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Claustrophobic

by David M Willis on January 29, 2018 at 12:01 am
  • 02 - This Is the Way that We Love
└ Tags: danny, sal

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    January 29, 2018 at 12:02 am | #

    a regular Danny da Vinci

    • King Daniel
      King Daniel
      January 29, 2018 at 12:02 am | #

      Leonardo dan Vinci

      • Tarpo
        Tarpo
        January 29, 2018 at 12:05 am | #

        micheldangelo

        • MM
          MM
          January 29, 2018 at 12:05 am | #

          Dannatello

          • Plasma Mongoose
            Plasma Mongoose
            January 29, 2018 at 1:28 am | #

            He’s a Ninja Turtle?

            • Aeron
              Aeron
              January 29, 2018 at 2:50 am | #

              He’s looking for his Master Splinter.

            • Znayx
              Znayx
              February 2, 2018 at 3:28 pm | #

              Trivia snippet: The Ninja Turtles were all named after real… renaissance artists, I believe.

        • Nono
          Nono
          January 29, 2018 at 12:05 am | #

          Danphael

        • Some1
          Some1
          January 29, 2018 at 12:06 am | #

          Danatello

          • Danni
            Danni
            January 29, 2018 at 12:10 am | #

            biagio dantonio

        • adjudicus
          adjudicus
          January 29, 2018 at 12:16 am | #

          Danicelli

          • Marsh Maryrose
            Marsh Maryrose
            January 29, 2018 at 12:30 am | #

            Danvenuto Cellini

            • Rowanmikaio
              Rowanmikaio
              January 29, 2018 at 12:38 am | #

              Giodanni Palestrina

              • Durandal_1707
                Durandal_1707
                January 29, 2018 at 12:53 am | #

                JosDan des Prez

                • Marsh Maryrose
                  Marsh Maryrose
                  January 29, 2018 at 1:02 am | #

                  I have just now realized that the cricket should have been named Danny. He is a good singer and can hold a long note. And, of course, he sings for love.

                • Durandal_1707
                  Durandal_1707
                  January 29, 2018 at 1:04 am | #

                  Dandrea Gabrieli

                • Durandal_1707
                  Durandal_1707
                  January 29, 2018 at 1:04 am | #

                  John Danstable

                • Marsh Maryrose
                  Marsh Maryrose
                  January 29, 2018 at 1:22 am | #

                  OrDando di Lasso

                • Marsh Maryrose
                  Marsh Maryrose
                  January 29, 2018 at 1:39 am | #

                  How could I have forgotten Francesco Dandini? He even has a cadence named after him.

                • AGV
                  AGV
                  January 29, 2018 at 2:25 am | #

                  Un… Leonardo Dancaprio?

                • Mckyrrosi
                  Mckyrrosi
                  January 29, 2018 at 10:58 pm | #

                  Danonymous IV

            • Pablo360
              Pablo360
              January 29, 2018 at 9:12 am | #

              Yes, my people

              (also: Danavaggio)

      • Proxiehunter
        Proxiehunter
        January 29, 2018 at 12:35 am | #

        Leonardo dan Caprio, wait that’s not right.

    • Lingo
      Lingo
      January 29, 2018 at 12:12 am | #

      Danny Devito.

      • Eromer
        Eromer
        January 29, 2018 at 6:54 am | #

        You beat me to it haha

    • wwwhhattt
      wwwhhattt
      January 29, 2018 at 12:32 am | #

      Dante

    • Keulen
      Keulen
      January 29, 2018 at 3:08 am | #

      Dantonio Banderas

    • Joe Covenant
      Joe Covenant
      January 29, 2018 at 4:50 am | #

      Salvador Danny

      • Yet_One_More_Idiot
        Yet_One_More_Idiot
        January 29, 2018 at 2:19 pm | #

        Danblo Picasso

    • maxyai
      maxyai
      January 29, 2018 at 12:06 pm | #

      Everybody left out my favorite artist:
      El Dano

      • Ana Chronistic
        Ana Chronistic
        January 29, 2018 at 11:32 pm | #

        how about Dan U. Willis

        • Clif
          Clif
          January 29, 2018 at 11:37 pm | #

          internets for everyone.

  2. Dennis A Aleynikov
    Dennis A Aleynikov
    January 29, 2018 at 12:02 am | #

    at least he’s in tune now 🙂

    • Badtux
      Badtux
      January 29, 2018 at 2:38 am | #

      Unless he sings. It has already been established that Danny is pretty much tone deaf.

  3. ashely
    ashely
    January 29, 2018 at 12:02 am | #

    Danny: The Renaissance Dork

    • Deanatay
      Deanatay
      January 29, 2018 at 8:51 am | #

      Truly, he is the Jeffersonian ideal of dorkiness.

  4. Reltzik
    Reltzik
    January 29, 2018 at 12:02 am | #

    DORK REBORN!

    • Andy
      Andy
      January 29, 2018 at 12:07 am | #

      Let the Dork ride again on the winds of time.

      • Blackparody
        Blackparody
        January 29, 2018 at 9:35 am | #

        The true Dork has been Reborn and so the Pattern has no room for false Dorks anymore. We have loosed the Dork Reborn on the world. The Light have mercy on us… And the use of his Ukelele!

    • Khyrin
      Khyrin
      January 29, 2018 at 2:23 am | #

      Now go! let the Dork come back to life!

  5. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    January 29, 2018 at 12:02 am | #

    Don’t diss Renaissance Dorks. Eventually they get Ninja Turtles named after them.

    Centuries from now, kids will be watching the adventures of Dannytello. Play your cards right and you could be RaphaeSal.

    (This terrible joke brought to you by no sleep.)

    • Danni
      Danni
      January 29, 2018 at 12:05 am | #

      marcyangelo

    • Joe Moose
      Joe Moose
      January 29, 2018 at 12:06 am | #

      It is time for something different.

      [shifts to the Finland Fish Slapping Dance scene]

    • Commentary Ver.2.72
      Commentary Ver.2.72
      January 29, 2018 at 12:18 am | #

      No… sleep… ’til Brooklyn.

      • LookingIn
        LookingIn
        January 29, 2018 at 4:30 am | #

        Drat, I only got as far as Queens!

  6. UltraKyrie
    UltraKyrie
    January 29, 2018 at 12:03 am | #

    prestige class in ukelele

    • Some Random Name
      Some Random Name
      January 29, 2018 at 1:08 am | #

      It ain’t a prestige class until you start making them.
      …wait shit, I got to that point.

    • FacelessDeviant
      FacelessDeviant
      January 29, 2018 at 7:49 am | #

      Weapon Master. Weapon Specialization – Ukelele.

      • N0083rp00F
        N0083rp00F
        January 29, 2018 at 10:06 am | #

        Isn’t that backwards? Weapon Master gets to use anything as a weapon without penalty and apply any weapon feats freely.
        I whirlwind, power attack, cleave with an extension ladder ….

  7. Mr D
    Mr D
    January 29, 2018 at 12:03 am | #

    Still shippin it.

    • geno
      geno
      January 29, 2018 at 8:26 am | #

      I think it’s really cute here, and that someone who hated their relationship in the last universe.

  8. Mr. Random
    Mr. Random
    January 29, 2018 at 12:03 am | #

    A true dork of the people.

  9. Passchendaele
    Passchendaele
    January 29, 2018 at 12:04 am | #

    will he play another jesus chord? 😛

    • Cholma
      Cholma
      January 29, 2018 at 12:13 am | #

      Or maybe he’ll play the secret chord, and it will please his Lord? (i.e., Ethan)

      • Marsh Maryrose
        Marsh Maryrose
        January 29, 2018 at 12:48 am | #

        Well, there’s no fourth and no fifth. And while Cmaj->Amin is a minor fall and Cmaj->Dmaj is a major lift, you’d need the minor fall before the major lift.

      • Passchendaele
        Passchendaele
        January 29, 2018 at 12:56 am | #

        There *must* be a scene where Danny serenades Ethan coming up, and it will make my day (and possibly my week).

      • Makkabee
        Makkabee
        January 29, 2018 at 8:14 am | #

        And they all shout “Sal-eluja!”

    • Keulen
      Keulen
      January 29, 2018 at 12:19 am | #

      Nah, Satan chords from now on.

    • Fart Captor
      Fart Captor
      January 29, 2018 at 12:31 am | #

      Is that like the brown note?

      • Passchendaele
        Passchendaele
        January 29, 2018 at 12:54 am | #

        Any chord is a brown note if done poorly enough. 😛

    • Marsh Maryrose
      Marsh Maryrose
      January 29, 2018 at 12:41 am | #

      Did anyone ever figure out what song he actually is playing?

      • Gen
        Gen
        January 29, 2018 at 2:28 am | #

        I’m curious, too! One time was the Stephen Universe theme (or maybe Radiohead’s “Creep”), but once or twice before this we also saw the C-D-Am progression and I don’t remember an explanation.

      • Gen
        Gen
        January 31, 2018 at 1:08 am | #

        For anyone archive-binging: looks like the chords go to “Hurt” by Nine Inch Nails (famously covered by Johnny Cash). http://www.dumbingofage.com/2018/comic/book-8/02-this-is-the-way-that-we-love/hurt-2

  10. Nono
    Nono
    January 29, 2018 at 12:05 am | #

    Is 5th panel Sal evaluating who she can be without Marcie around?

    • Deathjavu
      Deathjavu
      January 29, 2018 at 12:11 am | #

      Seems like it

    • BBCC
      BBCC
      January 29, 2018 at 12:11 am | #

      I realize this is not what you intended at all but now I have It’s Over, Isn’t It stuck in my head.

      So, ah, sure, take that as my brain agreeing with you.

    • Skater Girl (@syleegrrl)
      Skater Girl (@syleegrrl)
      January 29, 2018 at 12:31 am | #

      That’s exactly what I came here to say. That look on her face. When someone has been that big of a part of your life for so long, it’s hard to imagine your life without them, to even know who you are without them.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      January 29, 2018 at 2:11 am | #

      Sure seems like it, she even does the ‘deflect and/or change the subject when the discussion gets too heavy’ thing like her brother.

    • hof1991
      hof1991
      January 29, 2018 at 3:01 pm | #

      Doesn’t help that Malaya is rejecting Sal’s “cool rebel” persona as fake at the same time. If she isn’t Marcie’s protector and friend but not a high school rebel any longer, just who is she?

  11. Mr D
    Mr D
    January 29, 2018 at 12:06 am | #

    Dream on
    Dream on
    Dream until your dream comes true

    • ProfessorDetective
      ProfessorDetective
      January 29, 2018 at 12:19 am | #

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq4KA0mUnC8

    • ozzi
      ozzi
      January 29, 2018 at 5:26 pm | #

      Yes master blowjob cat.

  12. BBCC
    BBCC
    January 29, 2018 at 12:06 am | #

    So cute <33

    Also, ah, your room wouldn't happen to be claustrophobic because Marcie's over, eh?

    • Gen
      Gen
      January 29, 2018 at 1:21 am | #

      That would be sad for poor Sal — the potential of having Marcie around again but leaving so she can have some time with Malaya. And even making new friends wouldn’t automatically make up for missing out on spending time with someone she’s been friends with for so long.

      • BBCC
        BBCC
        January 29, 2018 at 2:40 am | #

        Especially since in this scenario, she’d probably not be leaving because Marcie wants alone time with Malaya, but because Marcie is still mad at her.

    • Deanatay
      Deanatay
      January 29, 2018 at 8:56 am | #

      For Sal, the presence of Malaya alone is enough to put the room off.

  13. Emperor Norton II
    Emperor Norton II
    January 29, 2018 at 12:07 am | #

    I’m surprised Willis didn’t make the first not a G, because then it would be g’dam, or, you know “goddamn”

    I guess it was too obvious a joke to run with.

  14. kitty
    kitty
    January 29, 2018 at 12:07 am | #

    here is kitty’s finnish word of the day!

    bisnes (business)

    another example of a loan word. there are more finnish words meaning business but im making a point. other borrowed english used are: drinkki, swingi, pinkii, bonus and radio

    have a nice day!

    • wwwhhattt
      wwwhhattt
      January 29, 2018 at 12:35 am | #

      Is the Drinki as in drink? What situations would you use that in (taking it for granted that there is an all purpose finnish word for drink)?

      (Also, thanks for always posting these. Languages are fun!)

      • kitty
        kitty
        January 29, 2018 at 1:32 am | #

        oh yeah its drinking alcoholic drinks

        thank you 😄

  15. brionl
    brionl
    January 29, 2018 at 12:07 am | #

    Kind of a Dork for All Seasons.
    Just like me!

  16. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    January 29, 2018 at 12:07 am | #

    Danny speaks 5 languages and in every single one of them, he’s been told, “You’re a dork.”

    • Leorale
      Leorale
      January 29, 2018 at 1:44 am | #

      In sooth, thou art a dork, of most nerdsome repute.

      • adjudicus
        adjudicus
        January 29, 2018 at 3:48 am | #

        Life’s a tale told by a nerd, full of angst and ukulele, and signifying nothing

  17. Dean
    Dean
    January 29, 2018 at 12:07 am | #

    At least he has the hat right. Now all he needs are tights and a codpiece.

  18. Stephen Bierce
    Stephen Bierce
    January 29, 2018 at 12:08 am | #

    At night, when all the world’s asleep
    When questions run too deep
    For such a simple man
    Won’t you please, please tell me what we’ve learned
    I know that sounds absurd
    But please tell me who I am
    –Supertramp

    • ProfessorDetective
      ProfessorDetective
      January 29, 2018 at 12:21 am | #

      Hm, seems logical. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh3Kk5tZSmo

  19. Some1
    Some1
    January 29, 2018 at 12:08 am | #

    He’s a regular Renaissance Dan!

  20. Opus the Poet
    Opus the Poet
    January 29, 2018 at 12:11 am | #

    We could all be renaissance dorks. It is aspirational.

  21. Romanticide
    Romanticide
    January 29, 2018 at 12:13 am | #

    well that is a good attitude about being a dork Danny.

    On the other hand, doesn’t he gets unconfortable of sitting in the same rough surface for hours? or does he ocasionally gets ups an walks a little around?

    • A Scientist
      A Scientist
      January 29, 2018 at 12:39 am | #

      Buns of steel, presumably.

      • BenRG
        BenRG
        January 29, 2018 at 2:04 am | #

        Great! Now you’ve got Sal really distrated!

        • Romanticide
          Romanticide
          January 30, 2018 at 12:01 am | #

          well at least she wouldn’t be claustrophobic anymore XD

  22. Vee
    Vee
    January 29, 2018 at 12:14 am | #

    why is danny/sal so powerful. by all rights it shouldn’t work, and yet…

    • DailyBrad
      DailyBrad
      January 29, 2018 at 12:15 am | #

      I can’t remember, did they date in Walkyverse?

      • Nightsbridge
        Nightsbridge
        January 29, 2018 at 12:17 am | #

        They did, and it was a trashfire. Sal isn’t busy committing war crimes here, though, so maybe there’s a future there.

        • BBCC
          BBCC
          January 29, 2018 at 12:39 am | #

          IIRC, that all started after she dumped him.

          • newllend(henryvolt)
            newllend(henryvolt)
            January 29, 2018 at 12:57 am | #

            And tried to get back with him when she was in jail after almost committing mass genocide for like the 2nd or 3rd time.

            • BBCC
              BBCC
              January 29, 2018 at 1:07 am | #

              IIRC, all she did was tell him she loved him because he was being generally supportive – when he tried to actually get back together with her, she told him that was a stupid idea and he should go back to Billie. (Granted, she DID try to get back with him later but this was not while she was in jail).

        • geno
          geno
          January 29, 2018 at 8:33 am | #

          It’s had time to develop here instead of both of them just saying they love each other. Also in the other universe they both had much healthier relationships with Billie and Jason respectively. It never felt like a relationship in the other universe just two people with feelings being forced apart by circumstances.

  23. DailyBrad
    DailyBrad
    January 29, 2018 at 12:14 am | #

    I’ve enjoyed seeing them find common ground.

    • Some Random Name
      Some Random Name
      January 29, 2018 at 1:09 am | #

      I could just picture Sal with a ukulele bass.

  24. Bicycle Bill
    Bicycle Bill
    January 29, 2018 at 12:17 am | #

    How many people would have thought Sal capable of properly using the term ‘Renaissance’ in this context?

    • Some1
      Some1
      January 29, 2018 at 12:18 am | #

      Sal is by no means dumb, in fact the only subject we know she struggles with is math, and a lot of people have issues with math. Now if this was Malaya I would agree with you.

      • Emperor Norton II
        Emperor Norton II
        January 29, 2018 at 2:05 am | #

        And as it turned out, the main reason she was struggling with math was because nobody bothered to teach it to her in a way she’d understand. In at least one confirmed case, this was clearly due to nothing but underlying prejudices.

      • hof1991
        hof1991
        January 29, 2018 at 2:57 pm | #

        Not just math, but calculus. A lot of high school math stars trip up on calculus.

  25. Arianod
    Arianod
    January 29, 2018 at 12:17 am | #

    Ah,yes. Renaissance: the Dork Ages.

  26. Keulen
    Keulen
    January 29, 2018 at 12:20 am | #

    Danny is adorkable.

  27. newllend(henryvolt)
    newllend(henryvolt)
    January 29, 2018 at 12:28 am | #

    You know what’s weird ? I’m getting a Drake & Josh type friendship going on with these two…I kind of like it.

  28. Marsh Maryrose
    Marsh Maryrose
    January 29, 2018 at 12:29 am | #

    “I am a dork in multiple disciplines” is the official motto I have been waiting to adopt since I was in high school. I need to have it translated into Latin…

    • King Daniel
      King Daniel
      January 29, 2018 at 2:05 am | #

      The problem there being that Latin doesn’t have a word for “dork”. At least, not any dialect of Latin I’m familiar with. 😛

      • Liquid Len
        Liquid Len
        January 29, 2018 at 10:18 am | #

        dorcvs? 🙂

  29. Kitschensyngk
    Kitschensyngk
    January 29, 2018 at 12:30 am | #

    A dork of all trades and a master of dork.

  30. Gen
    Gen
    January 29, 2018 at 1:13 am | #

    Do we know what Danny’s supposed to be strumming? C-D-Am doesn’t ring any bells, but I think he’s played the same progression once or twice before.

  31. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    January 29, 2018 at 1:58 am | #

    Just don’t start drawing on the ceiling of your hall.

    • DarkoNeko
      DarkoNeko
      January 29, 2018 at 2:16 am | #

      Also, Sal’s likely to wake up with an iguana on her face.

    • Chronos
      Chronos
      January 29, 2018 at 10:53 pm | #

      …did… did we both live in the same dorm on the same college? I swear something like that happened my first year at Loyola.

  32. BenRG
    BenRG
    January 29, 2018 at 2:03 am | #

    Now, what was it that Danny said that provoked such a strong reaction in Sal in panel 5? Is it maybe that Malaya has sort of accused her of being a reactive personality too? I’m not sure if I’m reading this right but it definitely does seem to be something that has hit home personally.

    I’ll say something else: Sal could smoke anywhere. Instead, she’s chosen to sit with Danny, which could be significant as to her view of him as a ‘safe’ person around whom she can spend time.

    • Emperor Norton II
      Emperor Norton II
      January 29, 2018 at 2:10 am | #

      Short version: It’s about Marcie.

      Sal and Marcie’s been a team for the vast majority of Sal’s life now. Like, Marcie even moved to this town to stick with the team (and lives in a shitty commune and has to work crappy jobs); that’s how inseparable they are as a team.

      And Marcie’s not spoken to Sal since the night of AmaziGirl chashing gashface.

      • Needfuldoer
        Needfuldoer
        January 29, 2018 at 2:24 am | #

        Here’s the last interaction they had.

        • BBCC
          BBCC
          January 29, 2018 at 2:39 am | #

          And the last time Marcie actually said anything to her was the text message the day after Sal and AG went after Ryan.

  33. miina
    miina
    January 29, 2018 at 2:11 am | #

    I heard there was a secret chord
    That Danny played and it pleased the dorks
    But you don’t really care for music, do you…

    • Ellegos
      Ellegos
      January 29, 2018 at 2:27 am | #

      It goes like this:
      The fourth, the fifth,
      The minor fall and the major lift…

  34. Stoodmuffin
    Stoodmuffin
    January 29, 2018 at 2:35 am | #

    Certain events make it seem like possible, older, ships and plots lines could make a comeback.

    And, honestly I don’t know how to take that/how much of that is my rampant imagination

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      January 29, 2018 at 3:02 am | #

      I’m hoping not because Danny and Sal’s relationship in the Walkyverse was mutually self-destructive. If there is a relationship here, I hope it is a lot healthier.

      • geno
        geno
        January 29, 2018 at 8:40 am | #

        To be fair the world isn’t being invaded by aliens in this verse (as far as we know) and Sal isn’t being mindfucked by a secret government agency. (as far as we know) It definitely feels more real here at least.

  35. Bagge
    Bagge
    January 29, 2018 at 2:53 am | #

    Danny completely owns his dorkishness…

    …which makes him cool in Sal’s book.

    http://www.dumbingofage.com/2013/comic/book-4/01-the-only-dope-for-me-is-you/fudge/

    • ValdVin
      ValdVin
      January 29, 2018 at 5:21 pm | #

      Can we start a countdown to Danny getting a ride on the back of Sal’s bike? He’s passed the Beyond Ffffffffffffffffffff…. Test.

  36. Nobody
    Nobody
    January 29, 2018 at 5:27 am | #

    Alright there are worse sounding labels than renaissance dork out there

    • Eldritch Gentleman
      Eldritch Gentleman
      January 29, 2018 at 6:26 am | #

      Leonardo Da Vinci was a renaissance dork. He was Renaissance’s Greatest Nerd!

  37. Ainara
    Ainara
    January 29, 2018 at 5:54 am | #

    Disciplines, plural? How many things is he good at?

    The ukelele… programming……… being… a good egg?

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      January 29, 2018 at 6:31 am | #

      Tutoring math is in there too.

  38. Just a Ian
    Just a Ian
    January 29, 2018 at 8:11 am | #

    It seems like they get along better than some of the relationships on display here or maybe thats just me wanting to ship them..

  39. Hat
    Hat
    January 29, 2018 at 8:12 am | #

    I want to be resentful that I like New Danny, I like him too much

    • Chronos
      Chronos
      January 29, 2018 at 10:34 pm | #

      Ooh!

      Is the fandom at large getting tired of hating on Danny for no really good reason? I really hope it is

  40. Some Guy
    Some Guy
    January 29, 2018 at 8:38 am | #

    …hmm… I haven’t been shipping it, but I think I’m just now starting to see the possibility. Like… does Sal have a thing for dorks? Is she kind of annoyed that she has kind of a thing for dorks? That could certainly help explain her fling with Jason.

    Prediction: Danny and Sal actually do become a thing, Amber REALLY doesn’t like it, and Amber trying to “control” Danny by telling him what he can and can’t do even when they’re not dating feeds into that question Mike asked about which of her parents’ examples she was following. Drama! Which would hopefully lead to character development and not, like, a psychological break.

    http://www.dumbingofage.com/2013/comic/book-3/04-just-hangin-out-with-my-family/ensnared/

    • Fart Captor
      Fart Captor
      January 29, 2018 at 2:26 pm | #

      Both Amber AND Amazi-Girl have not only made peace with Sal, but sort of befriended her, and they also don’t see getting back together with Danny as an option.

      Seeing him and Sal together would probably still hurt, but probably not any more than it would seeing him with anyone else. The whole reason she keeps pushing Danny away since their breakup is that she recognized that she handled that situation badly, and (wrongly) decided that she had to stay away from him for his own good. She might do something self-destructive, but interfering seems unlikely.

      I imagine we’ll see something happen to further stoke Amber’s fears about being like her father, but I doubt anything will validate what Mike said to her, because saying that was one of the most fucked up things Mike has ever done, and 100% bullshit.

  41. Pablo360
    Pablo360
    January 29, 2018 at 9:16 am | #

    I would have gone with A major myself but diff’rent strokes

  42. Liliet
    Liliet
    January 29, 2018 at 10:15 am | #

    Best friendship? Best friendship.

    • poofdepoof
      poofdepoof
      January 29, 2018 at 12:04 pm | #

      Best friendship!!

  43. Triniking1234
    Triniking1234
    January 29, 2018 at 5:03 pm | #

    Damn. Tsundere-mode Sal.

  44. Beef
    Beef
    January 29, 2018 at 5:20 pm | #

    I like their relationship. I friend-ship them

    • David DeLaney
      David DeLaney
      February 3, 2018 at 9:08 pm | #

      far off in the distance, we hear Etymology Man emit a string of capital-number symbols

      –Dave, he hears wut u did thar

  45. Cmd1095
    Cmd1095
    January 29, 2018 at 6:13 pm | #

    A renaissance dork, love it XD

  46. CommentSpawn
    CommentSpawn
    January 29, 2018 at 6:26 pm | #

    Aww, I like these guys. They’re cute together.

  47. ischemgeek
    ischemgeek
    January 29, 2018 at 8:15 pm | #

    This is cute.

    I seriously hope Danny and Sal don’t get together at least until Dan figures out how to Dan without a girl or boy around. Also I hold a bit of a torch for Danny/Ethan because dorks dorking together is adorable.

    Also.. I think Sal is just relieved to meet someone who doesn’t seem to judge her just on appearance alone. She’s not a symbol of rebellion (Joyce) or a waste of space (Malaya) or a piece of ass (Jason) or a charity case (Dorothy) or whatever else to Dan. She’s just… Sal. His unlikely acquaintance (almost at the point where you could call her a friend) who helps him with video games and life like he helps her with math.

    Dan doesn’t come with preconceived notions and gives as much as he takes from her. I think that’s why she seeks him out (and not, you’ll note, her brother) when she needs emotional support.

    • Romanticide
      Romanticide
      January 30, 2018 at 12:00 am | #

      I like the way you think. 😀

    • Owlmirror
      Owlmirror
      January 30, 2018 at 12:26 am | #

      Also I hold a bit of a torch for Danny/Ethan because dorks dorking together is adorable.

      * adorkable

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