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by David M Willis on November 20, 2020 at 12:01 am
  • 02 - Look Straight Ahead
└ Tags: asher, jennifer, joyce, sal, walky

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    November 20, 2020 at 12:05 am | #

    DAMN, Walky, de facto “sister” or not, that’s waving your CREEP flag

    • Chris
      Chris
      November 20, 2020 at 12:06 am | #

      Two seconds, and you’ve already posted. This is ridiculous.

      • Kyrik Michalowski
        Kyrik Michalowski
        November 20, 2020 at 12:10 am | #

        Ana has power that we mortals can only dream of, behold their greatness and tremble.

      • K^2
        K^2
        November 20, 2020 at 12:34 am | #

        You didn’t think that user name’s just a silly pun, did you? Time has no hold over Ana Chronistic.

    • Johan
      Johan
      November 20, 2020 at 12:11 am | #

      Naw that shit is funny

    • Jade
      Jade
      November 20, 2020 at 12:17 am | #

      I can see how this could be seen as creepy but this is like…something I can see myself or my brother doing to each other to be annoying.

      • Emperor Norton II
        Emperor Norton II
        November 20, 2020 at 12:21 am | #

        Yeah, I definitely got the “I’m not touching youuuuu!” kind of vibes from this as well.

        • Audkitten
          Audkitten
          November 20, 2020 at 12:36 am | #

          My brother and I do this to each other all the time. We’re in our 40s

          • Emperor Norton II
            Emperor Norton II
            November 20, 2020 at 12:40 am | #

            Main reason my sister and I aren’t doing that kind of thing is because I moved across an entire ocean.

            • RowenMorland
              RowenMorland
              November 20, 2020 at 7:55 pm | #

              What you don’t know is that she still is doing it you just can’t hear her, and everyone around her is very confused.

          • Demoted Oblivious
            Demoted Oblivious
            November 20, 2020 at 8:41 am | #

            My all time favourite Roseanne (Original Show) scene:

            DJ sitting on the couch pointing at Darlene saying “I’m not touching you.”
            Cut to the Kitchen and Dan sitting at the kitchen table.
            We here a *thump* followed by DJ whining, “Dad, I wasn’t touching her.”
            Dan replies, “Well it wasn’t worth it then, was it son?”

      • Deanatay
        Deanatay
        November 20, 2020 at 9:38 am | #

        Yep, this seems like correct brother behavior to me.

    • deathjavu
      deathjavu
      November 20, 2020 at 12:51 am | #

      He’s just being deliberately annoying because Billie is too rude to acknowledge any of her friends. How she still has any with that behavior is a mystery.

      • StClair
        StClair
        November 20, 2020 at 1:03 am | #

        Sunk cost fallacy.

    • Rose by Any Other Name
      Rose by Any Other Name
      November 20, 2020 at 2:10 am | #

      Unrelated, but I am kinda into Billie’s “Akane Tendo” hairdo.

    • FacelessDeviant
      FacelessDeviant
      November 20, 2020 at 2:49 am | #

      If it hadn’t been Walky it’d be creepy. But since its him, a renown doofus, its just stupid and annoying, I’d wager.

    • Keulen
      Keulen
      November 20, 2020 at 3:51 am | #

      Seems more like Walky is acting like an annoying sibling to me.

    • Mobcat
      Mobcat
      November 20, 2020 at 8:26 am | #

      Yeah, it seems creepy without the context that they’re practically surrogate siblings. Knowing that, this is a little brother nagging his sister about her crush.

    • Demoted Oblivious
      Demoted Oblivious
      November 20, 2020 at 8:36 am | #

      Naw, I think Walky’s just playing the Hardy Boys bro’ing it out for his sister. (Which is why “Night-Guy”, to make both Bro’s present). Meanwhile Billie’s all Nancy Drew-ing it up thinking she’s solving a mystery.

  2. Bluesnake463
    Bluesnake463
    November 20, 2020 at 12:06 am | #

    Billie may be justified in ignoring Walky, but dating Asher is still a bad move.

    • C.T Phipps
      C.T Phipps
      November 20, 2020 at 12:08 am | #

      I’m of the mind that Asher and Billie are a good couple.

      You know, despite the fact he’s very probably a murderer. Then again, this is just my hope that Ruth and Rachel will get together.

      • UnfrozenNeanderthal
        UnfrozenNeanderthal
        November 20, 2020 at 12:35 am | #

        I mean besides the potentially putting out a hit and the mob connections and collaborating with the dumbest kidnapping plot ever he’s been likeable enough.

        Superficially charmin’, at least

        • C.T Phipps
          C.T Phipps
          November 20, 2020 at 1:17 am | #

          Perfect for Billie!

          Ruth: Why did you dump me?

          Billie: Because you were BORING.

        • Dana
          Dana
          November 20, 2020 at 12:32 pm | #

          “Aside from being a horrible person, he’s likable enough” makes me think of my ex-wife’s father.

      • thejeff
        thejeff
        November 20, 2020 at 8:03 am | #

        I don’t think Asher will be of any help to Billie in dealing with her problems. More like reinforcing them or at best helping her pretend they’re not real.

        However dysfunctional they were, by the end Ruth and Billie were at least trying

        • Dana
          Dana
          November 20, 2020 at 12:38 pm | #

          I get the vibe that Asher’s self improvement was genuine until he let Blaine torpedo it. I think you’re right more because the narrative will demand it than because it would be necessarily true for him irl.

          • thejeff
            thejeff
            November 20, 2020 at 3:02 pm | #

            Even with the best take on him, I’d be surprised if he was ready to offer enough support (or perceptive enough to recognize the need) to actually be good for Billie.

            But then we don’t know him well and have no idea if this relationship has anything going for it other than the obvious superficial “hot guy with cool motorcycle and hot cheerleader”.

      • Andrew Weil
        Andrew Weil
        November 20, 2020 at 11:09 am | #

        Ruthel? Rachuth? That ship doesn’t have a good name.

    • abysswatcher1993
      abysswatcher1993
      November 20, 2020 at 12:09 am | #

      Everyone is justified in ignoring Walky. I just fucking hated Asher.

      • abysswatcher1993
        abysswatcher1993
        November 20, 2020 at 12:09 am | #

        hate* present tense.

        • Agemegos
          Agemegos
          November 20, 2020 at 12:51 am | #

          Yeah, that thing where journalists report everything as present tense instead of past bugs me, too. And it is creeping into people’s speech (including, most annoyingly, mine).

          I know that English tenses as a small hand drum, but this is not going to be an improvement.

          • clif
            clif
            November 20, 2020 at 1:07 am | #

            Why would you use past tense for something happening in the present?

          • abysswatcher1993
            abysswatcher1993
            November 20, 2020 at 1:38 am | #

            I mean I hate Asher in the present. I made a typo, so that is why I put * before the word hate to show it is the word I wanted to correct.

            • clif
              clif
              November 20, 2020 at 1:38 pm | #

              That was clear. My comment was intended for Agemegos. Sorry.

          • Jhon
            Jhon
            November 20, 2020 at 12:02 pm | #

            Tambourine?

      • C.T Phipps
        C.T Phipps
        November 20, 2020 at 1:21 am | #

        I admit, I really like Asher. Dude made some mistakes in the past.

        He made up for them by killing Amber’s dad.

        • King Daniel
          King Daniel
          November 20, 2020 at 2:52 am | #

          I’m personally still in the “Asher didn’t give the order” camp myself, but honestly? Given the hints to his upbringing and everything that we’ve had, I wouldn’t hold it against him even if it was revealed that he gave the order.

          • BBCC
            BBCC
            November 20, 2020 at 3:38 am | #

            Like I said yesterday, if he did give the order, all it does is make me want to buy him cookies and beer.

            • JBento
              JBento
              November 20, 2020 at 6:56 am | #

              So much thisssssss. Blaine’s death is not just a net gain, it’s ALL gain. It improves things for literally everybody but Blaine, which is ALSO a gain.

              I’m also of the apparently controversial opinion (though fuck if I know why it’s controversial) that Amber’s mistake wasn’t in stabbing Ryan so many times but stopping at “ICU” instead of going all the way to “morgue”.

              • TemperaryObsessor
                TemperaryObsessor
                November 20, 2020 at 8:33 am | #

                Na while I’m not against middle name Ryan having a painful death, it would be even worse for Amber.

              • Sporky
                Sporky
                November 20, 2020 at 11:52 pm | #

                Well, Joyce shares your opinion!

            • thejeff
              thejeff
              November 20, 2020 at 8:06 am | #

              It all depends on how and why. The implications more than the actual thing itself.
              What does it say about his current relationship with the family? Or about him going along with Blaine to start with?

              • TemperaryObsessor
                TemperaryObsessor
                November 20, 2020 at 8:40 am | #

                This I don’t feel upset or angry that Blaine was murdered but murdering a person or even a monster in human flesh is not a sign of being a safe person.

              • Jhon
                Jhon
                November 20, 2020 at 12:07 pm | #

                Speaking of ‘family’, it’s clear to me that Willis is preparing us for the League of Evil Grand-dads.

              • BBCC
                BBCC
                November 21, 2020 at 12:05 am | #

                That matters a lot for why he did it and the fallout but it doesn’t really affect me wanting to buy him treats for getting him killed.

        • Samuel
          Samuel
          November 20, 2020 at 4:21 am | #

          Sorry, I’m sure I didn’t miss an episode but where does Asher is responsible of Amber’s dad death ?

          • JBento
            JBento
            November 20, 2020 at 6:57 am | #

            After the dirty cop kills Blaine, Asher gets a text message saying “It’s done”.

    • Pylgrim
      Pylgrim
      November 20, 2020 at 10:13 am | #

      I’m pretty sure that Walky is acting up because Billie started ignoring him and the rest of her friends after breaking up with Rachel/cozying up to Asher first.

  3. Proto_Eevee
    Proto_Eevee
    November 20, 2020 at 12:08 am | #

    BABY BABY BABE BABE!

    • Van Jealous
      Van Jealous
      November 20, 2020 at 9:51 am | #

      “I Got The Feeling” by James Brown!

      • Roborat
        Roborat
        November 20, 2020 at 4:00 pm | #

        Gitarzan by Ray Stevens

  4. abysswatcher1993
    abysswatcher1993
    November 20, 2020 at 12:08 am | #

    That first panel makes me want to puke. Well, not really. My stomach is fine. It’s just the feelings of disgust, hatred and the need to scream FUS RO DAH.

  5. Spencer
    Spencer
    November 20, 2020 at 12:08 am | #

    Hot Walky x Short Hair Billie OTP

  6. Nono
    Nono
    November 20, 2020 at 12:09 am | #

    BABY BABY BABY

    (I will) BURN MY DREAD

    MASS DESTRUCTION

    • Rayndel
      Rayndel
      November 20, 2020 at 1:46 am | #

      This is going to be a weird ear worm when I get back to playing Hyrule Warriors.

      I approve, but still weird.

    • Delicious Taffy
      Delicious Taffy
      November 20, 2020 at 4:25 am | #

      I’ve been waiting for this!

  7. Suet
    Suet
    November 20, 2020 at 12:09 am | #

    Three months. Three months and a scandal.

    David Walkerton: Teases someone in love, but also sick with love

  8. TrueVCU
    TrueVCU
    November 20, 2020 at 12:09 am | #

    Oh cool Billie found someone better able to enable her worst impulses cool cool cool

    • Kyrik Michalowski
      Kyrik Michalowski
      November 20, 2020 at 12:11 am | #

      The coolest, in fact.

      • Phil
        Phil
        November 20, 2020 at 12:14 am | #

        How can it not be cool if it involves a motorbike?

        • shellshockbp
          shellshockbp
          November 20, 2020 at 12:42 am | #

          gravatar matches this comment perfectly

        • Needfuldoer
          Needfuldoer
          November 20, 2020 at 5:43 am | #

          If said bike is converted to a trike. (Harley and Goldwing trikes are glorified mobility scooters. Change my mind.)

      • SuperZero
        SuperZero
        November 20, 2020 at 12:20 am | #

        I believe we have established that she is merely second-coolest.

      • Loki
        Loki
        November 20, 2020 at 1:18 am | #

        It’s the quenchiest!

    • abysswatcher1993
      abysswatcher1993
      November 20, 2020 at 12:12 am | #

      Another reason for me to hate Asher.

    • Bryy
      Bryy
      November 20, 2020 at 12:55 am | #

      I was just about to say “oh hi, Billie’s Regressive Personality Traits”.

  9. BBCC
    BBCC
    November 20, 2020 at 12:09 am | #

    Walky is the BEST brother, I dunno WHAT you mean?

    • JessWitt
      JessWitt
      November 20, 2020 at 12:24 am | #

      If you mean he’s the best at acting like a brother, I agree.

      • clif
        clif
        November 20, 2020 at 1:10 am | #

        We all agree that he is executing his brotherly duties perfectly.

  10. Kyrik Michalowski
    Kyrik Michalowski
    November 20, 2020 at 12:09 am | #

    On the one hand, Walky can clearly be annoying, as evidenced by many strips. But on the other hand completely ignoring people, some of whom are like family to you, is also kind of a dick move too. Especially when considering the person you are dating has bad blood with those people.

    Idk, what’s everyone else’s take on this?

    • Nono
      Nono
      November 20, 2020 at 12:12 am | #

      The last time we saw Asher and Sal together, they had reached a (kinda) understanding.

      So really as far as Billie knows, the only person in the group who might have issues with Asher is Walky, and he’s a little annoying anyway.

      I mean yeah, meta-wise Asher is kinda bad news, but on the level of ‘guy I’m dating and pseudo-brother don’t necessary like each other’ is kind of… normal?

      • Phil
        Phil
        November 20, 2020 at 12:16 am | #

        The “why don’t we rate eye contact anymore, babe?” line kinda hits harder than billie dating asher in the first place, imo.

        • Jade
          Jade
          November 20, 2020 at 12:20 am | #

          Yeah, dating Asher is not great, but we have no idea why she has decided to completely ignore someone she considers a brother when they previously had a…good? relationship. I mean, at least they talked.
          (This being said by a woman who recently texted a friend “I had a dream with my brother in it last night, which is weird, because normally I forget he exists.”)

    • Jade
      Jade
      November 20, 2020 at 12:14 am | #

      Yeah I assume the icing Walky out has to do with Asher. Walky did punch him in the face, but iirc Asher admitted that he deserved it. I can imagine that she and Walky got in a fight over Asher (I don’t think Walky’s feelings towards Asher changed, and he said that being a better brother to Sal is important to him), and Billie decided to ignore him because of it. Orrrrr really any other reason.

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      November 20, 2020 at 12:24 am | #

      When your family (meaning, annoying sibling) behaves like this, there’s nothing wrong with pointedly ignoring them.

      • Queezle
        Queezle
        November 20, 2020 at 2:49 am | #

        But she is not ignoring him because he acts like an annoying sibling, he acts like an annoying sibling because she is ignoring him.
        She also ignores the others who don’t behave like that.
        Billie is at least rude.

        • Needfuldoer
          Needfuldoer
          November 20, 2020 at 5:49 am | #

          It’s a feedback loop.

          This is probably how they were in high school, too…

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      November 20, 2020 at 12:35 am | #

      I’m always on Walky’s side no matter what cuz he’s more or less me, but more charming.

      • Jhon
        Jhon
        November 20, 2020 at 11:44 am | #

        Aw, c’mon. Betcha you can draw dinosaurs too.

      • clif
        clif
        November 20, 2020 at 2:35 pm | #

        You can always make up for it by outdoing him in other areas. Like, say, eating more chicken McNuggets. Or adopting an even cooler sister.

    • deathjavu
      deathjavu
      November 20, 2020 at 12:48 am | #

      My take is that Billie is making bad decisions and also treating her friends awfully by completely ignoring them. I am pretty socially inept and even I know that’s rude as all hell.

      I’m frankly confused there are other takes to have.

      • Diner Kinetic
        Diner Kinetic
        November 20, 2020 at 1:31 am | #

        Yeah this reads to me as Billie cutting contact with the group without explaining why, which is understandably not cool

        • asmodai
          asmodai
          November 20, 2020 at 4:42 am | #

          Plus, in this instance, Walky only resorted to being annoying after Billie ignored him in panel 2…
          This looks a lot like the old Billie we glimpsed at some point: only talking to her “less cool” friends when she has absolutely no-one else to turn to, which is uncool at best, and downright rude when it gets to the point of willfully ignoring when they say hi…

        • Needfuldoer
          Needfuldoer
          November 20, 2020 at 5:50 am | #

          The rest of her Season 1 friend group is connected to Ruth.

      • Andrew Weil
        Andrew Weil
        November 20, 2020 at 11:14 am | #

        My take is Billie still has a high school approach to friendship, and head cheerleaders who date cool motorcyclists don’t acknowledge the existence of lesser people.

    • Keulen
      Keulen
      November 20, 2020 at 4:01 am | #

      Since Walky and Billie are close enough that they have treated each other like brother and sister, I definitely think Billie is behaving much worse than Walky here. Walky is acting like an annoying sibling. Billie is choosing to completely ignore all of her friends.

  11. Nono
    Nono
    November 20, 2020 at 12:10 am | #

    As a side note, it’s kinda nice to see that Sal seems to be letting her curls out more now?

    • EAG46
      EAG46
      November 20, 2020 at 12:22 am | #

      I agree. I think Sal is the hottest/prettiest woman in the strip.

  12. The Coolest Child
    The Coolest Child
    November 20, 2020 at 12:10 am | #

    Well this can only end well

  13. StClair
    StClair
    November 20, 2020 at 12:11 am | #

    “@#&% off, nerd.”

    • abysswatcher1993
      abysswatcher1993
      November 20, 2020 at 12:14 am | #

      I can really expect Billie returning to her worse behaviors. She is always a perra, but I can expect worse.

  14. King Daniel
    King Daniel
    November 20, 2020 at 12:12 am | #

    Y’know, why is anyone surprised that after breaking up with Ruth, Billie went for Asher? She tried to make out with Sal a good while ago, and Billie is bi(ke)sexual.

    [runs for dear punning life]

    • UnfrozenNeanderthal
      UnfrozenNeanderthal
      November 20, 2020 at 12:20 am | #

      Plus Billie has a tendency to make bad choices

    • shellshockbp
      shellshockbp
      November 20, 2020 at 12:43 am | #

      because drama is pain

  15. Jade
    Jade
    November 20, 2020 at 12:13 am | #

    Yeah I assume the icing Walky out has to do with Asher. Walky did punch him in the face, but iirc Asher admitted that he deserved it. I can imagine that she and Walky got in a fight over Asher (I don’t think Walky’s feelings towards Asher changed, and he said that being a better brother to Sal is important to him), and Billie decided to ignore him because of it. Orrrrr really any other reason.

    • Jade
      Jade
      November 20, 2020 at 12:14 am | #

      whoops, meant this as a reply to someone!

    • deathjavu
      deathjavu
      November 20, 2020 at 1:08 am | #

      Ok. So why is she ignoring the other 4 people in the group?

      • Jade
        Jade
        November 20, 2020 at 5:11 pm | #

        Fair point! Maybe she has gone back to her “popular girl” days, or is not engaging with them because she Walky is there?

  16. Mada
    Mada
    November 20, 2020 at 12:13 am | #

    Dunno about anyone else but I’m hearing that “BABY BABY BABE BABY BABE BABE BABE” yelling in Animal’s voice.

    • King Daniel
      King Daniel
      November 20, 2020 at 12:16 am | #

      Alternatively: Justin Bieber.

      • Reltzik
        Reltzik
        November 20, 2020 at 12:25 am | #

        That’s how I heard it.

        • Cholma
          Cholma
          November 20, 2020 at 12:32 am | #

          Me as well. (damn my stupid brain!)

    • Bluebird
      Bluebird
      November 20, 2020 at 3:05 pm | #

      Your icon makes me feel like it’s lillian going “baby baby babe” etc

  17. Cattleprod
    Cattleprod
    November 20, 2020 at 12:15 am | #

    Oh jeez, I just finally realized Billie probably knows Asher from before since he’s someone Sal knew. And that only occurred to me because I remember the time I realized that Billie and Marcie would probably know each other for that reason.

  18. Jade
    Jade
    November 20, 2020 at 12:15 am | #

    Sal does not look happy.

    • Jade
      Jade
      November 20, 2020 at 12:17 am | #

      I’m thinking it goes deeper than motorcycle envy. I am still waiting to hear why she doesn’t have hers. Hoping it’s because she doesn’t ride it in the winters in Indiana because she doesn’t have a death wish.

      • BenRG
        BenRG
        November 20, 2020 at 2:19 am | #

        I’m pretty sure that there is a strong “there but for the grace of God go I” element to Sal’s thinking right now.

  19. Stephen Bierce
    Stephen Bierce
    November 20, 2020 at 12:16 am | #

    *notices the collection of Carpenters records have gone missing, so no “Superstar” for the hacked Muzak*
    Whoever you are, you win this round.

    • Cholma
      Cholma
      November 20, 2020 at 12:34 am | #

      I’m thinking “Calling Occupants of Interstellar Craft” because obviously aliens have taken our Billie and replaced her with a new replicant/android/synth/terminator

      • Geneseepaws
        Geneseepaws
        November 20, 2020 at 8:13 am | #

        This is ground control to Major Tom, your circuit’s dead, there’s something wrong! Can you hear me, Major Tom?

  20. Cmasta1992
    Cmasta1992
    November 20, 2020 at 12:16 am | #

    Yeah I can already tell I’m not going to like second semester Billie

  21. Rani
    Rani
    November 20, 2020 at 12:16 am | #

    Walky with that Mass Destruction

  22. Switchchris
    Switchchris
    November 20, 2020 at 12:18 am | #

    Fucking hell… I thought she was getting better, but no, she goes out with the guy who smokes, worked with amber’s “Dad”, and is 100% going to cheat on her. (that last one is just a feeling I get, might not actually happen, but he gives off Cheater vibes.)

    • Nono
      Nono
      November 20, 2020 at 12:22 am | #

      What’s wrong with going out with a guy who smokes?

      I mean, I’m no fan of it myself but it’s not an actively detrimental trait, no worse than someone who drinks (for most people).

      • aelfwine
        aelfwine
        November 20, 2020 at 12:35 am | #

        If by “someone who drinks” you mean the occasional drink rather than alcoholism, then smoking is significantly worse.

        • Leorale
          Leorale
          November 20, 2020 at 4:39 pm | #

          Smoking makes you and everything you own become smelly. It’s just not an attractive habit.

    • BBCC
      BBCC
      November 20, 2020 at 12:23 am | #

      Billie can’t divine information from the cosmos. She has no way of knowing Asher was involved in what happened with Blaine.

      • UnfrozenNeanderthal
        UnfrozenNeanderthal
        November 20, 2020 at 12:27 am | #

        She *should* know he’s a mobster’s grandson, but given her ignorance about other similar matters it wouldn’t surprise me if she didn’t.

        • Nono
          Nono
          November 20, 2020 at 12:28 am | #

          Why ‘should’ she know? Literally the only other person who’s known about it is Blaine.

          We have no indication that even Sal knows.

          • UnfrozenNeanderthal
            UnfrozenNeanderthal
            November 20, 2020 at 12:31 am | #

            Reread her and Asher’s last conversation, Sal absolutely knows.

            • King Daniel
              King Daniel
              November 20, 2020 at 12:47 am | #

              Sal and he robbed a store together on at least one occasion when they were younger. There’s a little more reason for her to be aware of that sort of thing than Billie would be.

      • Reltzik
        Reltzik
        November 20, 2020 at 12:30 am | #

        Those rules apply to normal people, but not Billie. She’s a former head cheerleader, remember? She’s got great intuition. She can reach conclusions without needing any evidence at all.

        • clif
          clif
          November 20, 2020 at 1:20 am | #

          Exactly. Like how I can tell, based on no evidence at all, that Billie is working with Amazigirl to investigate Blaines murder.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      November 20, 2020 at 12:34 am | #

      Hey now. If he smokes he pokes. And Billie likes a good poking.

  23. jeffepp
    jeffepp
    November 20, 2020 at 12:18 am | #

    Wait, wait, hold up now! Is it just me, or is Billie a little, um, round at the waist? Not fat, or hippy, but, er, showing, maybe, just a bit?

    • Jade
      Jade
      November 20, 2020 at 12:22 am | #

      I think (hope to god, really) that it’s just the way that dress looks on her. Some clothing items cling to you in ways that make you look pregnant, even if you’re relatively thin.

    • DailyBrad
      DailyBrad
      November 20, 2020 at 12:23 am | #

      I really doubt that Willis would make her pregnant if that’s what you mean. I mean. it’s not impossible, but it would be kind of a wild move at this juncture.

      • Wizard
        Wizard
        November 20, 2020 at 12:34 am | #

        Wilder than an actual super villain, multiple deaths and three months slipping by off panel?

        • clif
          clif
          November 20, 2020 at 1:22 am | #

          Plot twist. She’s carrying Mike’s baby.

          • King Daniel
            King Daniel
            November 20, 2020 at 1:28 am | #

            But isn’t Mike the bike?

            • clif
              clif
              November 20, 2020 at 2:38 pm | #

              Carla will adopt the offspring.

    • Suitora
      Suitora
      November 20, 2020 at 12:31 am | #

      I dunno. Would Willis do that, make Billie preggers? It seems like a long amount of comic time for her to deal with her pregnancy. Of course, he could do *another* Shippuden timeskip.

      • a/snow/mous/e
        a/snow/mous/e
        November 20, 2020 at 5:44 pm | #

        either a post-season timeskip or an abortion

    • Spookyfox
      Spookyfox
      November 20, 2020 at 12:36 am | #

      life pro tip: never suggest that somebody might be pregnant. You’ll save yourself from getting punched in the nose. **the more you know**

      • CJ
        CJ
        November 20, 2020 at 3:51 am | #

        Well, if they are, you might get in trouble for not asking about it.

    • Newllend(henryvolt)
      Newllend(henryvolt)
      November 20, 2020 at 12:36 am | #

      I honestly just see the opposite, seems like a tad bit more slimmer to me tbh.

    • BBCC
      BBCC
      November 20, 2020 at 12:49 am | #

      I don’t see it at all. We’ve seen Willis draw pregnant women before and while his art’s changed a lot, it hasn’t changed so much it’d be unrecognizable since It’s Pregnancy. That’s Billie’s hip, not her stomach.

    • RacingTurtle
      RacingTurtle
      November 20, 2020 at 2:48 am | #

      Nah. Billie’s not pregnant, just curvy. Not as curvy as she used to be, though. The rest of her seems to have gone missing somewhere.

    • thejeff
      thejeff
      November 20, 2020 at 8:24 am | #

      So that’s why Walky’s saying “Baby, baby baby”

      Nah, I don’t think so. I can almost see it in panel 3, but not the others. And I really doubt we’d have a pregnancy arc that would basically last the entire rest of the comic. Even with another big time skip.

    • Deanatay
      Deanatay
      November 20, 2020 at 9:49 am | #

      Clearly she’s lesbian pregnant.

  24. Newllend(henryvolt)
    Newllend(henryvolt)
    November 20, 2020 at 12:20 am | #

    Still boggles my mind how had Billie and Ruth went from “I’d die for you”, “I’d die with you”, and “Don’t make me fuck you on top of this rooftop in front of everyone.” Only to change to this all of a sudden.

    Also what did Ruth mean by she “Didn’t loose Billie” was she the one who broke things off with Billie?

    • Jade
      Jade
      November 20, 2020 at 12:23 am | #

      I presume what happened is that Billie refused to stop drinking and Ruth had to cut her off for her own good, because she could not be a recovering alcoholic dating an alcoholic, so Billie just…went back to exactly the way she was before Ruth.

      • Newllend(henryvolt)
        Newllend(henryvolt)
        November 20, 2020 at 12:28 am | #

        No no There had to be something else entirely new not the same old Drama.

        • Roborat
          Roborat
          November 20, 2020 at 4:07 pm | #

          Billie is the centre of a poly with Asher and Ruth?

      • C.T Phipps
        C.T Phipps
        November 20, 2020 at 1:19 am | #

        I saw it more likely Billie dumped Ruth because she had no interest in a stable loving committed relationship at 19.

    • UnfrozenNeanderthal
      UnfrozenNeanderthal
      November 20, 2020 at 12:25 am | #

      We skipped over three months, so that’d be why it’s sudden

      • Newllend(henryvolt)
        Newllend(henryvolt)
        November 20, 2020 at 12:29 am | #

        I guess this is the real consequences of a time skip.

        • thejeff
          thejeff
          November 20, 2020 at 8:26 am | #

          And now we get to have back story slowly revealed.

          I’m actually surprisingly okay with this. As much as I liked Ruth and Billie together, this has dramatic potential.

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      November 20, 2020 at 2:21 am | #

      I’m guessing that Billie became progressively more and more toxic to Ruth’s recovery. It wouldn’t even surprise me if Ruth gave an ultimatum about Billie’s behaviour and she walked out in response. “Lost” is a bit inaccurate. “Gave up trying” is probably closer.

  25. ADLegend21
    ADLegend21
    November 20, 2020 at 12:23 am | #

    This honestly disgusts me. the Sudden halt from Billie being attached at the hip to Ruth and helping her get better to just flat out not being around and ignoring Walky on purpose.

    Hate it. Hate the vibe it gives off. Do not want.

    • C.T Phipps
      C.T Phipps
      November 20, 2020 at 1:19 am | #

      Frankly, Ruth and Billie are the worst to each other. Sometimes you have to let someone go if you love them.

      • Zaxares
        Zaxares
        November 20, 2020 at 5:25 am | #

        This. Ruth realized she was heading down a very steep slope if she continued drinking and wanted to get better, but Billie still didn’t see it as a problem. (Either her own drinking, or Ruth’s.) Dating Billie would only have complicated Ruth’s recovery. Furthermore, Billie seems to have a thing for high-drama relationships, where they have heated fights and then equally heated make-up sessions. If that’s what she REALLY likes, you do you, but I get the feeling that that wasn’t what Ruth wanted deep down.

        And of course, there’s always the lingering unpleasantness in the past that Ruth basically manipulated Billie into the relationship in the first place.

        Both of them have deep-seated issues, and honestly, neither of them is likely to really get better while they’re with each other. It’s just disappointing that Billie left one unhealthy relationship only to run straight into the arms of another (possibly) problematic character. In fairness to Asher, he DID seem to be trying to clean up his act prior to Blaine’s attempt to blackmail him. Whether or not he’ll continue to try and walk the straight and narrow or continue to dip into the underworld to solve his problems when they arise is something we’ve yet to determine.

        • :0
          :0
          November 20, 2020 at 7:49 am | #

          Well, at least we know that Asher isn’t a manipulator, right?

        • thejeff
          thejeff
          November 20, 2020 at 8:30 am | #

          I like how we just ignore Billie’s last pre-timeskip character development to reach these conclusions. That whole last arc for her was “I’m going to drive Ruth away because I’m poison. She’s not leaving. Okay then, I’m going to have to deal with my problems”. Thus the withdrawal she was going through.

  26. DailyBrad
    DailyBrad
    November 20, 2020 at 12:23 am | #

    I’m withholding judgment for now on Billie and Asher being a thing, but I do like what she is doing with her look.

  27. lia
    lia
    November 20, 2020 at 12:25 am | #

    WH

  28. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    November 20, 2020 at 12:31 am | #

    “You know the more you ignore me the more I’m gonna cling to you like a social leach, Billie”

    • Newllend(henryvolt)
      Newllend(henryvolt)
      November 20, 2020 at 12:33 am | #

      I mean ignoring his existence before didn’t stop him so why would it work this time?

  29. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    November 20, 2020 at 12:32 am | #

    Babe. I got you Babe.

    • RacingTurtle
      RacingTurtle
      November 20, 2020 at 2:50 am | #

      THEY SAY WE’RE YOUNG AND WE DON’T KNOW

      • clif
        clif
        November 20, 2020 at 2:02 pm | #

        WE WON’T FIND OUT BY EATING CROW
        WELL I DON’T KNOW IF BABE IS BLUE
        I’D OX, BUT BABY HU GET ME, AND BABY UGHA-CHEW
        UGHA-CHEW BABE, UGHA-CHEW BABE, UGHA-CHEW BAB

        Repeat until ostracized.

  30. Bagge
    Bagge
    November 20, 2020 at 12:33 am | #

    Walky’s saying what we’re all thinking.

    Or, at least what he’s thinking.

    and maybe thinking is a bit of a stretch.

    • Bluebird
      Bluebird
      November 20, 2020 at 2:43 am | #

      Listen to the man! Woo! He speaks for all of us!

      • Bagge
        Bagge
        November 20, 2020 at 4:03 am | #

        Great callback!

        https://www.dumbingofage.com/2017/comic/book-7/03-the-thing-i-was-before/properly/

        • clif
          clif
          November 20, 2020 at 2:05 pm | #

          It is.

  31. Shiro
    Shiro
    November 20, 2020 at 12:36 am | #

    The current poll is currently at a perfect 33/33/33 split and I am delighted

    • King Daniel
      King Daniel
      November 20, 2020 at 12:50 am | #

      Stop the count!

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      November 20, 2020 at 1:34 am | #

      So the true answer to his question of “what are you most mad at me for” is “yes”

      • clif
        clif
        November 20, 2020 at 2:46 pm | #

        Back when I looked at it, Mike was ahead of Halloween and lesbian love lapse by about 2 to 1, so unless there was a sudden influx of mail in ballots, I call shenanigans. The last batch of strips could have changed the pain level inflicted by Billie and Ruth, but I can’t see Halloween suddenly getting more popular.

  32. DiDi
    DiDi
    November 20, 2020 at 12:37 am | #

    *sighs* I’m gonna have to upgrade my patreon, aren’t I?

    • StClair
      StClair
      November 20, 2020 at 12:40 am | #

      tbh, I’ve been thinking about it ever since someone mentioned that Cerberus tends to post there.

      • clif
        clif
        November 20, 2020 at 2:48 pm | #

        I should add this is old information based on something Cerberus said at one time. Can someone confirm if they are currently active there?

  33. Dr. T
    Dr. T
    November 20, 2020 at 12:41 am | #

    On the plus side, Asher clearly is good for her ego as it definitely looks in these last two strips like she lost the weight she gained during her depression.

    On the negative side, it’s Asher. It’s almost certainly bad, bad news

    • Lexi
      Lexi
      November 20, 2020 at 12:49 am | #

      I dunno, I’m really uncomfortable linking “Weight loss” with “Doing better” in any regards. Maybe with Asher, she’s more self conscious. Maybe she’s developed an eating disorder. We literally don’t know. Weight loss isn’t necessarily good news.

      • Dr. T
        Dr. T
        November 20, 2020 at 1:06 am | #

        I don’t disagree with you. I will say that everyone responds to things differently. Billie’s life as she knew it crashed and she responded with indulging every urge she had. The weight loss suggests a change of some sort. It could be of a good sort, but as you said it might not. Hell, I also suggested it might not as I don’t trust Asher to actually be good for anyone like her.

        • thejeff
          thejeff
          November 20, 2020 at 8:51 am | #

          Might have nothing really to do with Asher. Maybe Willis will confound our expectations and it’s Ruth who relapsed into drinking while Billie stayed sober and that’s why they broke up. Any weight loss might be tied to not drinking heavily.
          Asher just came along after the fact.

  34. Pocky
    Pocky
    November 20, 2020 at 12:43 am | #

    Aw crap, Walky went and triggered a battle

  35. synnerman
    synnerman
    November 20, 2020 at 1:04 am | #

    I think Billie wanted normalcy and Status again. Asher offers that. She’s publicly broken goods as long as she is associated with Ruth. I can see her ego not allowing for that.

  36. ninja_jesus
    ninja_jesus
    November 20, 2020 at 1:05 am | #

    Feeling all the emotions, but I gotta say that I’m not surprised at her choice of guy. How dare she meet my expectations of her, lol.

  37. Sam
    Sam
    November 20, 2020 at 1:08 am | #

    Some people are really like ‘Billie is fine ignoring Walky’ like… he started with just calling her name and only escalated to annoying because she is ignoring him. Cause and effect, people. Billie ignoring Walky is causing him to be annoying to try to get her attention. She is not ignoring him because he is annoying.

    He literally stated that ‘we don’t rate eye contact any more’, indicating that it is not just him being ignored, and Billie has decided she is too cool for them. As well as that 1) they don’t have the proper reason why she has decided this (Walky was perfectly ready to spill that she was like this before when she was popular towards him, but this seems to be an escalation of that) and 2) the comment about Billie being elusive before combined with this indicates this isn’t a new development, she has been doing it for a while, she is actively avoiding and ignoring them.

    Now considering what we have previously seen… I don’t really understand why. But a piece of the problem is floating in the back of my mind: Billie’s self-esteem has often relied on being seen as attractive by boys. She was still seeking that in parties, in hangouts in groups, and generally, even with Ruth. That was a hangup she never fully dropped.

    I have a feeling that Billie didn’t drop Ruth, I feel like Ruth broke up with Billie for some reason, and they both started to try to act like their former selves. Billie of course then went with Hot Guy McHot and proceeded to drop and ignore her siblings entirely again. Like, though she ignored Walky before on purpose when trying to act like she still held status, she wasn’t particularly in contact with Sal either and it seems like they are back to that but more extreme. It’s making me consider that maybe Billie did make positive progress on her self-esteem… but it has only made it easier for her to ramp up her worst behaviours.

    • Queezle
      Queezle
      November 20, 2020 at 5:19 am | #

      Thank you! I was a little irritated at how many people said something like “Walky deserved being ignored for being so annoying”
      I think you did a wonderful job at summing up Billies actions and I feel like you are on point or pretty close to her motivations.

  38. William Leonard Reese Jr.
    William Leonard Reese Jr.
    November 20, 2020 at 1:16 am | #

    So this is a sidenote but does the word “Babe” coming out of a male’s voice make anyone’ else’s skin crawl? I *hate* the sound of that word, it never doesn’t feel creepy/gross you know? And I don’t know why that reaction to the word is so instinctive to me either.

    • clif
      clif
      November 20, 2020 at 1:34 am | #

      Babe is enshrined within decades of musical tradition. So no, not really.

      On the one hand, it infantizes. On the other we have a powerful positive and protective emotional response to babies.

      Affectionate nicknames never make a lot of sense. So it’s just a thing.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      November 20, 2020 at 11:15 am | #

      I used to but then I made lots of friends who liked being called “babe” so nowI’ve grown to like it.

  39. brionl
    brionl
    November 20, 2020 at 1:17 am | #

    So, do any of them know about Asher’s involvement with “the thing”?
    I think probably Blaine was the only one who did.

    • C.T Phipps
      C.T Phipps
      November 20, 2020 at 1:21 am | #

      The crooked cop knows. He and the mob are probably the only ones.

  40. Spookyfox
    Spookyfox
    November 20, 2020 at 1:24 am | #

    Can we just like refrain from commenting on anyone’s weight/body size?? like ever?? thanks xoxoxo

    • clif
      clif
      November 20, 2020 at 1:38 am | #

      Honestly? Probably not.

    • AGV
      AGV
      November 20, 2020 at 5:20 am | #

      That’d be ideal

    • Doc Harleen
      Doc Harleen
      November 20, 2020 at 5:36 am | #

      Seriously. Ugh.

  41. C.T Phipps
    C.T Phipps
    November 20, 2020 at 1:26 am | #

    Honestly, I saw this coming. Ruth made the mistake that many couples make in they assume that you can change your partner. Ruth wanted stability, a loving relationship, and a drama free life.

    Billie…wants nothing to do with any of that. She wants a drama angsty party lifetime and melodrama. Maybe even revels in her self-destructive habits and self-hatred.

    They really are better apart.

    • Regina phalange
      Regina phalange
      November 20, 2020 at 1:46 am | #

      Yeah—this also demonstrates well that true growth and change must be internally driven. Ruth wanted to be better on her own; Billie may have helped motivate or inspire her, but Ruth didn’t want it FOR her. Ruth and Billie argued about Billie’s issues a lot, but Billie never seemed motivated to fix any of them for any reason besides “for Ruth.” Thus, after the break-up, Ruth seems well-adjusted and changed for the better, while Billie…has no reason to be anything but who she was before.

    • thejeff
      thejeff
      November 20, 2020 at 8:57 am | #

      Ruth wanted to die.
      Billie wanted manicures and a backpacking trip across Europe.

  42. Regina phalange
    Regina phalange
    November 20, 2020 at 1:50 am | #

    Did…Billie take his scarf? I can’t tell if she did the classic “I’m gonna look cute in this outfit—oh shit it’s cold, gimme your jacket,” or if this is the weird modern college version of a letterman’s jacket (…or in this case, a gang jacket).

    • Doc Harleen
      Doc Harleen
      November 20, 2020 at 5:38 am | #

      I was wondering that too! I scrolled through the comments just to see if anyone else commented on the scarf thing.

    • Fuzzy
      Fuzzy
      November 20, 2020 at 6:00 am | #

      It’s honestly kinda cute. Too bad it’s Asher and Billie doing it.

  43. NinjaNick
    NinjaNick
    November 20, 2020 at 2:13 am | #

    Oh, baby. Panel 3 Billie looking hot. 😛

  44. BenRG
    BenRG
    November 20, 2020 at 2:15 am | #

    Billie always wanted to be the alpha cool kid. She was exposed as not really being that person, indeed probably never had. So, she’s handling that the only way she can: By blanking those who know the truth about her so that she can continue to win the illusion.

    Yes, Walky is being a pest but, given the transparent and selfish shallowness of Billie’s life choices he has the right to mock her. It might not be healthy, though. Billie may ask her ‘Babe’ to send a few of his boys over to teach him respect. That would be more-or-less in character too.

  45. NinjaNick
    NinjaNick
    November 20, 2020 at 2:17 am | #

    Walky, you’re so awkward.

    • TGS
      TGS
      November 20, 2020 at 8:58 am | #

      Walkward?

  46. SuperFroakie82
    SuperFroakie82
    November 20, 2020 at 2:24 am | #

    Anyone else confused by “rate eye contact”? I’ve never heard the word rate used like that before.

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      November 20, 2020 at 3:04 am | #

      ‘Rate’ as in ‘how do you rate this thing’. Walky is accusing Billie of not considering them worth eye contact anymore.

      • Arian
        Arian
        November 20, 2020 at 3:11 am | #

        Yes, it’s the same expression as “didn’t rate a mention”, meaning “wasn’t considered to be worth mentioning”.

        Walky is asking Billie, “Aren’t we worth making eye contact with?”

    • StClair
      StClair
      November 20, 2020 at 3:08 am | #

      “rate” as a synonym for “deserve” is an uncommon usage, but I’ve heard it.

      • StClair
        StClair
        November 20, 2020 at 3:09 am | #

        (or if that’s still not clear, another phrasing might be “not considered worthy of”)

  47. Mishyana
    Mishyana
    November 20, 2020 at 2:37 am | #

    I’d be ok with this from a pure plot development perspective if it weren’t for this inevitably meaning that we’ll be seeing increasing amounts of Asher’s eminently punchable face

    • Bluebird
      Bluebird
      November 20, 2020 at 2:39 am | #

      +side: Asher might get punched again

  48. Tan
    Tan
    November 20, 2020 at 3:11 am | #

    I need a new option for the poll, because this.

  49. NullSet
    NullSet
    November 20, 2020 at 3:24 am | #

    BABY BABY BABY BABY BABE B- B- BABY BABY BABY BABY BABE
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jFaoLrLzd4

    • Zor
      Zor
      November 20, 2020 at 3:52 am | #

      You read my freaking mind 😀

  50. Keulen
    Keulen
    November 20, 2020 at 3:49 am | #

    Walky is clearly practicing for his cover of Justin Beiber’s song “Baby”.

  51. Zor
    Zor
    November 20, 2020 at 3:56 am | #

    [Frantically scans the comment section for Persona references]

    • Prinnyramza
      Prinnyramza
      November 20, 2020 at 2:27 pm | #

      Good to see I wasn’t the only one

  52. Lingo
    Lingo
    November 20, 2020 at 3:57 am | #

    OMG this is much worse than I thought. What the hell flew up Billie’s butt? I expected her to at least brag to her former friends about her boyfriend and stupid shit like that. To completely ignore them is just the worst.

  53. Maggie
    Maggie
    November 20, 2020 at 4:44 am | #

    It’s weird seeing Billie dating someone other than Ruth.

  54. Sombrero
    Sombrero
    November 20, 2020 at 5:14 am | #

    Hey, why are we not seeing Lucy’s reaction? She’s the other one caught in the eye of the hurricane with Sal.

  55. powerpowerpow
    powerpowerpow
    November 20, 2020 at 6:16 am | #

    This is without a doubt one of the Walkiest things Walky has ever done. It’s one of the crowning moments of Walky.

  56. HMRC4EVR
    HMRC4EVR
    November 20, 2020 at 6:37 am | #

    I guess it’s a sign of good storytelling when you get upset at a comic author for changing something you like, such as in this case Ruth/Billie breaking up and the latter moving on to Asher.

    I haven’t but this put out by a webcomic since Tom over at Gunnerkrigg Court introduced Anne’s dad and he treated her like crap in his into story arc.

    Although he’s gotten slightly better since then, I still lump him in with Blaine as sucky father of the year award contenders.

  57. keet
    keet
    November 20, 2020 at 6:40 am | #

    whyyyy is walky so relatable in this strip D:

  58. HMRC4EVR
    HMRC4EVR
    November 20, 2020 at 6:42 am | #

    Random possible reason why Billie/Ruth broke up-they didn’t. Billie is pretending to date Asher now because during the time skip, someone uncovered Asher’s connection to everything that happened and there’s still a threat from Blaine’s former partners because of ‘X’. Billie and Ruth staged breaking up so she could work her way into Asher’s good graces and find out what’s going on. That’s why Ruth stopped herself when she yelled out ‘I didn’t lose Billie ‘ as it’s all a ploy.

  59. Alan in DC
    Alan in DC
    November 20, 2020 at 6:49 am | #

    And with that, Billie is right back to being exactly who and what she was like in high school.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      November 20, 2020 at 7:57 am | #

      Living the dream

  60. JBento
    JBento
    November 20, 2020 at 6:58 am | #

    I suppose it was just her hair flowing from removing the helmet last strip, but I liked yesterday’s panel 4 Billie hair better, with the tips fluffy and poitning up.

  61. Bagge
    Bagge
    November 20, 2020 at 7:58 am | #

    Finally college is shaping up to Billie’s expectation.

    Next up: Joyce marries Good Christian Man.

    Dorothy transfers to Yale.

    Dina…. something, something dinosaurs?

    • clif
      clif
      November 20, 2020 at 2:17 pm | #

      Sequences DNA to recreate classic dinosaurs from chickens.
      https://www.livescience.com/50886-scientific-progress-dino-chicken.html

  62. miri
    miri
    November 20, 2020 at 8:18 am | #

    I really do try not to make a habit of jumping to conclusions, Billie, but it looks awfully like Ruth stopped being dangerous and exciting for you because she wanted to get better.

    On the other hand I do actually like Asher.

    • Lunarius Haberdash
      Lunarius Haberdash
      November 20, 2020 at 12:59 pm | #

      Asher? Helped the evil duo dads be jerks Asher? Your taste worries me.

      • miri
        miri
        November 20, 2020 at 6:19 pm | #

        Listen, he didn’t want to do it, and expressed regret over what happened to Sal. However, this is a fully reasonable take and my concern for Billie may very well be a case of game recognizing game.

  63. Kaidah
    Kaidah
    November 20, 2020 at 8:45 am | #

    Oh good, we’re back to smug, I’m-better-than-everyone-else Billie. I was worried she might have experienced actual character growth in the interceding months.

  64. Rabisch
    Rabisch
    November 20, 2020 at 9:05 am | #

    Billie is claiming for herself the position of “most hated character in the strip” now that the two dads (and Mike) are dead. But Joyce’s mother and Mary are still strong in their positions.

    • CJ
      CJ
      November 20, 2020 at 11:33 am | #

      No, gramps still is the most hatable character in the strip. Billie‘s just being an inconsiderate asshole. Quite a different scale..

  65. Arianod
    Arianod
    November 20, 2020 at 9:08 am | #

    Walky knows full well what he’s doing here, and I kind of cautiously approve.

  66. Daniel M Ball
    Daniel M Ball
    November 20, 2020 at 9:22 am | #

    Walky appears to be rubbing Billie’s nose in her bad choices there, including possibly reminding her that she didn’t used to let people get away with diminutives like ‘babe’. (it’s a little brother thing, some will get it, some won’t)

  67. Vulcanodon
    Vulcanodon
    November 20, 2020 at 9:32 am | #

    Wow, I have not seen Walky be that confrontational before.

  68. Deanatay
    Deanatay
    November 20, 2020 at 9:51 am | #

    Sal in Panel 2, thirstily eyeing Asher’s motorbike.

  69. Throwatron
    Throwatron
    November 20, 2020 at 11:12 am | #

    yo holy shit tho walky is PISSED

  70. Wishwater
    Wishwater
    November 20, 2020 at 11:14 am | #

    Worst possible time to decide I would love to see Walky/Billie but I’m going to do it anyway

  71. Rikunda
    Rikunda
    November 20, 2020 at 12:35 pm | #

    Why is her skin look so much lighter?

    • CC
      CC
      November 20, 2020 at 3:30 pm | #

      Three months of winter’ll do that

  72. Dutch
    Dutch
    November 20, 2020 at 12:37 pm | #

    Real talk I just now realized I was Walky

  73. Lunarius Haberdash
    Lunarius Haberdash
    November 20, 2020 at 12:51 pm | #

    No… NO. Not OK, not at ALL ok. There is nothing about this pairing that does anything but fill me with impotent rage. I hate you a little for this.

  74. JBento
    JBento
    November 20, 2020 at 1:15 pm | #

    So, I haven’t been able to post in a while, because of health reasons, so I have a question about previous strips:

    Did the fact that the two girls Booster asked out were the ones with the more serious mental health issues ring alarm bells and raise red flags for anyone else, or was it just me?

    • Seregiel
      Seregiel
      November 20, 2020 at 1:48 pm | #

      It might just be a case of like finding like more relatable. I tend towards neuro atypical/mental health/trauma partners not because I think it is deserved/destined/whatever, but it seems like there is a lot more compassion for your demons when someone has had an intimate run in with their own. There’s a lot of shared common ground and understanding. Obviously not seek those relationships over ones with nuerotypical persons overtly, but it does feel like my social group tends to gravitate that way. The risk load of backfire is also high, but its nice to have someone who gets it but doesn’t pity you for it and is able to fine tune the balance between knowing when someone needs help coping rather than being called out for a cop out. Exceptions abound everywhere, and everyone has those skills but it can be comfier to walk the world with someone who has seen your particular brand of hell.

    • deathjavu
      deathjavu
      November 20, 2020 at 2:59 pm | #

      No, I also thought this was pretty weird, and going after one then immediately the other was also weird. Ofc booster was already being terrible in that series of strips.

  75. Felgraf
    Felgraf
    November 20, 2020 at 1:36 pm | #

    Supposition: Ruth, upon failing to get Billie to quit drinking/seeing Billie continue into alcoholism, got to the end of her rope and did what Sarah did: She told someone to try and make sure Billie got the help she needed.

    Billie views this as the deepest of betrayals.

    • Varangian
      Varangian
      November 20, 2020 at 9:39 pm | #

      Hmmm. I think Billie was actually good-faith quitting drinking this time, like, for actual, but you might be onto something—Ruth might’ve pushed her towards continuing with therapy beyond what Billie wanted, which might contribute to feeling like she’s domestic now and trapped and her whole identity is that girl who fell in love with her RA

  76. FriskyJacket
    FriskyJacket
    November 20, 2020 at 3:14 pm | #

    Baby Baby Baby Baby Baby YEEEEAAAAAAA ( SAXOPHONE intensifies)

  77. River
    River
    November 20, 2020 at 3:19 pm | #

    I don’t think that I have ever commented, maybe, but I don’t think so. So this is really a things for me. I have been reading this comic since it began but this “soft-reboot” makes me feel like I have wasted 10 years, is that true for anyone else? I feel that the characters have been abandoned, like Willis got to the huge trauma-drama and didn’t know what to do so gave up. I mean, I know that it is a free web comic so who am I to complain. The first 10 years were fabulous, thank you for that, sir, but maybe time to move on. Take care everyone whom I never met but whose comments I have enjoyed.

    • 3-I
      3-I
      November 20, 2020 at 5:00 pm | #

      It definitely feels like the character lives and dynamics I was invested in were interrupted HARD, but I’m willing to give Willis time to draw me into the new Season 2 status quo.

      NGL, though, it feels like the last several days have just been “POW, here’s a surprising twist! One the characters aren’t at all surprised by because they saw it happen in real time, like, months ago!” And that’s difficult for me to jibe with, because it feels like I’m being laughed at for being shocked. Here’s hoping you and I both reconnect to the story soon!

      • CorporateDronesDontHaveMissiles
        CorporateDronesDontHaveMissiles
        November 20, 2020 at 11:26 pm | #

        I’m seeing this as a sort of ‘in media res’ opener, and expecting as we go forward we’ll eventually also work backwards and fill in the character gaps.

  78. River
    River
    November 20, 2020 at 3:22 pm | #

    * thing — can’t leave on a typo-note! Greatest respect for you, Mr. Willis, the comics have really brightened my days over the years.

  79. Ray Radlein
    Ray Radlein
    November 20, 2020 at 3:25 pm | #

    Baby Baby Baby Baby
    This stuff is driving me crazy
    DJs communicate to the masses
    Sex and violence classes
    Now our children grow up prisoners
    All their lives, radio listeners!

    • Victor Riley
      Victor Riley
      November 20, 2020 at 3:41 pm | #

      I will always give props to an R.E.M. reference.

  80. Some Guy
    Some Guy
    November 20, 2020 at 4:41 pm | #

    Oh hey, we’re back to the terrible Billie I hated back from when she was first introduced!

    I may not like it but I’m not surprised.

  81. 3-I
    3-I
    November 20, 2020 at 4:55 pm | #

    I really hope we start getting around to the 52 part of this One Year Later soon. And that it stops me wanting dexter-style mindwipes.

  82. Jenny Islander
    Jenny Islander
    November 20, 2020 at 5:45 pm | #

    If I had walked into this scene without knowing anybody involved, I would’ve seen a young adult who was being harassed by some jerk. Even if she did a terrible job disengaging from them and had a really stupid reason for doing so, she doesn’t wanna interact anymore and should be let be.

  83. Varangian
    Varangian
    November 20, 2020 at 9:35 pm | #

    Walky redeems his terrible bullshit choice in superhero-related ideas for the moment! Good work, Walkerton.

  84. vile_gamer
    vile_gamer
    November 21, 2020 at 12:23 am | #

    That’s weird. Why did my comments get run through moderation, yet everyone else’s comments show up fine? I didn’t say anything contentious, pretentious, or inappropriate.

    • King Daniel
      King Daniel
      November 21, 2020 at 9:43 am | #

      First time commenting/using a particular e-mail to comment? Happens to everyone in that case, IIRC.

  85. Juanoku
    Juanoku
    November 21, 2020 at 12:41 pm | #

    You hear that?
    It’s my heart being broken into a million pieces

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