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Just Becky
Posted on January 6, 2015 by David M Willis

448 thoughts on “Just Becky”

  1. otusasio451

    That is EXPLODING out of the closet.

    1. Tunaro

      A true firework of homosexuality, right there. In the awesomest way.

      1. otusasio451

        If she were bisexual, they’d be birotechnics.

        1. Cheryl

          GO TO YOUR ROOM!

        2. Oddball

          NEVER! *dives out a window and into the snowy wastes*

        3. TheAngryIntern

          YOU’RE NOT MY SUPERVISOR!!!!

        4. Cheryl

          lol

        5. Blob Marley

          I spent ten minutes trying to top that pun and failed.

          Well played, Clerks.

        6. otusasio451

          Wait, was that in Clerks? ‘Cause I honestly just came up with that off the top of my head.

        7. Voiddragon13

          O-O My brain saw that last panel, and it did the same thing as Joyce.
          “Uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa….” Though Joyce is probably more “UWAAAAAAAAAAAAH!”

    2. Jen Aside

      EJACULATING out of the closet

      1. Tunaro

        SPLOOSH?

        1. blackhat64

          You’re not my supervisor.

        2. Cheryl

          And yes SPloosh indeed

      2. tyersome

        Hey Jen – good one! How come you can pump out these rapid spurts of humor with semenly little effort?

        1. Khrene

          Jizz la wizz! I don’t think anyone is gonna be giving you your come uppin’s!

          Even if they were nuts enough to try! BOOM! SPLAT! You’d bust ’em up good with a couple shots to face!

        2. tyersome

          I dunno you seem to be rising to the occasion and are clearly having a ball … to be honest I’m worried that you’re gonna to cream me first …

        3. tyersome

          Well, I guess everyone left 🙁

          Maybe spraying wads, … or perhaps pearls … of ‘humor’ all over the page drove everyone away?

          Oh well, I’m not going to stop cocking up and using cracks to cover my embarrassment … oh the other hand, my whole family is going to get rubbed out if I keep shooting blanks like this …

    3. Plasma Mongoose

      RIP closet. ^_^

      1. newllend

        The closet got fucking owned.

      2. Arianod

        Becky made that closet her bongo.
        Awesome gravatar is awesome.
        The Plasma Mongoose did it again ^^

    4. Lawzlo

      http://youtu.be/XFByyHafCEQ?t=21s

      1. otusasio451

        The whole time I was watching that clip, I was just imagining the knight shouting “I’M GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!”

      2. Portmanteaust

        This strip needs to be drawn with Becky on a horse, now

        1. tyersome

          Hey, she was horsing around earlier with Walky, but I understand that she’s been grounded.

    5. Spliced

      Indeed. She found the Christmas presents. And the presents were DYNAMITE.

    6. Halloween Jack

      That’s some Mission-Impossible thermite-in-the-belt-buckle closet-door-blowing, yo.

    7. GentlemanBreakfast

      There’s coming out of the closet, then there’s knocking the door off it’s hinges.

    8. Aeron

      There is a big hole and smoldering winter-wear where a closet used to be.

    9. tyersome

      Oh, come on people – you don’t need to keep banging on about this.

    10. Hinoron

      Passing Student: “Good for you. Now quit blocking the door.”
      Becky: “…huh, so THIS what non-religious schools are like.”
      Walky: “What did you expect? A spontaneous Pride parade?”
      Mike: “Or some random hot chick to do a power-slide between your thighs?”
      Joyce: “MIKE!!!”
      Becky: “………… Well… maybe not a RANDOM hot chick…”
      Joyce: “BECKY!!!”
      Passing Student: “If you all don’t stop blocking the doorway soon, I may start handing out power KICKS between people’s thighs…”
      Walky: “Somebody needs coffee.”

    11. DarkoNeko

      And nuking it from orbit, just to be sure.

  2. Bagge

    Becky is best lesbian.

    1. nothri

      A Bestian?

      1. liahansen

        I believe that is something very different and possibly illegal

        1. Bagge

          …Isn’t that basically the Anderson’s definition of lesbian?

        2. JessWitt

          What does Wes Anderson have to do with homosexuality?

        3. Karfsma778

          Was thinking Alexander Anderson, myself.

        4. Vincent

          … The priest?

    2. Solenoid

      Becky is best person, too. Just look at the polling. “Greatest character” is winning by 14%!

      1. Yotomoe

        If she was indeed the greatest character she’d be winning by 100%.

      2. Lord Geovanni

        she’s just too current and i voted for her but i had a deliema i couldnt vote for walky twice so i voted for the next best thing

        1. Lord Geovanni

          Inb4 Female Walky. I strongly oppose rule 64 but she’s legit she’s Sal.

        2. Plasma Mongoose

          Rule 63 not 64.

        3. Lord Geovanni

          AH! Yes too rule 34.

        4. Lord Geovanni

          too much. too much rule 34

      3. Bagge

        Becky currently has twice as many votes as the fourth most popular character (Amber) and 150 more votes than the second most popular character (Dina). Becky is best character indeed!

      4. Airyu

        I really can’t believe she beat out dina and sal. i’m speechless.

        1. Airyu

          I also cant believe sal is so low

        2. No Name

          She hasn’t shown up lately. This is the poll for favorite character. Those will low screen time will suffer just as much as those with bad screen time.

    3. Doctor_Who

      Leslie challenges. Time for a lez-off!

      I’ll get the pool full of pudding.

      1. Bagge

        With any luck there is gender studies today.

        (Also, that would help with the whole cast-out-and-on-the-run-and-need-help-desperatly-thing)

        1. John

          It’s Friday. They’ve got math, then Gender Studies.

        2. Luzahn

          Yesss.

        3. JWLM

          That is going to be…fun. The only thing which could improve it would be Robin showing up to give a lecture of family values and appropriate gender roles…

          while trying desperately not to ogle Leslie’s cleavage too obviously.

      2. Tunaro

        Never understood that pool thing, to be honest. Always feels like it commits that most heinous crime of wasting delicious pudding and/or Jello goodness.

        1. Doctor_Who

          It doesn’t have to go to waste. You can still eat it afterward, if you don’t mind a bit of residual lesbian flavor.

        2. Yotomoe

          You can also eat it during. I’d be eating the pudding during the entire fight.

        3. liahansen

          who said anything about fighting?

        4. elielh

          It’s the best flavor.

      3. Deanatay

        No, no, no. It’s an inflatable kiddie pool full of JELL-O, haven’t you guys ever done this before?

        1. JWLM

          Relatively few guys are lesbians, in my experience.

  3. Mr k

    Everybody gets the wrong idea when Becky reveals that she’s rooming with Joyce,

    1. Bagge

      Walky is bummed that she just beat him to 80% of the jokes he was going to make.

    2. Tunaro

      No they don’t. It’s Joyce.

      1. No Name

        Yes they do, It’s Walky.

    3. Vince

      Good grief – what would be the right idea?

      1. Mr k

        I’d actually love to see a storyline where Joyce’s friends think that she is a lesbian. What would be Dorothy’s reaction?

        1. Plasma Mongoose

          We already know that Joyce is a “friend of Dotty”.

        2. Kelly

          A most excellent gravatar, Plas!

        3. John

          I think that storyline is called “Dumbing of Age”.

        4. begbert2

          If you consider Walky to be one of her friends, we’re years into that storyline.

        5. Disloyal Subject

          Y-years?
          …so we are. Well, shit.

        6. Deanatay

          Walky’s reaction to Becky’s outburst, next strip:

          *shrug* Yeah, we knew THAT. I’m just glad to see you realized it. So, when you two getting lesbian married?

          Yep, I’m calling it.

    4. Yotomoe

      “So that’s why you haven’t made a move on Dottie yet. You already got a lady back home”

      1. newllend

        Hey you don’t know, maybe she wants a side girl.

    5. ozaline

      Hijinx to follow.

      1. Arianod

        And probably shenanigans also.

  4. magey

    Not even Mike saw that coming

    1. Solenoid

      Pretty sure Mike’s going to have a field day, regardless. He tends to improvise.

      1. Kodra

        I think Mike is currently on the back foot. Becky is full of unashamed joy and he’s trying to figure out how to fix that.

        1. Stgerlachus

          I don’t think Mike will do anything about Becky, she’s not hiding anything from herself and is honest to the world, no reason for Mike to interfere there.

          Now Joyce, that’s another story altogether.

        2. Betty Anne

          ^ This. His expression in the last panel is pretty much, “Hey, I don’t need to fix this one. Maybe I don’t hate her already after all.”

    2. Arianod

      You can already hear his brain gears grinding to come up with something really dickish to say. Stay tuned for the next strip 😀

  5. Brulnog

    Woo!

  6. Doctor_Who

    I was totally gonna suggest that as a book title. Glad you already recognized how much we all want something called that on my credit card statement.

    1. Volkai

      Moderately annoyed by this because I was really All In on “What You Said Exactly But Without Being Sarcastic” as the book title and now I have Good-Book-Title-Whiplash.

      Damnit, that IS a really good book title, too.

      1. jadedcynic

        Don’t worry – I’m sure we’re going to get some reinforcement of “WYSEBWBS” as Joyce’s catchphrase (as was intimated yesterday), since Mike & Joyce are going to be in each other’s presence for a while now. 🙂

  7. Mr. Random

    Puts the Loud in “Loud and Proud”

  8. Mandy

    Wow, that even got an eyebrow raise out of Mike!

    1. JessWitt

      Not even Mike can rain a cloud on Becky’s parade!

      1. otusasio451

        Oh, no. That’s Mary’s job.

        1. JessWitt

          Mike x Mary, in an effort to stop the latter’s scheming.

        2. Kirby

          Except Mike’ll occasionally be a halfway decent human being for the sake of his evil, and occasionally to teach the prank-e a lesson.

          Mary’s just evil.

        3. Luzahn

          I’m hopeful that Mary can be pulled out of it. I mean, she’s only 18 and was probably recieving Joyce-level brainwashing to boot.

          I mean, recall the churchgoing storyline; she had whole “If evil weren’t nice, nobody would bother with it,” comment. I feel that there’s some tragedy there.

        4. Plasma Mongoose

          Well Mary does seem to have nudist tendencies, so maybe she’s not a total lost cause…

        5. tyersome

          I fear the naked truth is that if you stripped away her self-righteousness … there might be barely anything left …

        6. Paul

          When did Mary display nudist tendencies?

        7. No Name

          When Billie barged in to hide from Ruth, all Mary was wearing was a pair of panties and those ever-present wristbands. Later, Dorothy commented that if she got dressed before three things like that wouldn’t happen.

        8. SDGlyph

          And it’s not like there’s been any other character who treats an accessory as a permanently-required article of clothing, and it’s later turned out to be significant!

        9. Airyu

          I don’t think it counts; she still had panties on. i’m surprised she used the b-word though.

  9. Luzahn

    Cue wacky Joyce-centered misunderstanding, next panel.

  10. jeffepp

    Aaaand, ‘yer out!

  11. Xain

    whaaaaaaat? I would have bet money it was gonna be “exactly that except not sarcastic”

    1. Tioras

      That would be my choice too.

    2. curiousg

      I like that better, especially since it wouldn’t give away the secret!

  12. John

    Uh, I think you forgot to resize the PNG before uploading it.

  13. nothri

    Some people come out of the closet. Becky lines the closet with C4 and blows the shit out of it.

    1. Kk

      Hey, Ethan’s got enough gaynst for twelve characters. Besides, Becky’s probably been holding that announcement in all day.

      1. Disloyal Subject

        A hell of a lot longer than that, I’d hazard a guess.

  14. Yotomoe

    Becky is channeling Luffy in an attempt to become my favorite character…
    It may be workin’

    1. Mr k

      She just needs a swordsman, a navigator, a chef, a doctor, an archaeologist, a shipwright, and a musician.

      1. Yotomoe

        What, No sniper?

        1. Mr k

          I guess I missed one.

        2. Lord Geovanni

          reserve a fishman

        3. Lord Geovanni

          Whalesharkman

      2. Tunaro

        Dina knows dinos. I guess she’d be Robin?

        1. Kryss LaBryn

          Because…she knows…robbers?

    2. Suitora

      I think she learned the art of enormous mouth scale from Joyce.

    3. Kernanator

      “I’M GONNA BE QUEEN OF THE LESBIANS!”

      1. Yotomoe

        Monkey D. Becky became a belch woman after eating the burp-burp fruit.

        1. Plasma Mongoose

          I thought it would be Becky D. MacIntyre.

      2. blackhat64

        “All Hail Stephen! Queen of the Lesbians!”

        1. blackhat64

          Sorry, King of the Lesbians.

        2. Kryss LaBryn

          You know, last summer I had lunch with the Queen of England.

          Well, he said he was the Queen of England.

        3. Arianod

          Could be. That’s never been a commodity England’s short of.

    4. Plasma Mongoose

      So she seeks to become the king(queen?) of the lesbians by find Joyce’s one-piece(bikini)?

      1. neeks

        One-piece bikini? Would that be a onesie, or just the top or bottom half of a regular bikini?

        1. Plasma Mongoose

          Which sounds better to you? 😀

        2. Lord Geovanni

          could be the sexy onepiece ones with all the cuts and holes all over it

        3. Opus the Poet

          Remember the swimsuit from Borak? That, but covering her nipples (and not much else).

        4. Kryss LaBryn

          Aaand somehow now I’m picturing Sean Connery’s red man thong. Thanks. Thanks for that.

  15. Isaac Rader

    WE’RE VERY PROUD OF YOU!

  16. Mary

    HAH HELL YEAH!!

  17. K

    Or, you know, you could just do that.

  18. Bluesnake462

    Walk’s never going to let Joyce live this down

    1. Disloyal Subject

      You never know, he might let up come Christmas. In five years or so.

  19. Zagreus

    As funny as this is, I can’t help but feel sympathy for poor Becky, who has obviously been holding this revelation in for a very long time. Wonder how much else she’s going to blurt out in her excitement… >_> <_<

    1. Bagge

      I think it is adorable to realize that the ONE person on campus Becky gave a shit about hiding it from was Joyce – who about ten minutes after the initial shock was hugging her and promising to always stay by her side.

  20. Plasma Mongoose

    Come on Walky, you know you want to give Becky the bro-fist…

    1. Bagge

      “Lesbian, huh? That’s awesome. We can still make fun of Joyce, right?”

      1. Lord Geovanni

        wondering if there can still be friend sex just to meet one or more of their needs

    2. Tunaro

      For whatever reason, I now have an insane urge to see Walky and Becks in a buddy cop flick scenario.

      1. Disloyal Subject

        I, too, desire this. It worked for Kamina and Kittan.

    3. Lord Geovanni

      ps. plasma that rip and personalisation is fast and still golden

      1. Plasma Mongoose

        Kiitti ^_^

        1. Deanatay

          PM’s probably a Patreon subscriber, so not THAT fast. Still, her gravs ARE the best.

        2. Plasma Mongoose

          The Becky Outs Herself grav took me maybe 20 mins using an online picture editor.

  21. Hoboturtle

    Oh Becky, causing a small twitch in Joyce’s eye since the day they meant.

    I love it.

  22. Derek

    MIKE! Mike is back! I swear I’m not doing a little dance that my favorite character is in this week.

    1. Deanatay

      “Hate you already.”

      1. No Name

        That would work better if you were a Mike instead of a Roz.

  23. Frost Magi

    Becky… I love ya girl… I wish this could’ve been me when I came out in Grade 9. “YO GUYS GUESS WHAT!!! I’M BISEXUAL NOW LET’S GO PARTY WOO!”
    But that isn’t me.

    On a side note, I LOVE Joyce’s reaction… ABSOLUTELY PRICELESS <3

    1. jeffepp

      The eye twitch just makes it, don’t it?

      1. Frost Magi

        It definitely does XD

  24. Xain

    man ethan could learn a lot from becky

    1. Plasma Mongoose

      But if Ethan did that, he would be showering everybody with glass shards if that transparent closet of his ever exploded.

      1. Solenoid

        Realization: If Becky winds up not solely defined by this (which is most likely, really), and Ethan finds out the whole story, it may get him to reconsider the usefulness of that glass closet.

        1. Lord Geovanni

          But Becky Hasn’t been around these people pretending not to be a lesbian for the better part of a few weeks and will probly have to move on soon unless she get permanent which i hope happens

        2. JWLM

          She’s been around Joyce pretending not to be a lesbian for a very long time, I think. The only question I have is whether she was pretending only to Joyce, or also to Becky. I’m thinking the latter — otherwise she’d have already learned to CLOSE THE DOOR.

    2. StClair

      I was thinking the same.
      But he’d probably get some very odd looks for loudly declaring himself a lesbian.

      1. Lord Geovanni

        I decalre my self as a lesbian every now and then and reaffirm my great love for women when i was in highschool i was in situations where i said it at least 8-14 times

        1. Kryss LaBryn

          Darn, I wish I could remember which (male) stand-up comedian once said, “I’m only attracted to women, and I only wear comfortable shoes; I’m obviously a lesbian!”

        2. Kryss LaBryn

          Also I once heard an actor declare he was “a thesbian trapped in a man’s body!” Lol.

        3. Blue Dragon

          I’m probably thinking of a different stand up comedian, who said,
          “See that woman right there? There might be a man’s spirit trapped in that body. I apply it to myself. There might be a woman’s spirit trapped in my body, and I don’t know it ’cause she’s a lesbian.”
          Eventually, people started paying him more to smash fruit with a big hammer than to be thoughtful and sly. More clown than comedian, now, maybe, but I stopped following him, so I could be wrong.

    3. Sadie

      When Ethan and Becky meet, I’m going to need either popcorn or Kleenex. (Maybe both. There is great potential for tragicomedy.)

  25. timemonkey

    I am jelous of Becky now. That would have felt amazing to do at her age and my childhood wasn’t anywhere near as repressed as hers.

  26. Boomwolf

    … Well alrighty then?

  27. Hollister Dixon

    I LOVE BECKY SO MUCH IT HURTS.

    1. heavvymetalqueen

      SAME

  28. Spencer

    Becky continues her rapid ascent into Best Character status.

    I hope I’m just reading too deep into this, and that Joyce is just trying to be as supportive as possible, but I’m worried she might try to downplay Becky’s sexuality the way a lot of people who rail about how “it doesn’t matter” tend to.

    Like I said, hope I’ m just looking too deep into it.

    1. tinfoil theory

      And by “a lot of people” you mean Ethan, right?

      1. Spencer

        I was actually referring to real life instances of people who say they’re fine with LGBT characters, but throw a fit if anybody so much as acknowledges their sexuality and start whining about their lifestyle getting “shoved down their throats”.

        1. Rabid Rabbit

          To be fair, on first glance that viewpoint makes a certain amount of sense, in that straight people don’t go around yelling “Guess what? I’m STRAIGHT!!!” In the same way that straight people don’t have Straight Pride parades. Superficially, the annoyance is not unreasonable.

          Of course, if you think about it for more than five seconds, it ceases to be so.

        2. No Name

          After all, just because things should be one way doesn’t mean they are.

    2. takashid

      you probably aren’t 🙁

    3. Aolbain

      After their last strip, I really doubt it.

    4. xKiv

      “Into”?

  29. Jon P

    C’mon, man. It’s hard enough putting “Cragged Shame Pits of the Lustwolves” on the Christmas list I send to my family.

    1. neeks

      For some reason I’m reminded of the boy in high school who broke my gaydar basically for life by calling himself both “one of the girls” and a “lesbian”. Turns out he was an “~ultra fabulous~” gay dude instead of a trans lesbian, but my poor literal brain basically took him at his word and it wasn’t till like ten years after we graduated that I knew for sure that he was, like, just totally gay for dudes.

  30. Solenoid

    Somewhere in the journalism building, a head perks up.

    1. Bagge

      JOURNALISM!!!

    2. newllend

      Daisy: *pant* *pant* did someone say lesbian ?

      1. gwalla

        And Daisy only walked a short distance…

        1. Bagge

          Without pants

    3. Kk

      “My lesbian sense is tingling!”

      1. Bagge

        Joe: “Mine too. It is my penis by the way.”
        Danny: “I DON’T WANT TO KNOW”

        1. No Name

          Danny (in thought): Oh man, now I can’t stop thinking about Joeners. What is wrong with me?

        2. Arianod

          I just realized that being best buddies with Joe for such a long time might be one of the reasons why Danny’s bi tendencies hadn’t surfaced before. Think about it: if Joe was your main reference as to what it’s like to be a guy, would you be into guys?

        3. Kk

          … That is a very good point

        4. No Name

          Add to that that Ethan and Joe have similar builds AND are both Jewish, well, maybe Ethan is just a replacement Joe, the way Amber was a replacement Dorothy.

        5. Bagge

          Danny’s attraction to Ethan made itself known after Ethan started to treat him with kindness. Joe has treated him like crap most of the time since they moved to college. That’s a pretty big difference.

          Also, Ethan is new and exiting. Danny and Joe has known each other forever, and it doesn’t look like Danny is getting an epiphany about Joe any time soon.

        6. Arianod

          Yep, that was kind of my point.

  31. Rachel Roth

    Mike is like “Okay, NOW she’s interesting.”

    1. Em

      Well now he can make EVEN MORE Joyce-might-be-gay jokes, starring an actual lesbian.

      1. John

        Except Becky’ll be all, “Naw, I gave her my best smooches, and she shot me down. 🙁 “

    2. otusasio451

      Then Mike got an idea.
      An awful idea.
      Mike got a terrible, awful idea.

      1. Kryss LaBryn

        +1

      2. Rachel Roth

        Oh no! He’s going to tell Becky about Ethan! HE KNOWS TOO MUCH!

  32. Em

    BECKY I LOVE YOU SO MUCH. Look at how happy she is! But damn, it DOES feel good to come out, and not hide anymore, when you are around people who will support you.

  33. Yotomoe

    “You’re a lesbian? I’m a lesbian too. Don’t you love makin’ out with chicks?”

    1. Plasma Mongoose

      Male lesbians also have a naturally inbuilt strap-on.

      1. Lord Geovanni

        finally some one who understands if only i could have gotten my friends girlfriend to understand that doing the final year of highschool

    2. Kamino Neko

      ‘That’s gross. Birds can’t consent.’

  34. Mary

    She must’ve been waiting to do that for years and didn’t realize it ’til she was at Anderson. You go Becky!

  35. newllend

    Come out of the closet? Fuck that Becky just fucking straight up kicks the door down.

  36. xeno

    she hit that closet right in the lesbian

  37. Gram91

    Walky say something stupid, Walky say something stupid, Walky please say something stupid…and then have it bite you in the ass

    1. timemonkey

      “So, are you and Joyce gonna fight over who gets to eat out my girlfriend?”

      1. Plasma Mongoose

        That would work. 😀

        1. Solenoid

          Reactions…

          Becky: =D
          Joyce: >=C
          Dorothy: Facepalm.
          Mike: I’ll bet a nickel on Becky.

      2. Dean

        “Maybe. Is she hot?”

  38. Nick Piers

    From now on, I demand everyone who comes out of the closet to shout this.

    Even the males.

    1. Twilightomens

      NICK DEMANDETH IT!

    2. Arianod

      *Especially* the males.

    3. JWLM

      Just so long as it isn’t retrospective. Coming out was hard enough in the first place…

  39. Stephen Bierce

    Suddenly my headcanon is open to the possibility of the Walkyverse continuing under the title “OPENLY BECKY!”

    1. Makkabee

      I’d buy that for 20 nickels!

      1. Lord Geovanni

        some people dont have that many moms

        1. Clif

          You don’t want to know how many moms Mike has had.

    2. nothri

      Sounds like a sitcom. “Openly Becky is filmed in front of a live studio lesbian.”

  40. Kk

    Can I just say that Becky is my new favorite?

    1. OrtyBortorty

      Seconded

      1. Lord Geovanni

        lets see if you can catch up to the train run those tracks faster cause the train has already left the station

  41. liahansen

    she has startled Mike into a non-hostile face in less than two panels.

    She is the chosen one

    1. Kk

      Will she betray us all and go over to the dark side?

      1. Lord Geovanni

        she will make the choice on a planet out side of common reality where there is a father son and daughter. her choice will be not to make the choice and doom them to great influence form one of the sides in the near future

    2. 0kami

      She’s going to lead us to thePromised Land!

  42. TrueVCU

    I can’t wait to see what horrors Mike weaves out of this

    1. Arianod

      *Hands TrueVCU the popcorn*.

      1. Rachel Roth

        *hands empty cups* Trust me guys, these are Not for drinking.

  43. Xain

    remember the good old day when Dina was everyone’s favorite character. Sometime I miss the good old days

    1. Xain

      Not that becky isn’t great but seriously i cant remember the last time i saw dina

      1. Dean

        She’s probably stuck behind a door somewhere.

        1. gwalla

          She’s actually been just off panel in every scene.

        2. butting

          Bob was there, too.

        3. Bagge

          I got that reference!

      2. timemonkey

        That is the beauty of Dina, you never see her until it’s too late.

      3. Em

        Looks like the last time we saw Dina was on November 4th.

    2. Roborat

      Yea, nostalgia can be pretty nostalgic sometimes.

  44. Sionyx

    And Becky got a reaction out of Mike! Nice going!

  45. AndaisQ

    same tbh

  46. Robert

    did anyone just hear a “glerb” sound coming from the pit of Joyce’s stomach?

  47. FuryOfFirestorm

    In fact, WE’RE ALL LESBIANS NOW!

    Except you, Mike. You’re still an asshole.

    1. otusasio451

      GOOBLE GOBBLE GOOBLE GOBBLE

  48. newllend

    Walky: wow I was expected this from Joyce, more than I was expecting it from you.

  49. The Wizard

    Hey Lesbian, I’m a Artist; how ya doing?

  50. Plasma Mongoose

    OK, so who’s going to use last-panel Becky as their new avatar?

    1. Bagge

      I’m dearly tempted, but I’m not giving up my happy-blue-panel-Becky yet.

      1. Plasma Mongoose

        In that case, I will do it. ^_^

        1. Twilightomens

          This Becky shall forever live on in the comments.

        2. Rorror

          Not as Plasmas avatar, she shall not. After all, Plasma changes its avatar about three times a day.

        3. Bagge

          I’m extremely jealous! Awesome gravatar.

        4. Plasma Mongoose

          Thanks, that online picture editor while not as good as Adobe PS, is still way better than MS Paint.

        5. Kelly

          Paint.net is the way to go, if you don’t need full PS or Gimp

    2. Screwball

      I’ll stick with this, least until I find something more suitable…

  51. otusasio451

    *Theme song starts playing*
    JUST BECKY!

    Joyce’s friend Becky!
    A bundle of fun!
    Who happens to be
    A lesbian!

    That causes Joyce
    To have a crisis of faith
    Who’s the cause?

    IT’S BECKY!

    1. Bagge

      *cut to Becky in last panel*
      “I’M A LESBIAN”
      *cut back to theme song intro*
      IT’S BECKY!

    2. Xain

      no matter how many times i read though these lyrics i’m hearing to the tune of too many cooks

      1. otusasio451

        Try this. It’s what I had in mind when I wrote it.
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaT1_-VtkaQ

      2. dralou

        I’ve been hearing this song every time i’ve got an idle moment for the last month.
        “Just Becky” works pretty well with it, i gotta admit.

  52. Yotsuyasan

    God, after everything else she’s gone through recently, it is great to see Becky having an expression like that on her face. It must be a great feeling to her to be able to shout that out so openly without fear of the consequences.

    1. Leonou

      Oh there will be consequences.
      Sexy consequences.
      Especially when Daisy will hear about it and will want to meet Becky for “Journalism”.

      1. Yotsuyasan

        Well, perhaps I should have specified a lack of negative consequences…

        1. tyersome

          Nice job you joker … we now have someone to blaine for the horrible things that are going to happen …

  53. AgentKeen

    Gosh, Becky, spoilers!

  54. Lapin

    I know this is a big moment for her, but Mike and Walky are both like, “…Okay.” Big moment for her, but maybe that is the reaction she needs, from two people who really could not give a fuck, which helps make her feel more normal.

  55. Vince

    So, Becky and Ethan meet, fall in love at first sight, immediately renounce their gayness, and begin a marathon of copulation. Starting on Joyce’s bunk.

    Hey, it could happen.

    1. Plasma Mongoose

      In a Willis comic, you must be dreaming.

      1. Rabid Rabbit

        Well, on the one hand, you’re right: in a Willis comic, the gayness is always likely to win.

        On the other hand, it would be the ultimate fuckover of the readership. Which is possibly the only force that could overthrow the gayness victory. So I wouldn’t discount it. (I wouldn’t lay odds on it, either, but still…)

        1. Rachel Roth

          On the third hand, Becky and Etan could double date other gay/lesbian couples until they find a couple with matching beards.

  56. Twilightomens

    Yeaaaah, Becky!

  57. seespotbitejane

    This is exactly how I came out. Sans crazy religious repression. I was never really in the closet, I just realized I was gay and was like, “AWESOME!” I was kinda surprised it didn’t come with cake and confetti.

    1. Disloyal Subject

      A bit late, but have some cake.
      I can bake one for you too, so long as you don’t mind me eating it for you to avoid shipping hassle. 😛

  58. Ryan

    Is it just me, or did all the art and lettering get way sharper since yesterday? I notice the image size is larger, but that doesn’t explain all of it.

  59. S'toon

    I ship Becky (who’s now been added to the cast list I see) and Daisy (the newspaper editor).

    1. jeffepp

      Dina.

      1. zach

        Dina is already destined for a pragmatic woman who works at an aviary.

        1. Bagge

          The local three-year-old took one look at your gravatar and said “He’s angry” in a concerned voice. Pretty good description of Mike.

          Also Dina looked scared and Roz looked happy.

      2. S'toon

        Dina’s an Aspie, and probably is Asexual. This is true of many Aspies.

  60. meanderling

    Becky does not have the damn time for sad angsting about her sexuality.

  61. Ray

    Ellen DeGeneres did the same sing on her prime time comedy show years ago. And then, it imploded on her.

    1. Thor

      Considering it was a different world 18 years ago, this isn’t surprising.

    2. WingedBeast

      It didn’t implode. Rightwing religious groups threatened to boycott all of Disney (good luck with that) and the network that Ellen was on caved.

      Then, just to tick those people off, Will and Grace happened.

  62. NinjaNick

    Becky is awesome.

  63. Crumplepunch

    BRING ME UR WIMMINZ

  64. Marvelman

    Are there any organizations who specifically aid gay/lesbian teenagers coming from religious households? I mean, geez, it’s a difficult position to be in: to suddenly be on your own without any support or resources.

    1. tyersome

      … … While I have almost no tolerance for religion (my parents were invited to not continue sending me to Sunday school after my first day because I asked too many questions) … I think that assuming that religious = so homophobic that the kid must run away is going just a bit too far …

      1. Disloyal Subject

        True, but many, perhaps even most, households that’re homophobic enough to disown their children for being gay are religious. I’d be surprised if they were a significant percentage of religious folk in general, but there’re so many religiously inclined people that that’s not saying much.

        1. JWLM

          You’d be wrong about most. You’d even be wrong about disproportionately many.

          Evil parents come in all beliefs, forms and sizes.

      2. Paul

        Not all right wing religious homeschoolers are so homophobic that their kids are driven to running away or committing suicide, but the 99% who are give the other 1% a bad name.

        Seriously, Becky and Joyce’s parents aren’t just generically religious, they are the worst sort of religious.

        1. John

          It’s not the worst sort until you start passing out the poisoned Flavor-Aid.

        2. Rorror

          As long as the people you give it to are totally aware of the poison and drink it by choice, I call this natural selection. And I’m totally kool with aiding evolution along. (cf. Darwin Award)
          If you give it to unknowing folks, children or similar people, this is obviously far worse than not accepting someones sexuality. But being a cynical, misanthropical pessimist, I’m pretty sure it’s not the worst.

        3. John

          Note that “poisoned Flavor-Aid” is a reference to a specific event, in which over 900 people, including babies, were killed in a massive cult murder-suicide.

        4. Rorror

          I am aware of this. In retrospect I should have stressed the

          If you give it to […] children [you are a giant asshole.]

          more. I’m still of the opinion that even worse tragedies can happen. The world, as I see it, is (sometimes) a very sad place.

      3. Marvelman

        I don’ believe that being religious means that one is homophobic. Certainly, anybody can be homophobic. Perhaps I should have phrased my question more carefully.

  65. Jacquie H

    Liberating, isn’t it?

  66. JA

    Becky managed to surprise Mike…

  67. Kiggy

    Joyce is thinking: “AW, SH… I mean POOP!!!!”

  68. Chris

    I can’t believe how long it took me to realize the title of this comic is a pun.

    Also, Mike isn’t scowling in the last panel.
    This is the equivalent of the average man getting a heart attack.

  69. Rabid Rabbit

    Mike is, clearly, actually impressed. If only because her eyebrows are more impressive than his. He may even rescind his third-panel comment, at least in so far as he is able to do so.

    Still, between him and Walky, which will first mention that Becky’s wearing Joye’s clothes?

    1. Bill

      And from that, draw the wrong conclusions…..

  70. Plasma Mongoose

    For some reason, I will be expecting Becky to busting out of closets on a regular basis like the Kool-Aid Man from now on.

    1. Bill

      Oh yeah!!

  71. CptNerd

    Subtle…

    1. Disloyal Subject

      My god; she’s the third apprentice!

  72. Ross_Varn

    next question: is that Joyce or Mike’s eyebrow

  73. 0kami

    Just when I think Becky can’t make herself any more endearing to me, she always has some way to prove me wrong. She’s been given such a wringer of a time the last few days, in-universe, and it’s great to see that big smile on her face.

    Oh, Becky, never change. 😀

  74. blegh

    that’s the way to do it

    1. tyersome

      money for nothing and your chicks for free

  75. John

    Y’know, Willis, it’s really not fair to all the lesser characters to put up that poll with this as the current strip.

    1. Lord Geovanni

      there is this thing with shipping and cannons we will use its slightly different this time but its the same general thing. other people everyone would in the poll would be shipping but becky has the cannon at the moment and cannons are best for blowing ships out of water

      1. Lord Geovanni

        other people everyone would in poll(stike from record)- (replace with )> everyone in the poll

  76. andmangrewproud

    I get the feeling that Becky has been wanting to say that for a long, long time.

    1. Disloyal Subject

      As much as I like your Faust gravatar, it’s making it uncomfortably difficult to forget the animation from whence it came.

  77. Idon'tcarenomore

    Dynamite that closet door, wtg Becky. Too bad Ethan wasn’t there.

    Good ‘ol non-judgemental Mike: he hates everybody equally, gay on not. She did get his attention though, didn’t she ;).

    Give up Joyce. You can help but you can’t dictate.

  78. Zaxares

    I like you, Becky. I do. 😀

    But damn, Joyce’s behaviour is really putting me on edge. Everything she’s done so far just screams to me that she’s really, REALLY not comfortable with Becky coming out to her, though she’s trying her best to be accepting. I can only hope she’ll fully accept it in time, and that their friendship will come through unscathed.

    1. Paul

      Give Joyce a break. She is providing Becky with shelter, food supply with her, and the clothes off of her own back.

      1. Paul

        Ack! Meant to say she was splitting her food supply with her, giving meals so that Becky can eat.

    2. timemonkey

      Joyce has massive sexual hangups and likely assumes Becky would as well. Let’s be honest, Joyce won’t be yelling about how much she wants the cock anytime soon, even though it’s true. She can’t even say the word. Out and proud Becky would never have even crossed her mind.

      1. Bagge

        She is not used to diversity, but darn it to gosh – she is trying. She supports Becky 100%, she’s not just sure how to do it.

        1. No Name

          It’s darn it to HECK, Bagge, Gosh darn it.

  79. Kaoy

    Holy shit, Danny isn’t in the bottom ranks of the favorite character polls, for once. He actually has a healthy amount of votes. Subtracting the obvious “new flavor” Becky and our Lord and savior, Dina, he actually fares pretty well against the rest of the competition. I think that is worth noting.

    1. Lord Geovanni

      Danny is only beating out top tier Walkys cause of the forbidden passion on top of the chain reaction drama riding on it

      1. Lord Geovanni

        the injustice that was walky’s votes has been undone. *cries of victory*

    2. Aolbain

      I’m conflicted. On one hand, as a Danny supporter I’m glad that people vote for him. On the other, the only difference between Danny today and Danny last poll is that we know about his bisexuality (which I know from personal experience doesn’t make you a more intresting person), so I wish people had actually voted for him, and not a sexual orientation.

      1. Paul

        In a soap opera setting, bisexuality does make a character more interesting. It doubles the potential for cheating, triangles, and unresolved sexual tension.

      2. timemonkey

        It does make him more interesting as his potential partners factor into how interesting it is to read about him. And the potential of him and Ethan is faaaaaaaar more appealing than him and Amber.

      3. Spencer

        While I do believe at least some of Danny’s fanbase comes from his bisexuality, to be completely honest, 2014 was the first time he started being written as a great character. He was basically intolerable for the first two years and he started to show some depth in 2013, but in the last year he’s finally learned Amazi-Girl’s identity and realized how badly he screwed things up with her by getting involved with Blaine, we started seeing him reflect on his actions and consider the consequences like with Sal where he admits to feeling useless, or when he stood up to Dorothy when she tried to get some Amazi-Girl info, and he finally made a normal, emotionally supportive friend in Ethan, somebody he can confide to about how he feels without getting relentlessly mocked. Now, with Danny coming to grips with his sexuality, he finally has an active story arc to play out, not just getting dicked around or being oblivious to everything.

        Fans have a tendency to be overprotective of LGBT characters and I don’t think for a second that his sudden burst of popularity had nothing to do with the reveal of his sexuality, but he was starting to become a better character long before he imaging smooching Ethan.

        1. Bagge

          Danny is my favorite male character, much for the reasons you listed. I also like how he has goals and standards and actively strive to reach and uphold them (even if he is hilariously bad at syncing said goals and standards with the rest of the universe).

        2. Spencer

          Same here. It’s fun to watch him suffer and he can be seriously boneheaded, but he’s ultimately a real nice kid with some serious bad luck. I’m actually glad he’s a bit of a douche sometimes, since it gives him more edge and doesn’t leave him as the “boring nice guy” of the cast.

        3. Kaoy

          Speaking from experience here, coming off as a bit of a douche to some people is an unavoidable side effect to actually trying to live up to a self set standard. Being young, Danny has ample excuse for his being a little vague, but at least he tries to follow it.

        4. Kaoy

          To be honest, as a long time Danny supporter, I had the same thoughts about his sexuality. I was afraid to put them into words because I thought there might be some backlash from other readers. I am glad to see some self awareness around here.

          On the other hand, I will never understand the “intolerable” opinions surrounding Danny. He was an honest kid, and the Amber/Amazi-Girl thing was a running gag that played into some drama. It was a plot device, and I can’t see why people hated him so much just for being used as a stage piece. Granted I haven’t read many other Willis works, and I hear there was some held over resentment from there, but seeing as Mike is just a much a dick as always, but still has his fans…

        5. No Name

          Mike was popular because of his disposition. Danny was unpopular for the same reason.
          Really though, the root of the problem was that Walkyverse Danny was around most often while Willis was in the deepest grips of depression and losing his faith, and rarely showed up afterward, thus getting identified as a loser. It doesn’t help that Willis acknowledges this over at Bring Back Roomies! with his constant put downs of past self (and a rather long winded tirade about not asking him about college). Over here though, Willis has a much clearer mind and can give Danny the character development he needs. Namely, stuff that doesn’t involve getting Ruth killed.

          Of course, I could just be prattling off a pet theory, and Willis is welcome to correct me.

  80. David

    That’s coming out of the closet like a chestburster.

    1. Screwball

      Naa, chestbursters tear & smash their way through dramatically, this is more calm-like-a-bomb style. “Yo (all calm). Hey, guess what, I’m a Lesbian!” (Earth Shattering Kaboom!)

      gotta respect guts like that, plenty of confidence there. Since she’s opened up to the only 1 she was hiding from & despite the target not sharing the Lesbian tendencies (despite being such a big friend of Dorothy…), she’s still been accepted by her, so there’s no reason to hide anymore. Me, I still gotta play human when out & about. Least on the net I can just say I’m a Minicon… 😛

  81. Garrett

    And with that shout of fragile self-confidence, Mike’s next target is chosen.

    1. Kelly

      I doubt that. Not Mike’s style at all. Also not sure it is that fragile.

  82. Megatron

    Becky has all the discretion of an Autobot.

    1. Screwball

      Naa, I’d say more bongoscream. *Screamy shows up at mining site*
      *Says words to the effect of-* Pathetic humans, tremble in fear for I, Starscream, am here… *gets surprised noone was around.*

      Well, almost noone, I’d just grabbed a few shards & hidden in time to see his “triumphant” arrival. Damn it was hard work holding back the laughter… XD

  83. Pyr05

    Dat Joyce face in the last panel.

    1. Bill

      How many times does this make that someone has said — or done — something that knocks the blue right out of her eyes?

  84. TheZachariah

    WOW

  85. mididooom

    The only thing that would make this even more epic is if she sang along to

    1. mididooom

      this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5wfLcJd3LE

  86. Ray-Ray

    I just read the entire series up to now. It was amazing. It’s been a while since a comic strip has made me cry.

  87. Ganaroth Les

    She’s so far out of the closet that Aslan has declared her no longer a friend of Narnia.

    1. Bagge

      Heh, nice take on the “problem with Susan”

  88. tyersome

    You know, everyone thinks this is so great, but I think she’s probably just acting out.

  89. Malchus

    Said to the two people in the place least likely to give even a simulation of a shit.

    1. Pinja

      Walky cares, he’ll think it is hot.

      1. Bagge

        And funny. That’s an EPIC Joyce face right there.

  90. Pinja

    Sounds like someone had a good shower

    1. Screwball

      She did say shee was going to sample their finest wimmens. Perhaps she met up with the newspaper editor…

  91. thumb

    Because Becky has zero interest in being “same as always”.

  92. aaron

    Voracious Lesbite!

  93. vjgoh

    no it’s becky

  94. Varius

    Becky should work at Gallasso’s

  95. Paul

    Yuck, the pointy chins are really getting to me in this particular strip for some reason.

  96. SmilingCat

    Becky’s theme song: Let it Go.

  97. Regalli

    Oh hey, I recognize this exclamation. This is the “I have kept this bottled up for so long I am finally in a safe space to say it I AM GOING TO SAY IT RIGHT NOW!” exclamation. I remember that.

    Largely because a slightly more terrified version is how I first came out.

  98. Evan Dark

    Reeeal subtle Becky, real subtle.

    Now I wonder, can Walky try to talk Joyce, Becky and Dorothy into a 4-some? Then, they all make out and live happily ever after, and the comic ends.

    Aw, forget it, it’s Willis we are talking about, he will make an asteroid strike and kill everyone in the next strip, just to troll us.

  99. Les

    Subtlety, thy name is Becky…

  100. jadedcynic

    I just had a realization – when (potentially) Ethan learns of Joyce’s…’refinement’ of her personal dogma and ethics for her BFF Becky, he might have a ‘shoe on the other foot’ moment of “Well, why wouldn’t you do that for me?”

    If it does happen, I can only hope that Amber is present…

    1. Paul

      He doesn’t want her to do that for him–Ethan decided, for his own reasons, to pretend to be straight for a while. Joyce is a convenient part of that charade, but if she becomes too “enlighted” about LGBT issues, he may have to pick a different fake girlfriend.

    2. Rorror

      Umm, why should she have done this? I don’t get it. It was a totally different situation. He wanted to ignore all of this, he practically asked for this reaction, to pretend “normalcy”.
      Ethan: Is gay, gets rejected by his parents, carves in and goes back into closet, Joyce supports that (and stays his girlfriend).
      Joyce: Is gay, gets rejected by her parents, runs away and embraces her gayness, Joyce supports that (but doesn’t become her girlfriend).
      If anything, Ethan should be glad she didn’t show the same reaction towards him.

      1. Rorror

        *Becky: Is gay, […]
        Also, I forgot a closing paranthesis in the last titletext, damn.

  101. Kris

    I don’t know who to pick for the poll!? They all have their moments Even Mary has a case. (She’s important now..Also to promote self interest) It probably won’t be Walky he has it too easy.

    1. No Name

      Just remember, you don’t HAVE to pick three, but it is recommended.

  102. Clare

    Becky reminds me of me for the first year after I came out of the closet. Yay Becky!

  103. Kabo

    Becky is fine but I haven’t really grokked her yet, psychologically. So far all her conflicts seem to have external sources, with little trace of inner tension. And doesn’t she seem to have gotten over Joyce suspiciously fast? I suppose the plot will prove me wrong eventually but until then I pick Billie for favorite.

    1. No Name

      She certainly appears so, yes, but the whole “lesbian” thing was a bit of a bombshell (at least for me). If any thing, she’s very good at hiding.

    2. Bagge

      Becky is VERY good at projecting an image, so it’s anyone’s guess exactly what goes on internally. I think we will learn more about that as the day progresses.

      1. Kabo

        Yes. Or perhaps she just is that way and her narrative function is largely as a foil for Joyce.

        1. Bagge

          In a way I suppose it is – despite the myriad of characters, Joyce is a bit more main character than most. Becky is a foil to Joyce and have her own arc, just like Sarah, Dorothy and Dina and several others.

          But there are some blanks when it comes to Becky. What’s her religious views now? Is she afraid for her immortal soul? Does SHE have any end game or is it just like she said “come out to Joyce, pray that everything will be all right”? What’s her thoughts of the rest of her family and childhood friends? And just like you said, what exactly are her feelings about Joyce and will she get over them? Time will tell.

  104. Dani Kelley

    This honestly makes perfect sense to me. Becky seems pretty emotionally healthy, at least as far as owning what she’s feeling once she recognizes it and making adjustments in her life to accommodate unpleasant things. She has more awareness and respect than I would have coming out at her age.

    Basically, I envision her thought process to be like so:

    “Man, my roommate is cool. So fun to talk to. So fun to hang out with. So fun to touch…wait, what?

    Oh no. Oh no no no, I’m a lesbian! Wait, this is pretty awesome. GOSHDARNIT THE DOOR WHY DIDN’T WE THINK OF THE DOOR.

    Scratch that, my roommate is NOT cool, she’s ABANDONING ME.

    Man, my dad is a…a…a butthole. Clearly, I need a safe place.

    JOYCE. Joyce is a safe place, and now that I know I’m gay, I’m pretty sure I’m in love with her. I’m back with Joyce now and YES I DEFINITELY LOVE HER. She must feel the same way, right? Only one way to find out…

    JOYCE DOES NOT LOVE ME. ABORT ABORT ABORT.

    Oh hey, she followed me. And she doesn’t hate me. I mean, she still doesn’t love me, which sucks, but we’ve been friends forever and also she is SOMEONE WITH MY BACKGROUND WHO DOESN’T HATE ME so yeah, this is good.

    Wait. I’m at a secular place. No one knows me. They don’t think being gay is bad. Omg. I can be me. I CAN BE ME. HEY GUYS. HEY. I’M A LESBIAN!!!”

    1. Bagge

      That’s an awesome look from her perspective. Also, she spent a full day having one (maybe) last happy day with Joyce while building up the reveal by testing the waters and flirting with Wally. (“…soon, soon, soon… NOW!”)

    2. Kk

      There are not enough words to describe how much I love this

    3. Regalli

      Sounds about right, yeah.

    4. Marie

      It’s like But I’m a Cheerleader

  105. Lulu

    Please let newspaper girl hear this confession.

  106. OmegaDez

    SHE’S FINALLY FREE HERE AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY

  107. Bill

    Silly question.  How many universities let random people come “sit in” at classes?  Or are all classes delivered in such large-scale lectures that it is easy for people to filter in and out as desired?

    1. Bagge

      It’s pretty common for classes to be large enough that one extra person can slip in unnoticed, especially for freshman classes.

    2. No Name

      The only one of Joyce’s classes we know isn’t some imposing lecture hall is Leslie’s Gender Studies class, but I’m sure she wouldn’t mind. In fact, she might capitalize on it as a teachable moment.

      1. Bagge

        Leslie did let Mike sit in once before – until he started to be an asshole to people. She seems to be cool like that.

      2. Kk

        I feel like Leslie would be like, “Wait, you’re a lesbian who ran away from a homophobic and toxic home? Me too!!!”
        You know, assuming her backstory is the same as in Shortpacked

    3. tyersome

      Most of the time the people giving the lectures don’t care unless seats are limited. For large classes they wouldn’t notice unless you sat at front and went out of your way to draw attention to yourself. After all if you aren’t doing assignments and exams that they need to grade an extra body in the room makes little difference. Also, in general the lecturer isn’t being paid by the head. Since the reason most people pay to go to university is for the degree and not for the education, bean-counting administrator types can stay well away from anything to do with education and focus on important things like the sports teams.

    4. John

      My experience is, though some professors can get uptight about it, even smaller colleges don’t really care who’s sitting in the classrooms. You can get as educated as you want. It’s the piece of paper that says that you are that you’re paying them for.

      1. Bagge

        In general as a college teacher your problem is not to keep people OUT of classrooms…

      2. Betty Anne

        ^This. Some of my classes were very small (eight students – the minimum allowed to hold the class) and none of my professors gave a shit. Every once in a while, one of them would walk up and be like, “Oh, you have a visitor today?” and introduce himself/herself to the guest. Otherwise, the guest just got a look of “Huh.” and ignored.

        The only real exception were classes where there might be an element of danger, such as metalworking or chemistry, if someone didn’t know the rules of the classroom. Even then, the prof most often would be all, “Hey, are you supposed to be here? Oh, you’re with that person? Okay, cool, just don’t touch anything.”

    5. Marie

      I’ve never had a class that minded, unless there was a lack of space

  108. Bagge

    This makes me wonder exactly how discrete Becky’s window shopping was.
    “Hi, I’m a lesbian. OK if I ogle you?”
    80% of the women in the shower: “Sure”
    Dina: “Despite their common presence in Jurassic and Cretaceous geological layers the pliosaurs were not dinosaurs but rater a relative of modern lizards.”

    1. Leonou

      Becky : “Soooo … that’s a yes ?”

    2. John

      GRACE: “Fine, but we’re going to ogle you back.”
      MANDY: “Y’know, our fifth hasn’t shown up, so we’ve got an opening for a freckly chick. How are you with pistols?”

      1. David M Willis

        Y’know, Guns’ real first name WAS Becky…

        1. Kk

          Wait what

        2. John

          Worst character is secretly best character?

  109. Adam Black

    We were so worried about Becky getting kicked out of the Dorms.

    I figured it out: it was so easy. All the girls of the floor, can host Becky for a week.

    I bet Daisy would like her too. Billie and Joyce can even sign up for doubles.

    She can couchsurf the entire semester.

    1. No Name

      There’s an exception though. You know the one…

      1. Boomwolf

        We dare not speak that one’s name…

        1. Kk

          She is the Scottish play of DoA. Say her name and tragedy will befall you.

  110. Gate of Seven Ores

    Walky is like, “…Am I suppose to react?”

    1. Kk

      Well to be fair, he probably already knows Billie’s bi. He seems cool with that, so I doubt he’d have any objections to Becky.

      1. TheZachariah

        I dunno, I sense disappointment.

  111. Gwydion

    Perfect. Good for her.

  112. Mikey

    Heheheheh – Becky reminds me of when I first came out! 😀

  113. brumagem

    Wait, if I’m not mistaken, isn’t this the first coming out in the comic? For everyone else I think it was either assumed from the outset or they’re still in the closet/back in the closet.

    1. Mr. Morningstar

      actually… Yeah i think you’re right.

      Billie and Ruth are hiding it from everyone so i guess they are in the closet, Ethan is trying desperatly to get back into the closet, and Danny is just discovering himself.

      1. John

        Billie’s hiding her relationship with Ruth, but I’m not sure she’s actually hiding her bisexuality. She hasn’t made a big public announcement like Becky, but she’s been pretty casual about it even with frenemies like Sarah. I’m not sure she even realizes that it’s something to hide. I mean, it’s not like she’s a lesbian… she just likes getting sexy with girls sometimes. Doesn’t everyone?

      2. JWLM

        I don’t think that Billie is closeted; I think it’s just one of those ‘if you ask me, I’ll tell you, but I don’t feel any reason to talk about it.” Ruth, however, is clearly still closeted

        1. Screwball

          I wouldn’t say Ruth’s closeted, just discovered she’s into girls with Billy, then hasn’t shown that side of herself to anyone else, that’s all. From my understanding of the human term “closeted”, it means they’re actively hiding the same-sex attractions, while Ruth just doesn’t let people see all sides of her.

          Guess she’s just naturally guarded person, like the Human I hang with. See him on the street, black jeans, black shirt, black steel caps, black 3/4 length trenchcoat in cooler weather & constant ‘not impressed’ face, you’d think he’s pretty scary. But, earn a bit of trust & you see he’s a pretty nice guy. Bit sadistic at times, but nice. See him with his Niece & Nephew & he just a big softyul;’rktgjmp9iurwgy;rhhrhrrhh][;l;k ,fhmry

        2. Screwball

          XD he tried erasing my message & posted it instead XD

        3. Eric

          I would guess Ruth’s reluctance to have _any_ public relationship with billy is because her R.A. position, a _substantial_ financial unburdening, would be terminated immediately if she were to fraternize with her students.

      3. Kk

        Well, Ethan technically came out to Joyce after their first kiss at Galasso’s. Not sure that counts, since he decided to shove himself back into the closet right after that, but still.

  114. Natalia

    You know you have well written female characters when they are on the top 8 spots of the favs poll. Good Job Willy.

  115. j-lee

    pretty sure that’s gonna be the title of book 5

    Can this be the subtitle of all Dumbing of Age strips henceforth?

    1. Solenoid

      No. That subtitle won’t fly after book 5 comes out, it’ll have to change to book 6 then.

  116. Betty Anne

    Now the important question – does Becky have awesome tits, or does Joyce’s shirt just fit her well? If the second option, does that mean Joyce’s endowment is actually well-fitting shirts?

    1. Screwball

      I get the feeling someone’s gonna see your comment & start going through all Joyce’s pics (in comic & official ones elsewhere) & try to work it out, if they haven’t already. Mr Willis might even see this & give a definitive answer. Either way, I’m gonna wait & see…

  117. Crumplepunch

    12 people voted for Mary.

    I…

    I don’t know what’s real any more.

    1. OnyxIdol

      You know, I’ve had halve a mind to do the same. While she is an awful person, she is still interesting as a character or at least as a villain. I can’t wait to see what she’ll do to Ruth and Billie.

  118. Ed

    “Guess who has two thumbs and is a lesbian? This gal!”

  119. Tenn

    *nosebleed*

    I did not know I could love Becky more than I already did. 😀

    (I do know that “nosebleed” usually signals arousal, but I’m appropriating it for OMG-that-is-so-awesome-ness.)

    1. Tenn

      And I never voted in the “Becky: great or greatest character” poll, but I was going to do it now (“greatest”, natch) AND IT WAS GOOOOOONE. But I voted for her as favorite character (no 2nd or 3rd because right now, Becky occupies all the places down to 5th or 6th).

  120. Jinxed44

    Go Becky!!

    1. Jinxed44

      Someone probs already said this, but its almost an unfair advantage to post the favorite character poll at the same time as this.
      She’s everyone’s favorite character today!

  121. Lanval

    Eeeeehn, I’m officially tried of Becky.

    I mean before she seemed like a bunch of traits which sort of seemed like Authory Appeal. Including managing to out Walky Walky himself (Belching Contest). The poll on her arrival (great or greatest? Really?) didn’t help.

    Now, despite having the same upbringing as Joyce she just leaps out of the closet as publically as possible? I mean, I can forgive a lot but that just doesn’t seem like a realistic character. Or one that personally appeals to me. I can get a wishfulfillment angle but I don’t know, it feels a little bit too blantant and that tends to turn me away.

    I really like Ruth and Billie, Amber/Ethan/Danny has a lot of potential as a storyline and Roz and Carla have a tonne of potential but I think I’m going to take a break for a little until the Becky storyline is over.

    Cheers mates, I’ll catch you lot in a bit.

    1. Jinxed44

      Looks at post below comment.
      Irony.

    2. Jinxed44

      But yeah, she is clearly meant to be a crowd pleaser.
      Shrug.

    3. Lord Geovanni

      its actually very believeable she was hideing from her christian parents and christian schoolmates who would have vilified her this school she only knoews joyce and no one else who’s opinion she would care about would vilify her

    4. a4lbi

      “Now, despite having the same upbringing as Joyce she just leaps out of the closet as publically as possible?”

      I know I would if I ran away from home and a stifling college after realizing my sexuality.

      Shit, I did some shouting of my own when I realized I was pansexual. It was just on more Fluttershy’s level.

      And how long was Becky hiding it? She was probably shouting with relief on top of that.

    5. Adam Black

      Gay Pride is scary ?

      She’s a permanent character. Looks like you will gone for a while.

      and the Author has three years of characterization with her to catch up on.

      She is has a lot of characters to meet and interact with.

  122. Miles

    You know I was a bit worried at first that Becky would be a bit of a downer after what happened…. Good to know that she’s still the best character

  123. Kelly

    Becky is the best!

    And she has 41% of the vote for favorite character, nice!

    1. Halloween Jack

      The only reason it’s not more than that is that you can only vote for her once.

      1. Bagge

        If everyone voted for Becky, and used all three votes she should have 33% of the votes, right? So… Becky is too awesome for math

  124. Wonky

    This should be followed by a big musical number, based on this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdbs3lKEeBE

    1. Screwball

      LOLed big time at the ending… XD

  125. man in black

    Guessing sutley isn’t her strong suit

  126. Just Here

    Well, that’s the SWAT team knocking down the closet door.

  127. Jeeves

    I can’t help but hear Becky yell that out in a GIR voice.

    She’s just so hype about lovin’ ladies.

  128. Roborat

    Wow, I have heard of people coming out of the closet in style, but that was
    .
    .
    .
    FAAABULOUUUUSSSS!

  129. Deathhead

    About as subtle as the sound of a battleship cannon.

  130. Trent

    That look on Becky’s face perfectly captures how good it feels to be able to come out.

  131. Mally

    I was partly right, then.

  132. kay

    …I get that urge. Sometimes, I just want to shout it out and let everyone around me know. “LESBIAN OVER HERE. ANY OTHER LESBIANS IN THE AREA?”

    Some things I keep secret, at least from random strangers. But liking girls will not be one of them. ^^

  133. Bunk

    Why yes, alt text. It is.

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