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Logibear

Post Nut Clarity does often suffer from hyperbolic decay. They were soooo close at the end of the last strip.

Smoochie

I need that on a shirt.

Grace Serenity

Ah, the monkey's paw finally grants the wish for the poly crowd!

Andrea Andrew

Will you be our temporary Becky?

Empress of Robots

These dorks. Also, that wasn't EXACTLY a no, Asma.

GundamBradley

Man, Asma's been in a mood re: hookups, huh, heh.

Empress of Robots

Also I love that Dorothy and Joyce's smiles seem to get slightly, almost imperceptibly, larger in their second panel (panel 4)

AE Gonzalez

Joyce: “No! I’m planning that for Joe!” Dorothy: “What?!”

C

"Hey, that's not what we were going for...buuuut, now that you mention it..."

Elizabeth

Be casual! No that’s not casual enough! More casual! *lands in unicorn hunter territory* Not *THAT* casual! Dial it back a notch!

Harold

Everything about this strip is just priceless. Joyce and Dorothy are completely adorable, and completely, hilariously unaware that yes, that is *absolutely* the vibe they're giving off. And Asma, as always, has already had enough of your bullshit before you've even said or done anything.

Logibear

They forgot literally everything else they were going to say though. 2 steps forward, 2 steps back.

Astariel

Love the goofy smiles. Also, you should have listened to Joyce, Dotty!

ArdieBea

That must be a very... interesting book she's got there.

DiDi-chan

First: LOL. Second: Asma has officially brought up the topic of "triads" into conversation. They will naturally correct her but if this doesn't trigger a memory in a certain former fundie about *another* proposition, I swear to God, I will riot.

Crunchos cereal

I think she has been thinking about smooching lately, yes. I hope she finds somebody.

Sajuuk-Khar

Asma: “Before you say anything, I hate your vibe. I hate it the way AM hates humankind.”

Logibear

"Oh god! I need to go thank Sierra! She said they were all rooting for us earlier"

Dan Rabin

And so begins the era of Joyce and Dorothy only speaking in shared speech balloons! Joyce and Dorothy's smiles get slightly bigger between panels 2 and 4, once Asma has looked up and scowled at them. Asma's eyebrows dance from absorbed-in-book neutral through two asymmetrical dispositions to fully-lowered glare. With forefinger gesture and head tilt conveying her hostile attitude. Whatever this is, it's not an apology. The reverse angles remind us that Read residents most interact standing with Asma seated. Joyce and Dorothy's faces are larger on the screen, which can't happen if the camera moves to each party's head position alternately without changing focal length. On the other hand, if Willis had kept the same focal length, other things about the framing would have been awkward. Joyce and Dorothy are taken aback at Asma's interpretation of their intent, but they *did* visit with [top items in laundry bag] in full view

Dan Rabin

It has a *solid* pink heart on the cover, whereas Joyce and Dorothy do *outline* pink hearts. As she strongly implies, they're not compatible.

Empress of Robots

Okay, I actually love that they went to check on Asma (even if they are giving off the wrong vibe). Asma is clearly shaken after yesterday. She tried reaching out to Alice (and was seemingly not heard/ignored). Raidah cared more about hating Joyce than even ASKING how Raidah was doing. Only Dorothy and Joyce thought "we should check on Asma, the person who was there with us and helped us escape." They are fundamentally good people who care about others (despite what some people think). HOPEFULLY they don't fully stick their collective foot in their mouths and make checking on Asma about THEM in the next strip.

5099 5618 v2.0

Aw, first failure after multiple successive natural 20s. Probability begins to assert itself. Nature is healing.

5099 5618 v2.0

@S-K "I hate it like Kendrick hated Drake. "Hate. HATE! HAAAAAAA--"

KittyKai

by god these two are such dorks i love them xD

5099 5618 v2.0

@Wednesdat Sophia. Rita Repulsa? Is that you?

Calder Johnson

I'm dubious on the odds of avoiding a foot-in-mouth scenario...Mostly because Dorothy just previously said in the last strip, 'Let's talk to Asma about OUR behavior.' Soooo... I dunno, maybe Joyce's uncanny ability to break the narrative fourth-wall during post-nut clarity turned that ship around...but I don't feel like they're currently giving off 'We're definitely not going to make this about us' vibes. But hey, definitely agree they're fundamentally good people who care about others - they're just kinda stringing along a temporary series of critical failures in that department lol. Sometimes it be like that.

5099 5618 v2.0

@Andrea Andrew There can be only one[1] [2]! [1] - Becky. [2] - also, could someone check on her? Still actively worried about that one....

5099 5618 v2.0

@Harold Yeah, she's holding out for Alice.

Sajuuk-Khar

Asma: Bitches the only polycule I want to be in is with that amazing piece of tall hot Asian ass who was gossiping about your present infidelity shenanigans. Blue lipstick, short hair, excited about kissing? Joyce: OH! You mean ALICE, Billie’s friend! :D Sure, I can introduce you! Monkey’s Paw: *curls so hard it creates a singularity*

Andrea Andrew

This is gonna get Joyce to admit she was propositioned by Joe for poly

MrShoggoth

I’ll never not like a good I Have No Mouth reference, I just wish I could come up with something to match it haha

Smoochie

@5099 @S-K “I hate it like Michael Scott hated Toby.”

MrShoggoth

A quote so cold blooded it died out in the Devonian

Amós Batista

Willis will insert RIGHT NOW content with Asma, right? Oh

Zesstra

RECEPTIVE THIRD PROPOSITIONEE, OUT ON SLIPSHINE TODAY OK, but seriously, girls, say something after "Hello, Asma!" if you don't want her to get some kind of wrong idea.

Jasmijn Wellner

Asma: *sighs, stands up* Alright, let's get this over with

Empress of Robots

Joe (from off-panal): DAMMIT ASMA THAT'S MY JOB! STAY IN YOUR LANE! Dorothy: .......WHAT?! Joyce: Oh yeah, I knew I forgot something...

Empress of Robots

The Charles Walkerton "Giant College Fuck Pile" prediction comes to pass.

Empress of Robots

Dorothy and Joyce continue their sapphic speedrun; they've already reached the point where they now share a brain but only have one braincell between them.

Empress of Robots

Took me and my wife over a decade to get there. So kudos, girls!

Dmitri0240

"Admit" makes it sound like something she is morally obligated to tell Dorothy in the first place. A (very) recent ex propositioned her. She said "no" but was interrupted before she was able to fully explain herself. If she plans to keep to that "no", then she really doesn't need to tell Dorothy anything. It's only if she has changed her mind that Dorothy is owed a discussion.

Sajuuk-Khar

Joe, meanwhile, walks by Sierra wearing a sweater vest and forlorn puppy dog eyes

Sajuuk-Khar

MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS “YOU TWO GROIN IDIOTS LOOK LIKE LESBIAN YOUTH PASTORS” Like you’re here to tell her about the good graces of St. Sappho lmao

Sajuuk-Khar

The polycule with Joyce and Dorothy (and Joe, in the darkness of the far future) will not grow beyond three. But the polycule with Alice, and Billie, and Ruth, and Becky, and Jason…

Harold

@Sajuuk-Khar: Joyce and Dorothy, in unison: "Greetings, sister! Have you heard the good news?" Asma: "Yes. The entire dorm did. Love this journey for you, but please try to keep it the fuck down." [Joyce and Dorothy slink away, faces beet-red]

Mariah

one of the things I really don't like about radiah is that she feels like a mouth piece for this storylines critics sarah also to a lesser degree but asma feels like her own person with her own problems who does not just exist to scold dorothy and joyce. I hope we keep that up.

zee

God they're so white it hurts.....

zee

Ain't no way she's planning to keep to that no. I've been shown chekovs polycule, I expect it to be shot!

zee

Oh. Of course they're gonna do that tho. Did you not see what Joyce said yesterday? Like yeah I'm not saying they're monsters who don't care about asmas well-being, of course they do. They are fundamentally good people. But this does feel more like a subconscious effort to cleanse some privilege guilt

5099 5618 v2.0

@S-K Oh God, if Billie, Ruth, *and* Becky were in a 'cule together, the drama would bend light around them.

zee

White Jew is not an oxymoron. Or are you gonna look me in the eye and try to tell me Any Schumer isn't white? Whiteness is a fake concept that draws in more and more groups out of fear of being outnumbered. If you asked Benjamin Franklin if she was white he'd spit in your face and call you a slur. But it's 2025, her pale, blonde, Disney princess button nose having, red freckled ass is white

zee

Fuck ask Dotty herself if she's white, you think she's gonna say no???

Zesstra

ASMA STATS This is Asma's 29th strip – excluding 7 bonus strips and any other potential appearances – and 14th with dialogue (48.28% of appearances). Tomorrow will presumably therefore make it such that she has spoken on at least half of her main strip appearances for the first time since Color brought her below 50% in 9:3 on 2019-03-31. If she speaks in her 31st appearance she will have spoken in more than half her main strip appearances for the first time since Functional (9:3, 2019-03-27) brought her down from 53.33% to 50.00%. She had previously been over 50% speaking strips five times, the following appearance bringing her to ≤50.00% every time. Of her 14 speaking main strip appearances, this is the joint 7th wordiest with 12 words, tied with Man-someone (8:2) and Socks (9:3). Her wordiest strip is Removed (3:4), where she escorts Blaine from the building.

Zesstra

A side order of Agatha stats inspired by my Asma observations: Agatha has never been at 50% speaking appearances. She didn't speak until her tenth appearance, and has thus far capped out at 45.71% from the publication of "Considering" until "Off limits" (both 7:1, only one strip between them with no Agatha). If she speaks in her next appearance, it will be a new record for her, but it would take 6 consecutive speaking appearances for her to reach 50% without reducing her percentage on the way.

Railway Series Book Club

man, i wish i knew any novels i'd be interested enough to read while on the clock at work. polls are slow this year, i need something more enriching than a notebook while waiting for voters to trickle in!

Tessea

No, you dorks! Wrong vibe for an apology!!!

Sajuuk-Khar

Be prepared, friend 5099, for the twisting of light itself. *Be prepared.*

Sajuuk-Khar

Like it is my genuine belief and prophecy that Joe is the only addition to Joyce and Dotty, the FUCKPILE is going to be centered around Ruth and Billie and it’s going to be EXPONENTIALLY more dangerous

MrShoggoth

If it were me I’d reread Michael Crichton’s books: familiar enough to pick them easily but well-read enough that I don’t have to focus on them entirely

Harold

@Smoochie: "No! God! No, God, please no! No! No! NoooooOOOOOOOOOO---"

Harold

The more I look at panel 4, the more I think it might be a contender (in full context) for the funniest single panel in DoA history. It's right up there with Joyce and Dina's Supercool Wall Lean, Sideways Drunk Walky at the dorm party, and Yakety Sax Joe literally running away from Joyce asking him about her rank on the Do List.

5099 5618 v2.0

@zee She might. It gets complicated. See also, this clip from Northern Exposure, where Dr. Fleischman has a few words with Marilyn, to that effect--> https://vimeo.com/111329393 (From about 1:29 is the relevant bit)

5099 5618 v2.0

@S-K Well...I mean I don't think I'd mind that, but I can't imagine what it would take to get there

tifani

@sajuuk I think Sarah might have a shot in the dojo jojo polydrool (that’s what I’ve decided I’m calling it). The Joe/Sarah seed has been planted.

Maude Reads Things

Oh, yes, much apology, such contrite, very reconcile wow. I cackled at Asma's line though

Doki

I don't know what kind of books you like, so not sure what to recommend. But I just wanted to say thank you for working the polls!

Harold

@David M Willis: Can you please do the next best thing and hi-res it on Tumblr after it's published?

MrShoggoth

Game Changer prompt: it’s unclear if your classmates are swingers or cannibals.

5099 5618 v2.0

@Tifani Care to put a wager on whether Joyce finds herself in a polycule before or after she gets her first harness?

5099 5618 v2.0

@Sajuuk-Khar , would you like to weigh in on this one?

Maybeeus

They're posed like a promotional image for a 90's sitcom lmao

Maybeeus

Alternatively, stanced up like an NPC in a video game who's really insistent on giving you a side quest

zee

Yeahhh that does not move me. I'm not saying Jewish folk don't face oppression but. Yeah, white Jews exist. Dotty is one of them, she hasn't even showcased that much of a connection with her Jewish heritage. Horrific crimes against humanity were also committed against the Irish, Northern Ireland is still under the thumb of the English crown. If anything the Irish have the strongest connection with other colonized cultures like the Caribbean, as a Jamaican they my homies. The Irish are still white. Dotty is not going to get pulled aside for a "random" security check at the airport. Getting pulled over for a simple traffic ticket is not likely to escalate to violence (not more likely than any other white woman at least, cops are animals). She is the recipient of massive white privilege, which is why she wound up on the cover of the newspaper. your average white supremacist would probably dive on a grenade for her as long as they never asked about her background because she looks like an all American darling and she has an English/Irish last name. I don't subscribe to racist Europeans' narrow definitions of whiteness, her ass is white

Zesstra

ASMA STATS This is Asma's 30th main strip appearance and 15th strip in which she speaks, bringing her to 50% speaking strips. With 46 words, it's her second wordiest strip.

Harold

@David M Willis: Thanks! And panel 2 is there as well (both, apparently, in response to multiple requests). Also, I love that doinks is now using "joynkposting" and "dorpyposting" as tags on her Tumblr.

Sajuuk-Khar

GOD! PERFECT! GOLD MEDAL! I read this in Sam Reich’s voice just like, lmaoooooo

Sajuuk-Khar

Queen do you like science fiction If you do I suggest: -Adrian Tchaikovsky -Benjanun Sriduangkaew -Kameron Hurley -Caitlin Kiernan

Sajuuk-Khar

STAND NAME: 「AGATHA ALL ALONG」 STAND MASTER: Agatha Larsen DESTRUCTIVE POWER: A SPEED: ∞ RANGE: ∞ STAMINA: E PRECISION: A DEVELOPMENTAL POTENTIAL: C A terrifying power on par with such infamous Stands as 「MADE IN HEAVEN」 and 「KING CRIMSON」, no one has glimpsed the true form of 「AGATHA ALL ALONG」…and lived to tell the tale. Speedwagon Foundation case officers posit it is likely a Bound Stand, but the form of the object it takes is not known. 「AGATHA ALL ALONG」 allows its user to traverse their local space and time at will, instantly; along with the ability to appear at any chosen point on their timeline, she has a certain level of omniscience as to the current events of her emergence point. Agatha is fully in control of time’s flow and where she travels to—she is the “main character” and we are only living in “her story.”