Little did Walky know that when Amber woke up next, she’d see what position he ended up in and murder him, landing her in jail anyways.
(Wonder how many people will complain that this strip doesn’t advance the plot, because surely they will, it was after all such a big deal in other strips with absolutely no other thing people would be trying to mask their actual complaints about)
Ooh, ooh, pick me! I’ll do it! I love these two, but I’m already weary of this interaction. I understand it’s a good break from the cop stuff, but the cop stuff is what I’m most interested in right now, so unless these two are gonna have a real conversation (which is highly unlikely, as Amber is bleeding out and barely functioning because of the meds, and Walky avoids serious conversations like the plague unless he HAS to have one), I’d much rather move on to other characters. Cute as they are.
Like Joyce and Dorothy! What are they up to? Did they hear back from Jennifer or are they still running around in circles?
Note that in my enthusiasm, I mistakenly said that Amber is on pain meds when she is very much NOT, which actually raises the chances of this conversation veering into “moving the plot along” territory pretty substantially.
Why do you say she is not? She could have brought them with her, crawled into bed, took as much as she thought safe, then sat up to ensure she stayed awake. She hasn’t been there long so they haven’t kicked in, but now they are hopefully beginning to work, and she is going into a stupor?
That’s how life is. Bouts of boringness during which you stress over the drama that has happened and could happen, interspersed with people doing stupid stuff.
She did tell Walky she was on meds when they were texting earlier, but I suppose she might have them with her. I’d think Walky might ask about that though. I’m just a bit surprised at the level of unconcern about Amber collapsing in pain.
I don’t feel like Walky doesn’t care, but he has no idea how to handle the situation. Also Amber asked him to finish the final lap for her, so she’s more concerned with mario kart than you’d think. Besides if Amber asked Walky to get more pain meds I don’t doubt that he would. She might already have taken all she can for right now, and can’t take any more for a while.
Not convinced she is collapsing in pain. She may have taken some when she got into the bed at last, but they haven’t kicked in. Now she can collapse and fade away and hopefully no cops to talk to…
Honestly, this interaction is warming me up to them. Didn’t have anything actively against them, but they weren’t in my list of OTP’s (that’s Becky/Dina and Sal/Danny… it’s fine, it’s fine, i’m not crying…)
At least they’re inconsistent and finicky with their Zelda releases. Only series by that fuckass company I give a shit about, but I can’t play like half the games because the emulation isn’t convenient on my laptop and used copies are almost as expensive as brand-new ones now.
Let’s say we hear no more about the police raid (which is a pretty big if.) Then it seems like a pretty significant nothingburger. Some person unknown knew about the raid in advance and notified Amber which is a big development. We had a big pay off on a joke years and years in the making. Amber is now in Walky’s bed sans pants, which is a major development compared to Amber avoiding him out of guilt. And most importantly the commentariate has been unable to freak out about Dorothy and Joyce being cute together for days. Some nothingburger.
We know that the police are actively investigating/trying to hunt down Amazigirl, and we know there’s some mystery person (possibly Asher?) who knows about Amber and Amazigirl’s relationship.
Maybe Willis should add a feature to the site that puts Subway Surfers footage on each side of the comic strip, with a gambling mechanic underneath and a button that when you press it a TTS voice reads out the comic strip in a weird inflection.
Such practices were lost. Lost in the ocean of brainslop formed from excessive instant gratification. It is a very disgusting ocean, both morally and conceptually.
I mean, it made Billie really believe Sal is Amazi-Girl. It made Amber seek out Walky, and isn’t feeling like she should avoid him. Besides we haven’t seen the ending yet; there might be something else coming.
Amber is more concerned with finishing the race rather than getting pain meds. She’s a true gamer through, and through. It probably would have been better to contact Dina about the pain meds, but at least she can lay there without worrying about the cops.
On topic: Has anyone here played Mario Kart World? I’ve seen mixed reviews, but has anyone here tried it? If you have tried it what is your verdict?
well she does need to comparmentalize/distract herself/othre than the pills being strong enough to sleep it off, tho idk if she’s run out by now versus dina being ‘efficient’ enough to sneak multiple bottles (tho i’d be worreid about usig them too much), i’d prolly gneed access to a console/smartphone too if i couldn’t leave bed
well she does need to comparmentalize/distract herself/othre than the pills being strong enough to sleep it off, tho idk if she’s run out by now versus dina being ‘efficient’ enough to sneak multiple bottles (tho i’d be worreid about usig them too much), i’d prolly gneed access to a console/smartphone too if i couldn’t leave bed
Its fine, they made some bizarre choices where in grand prix and online when you start a new race after your first one you have to race to the new track and that counts as the first two laps so you only get one lap on most tracks you end up playing
Honestly probably better off getting Kirby Air Riders
I think it’s super fun but all I hear is people complain about it. I dunno if that reflects on my taste. My mario kart friend calls it Mid-kart and she praises the heck out of Sonic Crossworlds which like…I think THAT game is super Mid and also spongebob is in it which makes me mad.
uh…so yeah. I like mario kart world. Also I’m a Birdo main.
So far the only Mario Kart game I’ve played is the old one that comes pre-installed in the Super NES Classic that I got as a Christmas gift recently. Never had a Nintendo console before a week or two ago.
still in the process of catching up on the comic (currently at the end of 2021 – yay!) but ive been delightfully binging this over the past few days! this is also my first foray into the world of willis’s works so once im caught up on this im gonna go and check out the other stuff, ive already got shortpacked pulled up in another tab.
(also sorry if the gravatar thing doesn’t work its my first time using gravatar so im not sure how to connect it? ah well if it works it works)
How is Silksong btw? I played Hollow Knight, but I never finished it. I can’t afford Silksong right now, but if I’m going to keep it on my wishlist then how does it compare to Hollow Knight?
Bigger, more beautiful and definitely more challenging. There is much more variety to enemies and their attacks and an uncomfortable number of them can hit you for two masks.
Oh so still fairly early in the game. Mhm from where you are in the game going to the Crystal Peak would be probably most efficient. It’s to the right of the Forgotten Crossroads, entrance at the top of that vertical area right next to the Stag Station.
I’m glad that Walky is fine with Amber resting in his room, but he’s always seemed like a pretty decent person to me. It would feel wildly out of character if he decided to kick her out, especially with her injuries.
Walky also still has feelings for Amber; as long as she is there I’m sure Walky will try to help her. Even if he didn’t have feelings for Amber I feel like he would willingly hide her anyway; he knows her getting found right now would be a disaster.
Yesterday Amber had no bubbles over her head in panel 2, a few in panel 3, quite a lot in panel 5 and was laid flat with bubbles and woozy swirls in panel 6. We know she barely made it into the bed before Walky arrived and the cop arrived pretty soon after that. My pick is that she *has* taken pain meds since arriving in Walky’s room, but they haven’t had time to kick in. It would probably be dangerous to take them before going out the window. The sitting up was so as not to pass out before Walky or Booster arrived, because she knows she’s taken them. But the effects are kicking in, and now she doesn’t care about Mario Kart, only passing out and being safe.
The only problem with this logic is what Clif said about Dina holding them and doling them out to Amber.
And does Dina know where Amber is? Cos she may worry!
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“You got a BRONZE medal!”
1st DannyWilcox
2nd oatsngoats
3rd PositivAmb
wait who’s oatsngaots again, Sal ?
oatsngoats is a real super metroid speedrunner lol. i dont think he plays mario cart, tho.
AGDQ starts tomorrow!
I was wondering how Danny won and then I remembered that Sal is playing on Danny’s account. Good detail.
Nice.
AAAAWWWWWEEEEEEEE
TT~TT <3
This more than anything is why Amber isn’t over Walky.
You mean the way they both focus on what’s important?
These two have more chemistry together than almost every other canon character pairing.
Amber and Walky are great together, both as friends and potential partners.
As other couple thirds (fourths).
I like their chemistry yeah
Little did Walky know that when Amber woke up next, she’d see what position he ended up in and murder him, landing her in jail anyways.
(Wonder how many people will complain that this strip doesn’t advance the plot, because surely they will, it was after all such a big deal in other strips with absolutely no other thing people would be trying to mask their actual complaints about)
Ooh, ooh, pick me! I’ll do it! I love these two, but I’m already weary of this interaction. I understand it’s a good break from the cop stuff, but the cop stuff is what I’m most interested in right now, so unless these two are gonna have a real conversation (which is highly unlikely, as Amber is bleeding out and barely functioning because of the meds, and Walky avoids serious conversations like the plague unless he HAS to have one), I’d much rather move on to other characters. Cute as they are.
Like Joyce and Dorothy! What are they up to? Did they hear back from Jennifer or are they still running around in circles?
Note that in my enthusiasm, I mistakenly said that Amber is on pain meds when she is very much NOT, which actually raises the chances of this conversation veering into “moving the plot along” territory pretty substantially.
Why do you say she is not? She could have brought them with her, crawled into bed, took as much as she thought safe, then sat up to ensure she stayed awake. She hasn’t been there long so they haven’t kicked in, but now they are hopefully beginning to work, and she is going into a stupor?
They’re on a college campus. You can get anything on a college campus.
It’s so strange how this strip has like a third of the comments compared to other strips that “don’t advance the plot”
That’s how life is. Bouts of boringness during which you stress over the drama that has happened and could happen, interspersed with people doing stupid stuff.
Called it
Expert pull.
You said there’s no in between, but he’s taking care of her by finishing the race for her. Prediction failed! ;p
Well, yes, but it still lies on the called it side of the line.
Awwww, so wonderful how takes care of her! And knows her so well! This is the type of love i want! 🥰
Priorities.
So what’s going to be the blue shell in this relationship
The cop that’s playing on a Switch he swiped from someone’s closet.
… you did specify a BLUE shell.
Maybe all you need is to add some pink to the shell
Amber bought a strap-on but only wants to use it on his mouth, and he’s not really into that.
Now, now. We don’t actually know that.
The Yoink-2 giveth, and the Yoink taketh away
Far be it from me to diminish the importance of video games, but maybe retrieving Amber’s meds might be a slightly higher priority?
how do we know that she doesnt have them on hand and isnt using them as directed?
Those are prescription meds which Amber was not prescribed. They’re definitely not being used as directed.
We suspect that they are not on hand because Dina was doling them out to her.
Fair point.
Not sure Walky is aware there are any meds to retrieve
She did tell Walky she was on meds when they were texting earlier, but I suppose she might have them with her. I’d think Walky might ask about that though. I’m just a bit surprised at the level of unconcern about Amber collapsing in pain.
I don’t feel like Walky doesn’t care, but he has no idea how to handle the situation. Also Amber asked him to finish the final lap for her, so she’s more concerned with mario kart than you’d think. Besides if Amber asked Walky to get more pain meds I don’t doubt that he would. She might already have taken all she can for right now, and can’t take any more for a while.
right on every count
Not convinced she is collapsing in pain. She may have taken some when she got into the bed at last, but they haven’t kicked in. Now she can collapse and fade away and hopefully no cops to talk to…
I ship them so hard it’s not even funny
I ship them so hard that it’s hilarious
(not that it’s a contest, cuz it’s not)
Okay. New contest to see who is the hardest shipper.
Except maybe we should phrase that better.
Honestly, this interaction is warming me up to them. Didn’t have anything actively against them, but they weren’t in my list of OTP’s (that’s Becky/Dina and Sal/Danny… it’s fine, it’s fine, i’m not crying…)
Idk if Willis intends to have them to get back together, but GOD I WANT IT SO BAD. I miss /them/ so much.
I came here to say exactly this.
Walky really needs to get his own console, the mooch.
Who’s got money for Nintendo, anymore? Even if you get the cheapish console, games cost half as much as the box itself.
I may have not bought any Nintendo products since the ds lite for exactly this reason.
At least they’re inconsistent and finicky with their Zelda releases. Only series by that fuckass company I give a shit about, but I can’t play like half the games because the emulation isn’t convenient on my laptop and used copies are almost as expensive as brand-new ones now.
So, not necessarily complaining, but it seems like the big police raid turned into a nothingburger.
we have yet to see Joyce and Dorothy interact with the cops
they also started searchin the boys wing IIRC
unfortunately not out of the woods just yet, imma let Willis cook
Nah, we saw the guy going through Sal’s closet the other day. Besides, they were looking for a girl, so they would have started with the girl’s dorms.
Let’s say we hear no more about the police raid (which is a pretty big if.) Then it seems like a pretty significant nothingburger. Some person unknown knew about the raid in advance and notified Amber which is a big development. We had a big pay off on a joke years and years in the making. Amber is now in Walky’s bed sans pants, which is a major development compared to Amber avoiding him out of guilt. And most importantly the commentariate has been unable to freak out about Dorothy and Joyce being cute together for days. Some nothingburger.
Too many plates still spinning to say that yet.
We know that the police are actively investigating/trying to hunt down Amazigirl, and we know there’s some mystery person (possibly Asher?) who knows about Amber and Amazigirl’s relationship.
Just because stuff isn’t happening RIGHT NOW, doesn’t mean it’s not happening.
It does if you don’t possess object permanence.
Or if you have certain breeds of ADHD 🤔
or has low attention span conditioned via the doom scrolling mills of the modern dystopian internet landscape
either way, whatever the hell happened to letting people cook with stories that take longer than three minutes to digest? XD
Maybe Willis should add a feature to the site that puts Subway Surfers footage on each side of the comic strip, with a gambling mechanic underneath and a button that when you press it a TTS voice reads out the comic strip in a weird inflection.
Such practices were lost. Lost in the ocean of brainslop formed from excessive instant gratification. It is a very disgusting ocean, both morally and conceptually.
I feel like we’re losing important distinctions here.
Your instant gratification is a morally and conceptually disgusting ocean.
My instant gratification is kinda neat actually.
I am perfectly willing to concede that there are people without object permanence, but they aren’t here right now, so it isn’t happening,.
That made more sense when I started typing it.
Nono, I do (for)get what you are trying to say here.
I mean, it made Billie really believe Sal is Amazi-Girl. It made Amber seek out Walky, and isn’t feeling like she should avoid him. Besides we haven’t seen the ending yet; there might be something else coming.
That feels like a complaint to save at least until it’s, you know, finished
walky stays winning
Amber is more concerned with finishing the race rather than getting pain meds. She’s a true gamer through, and through. It probably would have been better to contact Dina about the pain meds, but at least she can lay there without worrying about the cops.
On topic: Has anyone here played Mario Kart World? I’ve seen mixed reviews, but has anyone here tried it? If you have tried it what is your verdict?
Is that the one on the SNES, with the gophers you can run over? I played that one as a kid.
The veredict is: Get Mario Kart 8 deluxe. It’s considerably more complete, and all the new gimmicks in World don’t make up for the shitty online.
Alternatively, Kirby Air Riders is absolute PEAK.
well she does need to comparmentalize/distract herself/othre than the pills being strong enough to sleep it off, tho idk if she’s run out by now versus dina being ‘efficient’ enough to sneak multiple bottles (tho i’d be worreid about usig them too much), i’d prolly gneed access to a console/smartphone too if i couldn’t leave bed
well she does need to comparmentalize/distract herself/othre than the pills being strong enough to sleep it off, tho idk if she’s run out by now versus dina being ‘efficient’ enough to sneak multiple bottles (tho i’d be worreid about usig them too much), i’d prolly gneed access to a console/smartphone too if i couldn’t leave bed
Its fine, they made some bizarre choices where in grand prix and online when you start a new race after your first one you have to race to the new track and that counts as the first two laps so you only get one lap on most tracks you end up playing
Honestly probably better off getting Kirby Air Riders
I think it’s super fun but all I hear is people complain about it. I dunno if that reflects on my taste. My mario kart friend calls it Mid-kart and she praises the heck out of Sonic Crossworlds which like…I think THAT game is super Mid and also spongebob is in it which makes me mad.
uh…so yeah. I like mario kart world. Also I’m a Birdo main.
World feels kinda half-baked? Idk how to describe it, but I dropped it much quicker than any other Mario kart before it
So far the only Mario Kart game I’ve played is the old one that comes pre-installed in the Super NES Classic that I got as a Christmas gift recently. Never had a Nintendo console before a week or two ago.
guess it’s nice she’s willing to let him but guess she’s nto going for any records
per yesterday, she was just using it as something to focus on to stay conscious until she didn’t have to.
Crazy how these two spent so much time never interacting and then hit it off immediately. They’re really compatible when you think about it
still in the process of catching up on the comic (currently at the end of 2021 – yay!) but ive been delightfully binging this over the past few days! this is also my first foray into the world of willis’s works so once im caught up on this im gonna go and check out the other stuff, ive already got shortpacked pulled up in another tab.
(also sorry if the gravatar thing doesn’t work its my first time using gravatar so im not sure how to connect it? ah well if it works it works)
Oh cool, a new person to share my recipes with.
if thats not a joke id be totally down for recipes (also i love the pomni icon)
wait i just saw your bsky. fellow femroe player?
Swozwyta Spellstorm, on Leviathan Server. Only been to Mordion Gaol once.
oh damn. ive never been pulled to it but i know people who have
https://imgchest.com/p/m9yxnpbzm7q
Some random doodles. Amber/Walky cuddling and my interpretation of Leslie’s “sexy teacher” look.
I love them; Amber/Walky is always good in my book, and Leslie’s definitely has the sexy teacher look down.
Ooo, la Leslie!!!
I struggled with French back in high school some 60+ years ago, so I’m afraid that’s the best I can do. But hubba hubba.
Thank you, Yotomoe.
He’s such a thoughtful boyfriend!
i hope once the race is finished he mssgs dina for care instructions
Leave her be to recover from a trip she shouldn’t have had to make and defend her from being woken up? Maybe ascetain what she has taken?
while we are aware of that walky need to get the info from dina, like checking if the glue is holding
As a fellow gamer (who just got his hands on Silksong) I deeply respect Walky’s dedication to The Game
How is Silksong btw? I played Hollow Knight, but I never finished it. I can’t afford Silksong right now, but if I’m going to keep it on my wishlist then how does it compare to Hollow Knight?
Bigger, more beautiful and definitely more challenging. There is much more variety to enemies and their attacks and an uncomfortable number of them can hit you for two masks.
I will try to finish Hollow Knight first then; thank you for the information.
Have fun ^^ Where did you stop if I may ask?
I got stuck doing the quest for the first sword upgrade; I kept dying to the hidden grass enemies while searching for stuff.
My mistake; not the first upgrade, but the first to require pale ore. I forgot the first one is just money based.
Oh so still fairly early in the game. Mhm from where you are in the game going to the Crystal Peak would be probably most efficient. It’s to the right of the Forgotten Crossroads, entrance at the top of that vertical area right next to the Stag Station.
I’m glad that Walky is fine with Amber resting in his room, but he’s always seemed like a pretty decent person to me. It would feel wildly out of character if he decided to kick her out, especially with her injuries.
Walky also still has feelings for Amber; as long as she is there I’m sure Walky will try to help her. Even if he didn’t have feelings for Amber I feel like he would willingly hide her anyway; he knows her getting found right now would be a disaster.
He also grabbed a marker and drew a mustache on her.
Yesterday Amber had no bubbles over her head in panel 2, a few in panel 3, quite a lot in panel 5 and was laid flat with bubbles and woozy swirls in panel 6. We know she barely made it into the bed before Walky arrived and the cop arrived pretty soon after that. My pick is that she *has* taken pain meds since arriving in Walky’s room, but they haven’t had time to kick in. It would probably be dangerous to take them before going out the window. The sitting up was so as not to pass out before Walky or Booster arrived, because she knows she’s taken them. But the effects are kicking in, and now she doesn’t care about Mario Kart, only passing out and being safe.
The only problem with this logic is what Clif said about Dina holding them and doling them out to Amber.
And does Dina know where Amber is? Cos she may worry!
He gets her. For better or for worse.
(aint like he can go get her a clonopin anyways)