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Foresight

by David M Willis on June 7, 2015 at 12:01 am
  • 03 - The Butterflies Won't Fly Away
└ Tags: amber, becky, jennifer, joyce

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  1. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    June 7, 2015 at 12:01 am | #

    then Amber sees AtA and says, “Dangit, peeps, can’t we play a REAL card game, like Dominion or 6 nimmt?”

    • Jen Aside
      Jen Aside
      June 7, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

      then Billie is all, “shit, lost my chance to actually maybe not ostracize myself but look like it’s someone else’s idea and I’m just being helpful”

    • grantimusmax
      grantimusmax
      June 7, 2015 at 12:30 am | #

      Amber: “MUNCHKINS OR GTFO”

      • Rich
        Rich
        June 7, 2015 at 12:34 am | #

        One of the Chez Wahtever games would work just as well.

        • Jen Aside
          Jen Aside
          June 7, 2015 at 1:13 am | #

          I’d say “Machine of Death” doesn’t get enough love but IDK it’d work with a huge group

        • Fred
          Fred
          June 7, 2015 at 5:55 pm | #

          I was a MiB for SJG several years ago. I made special cards (illustrated by John Kovalic) for Chez Geek which added more explicit adult items, activities, etc. into the game. I’d run at cons later in the evening (with a disclaimer and content warning) under the name “Chez Freak.”

          I’ve been considering breaking out my copy for the local dungeon’s “Kinky Geek Night.”

      • Ancestral Hamster
        Ancestral Hamster
        June 7, 2015 at 1:06 am | #

        For those curious, Dominion is the first deck-building card game. (Basically like Magic: the Gathering but without the collectible aspect and tiered rarities. Also it’s real-time. We are all building a deck RIGHT NOW to win before any other player can.) There are now many expansions for Dominion: the link below is only to the original. FWIW, I rate Dominion a “10” on Boardgame Geek.
        http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36218/dominion

        Munchkin is the rules-exploity aspect of RPGs, but in PvP card game format. The original is fantasy/D&D themed, but they have many varieties, Sci-Fi, Kung Fu, Superhero etcetera etcetera.
        http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1927/munchkin

        Have not played Chez Geek, but here’s the link:
        http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/553/chez-geek

        • gwalla
          gwalla
          June 8, 2015 at 3:50 pm | #

          “Munchkin is the rules-exploity aspect of RPGs, but in PvP card game format.”

          Nah, if it was like powergaming and rules-lawyering, your decisions would have some influence on the outcome of the game. Munchkin has only slightly more relevant player decision-making than Candyland. It’s about as much fun as rules-lawyering, though, which is to say not much fun at all.

      • podian
        podian
        June 7, 2015 at 3:11 am | #

        Munchkin for the win! Though… when you imagine a game of Munchkin in Willis’s world of drama…

      • The Other Mike
        The Other Mike
        June 7, 2015 at 3:33 am | #

        Fluxx is an acceptable substitute if Munchkin is not available.

        • Touchfuzzy
          Touchfuzzy
          June 7, 2015 at 10:34 am | #

          Honestly, in most board game circles, Munchkin and Fluxx are not seen in a positive light.

          • Touchfuzzy
            Touchfuzzy
            June 7, 2015 at 10:36 am | #

            Its the board gamers version of pretentiousness. (though to be honest, I’m not a fan of either myself, though I don’t sneer at them and will play them if other people want to. Ok, I sneer a bit at Munchkin cause its too long for what it is).

          • Deanatay
            Deanatay
            June 7, 2015 at 11:15 am | #

            True. REAL nerds would play Epic Spell Wars of The Battle Wizards: Duel At Mt. Skullzfyre.

            (Yes, this is a real card game.)

            Or, Love Letter.

            • Touchfuzzy
              Touchfuzzy
              June 7, 2015 at 11:31 am | #

              Love Letter is a really solid small card game.

              I would probably go like, Marvel Legendary or the DC Deckbuilder for Amber though. They are also coming out with TMNT Dice Masters soon! I know Shortpacked Amber was a TMNT fan, don’t think its been referenced in DoA though.

            • Rich
              Rich
              June 7, 2015 at 4:46 pm | #

              There’s second boxed set out for Epic Spell Wars, you know. “Rumble At Castle Tentakill” Standalone but compatible with Skullzfyre, pretty much more of the same with some new variations.

          • Havtorn
            Havtorn
            June 7, 2015 at 2:06 pm | #

            Munchkin I get. I’ve never heard anyone sneer at Fluxx, though, without without essentially saying “I think all games need deep strategy”.

            • Touchfuzzy
              Touchfuzzy
              June 7, 2015 at 2:51 pm | #

              Its mostly that it is super random. I don’t like it much, but I’ll play it, its fairly short and it can be funny, so its not a complete waste of time. But I would rather play something that had more thought for the amount of time, or something that is just completely party game like But Wait, There’s More! or even Cards Against Humanity.

            • Touchfuzzy
              Touchfuzzy
              June 7, 2015 at 2:52 pm | #

              And this is of course, just commentary on my own enjoyment of the game. I would never poopoo a game that someone was having fun playing. Even if it isn’t something I like much.

              • Touchfuzzy
                Touchfuzzy
                June 7, 2015 at 2:53 pm | #

                don’t* like much

              • vlademir1
                vlademir1
                June 8, 2015 at 2:50 am | #

                To be fair, most cardgames in that class (ie light opener/closer games) tend toward the high randomness. Fluxx, Munchkin, Give Me the Brain, et al are the games you play while you wait for everyone to show up or for something to do while actually socializing because there are no meaningful stakes.

          • podian
            podian
            June 8, 2015 at 4:15 am | #

            Dunno about Fluxx, but my experience is that everybody loves Munchkin.

            • gwalla
              gwalla
              June 8, 2015 at 3:51 pm | #

              Hi there. Munchkin sucks.

              • podian
                podian
                June 10, 2015 at 5:56 am | #

                Avatar matches comment 😀

    • Shining Wizard
      Shining Wizard
      June 7, 2015 at 12:35 am | #

      omg i ❤ dominion, i own so much of it

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      June 7, 2015 at 3:12 am | #

      “Oh, but, with the exception of Danny and Ethan, you’re all newbs. Huh. Maybe I should be merciful!”

    • Rorror
      Rorror
      June 7, 2015 at 6:25 am | #

      I’m currently trying to figure out, how english-speaking people would pronounce 6 nimmt, and it’s hilarious.

      • Deanatay
        Deanatay
        June 7, 2015 at 11:17 am | #

        The game was released in America as ‘Category 5’. Does that count as pronouncing it properly?

        • Rorror
          Rorror
          June 7, 2015 at 1:01 pm | #

          No, it doesn’t. Also, whose idea was that? How does that name relate to the gameplay? Or any other aspect of the game?

          • Jen Aside
            Jen Aside
            June 7, 2015 at 1:07 pm | #

            haha looks like Ruth’s arguing with herself

            [I heard it was “Take 5” but ok]

            • dmaxx
              dmaxx
              June 7, 2015 at 2:37 pm | #

              And the faaaces are even in the right direction xD

              • Rorror
                Rorror
                June 7, 2015 at 5:23 pm | #

                No, mine is in the left direction. (=

    • Trismagestus
      Trismagestus
      June 7, 2015 at 5:07 pm | #

      Coup, or the Princess’ Letter.

  2. Stephen Bierce
    Stephen Bierce
    June 7, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    There’s pigeons down on Market Square/She’s standing in her underwear…

  3. Mr. Random
    Mr. Random
    June 7, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    If you get six red cards, you level up and get to use Cards Against Humanity.

    • otusasio451
      otusasio451
      June 7, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

      That is a fantastic variation on the game. I might use that, if you don’t mind.

      • Solenoid
        Solenoid
        June 7, 2015 at 2:37 am | #

        Addendum: Once you’ve leveled up, you draw the black cards when it’s your turn to choose a round winner.

    • Safgaftsa
      Safgaftsa
      June 7, 2015 at 12:12 am | #

      Green cards.

      • Opus the Poet
        Opus the Poet
        June 7, 2015 at 2:57 am | #

        But what if you’re a citizen already and don’t need a green card? 😛

        • Dave O
          Dave O
          June 7, 2015 at 10:32 am | #

          When you level up, you get deported. Raises the stakes!

  4. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    June 7, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    Ha ! We all called on this one 😀

    • DarkoNeko
      DarkoNeko
      June 7, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

      Hello Amber ! Since you didn’t cross Sal in the hallway I’m guessing she went back to her room before heading out. (or went out her window altogether)

      • Kris
        Kris
        June 7, 2015 at 12:09 am | #

        Actually they probably had a really badass fight that was like 5 splash pages long we missed.

        • Safgaftsa
          Safgaftsa
          June 7, 2015 at 12:13 am | #

          Willis will release it as one of those “optional, canonical but not at all relevant to the rest of the story” things.

          • Justin
            Justin
            June 7, 2015 at 12:22 am | #

            You mean a Slipshine? Because it probably wasn’t that sort of fight.

            • DarkoNeko
              DarkoNeko
              June 7, 2015 at 12:28 am | #

              Oh my !

            • Captain Batson
              Captain Batson
              June 7, 2015 at 2:56 am | #

              I CAN DREAM

            • 6Qubed
              6Qubed
              June 7, 2015 at 7:46 am | #

              I ship this now and the ship’s callsign is the S.S. Hatefuck.

              • Captain Batson
                Captain Batson
                June 7, 2015 at 2:15 pm | #

                It’s the most epic ship in its class.

          • JustCheetoDust
            JustCheetoDust
            June 7, 2015 at 12:35 am | #

            That’s a great idea. But I like to think he would release teaser panels of such a thing, claim the work is a commission that will never be publicly released yet is still canon, and then soak in the anguish expressed in the comments section.

            • dmaxx
              dmaxx
              June 7, 2015 at 2:55 pm | #

              Aaaaarg, FOOOL, have you not learned to never speek of any such awful schemes such as the one mentioned inside the walls of the unmerciful lord of despair who listning in on new heartless tings to subject the poor people of willistown to? (Runs around in circle mcduck style)

  5. Kris
    Kris
    June 7, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    Sal leaves as Amber enters. Drama avoided………for now. -_-

    • DarkoNeko
      DarkoNeko
      June 7, 2015 at 12:35 am | #

      Amber is secretly Sal.

      • JessWitt
        JessWitt
        June 7, 2015 at 12:54 am | #

        Everybody is each other!

        • Rich
          Rich
          June 7, 2015 at 4:38 pm | #

          I am Spartacus!

      • podian
        podian
        June 7, 2015 at 3:18 am | #

        Wait, but if Amber is secretly Sal, and Amazi-Girl fought with Sal, then Amber can’t be Amazi-Girl!

        We must dig deeper…

        • Deanatay
          Deanatay
          June 7, 2015 at 11:22 am | #

          Actually, Amber has plenty of psychological conflict going on in her skull. I can easily see her fighting her alter-ego.

          Heck, Amber may be Amazi-Girl’s nemesis.

      • Marc in MN
        Marc in MN
        June 7, 2015 at 11:17 am | #

        Ha! Yeah, that was kind of a Superman/Clark Kent level of timing there.

    • Jason
      Jason
      June 7, 2015 at 1:26 am | #

      Which is too bad … for us, anyway. Dammit.

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      June 7, 2015 at 2:51 am | #

      I suddenly saw Amber and Sal passing eachother in the corridor and doing a tag in/tag out move.

      • Lurlock
        Lurlock
        June 7, 2015 at 10:32 am | #

        I’m thinking more like those old Looney Toons shorts with the sheepdog and the wolf. They pass eachother at the punch-clock and it’s like “Morning, Sal”, “Morning, Amber”…

      • Deanatay
        Deanatay
        June 7, 2015 at 11:22 am | #

        “Bread ‘n’ Butter”
        “Bread ‘n’ Butter”

    • Screwball
      Screwball
      June 7, 2015 at 3:32 pm | #

      Sal walks out front door (confirmed by looking at previous comic), Then Amber walks in same door minute or 2 later? Possibly how it worked; Sal walks out, walks down hall 1 way, goes around corner SAME MOMENT Amber turns/enters hall, Amber heads to room none the wiser, cast matrix-dodges drama bomb…

      • Rich
        Rich
        June 7, 2015 at 4:37 pm | #

        Sal probably went to her room and exited through the window.

      • Lurlock
        Lurlock
        June 7, 2015 at 4:51 pm | #

        Couldn’t Sal just leave through the shared bathroom? Then she’d never have run into Amber coming in the front door.

        • Screwball
          Screwball
          June 7, 2015 at 6:56 pm | #

          Well she definitely left via the highly decorated front door. And it’s also clear Amber came in the front door, so that’s my guess…

          ..Mind you, Sal could come back in cause she forgot something, then it’ll be drama-bombs-away…

      • EEWWW
        EEWWW
        June 7, 2015 at 8:15 pm | #

        or Amber is waiting around the corner for Sal to leave… then ‘Amazi’ingly sneaks down hall to the party.

  6. Zaidyer
    Zaidyer
    June 7, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    Ain’t no party like a Joyce Brown party ’cause once the drama starts it don’t stop
    It don’t stop

    • grantimusmax
      grantimusmax
      June 7, 2015 at 12:31 am | #

      Can’t stop won’t stop

  7. Rich
    Rich
    June 7, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    Oh Becky. You’ll never get back into the closet.

    • otusasio451
      otusasio451
      June 7, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

      After all, it no longer exists since she nuked it.

      • Tacos
        Tacos
        June 7, 2015 at 12:14 am | #

        From orbit, no less.

        • Jesse
          Jesse
          June 7, 2015 at 4:13 am | #

          It’s the only way to be sure.

    • Rycan
      Rycan
      June 7, 2015 at 12:13 am | #

      I thought she just wanted into the closet so she could plant a homing beacon for her tactical nuke.

    • SmartAlec105
      SmartAlec105
      June 7, 2015 at 1:05 am | #

      What she did was ” kicking the door down weilding a burning chainsaw.” That is from the comment section of Sandra and Woo when a character came out in pretty much the same way.

      • CJ
        CJ
        June 7, 2015 at 5:20 am | #

        I vaguely remember that quote, but I don’t remember anyone at Sandra&Wo being out like that. Could someone have said this regarding Larissa, who would … if she were (but isn’t)?

        • SmartAlec105
          SmartAlec105
          June 7, 2015 at 10:19 am | #

          Well I can’t really say it here since you get only one hint before the character does it but it isn’t one of the main 3 children.

    • AgentKeen
      AgentKeen
      June 7, 2015 at 1:06 am | #

      I wasn’t sure if I could stop laughing long enough to get past that first line.

  8. otusasio451
    otusasio451
    June 7, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    Sal’s Amber-sense was tingling!

    • grantimusmax
      grantimusmax
      June 7, 2015 at 12:32 am | #

      Sadly, one only gets Amber-sense by being stabbed by a radioactive Amber.

      • JustCheetoDust
        JustCheetoDust
        June 7, 2015 at 1:08 am | #

        I guess that’s something to look forward to if a round of the knife game or mumbletypeg played with Amber goes awry.

        • otusasio451
          otusasio451
          June 7, 2015 at 2:53 am | #

          I’ve got all my fingers
          The knife goes chop, chop, chop
          If I miss the spaces in between
          My fingers will come off

          And if I hit my fingers
          The blood will soon come out
          But all the same, I play this game
          ‘Cause that’s what it’s all about

          Ohhhhh, I CHOPchopchopchopchopchopchop
          I’m picking up the speed
          And if I hit my fingers
          Then my hand will surely bleed!

  9. Sarah
    Sarah
    June 7, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

    Pff, good timing Amber, couldn’t you have gotten there like, two minutes ago, when Ethan and Sal were sitting together?

    • JustCheetoDust
      JustCheetoDust
      June 7, 2015 at 12:13 am | #

      Probably saw that green StreetPass light and couldn’t resist having to check for puzzle pieces.

    • Dean
      Dean
      June 7, 2015 at 12:37 am | #

      Does this mean that Sal is secretly… Amber?

  10. The Thing
    The Thing
    June 7, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

    Becky, didn’t you just leave that place?

    • grantimusmax
      grantimusmax
      June 7, 2015 at 12:35 am | #

      I thought she nuked it from orbit.

  11. Opus the Poet
    Opus the Poet
    June 7, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

    Why should Becky Feel “naked”? She has more on below he waist than Billie.

    • Opus the Poet
      Opus the Poet
      June 7, 2015 at 12:07 am | #

      And for some reason this keyboard is missing a lot of keystrokes and my proofreading is not catching them all.

    • Nono
      Nono
      June 7, 2015 at 12:09 am | #

      Why do you think all the shots of Billie are from the waist up?

      • Rich
        Rich
        June 7, 2015 at 12:21 am | #

        The point of view from all those seated card players must be interesting – or it would be if Danny hadn’t already expressed disinterest, Ethan wasn’t gay, and Walky wasn’t Walky (and distracted by Dorothy anyway). I guess Becky can appreciate the Billie show, though.

    • C.
      C.
      June 7, 2015 at 12:20 am | #

      Billie’s wearing shorts.

      • Rich
        Rich
        June 7, 2015 at 12:21 am | #

        Maybe.

        • Alex
          Alex
          June 7, 2015 at 12:38 am | #

          Schrödinger’s shorts?

          • cesium133
            cesium133
            June 7, 2015 at 1:30 am | #

            They’re made out of cats.

            • Roborat
              Roborat
              June 8, 2015 at 2:41 pm | #

              Must resist urge to make obvious off colour comment . . .

              Nope, not going to say it.

          • A Scientist
            A Scientist
            June 7, 2015 at 1:48 am | #

            Someone needs to collapse that wavefunction.

            • JWLM
              JWLM
              June 7, 2015 at 1:55 am | #

              I think that Ruth would be happy to modify their state. I don’t know how fast they’d be travelling after she did so, though.

            • Rich
              Rich
              June 7, 2015 at 8:19 am | #

              “Collapse that wave function”

              Well, there’s another innocuous phrase I’m now permanently linking to sexual metaphor. Thanks. Needed more non-sequitur responses for when I’m asked to talk dirty.

    • Romanticide
      Romanticide
      June 7, 2015 at 12:41 am | #

      She is not that used to wearing such a low amount of clothes in her life.

  12. Nono
    Nono
    June 7, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

    I can’t recall, is this the first time Billie and Amber have directly interacted with each other outside of Amazi-girl shenanigans

    • Catullus
      Catullus
      June 7, 2015 at 12:08 am | #

      There’s this, but I doubt either of them would recognize each other from it.

      • Rich
        Rich
        June 7, 2015 at 12:16 am | #

        Not so sure about that, they were face to face and talking a bit. Did Danny ever convince her that nothing happened, or does she still think Billie sexed it up with him before he started dating Amazi-Girl? Grounds for at least one-sided annoyance if the latter.

        Also, I had forgotten that Mike is a giant. Must be seven feet tall in that strip.

        • Lord Stoneheart
          Lord Stoneheart
          June 7, 2015 at 12:23 am | #

          Amazi Girl knows that Danny didn’t have sex with Billie because she broke into Billie’s room to listen to the tape recording.

          • Rich
            Rich
            June 7, 2015 at 12:28 am | #

            Oh right, forgot about that. Fair enough.

            Judging by the fact Billie knows Amber is a gamer nerd, think we can safely say they remember each other.

            • DarkoNeko
              DarkoNeko
              June 7, 2015 at 12:37 am | #

              Billie can recognize a nerd when she sees one.

              • Wizard
                Wizard
                June 7, 2015 at 12:54 am | #

                Nerdar?

      • Lord Stoneheart
        Lord Stoneheart
        June 7, 2015 at 12:20 am | #

        I can’t link to the comic now, but after Amazi Girl’s encounter with Sal at the Wal Mart parking lot, Amber stumbles upon a drunk Billie outside of Ruth’s room. Amber confesses to being Amazi Girl, but Billie doesn’t believe it because “Amazi Girl is way hotter”. And then Amber helps Billie get back to bed. Billie might not remember the encounter but Amber probably does.

        • DarkoNeko
          DarkoNeko
          June 7, 2015 at 12:40 am | #

          And there I thought you were trolling, but, the magical amber+billie tag showed the answer.

          I totally forgot about that interaction, lol.

          • Rich
            Rich
            June 7, 2015 at 4:52 pm | #

            Amber is immune to consistency.

            Poor sad Billie.

  13. Catullus
    Catullus
    June 7, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

    Interesting that Billie guesses the correct situation (well, part of the situation) so quickly.

    • grantimusmax
      grantimusmax
      June 7, 2015 at 12:36 am | #

      It’s because Billie is oblivious only to her own problems.

  14. HMRC4EVR
    HMRC4EVR
    June 7, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

    well, to quote Maxwell Smart on the whole Sal/Amber meeting:

    “Missed by THAT much!”

  15. GoogerGeiger
    GoogerGeiger
    June 7, 2015 at 12:07 am | #

    Aaaaaaaaand crisis averted.

    • Rich
      Rich
      June 7, 2015 at 12:09 am | #

      For now.

      • grantimusmax
        grantimusmax
        June 7, 2015 at 12:36 am | #

        *cue dramatic chipmunk*

        • Opus the Poet
          Opus the Poet
          June 7, 2015 at 1:56 am | #

          http://0.media.collegehumor.cvcdn.com/32/69/2894bf58f3341aa29979a3d68dd066cb.jpg

    • AgentKeen
      AgentKeen
      June 7, 2015 at 1:08 am | #

      A couple of them. It’s lucky Sal left when she did or we might have a dorm room brawl on our hands now that Amber’s here.

      • Captain Batson
        Captain Batson
        June 7, 2015 at 2:55 am | #

        Doubtful. I’m pretty sure the last time Sal and Amber interacted it was just brief eye contact followed by Amber running off crying into her arm.

  16. Dhraakellian
    Dhraakellian
    June 7, 2015 at 12:08 am | #

    “Can I get into the closet for a second”, after that “painful” != “my life” comic and having somehow not seen the one with Sal’s departure…

    Let’s just say that wardrobe changes are not what I though of first when I read that sentence

  17. Tacos
    Tacos
    June 7, 2015 at 12:13 am | #

    I see I wasn’t the only one who thought that about Becky’s clothes then.

  18. SinnAmi
    SinnAmi
    June 7, 2015 at 12:14 am | #

    I hear it. My people have need of me and my dirty-minded Apples to Apples strategy!

    • Rich
      Rich
      June 7, 2015 at 12:18 am | #

      Hardcore gamer nerds sneer at ATA. Way too lightweight – which is funny, considering most of them love their Cards Against Humanity.

      • SinnAmi
        SinnAmi
        June 7, 2015 at 12:35 am | #

        Me and my friend aren’t allowed to play that game on campus anymore though…

        • Disloyal Subject
          Disloyal Subject
          June 7, 2015 at 3:20 am | #

          Impressive. How’d you pull that off?

          • Rich
            Rich
            June 7, 2015 at 8:12 am | #

            Playing CAH in public will get you banned from ever doing so again just about everywhere. There isn’t even a local game store around here that will let you crack out a copy during regular hours. Too easy to offend.

  19. caesaria82
    caesaria82
    June 7, 2015 at 12:17 am | #

    Look, it’s the new superhero Amazing-Timing-Girl.

    • JessWitt
      JessWitt
      June 7, 2015 at 12:56 am | #

      The Close Call Crusader.

  20. Captain Batson
    Captain Batson
    June 7, 2015 at 12:20 am | #

    BILLIE SUSPECTS! Soon she may know Amber’s greatest secret: she is a NERD.

    • Rich
      Rich
      June 7, 2015 at 12:24 am | #

      Yeah, that’s about the best kept secret since Becky’s sexual orientation.

  21. Rich
    Rich
    June 7, 2015 at 12:26 am | #

    The irony of Billie being critical of someone having wardrobe issues does not escape me.

    Go Leafs.

  22. Chrissy
    Chrissy
    June 7, 2015 at 12:37 am | #

    Aww they almost cracked Billie’s facade! Well, that or she’s drunk.

  23. grantimusmax
    grantimusmax
    June 7, 2015 at 12:38 am | #

    Did anyone pick up on Joyce’s preturnatural peace-keeping diversion skills? That was some Mom-at-Thanksgiving level stuff.

    • A Scientist
      A Scientist
      June 7, 2015 at 1:53 am | #

      Agreed. Overall, she clearly possesses serious hosting skills.

      • Bagge
        Bagge
        June 7, 2015 at 2:27 am | #

        Yup, that was smooth, and Becky was not bad either

    • Architex
      Architex
      June 7, 2015 at 6:25 pm | #

      Becky might think she’s losing Joyce to Dorothy, but Joyce is still looking out for her best friend. It’s cute <3

  24. Idon'tcarenomore
    Idon'tcarenomore
    June 7, 2015 at 12:40 am | #

    And Billie is deflected from hitting the nail on the head regarding Becky’s homeless situation by Joyce….and then Amber arrives. More misdirection.

    Wonder if Billie will stay sober enough to drop this little tidbit on Ruth?

    Poor Becky.

  25. Idon'tcarenomore
    Idon'tcarenomore
    June 7, 2015 at 12:41 am | #

    Worse still, poor Joyce and Sarah.

  26. Chengrel
    Chengrel
    June 7, 2015 at 12:42 am | #

    And this is why you should always have a Bug Out Bag containing spare clothes.

    • Disloyal Subject
      Disloyal Subject
      June 7, 2015 at 3:24 am | #

      You have to prioritize. Clothes are important, but for a true b.o.b., food, survival gear, and weapons are more crucial. One change of clothes still is a minimum in my opinion, though.
      Of course, that’s no reason you can’t have a second bag that’s specifically clothes for less dire circumstances that require a speedy relocation.

  27. dailybrad
    dailybrad
    June 7, 2015 at 1:00 am | #

    Alt text is correct, I keep briefly thinking she’s in underpants. Brief, hohoho, underwear humor.

  28. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    June 7, 2015 at 1:03 am | #

    My siren song consists of any dessert-related words.

    • Screwball
      Screwball
      June 7, 2015 at 4:40 pm | #

      Robot robot robot robot robot robot robot robot robot robot robot robot…

      • JessWitt
        JessWitt
        June 7, 2015 at 8:27 pm | #

        * Does not compute. Please input sugary sweet words *

        • Rich
          Rich
          June 7, 2015 at 9:45 pm | #

          Gravatar with chocolate river of hair especially appropriate here.

  29. Poop-em-Out
    Poop-em-Out
    June 7, 2015 at 1:12 am | #

    Dodged a bullet there didn’t he?

  30. Darth Cariss
    Darth Cariss
    June 7, 2015 at 1:21 am | #

    Oh look, just after Sal left. That’s convenient for everyone.

    • A Scientist
      A Scientist
      June 7, 2015 at 1:47 am | #

      Well it’s about time something was convenient for everyone!

  31. BenRG
    BenRG
    June 7, 2015 at 2:35 am | #

    Huh. Becky can make anything look good, can’t she?

    Still, Billie’s going to work this out eventually. The only important question is whether she’ll tell Ruth or just try to hold it over Joyce’s head under the delusion that this gives her some social advantage?

    Meanwhile, I’ve got to say that Amber’s level of self-awareness is sometimes frightening.

    • HMRC4EVR
      HMRC4EVR
      June 7, 2015 at 6:35 am | #

      Heya Ben-are you the same BenRG over at FF.N by chance?

      • BenRG
        BenRG
        June 7, 2015 at 9:36 am | #

        Yep!

  32. TheSuicidalGiraffe
    TheSuicidalGiraffe
    June 7, 2015 at 2:43 am | #

    Better then my people’s song…

    no

  33. neeks
    neeks
    June 7, 2015 at 6:28 am | #

    hey look, a distraction!

    • Roborat
      Roborat
      June 8, 2015 at 2:44 pm | #

      Is it a demonic duck?

  34. theheroesofcrash
    theheroesofcrash
    June 7, 2015 at 8:14 am | #

    Personally, I’d recommend the card game “We Didn’t Playtest This at All”. It’s always a laugh at parties (with silly rules and humorous messages at the bottom of each card), the rules are easy to understand (the rules of play are printed right on each card), and games tend to be super-quick (you can play it several times in a row at parties, or a few times at a restaurant while waiting for your food), so it’s easy to deal in a new player who wants to join.

  35. JBento
    JBento
    June 7, 2015 at 8:20 am | #

    Speaking of “our people,” it’s like I can see the rolls behind the comic.

    Billie rolls a 20 on her Insight check and gets a free Opportunity Attack against Becky, but Joyce uses an interrupt, making Billie forgo that attack unless she makes a Concentration check. Billie totally rolls a 1.

  36. gkheyf
    gkheyf
    June 7, 2015 at 8:50 am | #

    she knows too much. she must be eliminated. or alcoholed-up and distracted.

    now, on to the danny/amber/ethan seating position that we all came here to see!

    • Tacos
      Tacos
      June 7, 2015 at 5:10 pm | #

      Well Billie did bring alcohol with her so….

  37. overdosed
    overdosed
    June 7, 2015 at 10:48 am | #

    damn it becky!
    you just basically came out the closet and nuked it and now your going back in!

    damn you becky

  38. kelticat
    kelticat
    June 7, 2015 at 11:04 am | #

    Wait…is Becky putting on the Orange Sweater With Blood On It?
    Cause if she is, Joyce will have another traumatic party experience.

    • JBento
      JBento
      June 7, 2015 at 11:26 am | #

      You can see the tank top, meaning it’s open in the front, so I think it’s a shirt, not a sweater.

    • Deanatay
      Deanatay
      June 7, 2015 at 11:33 am | #

      Not the Orange Sweater, this shirt is button-down, and collared at the neck. The Orange Sweater is a pull-over turtleneck.

  39. Animal
    Animal
    June 7, 2015 at 12:43 pm | #

    Ah, yes, party games. I was pretty hot at Turbo Quarters back in the day.

  40. advancecasette
    advancecasette
    June 7, 2015 at 5:14 pm | #

    this party will explode into fuckin sadness

    • Animal
      Animal
      June 7, 2015 at 6:52 pm | #

      “this party will explode into fuckin”

      Fixed.

      • m2iCodeJockey
        m2iCodeJockey
        June 7, 2015 at 8:45 pm | #

        “Danny Sandwich?”

  41. Bagge
    Bagge
    June 7, 2015 at 7:04 pm | #

    Billie, are you sure you want to force the topic on why certain people don’t have any clothes in their closets?

  42. Kenjia
    Kenjia
    June 7, 2015 at 7:10 pm | #

    “Billie. Head cheerleader. Problem solver.” She looks genuinely concerned in this comic. I doubt she’d consider playing the game if she wasn’t.

    • Rich
      Rich
      June 7, 2015 at 9:43 pm | #

      I could see her being actually helpful if she knew Becky’s situation in full. She’s a pretty sympathetic character a lot of the time. If nothing else she doesn’t seem to mind throwing money at a problem, and she’s got Ruth’s ear (as well as other parts of her anatomy) when it comes to cutting Becky some slack.

      Hell, maybe Ruth will surprise us all and give Becky a hand herself. There’s some grounds for empathy between them.

      • Aislashu
        Aislashu
        June 7, 2015 at 11:01 pm | #

        “Give Becky a hand” heh heh.

  43. motorfirebox
    motorfirebox
    June 7, 2015 at 11:09 pm | #

    re: the title Hey man you drew it, I don’t judge!

    • motorfirebox
      motorfirebox
      June 7, 2015 at 11:10 pm | #

      YES Joe avatar, perfect for my unbelievably juvenile sense of humor

  44. Julez
    Julez
    June 7, 2015 at 11:43 pm | #

    No one break out Diplomacy or the entire dorm will cease speaking to each other.

  45. vic
    vic
    June 13, 2015 at 5:49 am | #

    does anyone inverse see amber and sal together (aside of the flashback time) ? conclusion they must be the same person !

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