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by David M Willis on May 9, 2016 at 12:01 am
  • 03 - When God Closes The Door
└ Tags: dina, sarah

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  1. Mr. Mendo
    Mr. Mendo
    May 9, 2016 at 12:02 am | #

    Sarah’s finally found someone she can’t drive away. It will be interesting to see how this plays out…

    • Wheelpath
      Wheelpath
      May 9, 2016 at 12:03 am | #

      Nah. She totally likes the company. This isn’t my Brotp, but I’ll accept it

    • Pluto is Sad
      Pluto is Sad
      May 9, 2016 at 12:05 am | #

      She can drive away Dina. All she would have to do is ask.

      • Doctor_Who
        Doctor_Who
        May 9, 2016 at 12:10 am | #

        Which is why she won’t. She secretly likes the company.

        • Tacos
          Tacos
          May 9, 2016 at 12:15 am | #

          So Sarah is tsundere? Sure, that makes perfect sense actually.

          • Doctor_Who
            Doctor_Who
            May 9, 2016 at 12:24 am | #

            I believe the DoA Tsundere scale goes:

            Ruth -> Sarah -> Billie -> Walky

            Walky is last because while he was initially loathe to admit when he liked a girl, it got resolved fairly quickly and he makes no efforts to hide it now.

            Billie and Ruth managed to be all “I-it’s not like I like you or anything” to each other even after they started sleeping together, which is impressive.

            I rank Sarah between them because her mild misanthropy is more severe than Billie’s “I’m too cool to be your friend, but I will anyway”, but not nearly as bad as Ruth’s “I will threaten genuine violence rather than admit I care”.

            • mbustr
              mbustr
              May 9, 2016 at 1:15 am | #

              Mostly agree with the ordering, Sarah should be higher on the list because she seems more self-loathing and feels she doesn’t deserve close friends where Ruth can at least accept when they come around.

            • Deanatay
              Deanatay
              May 9, 2016 at 9:25 am | #

              I would classify Billie’s tsundere as being more like “I’m WAY too cool to like you, but by a strange (and annoying) coincidence, you always happen to be going where I want to go, so I’m always around you, so PLEASE stop following me because it’s making me really confused!”

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      May 9, 2016 at 12:26 am | #

      Dina has the power of SCIENCE on her side.

    • Showler
      Showler
      May 9, 2016 at 3:55 am | #

      I read Sarah as a genuinely social and caring person who was forced to abandon much of her social side due to college workload and has tried to abandon her caring side because of the shit show last year. It is still just a facade though.

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      May 9, 2016 at 4:32 am | #

      It will probably be intensely frustrating for Sarah but, who knows? This may be key to bringing down her self-imposed walls!

  2. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    May 9, 2016 at 12:02 am | #

    Dina is pretty blunt uh.

  3. MM
    MM
    May 9, 2016 at 12:02 am | #

    Dina’s getting pretty good at the people-reading thing.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      May 9, 2016 at 12:11 am | #

      I like to think she’s getting conversational tips from an app on her phone.

      Dina: The trouble with Arsenal is they always try to walk it in.

      Sarah: …What?

      Dina: Sorry, wrong app.

      • Adj
        Adj
        May 9, 2016 at 1:17 am | #

        Indeed, I did catch that ludicrous display last night.

      • TheLurkerAbove
        TheLurkerAbove
        May 9, 2016 at 1:58 am | #

        Props for the Arsenal reference. 😛

        • Doctor_Who
          Doctor_Who
          May 9, 2016 at 8:23 am | #

          See, I actually have no idea who that is. That’s kind of the point of the bit, I don’t need to! 🙂

          Is it a GI Joe? One with a propensity for walking?

          • BenRG
            BenRG
            May 9, 2016 at 9:10 am | #

            I suspect that the Doc is suggestion that maybe the app will point Dina towards sporting small-talk. The reference seems to be about Arsenal FC, top-tier English and European soccer club.

            • Yet_One_More_Idiot
              Yet_One_More_Idiot
              May 10, 2016 at 12:06 am | #

              Yes, it is indeed a reference to Arsenal FC. They were so named because the original football team was made up of workers from the Royal Arsenal munitions factory at Woolwich* (they were originally called Woolwich Arsenal before the war)

              *(pronounced Wool-itch)

              (The moar you know) 😛

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      May 9, 2016 at 4:37 am | #

      I think that she was always good at it; she just lacked the confidence to go with her hypotheses and act on them.

  4. Vahidalgo
    Vahidalgo
    May 9, 2016 at 12:02 am | #

    Wait what happened to Ethan and Danny?? DON’T LEAVE US HERE

    • ChrisHerself
      ChrisHerself
      May 9, 2016 at 1:17 am | #

      The exciting conclusion

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      May 9, 2016 at 4:42 am | #

      Danny has stormed off to find somewhere quiet to mourn and sulk. Meanwhile, Ethan (being Ethan) is going to stay in the lounge area, fretting about Amber and dithering about what (if anything) he should do. He will stay in this indecision loop until Mike mocks him into taking some manner of action by sarcastically and bitterly suggesting that Amber is better off staying miserable rather than relying on a loser like Ethan to help her see sense.

      • Emily
        Emily
        May 9, 2016 at 6:56 am | #

        Honestly I would not be disappointed if we never saw Mike again. He exists pretty much solely as a source of “jokes” or as a means to force the plot to move forwards when it gets stuck because of existing characterizations.

        • tim gueguen
          tim gueguen
          May 9, 2016 at 10:00 am | #

          He’ll be back. He’s in one of the preview panels on the Dumblr.

        • Mr.Morningstar
          Mr.Morningstar
          May 9, 2016 at 4:02 pm | #

          in shortpacked he develops though.

          I mean he was still a jerkass but he was a jerkass who cared

          in certain circumstances.

          • BenRG
            BenRG
            May 9, 2016 at 4:48 pm | #

            Especially for his wife and daughter; they are pretty much the centre of his world for which he’d do just about anything.

  5. AnvilPro
    AnvilPro
    May 9, 2016 at 12:02 am | #

    BFF’s 4Ever!

  6. inqntrol
    inqntrol
    May 9, 2016 at 12:02 am | #

    D’ohh, these two get along so well.

  7. Some1
    Some1
    May 9, 2016 at 12:03 am | #

    Hey Rukduk I have a present for you 🙂

    http://chickenforyou.tumblr.com/image/144079652717

    • inqntrol
      inqntrol
      May 9, 2016 at 12:10 am | #

      Sith Danny and Mike? Mike fits in the role, but I’m not sure if Danny.

      • Rukduk
        Rukduk
        May 9, 2016 at 12:27 am | #

        It’s in reference to a comment thread I think two days ago, where someone suggested that Danny was becoming another Mike, and wondered if Mike would appreciate a fellow jerkass or would screw with Danny. I then basically described Mike recruiting Danny in a Sith-like way, then commented about wanting to draw them as Sith but not having the skill. Mike is the master, Danny the apprentice. In a way I’m comparing Danny’s increasing cynicism, depression, and angst to him falling to the dark side of the force.

        • AGV
          AGV
          May 9, 2016 at 2:54 am | #

          I imagined this in a more “Darth Sidious-Anakin” fashion

          • Rukduk
            Rukduk
            May 9, 2016 at 3:33 am | #

            Is it weird that I now think that Danny would make a better Anakin than Hayden Christensen?

            • begbert2
              begbert2
              May 9, 2016 at 10:47 am | #

              I think that an underdone piece of toast would make a better Anakin than Hayden Christensen, but to be fair to him there’s reason to think the problem was mostly in the writing and direction.

    • Rukduk
      Rukduk
      May 9, 2016 at 12:16 am | #

      Yes!! That is awesome! Much appreciated!

      • Rukduk
        Rukduk
        May 9, 2016 at 3:51 am | #

        Wait. Am I actually recognized as someone who comments regularly, or semi-regularly at least? This makes me incredibly happy!… Which from my experience can only mean tomorrow is gonna suck.

    • ChrisHerself
      ChrisHerself
      May 9, 2016 at 1:14 am | #

      I love this 😀

      • Some1
        Some1
        May 9, 2016 at 1:41 am | #

        Where is your Yotome now!? Chrisherself where is your Yotome now!?

        • Some1
          Some1
          May 9, 2016 at 1:43 am | #

          *Yotomoe

          • ChrisHerself
            ChrisHerself
            May 9, 2016 at 4:20 am | #

            I called upon a false god and I prostrate myself before thee

  8. Ele
    Ele
    May 9, 2016 at 12:03 am | #

    My adoration of Dina knows no bounds.

  9. Jay Eff
    Jay Eff
    May 9, 2016 at 12:03 am | #

    Be careful, Dina, or you might get ‘Jurass-kicked!

    *dodges feathered raptors*

    • Jay Eff
      Jay Eff
      May 9, 2016 at 12:05 am | #

      Oh, who am I kidding?

      Sarah could never allow herself to do that.
      And she knows it.

  10. timemonkey
    timemonkey
    May 9, 2016 at 12:04 am | #

    I fricken love these two together.

    • Idontcarenomore
      Idontcarenomore
      May 9, 2016 at 12:33 am | #

      Yes.

  11. Just Me
    Just Me
    May 9, 2016 at 12:04 am | #

    Dina is minoring is Psychology.

    • JessWitt
      JessWitt
      May 9, 2016 at 12:33 am | #

      Paleopsych sounds intriguing, but how to apply it?

      • doubleW
        doubleW
        May 9, 2016 at 12:47 am | #

        Using it to spot the clever girls

        • ChrisHerself
          ChrisHerself
          May 9, 2016 at 1:26 am | #

          *polite applause*

    • Dean
      Dean
      May 9, 2016 at 12:41 am | #

      According to my shiny new DoA collection PDF, Dina is a biology major. I was certain that she’d have chosen palaeontology.

      • doubleW
        doubleW
        May 9, 2016 at 12:48 am | #

        She wants to bring them back, of course. And do it right, without the frog DNA

        • Rukduk
          Rukduk
          May 9, 2016 at 3:31 am | #

          So chickens or other closely related birds instead? I’d personally like to nominate Turkeys to be the genetic base we use for our new raptors, because those things are surprisingly vicious.

          • Gecko
            Gecko
            May 9, 2016 at 1:55 pm | #

            Seconded. My experience with geese says they’re decent candidates, too.

  12. DinaWho
    DinaWho
    May 9, 2016 at 12:05 am | #

    DINA DINA DINA

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      May 9, 2016 at 12:14 am | #

      I could see her running a Bill Nye type show some day, but “Dina Saruyama the Dinosaur Girl” doesn’t really scan as a theme song.

      • Opus the Poet
        Opus the Poet
        May 9, 2016 at 12:43 am | #

        Sure it scans, just not to the “Science Guy” theme.

      • Viktoria
        Viktoria
        May 9, 2016 at 12:50 am | #

        Nah, Hollywood will americanize it. “Dina Saur knows Dinosaurs” or something. As soon as the song ends she says “It’s Deena Saruyama, and I’m here to talk about all Mesozoic animals.” This happens every time, and it’s immediately turned into a meme.

        • Emily
          Emily
          May 9, 2016 at 6:58 am | #

          I would watch that show.

        • CaptainBatson
          CaptainBatson
          May 9, 2016 at 2:24 pm | #

          I can dig it.

  13. NinjaNick
    NinjaNick
    May 9, 2016 at 12:06 am | #

    Come on, Sarah. Dina needs a little company. 😛

    • Willoughby Chase
      Willoughby Chase
      May 9, 2016 at 6:48 am | #

      So does Sarah but she won’t quite admit it.

  14. Amanda
    Amanda
    May 9, 2016 at 12:07 am | #

    It’s the new Odd Couple!

    One’s really grumpy, one doesn’t know how to take a hint… No one remembers to buy milk, the labels get mixed up…

  15. nothri
    nothri
    May 9, 2016 at 12:09 am | #

    Unlike Amazigirl, Dina really is immune to all criticism.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      May 9, 2016 at 12:29 am | #

      That explains why Amber/AG is losing it, because when Dina wore the AG suit, it passed its power onto her.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      May 9, 2016 at 12:35 am | #

      She is not sure if it really IS criticism, so she double checks, which in turn disarm the criticism if it ever was there to begin with.

  16. Matt
    Matt
    May 9, 2016 at 12:09 am | #

    Psychoanalysis for everyone!

    • JessWitt
      JessWitt
      May 9, 2016 at 12:45 am | #

      Dina’s the counselor everyone needs.

    • Doribi
      Doribi
      May 9, 2016 at 1:21 am | #

      correct me if I am wrong but… Dr. Grey from Red Vs Blue reference?

      • SgtWadeyWilson
        SgtWadeyWilson
        May 9, 2016 at 2:22 am | #

        Well you’re not wrong, so try this one:

        “He wants this sword? I’ll give it to him… BLADE FIRST!”

      • Deanatay
        Deanatay
        May 9, 2016 at 9:34 am | #

        YES!!! Although, she did pluralize ‘psychoanalyses’ correctly…

  17. Skizz
    Skizz
    May 9, 2016 at 12:11 am | #

    Interesting…Sarah being Joyce dependent is a switch I am sure I am willing to throw.

  18. Yuki
    Yuki
    May 9, 2016 at 12:12 am | #

    Dina is just the friggin best

  19. Bicycle Bill
    Bicycle Bill
    May 9, 2016 at 12:12 am | #

    As long as we’re jumping back and forth between characters, let’s see how Carla’s project is coming along.

  20. kkiten
    kkiten
    May 9, 2016 at 12:13 am | #

    Maybe Dina can hook Sarah up with Jacob.

  21. newllend(henryvolt)
    newllend(henryvolt)
    May 9, 2016 at 12:14 am | #

    If this is what it’s like with everybody she likes then a relationship with her must be fucking crazy.

  22. miados
    miados
    May 9, 2016 at 12:14 am | #

    I can kind of relate to dina here. I am always worried that I will make someone hate me but at the same time i want to try to invest time into becomeing connected.

  23. Opus the Poet
    Opus the Poet
    May 9, 2016 at 12:15 am | #

    Not sure if Dina is being manipulative, or just what in this comic.

    • Kole
      Kole
      May 9, 2016 at 12:26 am | #

      Manipulative would suggest she’s being underhanded instead of completely forthright in what she’s expecting from her friendship with Sarah. There’d need to be some level of deception going on or ulterior motives that aren’t stated outright, so I don’t think manipulative is the word you’re looking for.

    • Some1
      Some1
      May 9, 2016 at 12:34 am | #

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2y8Sx4B2Sk

      • Rukduk
        Rukduk
        May 9, 2016 at 1:14 am | #

        Man I love that movie. So good. So quotable.

  24. GoogerGeiger
    GoogerGeiger
    May 9, 2016 at 12:17 am | #

    Why is Sarah under a blanket? It’s pretty hot out tonight.

    • Norah
      Norah
      May 9, 2016 at 12:18 am | #

      October can get cold in Indiana.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      May 9, 2016 at 12:30 am | #

      Doesn’t it depend on what time of the year it is in DoA?

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      May 9, 2016 at 12:31 am | #

      Trying to give Dina a hint?

    • Tacos
      Tacos
      May 9, 2016 at 1:00 am | #

      I think it’s still autumn in DoA.

    • ChrisHerself
      ChrisHerself
      May 9, 2016 at 1:32 am | #

      LOL give it up Joe, you’re never gonna harness that crazy angry energy!

  25. sedef
    sedef
    May 9, 2016 at 12:17 am | #

    “Do not betray my investment in you” god that right there would piss me the hell off, however right she may be acting like she is all knowing and that she knows me better than I know myself I would tell to fuck the fuck off.

    • Haven
      Haven
      May 9, 2016 at 2:03 am | #

      I read it in Clancy Brown’s voice, it’s just kind of the thing Luthor would say, you know?

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      May 9, 2016 at 4:48 am | #

      Remember that this is Dina; she isn’t so good at social interaction and tends to prize clarity over tact. In order to understand what she means, you have to realise that she says precisely what she’s thinking without any consideration to her listener’s ego or self-image.

      Sarah kind of likes this characteristic about Dina but, at other times, it drives her to distraction. Dina’s closing line in this strip reminds us that Dina needs Sarah to tell her this as she wouldn’t guess it otherwise!

      • Emily
        Emily
        May 9, 2016 at 7:02 am | #

        Sarah and Dina definitely benefit from each others’ temperaments.

    • Amake
      Amake
      May 9, 2016 at 6:50 am | #

      And then she would respect your wishes, without judgment, and you would lose a friend. But as long as you know exactly what you want and never need to look at yourself through someone else’s eyes I guess.

      • Amake
        Amake
        May 9, 2016 at 7:11 am | #

        And we should remember Dina knows this, and takes that possible outcome into account before she speaks. It’s not like being told to fuck of is a new experience to her. She’s willing to risk this rare friendship to maintain its honesty because she finds it more valuable than navigating the labyrinth of politenesses and ego-stroking of your common, shallow social relationships. If you don’t want that, well, I’d have to say it’s your loss.

  26. Rukduk
    Rukduk
    May 9, 2016 at 12:19 am | #

    I don’t know whether to go “aaawww” over how heart warming this is, or “OOOOHHH” at how quickly Dina just verbally tore down all of Sarah’s walls. These two are quickly developing a great dynamic, and Dina is getting a lot of snark practice in.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      May 9, 2016 at 12:31 am | #

      Dina is a walking Lance of Longinus, Sarah’s AT field had no chance.

      • Tacos
        Tacos
        May 9, 2016 at 12:54 am | #

        So if Dina initiated Third Impact, would that mean we’d get dinosaurs back? Cuz I’d be totally cool with that.

        • Rukduk
          Rukduk
          May 9, 2016 at 1:17 am | #

          Is this…is this an Evangelion reference? Cause these statements are very bewildering, and that is the only possible source I can think of with this kind of terminology being thrown around.

          • Tacos
            Tacos
            May 9, 2016 at 1:26 am | #

            It is indeed ^_^

            • ChrisHerself
              ChrisHerself
              May 9, 2016 at 1:34 am | #

              ZANKOKU NA TENSHI NO YOUNE
              DINAAA NO SHINWA NI NARE

  27. Dara
    Dara
    May 9, 2016 at 12:26 am | #

    I see that it’s REALLY BRIGHT OUT, so we’re still well in afternoon.

    Eternal Saturday is Eternal.

    • Opus the Poet
      Opus the Poet
      May 9, 2016 at 1:07 am | #

      I thought 3AM was eternal.
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0D449MmZ4I

  28. Bagge
    Bagge
    May 9, 2016 at 12:30 am | #

    Dina was up to now content with her life in the blissfully static world of dinosaur facts. But now when she knows what it is to share hopes and dreams and everythings and nothings with another – and that person isn’t there – she truly knows what it is to be lonely.

    In other words – dooooofuuuuuus 🙂

    • Achallenger
      Achallenger
      May 9, 2016 at 3:36 am | #

      basically sums up 10th grade for me. fortunatly i found the sarah to my dina pretty early on, it would just take a few more years to realize it

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      May 9, 2016 at 5:03 am | #

      Content is not automatically equivalent to ‘happy’. I don’t think that Dina really understood the potential of happiness before she met Becky and I suspect that she wants to see if its alchemy works for other people she knows.

  29. Idontcarenomore
    Idontcarenomore
    May 9, 2016 at 12:40 am | #

    Between Dina being forthright because that’s how she faces life so it’s how she interacts with people: and Sarah’s carefully constructed walls against interacting with people because that’s how she choses not to interact with people…these two have a great dynamic.

  30. Rainsinger
    Rainsinger
    May 9, 2016 at 12:41 am | #

    WHAT No I was hoping for Ethan/Danny convo (& maybe kisses) instead.

    Not that I don’t love Dina – she’s one of my favorite characters, and the way she just shot down Sarah without even intentionally doing it is one of my favorite things ever, BUT STILL.

    That is one hell of a cliffhanger.

  31. Some1
    Some1
    May 9, 2016 at 12:46 am | #

    Kinda unrelated but I love how across the board the EthanXDanny shippers have been. Ranging from

    it would be nice if the smooched, but only if Amber is comfortable…

    to

    FUCK HIM DANNY FUCK HIM HARD!!!!!!!

    • ChrisHerself
      ChrisHerself
      May 9, 2016 at 1:36 am | #

      I am still chuckling at that comment that went something like “We’re only fetishizing these 2 dudes because we want to see them bang as quickly as possible.”

      • Some1
        Some1
        May 9, 2016 at 1:40 am | #

        Well it’s honest

        • ChrisHerself
          ChrisHerself
          May 9, 2016 at 4:22 am | #

          Oh for sure, that’s why it was hilarious ^_^

          • Some1
            Some1
            May 9, 2016 at 9:52 am | #

            I can’t complain though, I pretty much just stop short of shipping the commenters

            PlasmaXAna 4ever

  32. Jake
    Jake
    May 9, 2016 at 12:52 am | #

    Just because she hates the assessments, it doesn’t mean that they are wrong.

  33. Peny
    Peny
    May 9, 2016 at 1:02 am | #

    where the hell is ana chronistic

    • sanine
      sanine
      May 9, 2016 at 1:24 am | #

      seriously

      • Some1
        Some1
        May 9, 2016 at 1:51 am | #

        The FBI made a statement today stating they don’t know who this Ana is, but that she’s probably okay and too please stop calling them.

        • Needfuldoer
          Needfuldoer
          May 9, 2016 at 3:22 am | #

          What about Sue and Jen, the Aside sisters?

          • Deanatay
            Deanatay
            May 9, 2016 at 9:45 am | #

            Better than their brother, Hom.

            • ObiKemnebi
              ObiKemnebi
              May 10, 2016 at 12:00 am | #

              …And now I finally get the pun in the names. Wow, I’m oblivious… Thanks >.< 😛

  34. Some1
    Some1
    May 9, 2016 at 1:05 am | #

    Happy yesterday Mother’s Day!
    Let’s take a brief moment to appreciate the mothers of Dumbing of Age

    Like Joyce’s mom! Wait shit okay how about Sal and Walky’s mom? Uhhh noooo. Danny’s mom? Nope, Ethan’s mom? FUCK!

    Dorothy’s mom! She’s a good person! Happy Mother’s Day Dorothy’s mom…there isn’t a lot of competition.

    • Tacos
      Tacos
      May 9, 2016 at 1:12 am | #

      What about Dina’s mom?

      • Some1
        Some1
        May 9, 2016 at 1:13 am | #

        She is also good

        • inqntrol
          inqntrol
          May 9, 2016 at 1:37 am | #

          What about Mike’s mom? From his perspective he probably considers her horrible.

          • Palamdrone
            Palamdrone
            May 9, 2016 at 2:32 am | #

            No, she’s a wonderful person, and he hates that.

            • timemonkey
              timemonkey
              May 9, 2016 at 1:25 pm | #

              She has no sense of personal space or that don’t touch me means don’t fucking touch me.

    • Kindra
      Kindra
      May 9, 2016 at 4:05 pm | #

      Amber’s mom seems pretty okay.

  35. Miffed Mab
    Miffed Mab
    May 9, 2016 at 1:15 am | #

    These two interacting makes me happy 🙂

  36. BenRG
    BenRG
    May 9, 2016 at 1:58 am | #

    “Damn it, Dina! How am I supposed to maintain my reputation for misanthropy when you keep asking these questions that make me admit things about myself that I prefer not to acknowledge? You’re forcing me to be a good person and like you! I don’t want to be a good person or to like anyone!!!“

  37. Kendus
    Kendus
    May 9, 2016 at 2:11 am | #

    I wish I had a friend exactly like Dina, and at the same time, I can relate to Dina in these kind of situations.

    • Amake
      Amake
      May 9, 2016 at 7:17 am | #

      We all do.

      I mean, except those who don’t. They’re probably neurotypical weirdos.

  38. Pretzels
    Pretzels
    May 9, 2016 at 2:33 am | #

    Hey everyone, im kind of confused by the comments on danny: when was it
    Shown or suggested that he’s a parental abuse victim, or at the least his parents constantly undermining him? It seems a given reading the comments but it was a surprise for me! (I only read DoA so far, is it mentioned in the other series?)

    • ninja_jesus
      ninja_jesus
      May 9, 2016 at 2:57 am | #

      It’s made plain during Freshmen family weekend, because of what his parents expect of him and how they value him.

  39. Sparda
    Sparda
    May 9, 2016 at 2:56 am | #

    Dina for my birthday, me likey :3

  40. Willoughby Chase
    Willoughby Chase
    May 9, 2016 at 6:11 am | #

    All data is valuable.

  41. Adam Black
    Adam Black
    May 9, 2016 at 7:23 am | #

    Joyce and Becky leaves,
    And this whole CAST HAVE LOST tHEIR MINDS

  42. altalemur
    altalemur
    May 9, 2016 at 8:31 am | #

    hahaha. i want to write fanfiction of these two now. the uncomfortable honesty hour.

  43. Deanatay
    Deanatay
    May 9, 2016 at 9:53 am | #

    Stupid, STUPID truth.

    It’s SO STUPID how true it is.

  44. Willoughby Chase
    Willoughby Chase
    May 9, 2016 at 10:04 am | #

    Sarah probably thought that friends were electric

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0WNbm1jz6A

  45. DinaWho
    DinaWho
    May 9, 2016 at 11:00 am | #

    What’s truly great about this dynamic is that the very /reason/ Sarah is so good at keeping people away is the exact reason her technique doesn’t work on Dina. Her walls and strategies are incredibly effective in a framework of typical social rules and norms. Guess who doesn’t fit that framework? Dina.

    (To a lesser extent this may be something that contributed to Joyce and Sarah’s friendship as well.)

  46. smooti
    smooti
    May 9, 2016 at 11:42 am | #

    Wait – no – I mean, on the one hand, more Dina, which is always great, on the other hand GET BACK TO ETHAN

  47. Teddae
    Teddae
    May 9, 2016 at 12:14 pm | #

    dang, dina destroyed sarah’s tsundere with her kuudere.

    in other news i am ashamed for myself for knowing at least twice as much anime clichés as a supposedly typical non anime fan 😛

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