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I hate to break this to you, but you can have sexy times with clothes still on. It is particularly useful if you are in a hurry or if someone involved gets off on it.
Very true – also helps if you’re in a chilly environment, be it outdoors nookie or just a badly-heated room. Don’t always have blankets to crawl under.
OTOH, if you’re really in a 69 position with someone, reading their shirt’s a bit of stretch even if the printing is inverted.
I disagree. Generating such a touching moment with Malaya as a central figure is, in fact, expert-level emotional manipulation. It’s akin to the difficulty difference between a hundred-yard spring ant a hundred-yard obstacle course. Ergo:
we all want the best for marcie, but this has none of the signs of going well. then again, it’s not going either as well or as badly as the strip showing becky and her roommate
Walkyverse Malaya wasn’t, but how her “robosexuality” translates to DoA is still unclear. Lot of people saying demisexual is the most likely possibility, which certainly leaves Marcie with a shot at this working out.
No, Marcie was asked what can Malaya do that Sal can’t do for her. ‘Fucking’ was the answer to that specific question, not the only thing she might be after.
Yes as I’ve said before her mechanophilia is a paraphilia not an orientation. The sparkage wasn’t there with Leslie in most likelihood because she didn’t satisfy her fetish more-so than because Malaya isn’t into ladies, even if Willis hadn’t initially planned it that way, in the light of her later relationship.
I don’t even read it as that. I think the closest Shortpacked! ever came to saying she had a kink or fetish for robots was ‘I wanna fuck whatever that means’ after Ultra-Car described herself as an ‘asexual homoromantic trans-chassis woman’.
She really comes out not as ‘robosexual’, but as demi…there was no spark with Les not because she was a woman, or a human, but because they had little in common and hadn’t spent a lot of time getting close in a non-romantic/sexual sense, whereas with UC, they had a lot in common and got close even before UC got her upgrade.
She wanted to fuck whatever that meant, not because it described a robot, but because it described Ultra-Car.
Whenever this ends up clarified by DoA (I can’t see how it can not, unless Willis wants to stretch this relationship out), we’ll see how right I am about that, but it fits what we’ve seen and not seen.
Hmm… I agree, but it’s not like a lesbian is sexually attracted to all females on earth. You see what I’m saying? So if robosexual is a thing, it doesn’t mean you’d be attracted to all robots…
She actually DID want to have sex with Ultra Car. But yeah, I’m with KaminoNeko and Darko Neko (the Neko contingent?) on this: I don’t think Malaya is robosexual.
As noted in the treads above.
Malaya is studying, while Marcie is melting into her shoulder.
Malaya is not reacting to this closeness in any notable way.
So then, this could be an Awwww moment. Or an Uhoh moment.
It does appear though that we are getting character development here on both these two. And that is a good thing.
The most devastating response Malaya could make would be something along the lines of “It’s nice to be this close to you. It’s like being with the sister I wish I had.”
Marcie – just tell Malaya that Sal doesn’t want her to make out with you. You will have ALL the Malaya-action you want.
Malaya takes her studies serious enough to study a Saturday night, her athletics seriously enough to be in the roller derby team, starts to hang out with the cool new chick on the team within a week and doesn’t hesitate to stand up against a bully.
…Malaya is actually one of the most well adjusted people in the comic so far. To me her biggest flaw seem to be that she has picked some bad company (and that she’s a rude brat)
Studying on Saturday night while hanging out with a friend doesn’t always indicate being serious about school. Just as possible that she slacked all week long (distracted by sports?) and desperately needs the weekend time to cram for Monday tests. I had a housemate who staggered through 4 years of school that way. Never cracked a book on a week night.
Being able to hang out together and do your own things are usually a great sign for any relationship – it means you are comfortable enough to trust the other not to be bored by your presence.
Of course, it’s not exactly what Marcie has in mind for the evening…
If Malaya is similar to her Shortpacked incarnation, she’s not into girls. That said, considering she ended up with UC/Carla, she could be pansexual/demisexual.
Pansexual is analogous to bisexual (like they’re literally the same thing, just a matter of personal preference which label a person goes with), which would involve being into girls. Demisexual is something else, which much better describes Malaya’s sexuality.
Pansexual actually refers to not being attracted to other potenial humanoids, as in extraterrestials, genetic mutations, cyborgs, etc. Theoretically that should include simians as well, depends on how you define “humanoid” I guess.
That would surprise most of the people I know who identify as pan.
The common definition of pan is ‘I am explicitly stating that the gender binary doesn’t apply to my attraction’ – ie, in the minds of some people ‘bisexual’ suggests that only men and women count, agender, genderfluid, and in some minds genderqueer and trans men and women are out, and these people want to make clear that that’s not the case for them.
(Of course, that concept annoys most of the people I know who identify as bi, who don’t actually have that limit.)
nah pansexuality is commonly defined as attraction to multiple genders, where the experience of attraction is independent of specific gender. bisexuality is attraction both to same and different genders, not necessarily excluding nonbinary ppl at all. either way there’s absolutely no reason why bi ppl, or straight or gay ppl, wouldn’t be attracted to trans ppl. other than transphobia, of course
Yeah, people use all words every which way these days, allthough I fail to see how bi* does not include all the options you mentioned, but the word originated in sci-fi and will be very usefull when we one day make first contact as long as we don’t squander it on needless designations before then.
Even though Malaya is in it, this is still so cute :3
Can’t but going “D’aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww”
Hope everything works out for you Marcie :3
Being curious, I just loaded the strip into Photoshop and matched Malaya-faces. Except for details of shadowing, they are almost pixel-for-pixel identical, with differences probably being accounted for by being drawn on a finer raster than the final Web posting.
It looks like Mr. Willis has been extremely careful to give Malaya no visible response whatever to Marcie’s nuzzle.
Y’know, everyone on these comments is posting things like “This’ll end bad if Malaya ends up liking dudes.”
But I want to remind everyone that a human’s sense of touch is EXTREMELY sensitive. Even if it IS on the shoulder. Idk about the rest of you, but if a friend did that to me, I would consider it either an ENORMOUSLY strong and years-forged bond thing or a sign of affection.
Of course…this is a webcomic…with a crime-fighting college student in it…but I digress.
She tried to date Leslie because she thought she might be a lesbian, which for her was one potential explanation for her total lack of real interest in dudes. She learned she’s some flavor of gray ace. Demisexual is probably a good word for it.
Well, maybe not. We’ve only ever seen her try to have sex with one guy that ended in failure, and she also tried making out with Ken once while trying to make Ultra Car jealous.
She might be attracted to men and women. Like, if Ultra Car identified as male, had a male chassis, would Malaya not be attracted? I think she’s demi and needs a deep emotional connection before she can be with someone.
Sexuality is consistent through both universes, ie: Walkyverse Danny is bi too.
As for Billie… huh. Willis said that he originally thought of her as thoroughly English, but I would assume she’s also half-Chinese in the Walkyverse now too.
This is so cute I think it bodes well Marcie is obviously nervous and e checks Malaya to push her away hence the glance before the ssmile and Malaya seems pretty comfortable with it she doesn’t push her away or move away from her she just relaxes
– She also gets along pretty well with Marcie and is learning sign language.
So unlike every other character who has a ton of positive aspects to counterbalance the worse behaviour, Malaya’s just casually acting like a turd to Lucy, a character plenty of Shortpacked readers really like.
Besides, I get the joke, but I don’t see how Lucy introduction yesterday is being annoyingly friendly to somebody, unless they’re a bitter asshole like Malaya.
Willis stated that everyone’s sexual orientation is the same in DoA as it was in previous universes, so it’d seem that “straight” is out of the question. Of course, in SP Malaya only hit it off with an AI that had a robotic, sexless body; it’s still to be seen what that translates to in a realistic universe.
Amusing thought, is Malaya just completely oblivious and has no idea Marcie’s into her? Even funnier, she doesn’t twig to it until after Marcie leaves and Lucy says “You two make a cute couple” or something?
A lot of LGB movies cheat. They give characters ACTUAL gaydar, so that everyone just kind of knows from a single smile. There’s very little “incredibly awkward how do I hint this strongly enough so they’ll see it if they’re interested but remain oblivious if they’re straight ughhhh I’m so afraid to say it out loud”, which is the reality in most RL situations.
It’s not just gay relations in film. It’s all relations in film.
If the movie isn’t about the awkwardness trying to express interest in an socially ambiguous environment, it all
“Are you tab ‘A'”
“Yes, I’m tab ‘A.’ Are you slot ‘B?'”
“Yes, I’m slot ‘B.’ You will now firmly insert yourself…”
I mean, have you ever just analysed a movie like Terminator.
-What reason does Sarah have to jump Kyle? He’s wearing STOLEN HOBO PANTS.
-It’s not possible for Kyle to be John’s father unless there is another timeline when Kyle was also a chrononaut. Porche guy is probably John’s dad (for another discussion…)
I know what they wanted to SAY was the reason but, it contradicts, logistically.
He ‘lands,’ grabs the pants of a person who drunken and sitting in a pile of trash.
You think the pair of slick new pair of Big Nike edition sneakers override the pants, eh?
I am not a person who cares about sex or even likes it honestly and well this is what i would like to have in a relationship. or at least if you had just this comic what i would like. Someone to “be alone with” and some mild cuddles.
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“If you can read this shirt, I’m 69-ing”
“(hopefully)”
Next time on Slipshine!
W-what?
too obtuse?
Anyone who is able to read THAT shirt, is the one being 69’d.
Why the hell would the shirt still be on at that point?
I hate to break this to you, but you can have sexy times with clothes still on. It is particularly useful if you are in a hurry or if someone involved gets off on it.
Very true – also helps if you’re in a chilly environment, be it outdoors nookie or just a badly-heated room. Don’t always have blankets to crawl under.
OTOH, if you’re really in a 69 position with someone, reading their shirt’s a bit of stretch even if the printing is inverted.
I think sex with clothes is hot. It adds to the urgency factor.
especially Walky’s favourite shirt, eh eh??
“if……. skating” That’s all I could make out.
“If you can read this, I’m skating”
D’aww
Yup, gotta go with D’aww.
I’d have more a’s and w’s, but Malaya is involved, so there’s a penalty.
I disagree. Generating such a touching moment with Malaya as a central figure is, in fact, expert-level emotional manipulation. It’s akin to the difficulty difference between a hundred-yard spring ant a hundred-yard obstacle course. Ergo:
D’aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
I audibly “d’aww”‘d.
Smoooooth.
A move like silk.
Michael Jackson “Smooth Criminal” smooth, or Santana “Smooth”?
Marcie’s leaning against Malaya, and that’s as close to a strike as we’re getting.
… and then I remember my avatar, and my comment becomes a lot funnier to me.
Rico Suave smooth.
Sade. ‘Cause Marcie’s a “Smooth Operator”.
Can’t believe I forgot that one! Loved that song!
“Coast to coast, L.A. to Chicago, western male,
Across the north and south, to Key Largo, love for sale…”
That half smile almost breaks my heart.
we all want the best for marcie, but this has none of the signs of going well. then again, it’s not going either as well or as badly as the strip showing becky and her roommate
I disagree. Malaya is doing 100% of the things I would do if I were really romantically interested in someone.
I would have expected her facial expression to change slightly as well — unless it has, but it’s just too subtle for me to notice.
awww, dat’s so cute!!
Marcie, you’re only setting yourself up for disappointment.
Especially if it turns out that Malaya prefers sausages over tacos.
I thought she preferred motherboards
Yeah, I’m curious to see how Willis is going to translate her sexual orientation into this ‘verse.
I’m gonna guess that she’s asexual in this verse.
Maybe Aromantic?
I think she wants something that is different and unique. Not boring and something everyone does. And to be liked for more than just her wicked bod.
Maybe she and Becky can commiserate?
How about sausage tacos?
Five out of five Ronald McDonalds agree that taco bell does breakfast better.
Fucking perfect avatar for that comment.
Brown chicken brown cow!
What a pair of motor-mouths…
Damn it Caboose!
This is so cute
I hate to bring this up, but has Marcie any proof that Malaya is into the ladies?
Nope.
All she has is hope lots and lots of hope that will probably explode or something
And assuming Marcie’s heart is broken, then a certain someone is going to break Malaya’s face.
No way of knowing, since we’ve seen very little of their relationship.
I suspect not though…if she did, I think she’d have made a move.
It seems she just did…
Malaya not reacting is making a move? I guess it’s better than pulling away, and Lucy is right over there in the room, but I’m not seeing it.
awwww
Now that’s a smooth move if I ever did see one Marcie.
Malarcie?
What about a malarkey?
Go home, Walky, you’re drunk.
I can’t go home or Ruth will kill me. I must watch the movie and laugh appropriately
Good boy.
Oh my God, Joe Biden have possessed Walky!
That’s not studying, Willis, that’s obviously a copy Be-Mag.
A second time I get to “Awww” this week. Thanks!
Oh, and it’s a “Annie-Shirley Awww” from Community: AAWW-awww-AWW!
The Annie-Shirley Aww became my default-aww when I watched Community for the first time. XD
It’s not very effective…
This is so adorable, but I don’t think Malaya is bi or a lesbian, is she?
She dated a female robot in an alternate timeline?
Am I allowed to say this
apparently so
Walkyverse Malaya wasn’t, but how her “robosexuality” translates to DoA is still unclear. Lot of people saying demisexual is the most likely possibility, which certainly leaves Marcie with a shot at this working out.
well, with a lack of robots or talking cars, i thing other jacob is as close as she’ll get. though i would not put money on malaya to win over sarah
Didn’t she also briefly try to have a relationship with Leslie in Shortpacked? I can’t remember.
Yes, she did. It didn’t work out.
also a cross-universe stint with some dude in a theatre
I’m told he’s a character from Multiplex.
Which, IIRC, crashed even harder than her attempt with Les, but for reasons completely unconnected to her sexuality.
Marcie just wants to fuck so I’m pretty sure demisexual would not be good.
She’s playing it awful slow for someone who ‘just wants to fuck’.
I suspect she doesn’t get many chances.
She’s smiling awful cute for someone who just wants to fuck, too.
No, Marcie was asked what can Malaya do that Sal can’t do for her. ‘Fucking’ was the answer to that specific question, not the only thing she might be after.
Maybe Marcie is secretly a android, which could logically explain her being mute because of a broken voice box.
Her only successful relationship was with a woman. Said woman being a robot doesn’t change that she was involved with a woman.
Yes as I’ve said before her mechanophilia is a paraphilia not an orientation. The sparkage wasn’t there with Leslie in most likelihood because she didn’t satisfy her fetish more-so than because Malaya isn’t into ladies, even if Willis hadn’t initially planned it that way, in the light of her later relationship.
I don’t even read it as that. I think the closest Shortpacked! ever came to saying she had a kink or fetish for robots was ‘I wanna fuck whatever that means’ after Ultra-Car described herself as an ‘asexual homoromantic trans-chassis woman’.
She really comes out not as ‘robosexual’, but as demi…there was no spark with Les not because she was a woman, or a human, but because they had little in common and hadn’t spent a lot of time getting close in a non-romantic/sexual sense, whereas with UC, they had a lot in common and got close even before UC got her upgrade.
She wanted to fuck whatever that meant, not because it described a robot, but because it described Ultra-Car.
Whenever this ends up clarified by DoA (I can’t see how it can not, unless Willis wants to stretch this relationship out), we’ll see how right I am about that, but it fits what we’ve seen and not seen.
Ah, finally someone that share my opinion. It’s not about robots, it’s about a person in particular.
Thank you. I’m so tired of ROBOSEXUAL. It also really really sells her relationship with Carla short to suggest it was all about a fetish.
IF SHE WAS INTO ROBOTS, why didn’t she want to have sex with Ultra Car? Why only Carla? Hmmmmm?
Hmm… I agree, but it’s not like a lesbian is sexually attracted to all females on earth. You see what I’m saying? So if robosexual is a thing, it doesn’t mean you’d be attracted to all robots…
Ultra-Car and Carla are the same robot tho?
carla is not a robot
She actually DID want to have sex with Ultra Car. But yeah, I’m with KaminoNeko and Darko Neko (the Neko contingent?) on this: I don’t think Malaya is robosexual.
*ahem* “I’m Malaya f***ing Eugenio. No human in all creation could make me happy.”
Ah, the bony shoulder pillow.
Aww she leaned in by small increments <3
Do these panels take place over longer than 15 minutes? We know that Walky did attempt to study for fifteen minutes earlier in the day.
Interesting how Malaya’s expression never changes over five panels. I wonder what she’s thinking. I imagine that Marcie does as well.
But was Walky actually studying or was it “studying”?
it was gradually rolling around the room with a textbook
Hey, it’s a legitimate studying technique!
So the latter then.
look, plenty of people agree that wrestling knowledge from a book is a valid studying technique, if not exactly efficient.
Not walky’s fault the book proved unaffected by his grand slam
Well, how’s Malaya supposed to feel superior to everyone else if she doesn’t have snappy comebacks ready to go in class?
Possible Ship Names:
“Love is Mute”
“Dumb Struck”
“ASLove”
“Still too much talking”
definitely the last one
“Goddammit, Malaya, Goddammit, Marcie”
Marmalade?
We have a winner. Marmalade it is!
Or maybe a roller derby reference. Marmalade Jam!
+1
In the fourth panel the background is blue ………… illuminati confirmed!!!!!!!
No, it means it’s a flashback. The panels are actually out of order.
There is no such thing as Illuminati anyway. Ho, ho, ho, what a silly notion. Fnord.
Malaya isn’t studying! Her eyes aren’t moving. She had a seizure, that’s why she hasn’t reacted to Marcie lying on top of her!
Fourth panel, Malaya turns a page.
I just realized the white dots on her goggles are where she’s looking, in place of pupils
You just blew my mind.
wait WHAT
Great, now she looks irreversibly creepy to me.
Still cute, but uncanny valley.
Everytime I look at them, I keep thinking they’re robot eyes and she’s gonna start shooting Death Lasers which would be friggin’ cool actually.
She reminds me of Batou from Ghost in the Shell.
Exactly. Cybernetic eyes unnerve me a little, fixed-forward red lenses in particular.
Perhaps ironic given my present gravatar…
Wait till you get a load of Phoebe.
Same here, I was too embarrassed to say anything earlier.
honestly though, I don’t think ill ever stop shipping Malaya and Carla. This is one thing i just cant let go of
*insert Frozen reference*
….and now I’m mentally writing lyrics.
Heed my words, Goob! Don’t. Let it. Go.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rWRMSN1-fyk
THAT IS SUCH AN INCREDIBLE MOVIE THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME
Muahahahahah
Well.
That’s going on the watch queue.
All according to plan…
She’s getting there… in a few more hours, there might even be some longing eye-contact.
As noted in the treads above.
Malaya is studying, while Marcie is melting into her shoulder.
Malaya is not reacting to this closeness in any notable way.
So then, this could be an Awwww moment. Or an Uhoh moment.
It does appear though that we are getting character development here on both these two. And that is a good thing.
The most devastating response Malaya could make would be something along the lines of “It’s nice to be this close to you. It’s like being with the sister I wish I had.”
Gah so cliche. Hope that doesn’t happen.
Nah, Willis doesn’t strike me as a cliche-type of writer.
Daaaawwwwwwww.
Marcie – just tell Malaya that Sal doesn’t want her to make out with you. You will have ALL the Malaya-action you want.
Malaya takes her studies serious enough to study a Saturday night, her athletics seriously enough to be in the roller derby team, starts to hang out with the cool new chick on the team within a week and doesn’t hesitate to stand up against a bully.
…Malaya is actually one of the most well adjusted people in the comic so far. To me her biggest flaw seem to be that she has picked some bad company (and that she’s a rude brat)
Studying on Saturday night while hanging out with a friend doesn’t always indicate being serious about school. Just as possible that she slacked all week long (distracted by sports?) and desperately needs the weekend time to cram for Monday tests. I had a housemate who staggered through 4 years of school that way. Never cracked a book on a week night.
Agreed. People seem to take her words over her actions much of the time.
Goddammit, Malaya. You fail at cuddling.
She’s not one with the feels yet.
Malaya invited Marcie over so… Malaya could study while Marcie just looked at her phone? That’s not exactly a great night.
Unless that’s an ASL book.
It’s how my boyfriend and I spend time together. Me in a book, him on his laptop. It works for some couples.
Being able to hang out together and do your own things are usually a great sign for any relationship – it means you are comfortable enough to trust the other not to be bored by your presence.
Of course, it’s not exactly what Marcie has in mind for the evening…
True. Marcie wants to “talk”. Furiously.
Is that… is that a joke about how Marcie uses her hand & finger movements to talk…? Well played.
Remember that Malaya’s roommate is just in the room, too.
I actually forgot about that. Lucy needs to leave
Malaya might not care if Lucy is still in the room.
So far Becky is doing better than Marcie, but we will see.
“Scientific experiment” – 1
“Roller derby” – 0
But the night is young.
All things considered, this is adorable.
So, is Malaya oblivious, or is she really, really into her studies?
If Malaya is similar to her Shortpacked incarnation, she’s not into girls. That said, considering she ended up with UC/Carla, she could be pansexual/demisexual.
shortpacked malaya is definitely into girls. just not into leslie
Pansexual is analogous to bisexual (like they’re literally the same thing, just a matter of personal preference which label a person goes with), which would involve being into girls. Demisexual is something else, which much better describes Malaya’s sexuality.
Pansexual actually refers to not being attracted to other potenial humanoids, as in extraterrestials, genetic mutations, cyborgs, etc. Theoretically that should include simians as well, depends on how you define “humanoid” I guess.
” refers to not being attracted”
I, of course, meant “refers to being”, or “refers to not being limited to”…
That would surprise most of the people I know who identify as pan.
The common definition of pan is ‘I am explicitly stating that the gender binary doesn’t apply to my attraction’ – ie, in the minds of some people ‘bisexual’ suggests that only men and women count, agender, genderfluid, and in some minds genderqueer and trans men and women are out, and these people want to make clear that that’s not the case for them.
(Of course, that concept annoys most of the people I know who identify as bi, who don’t actually have that limit.)
nah pansexuality is commonly defined as attraction to multiple genders, where the experience of attraction is independent of specific gender. bisexuality is attraction both to same and different genders, not necessarily excluding nonbinary ppl at all. either way there’s absolutely no reason why bi ppl, or straight or gay ppl, wouldn’t be attracted to trans ppl. other than transphobia, of course
Yeah, people use all words every which way these days, allthough I fail to see how bi* does not include all the options you mentioned, but the word originated in sci-fi and will be very usefull when we one day make first contact as long as we don’t squander it on needless designations before then.
Or a third option: she has no idea how to react to that, so she just ends up not reacting.
Omg hey guys, I’ve been gone for so long T_T
Even though Malaya is in it, this is still so cute :3
Can’t but going “D’aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww”
Hope everything works out for you Marcie :3
This is actually a legitimate flirting technique. Just saying
What, the “slow lean in”? Or the “pretend to ignore”?
Those.
re: alt text : EVERYONE studies more than Walky. Well except MArcie since she doesn’t have school.
I… uh don’t study at all. I’ve found I do worse on test if I actually study.
Being curious, I just loaded the strip into Photoshop and matched Malaya-faces. Except for details of shadowing, they are almost pixel-for-pixel identical, with differences probably being accounted for by being drawn on a finer raster than the final Web posting.
It looks like Mr. Willis has been extremely careful to give Malaya no visible response whatever to Marcie’s nuzzle.
Y’know, everyone on these comments is posting things like “This’ll end bad if Malaya ends up liking dudes.”
But I want to remind everyone that a human’s sense of touch is EXTREMELY sensitive. Even if it IS on the shoulder. Idk about the rest of you, but if a friend did that to me, I would consider it either an ENORMOUSLY strong and years-forged bond thing or a sign of affection.
Of course…this is a webcomic…with a crime-fighting college student in it…but I digress.
Malaya doesn’t like dudes.
She tried to date Leslie because she thought she might be a lesbian, which for her was one potential explanation for her total lack of real interest in dudes. She learned she’s some flavor of gray ace. Demisexual is probably a good word for it.
Well, maybe not. We’ve only ever seen her try to have sex with one guy that ended in failure, and she also tried making out with Ken once while trying to make Ultra Car jealous.
She might be attracted to men and women. Like, if Ultra Car identified as male, had a male chassis, would Malaya not be attracted? I think she’s demi and needs a deep emotional connection before she can be with someone.
Also, this is a different universe. Danny wasn’t bi (I don’t think?) in Walky-verse, Billie wasn’t half-Asian, Carla was a car.
Sexuality is consistent through both universes, ie: Walkyverse Danny is bi too.
As for Billie… huh. Willis said that he originally thought of her as thoroughly English, but I would assume she’s also half-Chinese in the Walkyverse now too.
Come on, Malaya! Marcie wants to do shit.
This is so cute I think it bodes well Marcie is obviously nervous and e checks Malaya to push her away hence the glance before the ssmile and Malaya seems pretty comfortable with it she doesn’t push her away or move away from her she just relaxes
I’m having a really hard time caring about these two after yesterday’s strip.
Yes! Yesterdays strip was really off-putting. They were awful, and now… I sat for a while and stared at this and really didn’t care.
I’m kinda with them on yesterday’s strip. Lucy was -too- damn friendly. I found it unsettling and kinda artificial.
That says more about you then it does about Lucy.
How can you still read Willis strips if someone being sarcastic about their overly friendly roommate is enough to put you off a character?
All we really know about Malaya is that:
– She is an unpleasant asshole.
– She also gets along pretty well with Marcie and is learning sign language.
So unlike every other character who has a ton of positive aspects to counterbalance the worse behaviour, Malaya’s just casually acting like a turd to Lucy, a character plenty of Shortpacked readers really like.
Besides, I get the joke, but I don’t see how Lucy introduction yesterday is being annoyingly friendly to somebody, unless they’re a bitter asshole like Malaya.
We also know that she speaks her mind all the time and calls people out on their bullshit.
wonder if malaya’s out yet. to herself, i mean
It is conceivable that she’s straight and may even be homophobic. It’s as possible a plot thread as any!
Willis stated that everyone’s sexual orientation is the same in DoA as it was in previous universes, so it’d seem that “straight” is out of the question. Of course, in SP Malaya only hit it off with an AI that had a robotic, sexless body; it’s still to be seen what that translates to in a realistic universe.
carla is a girl. in both universes. jfc
nah
No it isn’t. She has the same sexuality Shortpacked! Malaya had, and Shortpacked! Malaya’s only successful relationship was with a woman.
Just posting to see which character I get for an avatar.
Amusing thought, is Malaya just completely oblivious and has no idea Marcie’s into her? Even funnier, she doesn’t twig to it until after Marcie leaves and Lucy says “You two make a cute couple” or something?
There are countless times where a girl or guy has no idea someone’s into them.
This is just another.
See, phones are so great as it lets you keep busy while your partner is busy, but you dont want to leave them
You read it here first: it could go either way!
That’s what she saiiid.
I appreciate this strip.
A lot of LGB movies cheat. They give characters ACTUAL gaydar, so that everyone just kind of knows from a single smile. There’s very little “incredibly awkward how do I hint this strongly enough so they’ll see it if they’re interested but remain oblivious if they’re straight ughhhh I’m so afraid to say it out loud”, which is the reality in most RL situations.
+1
Yes.
It’s not just gay relations in film. It’s all relations in film.
If the movie isn’t about the awkwardness trying to express interest in an socially ambiguous environment, it all
“Are you tab ‘A'”
“Yes, I’m tab ‘A.’ Are you slot ‘B?'”
“Yes, I’m slot ‘B.’ You will now firmly insert yourself…”
I mean, have you ever just analysed a movie like Terminator.
-What reason does Sarah have to jump Kyle? He’s wearing STOLEN HOBO PANTS.
-It’s not possible for Kyle to be John’s father unless there is another timeline when Kyle was also a chrononaut. Porche guy is probably John’s dad (for another discussion…)
She jumped him because she’d had multiple near death experiences and he’s kinda hot. It’s a stress reaction.
Time wasn’t supposed to work that way in the Terminator’s universe, there was only one timeline and all time travel resulted in a stable time loop.
I know what they wanted to SAY was the reason but, it contradicts, logistically.
He ‘lands,’ grabs the pants of a person who drunken and sitting in a pile of trash.
You think the pair of slick new pair of Big Nike edition sneakers override the pants, eh?
What does the pants have to do with anything? It’s not like she’d know.
Dude!
How does a drunken hobo laying in the trash during the California summer smell?
Didn’t she jump him in a motel? He could have showed or changed pants by then.
+1
I am not a person who cares about sex or even likes it honestly and well this is what i would like to have in a relationship. or at least if you had just this comic what i would like. Someone to “be alone with” and some mild cuddles.
…. This is the comment that finally made me notice:
Malaya has two expressions – Asshole and Worried.
Seriously, why does she look so worried all the time?
I smell BACKSTORY
Concerned she’s forgotten to be an asshole to someone.
I feel like panel 4 should be as big as 4 strips.
That moment when you make a move and you don’t know how it’ll be received…
Cute