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In favor

by David M Willis on March 8, 2023 at 12:01 am
  • 03 – Joementum
└ Tags: danny, malaya

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    March 8, 2023 at 12:01 am | #

    “I choose to believe she’s dating a complete bumpkin, as it will give me sufficient high ground from which to look down upon her”

    • Ana Chronistic
      Ana Chronistic
      March 8, 2023 at 12:03 am | #

      Interaction pairs? um… Amber and Raidah? Faz and Daisy? Galasso and Snoop?

      • Sirksome
        Sirksome
        March 8, 2023 at 12:04 am | #

        I mean we gotta start of with Carl and basically everybody. it’s easy to not interact with people when you don’t exist unless relevant.

        • Mr. Random
          Mr. Random
          March 8, 2023 at 12:25 am | #

          If we’re talking about the uninteractables, we might as well have Other Rachel and Carl in a strip together.

          • Needfuldoer
            Needfuldoer
            March 8, 2023 at 2:13 am | #

            All of the Read Hall and Forest Quad extras get together to compare notes.

            • huesatlight
              huesatlight
              March 8, 2023 at 10:33 am | #

              whole chapter about a day in the lives of all the named background characters.

              • Decidedly Orthogonal
                Decidedly Orthogonal
                March 8, 2023 at 1:03 pm | #

                I’d be more into that than yet another panel of Malaya being a needless jerk.
                …

                So really I could have ended that with “panel of Malaya.”

                • J. L. Brown
                  J. L. Brown
                  March 8, 2023 at 3:25 pm | #

                  Malaya is being surprisingly decent here, though. She and Sal don’t get along, but she is still screening potential stalkers.

                • Clif
                  Clif
                  March 9, 2023 at 5:17 am | #

                  Mike would have done a better job.

        • Lars
          Lars
          March 8, 2023 at 2:48 am | #

          Even on the main cast we haven’t seen an interaction between Booster and Fuckface. (Both on the shadow-y disclamer of DoA after time skip) And I cannot remember a scene were Lucy and Danny/Joe interacted.

          • The Wellerman
            The Wellerman
            March 8, 2023 at 3:29 am | #

            Dina hasn’t interacted with lots of cast members either come to think of it. Gotta take a look at Amos’ chart widget…

            • Chris
              Chris
              March 8, 2023 at 8:12 am | #

              Link please?

              • milu
                milu
                March 8, 2023 at 8:30 am | #

                hit Amos’s pseud

              • Amós Batista
                Amós Batista
                March 8, 2023 at 12:55 pm | #

                Gondor calls for aid

                • milu
                  milu
                  March 8, 2023 at 5:36 pm | #

                  There you go!

                  Hey, Amos? you don’t seem to be in a great place? Hang in there, buddy. I appreciate you, for what it’s worth. I’m sure someone will see your worth eventually. Remember Dorothy’s advice to Walky? Try to be yourself? It’s not fail proof. But if you can get to a place where you at least enjoy your own company, being lonely may be (somewhat) less unbearable. And, generally i think, people who like themselves tend to be more attractive to others? I don’t know, i heard that same advice a million times while struggling with depression so it’s probably not that useful… (Or is it, idk) Turns out to be true when you get to that place, at least for me.

                  Anyway. Take care <3

                • Amós Batista
                  Amós Batista
                  March 8, 2023 at 6:26 pm | #

                  Hi, @milu. Thank you for the kind words.

                  I’m kinda struggling, as usual. But I believe I’m doing fine by far. In this year, I’ve promised to take care myself, as physical than mentally.

                  Life’s hard and unffair, but I believe I’m doing the best of my life, and I’m still improving.

                  Again, thank you for your care and worring. I really apreciate it.

                • shoopdawhoop
                  shoopdawhoop
                  March 8, 2023 at 6:59 pm | #

                  Neat

                  Lack of Carl confirms he’s not real.

            • butting
              butting
              March 8, 2023 at 2:45 pm | #

              Doesn’t mean she wasn’t hiding behind the door, though.

        • Plaaaa
          Plaaaa
          March 8, 2023 at 5:14 am | #

          My thought cannon is Carl and Dina have most of the same classes and interests. They’re becoming fierce rivals, but mo one else will ever notice.

          • Rainhat
            Rainhat
            March 8, 2023 at 10:46 pm | #

            I’d read it.

        • GholaHalleck
          GholaHalleck
          March 8, 2023 at 1:36 pm | #

          Carl’s ability to be summoned only when needed, his name, and his seeming ability to be molded into whatever shape his leader demands of him, would make him a perfect mate for Carla.

      • Tan
        Tan
        March 8, 2023 at 4:14 am | #

        Most unlikely yet still plausible pair to meet: Liz & Dana.

        Most unlikely and implausible, I’m going with Jaime and Rich Mullins (both have tags, both count)

        • thejeff
          thejeff
          March 8, 2023 at 8:30 am | #

          Dana’s doing better, but she didn’t come back to IU. She’s now at Ball State and one of those friends that mocks Liz for her Christianity.

    • Sajuuk-Khar
      Sajuuk-Khar
      March 8, 2023 at 12:04 am | #

      Counterpoint: is there anyone Sal could date that Malaya wouldn’t look down on her for?

      • StClair
        StClair
        March 8, 2023 at 12:05 am | #

        Carla. In which case she’d be intensely envious, while claiming that she doesn’t believe they’re really dating.

        • anon
          anon
          March 8, 2023 at 12:45 am | #

          if anything, wasn’t carla briefly into malaya at one point?

          • Freemage
            Freemage
            March 8, 2023 at 1:55 am | #

            Creepily into Malaya, you mean… seriously, it was pretty cringe.

      • Proxiehunter
        Proxiehunter
        March 8, 2023 at 12:14 am | #

        Malaya.

      • temperaryobsessor
        temperaryobsessor
        March 8, 2023 at 12:42 am | #

        A super hot rod trans-former woman.

      • DailyBrad
        DailyBrad
        March 8, 2023 at 3:13 am | #

        Not really, no. The issue is Sal, in the end.

      • Tan
        Tan
        March 8, 2023 at 4:24 am | #

        They seemed pretty ready to approve when the possibility of Sal x Marcie was on the table.

      • Deviant
        Deviant
        March 8, 2023 at 6:01 am | #

        Yes, Malaya herself.

      • Rabbit
        Rabbit
        March 8, 2023 at 9:14 am | #

        Marcie, probably Asher? Maybe Joe.

  2. Caro
    Caro
    March 8, 2023 at 12:01 am | #

    we’re slowly filling in the character interactions bingo sheet

    • Caro
      Caro
      March 8, 2023 at 12:02 am | #

      LMAO i wrote that before reading the alt text

      • Jo_cubstar
        Jo_cubstar
        March 8, 2023 at 12:06 am | #

        Haha nice

    • shrub
      shrub
      March 8, 2023 at 12:08 am | #

      Bingo or bongo?

      • Jamie
        Jamie
        March 8, 2023 at 12:15 am | #

        Bango.

        • StClair
          StClair
          March 8, 2023 at 12:34 am | #

          I don’t wanna leave the Congo,
          oh no no no no no

    • anon
      anon
      March 8, 2023 at 12:45 am | #

      we need booster to psychoanalyze malaya lol. or maybe they’d get along with their gender thoughts

      • The Wellerman
        The Wellerman
        March 8, 2023 at 5:32 am | #

        Yeah, I’d rather them do their signature Psychic attack on Raidah, she deserves it more.

      • Peep
        Peep
        March 8, 2023 at 8:47 am | #

        As someone with gender thoughts, I don’t think I’d get along with Malaya no matter many she shared with me lol

        I was about to say I don’t think I’d get along with Booster either. But actually think I’d like them a lot. I wouldn’t take them very seriously, but I think I’d actually enjoy their company. Which is weird since no one in the comic seems to.

        • Daibhid C
          Daibhid C
          March 8, 2023 at 1:39 pm | #

          Ethan seems to. Sort of. Maybe.

          Actually, I’m not sure we’ve seen many people interact with Booster since their introduction. I assume the situation has gone from “What’s the deal with the constant psychoanalysis?” to “Oh, right, they’re the person who does that”, but I don’t know how the others feel about it.

  3. shadowcell
    shadowcell
    March 8, 2023 at 12:02 am | #

    a well-played diss though

  4. Mr. Random
    Mr. Random
    March 8, 2023 at 12:02 am | #

    and here I was expecting it to be Dorothy standing again.

    • Mark
      Mark
      March 8, 2023 at 7:08 am | #

      Yeah. First panel: still looking dejected. Second panel: chin up, determined.

      We don’t see her for two IRL weeks. Tension!

  5. BOOSTER SHOT
    BOOSTER SHOT
    March 8, 2023 at 12:02 am | #

    I love the pacing of the single broken Dorothy page. Now it’s time to Danny things up!

    • RassilonTDavros
      RassilonTDavros
      March 8, 2023 at 12:06 am | #

      For bonus points, said sad-and-dejected-Dorothy strip comes between a strip with her most recent ex-boyfriend and a strip with the one before that. Both of whom she broke up with for reasons related to her dream of going to Yale and becoming President.

      She’s having a baaaaaad day

      • Opus the Poet
        Opus the Poet
        March 8, 2023 at 4:09 am | #

        Take my imaginary upvote for recognizing Dorothy’s extremely no good terribly bad day.

      • BOOSTER SHOT
        BOOSTER SHOT
        March 8, 2023 at 9:35 am | #

        Oh shit you’re right, that’s so good

        Dorothy’s mom says some days are like that, even in Australia

        • butting
          butting
          March 8, 2023 at 2:51 pm | #

          Even in Australia?! In Australia, any day where the wildlife doesn’t randomly up and kill you is a good day.

          Some of us are counting ourselves lucky that we’re only being overrun by cockatoos so far, but can we please have a deeper, wider ocean around them for the sake of the rest of the world, please.

  6. Tan
    Tan
    March 8, 2023 at 12:03 am | #

    I am not a big fan of Malaya, but this I like.

  7. Sajuuk-Khar
    Sajuuk-Khar
    March 8, 2023 at 12:03 am | #

    On the one hand, Malaya Act Like a Functional Human Being Challenge 2023, Difficulty: Beyond Impossible

    On the other hand, this is hilarious

    • I Know Why the Mowed Lawn Screams
      I Know Why the Mowed Lawn Screams
      March 8, 2023 at 12:34 am | #

      Malaya’s cold, cruel commitment to sticking to their guns regardless of how unpleasant it makes them does warm my heart just a little bit. They will have many enemies but zero regrets in life.

      • Freemage
        Freemage
        March 8, 2023 at 2:13 am | #

        Why using “they” for Malaya? She has never expressed such pronoun preference, as far as I’ve seen, at least not in this iteration (I don’t recall if her earlier version ID’ed as anything other than Carlasexual).

        • Freemage
          Freemage
          March 8, 2023 at 2:21 am | #

          NVM, I found it. I think the fact that it came up in an interaction between my two least liked cast members was a partial cause of my forgetfulness.

        • a/snow/mous/e
          a/snow/mous/e
          March 8, 2023 at 2:30 am | #

          she/they/whatever

    • anon
      anon
      March 8, 2023 at 12:44 am | #

      feels like sal prolly would’ve gave danny a heads up about malaya at least hopefully lol

    • Amelie Wikström
      Amelie Wikström
      March 8, 2023 at 6:16 am | #

      What’s the risk this guy is a creeper who’s stalking my roommate and thinks he’s dating her when she has no idea who he is and giving him access to her stuff when she’s not around is going to end up with our room trashed/smeared with poop/covered in hidden cameras and him stealing her shit and getting his delusions more affirmed and all kinds of terrible things? Eh, who cares as long as I can and turn convention on its head! And also look down on Sal.

  8. Cmasta1992
    Cmasta1992
    March 8, 2023 at 12:03 am | #

    GFY Malaya

  9. Sirksome
    Sirksome
    March 8, 2023 at 12:03 am | #

    I don’t know where this ranks on the Sal is fakey charts but it’s on there somewhere.

    • Sajuuk-Khar
      Sajuuk-Khar
      March 8, 2023 at 12:05 am | #

      Sal’s love for a good sweet nerd boy like Danny is so fakey it refracts through the irony prism and becomes real

  10. Raen
    Raen
    March 8, 2023 at 12:03 am | #

    Huh, is Malaya binding now?

    • AY
      AY
      March 8, 2023 at 12:06 am | #

      She’s mentioned in the past that they does sometimes! 😀

      • AY
        AY
        March 8, 2023 at 12:07 am | #

        *They do
        I got too happy about it and my brain hiccuped

        • Sajuuk-Khar
          Sajuuk-Khar
          March 8, 2023 at 12:09 am | #

          I think you’re okay given that IIRC Malaya IDs as she/they?

          • AY
            AY
            March 8, 2023 at 12:11 am | #

            She does! I meant where where I typed “they does” lolol

            • Sajuuk-Khar
              Sajuuk-Khar
              March 8, 2023 at 12:12 am | #

              OHHH lmao whoops!! 😅

            • AY
              AY
              March 8, 2023 at 12:15 am | #

              😳 I made more mistakes. This is what binding rep does to me, apparently.

    • Bysmerian
      Bysmerian
      March 8, 2023 at 12:08 am | #

      She said she did at least at some points during the past semester, too. I get the impression that it’s a sometimes thing, barring character evolutions either as of yet unshown, or maybe just something I’ve missed.

    • RassilonTDavros
      RassilonTDavros
      March 8, 2023 at 12:09 am | #

      They said they were binding a while back.

    • Jo_cubstar
      Jo_cubstar
      March 8, 2023 at 12:10 am | #

      That’s what was different. Nice one, Willis.

  11. The Wellerman
    The Wellerman
    March 8, 2023 at 12:03 am | #

    You may be hot enough to melt gay little me, but damn Malaya.

    • Jamie
      Jamie
      March 8, 2023 at 12:17 am | #

      Her hotness comes paired with her burns.

  12. Mr. Random
    Mr. Random
    March 8, 2023 at 12:04 am | #

    Alt Text:
    I don’t think we’ve seen a lot of Danny – Raidah.
    … actually Malaya – Raidah would be hilarious.

    • ian livs
      ian livs
      March 8, 2023 at 12:09 am | #

      I hadn’t considered it before, but now I really want to see it

      • Daibhid C
        Daibhid C
        March 8, 2023 at 1:34 pm | #

        They’d probably end up literally destroying each other, leaving nothing but some charred ground and maybe a few stray gamma rays.

        That wasn’t a no.

  13. AY
    AY
    March 8, 2023 at 12:05 am | #

    Binder day for Malaya? Makes me happy, gives me euphoria, ty Willis

    • JessWitt
      JessWitt
      March 8, 2023 at 1:27 am | #

      Oh yeah I forgot she’s nonbinary.

  14. AbacusWizard
    AbacusWizard
    March 8, 2023 at 12:06 am | #

    oooooh the snark is strong with this one

  15. Sam
    Sam
    March 8, 2023 at 12:07 am | #

    How Malaya is right, but for the completely wrong reason, as I wouldn’t mention ANYTHING I care about to Malaya ever, because I wouldn’t want her to know anything. You don’t give ammo to someone who wants to antagonize you at every opportunity.

    But of course, Malaya assumes it is embarrassment instead that Danny is a dork.

    • Liliet
      Liliet
      March 8, 2023 at 8:28 am | #

      I think Malaya actually remembered the real reason halfway through, then turned it on Danny just to be a jerk.

  16. UrsulaDavina
    UrsulaDavina
    March 8, 2023 at 12:08 am | #

    It is equally possible that that Sal has mentioned Danny and Malaya disregarded the info or Sal did not mention to Malaya beacuse she doesn’t want Malaya personally involved her life.

    • anon
      anon
      March 8, 2023 at 12:47 am | #

      even if they don’t get along, i’m sure malaya has enough of a ‘creep radar’ to not let random guys in just because they claim they know sal but i imagine she wouldn’t have to be cautious either way

      • thejeff
        thejeff
        March 8, 2023 at 8:38 am | #

        The whole thing is a bit weird to me. If Sal’s there, tell her it’s Danny and let her decide. If she’s not, tell him she’s not there and there’s no need to let him in.
        It’s one room, it’s not like you’ve got to search the house to find her.

        • Segnosaur
          Segnosaur
          March 8, 2023 at 12:20 pm | #

          Unless Sal is not there but she lets Danny in because she might try prying some information from him that she can use to torment Sal.

          • thejeff
            thejeff
            March 8, 2023 at 2:30 pm | #

            Yeah I guess, but that’s not really the “Well of course she’s screening for creepy guys” thing some people seem to be suggesting.

    • GUIGUI
      GUIGUI
      March 8, 2023 at 3:49 am | #

      Malay has seen Danny with Sal before, but it’s possible her brain did’nt register it:
      https://www.dumbingofage.com/2018/comic/book-9-comic/01-flyin-to-the-red/callus/

  17. tim gueguen
    tim gueguen
    March 8, 2023 at 12:08 am | #

    Raidah’s plan, whatever it actually is, will be brought down by Sal and Malaya teaming up. Not that Malaya cares about Raidah one way or another, just because.

    • Sajuuk-Khar
      Sajuuk-Khar
      March 8, 2023 at 12:10 am | #

      Malaya will be attracted by the chance to demolish fakeyness, which Raidah exudes like Cherenkov radiation from a nuclear reactor

      • Sirksome
        Sirksome
        March 8, 2023 at 12:13 am | #

        I don’t think Raidah’s fakey. She’s very genuine in her manipulations.

        • Dr. T
          Dr. T
          March 8, 2023 at 1:12 am | #

          But she is 100% fake regarding friendships. All of her friends are useful to her career development. All of the previous friends have prominent lawyers as their parents, Asher has mob ties, Jennifer’s dad is ridiculously wealthy for reasons that I forget, and she wanted to link Walky in as well because of his mother’s connections.

          • Schpoonman
            Schpoonman
            March 8, 2023 at 7:09 am | #

            Malaya’s not been proven to be the brightest member of the cast, especially when it comes to figuring out “fakey” people. Unless this comment section really wants to believe that Sal is actually 99% facade and Malaya is a secret genius and not just incredibly caustic.

            • Sajuuk-Khar
              Sajuuk-Khar
              March 8, 2023 at 12:16 pm | #

              Oh I don’t think Malaya has a good fakeyness sense, no no.

              I think Raidah just exudes that much fakeyness whenever she goes out and puts on her societal mask over the seething core of “MUST DESTROY SARAH” and “MUST CONQUER LINKEDIN”

            • Sajuuk-Khar
              Sajuuk-Khar
              March 8, 2023 at 12:17 pm | #

              Raidah is like a Dalek wearing a human suit, is what I’m saying.

              • Taffy
                Taffy
                March 8, 2023 at 3:24 pm | #

                Raidah when someone does anything that’s not part of her vague personal agenda: “YOU ARE AN ENEMY OF THE DALEKS!”

  18. Axel
    Axel
    March 8, 2023 at 12:13 am | #

    It’s weird because this does make it seem like she actually buys into Sal. which of course she doesn’t. how dare I say that.

  19. newlland(Henryvolt)
    newlland(Henryvolt)
    March 8, 2023 at 12:16 am | #

    The usual brand Malaya games.

  20. anonymsly
    anonymsly
    March 8, 2023 at 12:16 am | #

    Oh Malaya. Malaya. You should be gawking in wonder at the least fake person to walk this campus, not assuming he sucks. Walk your talk, Malaya!

    • cbwroses
      cbwroses
      March 8, 2023 at 2:17 am | #

      Yes, that hat is truly genuine.
      The person being worn by the hat has had some moments of fakery.

  21. Jamie
    Jamie
    March 8, 2023 at 12:18 am | #

    I feel like I should be happier not knowing how the rest of that breakfast went.

  22. RassilonTDavros
    RassilonTDavros
    March 8, 2023 at 12:28 am | #

    I feel like Danny might be the one person who’s just completely immune to Malaya’s… Malaya-ness.

    • JBento
      JBento
      March 8, 2023 at 6:53 am | #

      “You’re just fakey.”
      “It is true that I’ve had some false moments in my life, but now I’m on a journey of self-discovery to find my true self. Like the hat, and the ukulele.”
      “The uk-”
      “Here let me show you.”
      “That was not an invitation to start playing.”
      “Oh, that’s ok, I just like doing it. But I can stop if you want.”
      “STOP BEING GENUINE!”

  23. BBCC
    BBCC
    March 8, 2023 at 12:28 am | #

    Y’know what, that’s about as nice an interaction as these two’ll have. Take it, Danny.

    • DailyBrad
      DailyBrad
      March 8, 2023 at 3:17 am | #

      This is Danny. We’ve seen his parents, Joe at his most ornery, what he put up with from Amber towards the end, and the comment section. Malaya’s got nothing she can throw at him he’s going to give any fucks about, honestly.

  24. Imogen
    Imogen
    March 8, 2023 at 12:30 am | #

    Oh, I’ve missed Malaya. She’s such a fun asshole. We support women’s wrongs.

    • Cass
      Cass
      March 8, 2023 at 12:55 am | #

      While she is her asshole self about it (and also while I know you’re just making a pun), I honestly think the only wrong she’s committing this strip is not sticking to her guns until Sal vetted him.

      I love Danny, but if I were in their place meeting him for the first time when he turns up at the door claiming he’s dating my incredibly hot roommate who never said anything about him I would also be getting ‘Potential Nice Guy(TM) creeper’ vibes from him.

    • BBCC
      BBCC
      March 8, 2023 at 1:01 am | #

      In Malaya’s case, it’s non binary wrongs, but yes! I love her so much. She is SUCH a delightful, contrarian asshole.

      • milu
        milu
        March 8, 2023 at 4:10 am | #

        Sameeee <3

        Like, i often don't get commenters yelling at the screen, cos i just don't tend to relate to characters that strongly, but i do feel myself irrationally invested in Malaya every time they're on lmao.

        I just find them so funny. And so non-binary. And there's something so transparently ineffectual about their pettiness, like it doesn't feel malicious so much as reflexive and adorably off-kilter. they also transcend normality, and i love that they do so so confidently (…or obliviously) =3

        Cant help myself, i just start oozing little floaty hearts whenever they make an appearance

        (Malaya haters don't @ me)

        • The Wellerman
          The Wellerman
          March 8, 2023 at 6:12 am | #

          I don’t hate her, but you gotta admit she’s an acquired taste — she’s the anchovies to Joyce’s pepperoni if you know what I mean :p

          • milu
            milu
            March 8, 2023 at 8:08 am | #

            i don’t gotta admit anything, i’m just gushing. feel free to start your own thread!

            • -
              -
              March 8, 2023 at 10:28 am | #

              It’s a rhetorical device, not a command. Don’t take it so seriously.

              • Taffy
                Taffy
                March 8, 2023 at 3:22 pm | #

                You’re a rhetorical device.

        • Schpoonman
          Schpoonman
          March 8, 2023 at 7:11 am | #

          Yeah, that makes sense.

          • milu
            milu
            March 8, 2023 at 8:07 am | #

            oh, go away.

            • -
              -
              March 8, 2023 at 10:29 am | #

              Um, this isn’t your private playground. Grow up.

              • milu
                milu
                March 8, 2023 at 11:24 am | #

                what part of don’t @ me do y’all not understand, seriously

              • The Oracle
                The Oracle
                March 8, 2023 at 3:33 pm | #

                Which part of anything Milu said made you think they(?) thought this was their(?) “private playground”? Those aren’t words that were in any posts I can find from that commenter.

          • The Oracle
            The Oracle
            March 8, 2023 at 3:30 pm | #

            On like a factual level, where you understand Milu’s POV about the character? Or do you mean that on a more “I am judging your personal moral character based on your opinion of this fictional jerk” level? I don’t have a stake in this, I’ve just been awake for four days and could use some clarity, if you’re so inclined. This comments section is sometimes very mysterious to me.

            • milu
              milu
              March 8, 2023 at 4:27 pm | #

              i’ll provide the clarity, i’m sure Schpoonman in the spirit of fairness and balancedness will also provide their side. (¬_¬)

              so,
              over the last few days of the Raidah brunch arc, one commenter insisted that it would be interesting to find out more about Raidah, that hopefully this would make them a more fleshed out and complex antagonist.

              Schpoon was aggressive to them, because they don’t like Raidah, and didn’t appreciate this commenter’s stance that, who knows, future development will make Raidah more interesting and layered.

              this went as far as Schpoon insinuating that that other commenter held some sort of whacky double standard, i don’t remember the detail, but it was completely ridiculous and several other commenters jumped in to point that out.

              Schpoon made themselves scarce for the rest of the day, certainly didn’t apologize either for having been a low-level asshole to them for a couple days, or for having been a nuclear-grade asshole to them that one time.

              The other commenter, who had nothing nothing wrong and certainly hadn’t asked to be harrassed by a dedicated Raidah-hater was upset and said this made them feel unwelcome, which, understandable.

              Then the next day Schpoon reappears and makes some snide remark about said commenter, without actually naming them.

              At that point, as a so-far non-intervening witness, i @ schpoon to tell them they were being a jerkbag and should probably apologize and/or go touch grass.
              they were like, “haha nope” and i didn’t escalate because i have a life.

              and this is where we are, you have the full (boring) context for Schpoonman continuing their campaign of being a clownish dick, and (as i understand) making insinuations about my character based on me liking a particular fictional character and defending a non-fictional commenter against their abuse. And surprise, surprise, they are joined by fellow troll dash. whatever, losers.

              you’re welcome

              • The Oracle
                The Oracle
                March 8, 2023 at 4:47 pm | #

                This seems about right. And of course the suicide-encouraging troll would get involved. Any excuse to harass someone, y’know.

                • Taffy
                  Taffy
                  March 8, 2023 at 4:53 pm | #

                  Careful, having a functional memory means you’re obsessed.

        • Cattleprod
          Cattleprod
          March 8, 2023 at 11:59 pm | #

          The point I started to like Malaya was back in Shortpacked when Mike proposed to Amber, and people were OUTRAGED by Malaya’s complete indifference. I thought A) I don’t care when two people I barely know are getting married, and B) the fact people who DO know Mike are happy at the prospect of him raising a child was kind of… iffy?

      • Imogen
        Imogen
        March 9, 2023 at 12:01 am | #

        Oh, thanks for calling me on the nonbinary thing! It was midnight, and I wasn’t thinking.

  25. Slartibeast Button, BIA
    Slartibeast Button, BIA
    March 8, 2023 at 12:32 am | #

    Is it Malaya that Marcie was lusting after? Did anything ever come of that?

    • Prince Mech
      Prince Mech
      March 8, 2023 at 12:45 am | #

      Yes it is and No nothing did. (As far as we know.)

    • Sean Smith
      Sean Smith
      March 8, 2023 at 1:02 am | #

      A little something of it did. This is the last interaction we’ve seen between the two.

      https://www.dumbingofage.com/2019/comic/book-9-comic/04-vote-for-robin/toldme/

    • BBCC
      BBCC
      March 8, 2023 at 1:03 am | #

      Yeah, they seem to be…if not committed then casually dating. We see it slightly more in the bonus strips.

      • milu
        milu
        March 8, 2023 at 8:27 am | #

        there was a bonus strip in july 2021 where Malaya is being a bit vulnerable (!) trying on their binder for Marcie, and then they make out. it’s got this domestic vibe, with Marcie just hanging out waiting for Malaya to come out of the bathroom.

        and just based on what we’ve seen of Marcie’s courtship i don’t think she was going for something casual, and seeing the gender mindfuck that it seemed to precipitate in Malaya there seemed to be some stakes for them there as well.. so i’ve been assuming they were going steady by now.

        but yeah we don’t actually know

    • Amós Batista
      Amós Batista
      March 8, 2023 at 1:13 am | #

      No. As any friend we got in real life, they disappeared after their relationship started. 😮‍💨

  26. Kim
    Kim
    March 8, 2023 at 1:05 am | #

    YES! Malaya! <3

  27. Dr. T
    Dr. T
    March 8, 2023 at 1:06 am | #

    How much does Sal and Malaya actually talk to one another these days? Do they actually get along any better? I legit don’t recall.

    • milu
      milu
      March 8, 2023 at 4:32 am | #

      Last we saw then interact, Malaya was jealous, i mean totally not jealous, of Sal’s flowers and chirpy mood after her date with Danny. Sal didn’t mention Danny because Malaya would have made fun of her for being stereotypically girly, instead pretending she’d just stolen the flowers, which Malaya seemed to buy??? (Because they’re a weirdo who don’t really know how to human and hides that fact with snarky bravado)

      I would link it, but in the spirit of teachi a man how to fish, just go to the url bar and type /tag/malaya+sal after the domain name

      • thejeff
        thejeff
        March 8, 2023 at 9:39 am | #

        She absolutely did steal those flowers.
        She doesn’t owe Danny anything.

        • milu
          milu
          March 8, 2023 at 2:48 pm | #

          haha. yeah, she’s fakey like that <3

  28. Amós Batista
    Amós Batista
    March 8, 2023 at 1:11 am | #

    Alt-text: I’m sure Willis have looked at my graph to check who else haven’t interacted with.

  29. Amós Batista
    Amós Batista
    March 8, 2023 at 1:16 am | #

    – She gave you eye contact and you thought she’s married you.

    Hey, stop telling the history of my life, Malaya…

  30. Taffy
    Taffy
    March 8, 2023 at 2:02 am | #

    Fuck yes, we’re with a character more tolerable than Raidah.

    • Keulen
      Keulen
      March 8, 2023 at 2:45 am | #

      More tolerable than Raidah is not much of an improvement though.

      • The Wellerman
        The Wellerman
        March 8, 2023 at 2:53 am | #

        Yeah it’s generally a pretty low bar to hurdle LOL

        • Taffy
          Taffy
          March 8, 2023 at 3:35 pm | #

          I’ll go on record and say that while it’s a very low bar, don’t think Malaya necessarily hurdles it. More of a rolling straddle, really.

      • Taffy
        Taffy
        March 8, 2023 at 3:14 pm | #

        15 Cheeto puffs is better than 3 Cheeto puffs, by my very elaborate metric.

        Also Malaya has a better ass than Raidah, so I like them more by default, just aesthetically. Even if I disliked both equally and had to choose just one to ever appear again, I’d probably go with Malaya, just for that extra little edge.

    • Schpoonman
      Schpoonman
      March 8, 2023 at 7:12 am | #

      Highly debatable, but we all have different tolerances.

      • Taffy
        Taffy
        March 8, 2023 at 3:16 pm | #

        Let’s assume when I say things like “more tolerable”, there’s an implied “(to me)”in there, and that unless explicitly stated, I’m not trying to speak to any universal property of reality’s base code.

  31. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    March 8, 2023 at 2:30 am | #

    …what the fuck, Malaya ?

  32. Kaffeeteria
    Kaffeeteria
    March 8, 2023 at 3:31 am | #

    Jesus H. Christ, is Malaya capable of EVER be anything but a bongoing a**hole?

  33. Megan Rivera
    Megan Rivera
    March 8, 2023 at 4:15 am | #

    TBH I know Malaya’s not nice but I kind of feel sorry for her, she’s obviously angry all the time because she’s suffering with some serious internal stuff.

  34. Sombrero
    Sombrero
    March 8, 2023 at 4:59 am | #

    I’m wondering if Danny brought his ukelele with him. Malaya saying nothing about it counts against.

    • Lone Duck
      Lone Duck
      March 8, 2023 at 5:10 am | #

      To be fair, rando dude shows up, I’m at least on guard. Now, yes, Malaya is always an ass, but its justified cause she doesn’t know Danny.

  35. Yeet
    Yeet
    March 8, 2023 at 6:42 am | #

    being suspicious of danny here is reasonably fair since malaya appears not to know him
    letting him in anyway is kind of bizarre, unless this is just an obnoxious act
    like, if you don’t know him you do not actually know that he’s a harmless dweeb

  36. davidbreslin101
    davidbreslin101
    March 8, 2023 at 7:02 am | #

    Malaya is basically Disgust from “Inside Out.”

  37. WizardPantaloon
    WizardPantaloon
    March 8, 2023 at 7:42 am | #

    Maybe the reason Sal’s never mentioned Danny before is because you’d needlessly antagonize her about it, you walking waste of space.

  38. Hoboturtle
    Hoboturtle
    March 8, 2023 at 7:47 am | #

    He might actually have to interact with Joyce at this rate.

  39. vulcanodon
    vulcanodon
    March 8, 2023 at 8:07 am | #

    Story line where Malaya and Raidah get stuck in an elevator together maybe?

  40. Chris
    Chris
    March 8, 2023 at 8:19 am | #

    I might be shipping Malaya and Danny for reasons….

    • Adept
      Adept
      March 8, 2023 at 10:11 am | #

      I think you might be mistaking abuse for affection then.

      • Taffy
        Taffy
        March 8, 2023 at 3:17 pm | #

        That seems like an incredible leap of an assumption.

    • DailyBrad
      DailyBrad
      March 8, 2023 at 9:22 pm | #

      I’m not, but I’m a Nagatoro reader, so I get it, trust me.

  41. Rabisch
    Rabisch
    March 8, 2023 at 10:53 am | #

    This looks like the beginning of a beautiful friendship that will last for the rest of their lives.

  42. zee
    zee
    March 8, 2023 at 12:50 pm | #

    sal dan plotline sal dan plot liNE SAL DAN PLOT LINE SAL DAN PLOT LI

    • Taffy
      Taffy
      March 8, 2023 at 3:20 pm | #

      [Instrumental from “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” begins playing]
      SAL DAN PLOT LINE SAL DAN PLOT LINE SAL DAN PLOT LINE

  43. DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
    DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
    March 8, 2023 at 2:27 pm | #

    Danny reaps the due rewards of an entire adolescence of codependency…

  44. Suet
    Suet
    March 8, 2023 at 6:36 pm | #

    The last time we saw Malaya (568 days)

    The last time we had Malaya (237 days)

  45. Erika
    Erika
    March 8, 2023 at 7:26 pm | #

    I completely forgot Malaya decided to become a she/they, which feels weird given they’re also my pronouns…

    *checks original comic* Sweet cheese, that was six months before I even came out. Time is an illusion.

  46. Dday
    Dday
    March 8, 2023 at 9:00 pm | #

    Yes yes Malaya being an insulting jerk for no reason again yes yes.
    So anyway, two questions:
    A) Can we possibly get an uncropped drawing of Malaya in this sweet getup
    B) If not, why not?

  47. bagge
    bagge
    March 8, 2023 at 10:37 pm | #

    “You’re a dork.”
    “Yes?”
    “Gaaaaaah!”

    I love how immune Danny is to Malaya’s brand of sass

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