And that’s why I don’t use Apple phones. It’s impossible to increase memory in the phone merely by added a micro-SD card like you can with almost any Android phone.
Can’t legally drink till 21. They can and do drink under that age all the time. Just not in settings where older and hopefully more responsible people could keep an eye on them.
Agemegos
I was going to say….
An American friend of mine had the good fortune to turn eighteen on exercises with the Australian Army near Charters Towers.
The hovertext explains. “It’s just one year for Sarah and two for Dorothy, but Dorothy’s being inclusive of Joyce” refers to their differing ages and Dorothy therefore picking the number of years for the youngest of the trio, so that they all may legally drink.
Agemegos
How considerate of her!
Tan
Dotty is a good egg (within certain outlined parameters)
Kat
As a programmer, I must inform you that statement is true of everyone.
Within certain outlined parameters.
Well Dorothy was able to convince/work with Joyce to come up with a better plan than not telling Becky at all. Now the questions are, how well will this go over with Becky and what are the odds that Toedad tries something stupid between now and tomorrow?
She has a chance to do it right now. They both have mobile phones. If Becky is in danger before Joyce decides to warn her that is all down to Joyce’s, Dorothy’s, Sarah’s, and Robin’s high-handed choice to keep secrets from her, and has nothing to do with lack of opportunity to do the obviously right thing.
clif
Also it is mandatory that ToeDad makes his move during the televised conference.
Beck’s has got security for the day and I’d assume that the TV studio would have as well or more. The only way that Toedad could get away with something without getting shot himself is if Blaine points him at a target other than Becky (probably Joyce).
There are a bunch of character models of the cast doing fighting game character select screen poses up on Twitter and Tumblr, and the majority of them are in their PJs. (Dina and Becky are notable exceptions; they’re in the outfits we’ve seen them in for this arc.)
Guessing from Twitter and the buffer watch, there’s a big, nighttime action sequence sometime in mid-June. We have a lot to unpack before the evil dad showdown (and the Mike reveal), and I’m not sure if two days can fit in that amount of time. That could still be “tonight”.
I think the evil dads showdown will happen ‘tonight’, before Joyce plans to tell Becky that Ross is out on bail, if only for maximum drama.
Yeah, wouldn’t be surprised if, for instance, they’re watching Becky’s interview and something Happens that prompts everyone to drop everything and RUN to help her.
Those preview panels and one of his evil cacklings on Twitter a while back fill me with dread. (A lot of them were posted when his buffer was still mid-May, as well. DEFINITELY ‘tonight’.)
Epilogue of Age: Everyone just sits around a table together with their drinks of choice (or non-drinks, in a couple cases) and considers the last few years silently for several panels.
That’s a pretty reasonable plan from Joyce IRL, but naturally, this is a webcomic subject to drama. As such, holding it against her when this probably blows up would also be overlooking that Becky knowing would not prevent drama when drama is inherent to this medium.
Just speaking from all too personal experience, as someone who has in fact had someone coming after her with weapons, fucking tell her, and do it as soon as possible.
Yeah, this strip is basically 24 Foreshadowing, where they would say stuff like “the bomb will explode in two hours”, and you knew that meant 2 episodes.
Dotty Dot, this is not about your delusions of leadership, it is anout Becky’s right to be informed.
Joyce: bad decision. You’re postponing doing something you are averse from, when this has nothing to do with you. Ross isn’t getting out tomorrow; he’s out now. Becky is in danger and has a right yo know. Who yhe hell do you people think you are to deliberately keep this secret from her?!
Seriously, Becky’s gonna be pissed as hell at EVERYONE who knew about this and didn’t tell her. (… Actually, it wouldn’t surprise me if that’s maybe how the wider cast gets the ‘Amber and AG are alters and aren’t sharing memories’ reveal. Most likely not, that one’s a SLOW burn, but if Amber knows then she should tell Dina, right? So why DIDN’T she tell Dina? Dina will NOT be happy about that one.)
Honestly, someone should tell Dina and not just for Becky’s sake. Dina lived through a horrible experience as well, being chased through the woods by a Toedad with a gun. She deserves to know if the guy that hunted her down is out of jail.
Regalli
Absolutely. That day was absolutely traumatic for more than just Becky, and Dina’s probably one of the most-impacted.
If Dina thinks Amber knew and intentionally didn’t tell her after the bullshit she was pulling (‘Skip your midterms, I need you here so I can resist lust because I cannot possibly do so on my own!’ and then implying Dina wasn’t human/‘normal’ being standouts,) I can see Dina just being DONE with Amber after that, at least for a while.
There are worse plans – I’d bet good money that President Mike would usher in an era of prosperity and equality, if only just to prove that the reason things are shitty is because people in charge want them to be shitty and the people who vote them into being in charge are dumb as fuck.
You know, the Starscream School of Effectiveness.
Agemegos
He’s almost perfectly electable, too, except where being white and blond signifies foreign-ness.
JBento
“Sure, he routinely insults everyone, but look at that great HAIR.”
I’m not a nice person, apparently I think Joyce is too dumb and naive to be an “expert” on anything or anyone (due in part to being ill-equipped from her upbringing). I’m still sour about her naive belief that it’s her job to make everything perfect for Becky or that she’s even remotely equipped to make that happen. The sum total of her efforts has been slapping the lollipop out of the hands of someone who already employed a reasonably effective countermeasure. Super good Joyce, glad you’re on the case.
I agree pretty much, except that I don’t think Joyce is dumb. She seems pretty bright, really, and is learning fast. She’s näive, as you say. And she is catastrophically ignorant and misinformed.
Which is the fault of her parents and their congregation and their nasty creep of a youth minister, not her. But nevertheless it is a disability, not a qualification, for helping out Becky in a dangerous situation.
But I have sympathy for Joyce, the amount of rapid change in her entire universe she is having to manage (endure?) this year could easily confound whatever judgement she may normally have available. In any case, it’s painful to watch.
Agemegos
Yeah. This decision seems likely to cause more pain, too. It was a really bad move of Dorothy to pass this one off onto Joyce, who is blatantly not equipped to handle it.
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Ana Chronistic
knowing me, I would delete the alert in an obsessive “why the fuck is my phone out of memory AGAIN” purge
YES even if it was in three HOURS
Bicycle Bill
And that’s why I don’t use Apple phones. It’s impossible to increase memory in the phone merely by added a micro-SD card like you can with almost any Android phone.
Doctor_Who
Dorothy is actually just 4th wall aware, she knows that three years from now will be like a week of in-universe time.
Suet
Well that brick is on the clock now.
Marsh Maryrose
Doctor Who, of course, will be able to show up 200 years from now. Not sure about the rest of us.
Xenocide
And also 200 years before now.
Usually slightly late for any appointment made though.
Suet
Three years? You’ve already done it… last… week?
bubba0077
That was just regular drunk.
Doctor_Who
Which is totally plausible for college kids.
In fact, getting implausibly drunk may require a tanker truck full of Smirnoffs, so Dotty is wise to start planning this out well in advance.
Roborat
Well, as long as they don’t get ludicrously drunk, that would require wearing plaid, very few people can look good in plaid.
Shade
I keep forgetting that Americans can’t drink till 21.
Marsh Maryrose
Can’t legally drink till 21. They can and do drink under that age all the time. Just not in settings where older and hopefully more responsible people could keep an eye on them.
Agemegos
I was going to say….
An American friend of mine had the good fortune to turn eighteen on exercises with the Australian Army near Charters Towers.
Agemegos
I thought Dorothy was nineteen.
Tan
The hovertext explains. “It’s just one year for Sarah and two for Dorothy, but Dorothy’s being inclusive of Joyce” refers to their differing ages and Dorothy therefore picking the number of years for the youngest of the trio, so that they all may legally drink.
Agemegos
How considerate of her!
Tan
Dotty is a good egg (within certain outlined parameters)
Kat
As a programmer, I must inform you that statement is true of everyone.
Within certain outlined parameters.
Keulen
I agree with Sarah’s plan.
Stephen Bierce
*plays “Cocktails For Two” on the hacked speakers*
Kyrik Michalowski
Well Dorothy was able to convince/work with Joyce to come up with a better plan than not telling Becky at all. Now the questions are, how well will this go over with Becky and what are the odds that Toedad tries something stupid between now and tomorrow?
Keulen
I would not be surprised if Ross shows up before Joyce gets the chance to telling Becky that he’s out of jail.
Agemegos
She has a chance to do it right now. They both have mobile phones. If Becky is in danger before Joyce decides to warn her that is all down to Joyce’s, Dorothy’s, Sarah’s, and Robin’s high-handed choice to keep secrets from her, and has nothing to do with lack of opportunity to do the obviously right thing.
clif
Also it is mandatory that ToeDad makes his move during the televised conference.
fire_daws
Beck’s has got security for the day and I’d assume that the TV studio would have as well or more. The only way that Toedad could get away with something without getting shot himself is if Blaine points him at a target other than Becky (probably Joyce).
showler
Or if Becky ditches the security because she thinks they’re creepy.
Agemegos
Which would not be any unreasonable conclusion on her part.
Shane
And doesn’t know why the heck they’re stalking her.
Nono
That’s cute, you expect adults to be competent in this universe.
Bagge
Personally I’m more interested in finding out what stupid things ToeDad did yesterday
thejeff
Nothing important.
Needfuldoer
There are a bunch of character models of the cast doing fighting game character select screen poses up on Twitter and Tumblr, and the majority of them are in their PJs. (Dina and Becky are notable exceptions; they’re in the outfits we’ve seen them in for this arc.)
Guessing from Twitter and the buffer watch, there’s a big, nighttime action sequence sometime in mid-June. We have a lot to unpack before the evil dad showdown (and the Mike reveal), and I’m not sure if two days can fit in that amount of time. That could still be “tonight”.
I think the evil dads showdown will happen ‘tonight’, before Joyce plans to tell Becky that Ross is out on bail, if only for maximum drama.
Regalli
Yeah, wouldn’t be surprised if, for instance, they’re watching Becky’s interview and something Happens that prompts everyone to drop everything and RUN to help her.
Those preview panels and one of his evil cacklings on Twitter a while back fill me with dread. (A lot of them were posted when his buffer was still mid-May, as well. DEFINITELY ‘tonight’.)
Sporky
By narrative rules? 100%
Keulen
DoA Book 10: A Plan Is To Get Implausibly Drunk Because This Shit Is Bonkers
carl320
Yes it is, Sarah. Yes it is.
fire_daws
Sarah has got a solid grasp of the situation.
FLUFFY
…If I bet money that this wouldn’t backfire somehow, I’d be in debt for the rest of my life.
BBCC
Okay, so, something’s going down at that interview.
Also – on that day, with all the drama at this rate? Dorothy’s gonna get absolutely DESTROYED.
Regalli
Epilogue of Age: Everyone just sits around a table together with their drinks of choice (or non-drinks, in a couple cases) and considers the last few years silently for several panels.
“What,” Joyce says, “the fuck.”
End series!
BBCC
Make it so Willis!
Agemegos
As the seamstress said to the Singer repairman.
Bagge
awwwww, I love Dorothy’s smile in the last two panels.
DailyBrad
That’s a pretty reasonable plan from Joyce IRL, but naturally, this is a webcomic subject to drama. As such, holding it against her when this probably blows up would also be overlooking that Becky knowing would not prevent drama when drama is inherent to this medium.
Dara
Just speaking from all too personal experience, as someone who has in fact had someone coming after her with weapons, fucking tell her, and do it as soon as possible.
Bryy
Yeah, this strip is basically 24 Foreshadowing, where they would say stuff like “the bomb will explode in two hours”, and you knew that meant 2 episodes.
Some shit is gonna go down TONIGHT.
synnerman
A TV interview her psycho father can crash.
Bad friend Joyce, terrible friend!
Agemegos
Dotty Dot, this is not about your delusions of leadership, it is anout Becky’s right to be informed.
Joyce: bad decision. You’re postponing doing something you are averse from, when this has nothing to do with you. Ross isn’t getting out tomorrow; he’s out now. Becky is in danger and has a right yo know. Who yhe hell do you people think you are to deliberately keep this secret from her?!
Regalli
Seriously, Becky’s gonna be pissed as hell at EVERYONE who knew about this and didn’t tell her. (… Actually, it wouldn’t surprise me if that’s maybe how the wider cast gets the ‘Amber and AG are alters and aren’t sharing memories’ reveal. Most likely not, that one’s a SLOW burn, but if Amber knows then she should tell Dina, right? So why DIDN’T she tell Dina? Dina will NOT be happy about that one.)
Deadjolras
Honestly, someone should tell Dina and not just for Becky’s sake. Dina lived through a horrible experience as well, being chased through the woods by a Toedad with a gun. She deserves to know if the guy that hunted her down is out of jail.
Regalli
Absolutely. That day was absolutely traumatic for more than just Becky, and Dina’s probably one of the most-impacted.
If Dina thinks Amber knew and intentionally didn’t tell her after the bullshit she was pulling (‘Skip your midterms, I need you here so I can resist lust because I cannot possibly do so on my own!’ and then implying Dina wasn’t human/‘normal’ being standouts,) I can see Dina just being DONE with Amber after that, at least for a while.
abysswatcher1993
All of this is going to be futile once the news show Blaine and Toedad in wheelchairs and Mike’s body is identified at the morgue.
Agemegos
You, comrade, are a dizzy optimist.
GutterChick
Was gonna call Dorothy too straight-laced but then again I didn’t get drunk until I was a few months away from 21 so I guess I can’t judge.
clif
Calling it now. When this is over, Mike will be alive and Robin will be dead (or worse, reelected).
Agemegos
I hadn’t realised the inevitability, but now that you point it out? I’m not going to bet against that.
Re-elect Mike! Woot!
JBento
There are worse plans – I’d bet good money that President Mike would usher in an era of prosperity and equality, if only just to prove that the reason things are shitty is because people in charge want them to be shitty and the people who vote them into being in charge are dumb as fuck.
You know, the Starscream School of Effectiveness.
Agemegos
He’s almost perfectly electable, too, except where being white and blond signifies foreign-ness.
JBento
“Sure, he routinely insults everyone, but look at that great HAIR.”
Agemegos
That, and a culture of mass media that indoctrinates all people to eternally forgive white males.
thejeff
And then he’d destroy it all just to troll everyone.
Shane
I’m not a nice person, apparently I think Joyce is too dumb and naive to be an “expert” on anything or anyone (due in part to being ill-equipped from her upbringing). I’m still sour about her naive belief that it’s her job to make everything perfect for Becky or that she’s even remotely equipped to make that happen. The sum total of her efforts has been slapping the lollipop out of the hands of someone who already employed a reasonably effective countermeasure. Super good Joyce, glad you’re on the case.
Agemegos
I agree pretty much, except that I don’t think Joyce is dumb. She seems pretty bright, really, and is learning fast. She’s näive, as you say. And she is catastrophically ignorant and misinformed.
Which is the fault of her parents and their congregation and their nasty creep of a youth minister, not her. But nevertheless it is a disability, not a qualification, for helping out Becky in a dangerous situation.
Someone call Roz.
InTheory
But I have sympathy for Joyce, the amount of rapid change in her entire universe she is having to manage (endure?) this year could easily confound whatever judgement she may normally have available. In any case, it’s painful to watch.
Agemegos
Yeah. This decision seems likely to cause more pain, too. It was a really bad move of Dorothy to pass this one off onto Joyce, who is blatantly not equipped to handle it.
Acher4
Calling it…
Tomorrow’s strip.
They discover Mike’s ‘corpse’ in the next alley.
Ye… prob not… 😛
DarkoNeko
Getting drunk is overrated
JessWitt
Agreed. And one drink is enough to make me tipsy so I stop right there.
Kravis