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May 12, 2026

Pacing

by David M Willis on December 4, 2021 at 12:01 am
  • 02 – I'll Leave You A Phantom
└ Tags: amber, ethan

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    December 4, 2021 at 12:07 am | #

    look some people have heavy feet, Gothan

    • Ana Chronistic
      Ana Chronistic
      December 4, 2021 at 12:08 am | #

      it’s 11:54, clock, wtf

      • King Daniel
        King Daniel
        December 4, 2021 at 12:12 am | #

        Wazzup with that I wonder

      • OBBWG
        OBBWG
        December 4, 2021 at 12:12 am | #

        Maybe the site crash did something funky to the clock?

      • Viktoria
        Viktoria
        December 4, 2021 at 12:17 am | #

        And yet you pulled it off. I am, as always, impressed by your dedication.

        • Bicycle Bill
          Bicycle Bill
          December 4, 2021 at 2:50 am | #

          There’s a simple explanation.  Ana Chronistic is Willis, under a pseudonym. When he draws the strip he also adds the first comment, so when the buffer releases the strip every night the first comment is already there and posts simultaneously.

          • Mustachio
            Mustachio
            December 4, 2021 at 7:40 am | #

            Upvoted

          • milu
            milu
            December 4, 2021 at 9:49 am | #

            i’m sure you mean this as a joke but no, Ana Chronistic is not Willis. Not only would it be in poor taste (Ana is asian i think) they have a tumblr (click on their username) where they post art that looks nothing like Willis’s. they’re a real person and i feel weird saying that

            • Pedantic Jerkass
              Pedantic Jerkass
              December 4, 2021 at 11:01 am | #

              Any comment that starts with “i’m sure you mean this as a joke but” is probably a comment that shouldn’t be made.

              • milu
                milu
                December 4, 2021 at 11:25 am | #

                i’m sure you mean this comment as a joke but i use that sentence as a hedge of sorts, the actual truth is i am not sure either Bicycle Bill or you meant your comments as jokes. Neither comment sounds very funny to me, for one thing

                • Thag Simmons
                  Thag Simmons
                  December 4, 2021 at 4:53 pm | #

                  Funniness is a poor way to judge if something was meant as a joke, since some people are not funny and yet still try to tell jokes. Speaking from experience here

                • milu
                  milu
                  December 4, 2021 at 5:58 pm | #

                  Conversely some people regularly fail to pick up on deadpan humour, as I may or may not have just demonstrated ^^

                • The Wellerman
                  The Wellerman
                  December 4, 2021 at 6:04 pm | #

                  milu, tell me about it… 🙄

                • milu
                  milu
                  December 4, 2021 at 10:13 pm | #

                  eh well, you know what they say about humour being in the eye of the beholder…? no wait

            • King Daniel
              King Daniel
              December 4, 2021 at 4:01 pm | #

              Sure Ana Chronistic isn’t Willis, but is still Jen Aside, Sue Aside, and Tairan Aside.

              • milu
                milu
                December 4, 2021 at 10:14 pm | #

                they contain puntitudes

            • Bicycle Bill
              Bicycle Bill
              December 6, 2021 at 5:39 pm | #

              For the record, I did mean it as a tongue-in-cheek comment… or a joke, if you will. So sorry you didn’t pick up on it. I also find it interesting that clicking on your user name takes me to a site to register for some form of ultra-secure email hosted in Switzerland instead of a personal website, Tumblr, or Facebook page.

      • Kyrik Michalowski
        Kyrik Michalowski
        December 4, 2021 at 12:20 am | #

        Looking at my time compared to my time on these comments, I’m 14 minutes behind the server.

      • Jamie
        Jamie
        December 4, 2021 at 1:38 am | #

        NTP is the most necessary evil, alas.

        • Needfuldoer
          Needfuldoer
          December 4, 2021 at 4:54 am | #

          Yup.

          At work we migrated to a corporate NTP server because they blocked direct Internet access (web proxy). This was fine, except some machines aren’t managed by corporate and they didn’t get the new server address. Once they lost access to time.nist.gov they started freewheeling, and eventually drifted apart by a couple minutes before we caught them. That wreaks absolute havoc when you’ve got a whole room full of systems that need to agree exactly what time it is to all work together properly…

          • Decidedly Orthogonal
            Decidedly Orthogonal
            December 4, 2021 at 8:32 pm | #

            That sounds like it’s less about NTP than the architecture failing to be properly self sufficient if it depends so heavily on being synchronous. (which also sounds like bad mojo for a network infrastructure to not be able to withstand drift).

            • Needfuldoer
              Needfuldoer
              December 5, 2021 at 7:47 am | #

              If it was just straight IT infrastructure, you’d be right, but it’s the workstations and servers that put a TV newscast together. (Primary and redundant automation servers, primary and redundant operator-facing clients, the virtual switcher control panel server, and the switcher frame itself. Graphics and video playback systems can have more slop because they just run off of arbitrarily-timed triggers.)

              If we went with a different vendor we could’ve gotten servers with SMPTE timecode cards in them, which would have avoided that issue…

              • Needfuldoer
                Needfuldoer
                December 5, 2021 at 7:50 am | #

                (Edited this part out, oops.)

                The automation systems have to stay in lockstep with each other, or else they could get out of sync with each other and cause noticeable lag to the operators. When it gets REALLY bad the whole system grinds to a crawl and there’s a noticeable hit if you have to fail over to the redundant systems.

                This is what happens when video greybeards are tasked with making computer software.

        • Decidedly Orthogonal
          Decidedly Orthogonal
          December 4, 2021 at 8:44 pm | #

          Hardly an evil, NTP is a natural outcome and required component of a global communications network. The existence of NTP is a boon to many systems.

    • Thag Simmons
      Thag Simmons
      December 4, 2021 at 12:17 am | #

      I was going to say that Amber can’t weigh all that much, but actually she’s strong enough she can probably put some decent power into her steps.

      • Decidedly Orthogonal
        Decidedly Orthogonal
        December 4, 2021 at 8:52 pm | #

        Amber is 10% more dense than water, so she defintely will weigh more than expected. Still, to _sound_ heavy walking along a concrete floor with (i’m guessing) tile/linoleum requires either hardsole shoes, heels, or a /horrible/ stride. If it’s carpetted… *shudders*.

        • Needfuldoer
          Needfuldoer
          December 5, 2021 at 7:58 am | #

          I’d expect a concrete floor with vinyl tile on top of it, if only for cost of maintenance.

      • thejeff
        thejeff
        December 4, 2021 at 11:11 pm | #

        Not sure about Amber, but Amazi-Girl’s bones were rendered super dense in a lab accident.

    • Zaxares
      Zaxares
      December 4, 2021 at 4:29 am | #

      Yeah, some people are just “heavy walkers”. I don’t really know how else to describe it. Like, within my family my Dad and my brother are heavy walkers; when they’re walking around upstairs you can hear exactly which room they’re in. But when I or my Mom are walking around upstairs, you’d never know we were there unless we happen to drop something. It’s not just at home too; there’s been a fair number of occasions where I startled my coworkers by walking up next to them and then asking a question and they didn’t even hear me coming. XD It’s not like I do it intentionally either! I just… I dunno, somehow walk in a certain manner and style so that my feet give off very little sound. I weigh about 74kg too so I’m not exactly a lightweight.

      • Delicious Taffy
        Delicious Taffy
        December 4, 2021 at 11:57 am | #

        Yeah, I also walk pretty quietly and have to actually be stomping to make much noise. People think I’m sneaking around a lot.

        • Wizard
          Wizard
          December 4, 2021 at 6:55 pm | #

          I’ve gotten into the habit of moving quietly over many years. If I sneak up on someone it’s usually not intentional, I just forget how little noise I make. At one apartment where I used to live, the manager told me people were always asking why no one lived in my apartment.

    • Paul Grant
      Paul Grant
      December 4, 2021 at 4:42 am | #

      Once your pacing wears the carpet down to floorboards, it becomes louder.

    • Decidedly Orthogonal
      Decidedly Orthogonal
      December 4, 2021 at 10:00 am | #

      Emothan complains of heavy steps, but he’s the one rocking heavier bangs!

    • Deanatay
      Deanatay
      December 4, 2021 at 10:46 am | #

      Pretty sure stompy boots are part of the Amazi-Girl package. Maybe Amber likes them, too.

  2. Samantha Jones
    Samantha Jones
    December 4, 2021 at 12:12 am | #

    Nice

  3. Spencer
    Spencer
    December 4, 2021 at 12:12 am | #

    “You’re interrupting valuable Mike Grieving time, please book an appointment.”

    • CC
      CC
      December 4, 2021 at 12:38 am | #

      Oh lord, he’s goth now

      • Rikunda
        Rikunda
        December 4, 2021 at 1:47 am | #

        I think Emo.

        • Mr. Random
          Mr. Random
          December 4, 2021 at 10:00 am | #

          Yeah, but Emothan doesn’t sound as good as Gothan.

          • Deanatay
            Deanatay
            December 4, 2021 at 10:49 am | #

            Incorrect!

          • Spencer
            Spencer
            December 4, 2021 at 11:29 am | #

            Ethanatos.

          • Thag Simmons
            Thag Simmons
            December 4, 2021 at 12:04 pm | #

            Emothan is obviously a superior nickname to Gothan, what are you talking about

          • StClair
            StClair
            December 4, 2021 at 2:55 pm | #

            Gothan City.

            DARKNESS
            NO BOYFRIEND

        • Decidedly Orthogonal
          Decidedly Orthogonal
          December 4, 2021 at 10:01 am | #

          Emothan rises!

  4. Thag Simmons
    Thag Simmons
    December 4, 2021 at 12:13 am | #

    I predict nothing but good things from this interaction

    • Clif
      Clif
      December 4, 2021 at 1:35 am | #

      What possible reason have we to think otherwise?

  5. The Wellerman
    The Wellerman
    December 4, 2021 at 12:15 am | #

    Pacing and sunshine — two of my most soothing creature comforts! 😊

    Also, hi Ethan!

    • The Wellerman
      The Wellerman
      December 4, 2021 at 12:23 am | #

      Actually, I’d be lying if I understated my love of the night!

      🌠 👿 🌙

      • Jamie
        Jamie
        December 4, 2021 at 1:35 am | #

        Nighttime sharpens, heightens each sensation
        Darkness stirs and wakes imagination
        Silently the senses abandon their defenses

        • The Wellerman
          The Wellerman
          December 4, 2021 at 2:14 am | #

          Lovely lyrics, but standard opera music can hardly do them justice.

          I don’t know exactly where its from, but this is the music I imagine when I read this, to celebrate the night.

      • Clif
        Clif
        December 4, 2021 at 2:56 am | #

        Figure out how to pace in the sunshine at night and you’ll have it made.

        • The Wellerman
          The Wellerman
          December 4, 2021 at 3:00 am | #

          Oh but it’s already there.

          It’s called the moon.

          • King Daniel
            King Daniel
            December 4, 2021 at 6:12 am | #

            Lack of moon-induced sunburns says otherwise.

            • Wizard
              Wizard
              December 4, 2021 at 6:58 pm | #

              The secret of you beauty is your moontan and your fear

        • Decidedly Orthogonal
          Decidedly Orthogonal
          December 4, 2021 at 10:05 am | #

          I believe it is done, ” ‘neath the halo of a street lamp.” Specifically so one can, “turn my collar to the cold and damp.”

  6. Sirksome
    Sirksome
    December 4, 2021 at 12:15 am | #

    You want quiet? Get religion!

    • David M Willis
      David M Willis
      December 4, 2021 at 12:17 am | #

      ha ha ha

    • DailyBrad
      DailyBrad
      December 4, 2021 at 12:24 am | #

      Oh, that’s a fantastic deep cut.

      • Jon
        Jon
        December 4, 2021 at 4:53 pm | #

        What is the reference?

        • milu
          milu
          December 4, 2021 at 8:12 pm | #

          goddammit spambot

          ok i’ll make it two separate comments i guess

          first read this,

          • milu
            milu
            December 4, 2021 at 8:14 pm | #

            then watch this

    • Proto
      Proto
      December 4, 2021 at 2:09 am | #

      You’ll get your quiet when you FIX THIS DAMN DOOR

    • Geneseepaws
      Geneseepaws
      December 4, 2021 at 2:51 am | #

      That’s me in the corner, that’s me in the spot – Light,…

      • Decidedly Orthogonal
        Decidedly Orthogonal
        December 4, 2021 at 10:56 am | #

        play in-tel-i-vi-sion!

  7. Kyrik Michalowski
    Kyrik Michalowski
    December 4, 2021 at 12:19 am | #

    Only good can come of this. I mean, what are the odds that ethan might not want to talk to Amber about it?

    • Sirksome
      Sirksome
      December 4, 2021 at 12:30 am | #

      Pretty high I think considering they haven’t had a strip together since they were outside the hospital the day Blaine died. And chances are Mike probably died before they ever communicated again after that.

      • Regalli
        Regalli
        December 4, 2021 at 12:33 am | #

        Eh, I think there might have been some intermediate interactions. The funeral, at least, seems like it would’ve been more awkward for them to avoid each other than be Mike’s Sad Friends Who Want To Be Alone Right Now together.

        • Sirksome
          Sirksome
          December 4, 2021 at 12:53 am | #

          I don’t know. This is all speculation of course unless we ever get a flashback, but I feel like it would be all too easy for them to break the line of communication and just let things fester until now. Especially considering how naturally anti-social Amber is. She was starting to let go of him back when Mike was alive. Talking about how he was always naturally more socially adept and accepted than herself. The natural awkward depression of a funeral is just another excuse not to talk even if they were standing right next to each other at the time. But of course I’m just talking out my ass on this until we have something confirmed. We may never know the details of how their relationship fractured.

          • Regalli
            Regalli
            December 4, 2021 at 1:42 am | #

            I don’t think there was much or particularly substantive communication, to be sure, but I could see a brief Sadness Truce that included at least a bit more than basic ‘mind if I sit here’ stuff.

          • Decidedly Orthogonal
            Decidedly Orthogonal
            December 4, 2021 at 11:05 am | #

            They could let it Fester. But I bet it was resolved by Wednesday. Else it’d be quite Pugsley to deal with now. Surely the Morticia’n would have warned them against letting this Thing Go-mez’ing up their lives any more. It’d be such a handful to deal with now.

            • StClair
              StClair
              December 4, 2021 at 2:56 pm | #

              *snap snap*

            • Regalli
              Regalli
              December 4, 2021 at 9:20 pm | #

              Well-played.

            • milu
              milu
              December 4, 2021 at 10:08 pm | #

              oh wow how did i miss your comment earlier i was addamant i’d read through all of them. woulda been addamsquander if i’d missed it. Only quibble is no one’ll believe that you just came up with all of that in one breath, next time you should… add um’s

              …listen i tried

  8. RassilonTDavros
    RassilonTDavros
    December 4, 2021 at 12:20 am | #

    …I was not prepared.

    This conversation is not going to be pleasant. Especially with Mike’s commentary.

    • Kyrik Michalowski
      Kyrik Michalowski
      December 4, 2021 at 12:22 am | #

      I knew this wasn’t going to go well but I had totally forgotten about Halluci-Mike and his attitude.

      This is going to go as well as driving a 12 foot truck towards a 10 foot bridge.

    • Icarus
      Icarus
      December 4, 2021 at 12:41 am | #

      It could be worse: Mike actually taking the wheel.

  9. Gallio
    Gallio
    December 4, 2021 at 12:22 am | #

    Annoyingly enviable are people who look cute with bed hair.
    Blast you, Ethan!

  10. Stephen Bierce
    Stephen Bierce
    December 4, 2021 at 12:23 am | #

    Oh it doesn’t seem a year ago
    To this very day
    You said “I’m sorry honey
    If I don’t change the pace
    I can’t face another day”…

    • Decidedly Orthogonal
      Decidedly Orthogonal
      December 4, 2021 at 11:08 am | #

      Is this a thing? Does Emothan get poetry instead of Hacked Muzak?

      • Stephen Bierce
        Stephen Bierce
        December 4, 2021 at 12:38 pm | #

        It IS hacked Muzak. Elton John.

        • Decidedly Orthogonal
          Decidedly Orthogonal
          December 4, 2021 at 8:57 pm | #

          A cappella then? I missed the hacked muzak announce and (as obvious) don’t know songs well.

          • Stephen Bierce
            Stephen Bierce
            December 4, 2021 at 10:55 pm | #

            Usually when I post lyrics in italics it means that particular point in the song coincides with the scene in the strip. (“Love Lies Bleeding”, the coda of “Funeral For a Friend”)

  11. DailyBrad
    DailyBrad
    December 4, 2021 at 12:25 am | #

    I like Ethan’s hair a lot better like this than how he used to have it, honestly.

  12. Androiddreams
    Androiddreams
    December 4, 2021 at 12:26 am | #

    Oh nooo

  13. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    December 4, 2021 at 12:26 am | #

    it’s to get your attention, obviously

    • Plain Marie
      Plain Marie
      December 4, 2021 at 11:16 am | #

      Yes, doing a quiet thing excessively loudly to “subtley” get your attention. Oh this? I was just *walking* Ethan. Sorry to *bother* you.

      • Wizard
        Wizard
        December 4, 2021 at 7:01 pm | #

        Pace-ive aggressive?

  14. newlland(Henryvolt)
    newlland(Henryvolt)
    December 4, 2021 at 12:31 am | #

    You know with how everyone was saying how Ethan was looking great with his depressed look I was reminded of this one vid that got viral on tiktok that gave me the sound clip, “This man got 50 times hotter when his life fell apart”

    Fortunately I found it on YouTube as well: https://youtube.com/shorts/IgQFSSXjZPs?feature=share

    • Regalli
      Regalli
      December 4, 2021 at 12:36 am | #

      I do not watch enough videos to have seen that one but uh. Thank you. I was not prepared.

    • Kyrik Michalowski
      Kyrik Michalowski
      December 4, 2021 at 12:41 am | #

      I was going to get some normal sleep for a change, but now this video is in my life. I’m going to be up all night replaying the weirdness in my head.

    • Dara
      Dara
      December 4, 2021 at 12:42 am | #

      She is absolutely right and should say it.

    • Sirksome
      Sirksome
      December 4, 2021 at 12:47 am | #

      Ethan does have big “Stay at home husband” energy going on right now.

      • Deanatay
        Deanatay
        December 4, 2021 at 10:52 am | #

        I think you can just call them ‘house-husbands’. Little less of a mouthful.

    • Delicious Taffy
      Delicious Taffy
      December 4, 2021 at 12:57 am | #

      Why is every clip I see from TikTok somebody with icy blue eyes staring directly into their camera and saying something super-duoer enthusiastically? It’s uncomfortable, the unblinking stare.

      • StClair
        StClair
        December 4, 2021 at 1:12 am | #

        The Overly Attached Girlfriend may have retired, but her legacy lives on.

        • Delicious Taffy
          Delicious Taffy
          December 4, 2021 at 1:32 am | #

          The worst part is, they always manage to catch me off guard.

      • DarkoNeko
        DarkoNeko
        December 4, 2021 at 1:37 am | #

        suddenly I wonder if people wearing colour contact lenses have to blink as often as people who do not

        • Wizard
          Wizard
          December 4, 2021 at 7:03 pm | #

          I’ve worn various tinted and novelty lenses over the years, and I can’t really remember any difference.

      • Needfuldoer
        Needfuldoer
        December 4, 2021 at 6:58 am | #

        I don’t get it either.

        Maybe we’re just not Gen Z enough to understand Vine but with more intrusive spyware TikTok.

  15. BBCC
    BBCC
    December 4, 2021 at 1:14 am | #

    This comic is like the eyes emoji personified, huh?

    • BBCC
      BBCC
      December 4, 2021 at 1:14 am | #

      Oh, huh. Another Roz. Sweet!

  16. CallynD
    CallynD
    December 4, 2021 at 1:42 am | #

    Wow, Amber is really short. Nothing good can come of this right now.

  17. Reltzik
    Reltzik
    December 4, 2021 at 1:56 am | #

    To answer Ethan’s question:

    Well, first of all, there’s the acoustics of the hallway. The sounds of footsteps in those halls do NOT get dampened. Instead, the vibrations and echoes just settle into the general melange of background noise.

    Then there’s the nature of the path she’s taking. She’s pacing in a loop around the edges of the hall. That also magnifies the accoustics.

    Then there’s the fact that Amber’s not really confident about being here. She’s uncertain. Awkward. Hesitant. You’d think that might make a person stealthier, but awkward people are PAINFULLY obvious.

    That said, she IS here. She’s here to reconnect after a painful separation. For someone like Amber, that takes a lot of courage, and courage means bold footsteps.

    And let’s not forget the nature of her sharing a body with Amazi-girl. They’re very different personalities. One of them’s an introvert, and the other’s an extrovert. That’s not something you’d INITIALLY think would make a difference, but it affects everything about how a person expresses themselves, including their movements.

    Also, she’s walking with BOTH feet. That’s not something that people would normally notice, but think about it. Double the feet means double the noise.

    Also, she WANTED you to hear her, so you’d poke your head out of the door. It was a trap. And you had the bad luck to fall into it.

    So, in summary: of course it was noisy. What else would you expect of Amber’s ambivalent, ambitious, ambiverted ambipedal ambulatory ambit ambage ambience ambuscade ambsace?

    • Geneseepaws
      Geneseepaws
      December 4, 2021 at 2:58 am | #

      Don’t forget ghost Mike’s feet. Will you count those, too? If you do, that’s 6 feet.

    • milu
      milu
      December 4, 2021 at 9:55 am | #

      I think Amber may need an Ambien.

    • milu
      milu
      December 4, 2021 at 10:10 am | #

      also, wow i had never noticed that the latin root for “two” (well, “both”) was inside Amber’s name all along

      MIND BLOWN

    • Plain Marie
      Plain Marie
      December 4, 2021 at 11:18 am | #

      Upvoted!

  18. Bagge
    Bagge
    December 4, 2021 at 2:07 am | #

    I’m busy killing spiders.

  19. Robbie
    Robbie
    December 4, 2021 at 2:08 am | #

    I wonder if she’s here to tell him that Sal and Danny are dating.

  20. RacingTurtle
    RacingTurtle
    December 4, 2021 at 2:31 am | #

    I think the most interesting thing about Ethan’s new look is that he became un-beefy, which means his previous physique took effort. Ethan used to *exercise*. I cannot imagine this.

    • Regalli
      Regalli
      December 4, 2021 at 2:43 am | #

      That, or he’s been eating a worryingly small amount.

      • Spencer
        Spencer
        December 4, 2021 at 10:06 am | #

        Yeah that’s my take too. Ethan was effortlessly hot, and once he stopped taking care of himself it just went in a puff of smoke.

    • Agemegos
      Agemegos
      December 4, 2021 at 2:57 am | #

      Having had such a physique at his age, I can say that (a) some teenaged boys put on muscle easily with only casual exercise, and (b) you lose weight fast when you are depressed in a student residence and don’t eat.

      • RacingTurtle
        RacingTurtle
        December 4, 2021 at 3:19 pm | #

        Oh </3

  21. Tawdry Quirks
    Tawdry Quirks
    December 4, 2021 at 3:22 am | #

    Plot twist: Amber’s pacing was at a stealthy volume level, but Ethan had his ears cleaned at the student health center earlier in the day.

  22. AndaR
    AndaR
    December 4, 2021 at 3:25 am | #

    From seasoned contact wearer: I think you blink at the same rate or slightly more. Although my are normal, correcting ones, not colored.

  23. Rabisch
    Rabisch
    December 4, 2021 at 3:46 am | #

    Amber… FINALLY!!!

  24. Opus the Poet
    Opus the Poet
    December 4, 2021 at 5:00 am | #

    If you don’t relax when you walk you sound tons heavier. I don’t think I have relaxed any this century.

    • Decidedly Orthogonal
      Decidedly Orthogonal
      December 4, 2021 at 9:01 pm | #

      I always get mixed up seeing you with a bike but not “Bicycle Bill” as the handle. Y’all need to have a shiv brawl or something to settle who gets to be the “bike” person.

      (Obviously, I /could/ pay more attention and learn, but where’s the bloody fun in that)

  25. Mr. Random
    Mr. Random
    December 4, 2021 at 8:03 am | #

    Seriously can’t stop seeing Ken when I see Gothan.

    • Keulen
      Keulen
      December 4, 2021 at 9:20 am | #

      Same.

  26. MaximumZero
    MaximumZero
    December 4, 2021 at 9:42 am | #

    *mournfully presses the G5 key over the hacked muzak*

  27. RedCat
    RedCat
    December 4, 2021 at 12:57 pm | #

    He’s also mad at Amber, right? I can’t recall who he is all mad at.

    • Eric
      Eric
      December 4, 2021 at 1:16 pm | #

      The entire world.

      • StClair
        StClair
        December 4, 2021 at 1:27 pm | #

        including himself.

      • The Wellerman
        The Wellerman
        December 4, 2021 at 1:55 pm | #

        So he’s a goth I take it?

  28. NinjaNick
    NinjaNick
    December 4, 2021 at 2:04 pm | #

    “And why is there a hole on the carpet?”

  29. Carla's #2 Fan
    Carla's #2 Fan
    December 4, 2021 at 5:29 pm | #

    No matter what happens, I’m glad we’re getting some Ethan screen time after it was revealed he wouldn’t be in the main cast of this part. Maybe Willis changed his mind or was purposefully keeping this info from us? I’d love to keep seeing Ethan.

    • Spencer
      Spencer
      December 4, 2021 at 5:58 pm | #

      I don’t think that was a changed mind or anything, Ethan was gonna come back eventually.

      The timeskip helped with that in-universe, and then taking over a year for him to return was kinda like the audience feeling his absence the way the cast did and to sell his new status quo with a drastic change to his personality and appearance.

  30. Rachel
    Rachel
    December 4, 2021 at 10:30 pm | #

    frickin thought this was asher and about crapped

  31. Kitsune
    Kitsune
    December 4, 2021 at 11:19 pm | #

    Is his new name Emothan?

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today in #9chickweedlane i learned we have to be shown children learning and relearning what sex is, for Reasons, even though they already clearly know and have prepared nuanced questions about it! also that Gran must hate, if she's still alive, how Old Juliette is the same but with gray hair
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