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May 12, 2026

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by David M Willis on November 18, 2024 at 12:01 am
  • 02 – The One Where Jocelyne Returns
└ Tags: amber, dorothy

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    November 18, 2024 at 12:01 am | #

    Amber and Liz should be goblins together

    • Ana Chronistic
      Ana Chronistic
      November 18, 2024 at 12:01 am | #

      (the QC Liz, I forgot there was one here, too)

      • Thag Simmons
        Thag Simmons
        November 18, 2024 at 12:05 am | #

        I mean, it still makes sense with the one here.

      • Opus the Poet
        Opus the Poet
        November 18, 2024 at 12:35 am | #

        +1!

      • Jo_cubstar
        Jo_cubstar
        November 18, 2024 at 1:09 am | #

        OMG yes! Lol

      • DJTsurugi
        DJTsurugi
        November 18, 2024 at 2:17 am | #

        OH GOD… am I Amber and Liz? I know this is going to lead to really really bad consequences, but I also want to see this happen, for shipping reasons. ~<3

        • Michael Steamweed
          Michael Steamweed
          November 18, 2024 at 7:51 am | #

          Shipping reasons are valid and important. What would the world be without its global interconnected shipping? 😀

      • Nono
        Nono
        November 18, 2024 at 3:55 am | #

        I thought Marigold was the goblin.

        • MAC089
          MAC089
          November 18, 2024 at 4:03 am | #

          What’s a webcomic without a goblin or two?

        • Needfuldoer
          Needfuldoer
          November 18, 2024 at 7:05 am | #

          She hasn’t been for a long time.

        • Thag Simmons
          Thag Simmons
          November 18, 2024 at 10:41 am | #

          QC is like 50% goblin by volume

      • Theluxland
        Theluxland
        November 18, 2024 at 8:24 am | #

        The… The Quebec Liz?

        • MacareuxMoine
          MacareuxMoine
          November 19, 2024 at 7:56 am | #

          Well, the research institute she wasn’t working at for the last two (irrc) years, is located somewhere on the Canadian coast (forgot which one – assuming it was actually specified).

  2. Regalli
    Regalli
    November 18, 2024 at 12:02 am | #

    Her little smile in the penultimate panel. It’s precious.

    • Dean
      Dean
      November 18, 2024 at 12:06 am | #

      ‘It would be irresponsible escalation, you should absolutely do it.’

    • NGPZ
      NGPZ
      November 18, 2024 at 12:14 am | #

      RIGHT? ^-^ fuckin love her, she an adorable mischievous screwball XD

      • a/snow/mous/e
        a/snow/mous/e
        November 18, 2024 at 12:16 am | #

        CHAOS GOBLIN!!!

        • NGPZ
          NGPZ
          November 18, 2024 at 12:21 am | #

          YES ^_^

    • a/snow/mous/e
      a/snow/mous/e
      November 18, 2024 at 12:15 am | #

      Amber seems less self-loathing and I’m so glad 🙂

      • sultryglebe
        sultryglebe
        November 18, 2024 at 1:00 am | #

        That smile!

  3. Throwatron
    Throwatron
    November 18, 2024 at 12:02 am | #

    its me im amber

    • Dara
      Dara
      November 18, 2024 at 12:28 am | #

      ugh what am i hitting WHY CAN I NOT AGREE

      why cannot I say that I too am the trash goblin craving mess

      whyyyyyy

      • Dara
        Dara
        November 18, 2024 at 12:29 am | #

        THERE we go. Only took like four different ways of trying to say it lol

        but i got there xD

        • Michael Steamweed
          Michael Steamweed
          November 18, 2024 at 7:54 am | #

          Good chaos goblins don’t let a little chaos from stopping their goblining.

    • butting
      butting
      November 18, 2024 at 12:44 am | #

      Pretty sure the entire comments section is Amber? but as fellow Ambers we will support your cause with all we’ve got.

  4. Sirksome
    Sirksome
    November 18, 2024 at 12:02 am | #

    I want what she has.

    • ktbear
      ktbear
      November 18, 2024 at 12:50 am | #

      Big boobs and a devil may care attitude?

      • Ray Radlein
        Ray Radlein
        November 18, 2024 at 12:58 am | #

        A big butt and a smile?
        🎶 That girl is poison 🎶

        • NGPZ
          NGPZ
          November 18, 2024 at 1:05 am | #

          hacking skills and Dina as her roommate? ^^

        • a/snow/mous/e
          a/snow/mous/e
          November 18, 2024 at 1:37 am | #

          good songgg

      • Newlland(Henryvolt)
        Newlland(Henryvolt)
        November 18, 2024 at 2:15 am | #

        Nice boobs, rippling biceps, a smart brain, and a devilmay care attitude.

  5. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    November 18, 2024 at 12:02 am | #

    This is the happiest we’ve seen Amber in a while.

    I think she senses an impending disaster and is mentally making popcorn.

    • cain
      cain
      November 18, 2024 at 12:05 am | #

      She truly represents the readership

      • Jeremiah
        Jeremiah
        November 18, 2024 at 2:00 am | #

        Except the part that is always catastrophizing about it.

        • Needfuldoer
          Needfuldoer
          November 18, 2024 at 7:08 am | #

          Amazi-Girl represents that subgroup.

      • Daibhid C
        Daibhid C
        November 18, 2024 at 4:13 am | #

        I mean, half the comments are always “WHY ARE THESE CHARACTERS NOT MAKING OPTIMUM DECISIONS FOR PERSONAL GROWTH AND SENSIBLE SOCIAL INTERACTION ALL THE TIME?” so maybe not all the readership.

        • Michael Steamweed
          Michael Steamweed
          November 18, 2024 at 7:56 am | #

          Amazi-Girl for our responsible side.
          Amber for our goblinible side.

          • Leorale
            Leorale
            November 18, 2024 at 1:04 pm | #

            AG in the streets, Amber in the sheets

          • Jeremiah
            Jeremiah
            November 18, 2024 at 2:26 pm | #

            “Responsible” it’s a nice way to put it. Nicer that those comments deserve honestly.

    • Mark
      Mark
      November 18, 2024 at 7:16 am | #

      Good choice. Mental popcorn is less filling.

  6. Rose by Any other Name
    Rose by Any other Name
    November 18, 2024 at 12:03 am | #

    Aren’t we all, Amber?
    Aren’t we all?

    • Opus the Poet
      Opus the Poet
      November 18, 2024 at 12:38 am | #

      +1!

    • Jo_cubstar
      Jo_cubstar
      November 18, 2024 at 1:10 am | #

      Absolutely!

  7. NGPZ
    NGPZ
    November 18, 2024 at 12:04 am | #

    we can ship it!!!! UMF!!! <3

  8. shadowcell
    shadowcell
    November 18, 2024 at 12:04 am | #

    Dumbing of Age Book 15: I’m a Trash Goblin Who Craves Mess!

  9. Acebender
    Acebender
    November 18, 2024 at 12:04 am | #

    I didn’t anticipate Dotty and Joyce exchanging “nudes” but here we are

    • Buddascrayon
      Buddascrayon
      November 18, 2024 at 12:09 am | #

      Oh, we were always heading here. It’s just been a long and bumpy road.

      • Opus the Poet
        Opus the Poet
        November 18, 2024 at 12:39 am | #

        It was a long way to go but I’m glad we’re here.

      • Lingo
        Lingo
        November 18, 2024 at 1:13 am | #

        I’m now convinced they will be in a polycule with Joe before Valentine’s Day.

        • Proxiehunter
          Proxiehunter
          November 18, 2024 at 10:00 pm | #

          Our Valentine’s day or theirs? Ours is a few months away, theirs probably a decade or so.

      • Needfuldoer
        Needfuldoer
        November 18, 2024 at 7:09 am | #

        It’s been a long road, getting from there to here.

  10. Rolf of Many Doors
    Rolf of Many Doors
    November 18, 2024 at 12:05 am | #

    Thank you for the new meme in my arsenal, Willis

  11. insomniac
    insomniac
    November 18, 2024 at 12:05 am | #

    Dorothy why do you hate fun

    • Michael Steamweed
      Michael Steamweed
      November 18, 2024 at 7:59 am | #

      Panel 5 Dorothy’s face. She knows exactly what Amber’s answer will be before she even finishes the question.

  12. brionl
    brionl
    November 18, 2024 at 12:07 am | #

    She could always just forward them to Joe.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      November 18, 2024 at 12:11 am | #

      That would be especially hilarious if she offers no explanation for why she has them.

    • anon
      anon
      November 18, 2024 at 3:52 am | #

      idk if she currently approves of joe still even if she was willing to help out with that ‘sex list’

  13. Taffy
    Taffy
    November 18, 2024 at 12:09 am | #

    Friends can send each other titty pics, it’s fine.

    • mneme
      mneme
      November 18, 2024 at 2:54 am | #

      It’s not gay if you’re friends first.

      • Rabid Rabbit
        Rabid Rabbit
        November 18, 2024 at 6:15 am | #

        It’s not gay if you’ve done laundry together first. Especially if you held hands.

        • Michael Steamweed
          Michael Steamweed
          November 18, 2024 at 8:01 am | #

          It’s not gay if they’re roommates. Maybe next academic year (so, like, 2030 our time), Dorothy and Joyce will be roommates. Good friends, roommates, and laundry partners, who send each other crude and nude lewds. SO not gay.

          • Taffy
            Taffy
            November 18, 2024 at 9:57 am | #

            Look, they just fuck a little bit on occasion, it’s not gay.

            • Michael Steamweed
              Michael Steamweed
              November 18, 2024 at 10:37 am | #

              Purely Sapphonic and Platonic.

            • mindbleach
              mindbleach
              November 18, 2024 at 3:17 pm | #

              The benefits of friendship!

    • Lysbeth
      Lysbeth
      November 18, 2024 at 12:27 pm | #

      Okay I do this but I’m pretty sure most friends don’t have orgies together so my viewpoint might be slightly skewed

  14. DailyBrad
    DailyBrad
    November 18, 2024 at 12:10 am | #

    I appreciate Dorothy’s care, but I do think Joyce would probably only be embarrassed that she sent them by mistake. I don’t really think she’d be too torn up that Dorothy saw her cleavage and panties.

    • Rabid Rabbit
      Rabid Rabbit
      November 18, 2024 at 6:16 am | #

      Depends. Body shame seems to be the one that’s really stuck from all the religious baggage she’s tried to throw out, and this is the girl who wouldn’t let Sarah see her in her bra.

    • Lysbeth
      Lysbeth
      November 18, 2024 at 12:28 pm | #

      She’d probably be embarrassed that the angles were so bad after Dotty says how long it took her to figure out they were nudes

  15. RassilonTDavros
    RassilonTDavros
    November 18, 2024 at 12:10 am | #

    Amber in the last panel speaks for all of us.

    • Taffy
      Taffy
      November 18, 2024 at 12:33 am | #

      When we say she’s a trash goblin? Yeah, definitely.

    • Michael Steamweed
      Michael Steamweed
      November 18, 2024 at 8:02 am | #

      Amber in panels 3, 4, and 5 all speak for me. 😀

      • Azhrei Vep
        Azhrei Vep
        November 18, 2024 at 8:10 am | #

        Amber and Amazi-Girl both speak for me quite well. Always be fully aware of the risks you’re taking.

        Then take them, it’ll be awesome.

  16. Davus
    Davus
    November 18, 2024 at 12:28 am | #

    I think she should send some to Amazi.
    Dorothy+Amazi ship!

  17. Nono
    Nono
    November 18, 2024 at 12:31 am | #

    I bet Dorothy’s boyfriend would… actually he would fuel this fire too he’s also a trash goblin.

  18. IntangibleMatter
    IntangibleMatter
    November 18, 2024 at 12:35 am | #

    I don’t think I’ve ever seen a final panel in my entirely life that so perfectly sums up my inner voice.

    Amber’s fun

    • NGPZ
      NGPZ
      November 18, 2024 at 12:51 am | #

      trash goblin in the forest!
      who fools around all day!
      she horny and craves mess!
      so gets her friends to play!

      lalalalallalalalalaala

      *plays “Fichtl’s Song” by Die Woody’s on hacked muzak*

  19. Pocky
    Pocky
    November 18, 2024 at 12:40 am | #

    do it; mama needs some draaaamaaaaa~

  20. Versen
    Versen
    November 18, 2024 at 12:47 am | #

    Hmm, so Dorothy doesn’t say she’s gonna toss em just that she doesn’t want em out in the cloud and hackable or whatever. Interesting.

    Also yes, escalate.

  21. Francoinblanco
    Francoinblanco
    November 18, 2024 at 12:49 am | #

    this action would be an example of a total lack of responsibility and taste…
    however…

  22. Dday
    Dday
    November 18, 2024 at 12:50 am | #

    What if, stay with me here, AG was the real Amber all along, and this alt is just “Trash Goblin”?

    • BorkBorkBork
      BorkBorkBork
      November 18, 2024 at 2:11 am | #

      I work with someone with DID, who has a decent number of alts, and is very free with answering questions and talking about it when there isn’t an audience. And I know everyone is different, but… I don’t think its accurate to call one “real Amber” and one “the alt.” They are, together, Real Amber.

      After all. My coworker has one alt that she calls “creature” who is simply herself from when she first had the traumatic experiences. And she has the one who presents most of the time. And she has some of the main ones which deal with stress, social situations, aggression, protection, etc, which often present. But its *all her.*

      Amber is at once the horribly abused product / facsimile of her father, who is garbage and should feel like garbage, AND she is the steadfast hero who will leap into action to right wrongs and protect her friends, AND she is the critical voice of Mike, telling her that she wasn’t a terrible person and was worth saving. All of it.

      • theVoidWatches
        theVoidWatches
        November 18, 2024 at 9:13 am | #

        This tracks with my experience dating someone with DID as well. My partner has a name they use for the whole collective as well as names for individual members. Amber + Amazi-Girl don’t really have a collective name, but neither of them is more ‘the real Amber’ than the other.

    • Mturtle7
      Mturtle7
      November 18, 2024 at 4:03 pm | #

      I mean, that’s pretty much exactly what Amazi-Girl has been saying for (real-time) months, yes. I believe her exact words were (after being told that “Amber has Batman in her head”) “I think of it more like my head has a Stucky slash-fic anthology in it.”

      To put it another way: Amber is a complete person, Amazi-Girl is just the power fantasy superhero persona she created so she could feel good about herself. But also, Amazi-Girl is a complete person, and the personality we know of as “Amber” is just the persona where she pushed all her negative and slothful feelings so she could have a secret identity that knows how to relax! Those can actually both be true at the same time, no biggie.

  23. nobodybasically
    nobodybasically
    November 18, 2024 at 1:08 am | #

    So are Amber and Amazi-Girl able to speak to each other in real time, or is this just Amber telling Dorothy what she knows Amazi-Girl would want her to say?

    • Jo_cubstar
      Jo_cubstar
      November 18, 2024 at 1:12 am | #

      I think they’ve been communicating the last while

    • Michael Steamweed
      Michael Steamweed
      November 18, 2024 at 8:05 am | #

      From several previous strips we’ve seen, I think the two of them talk with each other. Maybe not a lot, but often enough. Kind of like roommates.

  24. Zamperla
    Zamperla
    November 18, 2024 at 1:12 am | #

    God I love Amber. She’s so happy! : )

    • BorkBorkBork
      BorkBorkBork
      November 18, 2024 at 1:55 am | #

      It’s been a long time since I’ve seen her genuinely happy about something.

  25. Aviator
    Aviator
    November 18, 2024 at 1:29 am | #

    Dorothy: “Sure I’ll send her a pic. If you send her a pic.”
    Amazi-Girl: “HELL NO”
    Amber: “HELL YES”
    Joyce: “Why am I getting boob pics? Why not dong pics?”
    Escalation: Probably what you expect.

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      November 18, 2024 at 1:33 am | #

      Amber: “Why does this feel like I’m in someone else’s slashfic?”
      Dorothy: “Your slashfics aren’t like this?”
      Amber: “My slashfics have dicks.”

      • Chubseus
        Chubseus
        November 18, 2024 at 8:34 am | #

        “Well, you sure spent a lot of paragraphs describing this woman’s naked body…”

        “That…That’s for the readers benefit!”

  26. Agemegos
    Agemegos
    November 18, 2024 at 1:43 am | #

    It would be hilarious if Dorothy replied to Joyce with revealing photos of Walky.

    • Agemegos
      Agemegos
      November 18, 2024 at 1:45 am | #

      Or a photo of a pile of laundry. That would be hilarious too.

      • Ophidiophile
        Ophidiophile
        November 18, 2024 at 2:50 am | #

        A photo of Dorothy sitting on a washer.

        • Michael Steamweed
          Michael Steamweed
          November 18, 2024 at 8:07 am | #

          Ooh hot!
          *fans self

  27. Jeremiah
    Jeremiah
    November 18, 2024 at 1:57 am | #

    Listen to the trash goblin lady!

  28. Newlland(Henryvolt)
    Newlland(Henryvolt)
    November 18, 2024 at 2:12 am | #

    I. Love. This. Women.

    Ever fucking part of her

  29. Farmer_10
    Farmer_10
    November 18, 2024 at 2:38 am | #

    ‘I’m a Trash Goblin, who craves mess’ has to be the next book title. Get on it, Willis.

  30. Acher4
    Acher4
    November 18, 2024 at 2:40 am | #

    Awww she is smiling!

    I don’t think we’ve seen Amber smiling for ages!

  31. EtchJetty
    EtchJetty
    November 18, 2024 at 3:01 am | #

    god. amber is so fucking peak forever

  32. Florence
    Florence
    November 18, 2024 at 3:10 am | #

    I am completely one with amber in the final panel

    I don’t care if it isn’t long term, just give me the chaos of Joyce Dorothy kiss, the chaos from it would be so delicious

  33. Maddie B
    Maddie B
    November 18, 2024 at 3:25 am | #

    Amber and Amazi-Girl are both correct.

  34. AGV/Ruby
    AGV/Ruby
    November 18, 2024 at 3:40 am | #

    Mini fanfic incoming:
    Dorothy lets her inner goblin out.
    Dorothy: “What’s with the spicy pictures? You’re gonna keep sending them until you get one from me?”
    *Dorothy sends a pic of her butt*
    Joyce: You finally got them? 😏
    Joyce: OMG I’M SO SORRY DOROTHY I THOUGHT THIS WAS JOE
    Dorothy: Hahaha it’s ok.
    Joyce: …
    Joyce: Your butt is cute.
    Dorothy Aw, thanks. You too.
    Both of them internally: Hold up-

    • Michael Steamweed
      Michael Steamweed
      November 18, 2024 at 8:08 am | #

      And literally everyone else: No, no, please continue.

      • Big Z
        Big Z
        November 18, 2024 at 8:41 am | #

        Counterpoint to the “literally”:

        Give it up.
        Joeyce has won.
        Dorothy x Joyce is never gonna happen.
        Prediction: Willis is just going to tweak your noses with it like this every couple months for the rest of the strip.

        • Michael Steamweed
          Michael Steamweed
          November 18, 2024 at 10:41 am | #

          I’ll give up my ship when you pry it from my cold, dead hands!

          (to misquote charleton heston, who deserves it)

  35. Rabisch
    Rabisch
    November 18, 2024 at 3:59 am | #

    I don’t think Dorothy will ever send a photo back. But that would be so hilarious! Let’s hope Amber will be able to convince her.

    • Rowen Morland
      Rowen Morland
      November 18, 2024 at 4:13 am | #

      Dorothy has been trying to provoke herself out of her box recently with quasi-destructive acts.

  36. DashWallkick
    DashWallkick
    November 18, 2024 at 5:05 am | #

    Sending Joyce back a lewd would be a mildly subversive act which at worst will serve as a humanizing anecdote and not as anything truly threatening to the power structures at hand!

  37. Random832
    Random832
    November 18, 2024 at 6:37 am | #

    If they are stored in the cloud [normal MMS doesn’t but i don’t know what iMessages does], it would probably be Joyce that has the legitimate access required to delete them, not Dorothy.

    • Mark
      Mark
      November 18, 2024 at 7:27 am | #

      Dorothy didn’t say “legitimate”. She just wants it done.

  38. Kim
    Kim
    November 18, 2024 at 6:39 am | #

    It wkk ok uld be incredibly funny if she did 😌💖

  39. Callid13
    Callid13
    November 18, 2024 at 6:48 am | #

    Amazi-girl gives sage, boring advice.
    Amber gives *interesting* advice!

  40. Felian
    Felian
    November 18, 2024 at 7:04 am | #

    I’m a litte worried about Dorothy being ok. Her facial expressions whenever it’s about those photos are looking like she is not okay. I just wonder, is she simply worried for Joyce, or is she negatively impacted by getting unsolicited half-nudes? Even if unintended, thit can still have a hurtful impact on the recipient.

    • Big Z
      Big Z
      November 18, 2024 at 8:39 am | #

      Hell, Dorothy has not been okay for a LONG time, and her biggest problem seems to be that she doesn’t have a mom friend type to point out to HER that she needs to work on herself more.

    • Leorale
      Leorale
      November 18, 2024 at 1:15 pm | #

      Drunken pics would go against her long-held plan of being electable as first woman president.
      She doesn’t need those photos gone anymore because she’s lost that dream. She knows it’s the right move for her not to try for the presidency anymore, but she still has feelings about it, and she’s kinda floundering without a new dream.

  41. Lamppost
    Lamppost
    November 18, 2024 at 7:27 am | #

    Not sure I’m loving that Dorothy is showing these to Amber, lol.

    (Not so) funny story: I have been in a similar scenario to this one, where I received some partial nudes of a friend that were definetely not meant for me. I immediately deleated them and basically yelled at the person who accidentally sent them to me until they apologized to everyone involved. Be careful with nudes, folks 🙁

    • Nymph
      Nymph
      November 18, 2024 at 8:19 pm | #

      Yeah. Yours seems like the more even-headed and reasonable response to an accident.

  42. Em
    Em
    November 18, 2024 at 7:39 am | #

    Same, Amber. Same. I admit that in the right mood my advice is absolutely chaotic, but I do disclose beforehand.

  43. Tomixcomics
    Tomixcomics
    November 18, 2024 at 7:45 am | #

    I’m really concerned at how much her entire circle of friends seems to be enabling this split personality. I know amazi-girl saved them and all but… This feels unhealthy and they’re all just acting like it makes perfect sense?

    • AnonGrouch
      AnonGrouch
      November 18, 2024 at 8:35 am | #

      you don’t fix split personality disorder with shame. it’s essential to keep people from feeling unalienated and be able to walk them through emotional and logical things which requires a shared frame of reference. even psychologists will tend to address the personalities in question directly so they can help the person resolve issues.

      also this is, for the umpteenth time comments section, a comic about college students. ex-children. young adults. they are not licensed psychologists. they are friends with someone with a mental illness and what do you do when you are in that situation? you adapt. you don’t take responsibility for ‘fixing’ their mental illness outside of things their doctor suggests.

    • Taffy
      Taffy
      November 18, 2024 at 9:55 am | #

      That’s really not how this works.

    • OBBWG
      OBBWG
      November 18, 2024 at 10:57 am | #

      It seems to be very healthy. Amber and Amazi-Girl are talking freely. That is a major step towards integration. If their friends encourage the cross talk, Amber/Amazi-Girl are likely to become more like a single personality. At some point Amazi-Girl may just say “We’ve become two pieces of the same person. I don’t need to be separate. Let’s just be Amber.” Amber, when the time is right, would say yes.

    • TerribleTransit
      TerribleTransit
      November 18, 2024 at 11:16 am | #

      Tl;dr they’re doing the right thing here

      DID is a very complex topic, and I’m far from an expert, but even experts are divided on whether it’s even a thing that can or should be “fixed”. As it stands now, the Amber/AG DID system is stable and functional: sharing memories, speaking to each other, and generally cooperating. The only way it could get “better” is through reintegration of the two personalities, which may not be practical or even desirable, and regardless would be a *long* therapy journey to achieve.

      In the meantime, what should her friends do? Refuse to acknowledge one of the personalities? Gaslight her into thinking her DID isn’t real? Try and force her into (additional?) therapy to “fix” her against her will? Pretty much any other reaction will just ostracize and alienate Amber, possibly leading to her hiding the problem and regressing to a less functional system.

      The best and only thing they can do at this point is acknowledge and accept Amber/AG as they are and let them sort out things out further with a therapist.

      • Tomixcomics
        Tomixcomics
        November 18, 2024 at 2:06 pm | #

        I’m not saying force her but unless I’m forgetting something I haven’t seen anyone even amicably encourage her towards it?

        • Jeremiah
          Jeremiah
          November 18, 2024 at 2:20 pm | #

          Walky has mentioned that the therapist around here aren’t very good so that might be the reason.

        • Yeet
          Yeet
          November 18, 2024 at 5:04 pm | #

          amber’s certainly aware that therapists exist and also that she’s pretty broke
          a college therapist isn’t going to be available for the long haul, maybe not even consistently available during term, and this sort of thing is a very fucking long haul
          not to mention you can’t choose what kind of practice you get at a college making it far harder to get a compatible therapist
          plus it’s far easier to manage therapy when you have a stable schedule that won’t be interrupted every 2d5 days with an assignment on top of classes

          • NGPZ
            NGPZ
            November 18, 2024 at 10:24 pm | #

            “I don’t actually know anything about therapy, what it can or can’t do, its pros and cons, etc, but I DO know it’s the easy thing to say to be dismissive of other people.”

            Fuckin hate how “just go to therapy” has become yet another form of let-them-eat-cake obliviousness (-_-)

    • Jeremiah
      Jeremiah
      November 18, 2024 at 2:23 pm | #

      They aren’t really “enabling” it, they are just cool with it, they might not fully understand it but they seems to be functioning fine and acting like she some sort of freak would help no one.

    • Holly
      Holly
      November 18, 2024 at 4:33 pm | #

      Read an interesting article on studies for new therapies for people who hear destructive voices: Rather than the traditional advice of not ‘encouraging’ or acknowledging the voices, a *trained* psychologist helped clients to build an avatar, role played as it, and slowly come to a negotiation with it. It was more effective than the conventionall wisdom of dismissing it as imaginary.

      It’s in The Guardian and called “You tried to tell yourself I wasn’t real” if anyone thinks reading it won’t stress them out (there’s some extreme mental health distress described in it).

      • Laura
        Laura
        November 18, 2024 at 10:24 pm | #

        Fascinating!

    • Serendipity
      Serendipity
      November 18, 2024 at 7:05 pm | #

      Alters are a normal part of life for some people. Trying to shut them down is a bad, bad idea.

  44. Michael Steamweed
    Michael Steamweed
    November 18, 2024 at 7:50 am | #

    Amber wants more crudes, nudes, and lewds.

    (it’s me. amber is me.)

  45. Firseal
    Firseal
    November 18, 2024 at 7:53 am | #

    … to thine own self be true…

  46. Bleuryder
    Bleuryder
    November 18, 2024 at 8:13 am | #

    #WeAreAllAmber

    Wouldn’t it be easier to text Joyce to stop though?

    • pyrock_mania
      pyrock_mania
      November 18, 2024 at 9:41 am | #

      Today provides yet more evidence that Amber is secretly a “Twitch Plays” bot powered by the comments section.

  47. Shakes
    Shakes
    November 18, 2024 at 8:17 am | #

    Amber learning nothing from the last time she wanted friends to kiss.

  48. ValdVin
    ValdVin
    November 18, 2024 at 8:20 am | #

    Dorothy, Amber, and Amazi-Girl are…having a three-way?

    • Smallmoon
      Smallmoon
      November 18, 2024 at 9:35 am | #

      George Takai: Oh my!
      Dorothy: Three-way call. A three-way call!

      • Casi
        Casi
        November 18, 2024 at 3:19 pm | #

        I understood that reference

  49. Suet
    Suet
    November 18, 2024 at 8:27 am | #

    On one hand, the butterfly effect of this would be immense that not even Until Dawn can match. OTOH, we haven’t seen Amber this happy in forever so replying would be a wild heat check.

    Book 15: I’m a Trash Goblin Who Craves Mess

  50. raultsi
    raultsi
    November 18, 2024 at 9:34 am | #

    I’m going to find a way to work “I’m a trash goblin and crave mess” into a conversation today

  51. Vulcanodon
    Vulcanodon
    November 18, 2024 at 9:41 am | #

    There should be Amazi-Girl posters around the university with cybersecurity PSAs on them

  52. Whirlakitty
    Whirlakitty
    November 18, 2024 at 11:34 am | #

    The big question is, when Dorothy sends a pic back, who will she send it to by mistake?

    • Alongcameaspider
      Alongcameaspider
      November 18, 2024 at 12:24 pm | #

      Sarah, who in her new forced cheerfulness will decide to send one back and accidently send it to Jennifer, I dont know how it continues from there but it ends up in a huge orgy

    • Da Boy
      Da Boy
      November 18, 2024 at 6:43 pm | #

      Becky! It has got to be Becky!

      • Taffy
        Taffy
        November 18, 2024 at 7:45 pm | #

        “Dotty, didja ever notice the freckles on yer flaps look exactly like the Pleiades?”

  53. Jdorr
    Jdorr
    November 18, 2024 at 1:26 pm | #

    Love how we get advice from both responsible Amazi-girl and self admitted “trash goblin” Amber

  54. Dana W
    Dana W
    November 18, 2024 at 11:23 pm | #

    Traditionally its called the Imp of the Perverse. I suffer from it most grievously.

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