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Intel

by David M Willis on July 17, 2015 at 12:01 am
  • 04 - Walking with Dina
└ Tags: dina, jacob, raidah, sarah

Discussion (177) ¬

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  1. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    July 17, 2015 at 12:01 am | #

    DINA THROWDOWN

    release the raptor

    • otusasio451
      otusasio451
      July 17, 2015 at 12:11 am | #

      This one specifically.
      http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-33510288

    • Jen Aside
      Jen Aside
      July 17, 2015 at 12:27 am | #

      or that works

      • Rowen Morland
        Rowen Morland
        July 17, 2015 at 1:00 am | #

        Zhenyuanlong I choose you!

    • Random Comment
      Random Comment
      July 17, 2015 at 3:06 am | #

      How on Earth is there already art of Dina and Sarah and the new dinosaur that was JUST uncovered?!?

      • Gamaran Sepudomyn
        Gamaran Sepudomyn
        July 17, 2015 at 4:55 am | #

        Because there are a bunch of awesome artists in DoA’s fanbase.

      • Jen Aside
        Jen Aside
        July 17, 2015 at 8:31 pm | #

        it took like an hour

    • WolfLann
      WolfLann
      July 17, 2015 at 9:56 am | #

      Door teleportation ACTIVATE!!!

      • Freemage
        Freemage
        July 17, 2015 at 10:11 am | #

        “Her room has a door. I can work with that.”

  2. Camachri
    Camachri
    July 17, 2015 at 12:01 am | #

    Oh no. That’s the kind of talk that ends in Sarah losing an arm.

    • tim gueguen
      tim gueguen
      July 17, 2015 at 12:12 am | #

      Are you saying she’s Logan from Blaster Nation in a really clever disguise?

      • Architex
        Architex
        July 17, 2015 at 2:59 am | #

        Hmm, their personalities might not be too different.

    • Usayasha
      Usayasha
      July 17, 2015 at 3:49 am | #

      I just hope it doesn’t lose her Dina, or she’ll have to give up her leg in order to get her back.

      • Kaiden
        Kaiden
        July 17, 2015 at 8:55 am | #

        And then Dina will be trapped in a metal dinosaur?

        • Marisa Mockery
          Marisa Mockery
          July 17, 2015 at 1:49 pm | #

          I don’t think she’d mind.

      • Anorak
        Anorak
        July 17, 2015 at 3:13 pm | #

        arm, not leg

    • John V
      John V
      July 17, 2015 at 7:31 am | #

      Are you saying Dina has the death sentence on twelve systems?

  3. Eric
    Eric
    July 17, 2015 at 12:01 am | #

    Only on Dina could a Tricera-Top be considered ‘dressing inconspicuously’.

  4. otusasio451
    otusasio451
    July 17, 2015 at 12:01 am | #

    Saur. Dina Saur. Feathered, not scaly.

    • AgentKeen
      AgentKeen
      July 17, 2015 at 12:30 am | #

      Dina’s Eleven.

      …There’s probably 11 characters that’d help out, right?

    • Willoughby Chase
      Willoughby Chase
      July 17, 2015 at 4:21 am | #

      Dina and the Seven Hoods?

  5. Andr3wtime
    Andr3wtime
    July 17, 2015 at 12:01 am | #

    This is exactly what leads to world wars.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      July 17, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

      World War Squee!

      • Andr3wtime
        Andr3wtime
        July 17, 2015 at 1:00 am | #

        The Squee that launched a thousand ships.

      • Tacos
        Tacos
        July 17, 2015 at 1:07 am | #

        So then what would be the terms of surrender?

    • Dibullba
      Dibullba
      July 17, 2015 at 1:14 am | #

      So we talking a world war where people ride on meat eating dinosaurs? Where a T-Rex fights against a hybrid dinosaur that the military thought was a brilliant idea with the assistance of a raptor riding on said T-Rex?…. Count me in!!!!

      • Gamaran Sepudomyn
        Gamaran Sepudomyn
        July 17, 2015 at 4:57 am | #

        And then all of the dinosaurs and the military have their eyes eaten by crows.

        Seriously, I have been terrified of birds eating my eyes ever since I saw a picture of a bird eating a seal’s eye, having apparently killed it.

  6. Rodimiss
    Rodimiss
    July 17, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    cue shenanigans

  7. Mr. Random
    Mr. Random
    July 17, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    Dina holds grudges apparently.

    • Injury Man
      Injury Man
      July 17, 2015 at 12:07 am | #

      Well, she clearly isn’t a fan of people treating her like a little kid, and … Raidah? Her name’s not in the tags right now, but her and her friends didn’t just imply little kiditude, but they called her mentally challenged, and while Dina doesn’t know that Raidah condemned it, her friend literally yelled “And take your retarded kid with you,” after them as they left.

      • Palamdrone
        Palamdrone
        July 17, 2015 at 12:17 am | #

        She didn’t have a problem with thinking Dina is mentally challenged. She just condemned using the r-word.

        • timemonkey
          timemonkey
          July 17, 2015 at 12:31 am | #

          And for thinking being mentally challenged was something to mock her for.

        • Regalli
          Regalli
          July 17, 2015 at 11:09 am | #

          Yeah, I would be perfectly on board with petty plans of showing this person is a jerk after that mall visit.

      • MackDad
        MackDad
        July 17, 2015 at 10:34 am | #

        For those who want to revisit: http://www.dumbingofage.com/2012/comic/book-2/05-saturdays-all-right-for-slighting/friend/

      • DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
        DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
        July 17, 2015 at 12:27 pm | #

        While it may completely blow Sarah’s mind that not only is Raidah not the most loved person on campus *BUT* other people might not care for her character issues either, there is the possibility Dina could see through Raidah’s….Raidah-ness even with the minimal interaction they’ve had. Not everyone who doesn’t show well by High School Bathroom Gossip standards lacks the perspective skills many people simply think they have. Take Walky, for instance.

    • nothri
      nothri
      July 17, 2015 at 12:09 am | #

      Like this?

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJpooPuCUT0

    • chris73
      chris73
      July 17, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

      This is good, showing peoples faults always makes me like them more

  8. Stephen R. Bierce
    Stephen R. Bierce
    July 17, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    And thus the Canteen becomes the Cantina. Death sentance in fifteen systems?

    • cynthash
      cynthash
      July 17, 2015 at 12:58 am | #

      And so it begins. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWO5Ai_a80M

    • Willoughby Chase
      Willoughby Chase
      July 17, 2015 at 4:22 am | #

      Dina shot first.

  9. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    July 17, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    “She should watch out. We’re wanted men.”

    • newllend(henryvolt)
      newllend(henryvolt)
      July 17, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

      Hey its my apparently assumed alter ego.

      • Someone
        Someone
        July 17, 2015 at 2:20 pm | #

        Yeah, I wasn’t really thinking straight there…sorry

        • newllend(henryvolt)
          newllend(henryvolt)
          July 17, 2015 at 4:21 pm | #

          Na its alright I kind got a laugh out of it to be honest.

          • newllend(henryvolt)
            newllend(henryvolt)
            July 17, 2015 at 4:23 pm | #

            *Kind of

    • GDwarf
      GDwarf
      July 17, 2015 at 1:00 am | #

      “She’ll be careful”
      “She’ll be *dead*!”

      • MeHael
        MeHael
        July 17, 2015 at 10:18 am | #

        “This little one’s not worth the effort”
        Dina – “Stop treating me like a kid because I’m little! RAPTOR ATTACK!!!!!”

  10. Ranial
    Ranial
    July 17, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    I have no idea where this plotline is going yet but sign me up for Sarah / Dina shenanigans

    • A
      A
      July 18, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

      Can I get a “What, what”?

  11. newllend(henryvolt)
    newllend(henryvolt)
    July 17, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    Is she about to use her power of not being noticed to get information on them.

    • Tacos
      Tacos
      July 17, 2015 at 12:21 am | #

      I wouldn’t be surprised if Dina already has info on them.

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      July 17, 2015 at 12:34 am | #

      She doesn’t even need information, she could just straight forward describe the last time they spoke in front of Jacob. Their last encounter involved them verbally abusing Sarah without provocation, assuming she was mentally challenged, talking down to her because of that, and then calling her retarded. Granted, Raidah objected to the last one but Dinah likely didn’t hear that part.

  12. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    July 17, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    I thought it was Char who insulted Dina a few chapters ago.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      July 17, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

      I stand corrected.

    • newllend(henryvolt)
      newllend(henryvolt)
      July 17, 2015 at 12:09 am | #

      Wasn’t it all three of them? And I’m surprised you remembered the other two

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        July 17, 2015 at 12:11 am | #

        They are pretty minor but for some reason I remember Chan and Char’s names.

        • newllend(henryvolt)
          newllend(henryvolt)
          July 17, 2015 at 12:17 am | #

          Their are so minor they have the same name but with a different letter at the end.

    • Norah
      Norah
      July 17, 2015 at 12:39 am | #

      Char’s he one who shouted “take your retarded kid with you” as Sarah and Dina walked away. Raidah told her not to say that. But Raidah also Asked if Dina was mentally-challenged right in front of Dina, and condescended to her in this strip:
      http://www.dumbingofage.com/2012/comic/book-2/05-saturdays-all-right-for-slighting/challenged/

    • Norah
      Norah
      July 17, 2015 at 12:41 am | #

      Oops, sorry, someone else already posted that.

    • JessWitt
      JessWitt
      July 17, 2015 at 1:30 am | #

      Right, I forgot she called her mentally challenged.

      Give Raidah Jurassic Hell, Dina.

  13. -Sentinel-
    -Sentinel-
    July 17, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    Oh yeah, I remember, Raidah and Dina have met before.

    BTW, Jacob and Raidah are missing from the tags.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      July 17, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

      Willis will fix up that soon.

      • Lawzlo
        Lawzlo
        July 17, 2015 at 1:30 am | #

        UNLESS THOSE AREN’T REALLY JACOB AND RAIDAH!!!!!!!!!

        …No, looks like Willis corrected it. Presumably those are really Jacob and Raidah, and not the Thing.

        • The Other Mike
          The Other Mike
          July 17, 2015 at 3:59 am | #

          Unless that’s just what Willis wants you to think!

  14. DJTsurugi
    DJTsurugi
    July 17, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    how is Dina my favorite character, like seriously what happened? ~<3

    • Ozzi
      Ozzi
      July 17, 2015 at 5:31 am | #

      She walked into the room of your heart, stood in the corner, and closed the door in front of herself. Then you forgot she was there and there we are!

  15. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    July 17, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

    They are the deadliest team.

    • Koms
      Koms
      July 17, 2015 at 12:39 am | #

      Sardina

      • Tacos
        Tacos
        July 17, 2015 at 12:45 am | #

        Dinasarah sounds better.

        • Jen Aside
          Jen Aside
          July 17, 2015 at 2:41 am | #

          Dina Sarah Zoo?

        • WolfLann
          WolfLann
          July 17, 2015 at 10:09 am | #

          Dinarah

  16. MeghanTheWorldEater
    MeghanTheWorldEater
    July 17, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

    For those wondering why Dina doesn’t like Raidah.
    http://www.dumbingofage.com/2012/comic/book-2/05-saturdays-all-right-for-slighting/challenged/

    • otusasio451
      otusasio451
      July 17, 2015 at 12:09 am | #

      Hey, another reason for me to despise Raidah. I didn’t need that, but thank you anyway. I guess.

    • Rodimiss
      Rodimiss
      July 17, 2015 at 12:11 am | #

      Oh, I forgot that Sarah and Dina have hung out before, too. Needed that refresher.

    • Shawn L.
      Shawn L.
      July 17, 2015 at 10:17 am | #

      Thanks for the reminder.

  17. Zee
    Zee
    July 17, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

    Prior to this arc I would never have imagined Dina and Sarah being more than polite nodding acquaintances at best. Now I’m totally imagining the two of them teaming up as a super-spy duo.

    For real though, I love the idea of them becoming good friends.

  18. Someone
    Someone
    July 17, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

    1. Why arnt Jacob and Radiah tagged?

    Dina if Radiah turns out to have an army of ninjas, run

    • boomwolf
      boomwolf
      July 17, 2015 at 12:09 am | #

      An army of ninjas is paltry in the face of the mighty Dina

      • Someone
        Someone
        July 17, 2015 at 12:34 am | #

        British Ninjas however

    • tim gueguen
      tim gueguen
      July 17, 2015 at 12:15 am | #

      That’s because those are their twins Marcus and Leshawna.

  19. Gordon Blvd
    Gordon Blvd
    July 17, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

    OMG I can’t believe I’m logging in to nitpick that Jacob and Raidah aren’t tagged

    • Someone
      Someone
      July 17, 2015 at 12:07 am | #

      I overly nitpick everything involving the tags.

  20. Twilightomens
    Twilightomens
    July 17, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

    GO DINA

  21. caesaria82
    caesaria82
    July 17, 2015 at 12:07 am | #

    Oh great, now the Mission Impossible theme will 100% be stuck in my head all day. And it’s 6am over here, so there is a lot of the day left xD

    I love the idea of these two teaming up action/spy movie style though. I see a caper in these girls’ future 😀

  22. Chubsius
    Chubsius
    July 17, 2015 at 12:08 am | #

    “did”! So what’s the catch? How does Dina feel about her currently? Preparing for a twist…

    • Regalli
      Regalli
      July 17, 2015 at 11:11 am | #

      Well, she only met Raidah twice, total, and only one time gave her an actual impression of who this person was: A condescending jerk who asked her if she was “mentally challenged” and talked down to her. She doesn’t know Raidah very well, but that’s more than enough to shape an opinion.

      • ShadowDJ
        ShadowDJ
        July 17, 2015 at 1:41 pm | #

        And lets not forget the fact that she knows how Sarah really is from her interactions wtih her. While she’s not good with people, she can get how they are from being friends with Amber and Joyce (or close to friends I guess :P). And likely finds more of herself in Sarah than the others. And given the circumstances with how Sarah is around others…

        I think Sarah is the most responsible of the characters here since she’s looking out for their wellbeing while still being kinda anti-social, SO it fits the whole ‘big sister/little sister’ dynamic she and Joyce have. She doesn’t like some of her choices, but she felt like they were needed. Such as with Dana, and she saw how self-destructive her actions were and was with her more, so she knew things that Raidah and her friends didn’t get.

  23. otusasio451
    otusasio451
    July 17, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

    In related news, this just happened: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-33510288

    • caesaria82
      caesaria82
      July 17, 2015 at 12:19 am | #

      Awww this dinosaur is so beautiful and awkward and scary and feathered and weird, I love him. Or her.

      “big, fluffy killer birds” is my new favorite desciption. I mean, me personally, I am phobic of just regular, normal birds, so the idea of these is terrifying. But they’re super fun to think about in abstract ways 😀

    • Jen Aside
      Jen Aside
      July 17, 2015 at 2:43 am | #

      “fluffy feathered poodle from hell“?

  24. zach
    zach
    July 17, 2015 at 12:11 am | #

    Like setting balistic gel, the plot thickens.
    The conclusion shall be similar the the pending balistic test.

    • MeghanTheWorldEater
      MeghanTheWorldEater
      July 17, 2015 at 12:15 am | #

      Sounds like someone’s been watching too much mythbusters lately 😛

  25. Palamdrone
    Palamdrone
    July 17, 2015 at 12:13 am | #

    Did, as in past tense? When did Dina stop not liking her, and why?

    • MeghanTheWorldEater
      MeghanTheWorldEater
      July 17, 2015 at 12:21 am | #

      This actually makes me wonder. Is Dina from Japan? Or just of Japanese decent? Cause if she’s actually from Japan I wouldn’t be surprised by her saying “I didn’t like her.” Instead of “I don’t like her.”
      The reason being that in Japanese they don’t really have the implication that something said in the past tense might not still be true now.

      • CaptainBatson
        CaptainBatson
        July 17, 2015 at 12:23 am | #

        Dina, like both of her parents, has always lived in America.

        • MeghanTheWorldEater
          MeghanTheWorldEater
          July 17, 2015 at 12:30 am | #

          Hmm in that case I have no clue why she phrased it like that. -shrugs-

          • Inspector Hound
            Inspector Hound
            July 17, 2015 at 10:29 am | #

            [You already may know by now due to other comments, but what the heck, I’ll chime in.]

            Dina has effectively interacted with Raidah only once before, at the mall with Sarah (where Raidah tried to warn Dina away from Sarah in a I-think-you’re-mentally-slow voice). So Dina is saying that she “… didn’t like her” then.

            (I don’t believe Joyce’s party counts as an interaction, hence the singular use of the verb.)

    • brumagem
      brumagem
      July 17, 2015 at 12:22 am | #

      Did not like her on the past occasions they have met. English is an ambiguous language.

    • Lucina
      Lucina
      July 17, 2015 at 12:28 am | #

      Dina’s only met her once. When you’ve only met someone once, it seems to me it’s perfectly fine to refer to how you felt about that particular event in the past tense.

      • Sunny
        Sunny
        July 17, 2015 at 12:57 am | #

        That was my thought as well. I didn’t think Dina’s use of “didn’t” was odd until some people brought it up. Then I considered it, and I still don’t think it’s odd.

  26. Idon'tcarenomore
    Idon'tcarenomore
    July 17, 2015 at 12:18 am | #

    Maybe Dina is referring to the one time she met her (and her friends) at the Mall? Dina didn’t exactly get treated well by some of them: condescending and one called her retarded.
    I could see why Dina wouldn’t like her based on that alone.

  27. Professor Fate
    Professor Fate
    July 17, 2015 at 12:26 am | #

    “The enemy of my friend is my enemy”. Unleash the raptor, Dina!

    • Gangler
      Gangler
      July 17, 2015 at 1:07 am | #

      Well, I wouldn’t put it like that. Raidah and the gang were probably already on Dina’s shit list after the things they said to Dina about Dina.

      It’s just that in this instance Dina’s friend happens to also be an ally, since they share a mutual enemy here.

  28. Steven
    Steven
    July 17, 2015 at 12:38 am | #

    Wow, that is some petty thoughts.

    Man none of these kids know how to let things go, huh?

    • Tacos
      Tacos
      July 17, 2015 at 12:54 am | #

      How is that petty? Sarah gets continually harassed by Raidah and her friends and they straight up called Dina “mentally challenged” and “retarded” right to her face.

      • Steven
        Steven
        July 17, 2015 at 1:12 am | #

        Its petty because instead of ignoring idiocy she is going to try and manipulate a relationship, which backfires 100% of the time.

        You think Jacob is going to be oh so appreciative of Sarah spreading slander to try and get him to break up with what’s her face.

        So by petty I mean she is going to do something where the consequences will dwarf the rewards by so great a margin that regret is the only possibility.

        • Jen Aside
          Jen Aside
          July 17, 2015 at 2:46 am | #

          1. Regret is a granted in this comic.
          2. Dina is only promising intel, which Sarah doesn’t even know what she will do with… ideally, realize they kinda deserve each other?

          [not that I think Jacob deserves Raidah based on the minimal interaction we’ve seen between them, but it’s a common “how to get over an ex” tactic]

        • timemonkey
          timemonkey
          July 17, 2015 at 12:15 pm | #

          Sarah’s already given up on Jacob, she’s simply decided that she’s not going to sit back and let Raidah have him either.

        • A
          A
          July 17, 2015 at 11:58 pm | #

          Invalid. Slander is only slander if it is not true.
          And seeing how this is more the last straw, after many incidents, I do not think Sarah is the one holding the fucking grudge.

    • Someone
      Someone
      July 17, 2015 at 12:56 am | #

      YOu have to remember the whole retard thing only happened like 3 weeks ago webcomic time.

      • N
        N
        July 17, 2015 at 7:05 am | #

        Actually, Raidah stuck up for Dina and told her friends it wasn’t cool for calling Dina that. She did, however, still treat Dina like a child, which she hates.

        • Sam
          Sam
          July 17, 2015 at 10:39 am | #

          While she did tell her friends not to be mean to Dina, she herself still assumed she was mentally challenged in the first place.

          • Regalli
            Regalli
            July 17, 2015 at 11:17 am | #

            Yeah, she said “don’t use the r-word” because she recognized that as a slur… but had no problem whatsoever with the “mentally challenged” and talked down to her, which is the exact same thing dressed up in socially appropriate terms. Which, trust me, you learn to recognize and gets EXTREMELY old.

            • DSL
              DSL
              July 17, 2015 at 11:29 am | #

              “Remember, it’s OK to insult someone and condescend to them as long as you use the approved words!”

            • Spencer
              Spencer
              July 17, 2015 at 5:17 pm | #

              Yeah, like the whole point of Raidah’s “help” was that Dina was obviously mentally challenged for hanging out with Sarah and therefore she had to explain to Dina in the most condescending, offensive way possible.

              Regardless of her reprimanding her friend for using offensive language, it doesn’t change that her views are abhorrent.

          • N
            N
            July 17, 2015 at 10:11 pm | #

            Ah, I only remembered that she thought Dina was a kid.

  29. Just for kix
    Just for kix
    July 17, 2015 at 12:51 am | #

    Dina with tricera-top is the cutest thing I have seen in a long time.

  30. Bagge
    Bagge
    July 17, 2015 at 12:55 am | #

    So do Jacob have agency in any of this?

    • Kathleen
      Kathleen
      July 17, 2015 at 1:22 am | #

      He does, but Sarah is too busy being vengeful to think about that.

  31. Beros
    Beros
    July 17, 2015 at 1:00 am | #

    I love how Sarah’s eyes appear to have sparkles during the last frame, even though they’re drawn no differently.

  32. blackhat64
    blackhat64
    July 17, 2015 at 1:09 am | #

    Don’t lie. If you saw the scrollover text, you started humming immediately.

    • DSL
      DSL
      July 17, 2015 at 11:29 am | #

      As long as it’s the original Schifrin score and not the movie one.

  33. RJ
    RJ
    July 17, 2015 at 1:18 am | #

    THIS FRIENDSHIP IS SO GOOOOD

  34. quietlythundering
    quietlythundering
    July 17, 2015 at 1:20 am | #

    Nothing says female bonding like taking out that one bongo you both hate 😀

    • quietlythundering
      quietlythundering
      July 17, 2015 at 1:21 am | #

      Huh. I got censored. Oh well!

      • Kathleen
        Kathleen
        July 17, 2015 at 1:23 am | #

        Turning b-words to bongos is a feature here.

        • quietlythundering
          quietlythundering
          July 17, 2015 at 8:03 pm | #

          The more you know!

    • David Alexander McDonald
      David Alexander McDonald
      July 17, 2015 at 1:58 am | #

      Gonna beat that bongo like she’s a drum!

  35. Portmanteaust
    Portmanteaust
    July 17, 2015 at 1:25 am | #

    Alternatively: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6jCJZEFIto

  36. 6Qubed
    6Qubed
    July 17, 2015 at 1:26 am | #

    Sarah has found her best friend forever.

  37. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    July 17, 2015 at 1:31 am | #

    I can taste that sweet raptory revenge already.

  38. Mara
    Mara
    July 17, 2015 at 1:35 am | #

    Oh wow, besties indeed XD

    Now Dina will activate her superpower of not being noticed.

  39. Ailorn
    Ailorn
    July 17, 2015 at 1:51 am | #

    I’m enjoying the increase in Dina related plot.

  40. David Alexander McDonald
    David Alexander McDonald
    July 17, 2015 at 1:57 am | #

    “Good luck, Ms. Phelps. This table will self-destruct in five seconds.”

    SARAH: “Wait, what?!”

    BOOM

  41. ThatGuy
    ThatGuy
    July 17, 2015 at 2:06 am | #

    Dina Squad!

  42. ninja_jesus
    ninja_jesus
    July 17, 2015 at 2:23 am | #

    Whelp, Raidah better watch herself. They have the death sentence on twelve systems.

  43. zmm
    zmm
    July 17, 2015 at 2:38 am | #

    Wait so Dina likes her now?
    “I did not like her either” meaning.. past tense of did not like. as opposed to “do not” being present-continual right?

    So.. Dina now likes her?

    • zmm
      zmm
      July 17, 2015 at 2:40 am | #

      or is this one of those strange English cases where the “either” implies she had her own event (which she did),

    • N
      N
      July 17, 2015 at 7:06 am | #

      She’s only had one encounter with Raidah, and she’s referencing that.

    • Sam
      Sam
      July 17, 2015 at 11:11 am | #

      She is referencing the one event where she actually interacted with her.

      This is an odd case in English where you use past tense with the implication that it additionally applies to the present which often confuses people.

  44. Opus the Poet
    Opus the Poet
    July 17, 2015 at 2:59 am | #

    I used to have the Star Wars soundtrack on vinyl, I wonder what happened to it?

    • Roborat
      Roborat
      July 17, 2015 at 3:00 pm | #

      When I purged my vinyl collection, that was one of the ones I made sure to keep.

  45. overdosed
    overdosed
    July 17, 2015 at 3:03 am | #

    WHERES THE INNER DIOLOUGE?! we have only had it for 2 pages!

  46. Kim
    Kim
    July 17, 2015 at 3:11 am | #

    This is The Greatest Chapter Ever!
    So much Dina! (And I love Dina!)

    • Kim
      Kim
      July 17, 2015 at 3:13 am | #

      Now just anxiously waiting for the slipshine ^^ <3

  47. Just Me
    Just Me
    July 17, 2015 at 3:29 am | #

    Sarah is treading on dangerous waters. She shouldn’t interfere with their relationship.

    The only exception is if she believed that Jacob was at risk for being hurt and was trying to help him.

    Doing it out of hatred of Raidah, or out of jealousy will only leave her more alone.

    But, it’s a very Lawyer like thing to do.

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      July 17, 2015 at 3:33 am | #

      Sarah is only 19 or 20 years old and we can’t expect her to be reacting maturely and sensibly. The point is that Raidah is her nemesis and Jacob her crush. Naturally, she’s going to be jealous, spiteful, possessive and malicious. More-or-less just how Raidah is likely being too..

  48. BenRG
    BenRG
    July 17, 2015 at 3:32 am | #

    What is Dina going to do? Well, she has always had the talent of being ignored. I suspect that she could sit next to Raidah and Jacob and listen to everything they talk about, including Raidah’s plots and Jacob’s role in them. Neither of them would ever know that she was there! 😉

    • Regalli
      Regalli
      July 17, 2015 at 11:21 am | #

      And if they do notice her, Raidah’s probably going to react about the same way she did when they met – assuming Dina’s not worthy of respect because she’s socially awkward. Hopefully Jacob realizes that for the crap it is. If not, honestly, who cares about that jackass.

  49. fishamaphone
    fishamaphone
    July 17, 2015 at 3:48 am | #

    Alright, Sarah and Dina are my new OTP and none of you can convince me otherwise.

  50. Darkoneko
    Darkoneko
    July 17, 2015 at 4:47 am | #

    …that’s one unlikely alliance.

    I was about to say Dina as a spy is a terrible idea, but she disappears behind doors like it’s nothing.

  51. Arianod
    Arianod
    July 17, 2015 at 5:24 am | #

    An alliance forged in fire!

  52. Tenn
    Tenn
    July 17, 2015 at 6:03 am | #

    Sarah and Dina: They’re the same. But different.

  53. Les
    Les
    July 17, 2015 at 6:21 am | #

    Solidarity!

  54. read all over
    read all over
    July 17, 2015 at 7:21 am | #

    Wow she got her to open up about something without pursuing her or sending her on the defensive side.
    I think it’s the hoodie.

    But she says did not rather than do not. Does this mean that there was a change?

  55. JBento
    JBento
    July 17, 2015 at 7:45 am | #

    Huh, I didn’t even catch on the “I did not” until people mentioned it (though I still think they’re reading too much into it). Probably because in my native Portuguese there’s a difference in the verbal form between “something that happened and changed” and “something that happened.”

  56. darkflame
    darkflame
    July 17, 2015 at 8:59 am | #

    This better be whatever the comic equivalent of a backdoor pilot is!
    I want a spin-off.

  57. jbear
    jbear
    July 17, 2015 at 9:30 am | #

    so is dina going to run around with tom cruise now?

  58. gdex86
    gdex86
    July 17, 2015 at 9:39 am | #

    It scares me at times how much Dina reminds me of myself.

    “You were marginally nice to me once, your foes are now my foes. I shall fetch the bone saw.”

  59. Hanii Puppy
    Hanii Puppy
    July 17, 2015 at 10:08 am | #

    For some reason, I read Dina’s dialogue in the same voice as Starfire from Teen Titans.

    • ClaudeWicked
      ClaudeWicked
      July 17, 2015 at 10:41 am | #

      My god– so do I, but I just realized it when i read your comment.

    • cmd1095
      cmd1095
      July 17, 2015 at 10:53 am | #

      I didn’t… but I do now

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      July 17, 2015 at 12:05 pm | #

      Isn’t that a bit too emotional for Dina though?

  60. Asper Storm
    Asper Storm
    July 17, 2015 at 11:09 am | #

    Dina use Bite!

  61. Crumplepunch
    Crumplepunch
    July 17, 2015 at 11:15 am | #

    Oh shit, it’s on.

  62. Rebecca
    Rebecca
    July 17, 2015 at 11:17 am | #

    Sarah and Dina are the best friendship ever.

  63. Charles RB
    Charles RB
    July 17, 2015 at 11:20 am | #

    Oh it’s ON

  64. Greenygal
    Greenygal
    July 17, 2015 at 12:28 pm | #

    OH SARAH NO.

    I don’t even know what she’s going to do (and I don’t think she does either), but this is going nowhere good.

  65. ShadowDJ
    ShadowDJ
    July 17, 2015 at 1:30 pm | #

    not a fan of Raina or however you say her name…

    Seriously, Sarah knew how she was more than she did and she did the responsible thing. Andn ow EVERYONE is on her case. I am SO hoping that there will be a time when Dana comes to visit, having gotten a lot better since Sarah got her home to her family as her support and got clean.

    Seriously, after what happened with her, she deserves at least a happy ending and give Sarah some closure.

    • Jen Aside
      Jen Aside
      July 17, 2015 at 8:32 pm | #

      I’m a fan of Raina =<

  66. aroree
    aroree
    July 17, 2015 at 2:11 pm | #

    Go, Dina, go! I love this duo. XD

  67. motorfirebox
    motorfirebox
    July 17, 2015 at 2:51 pm | #

    Let’s see Raidah get the cute guy when she’s been IMPALED BY A TRICERATOPS

    …I mean that in the grevious bodily harm sense, not like those weird erotic ebooks.

    • motorfirebox
      motorfirebox
      July 17, 2015 at 2:51 pm | #

      It’s spelled “grievous” you spaz

  68. TrueVCU
    TrueVCU
    July 17, 2015 at 6:14 pm | #

    THE ALLIANCE IS FORGED

  69. evilmidnightlurker
    evilmidnightlurker
    July 17, 2015 at 7:00 pm | #

    The theme was in my head before I read the alt-text. 😀

  70. Kugai
    Kugai
    July 17, 2015 at 7:28 pm | #

    Dinaninja

  71. Chris
    Chris
    July 17, 2015 at 8:59 pm | #

    I just feel like Dina’s mission theme music should be a mash-up of the Mission Impossible theme and either the Jurassic Park theme or MacArthur Park. Or maybe just the Bond-theme-like section of MacArthur Park alone.

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