for some reason my brain immediately autocorrected your comment to “Stop smiling like that!” which in context brings the awkward situation to “troublingly kinked”
there is a Preston Sturges movie, Hail the Conquering Hero, where the perpetually campaigning Mayor Everett Noble never misses an opportunity to slip in a plug for the family business – “the Noble Chair Company – seats of all description”
Here we go – not clear from the comments if the censor was inactivated that day or some commentors found clever ways to bypass it.
King Daniel
As someone who remembers commenting on that day, the ban was indeed lifted then – my own “test” of that phrase didn’t show up in my comment initially, but later that day (and persisting now, as you can see), the censoring of that phrase no longer existed.
”Gah! It was five years ago!”
“More specific.”
“In the spring?”
“More specific.”
“On a Wednesday?”
“Oh! Right! Now I remember. Because it was Laundry Night, and I had trouble getting the blood out of my clothes.”
“Oh, that is IT!”
It’s Ethan. I think he may very well be the most awkward member of the cast, even moreso than Danny, Amber, or Joyce. (Joyce probably reaches higher level of awkward, but in spikes, versus Ethan’s baseline being smooth as a gravel milkshake.)
Still, he just got thrown into a really complicated and dramatic situation and he takes the first opportunity to try to defuse it, instead of letting it built up into a whole mountain that overshadows everything. I’m impressed. That’s really brave what he’s doing there, facing a past trauma can be a really scary thing.
DailyBrad
Oh, I am not going to take that away from him. This is unusual for him, given how he has avoided conflict to his detriment a lot, like cowing to his mom.
I do wonder if, well, hooking up with Mike has been good for his confidence, or if he otherwise would take this step.
126 thoughts on “Hey”
Ana Chronistic
“Hello. My name is Ethan Siegal. You threatened me with a knife. Prepare to have a rather awkward conversation.”
Bagge
“STOP SAYING THAT!”
cbwroses
“You’ve done nothing but study transformers for 20 years?”
Dean
He has a very specific set of Overkills.
Ghostforge
for some reason my brain immediately autocorrected your comment to “Stop smiling like that!” which in context brings the awkward situation to “troublingly kinked”
Koms
Probably because of Becky’s smile.
tyersome
Well I it’s a good thing he’s going to take a stab at clearing the air right away, after all we wouldn’t want to let this wound fester for years …
Marsh Maryrose
Ethan is definitely a cut above the rest.
Wizard
But clearly a little on edge.
tyersome
That’s ok, Ethan can handle it.
LookingIn
don’t knock it just yet, he might parry it into a fun new friendship
adjudicus
It’d be knife if they became friends, wouldn’t it? Though it might give Amber some ideas for her slashfic…
tyersome
I’m sure your comment will whet some peoples appetites …
tyersome
I agree, he’s reached the point where he’s got a real edge and everyone else is gonna haft to hone their skills or end up on their butts.
LookingIn
he’s en-guard for anything, he will thrust himself into a solid conversation with her
tyersome
Perhaps we should hilt this before we tip over into nonsense?
Ana Chronistic
I feel a shiv-er coming on
tyersome
Oh nice!
That really bolstered this thread 🙂
butts
butten
Needfuldoer
Is that the division of Ruttech that manufactures things like ejector seats?
LookingIn
either that or toilet seats…
Needfuldoer
Seats of all types!
Ryek Hvek
there is a Preston Sturges movie, Hail the Conquering Hero, where the perpetually campaigning Mayor Everett Noble never misses an opportunity to slip in a plug for the family business – “the Noble Chair Company – seats of all description”
Rex Vivat
ejector toilet seats?
Doctor_Who
He just wants to ask if he can join her Carla fanclub, since they apparently get such nice jackets.
DailyBrad
Fuck yeah, sign me up.
Bagge
“…wanna play apples to apples?”
Bagge
“Yeah, but only if you tell me what the deal is with you and Joyce because I have wondered ever since she told me you broke up.”
Darkoneko
oh, right, THAT was a thing
Bagge
Sal feeling like she missed a lot of plot is one of my favorite strips of her interaction with Joyce
http://www.dumbingofage.com/2015/comic/book-6/01-to-those-whod-ground-me/damngirl/
BBCC
“I was gay and we handled it poorly.”
“*Sigh* Of course you did.”
Cheesy1
“. . . but you held me at knife point.
Remember me, maybe?”
Unusually Angry Hippie
I hold a lotta people at knife point, your gonna have to be more specific.
Lieutenant Dan
The day I held you at knifepoint was the most important day of your life, but for me it was Tuesday.
jy3
Wasn’t that phrase censored here a while ago?
Amazi-Stool
I guess the ban was lifted when Faz used a very similar phrase in comic.
If I remember correctly it was during the comics when Faz claimed that he had invented a crypto-currency.
Amazi-Stool
Here we go – not clear from the comments if the censor was inactivated that day or some commentors found clever ways to bypass it.
King Daniel
As someone who remembers commenting on that day, the ban was indeed lifted then – my own “test” of that phrase didn’t show up in my comment initially, but later that day (and persisting now, as you can see), the censoring of that phrase no longer existed.
King Daniel
”Gah! It was five years ago!”
“More specific.”
“In the spring?”
“More specific.”
“On a Wednesday?”
“Oh! Right! Now I remember. Because it was Laundry Night, and I had trouble getting the blood out of my clothes.”
“Oh, that is IT!”
seeprybyrun
Recall me maybe
BBCC
*screaming intensifies*
Claire
Literally what I was thinking. My only coherent thought is “AHHHHHH”
Reltzik
Nah, this’ll be healthy. Awkward, but healthy. Just so long as no one miscommunicates anything, and what are the odds of that?
Tacos
All of the odds.
Regalli
*Prepares the blanket piles and comforting warm beverages*
*Especially if we get a scene change next*
Tan
Opposite for me. This soothes me.
BBCC
I have seen some confusion. This is ‘excited’ screaming, not ‘scared where this is going’ screaming.
ShinyNeen
There’s plenty of both kinds of screaming going on, I’m sure.
Regalli
Oh yeah. Even if good things come out of this, it’s gonna hurt on the way.
Keulen
*Screams externally*
Stephen Bierce
Hello, It’s Me
I thought about this for a long long time… (an anthem from the Malaise Era)
Clif
I would op for that nice Presley boy’s, “There’s a whole lot of screaming going on. “
QueerCat
Ethan is a braver soul than me
Daisy
He IS being brave. Really out of everyone, and I love everyone, I’m always proudest of Ethan.
(Okay, Leslie in SP!, but Ethan here.)
Delicious Taffy
Big ol’ 25 here, ready for the emotions.
JohnnyO
But you took me hostage. Don’t stab me maybe.
Marsh Maryrose
My song references are getting as old as they are obscure. I was going with
Hold-up girl, please look at me
Hold-up girl, what do you see?
Marsh Maryrose
Even older, if not as obscure:
Hey there, hold-up girl,
Strolling down the hall, so fancy free
Nobody you meet could ever see
The anger and rage inside you
davidbreslin101
…dammit, I’m going to be thinking of these all night now.
I wanna be Hold-up Girl, wanna be Hold-up Girl
That’s the most important thing to me
Hold-up Girl
She’s been living in her hold-up world….
Rycan
It’s hard to be alright
’round your crazy,
But you took me hostage
Don’t stab me maybe
Barduwulf
But here’s this dagger, so stab me maybe….
ShinyNeen
Literally zero chance of this not being awkward, so might as well jump right into it!
… Oh geez he’s jumping right into it.
DailyBrad
It’s Ethan. I think he may very well be the most awkward member of the cast, even moreso than Danny, Amber, or Joyce. (Joyce probably reaches higher level of awkward, but in spikes, versus Ethan’s baseline being smooth as a gravel milkshake.)
Alanari
Still, he just got thrown into a really complicated and dramatic situation and he takes the first opportunity to try to defuse it, instead of letting it built up into a whole mountain that overshadows everything. I’m impressed. That’s really brave what he’s doing there, facing a past trauma can be a really scary thing.
DailyBrad
Oh, I am not going to take that away from him. This is unusual for him, given how he has avoided conflict to his detriment a lot, like cowing to his mom.
I do wonder if, well, hooking up with Mike has been good for his confidence, or if he otherwise would take this step.
StClair
Agreed.
Dana
I feel like I should have known and could never have known that it would be Ethan who would break the ice on this.
Assuming that’s what’s about to happen.
Alanari
Judging by his facial expression, it’s what he wants to do. We’ll see if he manages to pull through or backs off last minute.
All-Purpose Guru
**Louder Internal Screaming
motorfirebox
Here’s my number, don’t stab me baby
newllend(henryvolt)