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lyle was in two strips in shortpacked! so i guess we're adapting one of them
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July 9, 2026

Defiling

by David M Willis on December 7, 2022 at 12:01 am
  • 02 – Turning Saints Into the Sea
└ Tags: lucy, lyle, walky

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    December 7, 2022 at 12:02 am | #

    the sibling version of “have you stopped beating your wife”

    • True Survivor
      True Survivor
      December 7, 2022 at 12:22 am | #

      I learned something new looking that up. Thanks.

  2. The Wellerman
    The Wellerman
    December 7, 2022 at 12:03 am | #

    history repeats itself I see

    https://www.shortpacked.com/comic/lyle

    • True Survivor
      True Survivor
      December 7, 2022 at 12:11 am | #

      Dumbing of Age is like Star Wars – it rhymes.

    • Vanessa
      Vanessa
      December 7, 2022 at 12:53 am | #

      Hilarious, so true to character. Does this explain why Lucy is the way she is?

    • Lysbeth
      Lysbeth
      December 7, 2022 at 6:28 am | #

      It’s all part of a convoluted plot to make the “consequences” strip happen again when you least expect it

    • cain
      cain
      December 7, 2022 at 8:53 am | #

      really cool to compare the art style and snappy dialogue! Willis has come a long way in their writing

    • Keulen
      Keulen
      December 7, 2022 at 1:15 pm | #

      Nice to see Lyle trolling his sister’s boyfriends in both universes.

    • someone
      someone
      December 8, 2022 at 3:16 am | #

      That makes only eight years of rehearsal.

      • Librain
        Librain
        December 8, 2022 at 4:30 am | #

        We can maybe assume he spent ten years rehearsing for the first one?

  3. ProjectXa3
    ProjectXa3
    December 7, 2022 at 12:03 am | #

    LMFAO Lyle you jackass. Love it.

  4. Dean
    Dean
    December 7, 2022 at 12:04 am | #

    Shortpacked Ken is standing just out of panel, shaking his head sadly.

  5. Sirksome
    Sirksome
    December 7, 2022 at 12:04 am | #

    I refuse to believe Lucy isn’t in on this.

    • King Daniel
      King Daniel
      December 7, 2022 at 12:04 am | #

      At least in the Shortpacked! strip this is adapting, she very much wasn’t.

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      December 7, 2022 at 12:09 am | #

      Lucy is five seconds away from forgetting, yet again, that her big brother is better at roughhousing than she is.

      • Mark
        Mark
        December 7, 2022 at 7:22 pm | #

        [the light comes on]
        Lucy: Walky, why don’t we go take care of that right now?
        Walky: What?
        Lyle: Wait, I was only hassling you!
        Lucy: [distant, leading Walky by the arm] Can’t hear you!
        Walky: Wait, what?

    • anon
      anon
      December 7, 2022 at 1:32 am | #

      would’ve been hilarious if she was dating mike (rip), he def would’ve disarmed him haha

      • Lysbeth
        Lysbeth
        December 7, 2022 at 6:32 am | #

        Lyle: glad to finally meet the dude who’s defiling my little sister
        Mike: it’s cheaper than your mom
        Lyle: uuuh
        Mike: but more expensive than your dad

  6. Joe Moose
    Joe Moose
    December 7, 2022 at 12:04 am | #

    Punch him.

    Punch him hard.

    In the fork!

  7. Shorduie
    Shorduie
    December 7, 2022 at 12:04 am | #

    I like Lyle. Excellent match to Walky. Possibly a huge mistake to have them both hanging together.

    • True Survivor
      True Survivor
      December 7, 2022 at 12:09 am | #

      If they ever become brothers in law, family gatherings will be utter chaos. By THEIR POWERS COMBINED!!!

    • huesatlight
      huesatlight
      December 7, 2022 at 12:34 am | #

      It explains why she’s ok with Walky’s over the top sense of humor.

      • lily
        lily
        December 7, 2022 at 1:34 am | #

        if anything seems like it’d be off putting if they’d have similar humor but let’s not slip into freudian implications lol /shot

        • Librain
          Librain
          December 8, 2022 at 8:33 am | #

          Lucy/Lyle GoT themed slipshine?

  8. shadowcell
    shadowcell
    December 7, 2022 at 12:04 am | #

    Dumbing of Age Book 13: [honestly just everything Lyle says]

    • Jamie
      Jamie
      December 7, 2022 at 3:15 am | #

      I dunno. I might go with “N-Nothing, she’s fine!”

  9. Nono
    Nono
    December 7, 2022 at 12:04 am | #

    Still better than when Naomi met Joyce and said, directly to her face, “Yeah, you’ll be easy.”.

  10. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    December 7, 2022 at 12:05 am | #

    As a big brother myself, I thoroughly endorse Lyle’s trolling.

    • StClair
      StClair
      December 7, 2022 at 1:45 am | #

      I was the boring, bookish, and generally responsible one. It was the middle brother in our family who got up to most of the mischief, and the youngest who followed him around because he was lots more interesting.

  11. DailyBrad
    DailyBrad
    December 7, 2022 at 12:06 am | #

    Callback, nice.

    • Clif
      Clif
      December 7, 2022 at 5:05 am | #

      Has it really been eighteen years?

      • Clif
        Clif
        December 7, 2022 at 5:16 am | #

        No. He’s lying. He’s only been rehearsing eight years.

        My faith in humanity is restored.

        • Rose by Any Other Name
          Rose by Any Other Name
          December 8, 2022 at 12:01 am | #

          I checked too thinking the same thing.

      • ValdVin
        ValdVin
        December 7, 2022 at 7:46 am | #

        My question exactly. Since he was maybe a preschooler?

  12. Suet
    Suet
    December 7, 2022 at 12:07 am | #

    First base and first base only

  13. Wendy
    Wendy
    December 7, 2022 at 12:08 am | #

    Lyle is terrible.

    I like him already.

    • The Wellerman
      The Wellerman
      December 7, 2022 at 12:13 am | #

      quite the hyper-realistic ass, isn’t he?

    • Vanessa
      Vanessa
      December 7, 2022 at 12:55 am | #

      He has learned exactly how to rile up hyper-earnest Lucy.

      • Angel
        Angel
        December 7, 2022 at 1:42 am | #

        makes me wonder how he’d react if she actually was pregnant (which seems like a potential storyline but i imagine wouldn’t happen, but it would def make joyce’s head explode if one of joe’s past flings ended up showing up 5 months pregnant or so lol)

        • Needfuldoer
          Needfuldoer
          December 7, 2022 at 2:27 am | #

          Problem is, time progresses too slowly in the Dumbiverse for a pregnancy scare arc to be anything but a long, slow burn. If one comes up, it would have to involve the three-month skip.

          • Despite Rage
            Despite Rage
            December 7, 2022 at 11:11 am | #

            Or… Willis could break style to make a point with it and wrap it up quick.
            For example,
            panel 1: “Oh no, I’m pregnant and don’t want to be!
            panel 2: Walky and Lucy getting dropped off at a bus stop outside a Planned Parenthood.
            panel 3: (maybe Walky and Lucy getting a pizza afterwards?).
            panel 4: just the words “Because it should be that easy”

            FWIW, Sorry to the people who get offended at my opinion (not that I really expect many on this site). I believe the ONLY thing a woman in this position should have to deal with in this decision is her own feelings about the situation. And maybe bus fare.

            Also, I realize this would be a huge departure from this comic and would in fact be terrible. There is a very good reason I don’t make comics.

            • Joy
              Joy
              December 7, 2022 at 2:39 pm | #

              If you make comics, can i read them? I like what you wrote.

            • Shen Hibiki
              Shen Hibiki
              December 7, 2022 at 5:29 pm | #

              I mean, it’s only terrible in the sense that we need to -wish- your version was the real situation… so I agree with Joy, if you write a comic let me know XD

            • thejeff
              thejeff
              December 7, 2022 at 6:48 pm | #

              Not in Indiana, sadly. They’d need to smuggle her out of state.

            • Miri
              Miri
              December 8, 2022 at 4:13 am | #

              My issue with the bus fare thing is that my understanding of the situation in the US is that in various areas providers are being shut down, forcing people to travel increasingly eye-watering distances… Especially when combined with mandating a counselling session at the same place a week or so ahead of the time, and alongside the fact that a lot of the people in the US do not get a lot of paid time off they can use for this stuff – people are being priced out of getting abortions before even getting onto procedure costs.

              “Bus fare” still leaves a lot of room for “urgh” when reality intrudes 😡😢

  14. RassilonTDavros
    RassilonTDavros
    December 7, 2022 at 12:10 am | #

    Good to see some things never change.

  15. BBCC
    BBCC
    December 7, 2022 at 12:15 am | #

    This is amazing. I love it. I love him. EXCELLENT big brother ‘opponent’ for Walky.

  16. Mr. Random
    Mr. Random
    December 7, 2022 at 12:15 am | #

    Still pulling the same shit 8 years later.
    Respect.

  17. tim gueguen
    tim gueguen
    December 7, 2022 at 12:21 am | #

    I wonder how Joe would react to a situation like this.

    • anon
      anon
      December 7, 2022 at 1:35 am | #

      i don’t think joe has had ‘girlfriends’ before other than flings but he’d probably have a reputation beforehand lol

    • Jamie
      Jamie
      December 7, 2022 at 3:18 am | #

      “Yes.” “Yes, and she loved it.” “Are you saying I’m bad in bed?”

    • GeekyWarrior
      GeekyWarrior
      December 7, 2022 at 7:20 am | #

      This is the closest to that
      https://www.dumbingofage.com/2011/comic/book-1/06-yesterday-was-thursday/nethers/

  18. Bicycle Bill
    Bicycle Bill
    December 7, 2022 at 12:22 am | #

    After all, what’s a brother for?

    • StClair
      StClair
      December 7, 2022 at 1:39 am | #

      “I trusted him like a brother. Which is to say, not at all.”
      — Corwin of Amber

      • Hof1991
        Hof1991
        December 7, 2022 at 9:22 am | #

        That’s a deep cut. Farther back than Lyle can manage.

  19. Steve
    Steve
    December 7, 2022 at 12:31 am | #

    Elsewhere on campus, Frank Miller is trapped in a dark room while armed men re-enact that one Shortpacked strip.

  20. AbacusWizard
    AbacusWizard
    December 7, 2022 at 12:36 am | #

    Oh, this guy is *good*. I like this guy.

  21. Qube
    Qube
    December 7, 2022 at 12:39 am | #

    Lyle, you are an absolute shameless prick.

    Approved. (-_-)b

  22. Diana Nock
    Diana Nock
    December 7, 2022 at 12:43 am | #

    “Fine”? Jeeze, Walky’s really not that into Lucy, huh? I hope once this relationship implodes, she’ll find someone who appreciates her.

  23. brionl
    brionl
    December 7, 2022 at 12:51 am | #

    So, has it been 18 years since his first appearance?

    • Taffy
      Taffy
      December 7, 2022 at 1:51 am | #

      Yes. 🙂

      • The Wellerman
        The Wellerman
        December 7, 2022 at 2:21 am | #

        Wow Willis is fond of breaking the 4th wall on more levels than one 😮

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      December 7, 2022 at 2:27 am | #

      Give or take a decade.

      • Clif
        Clif
        December 7, 2022 at 11:51 am | #

        Mostly take.

  24. Peter
    Peter
    December 7, 2022 at 1:04 am | #

    This is straight up “Astérix in Corsica” stuff:

    “You spoke to my sister.”
    “I did?… I didn’t realise…”
    “I don’t like people speaking to my sister.”
    “But… but I’m not interested in your sister. I only wanted to…”
    “You don’t like my sister?”
    “Yes, yes, of course I like your sister…”
    “OH, SO YOU LIKE MY SISTER, DO YOU? HOLD ME BACK OR I’LL [redacted]!”

  25. Wraithy2773
    Wraithy2773
    December 7, 2022 at 1:12 am | #

    I like Lyle already. 😀

  26. Grayfinity
    Grayfinity
    December 7, 2022 at 1:16 am | #

    Please tell me he doesn’t rate houses…

    This Lyle is alright. 👍

  27. Queezle
    Queezle
    December 7, 2022 at 1:19 am | #

    This comic could use a bit more Lyle

  28. miz
    miz
    December 7, 2022 at 1:29 am | #

    “I see you looking at Trudy Judy’s booty.”
    “I am not looking at Trudy Judy’s booty.”
    “Oh, you don’t think she’s a cutie? Don’t be snooty.”
    “She’s a beauty, but I’m on duty!”

    • bejouled
      bejouled
      December 7, 2022 at 1:31 am | #

      And you’re married!

      • iamdeltas
        iamdeltas
        December 7, 2022 at 1:41 am | #

        Well, yeah, but that doesn’t rhyme.

        • Jamie
          Jamie
          December 7, 2022 at 3:19 am | #

          …and you have cooties?

          • Clif
            Clif
            December 7, 2022 at 11:53 am | #

            Yes, but they’re old coot-ies.

  29. anon
    anon
    December 7, 2022 at 1:31 am | #

    lol well, idk how much this would dampen lucy’s thirst but wonder if she’ll get a chance to ‘strike’ back if he has a gf

    • UnDrewsual
      UnDrewsual
      December 7, 2022 at 12:00 pm | #

      If he’s the older brother, she may have already done that when they were younger and he brought a girlfriend over.

  30. LBD "Nytetrayn"
    LBD "Nytetrayn"
    December 7, 2022 at 1:33 am | #

    Lyle is my new favorite.

  31. Autogatos
    Autogatos
    December 7, 2022 at 1:38 am | #

    Walky.exe has encountered an error and needs to restart.

  32. darkoneko
    darkoneko
    December 7, 2022 at 1:46 am | #

    Lucy, Lyle, i wonder if other potential siblings start with L too

    • Taffy
      Taffy
      December 7, 2022 at 1:53 am | #

      I know a family whose names all start with D. It’s D-sgusting.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      December 7, 2022 at 2:16 am | #

      J was already taken.

  33. slarstorm
    slarstorm
    December 7, 2022 at 1:49 am | #

    Oh, Lyle. How vile. this man walked a mile and mourned a pile (of snow).

  34. newlland(Henryvolt)
    newlland(Henryvolt)
    December 7, 2022 at 2:07 am | #

    I remember this gag from Shortpacks…it’s still funny.

  35. Needfuldoer
    Needfuldoer
    December 7, 2022 at 2:15 am | #

    [Maniacally laughs in older sibling]

  36. ADLegend21
    ADLegend21
    December 7, 2022 at 2:18 am | #

    god this is painfully heterosexual.

    well done.

    • anon
      anon
      December 7, 2022 at 2:28 am | #

      i mean, he could still say this to a girlfriend but using the word ‘defiling’ in this context might come off as more homophobic/be quicker to turn it around on him or so or like “why do you assume our relationship is sexual” if it was an ace/bi girl dating lucy

  37. Laura
    Laura
    December 7, 2022 at 2:18 am | #

    Completely OT, but perhaps Opus the Poet or a few of my fellow NDs could identify or relate…

    …Man, returning to work after a brain injury is TERRIFYING. It’s like procrastination on steroids: when you try to get through a task and your eyes just bounce right off the page. And the longer the task takes, the more behind one gets, the more terrifying it is. 8-|
    …Just had my “reasonable accommodation” interview today, at work, and it’s like, “Can I actually work? Can I even do this work correctly anymore? Am I even competent?”
    …And when I say I can’t do the level and quantity of work I used to, and they say, where’s your medical documentation — but a primary care physician has no idea what kinds of mental skill it takes to do this work and what it might take to accommodate a TBI.
    So frustrating!

    • anon
      anon
      December 7, 2022 at 2:29 am | #

      good luck, though it feels like that kinda injury would afford you more time off (unless dystopian american healthcare/capitiaistic workplace but yeah)

    • The Wellerman
      The Wellerman
      December 7, 2022 at 2:35 am | #

      😱 I’m so sorry this is happening to you Laura, that must be awful! 😭

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      Laura
      December 7, 2022 at 2:41 am | #

      Thanks, friends.

      I already took just over a month off from work. I could take up to 12 weeks more off next year, if I could get sufficient medical documentation.

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        BBCC
        December 7, 2022 at 11:58 pm | #

        They might be able to get you a referral to a specialist. Which would probably push your leave back but might also get you better quality, depending on who your specialist is.

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    • Sam
      Sam
      December 7, 2022 at 4:40 am | #

      Relatable. That sounds like when I have executive dysfunction and then terrible anxiety about it at the same time. And trying to push yourself over the wall with willpower not only doesn’t always work, it can then mean you are mentally tired, the task still isn’t done, you feel awful about yourself, other people make you feel lazy and you feel anxious because your brain isn’t cooperating.

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        Laura
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        Thank you, Sam! That is very helpful advice! Much appreciated. 🙂

        • Sam
          Sam
          December 7, 2022 at 5:56 pm | #

          Writing things down in general is pretty helpful for the doctor to make sure you don’t forget anything. I do hope that your doctor will approve more leave for you or that an accommodation helps.

    • Rowan
      Rowan
      December 7, 2022 at 7:04 am | #

      I’m not sure where in the world you are, but if you are in the US you might try dialing 211 to see if they could direct you to a TBI resource center. I know in Washington State there is a state wide TBI hotline that helps folks get connected to support and resources. I’m so sorry you’re struggling with that.

      • Laura
        Laura
        December 7, 2022 at 4:45 pm | #

        Oh, wow, cool! Thank you!

  38. Juanoku
    Juanoku
    December 7, 2022 at 2:59 am | #

    Fuck now i wanna do that too

  39. Hazel
    Hazel
    December 7, 2022 at 3:07 am | #

    Lucy, it’s okay to sibling-style hit your brother even when you are both adults if the situation calls for it.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      December 7, 2022 at 5:27 am | #

      That’s an important lesson she could learn from Sal.

  40. Mr.Morningstar
    Mr.Morningstar
    December 7, 2022 at 4:15 am | #

    Oops he broke walky in record time

  41. sdrainbow
    sdrainbow
    December 7, 2022 at 4:28 am | #

    I was going to say “you’ve been rehearsing for 18 years for a gag that sounds like it came from Seinfeld?”

    But then I got the joke.

  42. Amós Batista
    Amós Batista
    December 7, 2022 at 5:09 am | #

    Oh, Walky got a new brother.

  43. Eldritchy
    Eldritchy
    December 7, 2022 at 5:50 am | #

    Walky’s brain will need a factory reset after this XD

  44. Dot
    Dot
    December 7, 2022 at 6:08 am | #

    I like how this is the exact same gag as when he appeared in Shortpacked! and it’s still funny

    • huesatlight
      huesatlight
      December 7, 2022 at 10:08 pm | #

      The guts are the same, but I like the delivery of it here better.

  45. Nick Piers
    Nick Piers
    December 7, 2022 at 7:28 am | #

    Okay, Lyle is my new favourite character and now I want DoA to be completely re-written to center entirely around him.

  46. Rabisch
    Rabisch
    December 7, 2022 at 7:29 am | #

    I like this guy! He was planning that since the day his sister was born? RESPECT! On the other hand, Lucy seems ready to punch him with all her strength.

    • Clif
      Clif
      December 7, 2022 at 12:00 pm | #

      They’ve held hands. But I’m too lazy to go searching back for the strip.

  47. ValdVin
    ValdVin
    December 7, 2022 at 7:54 am | #

    “He’s touched me a little” sounds like I’ve missed something, or an in-comic promotion for Slipshine.

  48. Keith
    Keith
    December 7, 2022 at 8:08 am | #

    Ah darn, in my head it’s flipped and Walky has done a Bull on Lyle’s Dan Fielding. (Night Court, I doubt anyone who read this watched it)

    • Mark
      Mark
      December 7, 2022 at 7:29 pm | #

      Your doubt is misplaced.

      • timemonkey
        timemonkey
        December 7, 2022 at 8:20 pm | #

        Indeed.

    • BowlerHatGuy
      BowlerHatGuy
      December 7, 2022 at 8:47 pm | #

      Dan: military reserves isnt so bad. Just one weekend a month and 2 weeks in the summer.

      Bull: so like going to the bathroom!

  49. thejeff
    thejeff
    December 7, 2022 at 8:17 am | #

    He’s rehearsed it so much he doesn’t even pause when it’s Lucy not Walky who says they’ve touched a little.

  50. Lan
    Lan
    December 7, 2022 at 8:27 am | #

    10/10 introduction. No notes.

  51. Bo
    Bo
    December 7, 2022 at 8:29 am | #

    Sometimes the Shovel Talk is for threatening to bury and sometimes apparently it’s about just going in and attacking with the shovel directly

  52. Paprika
    Paprika
    December 7, 2022 at 9:41 am | #

    Okay I like him

  53. Roe
    Roe
    December 7, 2022 at 10:03 am | #

    Dear Mr. Willis. literally LOL. Love, Roe.

  54. Amelie Wikström
    Amelie Wikström
    December 7, 2022 at 10:15 am | #

    Ah, the old “everything you say and do is necessarily wrong because you are the one saying and doing it” bit. Haven’t heard that one since I was banned from twitter.

    I mean I get the urge to put the fear of God in your little sister’s suitor, but this comes off as exaggerated to the point of absurdist humor. I’m 60% sure he’s going to laugh in the next strip.

    • StClair
      StClair
      December 7, 2022 at 3:39 pm | #

      Oh, he’s 100% trolling here.

  55. poyo
    poyo
    December 7, 2022 at 10:39 am | #

    Lyle is officially my favorite

    • Plonker
      Plonker
      December 7, 2022 at 11:37 am | #

      Yeah, I think I’m in love, in a totally non-sexual way.

      I’ll say that his preparations paid off in spades, his sister may anger herself out of this, but Walky is clearly going to be needing some serious untangling before he’s of any use again.

  56. Adept
    Adept
    December 7, 2022 at 12:11 pm | #

    Wait, did he start rehearsing that when he was three?

  57. Amós Batista
    Amós Batista
    December 7, 2022 at 12:21 pm | #

    I love how Willis describes all siblings in DoA…

  58. Yakumo
    Yakumo
    December 7, 2022 at 12:45 pm | #

    Trite. But sometimes trite is a moral imperative. Or a comic imperative. And really, how could he not pass this up with the initial and continuing reactions.

    • Yakumo
      Yakumo
      December 7, 2022 at 12:46 pm | #

      Grrr. How COULD he pass this up…

  59. MIB4u
    MIB4u
    December 7, 2022 at 1:15 pm | #

    lyle is me, I am lyle. … … … Don’t call me Lyle, though.

    • zee
      zee
      December 7, 2022 at 2:09 pm | #

      Lyle

  60. BowlerHatGuy
    BowlerHatGuy
    December 7, 2022 at 1:26 pm | #

    We did every position in the Kama Sutra, excep for whatever was on page 37 cause it was ripped out.

  61. Minkey93
    Minkey93
    December 7, 2022 at 1:52 pm | #

    I Like Lyle.

  62. kaitou
    kaitou
    December 7, 2022 at 3:36 pm | #

    How have you managed to use the title “Defiling” only once, so far?

  63. Someone
    Someone
    December 7, 2022 at 3:50 pm | #

    I like him 😀

  64. Amós Batista
    Amós Batista
    December 7, 2022 at 5:15 pm | #

    Walky is easily flinchable before any menance, huh?

  65. elfroyalty
    elfroyalty
    December 7, 2022 at 6:45 pm | #

    I hope the people in 2014 who were hopeful of lyle’s crossover to the dumbieverse are pleased with his return

  66. Nevermaker
    Nevermaker
    December 7, 2022 at 8:18 pm | #

    Oh, I like this guy.

  67. Axel
    Axel
    December 7, 2022 at 8:23 pm | #

    re: panel 4, hey, it’s LUCY who told you how much he’s touching her (a little)

  68. BowlerHatGuy
    BowlerHatGuy
    December 7, 2022 at 8:59 pm | #

    Lyle: so this the mother fucker been fucking my sister!

    Walky: uh what?

    Lucy: he’s not… we’re not…

    Lyle: why the helll not? Whats wrong with my sister?

    Walky: what?

    Lyle: why havent you been feelimg up my sister?

    Walky: what?

    Lyle: Say ‘what’ again. Say ‘what’ again, I dare you, I double dare you motherfucker, say what one more Goddamn time!

    Walky: ….. what. …..

    BLAM!

    Lucy: goddamn, not again…

  69. Taffy
    Taffy
    December 7, 2022 at 9:19 pm | #

    Lyle seems like the kind of guy who mains Tira in Soulcalibur

  70. Slartibeast Button, BIA
    Slartibeast Button, BIA
    December 8, 2022 at 3:29 am | #

    Walky, since nothing you say will satisfy this asshole, stop talking and leave. Lucy will come with you, because she knows her brother is an asshole. If she doesn’t, you’re better off without her, because she approves of you getting harassed with no-win bullshit.

  71. JasonAW3
    JasonAW3
    December 8, 2022 at 11:23 am | #

    As ALL brothers do…

CHOOSE A SIDE, NO COWARDS

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