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by David M Willis on March 23, 2014 at 12:01 am
  • 02 - I Was a Teenage Churchmouse

└ Tags: amber, dina, ruth

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  1. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    March 23, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

    Like that one??

    • GoldStarz
      GoldStarz
      March 23, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

      Well time to turn to supervillainy, Dina get the shovel.

      • Jen Aside
        Jen Aside
        March 23, 2014 at 12:11 am | #

        What’s the point of a mask if you can’t do what you want??

        • Tunaro
          Tunaro
          March 23, 2014 at 12:12 am | #

          Ta look badass?

        • Coru
          Coru
          March 23, 2014 at 12:29 am | #

          You see, they’re terribly comfortable. I believe everyone will be wearing them in the future.

          • Crotonhurst
            Crotonhurst
            March 23, 2014 at 2:37 am | #

            Good night Coru. Good work. Sleep well. I’ll most likely kill you in the morning.

            • Gravissime
              Gravissime
              March 23, 2014 at 5:58 am | #

              As you wish.

              • Jen Aside
                Jen Aside
                March 23, 2014 at 11:02 pm | #

                [a little weird when quoting one movie leads to quoting a different one]

      • Led
        Led
        March 23, 2014 at 5:13 am | #

        “Oh, I see, this supervillany is some kind of… Social Convention?”
        “Something like that, yeah. Now, shovel!”

  2. EvilPenguin
    EvilPenguin
    March 23, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

    Welp.

    • Glacirus
      Glacirus
      March 23, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

      Welp indeed.

      • Tunaro
        Tunaro
        March 23, 2014 at 12:12 am | #

        Quite.

  3. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    March 23, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

    Appropriate shirt is appropriate.

    • Djer
      Djer
      March 23, 2014 at 2:00 am | #

      Holy shit your comment was exactly what ran through my head when I saw Ruth’s shirt.

      • Belze
        Belze
        March 23, 2014 at 2:14 am | #

        That and the Metal Gear alert sound !

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          March 23, 2014 at 6:07 am | #

          So very true. ^_^

        • Ben
          Ben
          March 23, 2014 at 11:26 am | #

          That sound was the first thing in my mind when I saw that.
          I only came to the comment section to see how far down I had to scroll to find someone mentioning it. I was not let down.

          • MichaelHaneline
            MichaelHaneline
            March 23, 2014 at 4:18 pm | #

            Ditto Dos

        • Dilos Ekans
          Dilos Ekans
          March 24, 2014 at 12:00 am | #

          I find it all to hilarious that my ringtone, which is the MGS alert went off right as I reached that panel. Talk about timing

      • The Cozburger
        The Cozburger
        March 23, 2014 at 2:50 am | #

        Ditto

  4. KingMabel
    KingMabel
    March 23, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    Yay she didn’t drink herself to death!

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      March 23, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

      Considering her temper, let’s hope she didn’t drink herself to anyone else’s death either.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        March 23, 2014 at 12:46 am | #

        I haven’t seen Billie since this morning…

        • The Cozburger
          The Cozburger
          March 23, 2014 at 2:54 am | #

          Nah, too obvious. It’d have to be some random student nobody could possibly link her to.

          • Areios
            Areios
            March 23, 2014 at 10:06 am | #

            Like lesser-seen freshman Sydney Yus?

            Oh no…

      • John
        John
        March 23, 2014 at 3:39 am | #

        Also good that no one else drunk her to death. This time.

    • Volkai
      Volkai
      March 23, 2014 at 3:07 am | #

      Yet.

      *worries*

  5. licoricepencil
    licoricepencil
    March 23, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    womp womp

    • Maveric1984
      Maveric1984
      March 23, 2014 at 12:18 am | #

      Buh duh da-duhh baaaoooooooow

      • GoogerGeiger
        GoogerGeiger
        March 23, 2014 at 12:23 am | #

        Beeeeyou.

        • Maveric1984
          Maveric1984
          March 23, 2014 at 12:34 am | #

          Bdddddt! Bah da, bah da bum. BAH DUM!

          • Big Drahma
            Big Drahma
            March 23, 2014 at 1:38 am | #

            Please tell me this is the Mario dies music from SMB1.

            • Dibullba
              Dibullba
              March 23, 2014 at 9:08 am | #

              More curious if this is what the fox says =T

            • Maveric1984
              Maveric1984
              March 23, 2014 at 10:50 am | #

              Super Mariio 3 actually

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      March 23, 2014 at 12:51 am | #

      http://i.imgur.com/GaEoRJt.gif

  6. EvilPenguin
    EvilPenguin
    March 23, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    Ruth’s shirt is very appropriate here. It’s like that thing in Metal Gear when you get spotted

    • Tunaro
      Tunaro
      March 23, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

      Sadly, there ain’t any crates ta hide under right now

      • Jen Aside
        Jen Aside
        March 23, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

        She just needs to run really fast and hide in a corner somewhere for like five minutes.

        • Tunaro
          Tunaro
          March 23, 2014 at 12:10 am | #

          Or maybe Dina could sneak behind Ruth and knock her out Vulcan style.

          • Yotomoe
            Yotomoe
            March 23, 2014 at 12:52 am | #

            Maybe She can Zandatsu her.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      March 23, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

      I immediately heard the sound effect when I saw the last panel.

    • ninja_jesus
      ninja_jesus
      March 23, 2014 at 5:49 am | #

      “What was that noise?”

      • DeadlyCreampuff
        DeadlyCreampuff
        March 23, 2014 at 8:55 am | #

        Whose footprints are these?

  7. Geminia999
    Geminia999
    March 23, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    So, do we need to keep kicking Amber around Willis? I know this is who a vigilante running around in the day in a crowded campus would actually resolve, but please stop it.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      March 23, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

      In other words, you want Willis to tone down the deconstruction, your hope might be in vain or maybe not…

      • Haven
        Haven
        March 23, 2014 at 12:34 am | #

        We can’t ask Willis to stop causing his characters pain, but I do hope we can at least get people to stop calling realistic consequences “deconstruction”.

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          March 23, 2014 at 12:59 am | #

          Nope, not as long as I’m around. 😀

        • Random832
          Random832
          March 23, 2014 at 2:16 am | #

          Isn’t that what a deconstruction always is? What’s your objection to the phrase?

          • Haven
            Haven
            March 23, 2014 at 6:36 pm | #

            My objection is that if you think that you literally only know the word from TVTropes. Using deconstruction that way doesn’t make any sense outside of that very specific context, and you have to follow a very tortured chain of logic to get it there.

        • GDwarf
          GDwarf
          March 23, 2014 at 3:34 am | #

          While “realistic consequences” and “deconstruction” are not synonymous, deconstruction does involve realistic consequences. Rather like how “falling” and “sky diving” are not the same thing, but the latter does rather require the former.

      • Idon'tcarenomore
        Idon'tcarenomore
        March 23, 2014 at 3:14 am | #

        And the proverbial excrement is about to impact the revolving blades.

        de•con•struc•tion noun \ˌdē-kən-ˈstrək-shən\
        : a theory used in the study of literature or philosophy which says that a piece of writing does not have just one meaning and that the meaning depends on the reader

        Full Definition of DECONSTRUCTION
        1: a philosophical or critical method which asserts that meanings, metaphysical constructs, and hierarchical oppositions (as between key terms in a philosophical or literary work) are always rendered unstable by their dependence on ultimately arbitrary signifiers; also : an instance of the use of this method

        2: the analytic examination of something (as a theory) often in order to reveal its inadequacy

        So, Plasma, which definition fits this situation best, in your opinion.

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          March 23, 2014 at 6:06 am | #

          Not the traditional dictionary meaning of deconstruction as such, rather I am using the TVTropes meaning of the word.

          http://ow.ly/uRPdQ

          Warning: TVTrope link!

    • David Willis
      David M Willis
      March 23, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

      no

      • Geminia999
        Geminia999
        March 23, 2014 at 12:07 am | #

        Okay, don’t. That’s what I wanted secretly anyways

        • MM
          MM
          March 23, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

          Who do you think he is, Randy Milholland?

          • Plasma Mongoose
            Plasma Mongoose
            March 23, 2014 at 12:11 am | #

            Shhhh!

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        March 23, 2014 at 12:52 am | #

        Clearly god has forsaken her.

        • newllend
          newllend
          March 23, 2014 at 12:55 am | #

          There is no God in DoA only Willis thats how we know we all screwd

      • Hotsauce
        Hotsauce
        March 24, 2014 at 11:50 am | #

        And David Willis has his Rorschach moment

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      March 23, 2014 at 12:07 am | #

      Kicking Amber around keeps her sympathetic.

      • KevinGriffin3CD
        KevinGriffin3CD
        March 23, 2014 at 1:18 am | #

        That’s not what makes a character sympathetic.

        Though according to comic book writers, you’d swear it was.

        • GDwarf
          GDwarf
          March 23, 2014 at 3:38 am | #

          It does help, though. Now, a truly unlikable character being kicked around doesn’t tend to invoke likability, but pretty much all others will become a “woobie” (yay TV Tropes!) and get a larger fan following.

          Comic book writers seem to know this, and so rather than using actual character development to make someone likable they just have their life go wrong 24/7.

          Fortunately, DoA doesn’t use that sort of logic. The kicking around of characters is so affecting because we already like them.

          • StClair
            StClair
            March 24, 2014 at 2:55 am | #

            Hey, it’s worked for Peter Parker for fifty years…

  8. Hoboturtle
    Hoboturtle
    March 23, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    Amber: Oh um…. gasp! My roommate was Amazi-girl all along…?

  9. Thanks, I'll Have Another!
    Thanks, I'll Have Another!
    March 23, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    The two most skilled warriors of Clark Hall’s female dorm wing face each other at last!

  10. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    March 23, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    And that’s how Dina gets arrested, pardoned, a spot on the tonight show, acting gigs, an Oscar, millions of dollars, and starts a business cloning dinosaurs.

    So when you are riding your allosaurus down the street in a few years, be sure to thank Amber for leaving her Amazi-Girl outfit where Dina could find it.

    • tinfoil theory
      tinfoil theory
      March 23, 2014 at 2:29 am | #

      And I thought I was crazy.

      Ruth is not looking for Amazi-Girl, she merely misplaced her Billie.

      But I like your spin better. Riding a dinosaur sounds awe-inspiring, especially when done naked. (But it probably wouldn’t live up to expectations; I never should have opened that box.)

  11. newllend
    newllend
    March 23, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    Ruth stop creeping on Jesus shit women!

    • caesaria82
      caesaria82
      March 23, 2014 at 12:15 am | #

      …. what?

      • Milosh
        Milosh
        March 23, 2014 at 12:29 am | #

        I’m guessing he accidentally crunched two or three sentences together.

      • Tenn
        Tenn
        March 23, 2014 at 12:07 pm | #

        Before God created Eve from a rib, he did several proofs-of-concept using the excrement of his unborn son (one of Jesus’ lesser known powers was to defecate backwards in time).

        Although destroyed by their creator, some believe that one or two of these women lived long enough to produce offspring. Any of their (purely hypothetical) present-day descendants would be known as “Jesus shit women”. Even if they exist, however, I don’t think we have seen any evidence that Amber is one of them.

    • newllend
      newllend
      March 23, 2014 at 12:17 am | #

      People, (creeping on people )

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      March 23, 2014 at 12:53 am | #

      Jesus shit women are going to get a restraining order, Ruth.

    • buckybone
      buckybone
      March 23, 2014 at 3:12 am | #

      That is one HELL of a band name.

  12. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    March 23, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

    Amber Alert! Or rather, Alert Amber!

    • Hoboturtle
      Hoboturtle
      March 23, 2014 at 12:55 am | #

      That was last storyline with Danny.

  13. Shadow12000
    Shadow12000
    March 23, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

    Anyone else hear the Metal Gear spotted jingle when they saw Ruth’s shirt?

    • Tanarin
      Tanarin
      March 23, 2014 at 12:14 am | #

      Yep I did.

    • JustCheetoDust
      JustCheetoDust
      March 23, 2014 at 12:19 am | #

      Yeah, but since my thoughts shift rapidly without warning I started thinking about Crab Battle and why I keep putting off buying _Ground Zeroes._

    • Milosh
      Milosh
      March 23, 2014 at 12:31 am | #

      I haven’t even played Metal Gear and that happened to me.

      • begbert2
        begbert2
        March 23, 2014 at 11:45 am | #

        Same here.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      March 23, 2014 at 12:54 am | #

      There was even already a comment thread for it!

  14. timemonkey
    timemonkey
    March 23, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

    “Oh, hey Amber, heads up, your dad was caught trying to sneak back onto campus a couple days ago. I should have told you yesterday but I was busy.”

    • newllend
      newllend
      March 23, 2014 at 12:45 am | #

      “Could have knocked and told you that but hey, why the rush?

  15. sps48
    sps48
    March 23, 2014 at 12:07 am | #

    !

  16. MM
    MM
    March 23, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

    Don’t worry, Amber. Violent stuff that could get you in trouble might be a turn-on for Ruth.

    • NF
      NF
      March 23, 2014 at 12:10 am | #

      Oh yeah…

  17. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    March 23, 2014 at 12:10 am | #

    If it was someone like Marcie wearing the Amazi-suit instead, the case of mistaken identity would more likely to stick as they have similar builds, apparent athletic skill and similar hair style/colour.

    • Flipz
      Flipz
      March 23, 2014 at 12:33 am | #

      …but their overall color palettes are completely different! 😛

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      March 23, 2014 at 12:55 am | #

      …Marcie would probably be the best Amazi-girl, though. Sorry Amber. Learn to skateboard and you can reclaim your title.

      • John
        John
        March 23, 2014 at 2:19 am | #

        Where Amber’s going, we don’t need skateboards!

  18. BlackIo
    BlackIo
    March 23, 2014 at 12:12 am | #

    Called it. (Sorta.)

    Given Ruth and Amber’s shared anger issues, this should make for an interesting conversation.

    • JustCheetoDust
      JustCheetoDust
      March 23, 2014 at 12:32 am | #

      Or they could trade stories about kicking Blaine’s ass.

    • Cybersnark
      Cybersnark
      March 23, 2014 at 8:58 am | #

      I’m kinda envisioning Ruth becoming an Amanda Waller-type figure –having a masked vigilante around who can’t be traced back to Ruth could be. . . useful.

      • BlackIo
        BlackIo
        March 24, 2014 at 12:11 am | #

        Somebody did a guest strip with that premise, actually.

  19. Victor Riley
    Victor Riley
    March 23, 2014 at 12:12 am | #

    Dun Dun Dun DUUUUNNNNN!!!!

  20. LiaHansen
    LiaHansen
    March 23, 2014 at 12:13 am | #

    You know what this means, right? Three super heroes!

    …and Danny knows too.

  21. Deathjavu
    Deathjavu
    March 23, 2014 at 12:13 am | #

    Y’know, yesterday I kinda noticed that the light was still coming in from the hallway and thought “Jeeze Amber, anyone could walk by and hear this conversation/see the outfit.”

    Today, anyone walked by. Although Ruth is probably pretty far from the worst person to tell a secret to…

    • John
      John
      March 23, 2014 at 2:22 am | #

      I think she’s probably the best person for Amber’s particular secrets.

      • Deathjavu
        Deathjavu
        March 23, 2014 at 2:27 am | #

        I thought about it for a bit, and I agree. It really says something that I think the next best person might be Sal, with all the initial akwardness that might entail.

        Based on what I remember from the previews, I think I’ll get to find out.

  22. caesaria82
    caesaria82
    March 23, 2014 at 12:14 am | #

    So are we thinking Ruth heard all that? Or is she gonna come in and think Dina is Amazi-Girl?

    • MM
      MM
      March 23, 2014 at 12:16 am | #

      “Look, I don’t care what kind of cosplay you’re into, just keep your door locked, okay?”

    • showler
      showler
      March 23, 2014 at 12:18 am | #

      Dina already changed out of the outfit. Half a second to put it on, half a second to take it off.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        March 23, 2014 at 12:56 am | #

        A power she shares with Joe.

        • John
          John
          March 23, 2014 at 5:09 am | #

          It’s conveyed by the bone-digging T-shirt.

      • KevinGriffin3CD
        KevinGriffin3CD
        March 23, 2014 at 1:21 am | #

        I thought the same thing. I hope Dina used her magic changing powers once more.

  23. Anonymouse
    Anonymouse
    March 23, 2014 at 12:14 am | #

    This seems appropriate.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Y73sPHKxw

  24. newllend
    newllend
    March 23, 2014 at 12:16 am | #

    Ok so reasons why she was standing behind that door for so long anyway? I mean really does Ruth just spend her free time behind peoples doors listening on peoples conversations? And how long was she standing there anyway?

    • BlackIo
      BlackIo
      March 23, 2014 at 12:28 am | #

      To be fair, it’s a more constructive use of her free time than breaking and entering, or tripping up random students in the hallway.

    • John
      John
      March 23, 2014 at 2:40 am | #

      Ruth has actually had a real reason to come talk to Amber, but she’s been distracted by her alcoholic lesbians drama. It’s not Ruth’s fault that Amber left her door open while discussing her illegal activities just as Ruth finally got around to actually doing her job!

      (Yeah, I know, but “alcoholic lesbians” just sounds better than “alcoholic bisexuals”.)

  25. Wonder Wig
    Wonder Wig
    March 23, 2014 at 12:17 am | #

    Did I say authority figure? Why noooo I said adorable Tigger.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      March 23, 2014 at 12:57 am | #

      I would be worried about that. Knowing Tigger he would bounce in and wreck your shit and then leave while giggling.

      • pyrophobia
        pyrophobia
        March 23, 2014 at 7:11 am | #

        The wonderful thing about Tiggers is that he’s the only one… thank f#&!%π$ God.

        • Pyr05
          Pyr05
          March 24, 2014 at 12:52 am | #

          You….

  26. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    March 23, 2014 at 12:18 am | #

    That’s a neat shirt Ruth’s wearing. Wouldn’t mind one like it.

    • JustCheetoDust
      JustCheetoDust
      March 23, 2014 at 12:31 am | #

      Damn, first result in a Google image sear- $40? Really?

      • Opus the Poet
        Opus the Poet
        March 23, 2014 at 10:50 pm | #

        You did know that is a standard international traffic sign warning of bad road conditions, didn’t you?

        • David Willis
          David M Willis
          March 23, 2014 at 10:52 pm | #

          Judging by many of the comments on this page, you woulda thought the exclamation point was solely owned by Metal Gear Solid.

          • lightsabermario
            lightsabermario
            March 24, 2014 at 5:21 am | #

            It’s the only use on its own that the internet cares about, anyway.

  27. Noel Schornhorst
    Noel Schornhorst
    March 23, 2014 at 12:21 am | #

    Time for “Amazi-Girl and the Case of the Missing Femurs.”

    • Megatron
      Megatron
      March 23, 2014 at 3:08 pm | #

      “I must find my femurs!”

  28. Tomas
    Tomas
    March 23, 2014 at 12:24 am | #

    You should have released panel one as a spoiler weeks ago.

    • Flipz
      Flipz
      March 23, 2014 at 12:38 am | #

      Does Willis really need to tease the shippers? I kind of get the impression they find panels to take out of context just fine on their own. 😛

  29. bibulb
    bibulb
    March 23, 2014 at 12:30 am | #

    Dina will have put the gear away by the time Ruth comes in, and I’m guessing that this is Ruth finally buckling down to have the “I know I’m scary, but it IS my job to help – do you want to talk about that jackass two days ago?” talk.

    As bad as this COULD be, I’m kind of expecting something comparatively anticlimactic here.

  30. Jesse
    Jesse
    March 23, 2014 at 12:30 am | #

    I immediately heard the Metal Gear Solid alert noise in my head:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P5qbcRAXVk

  31. Kiggy
    Kiggy
    March 23, 2014 at 12:32 am | #

    Fuuuuuuuu……..

  32. Ikaru
    Ikaru
    March 23, 2014 at 12:33 am | #

    I may sound…noobish, but that shirt is…warning symbol? Appropriate.

  33. Pyr05
    Pyr05
    March 23, 2014 at 12:34 am | #

    This is probably going to go with Ruth talking to her about having someone to talk to about her father, not what we think.

  34. nothri
    nothri
    March 23, 2014 at 12:35 am | #

    First three panels Amber is the living embodiment of a D:

  35. khambatta
    khambatta
    March 23, 2014 at 12:35 am | #

    Didn’t notice the mask on Dina’s hat before – brilliant!

  36. EvergreenFir
    EvergreenFir
    March 23, 2014 at 12:41 am | #

    And then Amber and Ruth kiss?

    • newllend
      newllend
      March 23, 2014 at 12:46 am | #

      Some of us are probably wishing for that but no.

  37. Caffienated
    Caffienated
    March 23, 2014 at 12:44 am | #

    Oh hey Ruth! Howya doing?

  38. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    March 23, 2014 at 12:46 am | #

    I want that shirt.

  39. Kladeos
    Kladeos
    March 23, 2014 at 12:51 am | #

    Will this be our first Ruth & Amber interaction?

    • No Name
      No Name
      March 23, 2014 at 1:29 am | #

      Technically no, but the first one was just Amber running and Ruth saying “see me any time.” I guess now she’s acting on it.

      • 3oranges
        3oranges
        March 23, 2014 at 1:41 pm | #

        “See me any time” and “you will see me at any time” are so similar yet so different.

  40. JoeMerl
    JoeMerl
    March 23, 2014 at 1:03 am | #

    Okay, so now I’m thinking Amber=Batman, Dina=Robin and Ruth=Commissioner Gordon.

    • moby
      moby
      March 23, 2014 at 9:17 am | #

      I think Dina is more Alfred, and Danny is Robin.

      • someguywithakatana
        someguywithakatana
        March 23, 2014 at 12:03 pm | #

        But Danny’s a love interest, so wouldn’t he be Catwoman/tragically murdered?

        • Opus the Poet
          Opus the Poet
          March 23, 2014 at 10:54 pm | #

          Depends on which canon you go by, there’s one that has Bruce as a pedo with Robin (Grayson) as his love interest. Not DC canon, but still, it’s out there, and it’s out, THERE!

  41. Historyman68
    Historyman68
    March 23, 2014 at 1:03 am | #

    Originally thought it was tagged “amber, dina, run”

  42. C.W. Roden
    C.W. Roden
    March 23, 2014 at 1:04 am | #

    Duh duh duhhhhhhhh!

  43. Shanunu
    Shanunu
    March 23, 2014 at 1:05 am | #

    Is it funny because it’s like Amazigirl is becoming as obvious to the cast as she has been to the readers the whole time?

    Or because it seems to be happening in a humorous way?

    No! I say it’s because Ruth has an exclamation mark on and Amber has just failed to stealthily sneak past some guard or another! Hehehe, okay I’m done.

  44. Darwin
    Darwin
    March 23, 2014 at 1:11 am | #

    Nobody’s posted “DUM DUM DUUUUUUUM!” yet?!

  45. LiamAldam
    LiamAldam
    March 23, 2014 at 1:21 am | #

    Do I see a new ship on the horizon?

  46. SilverArrowArtemis
    SilverArrowArtemis
    March 23, 2014 at 1:26 am | #

    GOD F***ING D*** IT!

    • SilverArrowArtemis
      SilverArrowArtemis
      March 23, 2014 at 1:29 am | #

      Also, I sense a Danny x Amber arc coming where Danny tries to save Amber from being expelled.

      Mark my words. I’ll be stomping on them later.

  47. Kennerly
    Kennerly
    March 23, 2014 at 2:00 am | #

    Ruth: Quest giver

  48. Belze
    Belze
    March 23, 2014 at 2:15 am | #

    Anyone els just heard a loud alarm sound?

  49. David
    David
    March 23, 2014 at 2:32 am | #

    Could be worse. Ruth is perfectly fine with applying violence to good effect. And Amber’s main problem, namely beating up Blaine, is something that Ruth tried her hands on herself.

    So Ruth will not report upstream. But she’ll probably be fine blackmailing Amber. But then she uses anything she can get for that purpose anyway.

    • John
      John
      March 23, 2014 at 3:25 am | #

      Ruth only blackmails people she wants to bang. And Amber’s probably not her type. It’s not like she’s a violent curvy girl in gl- okay yeah.

  50. Blue Dragon
    Blue Dragon
    March 23, 2014 at 2:41 am | #

    Dina is NOT already out of the costume as quickly as she put it on.
    She is, however, already behind the door and behind Amber, faster than Amber’s eye can follow.

  51. John Madden
    John Madden
    March 23, 2014 at 2:44 am | #

    DUN DUN DUN

  52. Bilfred
    Bilfred
    March 23, 2014 at 2:45 am | #

    Perfect shirt there Ruth.
    Also prepare for maximum hysteria.

  53. Nekronoth
    Nekronoth
    March 23, 2014 at 3:07 am | #

    It’s Boshy time!

  54. Arkadi
    Arkadi
    March 23, 2014 at 4:44 am | #

    Yay! It’s Ruth! She hasn’t drunk herself dead! 😀

    • David
      David
      March 23, 2014 at 2:33 pm | #

      Her facial expression would still be perfectly consistent with her barfing on Amber’s lap a second from now.

      • Arkadi
        Arkadi
        March 23, 2014 at 3:30 pm | #

        Maybe that’s the real meaning of that warning sign on her t-shirt XD

  55. Crumplepunch
    Crumplepunch
    March 23, 2014 at 5:05 am | #

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P5qbcRAXVk

    Yup.

  56. Manly Bowler
    Manly Bowler
    March 23, 2014 at 6:51 am | #

    Jebus, those eyes. Those soul-piercing green eyes.
    She knows, doesn’t she?

    • pyrophobia
      pyrophobia
      March 23, 2014 at 7:22 am | #

      Perfect coming from a Billie avatar

  57. ThatGuy
    ThatGuy
    March 23, 2014 at 6:54 am | #

    And the Ruth storm comes in 3…2…1…

  58. TheOtherDibbler
    TheOtherDibbler
    March 23, 2014 at 8:14 am | #

    Dun-dun-DUN!

    Although I’m pleased to see Ruth isn’t drinking herself to death in her room again, because I really thought that last scene with Billie would tip her over the edge again.

  59. someone
    someone
    March 23, 2014 at 8:18 am | #

    Me too, when I am talking about the illegal acts that I commit and the need to be discreet about it, I always absent-mindedly open the door between my room and a corridor that is always full of witnesses and potential eavesdroppers. It’s just common sense!

  60. Tufto
    Tufto
    March 23, 2014 at 9:18 am | #

    This looks like it could only have a happy outcome…

  61. CianM1301
    CianM1301
    March 23, 2014 at 9:39 am | #

    Oh, this won’t end well.

  62. motorfirebox
    motorfirebox
    March 23, 2014 at 11:24 am | #

    “…but Ruth doesn’t care” is my motto in life.

  63. Aizat
    Aizat
    March 23, 2014 at 11:42 am | #

    I can’t help but give out a maniacal laugh when I see the last panel.

  64. The_Master
    The_Master
    March 23, 2014 at 11:44 am | #

    20 dollars says Ruth cries on Amber’s shoulder or recognized Amber from the news paper or both. Also, Dina would make a great sidekick. Just sayin, Dave.

    • Riku
      Riku
      March 23, 2014 at 5:38 pm | #

      Can you imagine the reactions if somebody actually landed a hit on her?

  65. Rex Hondo
    Rex Hondo
    March 23, 2014 at 12:10 pm | #

    Everybody’s so focused on the Metal Gear explanation of the exclamation point, they’re missing the other potential scenario. Maybe Ruth just has a quest for her.

  66. Tenn
    Tenn
    March 23, 2014 at 12:25 pm | #

    Lots of folks thinking about the Metal Gear “!” sound today.

    I thought about it two days ago, and I was apparently the only one. *scores hipster points*

    Today, though? I was like “What shirt is a little on the nose? Amber’s? No, there’s nothing special about it. The Amazi-Girl shirt? But Ruth can’t see it from where she’s standing! Wait, why are people suddenly talking about Metal Gear? Oh, there’s an “!” on Ruth’s shirt. Oh, Ruth’s shirt!” *critfails perception check*

  67. asmcint
    asmcint
    March 23, 2014 at 2:56 pm | #

    Hope you don’t need your femurs to live, Amber!

  68. man in black
    man in black
    March 23, 2014 at 3:13 pm | #

    She didn’t hide that well enough

  69. Tealjoy
    Tealjoy
    March 23, 2014 at 4:24 pm | #

    I wonder did she randomly choose to ruin someone’s day after what happened with Billie or if she already knew it was Amber in the Amazi-girl costume the whole time and decided to confront her…?

    • Riku
      Riku
      March 23, 2014 at 5:37 pm | #

      I’m thinking she decided to confront Amber after hearing about what happened to Blaine

      • John
        John
        March 23, 2014 at 6:07 pm | #

        Like I said above, I think Ruth just finally got around to talking to Amber about Blaine like she was supposed to yesterday but didn’t because she was busy stealing and/or repairing cheerleader uniforms as courting gifts for Billie, and Amber wasn’t home anyway. I think it’s just Amber’s bad(?) luck that Ruth happened to show up just in time to catch that very interesting line.

        (Guessing that nothing about that linked strip stuck in anyone’s head except for Billie saying to Ruth, “Hey, we can tag-team her.”)

  70. TheKelliestKelly
    TheKelliestKelly
    March 23, 2014 at 5:29 pm | #

    Just when you think Dina wearing the Amazi-Girl costume can’t get any cuter, you notice that she put the mask around the eyes of her hat.

    • Bill
      Bill
      March 23, 2014 at 7:27 pm | #

      We noticed that yesterday already.

  71. TheOtherDibbler
    TheOtherDibbler
    March 23, 2014 at 7:41 pm | #

    New reader, all caught up!

    And goddamn I love some of the conversations that happen in the comments here. XD

    (Also, please someone tell me I can by Dina’s hat somewhere, I believe I need it, for reasons.)

  72. Keulan
    Keulan
    March 23, 2014 at 8:22 pm | #

    First I thought of the Metal Gear alert sound, then this.

  73. Raznaak
    Raznaak
    March 23, 2014 at 8:36 pm | #

    Dun-dun-duuuuunnnnn

  74. nothri
    nothri
    March 23, 2014 at 10:10 pm | #

    I’m certain Ruth just has a built in teleporter calibrated to make sure she is right outside everyone’s door just as they make a compromising admission coupled with an ironic statement like “Watch out for authority figures.”

  75. Opps....
    Opps....
    March 23, 2014 at 11:16 pm | #

    Too late bro.

  76. OmegaDez
    OmegaDez
    March 24, 2014 at 3:51 pm | #

    I can hear the Metal Gear Solid exclamation mark sound. 🙂

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