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I guess it’s not called Smarting of Age

Elise C.

Whyyyyyyyyy are my best girls fighting??????

William Lewis

Oh guh, this is so fucking (phrasing intended) funny!

Elise C.

I mean I know why but it's butts.

Rob McBobson

"Also, Becky, *arch*-nemesis is redundant." "YER the one who started usin' the expression first!"

C

To the wrong person, this would definitely be needlessly cruel, but perhaps Becky can have fun with the Arch-Nemesis-ness of it all.

Grace Serenity

These dumbasses never cease to dumbass

Rubia

Pardon me, I'm gonna go stand in the corner and hide my face from second-hand embarrassment.

Logibear

I think the utter transgressiveness of this has immediately rewired both of their brains.... but more importantly. It might actually fucking work to get Becky out of her spiral.

Railway Series Book Club

OH THIS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING I'VE EVER SEEN DOROTHY GOING JOKER-EVIL TO PLAY INTO BECKY'S BIT TO CHEER HER UP IT'S SO PEAM

Lazuli

ait it great

Astariel

So I'm assuming Dorothy is doing this to try to prod Becky back into some kind of normalcy and not because she has suddenly blown a gasket and gone evil.

NinjaZaku

This is both adorably sweet but also incredibly cringe-inducing from secondhand embarassment. I think that's a new sensation, personally.

ArdieBea

Oh, thank goodness; something finally breaking through the denial.

darklion

dumbassing of age

Girlycore

They're not, this is intentional mischief to help Becks feel more like herself.

Logibear

It could be both. Panel 3 and 4 have faces from someone who might not be doing the best

KittyKai

... Wait, OK, actually, this is fucking PERFECT! I hope! I am hoping this doesn't backfire but BECKY IS GOING ALONG WITH IT ON THE LAST PANEL This is how we bring Becky out of her self destructive spiral! Dorthy is gonna be the arch nemesis that Becky always KNEW Dorthy was, and Becky is gonna get with Dina and show her the REAL power couple OUT OF SHEER FUCKING SPITE *BRING ON THE LESBIAN WAAAAARS* (...I may be getting ahead of myself adhjjcfion)

Logibear

.... this could be the beginning to a very cursed Slipshine....

Arlo C-J

"I've-- I've never seen you evil or petty before. F-Feel vaguely turned on."

Lazuli

theyre so goddamn dumb

Dan Rabin

So... it was only the uncomfortable clothes keeping Dorothy down all this time, and now that she has comfortable garments she is DOROTHY UNLEASHED LOOKOUT WORLD!

AE Gonzalez

“. . . because I’ve already fucked her!”

Harold

Tomorrow's IDS headline: "Some Heroes SHOULD Wear Capes / Sunday Cover-Kisser Tossed Out Window by Roommate"

Logibear

"The worst thing about the Eternal God Empress taking over wasn't the cruelty or the work camps... no, it was the fact she looked so damn comfortable while doing it all"

Crunchos cereal

I wonder when she will start wearing comfortable shoes.

Corronchilejano

Becky: "Cringe, there's no other word for it. This makes me cringe. It's embarrassing." Are we seeing Dorothy actually breaking down on something that's in her head in the following strip?

AE Gonzalez

Probably too far: “Guess where *these* fingers have been!”

Logibear

Saying that while smelling them would be DIABOLICAL

Astariel

I guess I was proceeding from an assumption that trying to get Becky back to normal would by definition not be evil, but I guess I can see how it could be both.

Harold

Well, shit, now I really want that to be in the next strip

Harold

*DORPY

Kazo

Oh, Abigail, Abigail, I have such a desire to *knock heads together!*

Tessea

I... I'm legitimately not sure if this is helping Becky's mood or not. But I'm leaning toward yes. Becky doesn't look 'lost' anymore, so... progress? EDIT: Thinking more on it, i think yes. Dorothy is giving Becky a piece of her life back, the 'feud'. Only Becky could take this approach when everyone else is giving the generic 'awwww, I'm sorry' type responses.

Harold

@Tessea: Becky and Dina will reconnect over their desires to destroy Dorothy and Joyce

Edwin I Callahan

Given the premise of DOA, this is the perfect way to reboot Becky.

Morgan Byrd

I love this for them honestly

GundamBradley

Ah, heh, I see the angle now. I was wrong to doubt Dorothy.

GundamBradley

I think that's a smirk of sorts in the last panel, so it's probably cheering her up in its weird way.

Empress of Robots

And Dorothy pulls into the lead of the Amazing Gayest Thing Ever Said in DOA Race!

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@Corronchilejano Bit of the old Folding Ideas, eh? Well played.

Tessea

Rebooting Becky. Yes, that's the perfect way to describe what Dotty is doing.

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@Ario C-J "Don't bully me, I'll c[lean my room]."

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@Kai Dorothy cheating on Joyce with Becky would likely be so cursed as to warp local space-time. Definitely deserves its own ship name, tho. How about "2 Enemies 2 Lovers"? [1] [1] - Please help. I am bad at naming things.

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@Harold Anti-Dorothy deserves her own name, yes. I think we deserve to know more about her. However, this makes me think of that Strong Bad email where someone asked why he was always so mean to Homsar [1 - 3] ____________ [1] - "I WAS RAISED BY A CUP OF COFFEE" [2] - "I'M A SONG FROM THE SIXTIES" [3] - "HEY REGGIE IS THAT RHINOCEROS AROUND"

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@Astariel There's a soupçon of Taoist philosophy in all this. Ever so slight. Just enough for flavor.

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@QueenOfSodor #2Enemies2Lovers #IndianaHeresy #OtherBetterShipName

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@EoR Gayest *so far*. That bar does keep moving.

Katrina Marie Paton

@Harold And then Becky and Dina will be successful and that half of the comment section who hate Joyce and Dorothy can be happy once again.

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@Tessea Procedure: Turn power off, remove cartridge, blow vigorously into slot, smack smooth side against open palm, put cartridge firmly back into place, turn system back on, then restart your game. If you've done this correctly, the game should take you to the level after Mojo's Big Crunch, once it restarts. If it doesn't start up at this point, unplug it from the wall, turn to the nearest outward-facing window, and contemplate the choices that brought you to this moment.

Tessea

Amazing. :D

Mariah

If this tension keeps up im going to start shipping dorothy and becky what a mess.

Fart Captor

Yeah, this is exactly what Becky needed from Dotty. Making it into a playful bit is the correct way to soften the sting of having to hear about this stuff rather than avoiding the topic and walking on eggshells around her Yeah it still probably stings a bit, but it would be sting worse to be excluded from this new queer development in her friends' lives and have them avoid her. So we get a little silly with it to get through

Maybeeus

Lets talk about Someone. So i've talked about Dorothy's arc i think... Oh god i was still on the mainsite back then i think or it was really early into my time here on the patreon? Dorothy has kinda always been on this road to villainy in each universe. In the original she became one literally and in DOA if Joyce hadn't swayed her from her chosen path by pretty much being around at all. I noticed something back then i never brought up. Joyce is associated with the color orange as we know, and Dorothy is associated with Purple yes yes! Now, what other iconic duo in this universe shares that same choice of primary colors? Joyce already has a comic where she's the faithful yet still questioning and exasperated underling of Joyce. She's already drawn the Monkey Master comparison. My point is, this too is the culmination of Dorothy's arc. Staying with Joyce fulfilled one promise... And now she's filled the OTHER promise. I mean acting like a supervillain based off of a cartoon you grew up watching is kinda sorta like being brainwashed and used as a vessel by the same said cartoon character except very real and dangerous right? Also i love how Becky is trying to hold back a smile here. She's all in for Dorothy's heel turn and it's probably grounded her finally after so long. Also love the dynamic of Becky and Dorothy (rivals as a bit) vs Joyce and Dina (rivals in a killing each other with swords in a volcano kinda way).

Fart Captor

Silly bits are one of Becky's favorite coping mechanisms! And in this usage it's even a healthy one!

Fart Captor

Yeah this is them getting along better than ever. They're talking about their feelings and being silly about it!

Mariah

sicko lesbian couple vs paladin lesbian couple

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@Girlycore Could also be butts, tho. Sort of a simultaneous eigenstate thing, maybe.

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In all seriousness, interacting with my own arch nemesis has been a very positive, formative experience. Good for them.

Railway Series Book Club

my personal shipname for becky/dorothy is Bookburning (dorothy is the book, becky is the burning, etc etc)

Tessea

They balance out to two regular lesbian couples!

Mitzi B.

HELL YEAH DOROTHY. . . . not even joking, Dorothy is being sincere and owning up to her shit for maybe the first time in the comic. I want her going off like this all the time.

Shane Wegner

#TeamWhyNotBoth "You know what Raidah? Maybe you were right, and I DO belive sometimes you gotta break a few eggs to make that omelette. Thanks for the awakening!"

The Deliberate Myth

The only appropriate name for this cursed ship is DORKY.

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@Tessea 2.3, but most do round down.

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@AE Gonzalez "...and I'd do it again, i tell you! I'D DO IT AGAIN IN AN INSTANT! BAHAHAHAHA!" (/dives out nearest window)

Mohmi

Dorothy understands that what we all need in our darkest hour is a Newman.

Logibear

If you start fucking your rival, are you Friends with Nemesis? Friends with Deficits?

Sajuuk-Khar

This is incredibly silly

Sajuuk-Khar

Died 2016 Reborn 2026 Welcome Back Kismesissitude

CoreyWW

@QueenOfSodor “I demand you take off Joyce’s clothes immediately” “Make me!” And so on

T Campbell

Sometimes when the conventional reassurances aren't working on a depressed person, you need to resort to unconventional means to jolt them out of their stupor. This is a lesson I've had occasion to re-learn a few times. So yeah, this one resonates, and it's the funniest installment in a while, too. Great to see Dorothy unrepress some stuff, and Becky's not-quite-a-frown is perfect.

Empress of Robots

If DOA was toxic yuri…there would be hate-fucking now

Empress of Robots

Tomorrow on Slipshine: “I had revenge sex with my crush’s future wife!”

joe mcguire

I’m not convinced that’s not how this is gonna end up, but let’s wait and see 🍿

Jasmijn Wellner

i wonder how becky feels about this it reads like she understands why dotty *needs* her to push back, but does she actually want that herself? i suppose we'll find out soon enough but aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Sajuuk-Khar

Willis now that you’ve resurrected quadrants it’s required by law that you draw your self-insert character with enormous lips Lips that put Booster’s to shame

Empress of Robots

Tbf to me I literally just read What Does the Fox Say? For the first time sooooo that’s where my brain is at

T Campbell

"If DOA was toxic yuri"--isn't that just Billie/Ruth?

Ilana Feldman

I actually don't recognize the pink hoodie Dorothy's wearing. When have we seen Joyce wearing that?

Packy Anderson

The problem is that practically ALL of Willis' characters are self-inserts.

Harold

Dina: "Why are you and Dorothy speaking so harshly to each other?" Becky: "Aw, it ain't fer real - she's finally playin' along with the whole 'arch-nemesis' thing. It's a bit, like that thing you do with Joyce where you pretend to hate her." Dina: "Yes... 'Bit.' 'Pretend.' "

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@Packy Anderson Be that as it may, if the last DoA comic involves a mute child and a snow globe, I will be ...quite cross, I'd say.

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@Garett Kunkel Ha! I love that. I may put that on a t-shirt.

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@Packy Anderson (/A dilophosaurus appears. It is curious what Newman is doing, and would like to borrow his can of shaving cream.)

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@QueenOfSodor Narrator: "And that was the moment Dorothy realized she would obey almost any direct command a woman gave her while standing within arms' reach, making eye contact, and speaking in a particular tone of voice. "Later, she would discover the effect Axe body spray had on Joyce, Becky, and most of the other sapphic folk she encountered. It would feel similar to that."

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(is this a reference to Spartan history? But my birthday isn't for months, yet...)

Empress of Robots

Hey, to quote Florence & the Machine, "A kiss with a fist is better than none!"

DramaQueen

Yes, I love this. Both of them can stop repressing all of that irritation and angst to yell at each other so they’ll feel so much better. Ideally they’d apologize and make up afterwards but re-emerging energized and ready to fight the world is fine.

DramaQueen

Yes, jump start Becky with spite, that’s a fuel she loves to run on. No more of this self pity.

DramaQueen

Frankly years of politeness and repression need some outlet. Maybe this is what Becky wanted from Dorothy all along.

Andrea Andrew

Anybody else notice Dorothy just said she wants to marry Joyce? She’s in this for the long haul.

Harold

@Andrea Andrew: Joyce has also referred to Dorothy as her wife, so it definitely goes both ways.

Josh Bacon

I could see it in a "And then Becky woke up in a sweat and thought, 'my subconscious has some harebrained ideas'" sort of way.

Zesstra

Panel 5 Dorothy feels like the Dor equivalent of Joyce rubbing it in to Walky in dumbingofage.com/minenow/ and I love it a lot.

Mitzi B.

It could always be more toxic, and more yuri

Harold

@Zesstra: Joyce Rubs It Into Walky: A Dumbing of Age Pornographique

Zesstra

Imagine a universe where they end up together; just horrifying. Unfortunately the first thing that came to mind as to when you'd set that to really make it clear it's the other universe is have it right at the end of IW!, fresh out of the resurrection pod (https://www.itswalky.com/comic/its-walky/). Ultra Car, against her will, was in the room at the time and unable to get through the door, so I hope she could still phase through walls at that point. Yes, I did reread the Walkyverse recently.

Sajuuk-Khar

Joyce rubbing it *into* Walky sounds like some sort of complex dubcon humiliation kink scenario where Walky is tied to a chair

Maude Reads Things

I think Becky needed this. Good job friending, Dorothy

Maude Reads Things

On one hand, they're 18-19 so we should probably temper expectations. On the other, lots of married couples meet in college. ;)

CoreyWW

I know this isn’t the takeaway but Dorothy pulls off Joyce’s outfit pretty well

Harold

@CoreyWW: In every sense of that phrase

Astariel

I did and I love it.

George Simpson

Joyce: Marriage is between a husband and a wife! Joe is my husband, Dorothy is my wife.

Andrea Andrew

@George Simpson: Joyce: and Becky and Dina are our other partners, occasionally.