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by David M Willis on December 21, 2023 at 12:01 am
  • 02 – It's The Love I Haven't Got
└ Tags: beatrice, lucy, nash, rose

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    December 21, 2023 at 12:01 am | #

    don’t care = MAYOR OF COOLSVILLE

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      December 21, 2023 at 12:02 am | #

      All coolness is derived from not caring how cool you are.

    • M!a
      M!a
      December 21, 2023 at 1:36 am | #

      She could give Billifer a grunt and a middle finger. And, true to form, Billie’d fawn over her.

    • Stu
      Stu
      December 21, 2023 at 8:31 am | #

      These are the types that would respond well to “Negging”

      • DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
        DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
        December 21, 2023 at 9:21 am | #

        Lucy used to be one of them, I recall….

    • David DeLaney
      David DeLaney
      December 21, 2023 at 8:38 am | #

      for the very first time, she didn’t bother to be Nice to them, or Starry-Eyed

      –Dave, so they don’t have to back away hissing

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      December 21, 2023 at 9:24 am | #

      As long as it’s not Red Herring.

  2. NGPZ
    NGPZ
    December 21, 2023 at 12:01 am | #

    hehehe

    BTW Happy Winter Solstice to Rose and all the other pagans here! ❄️🎄

    • anon
      anon
      December 21, 2023 at 12:04 am | #

      happy holidays + regular non holidays 8D;

      LOL it’s amusing how quick they are to like lucy more based on her being aloof (tho hopefully not bombarding her with questions or so) tho hostility aside i can imagine the appeal of someone being ‘aloof’ versus lucy’s usual attitude

      • PedanticJerkass
        PedanticJerkass
        December 21, 2023 at 12:54 am | #

        *though

        • Nathan
          Nathan
          December 21, 2023 at 1:26 am | #

          Personally prefer the three letter spelling

        • V
          V
          December 21, 2023 at 3:01 am | #

          Extremely appropriate username.

        • anon
          anon
          December 21, 2023 at 11:39 pm | #

          lol i’m not gonna change the way i spell/type things no matter how much you correct me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

    • Mym
      Mym
      December 21, 2023 at 12:12 am | #

      We’re celebrating Saturnalia!!! Get turnt for the gods

      Happy solstice!

    • Rose by Any Other Name
      Rose by Any Other Name
      December 21, 2023 at 12:13 am | #

      Thanks!

    • clif
      clif
      December 21, 2023 at 2:37 am | #

      What? You would deny a happy Winter solstice to us non-pagan cultural appropriators? See if I bless you when I’m dancing around the bonfire. 😉

      • NGPZ
        NGPZ
        December 21, 2023 at 2:45 am | #

        PikachuConfused.gif

        • Laura
          Laura
          December 21, 2023 at 9:01 pm | #

          Some folks like to celebrate Winter Solstice even if they don’t self-identify as pagan.

          My sis and I used to go out to the East-West highway overpass and dangle our feet off the side of the bridge, chins on the lower railing, butts on the sidewalk, to burn incense and watch the sunrise. Quiet and still and cold. Our paganism was of dubious fidelity, but the shared moment was real, irrespective of adherence to tradition.

          • NGPZ
            NGPZ
            December 21, 2023 at 9:15 pm | #

            Oooo that sounds nice! ☺️

            • Laura
              Laura
              December 21, 2023 at 9:44 pm | #

              It was lovely. Thanks for sharing that happy memory with me.

              BTW, I know this is a repeat of what I’ve sent before, but I’m working late, so just in case anyone else is also doing the same (or feeling just as math-focused as I’m betting Lucy feels right now) here’s “Classical Music on a Deadline” on the hacked Columbia Grafonola:

              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwY7w0k3j2Y

              • NGPZ
                NGPZ
                December 21, 2023 at 10:30 pm | #

                Ah no worries!

                I just got out of a really rough bug-squishing session, but the resulting code to be used in a Donkey Kong Country 2 code was worth it!!!! 😁

                I just hope I can get some post-processing effects done before Xmas 😋

                *plays “Pokemon Anime Song – Challenger!!” on hacked muzak*

    • Amós Batista
      Amós Batista
      December 21, 2023 at 2:59 am | #

      Happy Winter Solstice.

    • Bogeywoman
      Bogeywoman
      December 21, 2023 at 5:44 am | #

      Happy summer solstice to the rest of us in the southern hemisphere

    • Keldas
      Keldas
      December 21, 2023 at 6:30 am | #

      Nights filled with longer hours

    • BBCC
      BBCC
      December 21, 2023 at 2:54 pm | #

      Happy solstice guys!

    • Opus the Poet
      Opus the Poet
      December 21, 2023 at 6:42 pm | #

      Thanks, we call it Yule in my denomination of “Pagan”.

  3. Animedingo
    Animedingo
    December 21, 2023 at 12:01 am | #

    Is that Beckys evil straight twin?

    • anon
      anon
      December 21, 2023 at 12:06 am | #

      given that they’re altogether be amusing if beatrice nash and rose were all in a polycule togehter

      • Mym
        Mym
        December 21, 2023 at 12:10 am | #

        +1 (+3???)

      • Sirksome
        Sirksome
        December 21, 2023 at 12:13 am | #

        Turns out they’re just three sapphics in a trench coat.

        • Opus the Poet
          Opus the Poet
          December 21, 2023 at 6:45 pm | #

          Because having sex while hiding in a trench coat is a thing. Especially for Girl-on-girl sexy times.

    • RassilonTDavros
      RassilonTDavros
      December 21, 2023 at 12:14 am | #

      Can’t tell if you’re talking about Rose (the one on the left) or Beatrice (the one on the right) here.

      • anon
        anon
        December 21, 2023 at 12:22 am | #

        i imagine the one in the ponytail since its similar to becky’s hair color and freckles

      • Needfuldoer
        Needfuldoer
        December 21, 2023 at 9:27 am | #

        Can’t be Rose, she’s Amber’s chaotic counterpart. (Remember she swiped that knife from a dining hall to eat her bought-from-the-grocery-store cheese with.)

    • John Campbell
      John Campbell
      December 21, 2023 at 1:12 am | #

      What makes you think she’s straight? There’s lots of evidence to the contrary.

      1. She’s a DoA character.

      … Okay, that’s really all I’ve got. But it seems pretty definite to me.

    • Thag Simmons
      Thag Simmons
      December 21, 2023 at 4:02 am | #

      I don’t know about straight or evil, but I think she’s deaf

  4. Sirksome
    Sirksome
    December 21, 2023 at 12:03 am | #

    Villain arc! Villain arc! Manifest! Manifest!

    • Coatl
      Coatl
      December 21, 2023 at 12:05 am | #

      and it seems that those three like it

    • Puppeteer Nessus
      Puppeteer Nessus
      December 21, 2023 at 12:08 am | #

      Ideally Lucy will become a fiendish opponent for Amazi-Girl and Nightguy

      • Coatl
        Coatl
        December 21, 2023 at 12:17 am | #

        It may be that way at first, but maybe in a moment of desperation to prove that she is the best, she will go over to the opposite side.

    • anon
      anon
      December 21, 2023 at 12:20 am | #

      wonder if she’ll start dressing liek ethan’s emo phase lol.

      or maybe jen will dress her up lol

      • Coatl
        Coatl
        December 21, 2023 at 12:22 am | #

        I think the second option is more feasible.

        • anon
          anon
          December 21, 2023 at 12:26 am | #

          given the ‘nerdy’ stuff she’s into i’d imagine it’d be more of a harley quinn slant versus ’emo’ but maybe a bit more toned down lol

          • Coatl
            Coatl
            December 21, 2023 at 12:36 am | #

            Probably yes

          • Dante
            Dante
            December 21, 2023 at 2:18 am | #

            “No More Miss Nice Girl” unnecessary makeover sounds very Jennifer to me. I wanna see it tbh

            • Opus the Poet
              Opus the Poet
              December 21, 2023 at 6:47 pm | #

              +1

  5. Osopescado
    Osopescado
    December 21, 2023 at 12:04 am | #

    Lucy has now crossed over into her Julia Grey era.

    • mneme
      mneme
      December 21, 2023 at 12:10 am | #

      I mean, if so, that was fast.

  6. Bo
    Bo
    December 21, 2023 at 12:05 am | #

    She’s going Critical Mass!

    • Opus the Poet
      Opus the Poet
      December 21, 2023 at 6:48 pm | #

      She’s getting together with a bunch of cyclists and taking over a street a la cars in a traffic jam?

  7. Joe Moose
    Joe Moose
    December 21, 2023 at 12:06 am | #

    Did she drop the jacket or is letting it drag on the floor or what

    • anon
      anon
      December 21, 2023 at 12:23 am | #

      maybe it’s wrapped around her waist, since the ‘camera angle’ is cut off at that point

      • Armadillo
        Armadillo
        December 21, 2023 at 1:25 am | #

        I’m a fan of the ‘folded over the arm’ technique myself.

  8. Sirksome
    Sirksome
    December 21, 2023 at 12:07 am | #

    Also for no reason I imagine these three girls in some sort of polycule. I never see they by themselves. They’re like one of those multi Pokémon that still counts as one like an exeggcute or a dugtrio.

    • 3oranges
      3oranges
      December 21, 2023 at 12:09 am | #

      I did not realize those Pokémon were actually poly relationships. It kind of makes sense but the evolution is weird then.

      • David DeLaney
        David DeLaney
        December 21, 2023 at 12:20 am | #

        “we’ve got to take this relationship to the next STAAAGE”

        • Council
          Council
          December 21, 2023 at 1:57 am | #

          Join the mousehold

      • Bash
        Bash
        December 21, 2023 at 1:37 am | #

        “I did not realize those Pokemon were actually poly relationships.” I’m dead, I’m fucking dead.

        • Schpoonman
          Schpoonman
          December 21, 2023 at 7:15 am | #

          Please, have you seen art of when they leave the ground? Oiled up muscley dudemons like that can only survive in a polycule.

    • anon
      anon
      December 21, 2023 at 12:26 am | #

      either that or a hivemind

    • Nono
      Nono
      December 21, 2023 at 12:34 am | #

      There was one time when we saw one of them (Rose?) without the other two, talking to Zach.

      And another time when Ruth dragged them in for an impromptu floor meeting and said she didn’t get one (Beatrice?) because she had a midterm.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      December 21, 2023 at 10:16 am | #

      They act in unison, like the Delightful Children from Down the Lane.

    • Roborat
      Roborat
      December 21, 2023 at 4:22 pm | #

      First thing I though of when I saw panel two was: “dugtrio”.

  9. Mym
    Mym
    December 21, 2023 at 12:07 am | #

    This got a sincere giggle-snort out of me

  10. Diane
    Diane
    December 21, 2023 at 12:07 am | #

    Man, not even a please in that leave me alone. Lucy is really upset, poor girl.

    We can blame this all on Jennifer. (While I am joking, Lucy did get the idea that Walky is hot shit from an offhand comment Jennifer made when Walky came to her for advice regarding his breakup/falling for Amber.)

    • Taffy
      Taffy
      December 21, 2023 at 3:40 am | #

      Billie: “Lucy has a vagina, why not put stuff in there?”
      Lucy: “OMG I hear wedding bells already 😍”

      • Sajuuk-Khar
        Sajuuk-Khar
        December 21, 2023 at 12:09 pm | #

        “A cute boy nutting inside MY vagina? This is just like one of my favorite AO3 fanfics!”

    • Mark
      Mark
      December 21, 2023 at 7:36 am | #

      Lucy’s hourglass cursor.

  11. Jamie
    Jamie
    December 21, 2023 at 12:07 am | #

    This is how God feels about your singing, Lucy.

    I’m just saying.

    • Mturtle7
      Mturtle7
      December 21, 2023 at 4:02 pm | #

      Singing in general is fine, mind you, it’s just specifically Lucy that God hates and tries very very hard to ignore as much as possible.

  12. Jon
    Jon
    December 21, 2023 at 12:08 am | #

    We’ve seen Lucy be devious/ambitious before. It was just unfortunately in the context of pursuing Walky when it was clear she could do better.

    I’m kind of worried about what happens to a Lucy who’s prioritizing herself. Evil scientist death ray here we come.

    • Coatl
      Coatl
      December 21, 2023 at 12:11 am | #

      Where do you think she would go to seek “wisdom?”

      • clif
        clif
        December 21, 2023 at 2:42 am | #

        Where she would go or where she should go?

      • Mark
        Mark
        December 21, 2023 at 7:25 am | #

        The library?

      • Opus the Poet
        Opus the Poet
        December 21, 2023 at 6:52 pm | #

        There’s always the Internets, particularly porn/romance websites. They both encourage taking things in the wrong direction, just not the same direction.

    • anon
      anon
      December 21, 2023 at 12:28 am | #

      lol well maybe she can get advice from raidah but idk if raidah would think of her as ‘useful’ bc she doesn’t have any (known as far as we’ve seen) connections even compared to walky’s loose ‘relation’ to the dean

  13. Golden Yak
    Golden Yak
    December 21, 2023 at 12:08 am | #

    Welp, silver lining.

  14. Mym
    Mym
    December 21, 2023 at 12:09 am | #

    Lucy rn:
    “That’s right, I’m a witch! And I’m the one who withered your livestock, soured your sheep’s milk, and your made your shirts itchy!”

  15. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    December 21, 2023 at 12:12 am | #

    I guess Nash is wearing contacts?

    • anon
      anon
      December 21, 2023 at 12:34 am | #

      well it is sunday so maybe she doesn’t need to wear them when she’s not using them unless her prescription is strong i guess it’s convenient might as well wear them all day unless you do switch to contacts (tho it is amusing that they all wear glasses normally)

  16. Doopyboop
    Doopyboop
    December 21, 2023 at 12:13 am | #

    Good on you, Lucy, these pod people don’t deserve you either.

  17. Warcodered
    Warcodered
    December 21, 2023 at 12:15 am | #

    Kids are stupid.

  18. JA
    JA
    December 21, 2023 at 12:16 am | #

    Those girls really need to get out more.

  19. David DeLaney
    David DeLaney
    December 21, 2023 at 12:21 am | #

    greek antichorus: ACQUIRED

    • Dante
      Dante
      December 21, 2023 at 2:20 am | #

      Have a manual upvote!

    • Thag Simmons
      Thag Simmons
      December 21, 2023 at 4:05 am | #

      I’d say it’s more of a Geek Chorus.

      (I do not remember if the comic has already made this joke)

  20. Stephen Bierce
    Stephen Bierce
    December 21, 2023 at 12:24 am | #

    *play the Michael Jackson song on the hacked Muzak*

    • Opus the Poet
      Opus the Poet
      December 21, 2023 at 6:55 pm | #

      Which pray tell, is that? MJ did a lot of breakup songs.

  21. Nono
    Nono
    December 21, 2023 at 12:33 am | #

    Ooh, Nash without glasses.

  22. Nono
    Nono
    December 21, 2023 at 12:35 am | #

    People always seem more desirable when they’re unavailable.

    • clif
      clif
      December 21, 2023 at 2:21 am | #

      Truth.

      Burn the Nono.

  23. BBCC
    BBCC
    December 21, 2023 at 12:37 am | #

    That she most certainly is!

  24. Synnerman
    Synnerman
    December 21, 2023 at 12:38 am | #

    Ooooh, Jennifer collision incoming.

  25. Slartibeast Button, BIA
    Slartibeast Button, BIA
    December 21, 2023 at 12:38 am | #

    If Lucy is going to become a supervillian, these are her first minions.

  26. Archieve
    Archieve
    December 21, 2023 at 12:41 am | #

    Major monkeys paw wish vibes here.

  27. sdrainbow
    sdrainbow
    December 21, 2023 at 1:04 am | #

    one of my LEAST favorite feelings is when I’m pissed off, and someone tries to be nice to me, and I have to confront that it’s wildly unfair to be rude to them but also I reallllllly want to lash out to feel like I have control over something.

    sorry lucy. it sucks.

  28. The Jighole Man
    The Jighole Man
    December 21, 2023 at 1:14 am | #

    possible situations
    a: she is going to confront dorothy
    b: she is going to confront billie
    c: she is going to run into sarah
    d: she is going to confront amber
    e: she runs into booster and gets a very blunt talking to
    f: she runs into dina and gets a very unintentional blunt talking to (unintentional in so far that she did not intend to give a talking to, and just said the shortest blunt thing to end the interaction)

    • The Jighole Man
      The Jighole Man
      December 21, 2023 at 1:22 am | #

      also, this scene is kinda funny, in a way.

      The moment she drops the constant 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 routine and acts like an actual person, she becomes popular.

      the moment she stopped trying to vacuum everyone into the friendship bag is when people started to like her.

      all she had to do was NOT push and push and push and try to force/coax out a friendship/relationship.

      • Coatl
        Coatl
        December 21, 2023 at 1:32 am | #

        I think they all, regardless of the order

      • Bash
        Bash
        December 21, 2023 at 1:34 am | #

        Maybe, but I also think this is an immature reaction by Nash. Like being aloof is somehow “cool”. She only said one sentence so far.

    • clif
      clif
      December 21, 2023 at 2:26 am | #

      Based on the scenery (the trio) I am assuming she is heading towards her room and so an encounter with Jennifer is far more likely than the other possibilities.

      • Taffy
        Taffy
        December 21, 2023 at 3:20 am | #

        Do we think a run-in with Billie is good or bad, tho? She ain’t perfect, but she can be surprisingly supportive in her own crabby teenage “You’re making the group look bad, stand up straight.” kinda way.

        • Sajuuk-Khar
          Sajuuk-Khar
          December 21, 2023 at 4:06 am | #

          Honestly I feel like Jennifer, once apprised of the situation, would/will attempt to help—especially if she’s at all cognizant of Lucy helping to salvage her currently-on-fire garbage barge of a relationship with Asher, but even if she’s blissfully unaware she’s been a Lucy/Walky supporter.

          Now, will that help be effective?? Who fuckin’ knows. Jennifer’s capabilities range from “terrifying James Bond-like hyperefficiency” to “pratfall into her own juicy ass”, so…

          • Schpoonman
            Schpoonman
            December 21, 2023 at 7:38 am | #

            Jennifer was so insanely spot-on with “They’re a moving goalpost” that I can see her being a good sounding board if she doesn’t go total Mean Girls instead.

            “Pratfall into her own juicy ass” That is a sentence I will never outdo. It’s official, Yoto started it, you finished it, Billifer is now an anime character who pratfalls into pin-up poses instead of sexual harassment.

            • David DeLaney
              David DeLaney
              December 21, 2023 at 8:43 am | #

              so far the inexplicable maid outfit has only appeared upon her in about 30% of those

              • Taffy
                Taffy
                December 21, 2023 at 9:36 am | #

                That’s down from last year’s 56%, which is good to see.

                • Schpoonman
                  Schpoonman
                  December 21, 2023 at 3:35 pm | #

                  Speak for yourself, I wanted 69%.

    • Taffy
      Taffy
      December 21, 2023 at 3:38 am | #

      Why would she confront Amber, of all people?

      • Sajuuk-Khar
        Sajuuk-Khar
        December 21, 2023 at 12:07 pm | #

        “Amber! That thing you helped with turned out very badly! I’m upset!!”
        “I’m….sorry??????????”

    • TerribleTransit
      TerribleTransit
      December 21, 2023 at 7:18 am | #

      I’m gonna go with g, Lucy exits stage left and scene ends. If she runs into/talks to anyone, it’s going to be Jennifer, because she’s returned to her dorm (and seems to intend to stay there based on removing her coat) and no one else on your list has reason to even be in the building.

    • zee
      zee
      December 21, 2023 at 10:48 am | #

      I’m pretty sure she’s just going to her room to cry, in which case b is most likely

    • Mym
      Mym
      December 21, 2023 at 10:51 am | #

      Most of these options would take place in a different building. The /only/ likely one is Jennifer

    • Tan
      Tan
      December 21, 2023 at 11:46 am | #

      She’s literally just going to her room. She may or may not run into Jennifer there, as they are roommates, but all of the other people live in a whole other building.

  29. Sajuuk-Khar
    Sajuuk-Khar
    December 21, 2023 at 1:34 am | #

    You know, a lot of people are talking about her joining Raidah’s League of Petty Revenge Fanciers, but I think that’s been thoroughly debunked. There’s obvious reasons it doesn’t work, like:

    1.) Raidah hates nerds and loves money and clout
    2.) Lucy is a big nerd without money or clout
    3.) Raidah willfully ignored Lucy in favor of the Walkster’s [INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO]

    So no. She’s out, she sucks. But Lucy needs her villain arc. To whom can she turn? Whomst, I ask?!???!

    AND LO, A FORMER ROOMMATE APPEARS.

    Who better to tutor Lucy in the ways of spurning fake love and fake ideas…than the great and powerful Malaya???

    (No seriously, though, a friendship built on cynicism and rebelliousness between Lucy and Malaya would be so goddamn amazing)

    • Bash
      Bash
      December 21, 2023 at 1:35 am | #

      Oh, I thought maybe she would finally start listening to Jennifer.

      • Sajuuk-Khar
        Sajuuk-Khar
        December 21, 2023 at 1:40 am | #

        I mean I’m sure she will, but Jennifer isn’t any kind of villain tutor, plus Lucy already knows she’s a big idiot stuck in the heel-face revolving door. Lucy deserves a Palpatine, not a bargain-bin Kylo Ren with a great rack.

        • Dante
          Dante
          December 21, 2023 at 2:46 am | #

          I love this. She’d be dismayed to hear she only ranks as bargain-bin Kylo Ren, not even the regular kind

          • Sajuuk-Khar
            Sajuuk-Khar
            December 21, 2023 at 4:07 am | #

            Jennifer comes to me demanding to rank at least Third Sister or early seasons Asajj Ventress and I say girl no

            • thejeff
              thejeff
              December 21, 2023 at 11:29 am | #

              And then she’d remember to say “who? I don’t know about any of that nerd stuff.”

              • Sajuuk-Khar
                Sajuuk-Khar
                December 21, 2023 at 12:06 pm | #

                That…is why she fails…~

                (Well, that and a staggeringly wrongheaded approach to most interpersonal interactions. But still!)

    • milu
      milu
      December 21, 2023 at 5:54 am | #

      This is based AND wicked.
      i love the idea of Malaya suddenly respecting Lucy, now that she’s given up people pleasing and embraced her inner villain.

      Also, more Malaya 👍

    • Mturtle7
      Mturtle7
      December 21, 2023 at 4:12 pm | #

      Picture, if you will: Lucy knocking on Malaya’s door, admitting in a slightly broken voice that she needs their help with something. Malaya starts to give some sort of sarcastic reply, but is cut off by Lucy launching into a sullen, breathless, explanation that all her positivity and optimism was actually just a hollow facade, her hopes and dreams were completely artificial and based entirely in the expectations of other people, and it’s only now that she’s coming face-to-face with the bleak and uncaring nature of true reality. She realizes now that Malaya was right about everything all along, and feels incredibly foolish in retrospect for all the times she tried to cheer them up.

      Malaya would have like three orgasms on the spot, MINIMUM.

  30. Dante
    Dante
    December 21, 2023 at 1:39 am | #

    Man, the only thing I’ve got to say is. I really hate this dorm’s hivemind. They’re obsessed with popularity and reward assholery. It’s def not the best positive reinforcement or support Lucy could get.

    • The Jighole Man
      The Jighole Man
      December 21, 2023 at 1:43 am | #

      “They’re obsessed with popularity and reward assholery.”
      sounds like real life to me. everyone is obsessed with popularity these days; to the point of being willing to take part in tiktok challenges that involve destruction, stealing, assault, and poisoning ones self and others.
      some of the most famous people today are ashbowls. people with millions of “followers” tend to be complete and utter dusty ashbowls, and they do horrible stuff.

      if anything, this scene is a bit too realistic.

      • Dante
        Dante
        December 21, 2023 at 2:16 am | #

        Eh, there’s always nasty people everywhere – I’ve met a number and seen others. But I cannot agree with this view of the world, fam.

        Humanity’s problems are more about ignorance than the absolute lack of empathy and/or brains you’re described.

      • june gloom
        june gloom
        December 21, 2023 at 2:44 am | #

        Take it from a fellow misanthrope: you need to touch grass. Yes social media encourages our worst impulses, yes we’re inundated with a steady flow of grifters. But all this doom and gloom about how the whole country is going to hell because of TikTok is unhinged. Go outside, take a deep breath, and stop getting mad at fictional teenagers.

    • Nicoleandmaggie
      Nicoleandmaggie
      December 21, 2023 at 6:09 am | #

      Agreed.

    • Devin
      Devin
      December 21, 2023 at 1:42 pm | #

      Yeah, these three definitely don’t have a healthy outlook on this. I hope they learn before it causes them serious problems.

  31. Odditude
    Odditude
    December 21, 2023 at 2:03 am | #

    These 3 are accidentally toxic?
    Like, they like her better when she is cold and doing bad

    • NGPZ
      NGPZ
      December 21, 2023 at 2:34 am | #

      They wannabes desperate to look cool.

      Remember it’s only been like, what, 6 months since they graduated high school? College is a different social environment much of the cast seems to have yet to adjust to.

    • Da Boy
      Da Boy
      December 21, 2023 at 3:58 am | #

      They are So ending up in abusive relationships if this is what attracts them…

      • Lan
        Lan
        December 21, 2023 at 5:48 am | #

        Jesse what the hell are you talking about

        • Taffy
          Taffy
          December 21, 2023 at 8:18 am | #

          I mean, based on some people I knew in school and how their lives went, it’s not an unreasonable place to go. I’m not saying it’d be deserved of course, just that it’s an actual real risk if you’re all “UwU bully me harder daddy” and don’t moderate that with boundaries.

    • Lan
      Lan
      December 21, 2023 at 5:59 am | #

      Is there any indication that this is actually true? None of them has ever expressed not liking Lucy before, and it seems pretty much in line with how they’ve always acted

      • zee
        zee
        December 21, 2023 at 10:51 am | #

        I mean they generally just ignore her

        • Daibhid C
          Daibhid C
          December 21, 2023 at 1:31 pm | #

          Yep, while idolising Jennifer for being a Cool Cheerleader Who Broke the Rules, to an extent that actually managed to make her uncomfortable. Eventually.

    • Yeet
      Yeet
      December 21, 2023 at 2:58 pm | #

      eh, they’ve just got a messed up idea of what’s cool
      they could’ve supported lucy who cared so much a bit more over jennifer who ain’t give a fuck
      they’re not necessarily toxic but I wouldn’t exactly call ’em glacial spring water

  32. Zero
    Zero
    December 21, 2023 at 3:05 am | #

    Did Lucy throw her hat and coat on the floor?

    • DarkoNeko
      DarkoNeko
      December 21, 2023 at 3:16 am | #

      yes. definitely.

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      December 21, 2023 at 3:22 am | #

      That’s why she’s cool. She’s discarded her insulation during winter.

      • milu
        milu
        December 21, 2023 at 5:56 am | #

        OUT

      • Mturtle7
        Mturtle7
        December 21, 2023 at 4:13 pm | #

        +1

    • zee
      zee
      December 21, 2023 at 10:52 am | #

      Hands don’t exist

  33. Taffy
    Taffy
    December 21, 2023 at 3:16 am | #

    Beatrice is hot.

    • Sajuuk-Khar
      Sajuuk-Khar
      December 21, 2023 at 4:15 am | #

      Honestly, all three are hot.

      Longtime commenter Fart Captor mentioned on Patreon that they need a bossy girl to wrangle their behavior and probably top them, and I have to agreed wholeheartedly.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      December 21, 2023 at 9:21 am | #

      Indeed. More Beatrice please and thank you.

  34. thumb
    thumb
    December 21, 2023 at 5:40 am | #

    My dudes, you may be an issue

  35. Yeet
    Yeet
    December 21, 2023 at 8:00 am | #

    imagine learning how uncool it is when people don’t have the same level of investment into a relationship and coming back to your friends who you invested a bunch into and they basically gave it up because someone was aloof and now they’re gonna pedestal you next
    like, fuck, dude that sucks truck nuts

  36. Hof1991
    Hof1991
    December 21, 2023 at 9:04 am | #

    Poor panel one Lucy. She needs a shoulder to cry on. Unlikely to find one here.

  37. Hazel
    Hazel
    December 21, 2023 at 10:19 am | #

    THEY RETURN~~~!

  38. Dday
    Dday
    December 21, 2023 at 10:46 am | #

    One-sided worship, amirite

    • DashWallkick
      DashWallkick
      December 21, 2023 at 11:00 am | #

      Somehow this did not occur to me until you said it.

      • Dday
        Dday
        December 21, 2023 at 6:15 pm | #

        Willis is a crafty one, subtle are his arts

  39. Needfuldoer
    Needfuldoer
    December 21, 2023 at 2:31 pm | #

    Nash, where are your glasses?

  40. Mr. Random
    Mr. Random
    December 21, 2023 at 2:39 pm | #

    I feel like they really need more self-confidence if their entire basis for how they see someone as cool is if they want nothing to do with them.

  41. Rabisch
    Rabisch
    December 21, 2023 at 4:35 pm | #

    A new Lucy is born and she don’t care about what others say or think. Let’s see if the campus will be able to survive. I’m kinda happy for this.

  42. Ty34er
    Ty34er
    December 22, 2023 at 12:01 am | #

    Seriously, how do people comment on it at 12:01? The comics don’t update on my side until like 12:12 now!

    • Ty34er
      Ty34er
      December 22, 2023 at 12:02 am | #

      Okay, looks like the server might be off by like 11 minutes, idk

    • Jess
      Jess
      December 22, 2023 at 12:04 am | #

      same hat 🙁

  43. RF
    RF
    December 22, 2023 at 7:30 am | #

    *A wild Nash appears!*

  44. Nevermaker
    Nevermaker
    January 14, 2024 at 2:58 am | #

    Huh: did Nash get contacts or something? I remember her wearing glasses before.

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