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Divert
Posted on December 13, 2010 by David M Willis

123 thoughts on “Divert”

  1. Jen Aside

    WOO CO-ED DORMS

    [our college was barely a co-ed CAMPUS]

    1. Teowulf

      Co-ed dorms? Pfft, that’s nothing. Co-ed bathrooms are the way to go.

      1. Jen Aside

        Starship Troopers, yes?

        1. Taellosse

          Do you refer to the book or the movie? If the latter, you should be scolded most severely. New Battlestar Galactica is a far more acceptable reference to co-ed bathrooms in science fiction.

        2. Jen Aside

          When the deliberate extent of brain-melting media you consume is what bullshit happens to come on the telly during family get-togethers, that’s what you get.

          BSG bored the hell out of me, anyway *runs away*

        3. John Harmon

          What’s wrong with Starship Troopers, the movie? It’s amazing.

        4. Jenny Creed

          well, the shower scene is kind of weird because it’s like in the future we’ll have co-ed showers but only with nudity above the waist.

          But the movie is great and if anyone says different I’ll make the gesture with my hand flying back over my head and say “whoosh” at you.

      2. baffo32

        do those exist? I know many colleges are doing co-ed roommates, though, which seems a pretty big step.

        1. Lyman Green

          Yes, co-ed bathrooms exist. Well, I can only speak from personal experience. When I was in college (’88-’92) we had co-ed bathrooms in the co-ed dorms.

        2. Roborat

          Yup, I was in a co-ed dorm in the early 80s. It was supposed to be separate bathrooms (there were three wings, one bathroom in each). But after about two weeks, we said screw it, and just started using the closest bathroom. It was funny that some of the guys wouldn’t use the urinals. I didn’t care. Plus it was fun seeing the girls before they got their hair done and makeup on; pretty scary sometimes. Plus, I discovered that girls can make some of the most horrible smells, much worse than guys.

        3. Kamino Neko

          Indeed they do. The bathrooms in the residence I was in weren’t that big – only 2 stalls, 2 sinks, and the shower – but they were co-ed. (Obviously, only in co-ed houses – the all-girl house, obviously, had single-sex washrooms.)

        4. David McGuire

          I had co-ed dorms in college.

        5. David McGuire

          Oh, you meant do coed bathrooms exist.

        6. tahrey

          Yeah, mine was like that as well, though typical pokey british-style 😉

          One person to a (cell-like) room, shared kitchen arguably not large enough to get everyone into at once, and a shared washroom with three toilet stalls, one shower, and a row of about seven washbasins… in their own stalls. It was a bit strange.

          Oh and two actual baths, in their own broomcupboard-like rooms with windowless doors and external light switches. Some genius came up with that. Needless to say they weren’t much used, even though we effectively had free hot water.

      3. Rogue of Space

        How about just a college where people are allowed to live and act like the adults they all legally are?

  2. RaijinK

    “Go away!”
    “Get back here!”
    Oh Billie, so transparent.

    1. Undrave

      Oh yeah she feels really lonely but can’t help be tsundere to Walky. So cute in a way…

    2. agentksilver

      She’s not even trying to hide it! :D:D:D:D

    3. Kokopure

      I’m not even any shade of shipper for them but I admit I found that awfully suspicious.

      1. Fauxlosopher

        She wants to vocalize to him why she’s to important to talk to him. It’s an interestingly circular logic, but at the same time, it’s a show on how she’s trying to belittle Walky to feel better about herself. Having been the center of attention for a while, having been blown off by Walky really, really has to hurt.

  3. Dierna

    it was shortly after this that Walky became the new lead singer of the Gorillaz….

    1. arjay2813

      very close to 2D, but he has whites in his eyes still. from now on i’m gonna hear Walky talking like 2D in my head, lol

    2. Ragnal

      Add some purple hair, a creepy mustache…

  4. David Herbert

    Quiet you, I must make an ass of myself in front of the cute blonde girl I’m crushing on!

  5. Fissioninferno

    Deer in the headlights look?

    MAYDAY MAYDAY ABANDON MISSION ABORT ABORT

    1. Joebo

      ACHTUNG!

  6. Dedlok

    I-it’s not like I’m giving you this because I like you or anything. I just happened to have an extra one. Geez!

    1. Ancestral Hamster

      Tsunderes are usually female, but I guess Walky can go that route.

      1. Dedlok

        Was kinda thinking Billie here because she’s starting down that route herself with her mercurial “go away!” “get back here!” 😀

        1. Ancestral Hamster

          Ah, point. Thought you were referring to Walky “giving” the Monkey Master doll to Dorothy.

      2. Rognik

        Well, why not reverse the gender roles! It’s not like there are very many “reverse-harems” out there.

        1. maggiemarmalade

          You obviously do not watch enough anime, though I guess it depends on how many people are required to qualify as a harem. Fushigi Yuugi & Ouran HS Host Club DEFINITELY qualify, off the top of my head.

          …. how … how does tvtropes not have a “reverse harem” page? … how does it not have a “harem” page? Am I stupid or blind or something? Search-disabled?

  7. MercyDispensorMan

    Is that Micheal Jordon in the second panel!? CAMEO ALERT!!!

    1. Merrick

      Because every black guy in a basketball top is Michael Jordan…

      1. XtraLargeRyan

        Yes they are. And anyone who says otherwise is LYING

        1. The A.D.D. Kidd

          Even LeBron?

        2. James

          ESPECIALLY LeBron.

        3. The A.D.D. Kidd

          And Kobe? And Garnett? And Rose? Definitely Derrick Rose. Well, he’s not quite there. Yet.

          /Is actual Bulls fan. Even when everyone was on the Jordan Bandwagon back in the days. Ah good times…

  8. MM

    Y’know, Walky, you’ll never be able to kiss her if you keep trying to bite off your bottom lip like that.

  9. Nathaniel VonLypathronpicaplasty

    ….. Oh god…. He’s becoming a creeper.

    1. Nathaniel VonLypathronpicaplasty

      tsssssssssssssssss….

      1. Jake

        That’ll earn you 5 internets.

  10. arjay2813

    lights are on, but Walky is not home

  11. Wackd

    Anyone else wondering what exactly Dorothy is looking down at?

    Also, Walky looks…erm…disturbing.

    1. KVogue

      She’s probably just looking down at her feet while she walks, I do it a lot. At least in my case it’s a common trait to pick up when you’re having self-esteem issues and a hard one to kick once you’ve picked yourself up.

      1. MeHael

        It’s also common when people are lost in thought

      2. SinisterTwist

        Also an easy one to pick up when you’re like me & tend to trip over every little thing in your path. Even when there’s nothing there.

    2. Joebo

      If that’s a book she was carrying under her arm it might be that. Though I think that may be a towel. So your guess is as good as mine.

    3. Robert in San Diego

      I initially thought Dorothy was trying to avoid eye contact with Walky, especially as she may have noticed he was in conversation with someone else.

  12. Alice Macher

    Oh God, in that last panel Walky looks like he came straight outta Coraline. 0++++0

    1. MLEst1

      Maybe he’s Wybie!

      …actually, that’s a terrifying thought, because their personalities are so similar. If Walky is Wybie, who do you think would be Coraline?

      1. JesseJanitect

        Uh, Billie,duh. Coraline did the whole GO AWAY!; WAIT COME BACK thing too.

    2. Lokitsu

      My first thought was “Jack Skellington!”

      1. maggiemarmalade

        hugs

  13. Cha

    BEEP. You have reached Walky. Message will be returned when Walky’s brain is back. Don’t even bother to leave a message. It will be deleted. BEEP.

  14. Shift

    It’s amazing how saying “hi” results in Billie initiating bongo-mode.

    And poor Walky… he’s only a step away from a restraining order of creepiness.

    1. Joebo

      I’m not so sure of that. She kept his pose-able Monkey Master®, that does say a lot.

      1. Shift

        Yeah, but even if you get a nice gift from the creepy stalker-guy, if they keep being creepy and stalker-guy-ish… well, then, say hello to the restraining order.

        1. agentksilver

          That’s why I threw away my stalker’s gift of pumpkin muffin and hot chocolate. Don’t give them any encouragement.

        2. Joebo

          Oh I understand entirely. Had an ex-girlfriend turned stalker give me a hand-made plate with some weird poem written on it. It was a really creepy gift considering that we’d broken up about a month previous. I threw that thing out within the hour.

    2. Jen Aside

      Yeah, that’s… weird.

      “Don’t you fuckin’ say hi to me! DON’T YOU IGNORE ME WHEN I TELL YOU TO GO AWAY!!!1ONE”

      o_O

      1. agentksilver

        Billie is in denial and this is as close as we’re going to get for a while until she finally admits it to herself that she likes Walky. I have spoken. I have foreseen this.

        1. addude

          I’m surprised there is no Billie Walky Fanfic yet

        2. agentksilver

          I drew some Billie/Walky fanart but haven’t been able to upload it to a site yet.

        3. agentksilver

          And now I’ve written a 2244-word fanfic. I’ll have to join the forums and post it.

  15. Red-Letter Day

    Billie doesn’t hate Walky, she just has such fun verbally abusing him.

    Ah. What a beautiful friendship.

  16. KVogue

    Walky is so in love with Dorothy he’s just walking right out of the panal. Now THAT’S love and dedication.

  17. Joebo

    She’s finding it hard to no longer be the center of attention. She’s even getting pissed when Walky ignores her.

    1. Ancestral Hamster

      Good, let her suffer. Both Billie and Mary were detestable in the Roomies/It’s Walky universe, and so far, Billie has not done anything in this continuity to improve my opinion of her.

      (Yes, I do realize the irony of posting this comment with a Mary gravatar. Need to find out if there is a hamster gravatar.)

      1. Zanosuke Kurosaki

        Eh, Billie got better later on once she stopped drinking/self-medicating in one of the unhealthier ways. Mary, on the other hand…

      2. Dahlia

        You have no idea how much I agree with this statement O_O

        1. zuche

          You’ve been practicing ways to expand “This” comments, haven’t you? Please don’t misunderstand this as an attack. It’s just been so well done it felt like it merited attention.

        2. Dahlia

          Haha, yeah, I have…I wanna contribute more, but usually when I agree with somone all I usually say IS “I agree!” equivalent to a “THIS” O_o

      3. Joebo

        And thus we have: hamster gravatar.

  18. Sporkaganza

    I love Walky’s Smitten Face. It’s a normal person’s Brain Hemorrhage Face.

    1. creativerealms

      Is there a difference?

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  20. jaredTSF

    THE EYES

  21. jaredTSF

    How come my Gravatar no work? different email?

    1. Noxx

      Ayuh. Gravatars are tied to the email account you registered them with.

  22. Ian

    I like how he actually walks straight out of the panel.

  23. darklion

    Walky looks like one of those beanbag characters from Little Big Planet.

  24. Tristan J

    Get back to where you once belonged!

  25. Ray

    Hello there, first time reader, first time commentor as well. Just read all of DoA, gonna start on shortpacked and Roomies next. Anyways a question, are the two comics i havent read linked into this one or are they all different universe like things, because i notice that the charaters dont see to know each other but the readers know them and they tendicies and such. Also while i don’t know this Billie person I do know her type and it makes me happy to no end that she fell to the bottom of the pecking order now that she is in college.

    1. Ray

      Never mind on the question, found a banner at shortpacked that answered my question

  26. Tomb

    We got Zombie!!!!

  27. Dahlia

    I don’t know, I kinda think Walky SHOULD ignore Billies uppity superior attitude :/

    Hes her friend but that doesn’t mean he has to put up with her crap!

    1. Shift

      No, you’re right. He TOTALLY should ignore Billie. He says a casual “hi” to her in the hallway, and she insults him and tells him to go away. There was no provocation for that. She doesn’t treat him like a friend, so why should he keep talking to her?

      1. Ancestral Hamster

        Hear! Hear! No reason for Walky to take the abuse.

        1. XtraLargeRyan

          I am now forming the “Walky’s Free From Abuse” commitee.. or the WFFA.

          I also formed the “How to handle a Zombie Walky” comittee. Admistion is free.

          Please join 😀

      2. Lokitsu

        I have a feeling that’s WHY Walky is her friend. She abuses him and he just ignores it.

        1. James

          “Friend” might be a bit strong, imo. More likely Billie’s abuse gives Walky a free target for his snark.

      3. Dahlia

        EXACTLY MY POINT!!

        I mean, I know I’m not the nicest person on earth, even TO my friends, but it’ll be a cold day in hell before I start treating them like that!

  28. Zem

    Because one of the two has to?

    Breaking off this friendship would be just what Billie thinks she wants.

  29. Raistandantilus

    My new life’s ambition is to use the phrase “contact dork” in a serious conversation.

    1. zuche

      Every time I see the word “dork”, I shed a tear for the passing of Elf Only Inn.

      1. Tristan J

        Every time I see the word “dork” I think of whale penises.

        I have no idea what Elf Only Inn is, but I suspect you have the advantage here.

  30. agentksilver

    Actually, Billie did make tracks after math class yesterday. She met some Juniors during her afternoon English class, when she was taking her gen ed English requirement. They’re not cheerleaders but they’re awesome anyway, and they’ll buy her beer.

    We just think that, because she’s kind of a prissy bongo, she’s totally lying, but really, she’s just insulting Walky and calling him a loser because she wants better for him and his childish ways, and she’s secretly awkward and terrible in serious social situations. So she’s hiding it all under her naturally prissy, bongoy exterior.

    Yes.

    1. agentksilver

      [it should be noted that the first paragraph is snarky but the rest of it isn’t]

  31. Cid

    do we really make that face around girls? damn…

  32. Ristar

    Every time Walky makes that face I imagine he turned into a zombie…it’s close enough to the real fact to work, but far enough away to be funny. I HAVE BRAINS I GIVE TO YOU!

  33. ADHadh

    I’ll be cool with Billie the bongo as long as she gets a chance to kick Ruth’s ass.
    I have no idea why do I hate Ruth so.

    1. Robert in San Diego

      Ruth’s a bully. She picks fights — and she’s good at it.. Billie’s just irascible, arrogant, and overconfident. Makes it easy to pick a fight with her. Be funny if Billie decides to take self-defense or martial arts classes, and finds out Ruth’s the instructor.

      1. ADHadh

        Yeah, that might be it.
        It is possible all my sympathy for Billie is coming for my disliking of Ruth.

  34. Robert in San Diego

    At the college I went to, there were a couple of buildings where discussion section spaces were in dorm space. You went to section literally between the lobby and the bathrooms. That’s why it’s only a little weird to see Walky carrying his towel and shampoo bottle where Dorothy’s walking past, possibly fresh out of a very early class.

    I don’t think that architects integrate formal class space inside residence halls so closely anymore, unless the school can afford only one building.

    1. agentksilver

      I thought she was just walking out of the girl’s bathroom.

      1. XtraLargeRyan

        but a guy is walking out too D:

        1. agentksilver

          I’ve seen lots of girls with that hairstyle, though.

    2. mpark6288

      Hard to tell if it is books or a towel. And if you look the tile is different. Maybe it is a common area, or the tv lounge?

    3. JesseJanitect

      At my school, the easiest way to get to the caf involves walking right past the guys bathroom. Probably the same sort of thing. When you take shortcuts through buildings you have to be prepared to see stuff.

    4. Random832

      I am pretty sure the ‘room’ she’s walking out of is an elevator – metal sliding door, and small panel to the right of the door.

  35. MrGBH

    “Pay attention when I tell you that I’m not speaking to you!”

  36. meow

    I love Billie

  37. TyrantisTerror

    So did anyone else notice that the Head Alien on Walky’s shirt from the last strip disappeared in this one?

    1. David

      Argh, I drew a fix for this but didn’t upload it. I’ll have to remember to do that when I get back home.

  38. Jason

    To me, Walky’s lust-face reminds me of one of those doggie chew-toys, you know when the dog bites the body and all the air goes into the head, making the head expand like a balloon. Or is it a baby squeeze-toy? Maybe both.

    1. agentksilver

      Maybe he’s getting the sense squeezed out of him whenever he sees Dorothy?

    2. ADHadh

      I’m pretty sure something else is squeezed somewhere else, if you catch my drift.

  39. Roborat

    Heh, Hormone overload, begin rational thought shutdown sequence; commence swallowing lower lip, initiate ignore laws of perspective mode.

    And because I have to: love that zombie FAAAAACE!

    Poor Billie, she is all: come back here so I can ignore you some more.

  40. The A.D.D. Kidd

    Oh Walky… You and your hypnotic stare…

  41. Jimmy

    The last panel reminds me of The Walking Dead… Walky’s a love zombie!

  42. Steve

    The face Walky makes in the last panel is funny and perfect, but it has been haunting me for some unknown reason until just now: I believe it to be the same exact face I make after I turn my head and cough.

  43. RandomPerson12

    Is Walky gonna keep doing that every time he sees Dorothy?

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