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Unlikely

by David M Willis on July 3, 2024 at 12:01 am
  • 04 – For Me It Was Tuesday
└ Tags: becky, sarah

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  1. NGPZ
    NGPZ
    July 3, 2024 at 12:02 am | #

    I’m dead XD

    • Decidedly Orthogonal
      Decidedly Orthogonal
      July 3, 2024 at 2:02 pm | #

      If they don’t get some reinforcements, they could be too!

  2. Amós Batista
    Amós Batista
    July 3, 2024 at 12:03 am | #

    I hear sirens: The Perfect Storm is coming.

  3. Yumi
    Yumi
    July 3, 2024 at 12:05 am | #

    Ah, yes, Lucy, noted close friend of Sarah.

    • Nono
      Nono
      July 3, 2024 at 12:16 am | #

      Remember that Sarah thinks being mean to others is how you show friendship.

      • Opus the Poet
        Opus the Poet
        July 3, 2024 at 12:29 am | #

        Just like throwing toys at girls is how boys show they’re interested.

        • Bogeywoman
          Bogeywoman
          July 3, 2024 at 2:15 am | #

          At least for Walky it is

      • Taellosse
        Taellosse
        July 3, 2024 at 6:22 pm | #

        Nah – that’s just baseline interaction-with-other-humans for Sarah. Expressing friendship consists of snarky disapproval of someone’s life choices, followed by participation in said activities, accompanied by a steady stream of grumbled complaints over being “forced” to engage in whatever is going on.

    • Vanessa
      Vanessa
      July 3, 2024 at 2:30 am | #

      Oh my. Disaster averted probably: Lucy and Walky and Dorothy… drunk…

      • Needfuldoer
        Needfuldoer
        July 3, 2024 at 3:20 am | #

        All following the dress code from yesterday?

      • Xaeon
        Xaeon
        July 3, 2024 at 8:32 am | #

        I feel like that either ends in bloodshed, or Lucy having to rethink her description of Joyce.

      • zee
        zee
        July 3, 2024 at 12:03 pm | #

        I don’t think Dorothy’s invited. Not yet at least, maybe Becky would change her mind

  4. Hazel
    Hazel
    July 3, 2024 at 12:07 am | #

    Welcome home, server clock!

    • Thag Simmons
      Thag Simmons
      July 3, 2024 at 12:17 am | #

      and now the cycle can begin anew

    • Jo_cubstar
      Jo_cubstar
      July 3, 2024 at 12:20 am | #

      I have been checking at 12:17, do you mean I can check at midnight again?!?!

    • Amós Batista
      Amós Batista
      July 3, 2024 at 8:44 am | #

      Thanks, WordPress, for allowing lazy people like me to post before everybody.

  5. Blibdoolpoolp
    Blibdoolpoolp
    July 3, 2024 at 12:10 am | #

    Poor Sarah, not realizing she’s gonna put Lucy and Jacob in the same room together.

    • True Survivor
      True Survivor
      July 3, 2024 at 12:27 am | #

      Oh no. I had not considered that.

    • Puppeteer Nessus
      Puppeteer Nessus
      July 3, 2024 at 12:35 am | #

      Jacob can provide princess-carry services when Sarah breaks Lucy’s toe

    • UrsulaDavina
      UrsulaDavina
      July 3, 2024 at 12:37 am | #

      Also Radiah could show up I remember Lucy trying to get in with her group. So that’s a thing that could happen

      • Coatl
        Coatl
        July 3, 2024 at 1:02 am | #

        We’re talking about Raidah, but Lucy’s chance of joining that questionable group…is very likely.

      • Michael Steamweed
        Michael Steamweed
        July 3, 2024 at 7:58 am | #

        I’m unsure which is worse: Raidah showing up or Mary showing up.

        • Pergola
          Pergola
          July 3, 2024 at 9:15 am | #

          Porquoi pas tous les deus?

          • Michael Steamweed
            Michael Steamweed
            July 4, 2024 at 7:52 am | #

            Oh gods below, that would be terrible!

            *gets out the popcorn and soda

    • anon
      anon
      July 3, 2024 at 1:31 am | #

      well, depends on if they’d still click on a romantic level but i think they could use some platonic friends lol

      • anon
        anon
        July 3, 2024 at 1:38 am | #

        plus lucy is emotionally/socially aware enough to prolly know that sarah has a crush, if not lucy subconsciously remember when joyce yelled something liek “you stay away from ajacob” forever ago (tho proly more recent to them than us”

    • Vanessa
      Vanessa
      July 3, 2024 at 2:30 am | #

      Oh no! If Lucy comes there will be drama.

  6. Animedingo
    Animedingo
    July 3, 2024 at 12:13 am | #

    Oh god it was posted early

    • Thag Simmons
      Thag Simmons
      July 3, 2024 at 12:15 am | #

      hallelujah!

    • PedanticJerkass
      PedanticJerkass
      July 3, 2024 at 1:44 am | #

      earlyon time

      • Michael Steamweed
        Michael Steamweed
        July 3, 2024 at 7:59 am | #

        All hail the prodigal son server clock, for it has rejoined us!

  7. Nono
    Nono
    July 3, 2024 at 12:18 am | #

    So Joyce is going to invite Dorothy, who’s going to bring Walky now that they’re back together.

    Sarah is going to invite his ex, Lucy. Who just dumped him.

    • Alongcameaspider
      Alongcameaspider
      July 3, 2024 at 12:28 am | #

      I see no possible way this can go wrong

      • Bash
        Bash
        July 3, 2024 at 1:42 am | #

        And then Sarah invites her crush, who is also interested in Lucy.

    • anon
      anon
      July 3, 2024 at 1:33 am | #

      i mean, unless walky and dorothy make out in front of everyone, i’m sure they’ll get used to being in the room together if a bit awkward lol, unless the drunkeness makes things messier

      or dorothy turning it down to not wanna get drunk like twicei n a row lol

  8. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    July 3, 2024 at 12:18 am | #

    So who do you think the most surprising “That Annoying Kid” is?

    I vote Galasso.

    • anonymsly
      anonymsly
      July 3, 2024 at 12:46 am | #

      One of them is her childhood home: Sarah herself is a That Annoying Kid. (Hey, you said surprising!)

    • zee
      zee
      July 3, 2024 at 12:05 pm | #

      Her sister

  9. Bittersweet
    Bittersweet
    July 3, 2024 at 12:18 am | #

    Oh *no*

  10. Cattleprod
    Cattleprod
    July 3, 2024 at 12:19 am | #

    Do you have any idea how little that narrows it down?

    • True Survivor
      True Survivor
      July 3, 2024 at 12:26 am | #

      That reference goes above and Beyond.

    • DailyBrad
      DailyBrad
      July 3, 2024 at 12:39 am | #

      Shway reference.

    • anon
      anon
      July 3, 2024 at 1:34 am | #

      I’m surprised she’d even add anyone unless she ‘had to’ for group projects or so and sort them by classmates like “annoying math class neighbor” and “annoying short girl”/ more specifics considering how sarah finds everyone annoying lol

  11. Suet
    Suet
    July 3, 2024 at 12:25 am | #

    I’d be surprised if Joyce wasn’t part of the ~30. And Chan, Char or Carl can’t be invited.

    No, anything involving kissing is not an ideal party activity

    • anon
      anon
      July 3, 2024 at 1:34 am | #

      tbf i’m pretty sure sarah and joyc ehave texted before so she’d just need to go through her scroll history

    • Nymph
      Nymph
      July 3, 2024 at 8:46 am | #

      Joyce is someone she loves and considers a little sister – I’d be very surprised if she still rated “random person I find annoying”.

      • deliverything
        deliverything
        July 3, 2024 at 10:29 am | #

        “That kid I pretend to find annoying in order to keep up my misanthropic façade”.

  12. UrsulaDavina
    UrsulaDavina
    July 3, 2024 at 12:36 am | #

    Horray!!!!!!! This is going to be a disaster!

  13. DailyBrad
    DailyBrad
    July 3, 2024 at 12:42 am | #

    You know, I know the consensus is that Lucy and Sarah will be rivals for Jacob, and that’s fully possible, but it also could be that Lucy ends up as something of a test for Sarah’s new attempted approach.

    Thing is, they’ve been civil pre-Walky relationship, like I do think Sarah at least can appreciate dealing with someone who takes academics seriously, sort of how she likes Dorothy, but obviously, the Walky stuff put a strain on things, as does Lucy’s naivete. But, Lucy IS showing some more cynicism now, so maybe they’ll meet more in the middle? We’ll see.

    Also, Walky and Lucy in the same place will definitely be interesting and a test of what, exactly, Walky and Dorothy are now.

    • Coatl
      Coatl
      July 3, 2024 at 12:56 am | #

      Drama and chaos are common in this comic, but let’s hope that Walky and Lucy are on good terms, I mean, Dorothy finally got rid of a big problem so that now there is more conflict…no thanks

    • Vanessa
      Vanessa
      July 3, 2024 at 2:35 am | #

      True, Lucy supposedly knows how to go to class and to study for tests. That would endear her to Sarah. In theory. And Jacob. If anyone else in the cast loves to check stupid boxes to achieve the imagined approval of relatives like Lucy, it’s Jacob.

    • Nymph
      Nymph
      July 3, 2024 at 8:48 am | #

      Yeah I know everyone is hoping Lucy means drama, but I’m really hoping Lucy turns up and is like “HAH! I knew we were friends.” to Sarah because she was the one who invited Lucy to the party.

      Or that Lucy at least realizes that, while cruel, Sarah wasn’t wrong about how fast the rest of the friendgroup dropped her when she and Walky split up.

      • furubatsu
        furubatsu
        July 3, 2024 at 1:43 pm | #

        Have they dropped her? It’s been what, two or three days since Walky and Lucy broke up, the group doesn’t have to see eachother every day, especially since Lucy lives in a seperate dorm from everyone else.
        Also did Walky actually tell anyone aside from Dorothy that he and Lucy have broken up? That could be why nobodies reached out to her in that case.

        • thejeff
          thejeff
          July 3, 2024 at 6:41 pm | #

          They broke up Sunday – after church. It’s now Tuesday.
          Lucy walked to class with the group yesterday.
          It’s really hard to say she’s been dropped at this point.

        • Nymph
          Nymph
          July 3, 2024 at 7:20 pm | #

          Meh, I wasn’t trying to be dramatic about it, just hopeful that Sarah and Lucy can become friends off this.

  14. BBCC
    BBCC
    July 3, 2024 at 12:47 am | #

    Look, this whole emotionally available schtick is a work in progress, okay? XD

  15. Kitschensyngk
    Kitschensyngk
    July 3, 2024 at 12:51 am | #

    “That annoying kid who rooms with me”
    “That annoying kid who wants to be President”
    “That annoying kid who’s a superhero”
    “That annoying kid who’s a lesbian”
    “That annoying kid who’s the lesbian’s girlfriend”
    “That annoying kid who still watches cartoons”
    “That annoying kid who’s my sister”
    “That annoying kid who smokes”
    “That REALLY annoying kid with the hat”

    • Vanessa
      Vanessa
      July 3, 2024 at 2:35 am | #

      lol perfect. I know who all of those people are.

    • Michael Steamweed
      Michael Steamweed
      July 3, 2024 at 8:01 am | #

      Now I want to see the DoA cast page, from Sarah’s viewpoint. All the main characters are variants on “That annoying kid who…” 😀

    • John Campbell
      John Campbell
      July 3, 2024 at 3:01 pm | #

      Nah, Sarah’s down with Dina.

      It’ll be a huge list of:
      That annoying kid who…
      That annoying kid who…
      That annoying kid who…
      Dina
      That annoying kid who’s going to break Dina’s heart
      That annoying kid who…
      That annoying kid who…

  16. HueSatLight
    HueSatLight
    July 3, 2024 at 12:51 am | #

    I don’t know how much of Sarah picking Lucy is because of how few people she actually talks to, or an effort be friendlier and make up for burning her too hard. But I am hoping it’s for the Walky-Dorothy-Lucy drama that’s been predicted.

    • Coatl
      Coatl
      July 3, 2024 at 12:59 am | #

      I know that I will sound too optimistic, but I hope that this conflict is resolved right there, besides, Dorothy went through a bitter moment, give her a break.

    • HueSatLight
      HueSatLight
      July 3, 2024 at 1:03 am | #

      unless Lucy’s still at the mystery restaurant she went to for lunch Monday. Pluto something-something. Or a strip club. OR a strip club with a Pluto space colony theme.

      • morleuca
        morleuca
        July 3, 2024 at 6:14 am | #

        Oof that sounds drear. I mean a Pluto colony. Not a Lucy at a strip club thing.

    • anon
      anon
      July 3, 2024 at 2:03 am | #

      i can also lucy being chill more or less about the alcohol aspect, or at least , she wouldn’t narc even if she wouldn’t wanna participate in the ‘usual college antics’ or consider it like a ‘rite of passage’ like some other adolescents do

      • Vanessa
        Vanessa
        July 3, 2024 at 2:37 am | #

        Drunk Lucy would be interesting.

        • Mark
          Mark
          July 3, 2024 at 7:13 am | #

          Someone hands her a cup, she takes a big gulp without thinking, fire shoots out of her ears, she gasps “wait, what IS this stuff???”.

          Just as her tongue is loosening up, Dorothy arrives with Walky on her arm.

          Interesting times indeed.

          • Mark
            Mark
            July 3, 2024 at 7:31 am | #

            Alternate script: Lucy was brought up to use alcohol in moderation. This stuff is stronger than she’s used to, but she’s pacing herself and doing well. Walky is hanging around somewhere. Dorothy appears, grabs Walky in a big smooch. Lucy’s eyes grow as large as a tarsier’s. Walky senses trouble with him at the center, and begins looking frantically for the escape pod.

      • thejeff
        thejeff
        July 3, 2024 at 8:16 am | #

        She roomed with Billie back while she was still drinking, so we know she’s had some exposure.

        Has college really changed so much from my day that another student narcing on a relatively mild party is even something anyone would worry about?

        If it’s trashing the whole floor or something, sure. Or if you’re dealing with a Mary who’s always looking for blackmail material. But a regular college kid you’re thinking of inviting?

        • Nymph
          Nymph
          July 3, 2024 at 8:53 am | #

          No, it hasn’t changed, the people in these comments are just high-strung about some pretty average college experiences.

          • thejeff
            thejeff
            July 3, 2024 at 11:43 am | #

            That’s what I was leaning towards, but it was a long time ago. 🙂

            “Do they even college?”

        • anon
          anon
          July 3, 2024 at 6:50 pm | #

          Sure but i doubt billie ever offered her one of her flasks lol but if anything i’d think she’d be more putoff by alcohol or just not particpate or so

    • Nymph
      Nymph
      July 3, 2024 at 8:49 am | #

      The drama that was foretold.

  17. C.T. Phipps
    C.T. Phipps
    July 3, 2024 at 12:59 am | #

    Prediction:

    Lucy shows up, talks to Sarah, and Sarah points out that Walky slept with Dorothy.

    Lucy thinks Sarah is HORRIBLE.

    Lucy not being aware that Walky and she broke up and thinks that Sarah was tormenting her.

    • anon
      anon
      July 3, 2024 at 1:37 am | #

      does sarah even know? altho other than to spite lucy you’d think sarah would want /less/ drama versus just grabbing a bucket pof popocorn to enjoy

    • Nymph
      Nymph
      July 3, 2024 at 8:54 am | #

      Lucy absolutely knows that she and Walky are broken up. She is the one who broke up with him.

      • HueSatLight
        HueSatLight
        July 3, 2024 at 11:20 am | #

        It will still probably sting.

        • Nymph
          Nymph
          July 3, 2024 at 7:21 pm | #

          Oh for sure it’ll sting. Nobody likes having it confirmed that they were a placeholder for the person their partner actually wanted to date.

      • aelfwine
        aelfwine
        July 3, 2024 at 3:21 pm | #

        So people keep claiming.

      • Taffy
        Taffy
        July 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm | #

        It was on panel and everything, right where we could see it. Not all breakups are pretty and tidy, and not all of them even involve the words “I’m breaking up with you” or “We’re through”. It’s just not necessary, even from a narrative standpoint.

        • thejeff
          thejeff
          July 3, 2024 at 6:45 pm | #

          It was kind of possible at first. If the next time she’d seen Walky, she’d been like “We need to talk” it wouldn’t have been a huge surprise.

          But she didn’t and it’s a lot less likely now.

        • Nymph
          Nymph
          July 3, 2024 at 7:23 pm | #

          Exactly this.

  18. anon
    anon
    July 3, 2024 at 1:32 am | #

    well, lucy does have a fb but i imagine it’d be easier to just walk to lucy’s dorm room lol

  19. IntangibleMatter
    IntangibleMatter
    July 3, 2024 at 1:34 am | #

    There’s another ~48 “The Annoying Adult”s

  20. Newlland(Henryvolt)
    Newlland(Henryvolt)
    July 3, 2024 at 1:41 am | #

    I have no doubt Sarah could invite others but people would expect her to choose not too out of principal and spite.

  21. Bash
    Bash
    July 3, 2024 at 1:41 am | #

    So she’s going to Jacob because she likes him, and Lucy to cover her real intentions? Yeah that’s going to go swimmingly.

    • anon
      anon
      July 3, 2024 at 2:06 am | #

      well given that they had an ‘honest’ convo earlier, even if he does ‘click’ with lucy i imagine he’s not gonna make amove/ask her out then and there a t teh end of the party lol

  22. Taffy
    Taffy
    July 3, 2024 at 1:52 am | #

    If nobody gets completely Snicker-faced and calls someone else a cockfucker, this will have been the worst arc in the entire comic. I might have to unleash nuclear war on the entire Midwest, using my nuclear weapons that I definitely have.

    • deliverything
      deliverything
      July 3, 2024 at 1:32 pm | #

      If someone does use such an insult, I hope it’s targeted at Becky, just so she can be dumbfounded about how blatantly inaccurate it is.

  23. anon
    anon
    July 3, 2024 at 2:04 am | #

    i don’t know if the alcohol is /that/ strong, but it would be interesting to see varying levels of drunkenness.

    Maybe /Asher/ will meet Amber/be there too XD

  24. Heather
    Heather
    July 3, 2024 at 2:33 am | #

    Man Sarah really is opening up more these days if she’s admitting Taylor Swift lyrics make her feel something. That’s actually embarrassing Sarah. I’m kind of impressed even if I’m mostly baffled at how the McDonald’s of music did that for you.

    • Slartibeast Button, BIA
      Slartibeast Button, BIA
      July 3, 2024 at 2:53 am | #

      Of course, in a few decades of comic book time that will be like referencing the Beatles…

    • eh, whatever
      eh, whatever
      July 3, 2024 at 4:32 am | #

      Admitting? It’s snark. “I’m, like, totally a normal person who, like, has feelings about… Taylor Swift lyrics or whatever it is that normal people have feelings about!”

      • Nymph
        Nymph
        July 3, 2024 at 8:56 am | #

        Yeah, that’s a pretty common conversational bit. “Yep I’m normal, here is an example of a thing I think is normal that I totally also do”.

        • deliverything
          deliverything
          July 3, 2024 at 1:35 pm | #

          Like a normal human person, I’m typing this comment with my human fingers.

  25. Shakes
    Shakes
    July 3, 2024 at 2:48 am | #

    Becky casually throwing her jacket on the pile of lesbos.

  26. Mr. Random
    Mr. Random
    July 3, 2024 at 3:12 am | #

    The Walkertons get drunk on thimbles.
    It’s gonna be a mess no matter what.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      July 3, 2024 at 3:27 am | #

      That might be all everyone gets if they keep inviting more and more people.

      • Mark
        Mark
        July 3, 2024 at 7:18 am | #

        At some point the new invitees start bringing bottles too.

  27. Florence
    Florence
    July 3, 2024 at 4:00 am | #

    Final panel Becky: 😈

  28. Jesse
    Jesse
    July 3, 2024 at 4:21 am | #

    “Lucy?
    Damn!
    Lucy?
    Damn!
    Lucy?…”

    • Daibhid C
      Daibhid C
      July 3, 2024 at 5:24 am | #

      …And then Becky gets a text alert. “Hey!”

      • Michael Steamweed
        Michael Steamweed
        July 3, 2024 at 8:03 am | #

        “Fine, I’m changing the name to ‘That annoying kid who lezzes the most”.

        “Oh, well, that’s all right then.”

      • Jesse
        Jesse
        July 4, 2024 at 12:15 am | #

        Either you get early updates on Patreon, or you predicted it all by yourself.

  29. C.T. Phipps
    C.T. Phipps
    July 3, 2024 at 4:28 am | #

    They should find out what kind of alcohol it is and make a punch.

    • morleuca
      morleuca
      July 3, 2024 at 6:22 am | #

      How about just a container of tang and dump it into the bottle?

      • C.T. Phipps
        C.T. Phipps
        July 3, 2024 at 7:29 pm | #

        That wouldn’t dilute the alcohol or make more for everyone to drink.

    • darkoneko
      darkoneko
      July 3, 2024 at 6:32 am | #

      punching may be involved

  30. darkoneko
    darkoneko
    July 3, 2024 at 6:31 am | #

    Sarah no

  31. Chubseus
    Chubseus
    July 3, 2024 at 6:37 am | #

    Now see, I could actually see Sarah and Lucy becoming friends now. Like, if Lucy got upset at this party, I could fully see Sarah slapping Wally in the face on her behalf because Sarah’s a woman of action.

    • Nymph
      Nymph
      July 3, 2024 at 8:57 am | #

      Why does Walky deserve to be hit exactly?

      • Taffy
        Taffy
        July 3, 2024 at 12:44 pm | #

        He got broken up with. How dare he.

        • Nymph
          Nymph
          July 3, 2024 at 7:24 pm | #

          Very rude of him, honestly. He should know better.

      • HueSatLight
        HueSatLight
        July 3, 2024 at 3:20 pm | #

        he introduced Jason to Ruth.

    • anonymsly
      anonymsly
      July 3, 2024 at 7:18 pm | #

      So… you’re in favor of unprovoked physical assault on people who’ve done nothing wrong…? Is there context I’m missing?

  32. ValdVin
    ValdVin
    July 3, 2024 at 7:38 am | #

    “Sarah’s feiends” is almost entirely a subset of “Becky’s friends”, right?

  33. Michael Steamweed
    Michael Steamweed
    July 3, 2024 at 7:56 am | #

    A common introvert dilemma: take the health risk of drunkenness or take the scary risk of social interaction. :O

    • zee
      zee
      July 3, 2024 at 12:14 pm | #

      Admittedly the first kinda dulls down fear of the latter

  34. Hydrohead
    Hydrohead
    July 3, 2024 at 8:21 am | #

    She is clearly not an Android user, because her phone would have been constantly offering to merge them for her.

  35. raultsi
    raultsi
    July 3, 2024 at 9:13 am | #

    that last panel. Becky, you’re loving this, ain’t you?

  36. Pergola
    Pergola
    July 3, 2024 at 9:21 am | #

    A party with -all- the annoying kids? I’m there!

  37. aelfwine
    aelfwine
    July 3, 2024 at 11:17 am | #

    So Joyce will invite Dorothy, who’ll bring her boyfriend Walky.
    And Sarah will invite Lucy, who’ll bring her boyfriend Walky.

  38. Yeet
    Yeet
    July 3, 2024 at 2:29 pm | #

    clearly the answer is to text all the That Annoying Kids, fix the name of whoever shows up, and delete whoever doesn’t because fuck em if they can’t be bothered to show up for your party

  39. HueSatLight
    HueSatLight
    July 3, 2024 at 3:34 pm | #

    Have to whittle it down by area code, if she knows where Lucy is from. Do we know where Lucy is from? Is she from Indiana even? Are any of the American characters from any other state?

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      July 3, 2024 at 5:05 pm | #

      Does Sal count as being from another state?

      • HueSatLight
        HueSatLight
        July 3, 2024 at 6:14 pm | #

        I’m not counting “at a boarding school in another state from parents’ home address” as from another state. She’d get in-state tuition I expect.
        Real life IU Bloomington has an in-state rate of 54%, 41% other states, 5% international.

    • thejeff
      thejeff
      July 3, 2024 at 6:34 pm | #

      Do area codes even mean anything anymore?

      I guess for kids, who probably haven’t had their phones long enough to have moved states.

      • HueSatLight
        HueSatLight
        July 3, 2024 at 10:51 pm | #

        I did start with area codes, didn’t I. So Sal probably would count as from another state. Ruth was 16 when she moved from Canada to the US, so maybe a Canadian number maybe a US one.

  40. Rabisch
    Rabisch
    July 3, 2024 at 6:24 pm | #

    Sarah will see Jacob and Lucky’s friendship under another light and think that’s her karma for all the time she was horrible with Lucky.

  41. Bryy
    Bryy
    July 3, 2024 at 7:01 pm | #

    btw
    I love the title for this chapter and fear for its meaning down the road.

    • NGPZ
      NGPZ
      July 3, 2024 at 9:26 pm | #

      It’s an M. Bison quote, apparently.

      • Bryy
        Bryy
        July 3, 2024 at 9:38 pm | #

        No, I know. It’s my favorite scene.

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