Even someone without wealthy parents; at least in my state adult children can stay on their parents’ plans as dependents until age 26. I haven’t run any numbers recently, but that must be cheaper than getting your own plan.
Though the hospital might not really be much more of a time sink than the withdrawal will be by itself.
It’s not really too odd though. I walked off a lot of injuries I should have gone to the doctor for at that age. And more recently too.:)
Nothing as potentially serious as this, but then it’s only potentially serious. Ruth got through it with little trouble after all.
Plus she would have some documentation if her being unable to write mid terms, or does poorly, is caused by said withdrawal symptoms, if she is at the hospital, as opposed to riding it out on her own.
Nah, Billies an alcoholic but she’s not DT level wet just yet. She will probably only suffer the shakes and the barfs and the oh so fun wild emotional swings. Good times.
I dunno, I got clean on a mate’s basement telling my parents I was going on a wild weekend to Cuernavaca. This was in Mexico. Some people just gotta get clean on their own. I do hope both of them take the time to attend an AA though…
I don’t know about AA, but Ruth’s in therapy and Billie has it scheduled but has been blowing it off.
anonamousethatscurriesinthedarkness
The therapy may be the better choice for health reasons.
AA tends to coat walls and ceilings of their meeting rooms with tar.
They smoke like prairie brush fires.
Their morning meetings do breakfast bacon like a frat-house.
“happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature”
So, basically a fancy way of saying “random”.
BarerMender
More a way of saying, “something has grown here that doesn’t belong.”
Go with definition 2: “arising or occurring sporadically or in other than the usual location.”
It’s also theoretically possible that she showed Sarah the print-outs, completely unaware of the reaction they would receive, and Sarah then frantically redacted as much as she possibly could.
But I’m proud to think that the idea of actual progress is actually the *more* likely scenario.
Or perhaps a cross between the two? She showed the list to Sarah specifically to prevent a negative reaction. Joyce IS making an attempt to be better at these kinds of things lately.
Have you ever read an Archie comic? Outside of stuff like Riverdale and their horror comics, the consequences are generally low-stakes, but they’re the epitome of idiot ball plots.
“Aging Smarts” equivalency is smacking the elbow just so, cranial interaction with objects ones depth perception assumed was far enough away or whacking shins against not all that movable objects that happen to have moved from where you last remembered they were just enough to interact with ones shins or toes when not protectively shod.
Makes you think high school may have been tough on Walky. Bio sister shipped off to boarding school, quasi-sister shunning him in public for image reasons.
Billie could actually die from this. I mean, probably not because this doesn’t seem like that kind of webcomic, but, yeah. Detoxing without medical help can be fata.
Special Containment Procedures: The entity must be contained within its dorm room at Indiana University. It… probably won’t leave, considering its social reclusivity. I, uh, guess that’s all we really need to do.
Notes*: What kind of ridiculous…? Get this report draft scrubbed immediately. -Dr. Clef
Notes**: What? It’s 2 in the morning! – Dr. Bright
Description: Subject is a tall, intelligent dark skinned young woman that attends Indiana University as a law student. It reacts defensively in reaction to most social attention. It has no interests, other than [DATA EXPUNGED], [DATA EXPUNGED], *****************************************************, and [REDACTED].
When hostile, subject’s methods of attack include sarcasm, scathing wit, a baseball bat and bitter perspective. The one exception to this hostile reaction is SCP-7023 “Triangle Smile”, which the subject seems to react protectively towards.* Further testing not advised unless given direct clearance by O5 due to potential danger.
*Addendum: See article DOABK1-9 for interaction with SCP-7023 “Triangle Smile”.
Billie is slurring her words right now, which is something we’ve never seen before. Even back during Roz’s party, when she was inhaling mini-kegs, her speech got musical but she didn’t slur her words. And she is (presumably) sober right now.
Well, depending on the printer, the “redacted” parts might still be readable through the back pen. I think she’s trying to have it both ways: (seemingly) respect Sarah’s privacy and hand out secret information (to help the others and/or show how close she is now to Sarah).
98 thoughts on “Yikesy”
Ana Chronistic
How you know this takes place in America is in literally ANY OTHER developed country she would fucking go to the hospital
…or I’d say, but it IS Billie ?
Ana Chronistic
“Billie! You’re putting too much bio in my auto-bio!” – HovertextWillis
“…better than too much auto” – Roomies!Ruth
saiyo
That thank you from ruth in panel 3 somehow matches this comment perfectly, in my head.
Needfuldoer
*Glares from the parking lot* – Walkyverse!Ultra Car
Deanatay
*joined by every Autobot (incl. Megatron)*
Norah
I’d think someone with wealthy parents like Billie would probably be covered by her parents’ insurance. I think this is just Billie being Billie.
Needfuldoer
Even someone without wealthy parents; at least in my state adult children can stay on their parents’ plans as dependents until age 26. I haven’t run any numbers recently, but that must be cheaper than getting your own plan.
DailyBrad
It’d still be a time sink for her right now, and that’s part of the problem as much as money would be, during midterms.
thejeff
Though the hospital might not really be much more of a time sink than the withdrawal will be by itself.
It’s not really too odd though. I walked off a lot of injuries I should have gone to the doctor for at that age. And more recently too.:)
Nothing as potentially serious as this, but then it’s only potentially serious. Ruth got through it with little trouble after all.
Roborat
Plus she would have some documentation if her being unable to write mid terms, or does poorly, is caused by said withdrawal symptoms, if she is at the hospital, as opposed to riding it out on her own.
Noxx
Nah, Billies an alcoholic but she’s not DT level wet just yet. She will probably only suffer the shakes and the barfs and the oh so fun wild emotional swings. Good times.
Carlos Torres Meza
I dunno, I got clean on a mate’s basement telling my parents I was going on a wild weekend to Cuernavaca. This was in Mexico. Some people just gotta get clean on their own. I do hope both of them take the time to attend an AA though…
thejeff
I don’t know about AA, but Ruth’s in therapy and Billie has it scheduled but has been blowing it off.
anonamousethatscurriesinthedarkness
The therapy may be the better choice for health reasons.
AA tends to coat walls and ceilings of their meeting rooms with tar.
They smoke like prairie brush fires.
Their morning meetings do breakfast bacon like a frat-house.
TheWanderingMist
Yeah, no. Being in America has nothing to do with it, this is all on Billie’s personality. Remember, she’s RICH.
Phlebas
This is a fair point. Though also it’s handy if the cause is something other than withdrawal and the hospital people would be likely to notice that.
Doctor_Who
Billie in the 2nd panel is basically stating the thesis for all of DoA, I think.
Ruth’s polite thank you is the best.
Meagan
I love this. I love that you used the word thesis, and what you pointed to with it.
Jhon
I guess doing dumb things the dumb way doesn’t work for Billie either.
( fills out rest of truth table )
ValdVin
Did Joyce redact every instance of “Jacob” and “Other Jacob”?
Ana Chronistic
That’s ten billion percent likely
Danielle
lmfao
Sam
The only time anyone has wanted Joyce’s help.
Dana
The other times have been folks wanting her help to bone down or to not bone down.
BarerMender
Bone down?
Dana
/me makes obscene, illustrative gesture.
BarerMender
I have a notion you meant “to bone,” but I don’t see how that adventitious “down” got in there.
ValdVin
Are you just showing that you know what “adventitious” means?
Because I don’t and your use of it is impressive.
Delicious Taffy
“happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature”
So, basically a fancy way of saying “random”.
BarerMender
More a way of saying, “something has grown here that doesn’t belong.”
Go with definition 2: “arising or occurring sporadically or in other than the usual location.”
BBCC
…She’s redacting information she doesn’t think Sarah would want shared? WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH JOYCE!??! 😛
But seriously, yes, Billie should absolutely be working this out in the hospital.
TemporalShrew
It’s also theoretically possible that she showed Sarah the print-outs, completely unaware of the reaction they would receive, and Sarah then frantically redacted as much as she possibly could.
But I’m proud to think that the idea of actual progress is actually the *more* likely scenario.
BBCC
Baby girl is growing up, that’s for sure.
timemonkey
Or perhaps a cross between the two? She showed the list to Sarah specifically to prevent a negative reaction. Joyce IS making an attempt to be better at these kinds of things lately.
BBCC
That would make sense too.
Stephen Bierce
*the Run-DMC continues on the hacked Muzak*
Svata
What’s the saying again? The comic’s not called “Responsible People Make Smart Decisions.”
Deathjavu
Billie clearly sobered up long enough to focus and read the title strip.
I mean, it is right above her head.
Marsh Maryrose
Maybe it’s called, “Aging Smarts?”
Needfuldoer
Smarting of Age: A webcomic about happy college students making positive, mature decisions, by David “Thank You” Willis.
Published by Ar**ie Comics.
Delicious Taffy
Arspie Comics
Delicious Taffy
An arspie is like an aspie, but British.
Needfuldoer
I didn’t want to name drop the apparently extremely litigous publisher of sappy comics that named itself after its main character.
Delicious Taffy
The company responsible for the long-running Sonic the Hedgehog comics, yeah?
Kamino Neko
Have you ever read an Archie comic? Outside of stuff like Riverdale and their horror comics, the consequences are generally low-stakes, but they’re the epitome of idiot ball plots.
anonamousethatscurriesinthedarkness
“Aging Smarts” equivalency is smacking the elbow just so, cranial interaction with objects ones depth perception assumed was far enough away or whacking shins against not all that movable objects that happen to have moved from where you last remembered they were just enough to interact with ones shins or toes when not protectively shod.
Keulen
It’s certainly not called “Intelligenting of Age” either.
Deathjavu
Billie’s response in the first two panels is somehow very…Walky.
I realize she would murder me for saying it, yes.
DailyBrad
Heh, they have more in common than she’d like to own up to.
Clif
Well they are semi-siblings by choice.
Needfuldoer
Makes you think high school may have been tough on Walky. Bio sister shipped off to boarding school, quasi-sister shunning him in public for image reasons.
BBCC
I’m just gonna leave this here:http://www.dumbingofage.com/2012/comic/book-2/02-choosing-my-religion/sshh/
Bathymetheus
Huh. Joyce is respecting a boundary.
There is something wrong with this picture . . .
Christopher
Billie could actually die from this. I mean, probably not because this doesn’t seem like that kind of webcomic, but, yeah. Detoxing without medical help can be fata.
Tacos
Joyce. You’re helping to plan a birthday party. Not release classified documents from Area 51.
DSL
You’ve never met one of those over-planners, then? They can be fun. (For a certain exasperating, draining level of “fun.”)
ValdVin
Hmm. Overplanning: Another reason why Joyce and Dorothy get along swimmingly.
abysswatcher1993
Does Sarah work at the [REDACTED] Foundation?
Wait…
Why are there people with gas mask- AAAAAHHHHH!!!!!
THE [REDACTED] IS REAL!!!! THEY [REDACTED]
[END OF RECORDING]
Mordecai
Item #: SCP-5464 “L.O.N.E.”
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: The entity must be contained within its dorm room at Indiana University. It… probably won’t leave, considering its social reclusivity. I, uh, guess that’s all we really need to do.
Notes*: What kind of ridiculous…? Get this report draft scrubbed immediately. -Dr. Clef
Notes**: What? It’s 2 in the morning! – Dr. Bright
Description: Subject is a tall, intelligent dark skinned young woman that attends Indiana University as a law student. It reacts defensively in reaction to most social attention. It has no interests, other than [DATA EXPUNGED], [DATA EXPUNGED], *****************************************************, and [REDACTED].
When hostile, subject’s methods of attack include sarcasm, scathing wit, a baseball bat and bitter perspective. The one exception to this hostile reaction is SCP-7023 “Triangle Smile”, which the subject seems to react protectively towards.* Further testing not advised unless given direct clearance by O5 due to potential danger.
*Addendum: See article DOABK1-9 for interaction with SCP-7023 “Triangle Smile”.
abysswatcher1993
Joyce would be a Safe SCP, Amber is an Euclid, and Walkyverse Sal is Keter.
Rabid Rabbit
Last panel: Once again, Joyce shows the Triangle Grin of Fazness. Kind of terrifying.
Also last panel: Secretly, Billie is grateful for Joyce’s presence, as she can claim it’s Joyce that’s turning her stomach, not withdrawal.
Alan in DC
The “Faz Triangle” should be on maps.
Roborat
Or, at the very least, on a chart.
Marsh Maryrose
Billie is slurring her words right now, which is something we’ve never seen before. Even back during Roz’s party, when she was inhaling mini-kegs, her speech got musical but she didn’t slur her words. And she is (presumably) sober right now.
Fortunately, foreshadowing is not a real thing.
ian livs
Good catch!
Bagge
It’s just so very Joyce that she FIRST prints out the Sarah-dossier and THEN censors it rather than just having a “Sarah light” document.
nobilis
Well, depending on the printer, the “redacted” parts might still be readable through the back pen. I think she’s trying to have it both ways: (seemingly) respect Sarah’s privacy and hand out secret information (to help the others and/or show how close she is now to Sarah).
Bagge
So very Joyce.
Marsh Maryrose
I can’t help wondering if Yikesy is the long-lost sibling of Banksy.
Plasma Mongoose