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July 11, 2026

Sparkling

by David M Willis on August 3, 2024 at 12:01 am
  • 04 – For Me It Was Tuesday
└ Tags: asher, becky, danny, dina, jacob, jason, joe, joyce, lucy, ruth, sal, sarah

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  1. Sirksome
    Sirksome
    August 3, 2024 at 12:01 am | #

    Ruth somehow still bad at her job.

    • Dara
      Dara
      August 3, 2024 at 12:02 am | #

      Ruth being excellent at her job, for once.

      Jason, on the other hand, can fuck off.

      • Thag Simmons
        Thag Simmons
        August 3, 2024 at 12:10 am | #

        For a man who was illegally distributing alcohol for several months he sure can be a real narc.

      • Meagan
        Meagan
        August 3, 2024 at 1:14 am | #

        Agree that she’s doing great here – but only because we know this crew and that they’re probably keeping things safe and sane (enough).

      • foamy
        foamy
        August 3, 2024 at 1:45 am | #

        On the other hand, this has some real ‘seconds before disaster’ vibes.

        • CianM1301
          CianM1301
          August 3, 2024 at 12:58 pm | #

          If I had to make a bet, said disaster will probably involve Mary.

          • jflb96
            jflb96
            August 3, 2024 at 8:03 pm | #

            And said disaster would probably be averted if the RA openly went down to the apparent party, stuck her head in the door to ‘remind them to keep things quiet after 22:30’ or whatever, and let everyone who might snitch see that the authorities have everything under control.

            A show of authority can have more than one audience.

    • Sirksome
      Sirksome
      August 3, 2024 at 12:04 am | #

      Also Jason still sucks. “Show of authority?” Ruth’s an RA, not a cop going through a divorce that needs to feel big.

      • Dara
        Dara
        August 3, 2024 at 12:04 am | #

        lol DoA’s Most Divorced Man, preview edition

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

        Its not about making Ruth feel big its about making the others feel surveyed they don’t get alcohol poisoning. I lived in a substance free dorm and still had to get my RA to call the paramedics when one of my hallmates was so drunk I had to catch him midfall, lest he burst his head open on sink he just finished vomiting his guts out into.

        • Vanessa
          Vanessa
          August 3, 2024 at 12:40 am | #

          She’s there being available in case someone needs to go get her. The kids still seem to be having some wholesome fun.

          Poor boy, I hope he was OK! Good save.

          • True Survivor
            True Survivor
            August 3, 2024 at 4:57 pm | #

            Thanks. The paramedics took care of him and he was ok, just needed to sleep it off I think. I was just glad I heard him being sick in the bathroom, it felt nice to help somebody out.

      • jflb96
        jflb96
        August 3, 2024 at 8:00 pm | #

        Coming at this from a British perspective, most of the point of that sort of ‘show of authority’ isn’t to show who’s boss, it’s to show everyone else that there is a boss that is keeping an eye out in case of trouble. It’s not the time for the Second Most Divorced Man (after a certain social media and tax credits mogul) to go destroy a few futures, but it wouldn’t be a bad idea for the local village bobby to stick their head in the door, make sure that everyone’s OK and knows what to do if they become not-OK, and let everyone else see that The Powers That Be know what’s going on and have deemed it currently acceptable.

      • anon
        anon
        August 4, 2024 at 5:26 pm | #

        unless some higher up is around to make sure ruth’s still doing her job i imagine she wouldn’t rly need to check up on every ‘party’ esp since it’s not happening at midnight, tho i wouldn’t be surprised if something happens to where she would peek in as well

    • Zero
      Zero
      August 3, 2024 at 3:47 am | #

      Remember that the stuff Ruth was doing wrong was mostly acting like Jason is suggesting she should.

      She has no reason to suspect anything is wrong. The residents are allowed to have guests. She isn’t allowed to just barge into their room without reason.

      • Sirksome
        Sirksome
        August 3, 2024 at 6:03 am | #

        Yeah, because Ruth was a bully who abused her power. But there is a difference between being an authoritarian asshole and showing concern and responsibility. I think the fact we know the party is safe skews our perspective. They are drinking and moments before the singing Sal and Asher may have started a conflict. Not really causes for concern now but there are levels of nuance in how Ruth executes her job between being lazy and ignoring things based on assumptions or being a blonde, Buzzkillington.

        • thejeff
          thejeff
          August 3, 2024 at 9:50 am | #

          The fact we know they’re drinking also skews our perspective. She doesn’t know that and while it would be a common assumption in my college experience, she has no reason to expect if from those in this room – as she says.

          • HueSatLight
            HueSatLight
            August 3, 2024 at 10:57 am | #

            ya, they’re hearing singing. In the reputedly “music major dorm”. It’d be more concerning if they inexplicably stopped mid song.

            • HueSatLight
              HueSatLight
              August 3, 2024 at 2:56 pm | #

              And Ruth has already done some checking, she knows whose room the party is in. And it’s still early enough in the night it’s not a problem.
              I’d be more concerned with the grad student shacking up with an undergrad on her floor.

              • thejeff
                thejeff
                August 3, 2024 at 6:33 pm | #

                Meh. They’re both of legal age. Not more than a few years apart most likely.(Don’t think we’ve got age for Jason.) And no inappropriate power relationship between them, which makes this a step up for both of them.

  2. Karla Jean
    Karla Jean
    August 3, 2024 at 12:02 am | #

    Ruth’s a professional.

    • Clif
      Clif
      August 3, 2024 at 12:20 am | #

      With a professional’s approach.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      August 3, 2024 at 3:55 am | #

      Professionals have standards.

      • Gigafreak
        Gigafreak
        August 3, 2024 at 11:02 am | #

        Be polite (failed)
        Be efficient (succeeded???)
        Have a plan to kill everyone you meet (succeeded!)

  3. IntangibleMatter
    IntangibleMatter
    August 3, 2024 at 12:02 am | #

    Maybe you should distribute some once in a while, Ruth. Might be fun.

    • Clif
      Clif
      August 3, 2024 at 12:21 am | #

      Let sleeping cans of worms lie.

  4. NGPZ
    NGPZ
    August 3, 2024 at 12:02 am | #

    “Let the voice of love, take you hiiiigher!!!!”

    • Vanessa
      Vanessa
      August 3, 2024 at 12:41 am | #

      Just like church

      • NGPZ
        NGPZ
        August 3, 2024 at 12:46 am | #

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1QUAbnscgI

    • Pylgrim
      Pylgrim
      August 3, 2024 at 5:55 am | #

      Breakdown, breakdown!

  5. RassilonTDavros
    RassilonTDavros
    August 3, 2024 at 12:04 am | #

    Today I learned the word “cachet”!

    • Red
      Red
      August 3, 2024 at 12:23 am | #

      It’s French!

      • Daibhid C
        Daibhid C
        August 3, 2024 at 3:26 am | #

        I once entered a bad poetry contest in which I rhymed “cachet” with “Pratchett” and pretended to only notice the problem as I was reading it aloud.

    • Clif
      Clif
      August 3, 2024 at 12:24 am | #

      Many of the best English words are French.

      • HueSatLight
        HueSatLight
        August 3, 2024 at 12:31 am | #

        au contraire

      • Dana
        Dana
        August 3, 2024 at 12:47 am | #

        French words have a certain je ne se quoi.

        • ktbear
          ktbear
          August 3, 2024 at 3:05 am | #

          maudire!

        • eh, whatever
          eh, whatever
          August 3, 2024 at 3:48 am | #

          sais

      • Dara
        Dara
        August 3, 2024 at 5:03 am | #

        pourquoi tu voudrais dire une chose aussi étrange ?

      • zee
        zee
        August 3, 2024 at 2:06 pm | #

        Most of the roughest ones throughout though too

        • Clif
          Clif
          August 3, 2024 at 10:57 pm | #

          That’s what I thought.

  6. Nono
    Nono
    August 3, 2024 at 12:05 am | #

    This may be the most number of people responding positively to a ukulele song since Steven Universe.

    • Mark
      Mark
      August 3, 2024 at 8:03 am | #

      Or they could be singing to drown it out.

    • zee
      zee
      August 3, 2024 at 2:07 pm | #

      Look toxic gossip train presumably doesn’t exist in universe. The ukulele is still just cringe and not entirely obliterated like the toothbrush mustache

  7. Blume
    Blume
    August 3, 2024 at 12:05 am | #

    This is so wholesome I’m so happy

  8. Masumi
    Masumi
    August 3, 2024 at 12:06 am | #

    Sarah seems to be standing very close to Jacob there, huh. Maybe not all is lost?

    • Clif
      Clif
      August 3, 2024 at 12:26 am | #

      She’s behind him He’s watching Lucy.

      • Masumi
        Masumi
        August 3, 2024 at 12:51 am | #

        Hmmm that is also a way to see this.

    • Insanenoodlyguy
      Insanenoodlyguy
      August 3, 2024 at 9:43 pm | #

      yeah, it’ll be good when she finds Jacob and Lucy making out.

      • Clif
        Clif
        August 3, 2024 at 10:26 pm | #

        For some definition of good.

  9. Michael Steamweed
    Michael Steamweed
    August 3, 2024 at 12:06 am | #

    My favorite pop song lyrics of all time! “Muffled, muffled, muffled, muffled, muffled”

    • Dara
      Dara
      August 3, 2024 at 12:12 am | #

      I dunno, untz untz untz untz untz untz untz is up there too. xD

      • Clif
        Clif
        August 3, 2024 at 12:29 am | #

        They’re both pretty good. Na nana na nah has it’s supporters as well.

      • justin8448
        justin8448
        August 3, 2024 at 12:43 am | #

        Boots and Cats and Boots and Cats and Boots and Cats and…

        • eh, whatever
          eh, whatever
          August 3, 2024 at 3:53 am | #

          po co ci kapusta
          (“what do you need the cabbage for” in Polish)

          • Dara
            Dara
            August 3, 2024 at 5:12 am | #

            this should be the next DoA poll

    • Anna
      Anna
      August 3, 2024 at 3:43 am | #

      I think my dad likes the song “Tequila!”. Or else “Mmh mmh mmh!” as he can’t actually remember its, shall we say, lyrics.

    • Max
      Max
      August 3, 2024 at 5:46 am | #

      I like “Do wacka do wacka do wacka do wacka do wacka do.”

    • Schpoonman
      Schpoonman
      August 3, 2024 at 6:25 am | #

      That’s what all vocals sound like to me until I read the lyrics while listening to the song. Going back and forth doesn’t work, it’s like the key to a puzzle in an adventure game.

  10. True Survivor
    True Survivor
    August 3, 2024 at 12:08 am | #

    Wow Jason changed up his look. He went from bowtie and sweater vests to anime protagonist jackets. What a shame.

  11. Barf Ninjason
    Barf Ninjason
    August 3, 2024 at 12:11 am | #

    I don’t care for this Jason fellow anyway, and “go wave your authority around” does not win him any points in my book, no sirree Bob. (For my book is by Mikhail Bakunin and authority is a political cancer yoked around humanity’s neck.)

    • Clif
      Clif
      August 3, 2024 at 12:33 am | #

      Hey, now. As long as they don’t get out of hand, we need our minor nazis to keep the riff raff in check.

      • Regret
        Regret
        August 3, 2024 at 1:39 pm | #

        “As long as they don’t get out of hand” + “minor nazis” = I hope you see what is wrong here.

        That’s like buying a “micropig” from a shady dude in a plateless pickup truck in the mall parking lot at night and expecting that micropig to stay small.

        • thejeff
          thejeff
          August 3, 2024 at 1:58 pm | #

          I agree with avoiding the actual Nazis, but I have serious doubts about any large scale efforts to make human society work without some form/level of authority.

          tbf, I haven’t read Bakunin, but I have read Kropotkin, who comes out of the same strain of thought.

          • Nymph
            Nymph
            August 3, 2024 at 11:12 pm | #

            We could just try it, though. Couldn’t we?

            • thejeff
              thejeff
              August 3, 2024 at 11:19 pm | #

              How?

          • Barf Ninjason
            Barf Ninjason
            August 4, 2024 at 7:32 pm | #

            Oh, check out People Without Government by Harold Barclay – an anarchist survey of anthropology; there’ve been many such societies, and the author points out that not only do they not have one over-arching political authority, it typically doesn’t even OCCUR to them. (Speaking of large-scale, Kirkpatrick Sale’s Human Scale addresses how large our societies realistically need to be (spoiler alert: not that large.))

            Granted, the vast majority of examples are preindustrial indigenous tribes (if memory serves, the Inuit and the Pygmies in particular were almost purely anarchic) but those are indeed are one stable model of stateless societies. In practice in the real and depressing world we have now, I think the best we’ll do in the forseeable future (and like, best case scenario, this is by no means a certain development) would be like, interconnected networks of city-states. Accommodate the vast differences in political theories… by embracing all of them and letting everybody have their lil utopia.

    • UrsulaDavina
      UrsulaDavina
      August 3, 2024 at 12:43 am | #

      Tbh I don’t really like Mikhail Bakunin or his strain of anarchism, but it’s nice to see references to left-wing ideologies other than just Marxism. A lot of people forget about Bakunin.

      • vlademir1
        vlademir1
        August 3, 2024 at 1:21 am | #

        To be fair, most people haven’t read enough of the literature to know much of anybody but Marx and Engels.

        • Blakey
          Blakey
          August 4, 2024 at 12:27 am | #

          I mean, the vast majority of people also don’t know anything about Marx and Engels beyond their names. I’d wager that in the west you’re more likely to meet people who think communism is when everyone gets paid exactly the same and no one owns anything than who know better.

          • UrsulaDavina
            UrsulaDavina
            August 5, 2024 at 10:55 pm | #

            Some folks even forget about Engels.

    • Council
      Council
      August 3, 2024 at 4:09 am | #

      Well, I got nothing against authority, quite the opposite, but Jason’s bloody awful at it

      There is nothing assertive about walking up to every minor violation that may or may not be happening and assassinate the mood

      That’s not going to raise your authority, people will just think you are a tool

      • Regret
        Regret
        August 3, 2024 at 1:48 pm | #

        I do.
        – Every regime that gets used as an example of why communism is horrible? Extremely authoritarian.
        – Every regime that gets used as an example of why fascism is horrible? Extremely authoritarian.
        – Every regime that gets used as an example of why theocracy is horrible? Extremely authoritarian.
        – Every regime that gets used as an example of why anti-intellectualism is horrible? Extremely authoritarian.
        There’s a pattern visible there. Now don’t get me wrong; fascism, theocracy, and anti-intellectualism are all bad in their own way, and I have little hope for communism (though I have even less hope for capitalism); but there is such a thing as bad but mostly harmless and that’s all those things without authority. Though fascism without authority doesn’t actually make sense.

        • thejeff
          thejeff
          August 3, 2024 at 2:01 pm | #

          Maybe it’s the extreme part that’s the problem. It’s very often the case that a little bit of something is useful, while too much is disastrous.

        • zee
          zee
          August 3, 2024 at 2:21 pm | #

          Eh, i dont think a theocracy can be done peacefully. The only one currently going that doesn’t actively oppress the shit out of most of its own citizens exports it to their Muslim “neighbor” plus extra. And still oppresses the shit out of its own citizens from that “neighbor”. And colonized the land they’re current on anyway.

  12. HueSatLight
    HueSatLight
    August 3, 2024 at 12:14 am | #

    A lot of law & order talk for a guy with visa problems.

    • HueSatLight
      HueSatLight
      August 3, 2024 at 12:21 am | #

      Doesn’t he have some sort of text to read for his grad school classes that he definitely goes to? Text in a book that’s still at Hooch Place.

      • Clif
        Clif
        August 3, 2024 at 12:35 am | #

        Not a problem. It’s easily downloadable from a Chinese web site.

  13. Pocky
    Pocky
    August 3, 2024 at 12:15 am | #

    probably also best to keep Ruth far away from any alcohol.

    But it would get her away from Jason, so its a toss up.

    • Bash
      Bash
      August 3, 2024 at 2:38 am | #

      Actually I don’t think she stopped drinking. She met Jason while she was ordering a drink, right?

      • Needfuldoer
        Needfuldoer
        August 3, 2024 at 4:01 am | #

        She has to be careful so drinks don’t mess with her medication.

        • Mark
          Mark
          August 3, 2024 at 8:08 am | #

          IIRC she got different medication, so she can drink in moderation and at the same time doesn’t want to drink her life away.

          • thejeff
            thejeff
            August 3, 2024 at 9:58 am | #

            She was an alcoholic long before the medication. Maybe she’s really fine with it and it’s all under control now and she can drink responsibly, but that would be a really weird development to happen entirely off screen.

            “It doesn’t interact with my medication, so it’s fine” is something an alcoholic would tell themselves, not reality.

            • Da Boy
              Da Boy
              August 3, 2024 at 5:03 pm | #

              It’s under control until she has the first drink. So much as touching your old addiction is an extremely dangerous thing.

              • thejeff
                thejeff
                August 3, 2024 at 6:37 pm | #

                Kind of my point.
                Though she has had a few drinks without completely spiraling. Most notably the date with Daisy where she came back home with Jason.

                • Da Boy
                  Da Boy
                  August 3, 2024 at 7:33 pm | #

                  Let’s hope she can keep it under control. She is finally recovering

  14. DorJoJo
    DorJoJo
    August 3, 2024 at 12:29 am | #

    I like when good things happen 🙂

    • Clif
      Clif
      August 3, 2024 at 12:39 am | #

      Now, see. You have to specify. Do you like it when good things happen to bad people?

      • thejeff
        thejeff
        August 3, 2024 at 9:59 am | #

        Redemption is a good thing, right?

        • Clif
          Clif
          August 3, 2024 at 10:49 pm | #

          Just ask Rachel.

  15. HueSatLight
    HueSatLight
    August 3, 2024 at 12:29 am | #

    A free Lucy magnet for everybody (who pledges for snail-mailable stuff) Lucy.

    • HueSatLight
      HueSatLight
      August 3, 2024 at 12:33 am | #

      And a preview panel Ruth.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      August 3, 2024 at 4:01 am | #

      That’s why this one feels familiar!

  16. NGPZ
    NGPZ
    August 3, 2024 at 12:30 am | #

    I really love the first panel, all the faces are sho good and I wish there was a full resolution version ^^

    • Puppeteer Nessus
      Puppeteer Nessus
      August 3, 2024 at 12:42 am | #

      Lucy kicks ass!

    • Clif
      Clif
      August 3, 2024 at 1:13 am | #

      NGPZ – I won’t swear this will work, but take a look at https://scontent-hou1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/453870088_8738957576121201_8597215638663943010_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=_OY4mxKa7WMQ7kNvgEM1SsJ&_nc_ht=scontent-hou1-1.xx&oh=00_AYAB5AJOelJmTiJwMbsRmQLr2rwnq1LTdOPP7k5M-X0xWw&oe=66B37A35

    • NGPZ
      NGPZ
      August 3, 2024 at 1:31 pm | #

      I actually asked Willis for this on Twitter, and he showed up ala Shenron and be like

      Your wish has been granted!!!

      https://x.com/damnyouwillis/status/1819751251174678574

      YIPPEE!!!! ^^ <3

      • Clif
        Clif
        August 3, 2024 at 10:35 pm | #

        Excellent!

  17. Ray
    Ray
    August 3, 2024 at 12:31 am | #

    “Whatever… now get back in here, close the door and strip…”

  18. Rose by Any other Name
    Rose by Any other Name
    August 3, 2024 at 12:44 am | #

    … I imagine Ruth would enjoy christening cool kids.

    That involves hitting them with a bottle of wine until the bottle shatters, right?

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      August 3, 2024 at 12:46 am | #

      I mean, all of Forest thought Billifer was cool because of Ruth, so….

  19. Reltzik
    Reltzik
    August 3, 2024 at 12:46 am | #

    Is this a record for the number of tags in a single comic?

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      August 3, 2024 at 12:55 am | #

      Answering my own question: No, it’s not.

    • John Campbell
      John Campbell
      August 3, 2024 at 12:56 am | #

      Nope. I’m not sure this one was the record, either, but it’s closer.

      • Clif
        Clif
        August 3, 2024 at 1:17 am | #

        I would have guessed the rooftop scene before the time-skip, but you may well be right.

      • Reltzik
        Reltzik
        August 3, 2024 at 2:13 am | #

        That was 15. So is this one.

        Are there any out there that are 16+? (aka, Driving of Age?)

  20. Davus
    Davus
    August 3, 2024 at 12:50 am | #

    Jason has good instincts. Maybe they’re bad usually, but in this case it works out.

    • Daibhid C
      Daibhid C
      August 3, 2024 at 3:21 am | #

      Remember, Jason doesn’t care even slightly about the US’s puritan drinking laws; he was offering tequila to Walky before he even started a job where he routinely serves alcohol to people under the age of 35 or whatever it is. His instinct here is that Ruth should be making a power play to assert her dominance. Ruth’s instinct are that she doesn’t need to.

  21. DailyBrad
    DailyBrad
    August 3, 2024 at 12:50 am | #

    God, Jason, you’re a square.

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      August 3, 2024 at 12:52 am | #

      He’s a math major. So that’s “regular orthogonal polygon” to you.

      • Clif
        Clif
        August 3, 2024 at 1:35 am | #

        Is that what we’re calling equilateral right quadrilaterals now?

        • Reltzik
          Reltzik
          August 3, 2024 at 12:50 pm | #

          The sets of “regular orthogonal polygons” and “equilateral right quadrilaterals” can been shown to be equivalent, and so there is no need to declare one designation official over the other.

          • HueSatLight
            HueSatLight
            August 3, 2024 at 2:36 pm | #

            if you say so, Euclid.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      August 3, 2024 at 4:13 am | #

      It’s hip to be square.

      [ Synth brass and heavy drums intensify ]

  22. BBCC
    BBCC
    August 3, 2024 at 12:55 am | #

    Ruth’s right. It’s a Lucy, Becky and Dina party. It’ll be fine. Just tell them to turn down the volume once quiet hours hit.

  23. Icalasari
    Icalasari
    August 3, 2024 at 12:57 am | #

    Ruth later on finding out there was booze:

    😐

  24. Cmasta1992
    Cmasta1992
    August 3, 2024 at 1:25 am | #

    I love Lucy [cue intro]

  25. Taffy
    Taffy
    August 3, 2024 at 1:30 am | #

    I can’t believe this. Look at Lucy, the little witch. Bein’ all happy and havin’ fun like she owns the place. Oh, how incredibly upset I am with her for this turn of events.

    • Clif
      Clif
      August 3, 2024 at 1:38 am | #

      And you should be. Next thing you know she’ll be organizing sing alongs.

      Oh, wait.

      • Gigafreak
        Gigafreak
        August 3, 2024 at 11:09 am | #

        It is too late to stop her scheme. Diabolical!

  26. Wereg
    Wereg
    August 3, 2024 at 1:46 am | #

    This is gonna be so good for Danny’s self esteem

  27. DashWallkick
    DashWallkick
    August 3, 2024 at 1:47 am | #

    Lucy walking away from something she wanted and thriving immediately (and probably netting a six foot gentle giant in the process) rules.

  28. darkoneko
    darkoneko
    August 3, 2024 at 2:09 am | #

    awwww

  29. RocketRelm
    RocketRelm
    August 3, 2024 at 2:41 am | #

    I enjoy that Sarah’s expression is mostly hidden to not ruin the mood, but is also dotted like she’s just in a state of “what”.

  30. Queezle
    Queezle
    August 3, 2024 at 4:11 am | #

    I really want this party to end on a wholesome note. I want these characters to go to bed happy for once.

  31. staszu13
    staszu13
    August 3, 2024 at 4:32 am | #

    Remember, Jason, Ruth didn’t want this job. That’s on her evil grandpa

  32. Da Boy
    Da Boy
    August 3, 2024 at 5:02 am | #

    Can someone stuff him in a locker somewhere? He is threatening the Good Times

    • Dara
      Dara
      August 3, 2024 at 5:11 am | #

      He’ll do it himself sooner or later

      • Da Boy
        Da Boy
        August 3, 2024 at 6:44 am | #

        This is my locker! It was made for me!

      • ValdVin
        ValdVin
        August 3, 2024 at 8:36 am | #

        It’s me-sized!

  33. AGV/Ruby
    AGV/Ruby
    August 3, 2024 at 6:08 am | #

    Listen, I agree that Jason has no leg to stand on re: authority, but about checking in he’s not wrong (if only to make sure everyone’s ok). Now, Ruth is also 100% correct to reject the tyrant roleplay.

    • thumb
      thumb
      August 3, 2024 at 8:42 am | #

      He can go and check in, he’s just some dude. If Ruth checks in, she has to do something about it.

  34. Amelie Wikström
    Amelie Wikström
    August 3, 2024 at 7:21 am | #

    I just had a hilarious idea: Ruth may be a little scared of Dina. Dina’s own fear is not very convincing, so what can a poor RA do to keep her in line? Indeed, she looks pretty much powerless in this situation where she should probably actually step in. How convenient then that a Dina party is definitely a snoozefeast playdate for babies that Ruth will never have to worry about getting out of hand.

  35. Yeet
    Yeet
    August 3, 2024 at 7:30 am | #

    I realise Jason being even more of a fecking brit than usual right now
    who gives a shit if people are singing basic pop songs in their room with the door closed

  36. WAhydrohead
    WAhydrohead
    August 3, 2024 at 8:19 am | #

    Ruth has not gotten the F-in memo.

  37. thumb
    thumb
    August 3, 2024 at 8:47 am | #

    This kind of behaviour is exactly why Jason had to leave England. This is barely a piss-up. There’s a lot to criticise about the drinking culture in the UK and particularly at uni, but treating a small get-together with friends like a problem is definitely not one of them.

    • Nymph
      Nymph
      August 3, 2024 at 11:17 pm | #

      And to be clear, he doesn’t even know they’re drinking. They’re literally just singing and having a good time as far as he knows.

  38. Amós Batista
    Amós Batista
    August 3, 2024 at 9:01 am | #

    Jesus, finally Lucy’s winning.
    There’s hope for all of us. *holding tears smilling face*

  39. Pergola
    Pergola
    August 3, 2024 at 10:41 am | #

    Dina and Becky have come out from behind the giant dino plushie.

  40. Juanoku
    Juanoku
    August 3, 2024 at 10:08 pm | #

    Ruth my goat frfr

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