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Dopey

by David M Willis on May 25, 2019 at 12:01 am
  • 04 - Vote for Robin
└ Tags: amber, becky, dina

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    May 25, 2019 at 12:01 am | #

    eh, reaching things is overrated

    • Nono
      Nono
      May 25, 2019 at 12:04 am | #

      That’s a bit of a reach.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      May 25, 2019 at 12:53 am | #

      You overreached with that statement.

    • SpaceshipPilot
      SpaceshipPilot
      May 25, 2019 at 2:37 am | #

      T. rex did fine with those teeny arms.

      • HeySo
        HeySo
        May 25, 2019 at 11:13 am | #

        T. Rex reached out, but could only touch faith.

  2. ValdVin
    ValdVin
    May 25, 2019 at 12:02 am | #

    Amber, try using your inside voice inner monologue for that last bit.

    • Sporky
      Sporky
      May 25, 2019 at 12:04 am | #

      I think it helps Dina to hear other people say things like that out loud, TBH, so I don’t necessarily agree. I appreciate how Amber and Dina have bonded over being neurodivergent

      • yamikuronue
        yamikuronue
        May 25, 2019 at 9:11 am | #

        This. My partner and I find it so much more tolerable to spend lots of time together when we’re not masking, when we can actually be our real selves. It’s liberating. I used to think I was an introvert but I’m not, I just hate lying.

        • J
          J
          May 25, 2019 at 3:54 pm | #

          Oh my goodness that explains so much about my friendships and social situations. Sorry, just had a self revelation here.

    • Norah
      Norah
      May 25, 2019 at 12:22 am | #

      No, she knows she’s with friends who understand, especially Dina. And Becky is understanding of friends’ quirks. Amber doesn’t need to hide her differences with everyone. I think she wouldn’t say that if she was with anyone she didn’t know well.

      • Meagan
        Meagan
        May 25, 2019 at 1:25 am | #

        When you put it that way it is really sweet!

  3. Jamie
    Jamie
    May 25, 2019 at 12:03 am | #

    I feel like this is the most normal we’ve ever seen Amber being.

  4. Lacuna
    Lacuna
    May 25, 2019 at 12:04 am | #

    Well clearly the solution is to carefully arrange the Transformers all over Plush Raptor and make that the new display.

    Clothes can go in a pile near the bottom.

  5. shadowcell
    shadowcell
    May 25, 2019 at 12:04 am | #

    it’s not very effective…

  6. J
    J
    May 25, 2019 at 12:05 am | #

    It’s fiiiine, just pretend it’s Dinobot!

  7. Kravis
    Kravis
    May 25, 2019 at 12:06 am | #

    A giant plush dinossaur is blocking Amber from her Transformers display.

    Oh, the Beast Wars irony of this is so juicy I can taste it from here…

  8. Stephen Bierce
    Stephen Bierce
    May 25, 2019 at 12:06 am | #

    *plays “So Long And Thanks For All The Fish” on the hacked Muzak*
    Happy Towel Day!

  9. BBCC
    BBCC
    May 25, 2019 at 12:07 am | #

    Amber is the best and you can pry her from my cold, dead hands.

    And yeah, Becky, stick that in front of Dina’s stuff, not Amber’s. Dina’s dinosaur displays don’t deserve to be blocked either, but there’s finite space here so not being a dick to the roommate is important. 😛

  10. Bagge
    Bagge
    May 25, 2019 at 12:09 am | #

    Awwww. Panel 1. Becky in fancy clothing standing before a giant velcioraptor plushie with a vulnerable expression, trying her utmost to do something nice for Dina.

    If that’s not the key to get Dina to take off her hat, I don’t know what is.

    But PLEASE, BEKCY!!!! LIFE IS NOT A ROMANTIC COMEDY. DROP ALL THAT JUNK ABOUT “EARNING” YOUR GIRLFRIEND.

    (Also, Amber: Don’t interrupt when Becky is about to get smooches. That’s just rude).

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      May 25, 2019 at 12:55 am | #

      You expect Dina to take her hat off on a Haturday?

      • Bagge
        Bagge
        May 25, 2019 at 2:00 am | #

        …I kinda do, yes.

        • Throwaway Name
          Throwaway Name
          May 25, 2019 at 2:42 am | #

          She already took the hat off for Becky.

          • Bagge
            Bagge
            May 25, 2019 at 3:59 am | #

            And next time she might not stop with the hat

  11. Mra
    Mra
    May 25, 2019 at 12:10 am | #

    That dorm is too tiny for a plush that size

    • Fart Captor
      Fart Captor
      May 25, 2019 at 12:54 am | #

      It’s a serious design flaw. How can they expect students to live like this?

      • Keulen
        Keulen
        May 25, 2019 at 2:16 am | #

        Clearly the dorm rooms need to be expanded so students can more comfortably fit giant dinosaur plushies.

  12. Cattleprod
    Cattleprod
    May 25, 2019 at 12:13 am | #

    “The people with the giant plush raptor might judge my small toy robots.”

    • Clif
      Clif
      May 25, 2019 at 12:59 am | #

      On the other hand, they don’t arrest you for not having having small toy robots.

      The law has it’s priorities screwed up.

  13. Alden
    Alden
    May 25, 2019 at 12:16 am | #

    Becky just needs to break out the “Well, Batman has a giant T-Rex…” argument.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      May 25, 2019 at 12:26 am | #

      She would just loose herself in discussing errors in how it is represented and forget whatever point she was trying to make.

  14. Woomy
    Woomy
    May 25, 2019 at 12:22 am | #

    Other girls: WAHHH I CAN’T GET TO MY CLOTHES

    Me: WAHHH I CAN’T GET TO MY TRANSFORMERS

  15. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    May 25, 2019 at 12:23 am | #

    On the bright side if Amber needs her privacy and Dina isn’t around, stuffed dino can block the door.

    • Zero
      Zero
      May 25, 2019 at 1:54 pm | #

      She can also just not open it.

  16. Arawn
    Arawn
    May 25, 2019 at 12:24 am | #

    I love the Dino’s look. All of this is happening and it’s just like, “I’m a giant @#$@ing raptor.” Like a boss.

    • JessWitt
      JessWitt
      May 25, 2019 at 12:29 am | #

      Giant raptor don’t give a sh!t.

    • abysswatcher1993
      abysswatcher1993
      May 25, 2019 at 1:58 am | #

      It doesn’t have the same vibe as MOTHERFUCKING T-REX. I know Nostalgia Critic betrayed the trust of his fans, but that joke is still funny.

  17. Jess
    Jess
    May 25, 2019 at 12:27 am | #

    WHERE IS YOUR RESPECT FOR THE MOMENT, AMBER

  18. Schpoonman
    Schpoonman
    May 25, 2019 at 12:27 am | #

    I was right, Becky is killing that suit. Just straight murdering it. Like, taking it out behind the alley with a ba–okay, this is going to a weird place.

    I hope Becky and Dina settle into a healthier rhythm soon. They’re already great, but as Becky transitions back to a stable life I think she’ll stop feeling the need to impress Dina so much. Dina keeps telling her as much, but shutting the lizard in the back of your head up outright does wonders.

    I love Amber so much and I’m still really worried about Amazi-Girl. That being said I’m pretty sure I remember seeing a preview panel of this day in-universe of her and Walky hanging out and oh, my garbage babies. <3

    (Also holy shit, Amber, change Walky's grades back and tell him what you did)

    • begbert2
      begbert2
      May 25, 2019 at 12:50 am | #

      The lizard in back of Becky’s head will not be shut up; it will just sit there lording it over them like a boss.

  19. linkman0596
    linkman0596
    May 25, 2019 at 12:31 am | #

    Oh please Amber, don’t act like you never walked around with just transformers covering your bits, you dated Ethan

    • newllend(henryvolt)
      newllend(henryvolt)
      May 25, 2019 at 1:10 am | #

      Typically the transformers caught his attention more than her lady bits. Kind of makes since though on why she didn’t caught on to him being gay till he had to spell it out for her.

      • Miri
        Miri
        May 25, 2019 at 1:46 am | #

        Either that or Naomi was already pressuring him to sleep with his girlfriend in high school. He found himself uncomfortably nekkid when Amber entered the room. He grabbed a toy for modesty. Amber and him then spent some happy time playing with his Junkion together.

        Either she didn’t notice he was nude or she quipped about getting nekkid to play with her toys sometimes too and left it at that.

        And this is why Naomi blames her for Ethan realising he prefers guys.

  20. foducool
    foducool
    May 25, 2019 at 1:26 am | #

    gumball fan spotted

  21. C.T Phipps
    C.T Phipps
    May 25, 2019 at 1:32 am | #

    I wonder if Becky can store it in her apartment and invite Dina over, only for Robin to be really angry at bringing strangers into “their” apartment.

    Then again, I really think Robin is acting like she’s dating Becky.

  22. Miri
    Miri
    May 25, 2019 at 1:35 am | #

    Becky tweets about this officially – including that she hadn’t thought about where her gf would put Rex in her dorm room – making it sound like it was a romantic gesture she made with Robin’s support, but without thrusting Dina into the limelight or exploiting their relationship. Rex becomes a symbol of Robin’s campaign as a really relatable liberal lesbian-friendly politician. Rex sparks his own memes, and wins Robin the election. She’s so pleased she buys Becky somewhere big enough to keep an 8′ plush dinosaur.*Then* the “Becky and Dina do it on a dinosaur” slipshine happens.

    Or that’s the best-caae scenario I can think of, anyway…

    • Amazi-Stool
      Amazi-Stool
      May 25, 2019 at 4:32 pm | #

      #giganticvelociraptorapproves

  23. tirachokko
    tirachokko
    May 25, 2019 at 1:54 am | #

    uh, is the display in the closet or…?

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      May 25, 2019 at 2:19 am | #

      The display is somewhere in that third of the room.

  24. abysswatcher1993
    abysswatcher1993
    May 25, 2019 at 1:56 am | #

    Bigger isn’t always better. It’s just show-offy, and is in the way of Transformers. And clothes.

  25. brionl
    brionl
    May 25, 2019 at 2:04 am | #

    The question is, how much Transformer themed clothing does she have?

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      May 25, 2019 at 3:03 am | #

      None that she wears; they’re valuable collectables so she keeps them in sealed vacuum bags in a foot-locker at her mother’s apartment.

  26. Keulen
    Keulen
    May 25, 2019 at 2:18 am | #

    DoA Book 9: What The What Is This?

  27. BenRG
    BenRG
    May 25, 2019 at 2:29 am | #

    It’s good to see that Amber’s priorities are straight in her own mind l

    I wonder who ‘she’ might be? Has Amber been talking things through with Amazi-Girl?

    • begbert2
      begbert2
      May 25, 2019 at 2:34 am | #

      Pretty sure that’s just standard third-person narration, as people are known to do under their breath now and again.

      …he said smugly.

    • Delicious Taffy
      Delicious Taffy
      May 25, 2019 at 2:36 am | #

      I think she’s just narrating out loud. Every single person on Earth does it.

    • StClair
      StClair
      May 25, 2019 at 2:36 pm | #

      ah, I missed the tiny comma. Consider these two sentences, or sentence fragments:

      “… she said to appear normal.”

      “… she said, to appear normal.”

  28. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    May 25, 2019 at 3:26 am | #

    And her clothes, I guess.

  29. NinjaNick
    NinjaNick
    May 25, 2019 at 3:39 am | #

    No worries, Amber. The velociraptor won’t hurt anything, I guess.

    • Roborat
      Roborat
      May 27, 2019 at 3:22 pm | #

      Well, unless it falls on you.

  30. Bagge
    Bagge
    May 25, 2019 at 4:01 am | #

    “Oh God, what if these two dinosaur-hat-kink-weirdos think I’m not normal in any way, shape or form when I deal with the situation of them

    ‘checks notes’

    dragging a giant plush dinosaur into our common space as part of some kind of weird courtship ritual.”

  31. Bathymetheus
    Bathymetheus
    May 25, 2019 at 5:15 am | #

    I assume that what she’s really concerned about is access to her Amazi-Girl costume, concealed behind the Transformers display.

  32. Agemegos
    Agemegos
    May 25, 2019 at 6:43 am | #

    How far is Becky’s apartment from the campus? Could Dina move in?

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      May 25, 2019 at 6:52 am | #

      Let’s see.

      Becky’s apartment is just next to blowjob cat.
      http://www.dumbingofage.com/2019/comic/book-9-comic/03-sometimes-the-sky-was-so-far-away/baby/

      • Bagge
        Bagge
        May 25, 2019 at 6:54 am | #

        Blowjob-cat is further away from Campus than Jacob’s church (which is stil on comfortable walking distance)

        http://www.dumbingofage.com/2017/comic/book-8/01-face-the-strange/worshipleader/

        • Bagge
          Bagge
          May 25, 2019 at 6:56 am | #

          It’s near downtown, along the seventh, accessible by bike

          http://www.dumbingofage.com/2017/comic/book-7/04-the-do-list/border/

          • Bagge
            Bagge
            May 25, 2019 at 6:57 am | #

            So, yes, distance is not an obstacle.

            There might be problems with campus regulations and the general iffiniess in Becky’s longterm acceptability to the apartment, though.

            • ValdVin
              ValdVin
              May 25, 2019 at 11:18 am | #

              And it’s not too far from a Taco Bell. Now that Becky has some money…

              http://www.dumbingofage.com/2017/comic/book-7/04-the-do-list/border/

  33. FacelessDeviant
    FacelessDeviant
    May 25, 2019 at 8:28 am | #

    I’d say Ambers priorities are juuuust fine 🙂

  34. Needfuldoer
    Needfuldoer
    May 25, 2019 at 9:33 am | #

    The self-awareness in that last Amber speech bubble is so very relatable.

  35. Vulcanodon
    Vulcanodon
    May 25, 2019 at 11:24 am | #

    OK, ok, sweet gesture on Becky’s part but maybe she didn’t think it all the way through.

    Right there with you, Amber.

    • Eldritch Gentleman
      Eldritch Gentleman
      May 25, 2019 at 1:38 pm | #

      Next step on her path to corruption, rent Dina a bigger room.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      May 25, 2019 at 5:38 pm | #

      Everyone’s been pretty on-brand these last couple strips.

  36. Electriccombines
    Electriccombines
    May 25, 2019 at 1:38 pm | #

    Can bonus page be Dina taking a happy nap on the giant velociraptor? While dreaming about her and Becky riding motorcycles alongside many correctly feathered ones?
    I know it probably isn’t the most convenient considering their dorms are small, but if my partner bought me a giant fuzzy Pokemon plush I’m pretty sure convenience would be the last thing on my mind. ♡

  37. Karishi
    Karishi
    May 25, 2019 at 4:57 pm | #

    Now I’m imagining Bruce Wayne saying something and Alfred retorting, “He said, to appear normal.”

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