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by David M Willis on March 31, 2014 at 12:01 am
  • 02 - I Was a Teenage Churchmouse
└ Tags: jacob, roz, sarah

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  1. Vivvav
    Vivvav
    March 31, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

    And right after they parted in Shortpacked too. Friggin’ A, Willis.

    • coolhandluke
      coolhandluke
      March 31, 2014 at 1:25 am | #

      As if the differences in this universe weren’t already obvious

      • Jaxx Sentinel
        Jaxx Sentinel
        March 31, 2014 at 1:53 am | #

        I know I’m gonna sound stupid, but Shortpacked Roz and DOA Roz seem pretty much the same to me , hell they’re both camgirls in one way or another.

        • coolhandluke
          coolhandluke
          March 31, 2014 at 2:45 am | #

          well to be fair all the characters are the same they just have different experiences in certain points in time plus they are younger. Like Ethan still being gay, but knowing Amber as a kid and Joyce still being religiously devoted, but not being abducted. So Roz is the same its just how she would act in college and she also seems to be more promiscuous if anything

          • Kat
            Kat
            March 31, 2014 at 7:48 am | #

            I do not read any of his other comics – Ethan becomes not gay again?

            • Danielle
              Danielle
              March 31, 2014 at 8:56 am | #

              No-no. They are saying that Ethan is the same in both worlds, because he is gay in both worlds, but different, because he knew Amber as a kid. At least, that’s how I read it as someone who has, in fact, read Willis’s other works.

            • Cody B
              Cody B
              March 31, 2014 at 8:16 pm | #

              What Danielle said.

              Although Ethan did not start out gay in shortpacked.

              • coolhandluke
                coolhandluke
                April 1, 2014 at 1:46 am | #

                thats exactly what i’m saying though he did start out gay just in the closet

                • dralou
                  dralou
                  April 1, 2014 at 10:03 pm | #

                  so closeted, even him didn’t know…

  2. Quatoria
    Quatoria
    March 31, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

    Oh dear. I’m not sure Sarah even comprehends how you battle against…. that.

    • Sensedog
      Sensedog
      March 31, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

      Simple: she just needs to put out first.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        March 31, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

        Are you trying to get into a putting out competition with ROZ?

        • thecanvashat
          thecanvashat
          March 31, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

          We’re talking about putting laundry out, right?

        • Hoboturtle
          Hoboturtle
          March 31, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

          I know, that’s Rank S Absolute Zone, right there.

          • Beige
            Beige
            March 31, 2014 at 12:16 am | #

            Nope. Just A

            *Adjusts Hipster Glasses* Rank S requires the legwear coupled with a tsundre attitude and pigtails, both of which Roz lacks.

            • Yotomoe
              Yotomoe
              March 31, 2014 at 12:23 am | #

              But some people (ie. me) find Tsudere’s incredibly annoying. And pigtails only work with certain hair/body types.

              • begbert2
                begbert2
                March 31, 2014 at 10:29 am | #

                And that changes the classification system how?

              • Gadgeteer Smashwidget
                Gadgeteer Smashwidget
                March 31, 2014 at 12:00 pm | #

                Tsunderes are adorable and you should feel bad.

                • Yotomoe
                  Yotomoe
                  March 31, 2014 at 5:19 pm | #

                  Tsundere’s are annoying jerks who are too scared to be honest with other people and I will have no part of it. Call me back when you’re done putting me through your bullshit!

                • Cody B
                  Cody B
                  March 31, 2014 at 8:17 pm | #

                  Tsundere’s make me stop watching animes sometimes.

        • John
          John
          March 31, 2014 at 12:26 am | #

          I’m thinking Roz won the “puttin’ out for Jacob” race before Sarah even got off the starting blocks. Maybe lapped her a couple (dozen) times already.

          Hmm. Anyone want to lay odds that that threesome Joe couldn’t quite remember was he and Jacob making a Roz sandwich?

          • rachel
            rachel
            March 31, 2014 at 12:29 am | #

            THIS IS WHAT I WANT

            • Ivan
              Ivan
              April 2, 2014 at 3:36 pm | #

              Well, Rachel, I can get you 66% of the way there! Contact me at “Get Most of What I Want .com” and I’ll be over with a threesome minus one! (Void where prohibited by Larry Flynt, which is nowhere!)

          • tinfoil theory
            tinfoil theory
            March 31, 2014 at 2:39 am | #

            No bet.

            Where was Ethan in all this?

            • tinfoil theory
              tinfoil theory
              April 1, 2014 at 3:28 am | #

              Why do I even ask. Everyone knows he was in the closet.

          • Undrave
            Undrave
            March 31, 2014 at 10:33 pm | #

            Willis, make porn of that!

        • The Wizard
          The Wizard
          January 4, 2015 at 2:35 pm | #

          Thats possible?

    • Jay Eff
      Jay Eff
      March 31, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

      What, the tie?

      • Jen Aside
        Jen Aside
        March 31, 2014 at 12:25 am | #

        The glasses, clearly. Geek chic.

    • thecanvashat
      thecanvashat
      March 31, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

      Fire. Lots of fire.

  3. Tunaro
    Tunaro
    March 31, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

    I smell a catfight a’brewin’

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      March 31, 2014 at 12:07 am | #

      Always bring a bat to a catfight.

      • 3oranges
        3oranges
        March 31, 2014 at 12:54 am | #

        But never bring a cat to a bat fight.

        • StClair
          StClair
          March 31, 2014 at 1:34 am | #

          Selina Kyle might disagree.

    • Ocbrad1
      Ocbrad1
      March 31, 2014 at 9:30 am | #

      Roz may have an easier time with having the sex than Sarah, but if it comes down to a battle for Jacob, Sarah is gonna wipe the floor with Roz.

  4. thecanvashat
    thecanvashat
    March 31, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    He’s coming to the party because he likes wine and cheese tastings

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      March 31, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

      And discussing the films of Kurosawa and Bergman.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        March 31, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

        As well as deep thought provoking analysis of the social structure of the North American Powers.

        • Leorale
          Leorale
          March 31, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

          What a great party!

        • Jaxx Sentinel
          Jaxx Sentinel
          March 31, 2014 at 1:58 am | #

          and dat ass, mostly that ass though

    • paradoxius
      paradoxius
      March 31, 2014 at 10:50 am | #

      Commence Legally Blonde.

  5. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    March 31, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    In the future: Roz VS Sarah Deathmatch.

    • Bill
      Bill
      March 31, 2014 at 12:11 am | #

      “Back off, bongo — I’ve got a baseball bat and I’m not afraid to use it.”

      • tinfoil theory
        tinfoil theory
        April 1, 2014 at 3:30 am | #

        The things Roz can do with a baseball bat.

    • newllend
      newllend
      March 31, 2014 at 12:45 am | #

      I can’t help but think that Roz would just jump on sarahs back and try to strangle her in a neck lock.

    • Deathjavu
      Deathjavu
      March 31, 2014 at 5:35 am | #

      I think Roz would probably make it into something a little different than a fight.

      And then upload the video to a subscription website. Splitting the profits 50/50.

      • Heimdallw32
        Heimdallw32
        March 31, 2014 at 2:44 pm | #

        70/30. Roz has to do the editing/uploading etc.

  6. Idon'tcarenomore
    Idon'tcarenomore
    March 31, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    Ah no Sarah…I’m a confirmed hermit, and even I know better than that 🙂

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      March 31, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

      Yeah, at least develop a crippling video game habit like Amber.

      Vigilantism side hobby optional, but sorta preferred.

      • John
        John
        March 31, 2014 at 12:15 am | #

        Sarah’s already a vigilante. Beating a would-be rapist with a baseball bat kind of qualifies.

        • No Name
          No Name
          March 31, 2014 at 1:40 pm | #

          true, but is it a hobby?

  7. Hoboturtle
    Hoboturtle
    March 31, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    On one hand, I actually I Roz and glad that she opened up to Jacob in Shortpacked. On the other hand: You got him in another universe. This is Sarah’s turn.

    • saltchocolate
      saltchocolate
      March 31, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

      Damn, Roz. Just don’t videotape this one . . .

      • Doctor_Who
        Doctor_Who
        March 31, 2014 at 12:17 am | #

        Pretty sure if she did it would get ten times as many hits as the one with Joe.

      • ninja_jesus
        ninja_jesus
        March 31, 2014 at 2:02 am | #

        …Netorare senses tingling…

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      March 31, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

      Yeah but she like…lost him. She was all sad and shit.

  8. Claire
    Claire
    March 31, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    Roz rocks the purple as well. Poor Sarah.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      March 31, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

      Roz is wearing more of a Blue-Violet.

    • Leorale
      Leorale
      March 31, 2014 at 12:07 am | #

      It’s the thigh-highs and the miniskirt. Despite showing less skin, this combo is sexier than just a miniskirt and bare legs. Nobody knows why.

      I find her presumption a turn-off, but I’m not Jacob, so I guess we’ll have to see. We don’t really know what he likes yet!

      • saltchocolate
        saltchocolate
        March 31, 2014 at 12:12 am | #

        Anyone want to bet he asks Sarah to come with?

        • tinfoil theory
          tinfoil theory
          March 31, 2014 at 2:44 am | #

          Depends. Would she say yes?

          • Inarx
            Inarx
            March 31, 2014 at 7:00 am | #

            Those gravatars are meant to be.

            • saltchocolate
              saltchocolate
              March 31, 2014 at 7:49 am | #

              OTP!

            • Kaiden
              Kaiden
              March 31, 2014 at 9:47 pm | #

              It would only be better if your gravatar were Mike, because we all know he’s the only one who can sort this out.

  9. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    March 31, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    I dunno Roz. Sarah might have you beat. Sarah, step up your pace a bit, let us get a good look!

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      March 31, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

      How can Roz hope to compete with stories about Joyce?

      • MM
        MM
        March 31, 2014 at 12:10 am | #

        Stories about Robin? What they lack in crazy fundamentalism, they probably make up for in plain old crazy.

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          March 31, 2014 at 12:14 am | #

          You might be on to something.

        • newllend
          newllend
          March 31, 2014 at 12:25 am | #

          Roz: “My sister once got drunk and passed a law that if anyone where too inpersonated a police officer, vimper, werewolf or alien they would beaten and incarcerated. I tell ya that was the worse halloween EVER.”

  10. LiaHansen
    LiaHansen
    March 31, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    Favorite character, right there in the last panel.

  11. MightionNY
    MightionNY
    March 31, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

    Sarah knows how to use a bat.

    Old Testament style.

    • saltchocolate
      saltchocolate
      March 31, 2014 at 12:07 am | #

      Roz knows how to use a butt. 21st century style.

  12. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    March 31, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

    *is loving that Roz rear action*

    • saltchocolate
      saltchocolate
      March 31, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

      Gotta love the look on Jacob’s face in panel 4!

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        March 31, 2014 at 12:17 am | #

        He’s clearly checking them buns out.

        • No Name
          No Name
          March 31, 2014 at 1:44 pm | #

          Well, you heard him, “a girl should be able to check out buts without shame” It is conceivable he feels the same with guys to.

  13. Michael Steamweed
    Michael Steamweed
    March 31, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

    Oh, no! The plot thickens! But I’ll bet Joyce can help Sarah battle against the Roz-beast. 😀

    • drs
      drs
      March 31, 2014 at 12:57 pm | #

      The plot, and other things. Unless Jacob calls his “my plot”.

  14. newllend
    newllend
    March 31, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

    Damn just swoop in steal sarahs thunder why dont you? So I guess its going to be Roz vs Sarah for jacobs attention.

  15. Opus the Poet
    Opus the Poet
    March 31, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

    Someone was enquiring if Jacob had a sex addiction in this universe as well. It looks like we may get a chance to find out.

    • Bill
      Bill
      March 31, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

      Looks to me more like Roz is the one with the addiction.

    • Dean
      Dean
      March 31, 2014 at 12:13 am | #

      He will when Roz is finished with him.

    • No Name
      No Name
      March 31, 2014 at 1:48 pm | #

      That would be me, back when regalli asked whether anyone *didn’t* need therapy or whatever. Jacob was in the list that didn’t, but only if he weren’t a sex addict. If he were, it would bring the list from five to four.

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      March 31, 2014 at 2:02 pm | #

      Maybe this is going to be the storyline about how his sex addiction gets started. LIKING sex is fine and healthy. Addiction is when you pursue it so much that it interferes with the rest of your life. … you know, like hitting the party spots to get laid on a weeknight, when you should be studying for your intensive law degree or at least resting up so that you can be attentive in class tomorrow.

  16. potatoaddict
    potatoaddict
    March 31, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

    Nothing quite like a pose when it comes to try convincing a man what to do…

    I hate it when they do that.

  17. Leorale
    Leorale
    March 31, 2014 at 12:10 am | #

    As long as Jacob likes poofy hair, he wins either way!

    • thecanvashat
      thecanvashat
      March 31, 2014 at 12:11 am | #

      So Sal?

      • John
        John
        March 31, 2014 at 12:19 am | #

        He’s got to get her hot and bothered first.

        • thecanvashat
          thecanvashat
          March 31, 2014 at 7:35 am | #

          Like Jason?

  18. Anderhail
    Anderhail
    March 31, 2014 at 12:11 am | #

    Ooohhh… maybe Sarah can recruit Mary for assistance against Roz.

    …And now, I feel shame. So. Much. Shame.

    • Evan
      Evan
      March 31, 2014 at 12:19 am | #

      A deal with Mary is a deal with SATAN INCARNATE!

      • No Name
        No Name
        March 31, 2014 at 1:50 pm | #

        Nonononono, It would be a deal with BAPTIST incarnate, you know, with all the hypocritical righteous indignation. Not that I have anything against Baptists, I’m just going on a common, and probably wrong, American stereotype.

  19. Gram91
    Gram91
    March 31, 2014 at 12:11 am | #

    I smell bad mouthing at the expense of Joyce’s privacy that actually matters to Sarah.

  20. Pyr05
    Pyr05
    March 31, 2014 at 12:11 am | #

    The ass… it… it is non-existent!

    • nothri
      nothri
      March 31, 2014 at 12:19 am | #

      No, I’ve seen donkeys. I know they exist.

  21. Cholma
    Cholma
    March 31, 2014 at 12:18 am | #

    Oh, Sarah. You had me at “sitting in your room alone” and lost me with “mouth guard.”

  22. nothri
    nothri
    March 31, 2014 at 12:21 am | #

    So as of now I’m convinced Sarah’s isolation has less to do with feeling ostracized from the whole world and more to do with how she apparently is terrible at human interaction when boning is on her mind. I mean, yeeesh, I thought Joyce and Danny were bad at this, but I’ve found my new number one.

  23. EvergreenFir
    EvergreenFir
    March 31, 2014 at 12:22 am | #

    daymn…

  24. Evan
    Evan
    March 31, 2014 at 12:25 am | #

    Considering Roz blew off Joyce’s incident with that Ryan guy, Sarah now has extra reason to murderize her 😀

  25. Batman
    Batman
    March 31, 2014 at 12:27 am | #

    Sarah is right on the money with this one.

    And then, after you are done fuming at the world from a darkened room, you can go out and batpunch the world to make it stop being stupid.

    I find fuming at the world so much more cathartic when done from the security of a non-structural gargoyle and accompanied with some violent venting of my unresolved childhood issues on petty criminals.

    • Batman
      Batman
      March 31, 2014 at 12:32 am | #

      …I’m sorry, you wanted to talk about the comic?

      Fine. Sarah, if he’d wanted to be with Roz, he wouldn’t have been ignoring her invitation. He did, however directly express his interest in YOU.

      A provocative pose or two isn’t a substitute for a likable personality.

      • John
        John
        March 31, 2014 at 1:21 am | #

        The question is whether a hilarious roommate is a substitute for a likable personality.

        • Rutee
          Rutee
          March 31, 2014 at 4:34 am | #

          Why would Sarah need a substitute for a likable personality?

          • John
            John
            March 31, 2014 at 5:53 am | #

            She tries awfully hard to not have one.

            And fails, IMAO, but probably many people don’t appreciate her misanthropy. A number of people in these very comments seem convinced that she’s a terrible person because she’s making true statements about Joyce.

            • No Name
              No Name
              March 31, 2014 at 2:02 pm | #

              I don’t. I think she’s terrible (in the personal sense, not the character sense) because she is incapable of opening up, even before the whole Dana episode. It is not a very good attitude to have on the world, but probably a necessary one given her upbringing (she’s a scholarship kid, remember). For the first time since Dana, things are going her way, and she can’t cope with it. When she started talking smack about Joyce, I actually felt happy for her, especially since she stood up for her (however briefly), and because she needed to be open. And now Roz has swooped in, being all sexy-like, and has a very real chance at crashing everything around her. What will she do? Will she curl up in a ball and hide from the world, as she has done before? Will she lash out and cause trouble, as she has done for Joyce? Or will she do the reasonable thing and stand up for herself with hurting people and breaking things, as she had done for Dana at the expense of her friendship with Raidah? Only time, or Willis, will tell.

              • No Name
                No Name
                March 31, 2014 at 2:04 pm | #

                withOUT hurting people and breaking things. Sheesh

                • Starscreamer
                  Starscreamer
                  March 31, 2014 at 4:55 pm | #

                  But it’s much more entertaining when it’s WITH the hurting people and breaking things.

              • Jack Finch
                Jack Finch
                March 31, 2014 at 8:26 pm | #

                (cue cheesy organ)
                Will love and man-candy triumph over Sarah’s misanthropy
                Would Roz “share” Jacob.?
                We’ll find out (eventually).

  26. Alan Lafond
    Alan Lafond
    March 31, 2014 at 12:30 am | #

    What is wrong with yesterday’s comic? I thought maybe it would be fixed after rollover, but it still won’t load. I can see Saturday’s strip, and I can see today’s strip, but the Sunday strip won’t load. It doesn’t give me a broken link icon, but doesn’t load either. It shows the alt-text in place of the comic. Am I the only one who has been unable to read it?

    • Cholma
      Cholma
      March 31, 2014 at 12:34 am | #

      Guessing it’s just you. When you click on the comments, you still can’t see the image? Direct link to image is here: http://www.dumbingofage.com/comics/2014-03-30-onions.png

      • Alan Lafond
        Alan Lafond
        March 31, 2014 at 1:37 am | #

        Yeah, I tried viewing comments, and same issue. When I go to the direct link, all I get is a blank page with the URL of the image printed where the image would normally be located. It basically responds as though the file does not exist or something.

        • ninja_jesus
          ninja_jesus
          March 31, 2014 at 2:13 am | #

          Can you see this?

          • Alan Lafond
            Alan Lafond
            March 31, 2014 at 3:07 am | #

            Yes, I was able to see that one. Thanks! 🙂

            Still a mystery why it’s not loading from its usual place, but I guess I won’t bother at this point, since I was at least able to read it now.

            • ninja_jesus
              ninja_jesus
              March 31, 2014 at 4:03 am | #

              It’s still worth looking into, in case future problems exist. Have you tried clearing your cache?

  27. rachel
    rachel
    March 31, 2014 at 12:30 am | #

    GDAMN GGGGDAMN

  28. an
    an
    March 31, 2014 at 12:34 am | #

    ughhhhh more roz.

    ignore herrrrr jacobbbbb. let’s not go through shortpacked! all over again. i beg of you.

    • Deathjavu
      Deathjavu
      March 31, 2014 at 5:27 am | #

      I dunno, that particular relationship barely happened in SP! Crashed and burned almost as soon as we (the audience) were privy to it.

      Heck, I’d argue we saw more of that relationship in SP! within the short storyline from last week than we did before then, and it was only 3 strips.

      • timemonkey
        timemonkey
        March 31, 2014 at 7:06 am | #

        That’s because they didn’t really have a relationship. Jacob had a serious problem and Roz was dismissive of it and taking advantage of him. She wanted a relationship but that’s not what she had.

        • Deathjavu
          Deathjavu
          March 31, 2014 at 5:51 pm | #

          Relationship as in “this is how these two characters have interacted with each other”, not relationship as in “these two characters were romantically entangled.”

          Although you could make a case for the latter, depending. It’s not what I meant though.

  29. Bilfred
    Bilfred
    March 31, 2014 at 1:32 am | #

    Lol is all I could think.

  30. Peruhain
    Peruhain
    March 31, 2014 at 1:42 am | #

    Roz. Erm . . . complete with cameltoe.

    • John
      John
      March 31, 2014 at 2:18 am | #

      Pretty sure that’s just the inside front of her belt skirt.

    • David M Willis
      David M Willis
      March 31, 2014 at 2:38 am | #

      Never underestimate the insatiable desire to call out cameltoe regardless of likelihood of actually being cameltoe, just for the fun of pointing out cameltoe.

  31. TaintedSpud
    TaintedSpud
    March 31, 2014 at 1:45 am | #

    Guys guys guys… You’re ignoring the obvious solution.

    Oreo cookie.

    • Rutee
      Rutee
      March 31, 2014 at 4:36 am | #

      Wouldn’t that require a white person?

      • Deathjavu
        Deathjavu
        March 31, 2014 at 5:23 am | #

        I hear they come with chocolate filling as well these days.

      • ninja_jesus
        ninja_jesus
        March 31, 2014 at 5:47 am | #

        Skin tone-wise, Roz is paler than either Jacob or Sarah.

  32. Tomas
    Tomas
    March 31, 2014 at 2:02 am | #

    Panel one… Borderless grasping hand! Flashback! Knife! Trauma!

    Oh, wait, it’s just Roz, ruining everything forever. Damn, but I do love the waistcoat look. Argyle thigh-highs? Oh, Willis, how did you know…

  33. SilverArrowArtemis
    SilverArrowArtemis
    March 31, 2014 at 2:05 am | #

    Make your move or you’ll lose him! Stop being so goddamn awkward!

    Status: Fuming

    • No Name
      No Name
      March 31, 2014 at 2:06 pm | #

      You sound like your talking to yourself. Given that this was at 2 in the morning, I don’t blame you.

  34. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    March 31, 2014 at 2:45 am | #

    No party is complete without a fighter, rogue, wizard and cleric.

    • No Name
      No Name
      March 31, 2014 at 2:07 pm | #

      Which is which?

      • Heimdallw32
        Heimdallw32
        March 31, 2014 at 2:53 pm | #

        Sarah is obviously Fighter, Roz is Rogue, and Jacob is Wizard, so that makes Joyce the Cleric (too obvious, perhaps?).

        • Zach
          Zach
          March 31, 2014 at 8:32 pm | #

          Look at that beefcake. Jacob is soldier, Roz is a thief, Joyce is a monk, and Sarra is an assassin. It’s ok if they have poor team comp at they haven’t really decided on teams yet.

          Who but Mike could be a sorcerer, with his wicked incantations. The Faz?

  35. Saru
    Saru
    March 31, 2014 at 3:07 am | #

    Even as a joke, Sarah…..

  36. Ry
    Ry
    March 31, 2014 at 7:01 am | #

    Sarah: GPOY

  37. Jimmy
    Jimmy
    March 31, 2014 at 7:05 am | #

    Oh Sarah *facepalm*

  38. David
    David
    March 31, 2014 at 9:18 am | #

    Well, good thing Joyce dressed Sarah.

  39. Cattus
    Cattus
    March 31, 2014 at 11:54 am | #

    ahhhhh! I can’t keep track of all the story arcs…….ahhhhhhh!

  40. ChaoticCandy
    ChaoticCandy
    March 31, 2014 at 12:22 pm | #

    Doesn’t matter what universe, I always want to smack Roz.

  41. caesaria82
    caesaria82
    March 31, 2014 at 3:15 pm | #

    I actually like Roz a lot, but dammit, her timing here is not great lol.

  42. Skeptible
    Skeptible
    March 31, 2014 at 3:57 pm | #

    Mouth guard! That’s what I’ve been doing wrong.

  43. stainedglassdeity
    stainedglassdeity
    March 31, 2014 at 5:32 pm | #

    I feel like Roz may invite Sarah for a threeway, when and if the time comes. Not beyond her, she’s awesome like that.

  44. Rust
    Rust
    March 31, 2014 at 9:41 pm | #

    I doubt Roz did that on purpose, but damn. I never liked when people flirted with guys I liked (which is obviously dumb, but you know, college jealousy) but the whole “hey theres a party! I’m telling this person near you about it. I will not address you in any way, because you are nothing to me.” bothers me. I mean, in the strip, obviously she wouldn’t invite a stranger! And in the strip, she probably isn’t intentionally being rude…

    But a part of me wonders: did she see Jacob with Sarah and run over to claim her territory, so to speak? Is that the kind of thing she would do? I don’t THINK so, but.

    Basically my personal experiences make this strip soooo much harder to read without getting pissed at Roz.

  45. Meygaera
    Meygaera
    March 31, 2014 at 10:03 pm | #

    Roz is rockin’ that Zettai Ryouiki

  46. maycroft
    maycroft
    March 31, 2014 at 10:57 pm | #

    she moves the body like a cyclone

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