink beer with them in a Walmart parking lot?

        4. John

          Sal drinks beer with Malaya in a Walmart parking lot, and I’m pretty sure she doesn’t count her as a friend.

        5. Kris

          That’s a pretty fair check actually. Malaya ruins everything!

    2. Aletheia

      Nah, Billie’s more of Walky’s friend, and Joyce tends to be more of a fangirl than a friend.. 😛

    3. Spencer

      Not really. Sal barely interacts with Billie and more often than not it’s been hostile. I don’t know if they even like each other.

      Sal recently stuck up for Joyce, but I think that’s more because she was witnessing a victim of a seriously traumatic experience getting harassed by her dickhole brother, rather than because she really likes Joyce.

      I really do believe that as far as Sal is concerned, Marcie is her only friend.

      1. John

        Sal worries about Billie, but doesn’t seem to want to actually hang out with her.

        1. Spencer

          Good point. I also now remember her defending her from Ruth and offering to put “the fear of God” into her if she was harassing her.

          I also remember times where she’s just been plain annoyed as hell with Bilie, so I guess it could go either way.

      2. anonymsly

        I would agree: I think more people consider Sal to be a friend of theirs than Sal considers people to be friends of hers.

  28. Kris

    Sal unpopular?! BLASPHEMY!

  29. saltchocolate

    I am having Sal’s feelings without her alcohol! This is a problem . . .

    Seriously, I’m so happy to be getting more of her story! And to have her connection with Jason become something more than hate-fuck attraction (not that I’m judging!). Thank you, Willis!

  30. Spencer

    So, theory time. If Sal drifts further away from Marcie, who do you think she’s going to try and associate with? Would she try to hang out with her brother more and reconcile their relationship? Maybe try to talk to Billie since they’re also childhood friends?

    I’m thinking Danny. She’s already established him as a harmless dork with no ulterior motives for his help, and lord knows that would provide another confrontation between her and Amber.

    1. DuckDuckMoose

      Either that or Carla will finally get through to her. That would be the most efficient way to incorporate more Carla appearances, which is something that needs to happen.

    2. saltchocolate

      *gasps*

      That might actually be right! And kinda cute, right up until Amber loses her shit. On the other hand, there may already be enough drama around Danny as it is, with Ethan free and single now . . .

      1. Spencer

        I know Danny isn’t really a significant character to Sal, but I can’t help but think Willis put the tutoring session to establish some kind of connection between the two.

        This is just me ballparking, but I’m guessing what ultimately ends Amber and Danny’s relationship (and that’s definitely where that’s headed) will be another confrontation between her and Sal.

        1. ninja_jesus

          I think that Danny will act as an intermediary between them in order to put Amber’s past to rest. At least, that’s how it might play out.

        2. timemonkey

          I figured he put them together as another fake out to those who read the other universe. Look it’s Danny and Sal, hahahahaha, nothings gonna happen except Amber going crazier.

    3. Nono

      I’m going to guess Billie, because a new wedge has to pop up in the Rubillie relationship at some point.

      1. Spencer

        I could see her trying to reach out to Billie, but since she’s so deeply entrenched in her Sexy Lesbian Suicide Pact, she’ll push her away. Recall how she practically snuck in and out of math while barely acknowledging any of her friends.

    4. John

      I still want to see Sal and Amber establish an online friendship through the DSes without either of them realizing who the other actually is.

      1. Urukak

        I’m… not entirely sure how that would work, considering Sal is using Danny’s DS.

        Wait, does Danny have more than one DS?

        1. John

          Amber would just assume at first that Danny’s mysteriously gotten way better at Mario Kart, until they get to chatting and she discovers it’s someone else borrowing Danny’s DS. The bigger problem is that Amber’s DS now identifies her as “Amazi-Girl”, and Sal knows who that is now.

        2. John

          (By which I mean Sal knows that Amazi-Girl is the vigilante who attacked them in the Walmart parking lot, not that she knows that Amazi-Girl is Amber or the girl who stabbed her five years ago.)

        3. neeks

          “Sal is now acquainted with Amazi-girl”. There ya go. 🙂

        4. Urukak

          See, I was going to point out the obvious flaw in that scenario that Amber would just ask Danny who’s been borrowing his DS, which he has no reason to hide, but then I realized he does! That being the fact that his reason for lending it to her would be “I thought she was Amazi-Girl,” which could lead to all sorts of awkward places. Thinking about it now, I’m actually a bit surprised we haven’t seen any fallout from that.

        5. Screwball

          All I can say is give it time, Mr Willis has a greater plan than we can see…

        6. John

          “Some girl I’ve been giving math tutoring to,” is fairly innocuous and doesn’t reveal anything significant about Sal’s identity. And even Danny might be able to figure out that getting much more specific about her identity might not be conducive to good relations with his girlfriend.

          Actually, no, what am I talking about? This is Danny. If he ever figures out that hanging out with the super-hot motorcycle chick who barely wears clothes might upset his girlfriend, he’ll tell Sal that he can never see her again.

        7. neeks

          As long as he doesn’t say he’s tutoring her in journalism, he should be ok. Probably.

    5. ninja_jesus

      I’m thinking Carla as the most likely candidate for friendship. Possibly Danny, possibly Jason, but Carla has my vote at the moment.

  31. VinzKlortho

    Awwwww shit JYEAH!

    SAD FIGHT! GET HYPE, SON!

    Put ya money down, who’s gonna win this race to the bottom?

    1. tim gueguen

      It will shortly be interrupted by Billie puking on their shoes.

      1. JWLM

        Nah, she and Ruth are happily ensconced in Ruth’s room puking into each other’s laps.

    2. tyersome

      Well, Sal has a head start …

  32. Bagge

    I think we have sit a sore spot for Jason. Don’t let Penny get to you. That bowtie is cool.

    Don’t be sad, Sal. Joyce is your friend.

    1. Kryss LaBryn

      Joyce is your friend, Sal. Be sad.

  33. Garrett

    God I hope this ends with them plastered and singing Benny and The Jets in front of the whole bar

    1. Spidergirl

      Or Piano Man. Once you Joel together, you’re bonded for life.
      No, wait, that’s just in the Mafia.

    2. neeks

      So which one of them is the journalist and which one has the closet full of bridesmaid dresses?

      1. Screwball

        How many people would be surprised if it was Jason with the bridesmaid dresses…?

        1. neeks

          “Don’t give me that look, my sister ran out of closet space…and shipped them to me from….England….yeah.”

  34. JA

    I’ve had some of my deepest conversations while drunk in a jacuzzi.

    1. Bagge

      I sincerely hope it was as awesome as it sounds.

    2. JessWitt

      I would be down with a Bailey’s jacuzzi.

    3. Deanatay

      I can vouch for this – jacuzzis plus alcohol equal amazing relaxation.

      1. Roborat

        And having to change the water the next day.

  35. CaptainQuill

    In my head Canon Sal likes girls and is going steady with a female angel, as in from heaven with wings, not a metaphor.

    1. Bagge

      The lesbian angel hangs out with Joyce and Dorothy right now, and her attempt to flirt with Sal was ignored.

    2. Roborat

      I don’t see it being an angel. For me, I see the angel of death, ie.: Alchemy (from Dangerously Chloe)

  36. Flimsyfishy

    This feels like it’s going to lead to drunken mistakes…

    1. Rycan

      As opposed to sober ones? Either way, mistakes were gonna happen.

      1. Bagge

        Given the magnitude of their sober mistakes I think their drunken mistakes might amount to honest and mutually supportive heart to hearts

        1. Solenoid

          Actually in agreement, despite a few things I said below. This could be a good situation.

  37. Emoroffle

    Right about now he’s wondering if they’ll serve him a keg with a straw in it.

  38. A Scientist

    Oh he’s a graduate student. I had a suspicion. Well, his character definitely makes sense now.

    1. tyersome

      You mean because he actually feels bad about being a crappy teacher?

      1. A Scientist

        That part, yes, since, especially early, many graduate students are seeking careers in academia, so the teaching side would matter.

        But also the lack of friends. Sure, he’s sandpapery and not very likeable, but most folks can at least find that one person who will put up with them. But if you don’t make friends early in graduate school before everyone settles into the program, it’s a pretty isolating environment, so it’s really easy to get stuck without any friends and not know how to fix it. It’s happened to a few people in my program, apparently. But we just don’t know those students exist because they are so isolated.

        So yeah, couple Jason’s stiff personality with an isolating situation like being a graduate student and you have a guy with no friends.

        1. Nono

          I’m assuming Penny is also a graduate, but unlike Jason, she has the charisma and gregariousness to get around the department.

          It’s the same lesson that Dina told Sarah; it’s all about networking.

        2. Solenoid

          Penny also gives zero fucks, so there’s that. Well. Discounting the literal, that is.

        3. Majere

          Yeah she definitely “get’s around.”

  39. Yarrun

    Looking worryingly Faz-ish in panel 3, Sal

    1. Screwball

      Well Faz is unpopular, yet thinks he’s the beez-kneez, while Sal has several loyal followers yet thinks she has no other friends…

      IT IS REVEALED!! This universes Sal is Genderbent Bizarro Faz! I HAVE CRACKED THE CODE!! IT’S ALL SO CLEAR NOW…

  40. DarkoNeko

    Wow, she’s not even registering the portable console dude.

    1. John

      He’s just a math tutor, and one she’s not even banging. Jason’s closer to being a friend than Danny is.

      1. DarkoNeko

        He made a lot more efforts to understand how Sal thought than Jason did (and managed to get her to work out her math block that way), so I disagree here.

        1. Bagge

          I think the important point is how Sal sees it, and she’s made it pretty clear how she defines friends.

          In singular.

    2. Bill

      *What* portable console?  I see nothing; not even casual cellphone use.
      Unless you’re talking about what she is holding, and that’s her drink.

      1. Spidergirl

        Danny. They’re talking about Danny and his DS.

  41. Dorje Sylas

    Gotta love a brain on a 3 second delay behind its mouth.

  42. Willoughby Chase

    Drunk sex and guilt-trips coming up.

    Can they make it to Vegas from here?

  43. maxlines

    Maybe this will make into Slipshine.

  44. Evie

    I never thought I’d see a similarity between Marcie and Danny…but here it is. Arguably Becky too, now!

  45. Solenoid

    Don’t grouse now, Jason. You signed up for this when you engaged in your ill-advised, power imbalanced sexual congress with her. It’s your fault you didn’t read the fine print. You went into this rodeo willingly, and you’re in it until the bull bucks and gores you. The least you could do is listen and not be a jerk.

    1. Charles Phipps

      That’s the thing, though. Jason thought they were having an affair, Sal was very clearly exchanging sex for grades. She’s the one changing the rules now.

      1. timemonkey

        Except he never changed her grades in the first place.

    2. John

      I think part of his grouse is that Sal’s issue hits close to home for him since he feels isolated himself.

    3. Bagge

      I have complained so much about Jason’s relationship with a student, but this right now is not a problem. They are on neutral ground, they have both made sure to distance themselves from their earlier “relationship” and they approach each other with respect.

      Of course, if there is sexytime tonight after alcohol has been involved I will have a few sharp things to say…

      1. anonymsly

        I think it depends on how much alcohol, myself. Alcohol is a problem when there has been enough to create consent issues, but if two adults (legal sexually, not in terms of drinking age) have a beer or whatever and then sex, I don’t see a problem. For me the key is whether or not either party has consumed enough to eliminate capacity for consent: if the answer is yes, then sex is off the table, if the answer is no, then consent away and have fun if that’s your thing.

        Added with the fact that Jason has already recused himself from grading Sal’s work (as he’s said himself, he now gives her assignments to someone else to grade) the power imbalance is lessened (though not gone) because he no longer controls her grades.

        Of course, take my entire post here with the grain of salt labeled ‘anonymsly ships Jason and Sal anyway’. Because that is certainly true.

        1. Bagge

          Yeah, I don’t really foresee any trouble. It’s just a general rule of thumb. In a relationship as messy and complicated as theirs, they really should be sober if they chose to complicate it further, and given the power imbalance blah, blah, blah, student, TA we get it, Erik.

  46. Toes14

    Just guessing that many drinks later Bowtie will end up ‘loading Sal up’, and that will be the next Pay Per view strip.

  47. M-M

    I hope this is setting up some flashbacks to young Marcie, Sal, and crew. Mmm… Drunken storytelling!!

  48. Danielle

    What is Sal drinking? It kinda looks like chocolate milk

    1. Volkai

      Close! Chocolate stout.

  49. MutantSentry

    God damn it I got caught up. Now what am I going to do with my time…

    1. Disloyal Subject

      Worry not! Here on the internet, there are hundreds of webcomics worth your time!
      Alternatively, you could work out, watch TV, read a book, binge-read wikipedia, paint, work out while watching TV…

      1. MutantSentry

        Hush about all that working out stuff… been years since I had time to binge on web comics (for example, It’s Walky was still an on going thing at the time…). Now I’m up to date on stuff here, Girl Genius, Sluggy, Order of the Stick, Skin Horse and Nukees. I also see Fans! is done, again. Got any web comic suggestions for me?

  50. Volkai

    Not just drunk, properly drunk.

    1. Bagge

      You know, English drunk. Pip, pip.

      1. Spidergirl

        Let’s hope Sal holds her liquor better than she did last time, then.

        1. Nono

          If the Walkyverse rules apply, Sal can barely hold hers any better than newspaper can.

  51. Spidergirl

    Apparently EVERYONE in this comic has been possessed by the green-eyed monster. It’s starting to look like an epidemic.

    1. Bagge

      Nah, not…
      er…
      Let me get back to you on that.

      1. Nono

        Dina, Jacob, Ethan, Dorothy, Joe, Danny, Marcie, etc…

        1. Bagge

          Thanks. Those. Although I’m not so sure about Marcie until I know more about her feelings about her and Sal’s relationship.

  52. PureLionHeart

    Load Me Up. Great song.

  53. Ivan

    I wasn’t reading Jason’s dialogue in my head with an English accent before, but now that I am I can’t stop hearing him as that kid Stewie from Family Guy.

    1. Eyebrow

      When I have Stewie read Jason’s lines, the comic is much funnier. Thanks.

    2. tim gueguen

      Just don’t imagine Sal sounding like Brian. Or Meg.

      1. Disloyal Subject

        She’s incurably Applejack, as she should be.

  54. Tenn

    “Sir video game of dubious entertainment value, I would like a drink.”

  55. The Wizard

    So much rage…

  56. Screwball

    Alright, my predictions for where this is going-
    #1; They get drunk, get to either one’s place (most likely his, we know she has a roommate), drunk sex/near sex (like when Billie & Ruth actually got together). Sober up somehow (sleep or grog wears off), Feel a little sorry for themselves, then actual sex, most likely ending up on Slipshine…

    #2; Don’t get drunk, but head off anyway (kicked out, get bored, babysit drinks too long, etc.), get to location, still making wit the feels, do the feels-stare thing, Slipshine time…

    #3; Mr Willis goes to other characters… 😛

    My predictions are in…

    1. HeySo

      My predictions:
      Jason gets drunk. Mike gets drunk.
      They somehow both end up waking up in bed with Danny.

      Wouldn’t be the first time Mike has pulled a Frankenfurter, and judging by that current slipshine poll, a mmm threeway is where we’re headed.

      1. neeks

        Well no, judging by the current poll, Sal and Jason’s current intercourse turning into one with the more commonly used context is where we’re headed. Though if Willis were to combine the “bring on the dudes banging” votes, the male gay slipshine would just barely come out on top.

        If you know what I mean.

    2. Screwball

      Just to make it official, making a slight modification since there’s been confusion from using a bad choice of words. Now on, #1 won’t include “Drunk sex/near sex”, instead I’ll go with a “Bonding moment (something to bring them closer together outside the classroom)”. Other than that, I’m not changing it.

      So, now it reads-
      #1; They get drunk, get to either one’s place (most likely his, we know she has a roommate), have a bonding moment (something that brings them together outside the classroom other than tutoring). Sober up somehow (sleep or grog wears off), Feel a little sorry for themselves, then actual sex, most likely ending up on Slipshine…

      That should do, no spoilers sighted, hopefully no more confusion, I now return you to your regularly scheduled webcomic…

  57. Rosario

    Well EXCUUUUUUUSE ME, PRINCESS

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