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Flowers
Posted on January 5, 2014 by David M Willis

157 thoughts on “Flowers”

  1. Dorsilus

    OH SHIT

    1. Parnifia the Bastard

      Where have I heard that before…

  2. JebJeb

    Shit’s going down.

    1. Aizat

      Shit’s going down and hit the fan.

      1. Potato-The-Faaace

        The vertical fan?

      2. Corsair114

        The fan’s about to come looking for the shit.

      3. Arkantos

        So hard I half suspect that the fan is the shit’s ungrateful step-child. Or the fan is Amber’s mom and the shit is Blaine. Either one.

  3. Geminia999

    You know, Walky, I’m really hating you now. I guess you’re my Danny.

    1. Yotomoe

      Or Ethan. So far Walky is probably the 4th least hatable guy, behind Joe and Jacob and maybe Mike.

      1. David Herbert

        I’d say Mike’s worse, he probably knows what an asshole he is but still acts that way.

        1. Lucas

          If you read It’s Walky and Shortpacked then you kind of grow to love Mike

        2. Ikaru

          Mike is so Mikeable. XD I love him. And not hating Walky at the moment…..he’s trying to help his girlfriend, nothing wrong with that. He’s not being stupid or useless or obtuse or….every other synonym for Danny.

        3. fantasyfreakvi

          …wait, when was the last time we’ve seen Mike? Did he fall into a black hole or something?

        4. PureFedora

          I think Willis was having trouble stopping Mike from making fun of absolutely all the other characters, and so doesnt include Mike unless absolutely necessary. I think I read it on a tumblr post. Don’t quote me on this.

        5. Daniel Holm

          Makes me wonder if we’re going to see Drunk Mike. (Assuming alcohol still has the same… effect… on Mike as it did in Shortpacked!.)

        6. Tom Speelman

          In Book 1, in the bonus content, Willis talks about how Mike is his overexposed character. So what you’re saying, PureFedora, is consistent with that.

        7. davidbreslin101

          Where’s Mike? Well, the parents visited just the other day. So many moms, so little time…. poor guy’s just tired.

        8. Volkai

          You kind of grow to Stockholm Syndrome Mike.

    2. GoldStarz

      Walky is acquiring a taste for Dannying.

      1. timemonkey

        DANNY doing this would be Dannying, Walky’s not screwing anything up for himself or anyone he cares about. Amber isn’t a member of his social circle and he’s had no interaction with Amazi-Girl.

        1. Geminia999

          Well, Walky should be talking to Sal.

        2. timemonkey

          As I mentioned yesterday, Sal took off on her mortorcycle. And is likely still pissed at him. Just because he should do something doesn’t mean doing it NOW is a good idea.

        3. John

          Yeah, if he knows anything at all about Amazi-Girl, it’s just that she’s the crazy chick whose grandstanding let Joyce’s almost-rapist get away.

          Plus whatever insanity Billie wrote in her article, assuming he bothered to read it.

          And while he’s encountered Amber a couple times, I don’t believe they’ve ever had a conversation. He just knows her as that crazy chick who dragged Joyce’s boyfriend out of Galasso’s.

    3. fudo81

      I’m not a big Walky fan myself, but I don’t understand the hate here. He knows his girlfriend is writing about Amazi-girl and he happened to find a good picture of her on the internet, so obviously he’s showing it to her. What’s wrong with that?
      … Or is it just because this might make Amber’s weekend even shittier? In that case, I’d get a generic “damn you Willis”, but Walky is rather innocent anyway.

      1. Frogger

        I think it’s because Dorothy told Walky how important studying is for her and (I think) Walky kind of kept brushing that off since he doesn’t see the importance of it. To me, it’s like he’s not really respecting her wishes on leaving her alone so she can study by saying that the Amazi-Girl reveal is more important than her studying.

        Maybe I’m reading too much into it, but Walky is (un)intentionally dismissing her feelings by being “helpful.”

        1. Lel

          How many times have we seen Walky deliberately interrupting her studying? Just this one time, I think.
          Just saying, we’re taking a single incident out of proportion.

        2. timemonkey

          When has Walky brushed off her studying? He’s always been respectful of her choices and even here he’s offering her something useful in return for taking a break.

        3. Frogger

          After looking back I realized I was thinking about a person that is kind of similar to Walky. Whoopsy.

  4. Plasma Mongoose

    Oh dear!

  5. Yotomoe

    Damnit Walky! YOU’RE EVEN THE BEST AT TAKING PHOTOS OF AMAZI-GIRL!?
    What AREN’T you good at?

    1. Plasma Mongoose

      Did he take the photo or did someone email it to him?

      1. GoldStarz

        “damn you social media” implies internet involvement.

        Damn you internet! You have betrayed me!

        1. Aizat

          Everybody betrayed me! I fed with this world!

      2. Jon P

        The picture is basically exactly the angle of the picture taken on 12/25/13 which was not taken by Walky (unless Walky is also a masked superhero).

        1. Thad guy

          Good catch!

        2. Ikaru

          Seemed obvious to me. That dude probably twittered it or something.

        3. Ikaru

          Can you even twitter photos like that? I don’t twit often….

        4. AJBulldis

          Oh yes. You can. I do it fairly regularly.

    2. Aizat

      Look out Walky. One more thing you’re good at and you’re crossing into Mary Sue territory.

    3. Geminia999

      Well, apparently he’s also a master of disguise because apparently he was that ginger haired dude from earlier.

      1. Plasma Mongoose

        If that was the case, than Sal was right, Walky really does seem whiter.

    4. Aizat

      No one catches pictures as good as Walky.

      1. Yotomoe

        Just imagine the Gaston song, but with Walky.

        1. timemonkey

          I expect that version would involve less chest hair and more bowel movements.

        2. Yotomoe

          Noone…
          Craps like walky
          Noone Braps like Walky
          Noone expels noxious gas like Walky.

    5. Brie

      Um…it’s not a photo people…didn’t you all see the little triangle symbol? That there is a VIDEO. Amber is really screwed…

      1. David Willis

        Actually there are two arrows, the other pointing left, hidden in Amber’s midsection. Walky’s browsing a gallery of images. (They’re probably not all of Amazi-Girl. I’d say most of them are of McNuggets.)

        1. Sam

          Boxes of McNuggets or single individual McNuggets? :0

  6. Catriona

    I kind of expected a different direction for this, admittedly.

    1. Yotomoe

      The licky-style direction.

    2. Dorsilus

      I’ve learned to just not expect anything with this webcomic.

      1. saltchocolate

        Check.

      2. Historyman68

        I’ve learned not to expect just anything from this webcomic.

  7. Astronomifier

    Oh DAMN

    1. Ikaru

      Need to finish that line!! -YOU WILLIS. Perfect avatar for it too.

  8. Rob S

    SONOFAbongo!

    1. Aizat

      IT’S ME AUSTIN! IT WAS ME, ALL ALONG AUSTIN!

      1. LostTokens

        You… I like you, Mr. McMahon.

  9. Aizat

    Still taking notes.

  10. newllend

    Wow walky making all the rite movies, or is he?

    1. Aizat

      Wait, Walky’s making movies?

    2. newllend

      Moves, mobile auto correct strikes again damnit!

  11. Plasma Mongoose

    A scoop for some spooning?

    1. KingMabel

      Let us hope so. For the sake of Walky, and the rest of the internet, we hope to see some spooning compensation.

  12. Regalli

    … Seriously. DAMN, Amber’s weekend sucks.

  13. Bill

    We are to assume that the unidentified kid with the smartphone posted the pic on some site or another?  But all it does is show Amazi-Girl in costume; what great new clue would that yield that would help Dorothy blow her cover?

    1. Geminia999

      A clear view? I mean it’s easier to get an identity when you have a still image to cross reference stuff with

    2. stevecharb

      Step one: acquire picture.
      Step two: acquire Amazigirl costume
      Step three: force random suspects to wear the Amazigirl costume and pose in the exact same way
      Step Four: person who looks most like Amazigirl goes to prison

      1. Rex Hondo

        I thought it went
        Step one: Grow shitty chinstrap beard
        Step two: Acquire Amazigirl costume
        Step three: Prance around wearing Amazigirl costume and arguing with a mannequin.
        Step four: Fall out of window.

      2. Jackson

        It’s like the Cinderella slipper! But with prison!

      3. Ancestral Hamster

        “I’m Amazi-Girl!”
        “No, I’m Amazi-Girl!”
        “Nein, I’m Amazi-Girl!”
        “Nyet, I’m Amazi-Girl!”

        …
        “Fine, crucify ALL of them.”

        1. vnajeaous

          “…and therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words “Ich bin ein Amazi-Girl!”….JFK

        2. Ocbrad1

          Sooo, Amazi-Girl was on the grassy knoll?

    3. Rabid Rabbit

      You might recall that the last time (we’re aware of) that someone took a photo of Amazi-Girl, it was Dorothy. Amazi-Grl proceeded to cape the phone out of her hand and erase the photo, but did let slp that she was a track-and-field champion, upon which Dorothy pointed out that she now knew AG’s basic build, central point of activity (i.e. her dorm), and a way of tracing her. The use of a photo will mostly be to help her get through the search more quickly.

  14. Leon

    I sense the perfect storm is brewing.

    1. saltchocolate

      Yes. And it involves twins.

  15. Yotomoe

    That’s what happens when you take Selfies in-costume, Amber. Twitter ruins lives!

  16. Sensedog

    Actually, I understand this. He owes nothing to Amazi-Girl, and is just trying to help Dorothy. Focusing on the relationship counts for something. She has been able to avoid being captured on film before; Walky probably just got lucky. Good for him.

  17. HAB

    Okay why am I just now feeling Walky’s hoodie?

    1. Just Cheeto Dust

      You can actually feel it?

      I need a new acid dealer…

      1. John

        It… it feels like LCD.

        1. Tenn

          *touches hoodie through computer screen*

          Hey, you’re right… It really does feel like an LCD.

        2. Ikaru

          It feels like ecstasy man!

  18. Aizat

    Amazi-Girl should’ve taken notes from Batman.

  19. Hippoman

    This can only end in disaster. DOOOOOOOOOOOM.

    1. Aizat

      The FPS or DOCTOR DOOM?

      1. Rex Hondo

        Amazigirl must throw the camera phone into MOUNT DOOM.

        1. Batman1016

          Amazi-Girl should SING THE DOOM SONG NOW!!

          Doom doom doom, doom-doom-doom, doomdoomdoomdoom doomy doomy doom! Doom-doom DOOM, doom-doom DOOM . . . DOOOOOMM!!

        2. John

          Are we there yet?

    2. Tenn

      Is it the DOOM that came to Sarnath?

  20. nick

    It looks to me like Dorothy is fishing with one old hook…

    I’m not really expecting her to get in to Yale

    1. timemonkey

      The comic is stuck in temperal limbo, she likely won’t be going anywhere. They likely won’t be getting out of their first year.

      1. Yotomoe

        Unless a timeskip occurs.
        DUMBINGBALL Z.

        1. Aizat

          Next thing you know, we’d be having a long lost brother of one of the main cast who turns out to be an alien.

        2. Yotomoe

          That WOULD explain Dina.

      2. Aizat

        Or the comic moves in a much slower pace compared to our perception of time?

        1. Spliced

          I believe that. It is it’s own universe

  21. timemonkey

    Way to go Walky! An excellent compromise, find a way to score more time, helping Dorothy relax AND score her points for her personal goals!

  22. Carlos

    So if Danny is the love interest…. but Dorothy is the reporter…. Who exactly is Amber’s “Lois Lane”? (UNLEASH THE FANFIC-ERS!)

    1. Aizat

      EVERYONE!

    2. Ikaru

      ….Depends on which Lois Lane we look at, the version I mean. I mean, in the old movies….and a lot of the comics from what I’ve seen…Lois Lane is all but helpless/worthless…stupidly getting herself into trouble to attract Superman’s attention and needing rescued….sounds like Danny all over to me.

      1. Fen_Star

        And yet somehow, she always got the best stories. Sometimes the smartest move is to play dumb, and to be good at it you have to be quite smart.

  23. Spliced

    I am not at home, I’m out gaming,so I can’t really talk.

    But damn. Stuff just got real.

  24. Bilfred

    dammit, Willis, stop stalling!

    1. David Willis

      what

      1. timemonkey

        I assume Bilfred wishes you to follow up on one of the other plots, likely Blaine showing up.

        1. David Willis

          that will seem like a ridiculous complaint in hindsight

        2. Bilfred

          Most of my complaints do, but I reserve the right to throw a tantrum for no good reason.

        3. LiaHansen

          what

        4. GoSpeedRumpist

          wut

        5. Corsair114

          Watt

        6. Aizat

          Say what again! Say what again! I dare you, I double dare you!

        7. Arkadi

          wot

        8. Heavensrun

          Ohm…

        9. Kiggy

          Boing

        10. Wack'd

          Scientific progress?

        11. Kernanator

          No, that’s “boink”. You’re thinking of bouncing.

  25. LiamAldam

    I really want to see a full scale of that picture now…

  26. Kernanator

    Is Walky using his brain to help others now?

  27. Idon'tcarenomore

    I think the red headed kid who took that photo probably attached text to it. Most of that kind of stuff has some sort of description.
    Such as “…and next think I know Amazi-girl bounces off the sidewalk in front of me after jumping out the window of the “x” dorm. I saw the corner of her plaid shirt under her costume as she adjusted her glove…”

    Should not be hard for an inquiring mind to figure out which window she jumped out of.

    HUmmm that brings to mind, if Danny gets hold of this info. he will KNOW that Amazi-girl is Sal. They’re room mates. So who else could’ve jumped out that window? Everyone knows Sal makes exits from the dorm window on a regular basis (or used to).

    Amber is not going to have anything left after this shit hits the fan.

    1. JustDucky

      Billie is Sal’s roommate. Dina is Amber’s roommate.

    2. Bill

      She did not come out of a window (at least not this time); she came out through the front door of Clark House and fell down the steps.

  28. ridtom

    Walky knows what the ladies want. *Insert Jazz Music*

  29. saltchocolate

    I just realized that Walky is trying to follow at least part of Billie’s advice. He’s putting a little effort into one of the “things that just fell into his lap” (that is, Dorothy — who is not a “thing,” but you see what I mean). One point for Walky.

    1. fudo81

      +1

  30. Rani

    Aaaaaand the cracks start to show

  31. Rabid Rabbit

    And by ‘busting’, I mean helping her to acquire a chest window.

  32. Kiggy

    Oh hoh hoh hoh

  33. licoricepencil

    Flowers AND an impressive scoop. Good Walky. Very good boyfriend.

  34. CianM1301

    *gasps* Story Collision!

  35. espanolbot

    Wait, if Amber is exposed won’t that probably mean she’ll be kicked out of uni, what with the amount of laws she’s probably broken with her nocturnal activities (punchin’ folk, for example)?

    The mental implosion should be impressive and really sad to watch. 🙁

    1. Sam

      That was in self-defence though, as shown, she doesn’t hit anyone unless they attack first like that time there was vandalism where she instead stole (which would be skipped over because of the next two actions), cleaned and then replaced that sign.

      And if they are jerky enough to attack her first, they are likely to pick the fight in the first place. Those guys that tried to attack Danny for instance were likely only beaten up when they tried to attack her first after she decided to seek them out again.

      I don’t think she has actually broken any laws except for one where she hit Blaine but she was provoked, has anger issues, and he then tried to hunt her down and tried to assault Ruth.

  36. TaintedSpud

    Hehehe, Dorothy thinks she can get into Yale through hard work and determination…

    How cute.

    1. hof1991

      She would be better off working on a great undergrad record and going grad work in the Ivy League. That happens a lot in Big Ten schools. It’s a Harvard/Yale PhD that looks impressive, not the BA. The undergrad is too often the result of which prep school you went to or legacy status.

      1. Arkadi

        I must admit my surprise -I wouldn’t have expected Krosp to be so well-informed about American universities.

        1. Ikaru

          Well Krosp is a King, so I suppose a variety of knowledge is inevitable. Also he has to deal with so many Sparks he must learn all he can about the educational system in self-defense. To much trouble to deal with Sparks himself, just ship them off to college. XD

      2. Baker

        This is very true for prospective employers, and depending on her idea of career pathing before political offices that could matter. However, I think what she is most concerned with is what she can say to voters. Being someone who has an Ivy League education is likely all she cares about, because voters are unlike human resource departments, they largely only care where you went and not what you specifically got there.

  37. Hoboturtle

    We have Dorothy who is really smart who can’t find Amazigirl.

    The normally competent Billy and the Daning Danny who met Amazigirl many times but for some reason can’t tell who she is.

    Now we have Walky here who is actively using his over competent just to help Dorthoy to find Amazigirl.

    This can only end worst for Amber base on the current trend.

    1. Mr K

      This seems to be “make Amber’s life miserable day”.

  38. Steven Fisher

    That’s a very Han Solo hoodie. I like it.

  39. roberttheloser

    Pretty sure that one Green Lantern movie kind of told that a costume that just covers part of your face isn’t a good costume.

    1. Rex Hondo

      I thought the Green Lantern movie told that a costume that’s just a CGI exposed-musculature texture isn’t a good costume.

  40. Heavensrun

    I’m really not sure that Yale would be terribly impressed by a story about a somewhat emotionally disturbed vigilante student who dresses up in a yellow costume with a big blue “A” on it.

    1. Sageress

      “Somewhat” emotionally disturbed?

  41. cmd1095

    Walky and Dorothy working together to expose a currently emotionally unstable Amber… this can only end spectacularly

    1. Lucas

      Nah, I’m pretty sure Danny’s daning is going to be the main catalyst for her going crazy

  42. nate

    To be president its 99% study 99% dream 100% hardwork this is just my opinion!!! Great comic

    1. Sageress

      This is 10% luck,
      20% skill,
      15% concentrated power of will,
      5% pleasure,
      50% pain,

      1. Gargamel

        I find taking part in Satanic blood rituals helps to.

      2. chris73

        And 100% reason to remember the name!

  43. luxlucis

    Ok, so I’m not seeing something.
    Why didn’t Dorothy do all of the hard work before the time to apply to universities? I have a cousin who I guess has the same economical status as Dorothy (maybe less) and was admitted to Yale and he found scholarships and credits.
    Seeing this hard-working Dorothy has always made me wonder why she isn’t there already?

  44. The Master

    I’m pretty uncomfortable that Walky is pressuring Dorothy not to study, but I guess there are always bad influences in college.

    1. Jason

      Well, she DOES mention her Amazi-Girl story as something she needs to catch up on. He may be distracting her from one thing she’s behind with, but by helping with another.

    2. Rex Hondo

      It’s been a while since I’ve been school-age, but I’m pretty sure extracurriculars are also important to the application process.

  45. Darnel

    (grumble)
    Why is Walky so,… So,…. ARRRRRGGGHHHHH!

  46. Sam

    I didn’t expect this honestly. But now all I can think is that this will likely turn out to be the final nail in the coffin for Amber’s sanity. Blaine’s thing is going to screw with Amber. Ruth’s news that Blaine tried to sneak in is going to screw with Amber. And this is going to finish off Amber.

  47. Throng

    I can’t be the only one who’d find it funny if Yale was given her exposure of AmaziGirl as a reason to admit, and responded with something like “and?”

    I mean, we follow this stuff so we get it, but if someone at an interview said you should take them because a girl on their campus went around wearing a superhero outfit and they figured out who they were… that would not be much of a clincher. 😉

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