Step by step, Dorothy’s working on that internalized ableism! As for friendship, I tend to find that meeting people with similar interests and hobbies tends to work.
Given that we’re starting out with Joyce rewriting the historical context to fit her narrative, I assume that Joyce will continue to make weird assumptions about how this SHOULD work that Asma will continue to find offputting.
near as I can figure, Joyce’s first on-screen interaction with Dorothy involved going :P and saying “take that, liberal elite” here https://www.dumbingofage.com/comic/indicator/
which is honestly a relief, ‘cuz for a minute there I was worried they didn’t talk to each other until That Party
1. Dorothy please do not indulge Joyce’s cute but eyeroll-inducing rewrite of history
2. DID YOU OR DID YOU NOT DO THE ONE, EXACTLY ONE, THING ASMA ASKED OF YOU AS A PRECONDITION FOR THIS SOCIAL INTERACTION
It’s certainly a rewrite of the CONTEXT of that history.
AK
As Joyce has decided she likes doing a lot. Sigh.
Doopyboop
Mainly a response to the AK guy but man, god forbid someone who recently realized they were bi look back on their interactions with their first girl crush and realize “oh I definitely had a crush on her”.
I have very little interest in humoring Joyce’s determination to reframe her and Dorothy’s history as one of head over heels love at first sight, especially when I think that does a genuine disservice to how their relationship actually developed and makes for a far less interesting narrative.
Doopyboop
We’ll just have to agree to disagree on that one. Joyce has had a crush on Dorothy for a long, long time in-comic.
Sirksome
I think both can be true and are. Joyce has had a long standing unrequited crush on Dorothy neither fully understood and she’s also lying and rewriting their history as love at first sight which it definitely wasn’t unless mutual fear of Ruth’s reputation really gets the love flowing.
I actually kind of hope they haven’t now and that no shenanigans off panel or otherwise were pulled because it would be much funnier to see these two try to bullshit their way out of that awkwardness and also confirm for me that Joyce and Dorothy dating has indeed made them both worse as people which is something I personally desire.
Really relating to Dorothy here. I’ve been trying to figure out how to make friends for decades. It’s a skill I seem to have lost about the time I started high school.
I also really like her mind getting blown in panel 4.
it’s really awesome how the site crashes whenever i try to comment and as a result i can’t edit super obvious typos in my comments with the fancy new edit feature
(it’s supposed to be “once the HAS you in her etc etc” in case that’s not clear)
I’m gonna stop reading comments for a while, the people here can be so unpleasant sometimes. I’m tired. The “erm achtually these characters are amoral and deserve to be punished” attitude is getting really draining. You people have fun. Fuck it.
But is it lots of people, or just the same few people saying pretty much the same thing over and over? If the latter, we could pray for a ‘block’ fiunction.
Did a bunch of comments get deleted already for this one? The comments section feels pretty tame thus far, although it could be a relativity thing from past ones by comparison lol
It’s mainly just an ‘accumulating over time’ thing. As well as my own overthinking comments from yesterday’s strip. I shouldn’t have made a comment while I was feeling down but fuck it, it’s there now. Oh well.
I think it fits with Joyce’s patterns in romance / matchmaking that she’d do this. She wants fairytale romance and she is willing to bend facts to get there, this was well established
Now if only Joyce could pointblank talk with Joe about their relationship and his poly proposal, instead of putting it off and leaving him waiting for days for a resolution. I don’t think Joyce is nearly as good at communicating as she seems to believe she is.
76 thoughts on “Pointblank”
NGPZ
ASMA AND BOWLING LET’S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
B)
Bogeywoman
YYYYOOOOOOO!!!
clif
And where is Sal?
Pocky
bets on whether Sal is great or terrible at bowling
Doopyboop
Step by step, Dorothy’s working on that internalized ableism! As for friendship, I tend to find that meeting people with similar interests and hobbies tends to work.
ZombieKyrik
This isn’t going to end well, and I am totally here for that.
Anyone want to make a prediction what will go wrong?
Big Z
Given that we’re starting out with Joyce rewriting the historical context to fit her narrative, I assume that Joyce will continue to make weird assumptions about how this SHOULD work that Asma will continue to find offputting.
Qube
near as I can figure, Joyce’s first on-screen interaction with Dorothy involved going :P and saying “take that, liberal elite” here https://www.dumbingofage.com/comic/indicator/
which is honestly a relief, ‘cuz for a minute there I was worried they didn’t talk to each other until That Party
moon
*live studio audience goes wild*
RassilonTDavros
Pleeeeease let this be a normal comments section
ZombieKyrik
With the Joyce? No way!
Yumi
With the Joyrothy? No way!
ZombieKyrik
I’m glad we’re on the same page here lol.
Yumi
Sometimes my job involves watching episodes of The Magic School Bus.
Thag Simmons
I feel like the best we can hope for is to be not normal in an interesting way
Sirksome
What qualifies as a normal comment section?
Jon
For most sites, some calm, moderately respectful discussion of the matters at hand.
For this place, multiple conflagrations and at least seven shots-fired incidents.
Qube
“normal” is just the weird shit you’re used to
Tequila Mockingbird
I absolutely sang along to the alt text.
Qube
and those two other boys
that we were dating~
will- will, uh… well shit I didn’t think it out this far
Thing 2
Well, it is way to early to know, but a fairly surly response!
Dot
1. Dorothy please do not indulge Joyce’s cute but eyeroll-inducing rewrite of history
2. DID YOU OR DID YOU NOT DO THE ONE, EXACTLY ONE, THING ASMA ASKED OF YOU AS A PRECONDITION FOR THIS SOCIAL INTERACTION
Doopyboop
https://www.dumbingofage.com/comic/boo/ It isn’t entirely a rewrite of history, Joyce did ask Dorothy out to dinner.
Big Z
It’s certainly a rewrite of the CONTEXT of that history.
AK
As Joyce has decided she likes doing a lot. Sigh.
Doopyboop
Mainly a response to the AK guy but man, god forbid someone who recently realized they were bi look back on their interactions with their first girl crush and realize “oh I definitely had a crush on her”.
Dot
I have very little interest in humoring Joyce’s determination to reframe her and Dorothy’s history as one of head over heels love at first sight, especially when I think that does a genuine disservice to how their relationship actually developed and makes for a far less interesting narrative.
Doopyboop
We’ll just have to agree to disagree on that one. Joyce has had a crush on Dorothy for a long, long time in-comic.
Sirksome
I think both can be true and are. Joyce has had a long standing unrequited crush on Dorothy neither fully understood and she’s also lying and rewriting their history as love at first sight which it definitely wasn’t unless mutual fear of Ruth’s reputation really gets the love flowing.
Jon
No kinkshaming, Sirksome. It takes all kinds.
Sirksome
I actually kind of hope they haven’t now and that no shenanigans off panel or otherwise were pulled because it would be much funnier to see these two try to bullshit their way out of that awkwardness and also confirm for me that Joyce and Dorothy dating has indeed made them both worse as people which is something I personally desire.
Slartibeast Button, BIA
I thought you made friends by assembling bits of stuff stolen from graveyards and waiting for the right lightning storm…
butting
Sometimes. But there’s also the option of taking work home from the Tyrell Corporation and just messing around for the fun of it.
Astariel
Really relating to Dorothy here. I’ve been trying to figure out how to make friends for decades. It’s a skill I seem to have lost about the time I started high school.
I also really like her mind getting blown in panel 4.
Sirksome
Don’t trust point blank…well anything really.
Bogeywoman
Okay, who’s showing up- Alice or Sal? Taking bets.
clif
Jennifer it is.
Dara
Point blank can absolutely work. Particularly if both people are new to a location or environment. Doesn’t always, no, but absolutely can.
QueenofSodor
joyce’s pointblank method is definitely an airtight plan, once she you in her crosshairs it’s a sureshot that you’ll be fast friends in no time
QueenofSodor
it’s really awesome how the site crashes whenever i try to comment and as a result i can’t edit super obvious typos in my comments with the fancy new edit feature
(it’s supposed to be “once the HAS you in her etc etc” in case that’s not clear)
QueenofSodor
see now it happened again and there’s yet another glaring typo i can’t fix!!! i miss the old site
clif
But the new site can only get better.
Some day it will be perfect and then Joe will be sorry.
Ado
Asma stocks meteorically rising.
The website actually giving the comic at 12 stocks? Also meteorically rising.
It’d be rad to have my avatar back though.
Slartibeast Button, BIA
I’ve never figured it out, I just wait for friends to make me. (Need to find a better way to phrase that. )
Bogeywoman
Huh, wouldjalookitdat Joyce really said “I just met you and this is crazy, you’re a scary atheist, early dinner maybe?”
https://www.dumbingofage.com/comic/boo/
RassilonTDavros
Props for finding that without the aid of multi-tag search.
Amós Batista
“But it’s all kinda sudden…”
Jo_cubstar
Excellent hover text
Tenzhi
I’m surprised that Joyce will put on rental shoes.
Doopyboop
Her main issues seem to be food related so as long as she doesn’t have to eat the rental shoes, I think she’s fine with slapping them bad puppies on.
IntangibleMatter
And all the other girls
Kinda haaaate me
Let’s kiss at protest
Frontpaged by Daisy
AMagicalDuck
Plot twist: Dorothy and Joyce have been dating the entire time and were cheating on each other with Walky and Joe without realising
Ado
Brilliant.
Icalasari
No, that alt text is diabolical
Lingo
Folks, is it gay to make friends?
clif
Briefly considers creating a new email address to say “Only if you do it right.” But is far too lazy.
Taffy
Yes.
Doopyboop
I’m gonna stop reading comments for a while, the people here can be so unpleasant sometimes. I’m tired. The “erm achtually these characters are amoral and deserve to be punished” attitude is getting really draining. You people have fun. Fuck it.
IntangibleMatter
Don’t let them win. Make a good comment without reading all the other ones. It’s what I do for the most part.
Thing 2
But is it lots of people, or just the same few people saying pretty much the same thing over and over? If the latter, we could pray for a ‘block’ fiunction.
Ado
That could be nice.
Taffy
Yeah, blocking would be great for commenters like that rat fuck Taffy. I’d never have to see their weird bullshit again if I could block them.
Garry
Did a bunch of comments get deleted already for this one? The comments section feels pretty tame thus far, although it could be a relativity thing from past ones by comparison lol
Doopyboop
It’s mainly just an ‘accumulating over time’ thing. As well as my own overthinking comments from yesterday’s strip. I shouldn’t have made a comment while I was feeling down but fuck it, it’s there now. Oh well.
Trying my best
I completely understand, but I did want to just say that I appreciate you and I hope the break treats you well.
Yotomoe
I don’t really find it necessary to re-contextualize every event in these two’s interactions as implicitly romantic.
Mindset
You’re not Joyce, nor in love with Dorothy and trying to make that love feel predestined (as people in love often do). She finds it necessary.
Thag Simmons
I think it fits with Joyce’s patterns in romance / matchmaking that she’d do this. She wants fairytale romance and she is willing to bend facts to get there, this was well established
darkoneko
hi Asma !
Kyulen
Now if only Joyce could pointblank talk with Joe about their relationship and his poly proposal, instead of putting it off and leaving him waiting for days for a resolution. I don’t think Joyce is nearly as good at communicating as she seems to believe she is.
Lee