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by David M Willis on December 29, 2011 at 12:01 am
  • 01 - Pajama Jeans
└ Tags: amber, dina, ethan, mike

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  1. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    December 29, 2011 at 12:01 am | #

    Whoops!

    Wait. Is this lake behind their dorm or something?

    • Rognik
      Rognik
      December 29, 2011 at 12:05 am | #

      She probably just slipped in while Mike and Ethan distracted Amber. But still, that’s creepy.

    • Hinoron
      Hinoron
      December 11, 2012 at 2:46 pm | #

      They rode a greyhound bus to get to it.

  2. addude
    addude
    December 29, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    Dina is a nosferatu!

    • Mkvenner
      Mkvenner
      December 29, 2011 at 12:06 am | #

      Does willis have Nosferatu?

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        December 29, 2011 at 12:09 am | #

        That depends. Is Count Orlok exists in this continuity?

        • AJBulldis
          AJBulldis
          December 29, 2011 at 5:40 am | #

          If he doesn’t, I’m going to ragequit this comic and dedicate my life to bloodshed and fury.

    • Mockery
      Mockery
      December 29, 2011 at 12:28 am | #

      Pff. Don’t be silly! She doesn’t have her arms crossed, she can’t possibly be Obfuscating!

      • Leorale
        Leorale
        December 29, 2011 at 1:21 am | #

        That one made me smile.

      • Rex Hondo
        Rex Hondo
        December 29, 2011 at 7:24 am | #

        I feel deep and abiding shame that I understood the reference…

        • Jarnor
          Jarnor
          December 29, 2011 at 11:51 am | #

          Yep, same here.

          • Thrudd
            Thrudd
            January 6, 2012 at 3:45 pm | #

            What ARE you people talking about – so – so – confused – [ rolls 12d6 ]

            • Kaci
              Kaci
              May 9, 2012 at 10:20 am | #

              dude that’s some serious damage…

      • Orion
        Orion
        December 29, 2011 at 1:34 pm | #

        In my group… you hold your hand in front of your face with fingers extended…

        Ditto on the shame, I think. On the other hand, pretty goth girls?

        • murrkitteh
          murrkitteh
          December 29, 2011 at 5:50 pm | #

          The shame continues, we had so much fun with it, we banned it from everyone, except st’s but that’s a longer story.

      • Cherubim
        Cherubim
        December 29, 2011 at 4:12 pm | #

        Mockery, you have made my day.

    • AckAckAck(Now with sugar powered speedster!)
      AckAckAck(Now with sugar powered speedster!)
      December 29, 2011 at 12:41 am | #

      You mean Noseferatu 😉

    • Sporkaganza
      Sporkaganza
      December 29, 2011 at 2:31 am | #

      Nah, if she was she’d be messing with the lights.

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        December 29, 2011 at 1:25 pm | #

        Though I wonder if the Hash Slinging Slasher exists in this continuity.

        • FoxyXNinja
          FoxyXNinja
          December 29, 2011 at 4:39 pm | #

          Bahahaha xD
          I somehow still remember that!

  3. David Herbert
    David Herbert
    December 29, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    She’s Batman!

    • Teh Jammah
      Teh Jammah
      December 29, 2011 at 10:25 pm | #

      Negative. She has not yet shown post atmospheric respiratoray aptitude.

  4. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    December 29, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    This confirms it; Dina’s a ninja.

    • Kernanator
      Kernanator
      December 29, 2011 at 12:24 am | #

      She could have killed all of them in 27 different ways by now.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        December 29, 2011 at 1:00 am | #

        She already killed them, but they just don’t know it yet.

        • Kernanator
          Kernanator
          December 29, 2011 at 1:01 am | #

          “You are already dead.”

          • Aizat
            Aizat
            December 29, 2011 at 7:05 am | #

            “Omae wa mo shindeiru”

          • Aizat
            Aizat
            December 29, 2011 at 7:14 am | #

            *a bad guy’s head blown up*

    • CWR
      CWR
      December 29, 2011 at 3:44 am | #

      Dinja!

  5. Mkvenner
    Mkvenner
    December 29, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    HOLY FUCKING SHIT FLINGING MONKEY BALLS! WHERE DID SHE COME FROM! O.o

    • Valdrax
      Valdrax
      December 29, 2011 at 1:36 am | #

      Clever girl…

    • Bonin
      Bonin
      December 29, 2011 at 3:15 pm | #

      Now you know how I fething feel about you, Ven.

  6. Sam
    Sam
    December 29, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    Dina. Dina, why.

  7. Conqueror
    Conqueror
    December 29, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    Let’s see if Dina’s stealth can match Amber’s soon-to-be-awakened rage.

    • f.p.
      f.p.
      December 29, 2011 at 12:58 am | #

      Maybe Amazi-Girl will save her!

      • Icalasari
        Icalasari
        December 29, 2011 at 8:24 pm | #

        But can Amazigirl fight off someone who is secretly Spidercar!?

        • f.p.
          f.p.
          December 30, 2011 at 2:48 am | #

          She can if they attack her with criticism!

  8. Wonder Wig
    Wonder Wig
    December 29, 2011 at 12:03 am | #

    So ADORABLE and SPOOKY!

    • Originalslugboy
      Originalslugboy
      December 29, 2011 at 12:30 am | #

      Hearts & shivers!

  9. carl320
    carl320
    December 29, 2011 at 12:04 am | #

    She bends space-time? She could go back to the past and see dinosaurs firsthand XD

    • Cameraman
      Cameraman
      December 29, 2011 at 3:49 am | #

      Your picture fits this comic.

  10. iSaidCandleja-
    iSaidCandleja-
    December 29, 2011 at 12:04 am | #

    But they already checked behind the door!

    • Kirby
      Kirby
      December 29, 2011 at 12:13 am | #

      She probably came in while they were talking and slipped behind the door unnoticed.

      Or it was Mike that checked the door, so he might’ve seen her and not done anything to be a jerk.

      • Kirby
        Kirby
        December 29, 2011 at 12:20 am | #

        And my avatar is now my favorite character. Awesome.

        *goes off to AIM to have fan-freakout*

    • Mason
      Mason
      December 29, 2011 at 12:28 am | #

      Looking back, they never actually looked behind the door. Mike only asked if they had. In subsequent strips, it’s clear that the door is still open. So, she could have been there behind the door THE ENTIRE TIME.

      • Undrave
        Undrave
        December 29, 2011 at 11:19 pm | #

        Creepy!

  11. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    December 29, 2011 at 12:05 am | #

    And meanwhile she’s still at the lake. Dina can astrally project.

    So, does she actually like it behind the door? The first time I figured she was just too shy to speak up that she was back there, but this looks almost intentional.

    • Tucker
      Tucker
      December 29, 2011 at 1:48 am | #

      She has a Tardis.

      • das-g
        das-g
        December 29, 2011 at 8:31 am | #

        It’s behind the door. Or, to be more precise, ‘behind the door’ is her Tardis. Also, it’s bigger on the inside.

  12. Aizat
    Aizat
    December 29, 2011 at 12:06 am | #

    Dina have a clone stowed away behind the door in case of emergencies.

    • AckAckAck(Now with sugar powered speedster!)
      AckAckAck(Now with sugar powered speedster!)
      December 29, 2011 at 2:18 am | #

      I read clone as clown, so now I’m imagining Amber wake up one night only to see Dina in a creepy clown make up sitting beside her bed…. watching her….. silently…..

      • fellixe
        fellixe
        December 29, 2011 at 12:45 pm | #

        …with Vanessa Mae playing “Send In The Clowns” quietly in the background.

  13. Aizat
    Aizat
    December 29, 2011 at 12:11 am | #

    So, Dina heard everything?

    • Tucker
      Tucker
      December 29, 2011 at 1:51 am | #

      A better question: Can Dina comprehend everything?

  14. Hythrain
    Hythrain
    December 29, 2011 at 12:12 am | #

    …. AHHHH!

  15. MarcinMN
    MarcinMN
    December 29, 2011 at 12:12 am | #

    Perhaps she’s Dina………….from the future! She’s come back in time to warn Amazi-girl about some looming threat on the horizon!

    • Jacob
      Jacob
      December 29, 2011 at 1:17 am | #

      Then where’s her sombrero?

      • MarcinMN
        MarcinMN
        December 30, 2011 at 12:01 am | #

        Heh, I was going to make some joke about checking her hat for little tassles, but I wasn’t sure if anyone would get it. 😉

    • Usayasha
      Usayasha
      December 29, 2011 at 1:27 am | #

      And if she came to look for Amazi-Girl, shouldn’t she look in the parking lot?

      • MarcinMN
        MarcinMN
        December 30, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

        Well, obviously future Amazi-girl shared her secret identity with future Dina before she came back. =P

  16. AckAckAck(Now with sugar powered speedster!))
    AckAckAck(Now with sugar powered speedster!))
    December 29, 2011 at 12:13 am | #

    I remember having a friend like Dina, he just…. there…. even when we are in a big group he can join us and walk with us unnoticed. He’s a nice guy but I can’t even felt his presence.

    Like a ghost…. or a ninja….

    • Kernanator
      Kernanator
      December 29, 2011 at 12:21 am | #

      As someone who has been that someone, I can say from experience that such incidents usually stem from a lack of situational awareness.

    • Keulan
      Keulan
      December 29, 2011 at 6:19 pm | #

      I do that sometimes with my friends. Some of them notice me when I arrive, others don’t for several minutes. It’s not intentional; I’m just a quiet person.

    • dchorror
      dchorror
      December 29, 2011 at 9:18 pm | #

      I have been that someone. So much so, in fact, that I’ve done this both mid-conversation and even at a full tilt run.

      • ryan
        ryan
        January 3, 2012 at 10:30 am | #

        do you work two offices down the hall from me?

      • Thrudd
        Thrudd
        January 6, 2012 at 3:54 pm | #

        I have done this to family friends and coworkers, the latter of which have taken to making their door hinges squeaky so I that don’t cause heart attacks.

        Mind you I get to hear some interesting stuff sometimes.

    • Historyman68
      Historyman68
      December 30, 2011 at 7:47 am | #

      I’d imagine this quality would make it challenging to be a roommate with a secret identity. If you can never be sure whether she’s in the room, you’ll never know whether she knows your secrets.

      • dchorror
        dchorror
        December 30, 2011 at 4:16 pm | #

        This is actually perfect. What better way to learn how to conceal your identity than to try and hide it from someone that you don’t ever know when or if they are watching.

  17. fellixe
    fellixe
    December 29, 2011 at 12:13 am | #

    Apparently it is not only a floaty tube, but a portal she pulled from that bag. Or the bag is the portal?

    • Kernanator
      Kernanator
      December 29, 2011 at 12:21 am | #

      It’s a Portable Hole.

      • Tucker
        Tucker
        December 29, 2011 at 1:50 am | #

        She made sure to get the blue and orange ones the right-way ’round. If she had set up the wrong one at the beach, that gag would never have worked!

  18. Juan
    Juan
    December 29, 2011 at 12:19 am | #

    am i the only one to think this is a Alfred Hitchcock reference?

    • Zuche
      Zuche
      December 29, 2011 at 7:06 am | #

      No, you are not.

  19. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    December 29, 2011 at 12:22 am | #

    I’ve done things like Dina, just walking up unannounced. Either I’m much better at stealth than I thought, or people routinely fail their Spot checks.

    • Undrave
      Undrave
      December 29, 2011 at 11:22 pm | #

      I do that a lot of the time. I feel it’s a little of column A and a little of column B. The vast majority of people, in my opinion, have a very weak sense of observation and potentially dangerously low situational awareness. The number of people who can’t find gum or milk in a convinience store is astounding.

  20. Dierna
    Dierna
    December 29, 2011 at 12:40 am | #

    Im like Dina. I can walk up to people without them noticing me. I get a kick out of them screaming. 😛 Course Im also into Dinosaurs…so it must be a paleontology thing.

    • Tucker
      Tucker
      December 29, 2011 at 2:44 am | #

      Take out the “er” and you’re almost the same name too!

      Er could refer to a prime-time soap, or just a pure moment of derp: “errr…”

  21. iSaidCandleja-
    iSaidCandleja-
    December 29, 2011 at 12:42 am | #

    So what’s up with her eyes in panel 2? It looks like something serious is going on in her head, like downloading new instructions.

    • fellixe
      fellixe
      December 29, 2011 at 12:49 am | #

      She’s still concentrating on rematerializing in that panel.

      • iSaidCandleja-
        iSaidCandleja-
        December 29, 2011 at 1:12 am | #

        That would explain why she didn’t wake up Amber before the others arrived.

    • Rex Hondo
      Rex Hondo
      December 29, 2011 at 7:28 am | #

      She’s communing with Dab.

    • Valdrax
      Valdrax
      December 29, 2011 at 10:08 pm | #

      She’s looking AT US.
      AAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!

  22. AckAckAck(Now with sugar powered speedster!)
    AckAckAck(Now with sugar powered speedster!)
    December 29, 2011 at 12:42 am | #

    I know! if Amber is the “Superman” of the campus, Dina is the “Batman” if the campus!

    Well, a cute introverted Batman that is.

    • Leorale
      Leorale
      December 29, 2011 at 1:24 am | #

      Nah, Sal is batman. Dina could be the Invisible Man, though.

  23. NCP19
    NCP19
    December 29, 2011 at 12:45 am | #

    It would appear that Sal has taught Dina the ways to appear in dorms through windows. Or…any of the other theories presented above. OR ALL OF THEM.

    • AckAckAck(Now with sugar powered speedster!)
      AckAckAck(Now with sugar powered speedster!)
      December 29, 2011 at 2:15 am | #

      Or maybe se simply vibrate thru the wall.

      • Phillip Wilde
        Phillip Wilde
        December 29, 2011 at 11:01 am | #

        Dina is Shadowcat!

  24. thatgirlwiththeglasses
    thatgirlwiththeglasses
    December 29, 2011 at 12:54 am | #

    I sneak up on people all the time. It freaks them out.

  25. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    December 29, 2011 at 1:00 am | #

    She sees you when you’re sleeping / She knows when you’re awake.

    • Tucker
      Tucker
      December 29, 2011 at 1:49 am | #

      She knows when you’ve been pounding off / so be good for goodness sake!

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        December 29, 2011 at 2:39 am | #

        Dina is Ceiling Cat?

        • Tucker
          Tucker
          December 29, 2011 at 2:43 am | #

          Although I like your Gravatar, a lot, I was definitely hoping for a combo here =[

          • Tucker
            Tucker
            December 29, 2011 at 2:57 am | #

            …even if she is a suspiciously similar substitute.

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          December 29, 2011 at 7:09 am | #

          No, Dina’s Behind the Door cat. Yes, I know it doesn’t exist but one can make things up on the Internet, right?

  26. Ed
    Ed
    December 29, 2011 at 1:01 am | #

    This is why Dina is awesome. Even Batman would be jealous of that ability to show up like that.

  27. Spazman
    Spazman
    December 29, 2011 at 1:29 am | #

    Am I the only one who heard Dina’s “Good Evening” as Achmed’s initial “Good Evening”

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOXCAKL9ESc&feature=related

    I dunno. just popped into my head.

    • Sporkaganza
      Sporkaganza
      December 29, 2011 at 2:32 am | #

      I was thinking more along the lines of this:

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxJUhgubWYc

  28. andrew
    andrew
    December 29, 2011 at 2:39 am | #

    “WHY DIDENT YOU WAKE ME UP”
    “I was taken to the beach”

    I am realy looking forward to this talk XD

  29. NinjaNick
    NinjaNick
    December 29, 2011 at 2:41 am | #

    Wow, sneaky Dina. Cool! 😀

  30. begbert2
    begbert2
    December 29, 2011 at 3:06 am | #

    So, like three minutes earlier Amber walked up and opened that door, with Dina standing in plain view to the left until Amber swung the door to cover her. Right? Sure Amber didn’t have her glasses on, and while she may need them to see decently (unlike Amazi-girl), overlooking an entire person is still pretty impressive.

    Unless of course any of the explanations above apply.

    • Historyman68
      Historyman68
      December 30, 2011 at 7:51 am | #

      I’m guessing Dina entered the room right before Amber woke up, felt nervous about waking her up after failing to wake her at the correct time, and then when Amber stirrer, stood in her hiding spot. Then she stayed there until Amber found her.

  31. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    December 29, 2011 at 3:47 am | #

    “You’ve been here?!”
    “Yes. Always.”

    • Zababcd
      Zababcd
      December 29, 2011 at 4:20 am | #

      “After all this time?”
      “Always.”

      • Kernanator
        Kernanator
        December 29, 2011 at 1:48 pm | #

        Dina used Stare

        Jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii…

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          December 29, 2011 at 4:13 pm | #

          *STAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARE*

  32. Zoe
    Zoe
    December 29, 2011 at 4:22 am | #

    Shes the goddamn Batman. (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

  33. VersasoVantare
    VersasoVantare
    December 29, 2011 at 5:15 am | #

    Huh, Dina pulled a reverse Batman.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      December 29, 2011 at 4:10 pm | #

      Is that anything like a reverse cowgirl.

      • madd
        madd
        December 29, 2011 at 10:03 pm | #

        Similar, but it involves a mask and the creative usage of a batarang.

        • hmm
          hmm
          January 7, 2012 at 6:12 pm | #

          And a boy in tights. Can’t work without the boy in tights.

  34. Zuche
    Zuche
    December 29, 2011 at 7:12 am | #

    I wonder where Electro-Woman is hiding?

  35. Aizat
    Aizat
    December 29, 2011 at 7:17 am | #

    You know what bugs me? Mike hasn’t spoken a single word which is odd, I never thought that Mike is capable of pity, well except if he’s drunk.

    • f.p.
      f.p.
      December 29, 2011 at 12:05 pm | #

      I was under the impression that feelings of empathy usually cause him to be silent or leave. It’s like he doesn’t want to be a dick, but he doesn’t know how to do anything else. So he just doesn’t do anything.

      • Tucker
        Tucker
        December 29, 2011 at 12:06 pm | #

        But Mike is everything you don’t want him to be… What’s his play?

        • Wix
          Wix
          December 29, 2011 at 12:25 pm | #

          Mike is actually NOT the complete and utter both ways screws you over dick in this webcomic. He actually has a *gasp* personality! He doesn’t seem as ‘*blam to the face for no reason* anymore.’

        • Xi
          Xi
          December 29, 2011 at 12:27 pm | #

          You see, they want him to say something, anything, because that would allow them a scapegoat to be angry at or talk about something else. So he’s maintaining silence to allow awkwardness to simmer and friendships to disolve.

        • f.p.
          f.p.
          December 30, 2011 at 2:19 am | #

          I doubt anyone *wants* Mike to be uncomfortably standoffish, so he’s still being whatever they don’t want.

    • DagonXIII
      DagonXIII
      December 29, 2011 at 1:12 pm | #

      This Mike has seemed relatively nice. He might be capable of pity in DOA.

    • icepyrox
      icepyrox
      December 29, 2011 at 2:22 pm | #

      Mike did speak. He was the one who told everybody to check behind the door.

      His method of being a dick in this universe seems to be in rubbing truth in people’s face or by not doing so. In Ethan/Amber argument we just saw, a smartass comment would have actually helped the situation, so he remained silent. He asked if anybody had checked behind the door, which nobody did and there’s Dina, and has pointed out the Chick-fil-A “hypocrisy” which just made Ethan feel bad.
      Then again, in the last few strips his expression almost seemed like he was being amazed by Amber’s ass, so maybe that left him speechless.

  36. Zababcd
    Zababcd
    December 29, 2011 at 8:59 am | #

    Hmm…
    *stiffly walks around*
    *looks at things inquisitively, framing them with both hands*
    *turns to face everyone*
    Here’s what happened:
    http://youtu.be/gIDQ1OstYwU

  37. Henry
    Henry
    December 29, 2011 at 9:09 am | #

    Dina used teleport! Got into the room silently!

    • Tucker
      Tucker
      December 29, 2011 at 12:05 pm | #

      Success kid!

  38. Wandering Meme
    Wandering Meme
    December 29, 2011 at 11:59 am | #

    “Zzzzzz-came…from…behind-zzzzzzzzz”

    “ha ha! That’s what she said!”

  39. J.J.Rocker
    J.J.Rocker
    December 29, 2011 at 12:41 pm | #

    Obviously she’s got a twin.

    • fellixe
      fellixe
      December 29, 2011 at 12:56 pm | #

      Or she’s Anti-Dina! Let’s see if she gets all loud and horny. *Make out… MAKE OUT*

  40. Jason
    Jason
    December 29, 2011 at 3:10 pm | #

    She’s like a goddamn Sam Fisher!

  41. Asuka L.S.
    Asuka L.S.
    December 29, 2011 at 3:42 pm | #

    OK, so we now know that Dina is able to follow up her college education with a career in espionage and information gathering. All in favor of her being from a CIA family in this universe, say “aye”.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      December 29, 2011 at 4:08 pm | #

      What if her family is a sleeper cell instead. *strokes chin*

    • Icalasari
      Icalasari
      December 29, 2011 at 8:30 pm | #

      Ay-*drops dead, my throat slit with a fossilized raptor claw*

  42. fuzzy doomsday
    fuzzy doomsday
    December 29, 2011 at 10:38 pm | #

    wait, can someone explain the continuity in the shortpacked/dumbing of age/ its walky/ roomies/ whatever else willis has done? im so confused!

    • David
      David M Willis
      December 29, 2011 at 11:04 pm | #

      Dumbing of Age is its own thing, unrelated to anything else. Check the “About” link in the menu bar at the top: http://www.dumbingofage.com/about/

      Everything else is a long, entangled 14-year continuity.

      • ryan
        ryan
        January 3, 2012 at 10:53 am | #

        DoA is the flash sideways of the walkyverse, isn’t it?

    • f.p.
      f.p.
      December 30, 2011 at 2:31 am | #

      However (since this was also part of the question), everything you mentioned *except* DoA shares a universe. The freely available comics are Roomies!, It’s Walky!, and Shortpacked! In that order. None of these are direct sequels in the usual sense, but characters from previous stories appear, and previous events are referenced (and occasionally important) despite the newer story having a completely different theme or direction to the previous and a different main cast. There’s also the paid content series Joyce and Walky!, which is a direct sequel to It’s Walky! And may overlap with the timeframe covered by Shortpacked! I’m not sure on that because I haven’t subscribed. Whenever Willis decides to release a book of J&W I will buy it immediately.

    • Fuzzy Doomsday
      Fuzzy Doomsday
      December 31, 2011 at 12:31 am | #

      Thanks guys! it makes all the more sense now!

  43. Maycroft
    Maycroft
    January 25, 2012 at 11:47 pm | #

    I think Dina is a rift in the time-space continuity.

  44. Maycroft
    Maycroft
    January 25, 2012 at 11:47 pm | #

    I think Dina is a rift in the time-space continuity.

  45. averystrangeplace
    averystrangeplace
    January 4, 2013 at 3:40 pm | #

    Gasp! It all becomes clear now…
    Dina is a Weeping Angel!

  46. newllend
    newllend
    August 14, 2013 at 2:22 am | #

    Who batman now! Mother fucker

  47. B.D
    B.D
    March 20, 2015 at 2:08 pm | #

    Suddenly, Dina.

  48. The Magus
    The Magus
    April 15, 2015 at 11:14 pm | #

    Dina is obviously practicing so that the Britja can never trap her on the wrong side of a door, ever again.

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