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Through Hell

by David M Willis on May 26, 2020 at 12:01 am
  • 03 - When It Crumbles
└ Tags: amber, becky, carla, dorothy, malaya, sal, sarah, walky

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    May 26, 2020 at 12:02 am | #

    “It’s the Salvary!”

    “that should be cavalry, but with Sal”

    “Salvalry?”

    “…ok n/m it actually sounds worse that way”

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      May 26, 2020 at 12:04 am | #

      Sal-vation has arrived!

      • clif
        clif
        May 26, 2020 at 1:13 am | #

        And the theme music is awesome.

        • clif
          clif
          May 26, 2020 at 1:27 am | #

          Don’t pretend you don’t hear it in your head.

          • Doom Shepherd
            Doom Shepherd
            May 26, 2020 at 2:48 am | #

            Is it “For the Win” by Two Steps From Hell?
            https://youtu.be/rl_ndy61ON4

            • anonymousethatscurriesinthedarkness
              anonymousethatscurriesinthedarkness
              May 26, 2020 at 8:52 am | #

              Here I was thinking this would have been more appropriate, less the facial reconstruction of the MC
              https://youtu.be/oNyXYPhnUIs

              • Deanatay
                Deanatay
                May 26, 2020 at 10:26 am | #

                I’m actually hearing the ‘She-Ra’ theme song in my head for this.

                • Androiddreams
                  Androiddreams
                  May 26, 2020 at 10:34 am | #

                  No “running in the 90s”?

    • NelC
      NelC
      May 26, 2020 at 1:30 am | #

      “Ca-Sal-ry!”

      • UncolaMan
        UncolaMan
        May 26, 2020 at 5:26 am | #

        Sounds too much like “Casualty,” but thanks for contributing.

        • Captain Oblivious
          Captain Oblivious
          May 26, 2020 at 8:34 am | #

          It may look so, but now I’m curious how you pronounce casualty? Or Sal?

    • FacelessDeviant
      FacelessDeviant
      May 26, 2020 at 8:41 am | #

      Its part of the Salution to the problem!

  2. OtterBoy1
    OtterBoy1
    May 26, 2020 at 12:03 am | #

    It’s so refreshing to see new characters

    • OtterBoy1
      OtterBoy1
      May 26, 2020 at 12:03 am | #

      Not new characters, but, you know what I mean

      • Sporky
        Sporky
        May 26, 2020 at 12:09 am | #

        More characters!

        • clif
          clif
          May 26, 2020 at 1:46 am | #

          Gently used characters.

          • Needfuldoer
            Needfuldoer
            May 26, 2020 at 7:06 am | #

            Certified Pre-Appeared characters, with extended 3-year, 36,000 mile warranty and run-flats.

      • FacelessDeviant
        FacelessDeviant
        May 26, 2020 at 8:42 am | #

        Al dente characters

  3. Axel
    Axel
    May 26, 2020 at 12:04 am | #

    I FREAKING KNEW IT. Cavalry to the rescue.

    • Arian
      Arian
      May 26, 2020 at 3:02 am | #

      (OT: Jigglypuff! *hugs it*)

  4. Giguioto
    Giguioto
    May 26, 2020 at 12:04 am | #

    Sal and Amazi-girl… Joining forces one last time to save Joyce

    • clif
      clif
      May 26, 2020 at 1:46 am | #

      If only Amazigirl were here.

      • Chris Phoenix
        Chris Phoenix
        May 26, 2020 at 2:05 am | #

        I was thinking of making a joke about Sal being Amazi-Girl, but it’s been simultaneously too many and too few years for that to be funny.

        • Amazi-Stool
          Amazi-Stool
          May 26, 2020 at 4:35 pm | #

          Oh please, don’t refuse the opportunity!

          Amber and Amazi-Girl … joining forces the first time to save Joyce!

  5. NinjaNick
    NinjaNick
    May 26, 2020 at 12:05 am | #

    Sal and Carla to the rescue! Let’s bust the Blaine Beast!

    • NinjaNick
      NinjaNick
      May 26, 2020 at 12:05 am | #

      And Malaya!

      • NinjaNick
        NinjaNick
        May 26, 2020 at 12:06 am | #

        Dang thing needs an edit tool.

    • He Who Abides
      He Who Abides
      May 26, 2020 at 12:06 am | #

      And, for some reason, Malaya.

      Seriously, how did they get Malaya involved?

      • AutobotDen
        AutobotDen
        May 26, 2020 at 12:07 am | #

        Probably by telling her there was the potential to impress Marcie if she helped put the beatdown on Blaine.

        • Deanatay
          Deanatay
          May 26, 2020 at 9:59 am | #

          Sal: C’mon, girls, Amazi-Girl needs our help!

          Malaya: Pfft. Whatever. I’m out.

          Sal: *looks back at her* Fine with me. More people for me to punch.

          Malaya: PUNCHING? You shoulda led with that! I’m all in if I get to punch people!

      • BarerMender
        BarerMender
        May 26, 2020 at 12:09 am | #

        According to the tags Marcie is present. I don’t see her, though. Or Walky either.

        • Yumi
          Yumi
          May 26, 2020 at 12:18 am | #

          Walky’s tagged because he’s the one saying “Sis!” Don’t know about Marcie, though.

          • Cholma
            Cholma
            May 26, 2020 at 12:51 am | #

            She’s the one not saying anything. ;p

            • BarerMender
              BarerMender
              May 26, 2020 at 8:55 am | #

              Good one.

        • NinjaNick
          NinjaNick
          May 26, 2020 at 12:47 am | #

          She’s off panel. They’re going to need more than a motorcycle if the Salvary can catch up with the white van. Not sure if Blaine’s a speeder.

          • Chris
            Chris
            May 26, 2020 at 12:55 am | #

            One crime at a time. When you’ve got an unconscious girl in the back of your van, you should scrupulously obey the traffic laws.

            Who am I kidding? He’s not that smart.

            • Reltzik
              Reltzik
              May 26, 2020 at 2:45 am | #

              He’s already up to five crimes at once. Might as well go for a half dozen.

              • BarerMender
                BarerMender
                May 26, 2020 at 8:56 am | #

                In for a penny in for a pound. Of flesh.

        • Kamino Neko
          Kamino Neko
          May 26, 2020 at 12:45 pm | #

          Marcie is no longer tagged, though that doesn’t mean she’s not present, just not in any way involved in this strip itself.

      • Bagge
        Bagge
        May 26, 2020 at 1:18 am | #

        Blaine truly deserves to be defeated by Malaya in the end.

        • RacingTurtle
          RacingTurtle
          May 26, 2020 at 1:21 am | #

          Yes, yes he does.

        • Reltzik
          Reltzik
          May 26, 2020 at 2:46 am | #

          No, Blaine deserves to be defeated by Faz in the end.

          …. maybe they could do a team-up?

          • Bagge
            Bagge
            May 26, 2020 at 4:16 am | #

            That is entirely correct.

            • Bagge
              Bagge
              May 26, 2020 at 5:49 am | #

              …I mean, he deserves to be defeated by explosive diarrhea, but I’ll take what I get.

              • Reltzik
                Reltzik
                May 26, 2020 at 5:40 pm | #

                So a three-way teamup. Blaine gets defeated by Malaya, Faz, and explosive diarrhea.

              • thejeff
                thejeff
                May 26, 2020 at 9:12 pm | #

                I’ll just set my bowel disruptor to “unspeakable gut horror”, then .

      • Regalli
        Regalli
        May 26, 2020 at 9:28 am | #

        Malaya probably got woken up at the same time Sal did, since they’re roommates. Once that had happened, why not go see what all the fuss is about and maybe get some ass to kick?

  6. AutobotDen
    AutobotDen
    May 26, 2020 at 12:05 am | #

    Ngl, I was hoping Ruth would have a femur to brandish.

    • AutobotDen
      AutobotDen
      May 26, 2020 at 12:06 am | #

      …clearly I’m not awake enough to recognize Carla… but to be fair, I’m used to her having her hair up. I expect whacky shenanigans powered by tech from her parents’ company.

      • auroki
        auroki
        May 26, 2020 at 12:30 am | #

        Yeah to be fair I thought she was Rose at first. Took a bit to process

  7. Tekkactus
    Tekkactus
    May 26, 2020 at 12:06 am | #

    Did Malaya skitch her way here?

    • AutobotDen
      AutobotDen
      May 26, 2020 at 12:07 am | #

      She was hanging onto the back of Sal’s bike.

      • BassBone
        BassBone
        May 26, 2020 at 12:15 am | #

        That’s what skitching is.

        • Delicious Taffy
          Delicious Taffy
          May 26, 2020 at 12:20 am | #

          It’s like these kids have never played a Tony Hawk game.

          • clif
            clif
            May 26, 2020 at 2:10 am | #

            There’s a Tony Hawk game where you get to hold onto the back of Sal’s bike?

            • Opus the Poet
              Opus the Poet
              May 26, 2020 at 2:15 am | #

              I never had the game, but I’m told there is a stunt session where you get towed to speed by a bike of some kind and then grab back on between jumps.

        • Needfuldoer
          Needfuldoer
          May 26, 2020 at 7:08 am | #

          Is “McFly” an appropriate synonym, when used as a verb?

  8. Sirksome
    Sirksome
    May 26, 2020 at 12:06 am | #

    I’m not sure they can all fit on Sal’s motorcycle.

  9. Illithid
    Illithid
    May 26, 2020 at 12:06 am | #

    Cut AG some slack, she’s still incredibly sleep-deprived and probably coming down off the adrenaline.

    • Jamie
      Jamie
      May 26, 2020 at 12:24 am | #

      I don’t think that was meant as criticism. It was a, “If you’re up for this, you’re invited.”

    • Strangeshapes
      Strangeshapes
      May 26, 2020 at 5:15 am | #

      But AG’s not tagged; this is Amber facing Sal. For Amber this night is basically All the Nightmares and she’s running on several nights of virtually no sleep, at least two major battles’ worth of injuries, and severe emotional trauma. I’m afraid she will fall down in the middle of the street and vapor lock at this point.

      • Needfuldoer
        Needfuldoer
        May 26, 2020 at 7:09 am | #

        Sal doesn’t know that, she just sees the costume. We don’t know if she can tell the difference at a glance yet.

        • thejeff
          thejeff
          May 26, 2020 at 8:25 am | #

          I don’t think Sal even really knows the difference, does she?

          Amber said some things during the fight, but there was no sign Sal picked up on it. Or am I forgetting something from afterwards?

        • Kamino Neko
          Kamino Neko
          May 26, 2020 at 1:37 pm | #

          I don’t think anyone in universe can tell at a glance. The people who know what’s going on still need to ask who’s driving in situations where it’s not blatantly obvious.

          • thejeff
            thejeff
            May 26, 2020 at 2:53 pm | #

            They don’t know to look for cheek blushes?

            My point is that I don’t Sal even knows to ask. Unless I’m missing something, Walky’s the only one we know knows for sure. Danny’s been seen struggling with the concept and no one else has shown any awareness of it.

      • Kali
        Kali
        May 26, 2020 at 9:27 am | #

        But Amber has been facing Sal quiet a bit, with roller derby practice… I don’t think it’s fair to call Sal a nightmare here.

  10. CMasta
    CMasta
    May 26, 2020 at 12:07 am | #

    Yup the girl with a record should definitely enact in vigilantism. This will end well.

    And hello Malaya how unpleasant to see you again.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      May 26, 2020 at 12:10 am | #

      After all the Blaine and Ross in this storyline, even Malaya is a breath of fresh air.

      • Some1
        Some1
        May 26, 2020 at 12:24 am | #

        You could make the argument that while Blaine is a shittier person than Malaya, he also causes conflict which makes the comic more interesting to read. Malaya on the other hand is just generally unpleasant but she doesn’t really push the story forward that much.

        • abysswatcher1993
          abysswatcher1993
          May 26, 2020 at 12:35 am | #

          Blaine is the cartoony manchild villain that should be in prison.

          Malaya is just the annoying BONGO, and I am tired of this page censoring the word bongo when it is appropriate to describe bong-FUUUUUUUUCK!!!!!! THAT’S IT! BASTITCH! THANKS, LOBO! YOU CAN’T CENSOR THIS WILLIS!

          • Yumi
            Yumi
            May 26, 2020 at 12:36 am | #

            God, I hope he censors it.

            • Deanatay
              Deanatay
              May 26, 2020 at 10:08 am | #

              But how? Bastongo? Snare drum?

          • Deanatay
            Deanatay
            May 26, 2020 at 10:06 am | #

            Personally, I lOVE the bongo censor. I pretty much type the word ‘bongo’ just to trigger it.

            • thejeff
              thejeff
              May 26, 2020 at 10:46 am | #

              I just type bongo. Or sometimes “drum”.

            • Bicycle Bill
              Bicycle Bill
              May 27, 2020 at 12:03 am | #

              I imagine that if I put my creative mind to it I could figure out a work-around, like a intentional misspelling that still conveys the point.

              • Deanatay
                Deanatay
                May 28, 2020 at 10:05 am | #

                Bee-yatch will probably work.

        • Jamie
          Jamie
          May 26, 2020 at 12:40 am | #

          I mean, Blaine has no good in-universe reason for being in the story, so he has to have an agenda that motivates him to show up and cause trouble.

          Malaya, on the other hand, is around because she’s a student in the same classes and friend groups, so there’s no need to provide her with further motivation. (Mary is the same way. Ryan also, but fuzzier.)

          I mean, imagine if Blaine was, like, a janitor for the university and then subtract his motivations. Like, say Amber got a scholarship or something. Then he’d just be this annoying background character making snide shitty-parent remarks in random hallways: equally shitty human, but little to no plot relevance.

        • timemonkey
          timemonkey
          May 26, 2020 at 12:54 am | #

          I feel the exact opposite about Blaine and Malaya.

      • CMasta
        CMasta
        May 26, 2020 at 1:37 am | #

        Malaya is a jerk to be a jerk. She’s somehow a less interesting Mike. At least his assholeness was eventually couched into pushing people towards improvement. Not a grand quality but he’s a Force ghost now so whatever.

        I’d rather see Blaine than Malaya eight days of the week.

        • He Who Abides
          He Who Abides
          May 26, 2020 at 6:20 am | #

          Walky!verse Mike was an Asshole Sage. This one’s just a dick to be a dick.

        • BarerMender
          BarerMender
          May 26, 2020 at 9:02 am | #

          Malaya is a jerk because she’s insecure in herself. She puts people down to raise herself up. That won’t work. It just makes her a jerk.

    • Foxhack
      Foxhack
      May 26, 2020 at 12:24 am | #

      Or you know, just follow Blaine’s van because -a friend of hers got kidnapped- and report his location to the police.

      • CMasta
        CMasta
        May 26, 2020 at 1:35 am | #

        We clearly have been reading two different comics if you think things are going to proceed that logically.

  11. tim gueguen
    tim gueguen
    May 26, 2020 at 12:08 am | #

    Come on, Carla! It’s time for you to whip out some ultra secret tech device to save the day!

    • Bicycle Bill
      Bicycle Bill
      May 26, 2020 at 12:30 am | #

      She’s probably got a RUTTECH drone in position over Blaine’s van already.  All she has to do is give it the command, and it generates a tightly-focused, short-range electro-magnetic pulse that incapacitates the engine.

      • abysswatcher1993
        abysswatcher1993
        May 26, 2020 at 12:37 am | #

        She can do the same as in Spiderman Far From Home where Peter accidentally activates a deadly drone.

      • Needfuldoer
        Needfuldoer
        May 26, 2020 at 7:12 am | #

        Attach some kind of Ruttech GPS tracker to the van so they can track it without getting killed.

        Or so the EMP drone can follow it autonomously.

    • MatthewTheLucky
      MatthewTheLucky
      May 26, 2020 at 12:30 am | #

      It’s… a gun!

      • Jamie
        Jamie
        May 26, 2020 at 12:41 am | #

        If this were RWBY, (sentence intentionally unfinished as an exercise for the reader).

    • Bobcat2022
      Bobcat2022
      May 26, 2020 at 12:44 am | #

      Carla “recovering” the Amazi-Tracker on Sal’s phone seems like an ample fulfillment of the “tech genius plot device” function for this early in the morning. When did the Amazi-Tracker last show up…?

    • Tawdry Quirks
      Tawdry Quirks
      May 26, 2020 at 1:38 am | #

      Sal’s motorcycle has a RUTTECH engine. Perhaps Carla knows a secret override that’ll let the bike go faster.

  12. Hilzabub
    Hilzabub
    May 26, 2020 at 12:10 am | #

    I expected Sal. I’m delighted that Carla’s with her. They’re just missing Marcie. Hopefully they’ve been sharpening their elbows in practice and smack Blaine around once they catch up.

    • Some1
      Some1
      May 26, 2020 at 12:13 am | #

      Pretty sure hitting with elbows is actually illegal in roller derby.

      • NelC
        NelC
        May 26, 2020 at 1:12 am | #

        Doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen.

      • SuperZero
        SuperZero
        May 26, 2020 at 1:12 am | #

        This isn’t roller derby, it’s combat with a supervillain.
        Easy to get them confused.

    • SuperFroakie82
      SuperFroakie82
      May 26, 2020 at 4:56 am | #

      Marcie is actually tagged, even though as far as I can tell we can’t see her.

      • Needfuldoer
        Needfuldoer
        May 26, 2020 at 7:16 am | #

        She probably just tagged along like Malaya, but on the other side.

        If Sal’s going to haul all her friends around she might as well get a Goldwing, then there’s plenty of room for everyone. I can’t imagine getting pulled around at 30+ MPH on a skateboard is very stable; one rock or pothole and you’re on a one-way trip to Road Rash City.

  13. Tarnagh
    Tarnagh
    May 26, 2020 at 12:10 am | #

    Only problem with that, Sal, is AG isn’t listed as being in today’s strip. At this point … can AMBER pull herself together? 🙁

    • Jon S.
      Jon S.
      May 26, 2020 at 12:16 am | #

      Can Amber and AG pull themselves together?

      • Arian
        Arian
        May 26, 2020 at 3:06 am | #

        Although I hope so, I expect not. Not without a lot of therapy.

  14. Kravis
    Kravis
    May 26, 2020 at 12:11 am | #

    Hurry, to the Sal-Mobile!

  15. Moon
    Moon
    May 26, 2020 at 12:12 am | #

    GET 👏 HIS 👏 ASS

  16. bcb
    bcb
    May 26, 2020 at 12:12 am | #

    The return of Sal/Amazigirl team-up, woo!

  17. BBCC
    BBCC
    May 26, 2020 at 12:13 am | #

    THE CAVALRY HAS ARRIVED.

    Sarah is ON IT too. You love to see it.

    • Matthew Evan Davis
      Matthew Evan Davis
      May 26, 2020 at 12:29 am | #

      She may deny it publicly, but she’s bought into being Joyce “Big Sis” wholeheartedly. This does not surprise me in the least.

    • Matthew Evan Davis
      Matthew Evan Davis
      May 26, 2020 at 12:31 am | #

      Also, they are the two characters least likely to think the police will be helpful even if they didn’t have Mike’s Corruption on The Force info.

    • Regalli
      Regalli
      May 26, 2020 at 12:32 am | #

      I want that first panel FRAMED. (Also, Carla looks so happy to be riding with Sal, it’s adorable.)

    • RedCat
      RedCat
      May 26, 2020 at 9:24 am | #

      The Carlavery.

  18. Chris
    Chris
    May 26, 2020 at 12:15 am | #

    Excellent job summing that up, Sarah.

  19. bemisawa
    bemisawa
    May 26, 2020 at 12:16 am | #

    FUCKIN

    EAGLES

    (😆)

    • abysswatcher1993
      abysswatcher1993
      May 26, 2020 at 12:30 am | #

      I KNEW I WASN’T THE ONLY ONE THINKING ABOUT TLOTR!

    • BigDogLittleCat
      BigDogLittleCat
      May 26, 2020 at 1:18 am | #

      You know they could have saved everyone a lot of trouble if they’d just flown there on eagles in the first place.
      Or just give the stupid ring to an eagle and have bird drop it in.

      • Chris Phoenix
        Chris Phoenix
        May 26, 2020 at 2:08 am | #

        I never thought of that

        Why did I never think of that

        • clif
          clif
          May 26, 2020 at 2:26 am | #

          Proof positive that the ring was influencing your mind just reading about it.

      • Chris
        Chris
        May 26, 2020 at 2:33 am | #

        Do you have any idea what an eagle could do with that ring?

        • Delicious Taffy
          Delicious Taffy
          May 26, 2020 at 5:57 am | #

          It could fly around unseen, dropping basketball-sized eagle shits on people’s cars.

          • JaneDoe
            JaneDoe
            May 26, 2020 at 2:04 pm | #

            This comment section needs an upvote button 🤣

      • Strangeshapes
        Strangeshapes
        May 26, 2020 at 5:22 am | #

        I think the point of the Hobbits doing it was they were so small and humble that they could, indeed, “simply walk into Mordor.” If Eagles flew there, they would absolutely draw Sauron’s attention and fail.

        • Geneseepaws
          Geneseepaws
          May 26, 2020 at 7:56 am | #

          One does not simply ‘walk’ into Mordor… and if I recall, you cannot telnet into it, either…

      • timemonkey
        timemonkey
        May 26, 2020 at 8:05 am | #

        No, the Eye of Sauron would have spotted the Eagle and they would have been shot down. The hobbits only managed because they were beneath notice.

      • woobie
        woobie
        May 28, 2020 at 12:24 am | #

        Eagles tend to eat their riders, is why.
        I’m trying to remember where I saw that….

  20. Hex Hornet
    Hex Hornet
    May 26, 2020 at 12:17 am | #

    Carla and Malaya are BOTH gonna be disappointed that the motorcycle only fits two!

  21. bryy
    bryy
    May 26, 2020 at 12:18 am | #

    …. oh boy, are we gonna get some Malaya character development out of this?

  22. Bicycle Bill
    Bicycle Bill
    May 26, 2020 at 12:20 am | #

    If Dorothy ever does run for president, she’d better pick Sarah as a running mate.  She passed on more crucial, accurate information in less than twenty words than anyone in the current administration has provided in any number of press conferences and tweets.

    • SuperZero
      SuperZero
      May 26, 2020 at 1:10 am | #

      Well, that’s because they’re dishonest. Anybody can do that with one word.
      Sarah did better than that.

  23. abysswatcher1993
    abysswatcher1993
    May 26, 2020 at 12:26 am | #

    That is now way to treat kidnap victims, Malaya, but I know you don’t care.

    Also, with this starts the second vehicle persecution of DoA, and hopefully there’s no “integrity moment”.

    • Chris
      Chris
      May 26, 2020 at 12:48 am | #

      “Persecution”? Voice to text or autocorrect?

      • clif
        clif
        May 26, 2020 at 1:25 am | #

        Let’s hope they persecute the chase successfully.

        • Bicycle Bill
          Bicycle Bill
          May 26, 2020 at 1:38 am | #

          I believe the word that fits there would be ‘prosecute’ = “to continue [with a course of action] with a view to its completion”; e.g., “the inability to maintain a steady chain of supply represents a serious threat to the government’s ability to prosecute the war.”

          • clif
            clif
            May 26, 2020 at 1:53 am | #

            I find the war not guilty.

            • Delicious Taffy
              Delicious Taffy
              May 26, 2020 at 5:59 am | #

              What are you, a Republican?

              • clif
                clif
                May 26, 2020 at 9:31 am | #

                Honest, officer. I’ve never publicked before in my life.

                • He Who Abides
                  He Who Abides
                  May 26, 2020 at 12:41 pm | #

                  That’s Animaniacs-level funny, clif.

    • SuperZero
      SuperZero
      May 26, 2020 at 1:09 am | #

      How would Malaya know they’re kidnap victims?

      • Yumi
        Yumi
        May 26, 2020 at 1:12 am | #

        Amber told Ruth they were kidnapped, Ruth told them something.

    • Cmd1095
      Cmd1095
      May 26, 2020 at 4:56 pm | #

      I mean, in complete fairness, she didn’t know they were kidnapping victims yet… but she totally would’ve said the same stuff anyway so

  24. abacuswizard
    abacuswizard
    May 26, 2020 at 12:38 am | #

    ONWARD NOBLE STEED

    • Bicycle Bill
      Bicycle Bill
      May 26, 2020 at 1:40 am | #

      (in Eddie Murphy’s voice) — “I hope you heard that.  He called me a ‘noble steed’.”

  25. Sirksome
    Sirksome
    May 26, 2020 at 12:38 am | #

    So like Blaine’s already in the next county right? He is gone! So how are they gonna track him in the first place? Also are these the slowest cops ever or what?

    • Kernanator
      Kernanator
      May 26, 2020 at 12:41 am | #

      I think you are either wildly overestimating how fast Blaine is driving, or wildly underestimating how big counties are.

      • NinjaNick
        NinjaNick
        May 26, 2020 at 12:42 am | #

        I’m sure he’s not on a highway yet.

      • Sirksome
        Sirksome
        May 26, 2020 at 12:44 am | #

        It was a partial exaggeration, but I doubt he’s respecting traffic laws and last we saw of his vehicle it was already over the horizon. Sal has a fast bike but finding him in the first place is the issue. Every moment that passes he gets farther away and it’s been at least a few.

        • Yumi
          Yumi
          May 26, 2020 at 12:45 am | #

          >Blaine gets busted for running a stop sign.

        • Chris
          Chris
          May 26, 2020 at 12:47 am | #

          He’s no longer in sight. That probably puts him a few blocks away.

      • SuperZero
        SuperZero
        May 26, 2020 at 1:08 am | #

        A lot of commenters seem to think vehicles can teleport.
        “The problem started multiple seconds ago. Why aren’t police on the scene yet!?” and now “Blaine started a van; who can even tell what solar system he’s in by this point?”

        • SuperZero
          SuperZero
          May 26, 2020 at 1:08 am | #

          Oh wow, I somehow missed that comment did both at once.

    • sharktrs
      sharktrs
      May 26, 2020 at 12:47 am | #

      I dunno, cops can’t really be trusted to be where you need them, when you need them

      Growing up in Oakland probably has me biased but this response time feels right to me

      • Chris
        Chris
        May 26, 2020 at 1:06 am | #

        The tweet’s gone out by now. Who gets there first, the cops or the news?

        • Needfuldoer
          Needfuldoer
          May 26, 2020 at 7:20 am | #

          The cops, because who else will hassle the news crew to move?

          • Needfuldoer
            Needfuldoer
            May 29, 2020 at 1:17 pm | #

            Well this comment aged poorly…

      • JaneDoe
        JaneDoe
        May 26, 2020 at 2:13 pm | #

        The one time in my life I called 911, they didn’t. even. answer. I sat on the phone for at least 5 minutes (based on the timer on my cell, not just that it felt that long) and no one picked up! Thankfully the situation was resolved reasonably peacefully, albeit only after someone got threatened with a tire iron, apparently. (Note, I was witnessing the scene from a distance and did not personally see this part, this was related by another bystander)

    • BBCC
      BBCC
      May 26, 2020 at 3:55 am | #

      He JUST got out of sight. There’s almost no way he’s out of the county YET and if he is that’s MORE reason to follow him so they can report a location to their friends so they don’t just shrug and say ‘Iunno’ when the police get there and want to know where Blaine is.

      And the police can’t teleport. They were only called once it looked like Blaine was subdued because that was the earliest time the hostages could call them and AG chose not to when she was freed earlier because she was worried about corrupt cops on the mob’s dime.

      • Sirksome
        Sirksome
        May 26, 2020 at 8:10 am | #

        I was kinda exaggerating some of my comment for comedic effect. I don’t actually think Blaine is in the next county. I’m more wondering how they are gonna track him since he is out of sight now.

        The cops? Eh, I don’t know. My comment was meant to be at their expense but I guess logically it’s been a little bit of time. Dorothy said they’d arrive “shortly” which is vague enough. They did have a whole hostage situation and conversation with Blaine before he escaped but who knows how long that really took. A couple minutes? I’d say at least 60 seconds but it’s still believable cops haven’t shown up yet. This isn’t a story about cops saving the day anyway.

        • BBCC
          BBCC
          May 26, 2020 at 9:10 pm | #

          Okay, that’s fair. I didn’t get the comedic effect. That’s my bad.

          Yeah, I’ve seen some people wondering with varying degrees of seriousness why the police aren’t here yet – to the point I’ve seen some question whether they were actually called. Sometimes it seems people have high expectations for what emergency vehicles can actually do. When I was younger my mom called an ambulance for me and it took so long even the 911 operator was freaking out going ‘WHERE THE FUCK ARE THEY’. Sometimes it really does take quite a bit.

    • KJ
      KJ
      May 26, 2020 at 2:07 pm | #

      I suspect the mob ties are coming into play, because this IS a bit weird. They are not far from the Bloomington police station itself. They should have been able to get there during the few minutes people were in the basement with Ross.

  26. sharktrs
    sharktrs
    May 26, 2020 at 12:44 am | #

    Hot damn, Sarah wasted no time on this one

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      May 26, 2020 at 12:49 am | #

      Little Sis is in Danger, Big Sis doesn’t fuck around.

    • Rikunda
      Rikunda
      May 26, 2020 at 1:37 am | #

      Finally someone who summarizes fast. So many usually just waste time.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      May 26, 2020 at 7:22 am | #

      Ask, it doesn’t get done.

  27. DEAD MEME
    DEAD MEME
    May 26, 2020 at 12:49 am | #

    Apologies if I sound like a Certified Dum-Dum™️, but if this story arc doesn’t end with everyone safe and sound and back at school I will literally run away to the woods and become a forest wizard.

    • Yumi
      Yumi
      May 26, 2020 at 12:51 am | #

      That’s an awesome life plan, you should do that anyway.

      • clif
        clif
        May 26, 2020 at 1:29 am | #

        I mean, really!

    • Keulen
      Keulen
      May 26, 2020 at 4:29 am | #

      Even if it does end with everyone safe, becoming a forest wizard sounds badass anyway.

    • Geneseepaws
      Geneseepaws
      May 26, 2020 at 8:10 am | #

      Ugh, do you all KNOW how much money forest wizards make, ugh,…it’s pathetic! You can never buy anything, all you can do is barter for stuff. The city wizards will prank and taunt you if you go into a big town for supplies. Small towns always have bad cross-bred …. whatevers skulking around; halflings, half hobbit x half elf, half orc x human, dragon x Wyvern, borg cross Vorlon…. ok I made that one up, but serzly, Forest wizard is tough work for not much glory. Better to study Sfeer theory at the university.

  28. Lingo
    Lingo
    May 26, 2020 at 12:53 am | #

    I don’t know what the alt-text is referring to.

    • clif
      clif
      May 26, 2020 at 1:30 am | #

      Neither do I, really. I just chose to assume it’s a rendering of the awesome theme music playing in the background.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      May 26, 2020 at 5:07 am | #

      It fits the music hit from the Transformers animated series, which is on-brand. Maybe we’re due for a scene change?

  29. Catman
    Catman
    May 26, 2020 at 1:07 am | #

    Look how happy Carla is!

    • clif
      clif
      May 26, 2020 at 1:39 am | #

      She’s hanging out with Malaya, hanging onto Sal, while the throb of a powerful Ruttech engine shakes between her legs. What’s not to be happy?

  30. Bagge
    Bagge
    May 26, 2020 at 1:17 am | #

    No Asher? Still a piece of shit, then.

    • clif
      clif
      May 26, 2020 at 1:41 am | #

      How dare he be blackmailed for going to school on “borrowed” mob money?

      • Bagge
        Bagge
        May 26, 2020 at 2:35 am | #

        Oh, I’m still calling him a piece of shit for narking on Sal all those years back.

        This was, however, a chance for redemption that he didn’t take.

        • Axel
          Axel
          May 26, 2020 at 3:52 am | #

          I doubt Blaine told him the entire plan, given how he didn’t want to participate even before he got any intructions

        • Aviana
          Aviana
          May 26, 2020 at 8:43 am | #

          I don’t think he knows enough about what’s going on to have a chance at redemption. And: storyline’s not over yet.

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      May 26, 2020 at 8:01 am | #

      I doubt Asher has any idea what’s even going on.

  31. drs
    drs
    May 26, 2020 at 1:27 am | #

    So this is Amber, not Amazi-Girl. I know Sal and AG had been hanging out, but does Amber know? Did Amber ever reconcile with Sal? I forget.

    • Lexi
      Lexi
      May 26, 2020 at 1:58 am | #

      Pretty sure Amber is the one who joined the Roller Derby team, so yes. 🙂 I’m going off the “My social batter is nearly empt…*phone*”

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      May 26, 2020 at 5:04 am | #

      Sal and Amber fought, then made peace, back in Flyin’ to the Red. We’ve seen them cooperate at least a couple times since then.

      • thejeff
        thejeff
        May 26, 2020 at 8:35 am | #

        What I don’t think we’ve seen is Sal and Amazi-Girl together since then. I was kind of hoping we’d get that while Amber and AG still weren’t sharing memories.

  32. Huttj
    Huttj
    May 26, 2020 at 1:32 am | #

    Amber: “No, no I cannot.”

  33. Rikunda
    Rikunda
    May 26, 2020 at 1:36 am | #

    Ok seriously… How did no one hear a motorbike…

    • clif
      clif
      May 26, 2020 at 1:44 am | #

      They couldn’t hear it over the awesome theme music.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      May 26, 2020 at 4:56 am | #

      Stock exhaust on street bikes can be surprisingly quiet. Even if their attention wasn’t elsewhere, they might not have picked up on it over the commotion.

    • KJ
      KJ
      May 26, 2020 at 2:15 pm | #

      They probably tuned it out. You learn to tune out loud engine noises in downtown Bloomington….very fast. If it isn’t motorcycles, it’s car club people revving their engines down Walnut and College

  34. cartoogle
    cartoogle
    May 26, 2020 at 1:39 am | #

    So. Amber tells Sal “there’s a kidnap, tell everyone!” – and this is the lame response team?

    • cartoogle
      cartoogle
      May 26, 2020 at 1:40 am | #

      Dammit, I meant “tells Ruth”

      • clif
        clif
        May 26, 2020 at 1:43 am | #

        Were was the part where she said “tell everyone,” again?

        • Icalasari
          Icalasari
          May 26, 2020 at 1:56 am | #

          Plus really, do we NEED anybody else?

        • cartoogle
          cartoogle
          May 26, 2020 at 1:59 am | #

          https://www.dumbingofage.com/2020/comic/book-10/03-when-it-crumbles/unaccounted/

          • clif
            clif
            May 26, 2020 at 2:32 am | #

            So she did. Thank you.

    • Shane
      Shane
      May 26, 2020 at 3:06 am | #

      The part where the whole dorm doesn’t rally to stop a kidnapping? That’s by far one of the MOST believable parts. I’m actually kind of surprised Malaya bothered to show.

      “Yeah, sure, I’ll just drop everything to help stop a kidnapper or whatever. Because that’s realistic.”
      “Get real, it’s mid-terms today. And I’m already sleepy, since some loser pulled the fire alarm at 4AM.”
      “What do you want me to do, chase down the kidnapper and beat them up? It’s not like I have the training to do anything useful.”
      “I barely even know those losers anyway.”
      “Someone else will help, try calling the cops.”

      Let’s say a virus that is deadly to some people was going around, had already killed more people than major wars and there was a call to wear masks. Everyone would charge over to help right?

      “Wearing masks is inconvenient, I don’t want to.”
      “I don’t want to stay inside!”
      “What about my important freedoms?”
      “Life free or die! Also, I won’t wear a mask or quarantine.”
      “I SAID the people who die are heroes, I did my part.”

      • Vulcanodon
        Vulcanodon
        May 26, 2020 at 6:48 am | #

        Everyone knows evil is no match for a bunch of plucky kids!

  35. Proto
    Proto
    May 26, 2020 at 2:14 am | #

    Can AG pull it together? I mean, I’m inclined to say yes, based on how effectively she took out Blaine and the damn government agents earlier, but she was exhausted even then. And based on her cartoon head rings, I don’t think she’s up for another thrilling vehicle chase.

  36. Mehe
    Mehe
    May 26, 2020 at 2:18 am | #

    Look at that grin on Carla. She’s absolutely thrilled to be on that bike.

  37. Ray
    Ray
    May 26, 2020 at 2:41 am | #

    OK, Gang…. let’s go fuck-up a killer who… happens to be… Amber’s… dad…

  38. Björn
    Björn
    May 26, 2020 at 3:13 am | #

    (Salvador!)

  39. Coco
    Coco
    May 26, 2020 at 3:33 am | #

    CALLED IT

  40. TheFlamingonator
    TheFlamingonator
    May 26, 2020 at 4:09 am | #

    g-grappling hook?

  41. Keulen
    Keulen
    May 26, 2020 at 4:30 am | #

    I was kinda hoping Ruth would be with them.

  42. BenRG
    BenRG
    May 26, 2020 at 4:34 am | #

    “Sal… I don’t know if I am Amazi-Girl anymore.”

    “Good; she was trouble. So, is Amber willin’ to do what it takes to save her friends?”

    That aside, I think that riding pillion on Sal’s bike is the biggest thrill Carla ever had. Previously, she only dreamed of being cool; now she knows what it feels like!

    • Captain Oblivious
      Captain Oblivious
      May 26, 2020 at 8:59 am | #

      Carla will be, always is, and always was cool. And she knows it. If she’s dreamed of being cool it was not as a juxtaposition to her normal life, but rather as the development of her next escapades.

      Thing about being cool, is that it’s like being the one in the Matrix. You can’t think you are, you just know you are, “balls to bones.” And it’s not something that actually cool people express or worrt about.

  43. Needfuldoer
    Needfuldoer
    May 26, 2020 at 4:46 am | #

    That’s one hell of a sentence to unpack, Sarah.

  44. ADLegend21
    ADLegend21
    May 26, 2020 at 4:49 am | #

    SAL YOU’RE A BEAUTY!

  45. Van Jealous
    Van Jealous
    May 26, 2020 at 5:06 am | #

    “DA DAH DAAAAAA”….. With apologies to Walter Schumann!

  46. Zaxares
    Zaxares
    May 26, 2020 at 5:47 am | #

    I’m still not sure HOW Sal is going to help… Even if she catches up to the van, what do they do next? They can’t physically stop the vehicle (PLEASE don’t try ramming the van with your motorcycle. That can only end badly), so the most they could do is tail it to see where Blaine is going, after which they call the police, but then we’re back to that same “a bunch of black teens are acting suspicious and hassling a white guy!” scenario that Sarah was afraid to get into.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      May 26, 2020 at 5:51 am | #

      She could jump onto the roof, have a gun/kick-fight with Blaine which causes truck to run off the road with Blaine unconcious on the ground and a victorious Joyce rising from the ruins proclaiming “AGAIN!”

      …just spittballing here

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      May 26, 2020 at 5:59 am | #

      I think Sal is expecting a long chase followed by Amber jumping onto the top of the van from the pillion and somehow disabling it. Or at least something else suitably stereotypically superheroic. However, I’m not sure that is what Willis is aiming for.

      FWIW, I’m still thinking that Joyce will be able to save herself (or, at least, make a good enough try to crash the van). My gut makes me feel that Amber will get hurt saving Faz and Joyce from the wreck but that Blaine’s story will end there alongside the superheroic persona that he was a major part of creating.

      • Regalli
        Regalli
        May 26, 2020 at 9:35 am | #

        Joyce being in, apparently, a panic attack is the only reason I think Blaine managed to get her into that van. The bad news is, those can last a while. (Especially since the kidnapping’s only gotten worse and her body’s probably finally catching up with the last four hours.)

        If she comes out of it enough, I think she’ll be able to be more trouble than she’s worth to Blaine. But that’s a bit of an ‘if’, right now.

        • thejeff
          thejeff
          May 26, 2020 at 10:43 am | #

          She attacked him and next thing we saw he was heading outside, with her held restrained. I don’t think a panic attack was necessary. He simply overpowered her.
          Ballpeen is apparently much more dangerous in a fight than Blaine was, even now that he’s hurt.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      May 26, 2020 at 7:05 am | #

      Maybe Carla disables the van’s ECU with some kind of EMP gadget?

      • Captain Oblivious
        Captain Oblivious
        May 26, 2020 at 9:01 am | #

        She wants to make the van pollute more?

        • Needfuldoer
          Needfuldoer
          May 26, 2020 at 9:27 am | #

          Disabling the engine computer would make the van stop polluting entirely.

  47. Sombrero
    Sombrero
    May 26, 2020 at 6:03 am | #

    I have just noticed how much I missed Sal. Nice to see Carla, too. I hope she gets to be in the action.

  48. Delicious Taffy
    Delicious Taffy
    May 26, 2020 at 6:11 am | #

    And then Amber fucking collapses because she’s too physically exhausted to do anything else.

  49. Shariku
    Shariku
    May 26, 2020 at 6:46 am | #

    Carla’s just happy to be here.

  50. Vulcanodon
    Vulcanodon
    May 26, 2020 at 6:47 am | #

    Carla, when this is over, here’s a superhero in need of tech. You know what to do!

  51. Commander Clash
    Commander Clash
    May 26, 2020 at 7:11 am | #

    Stsrts playing epic Back t9cthe Future chase type theme music.

    Amazigirl:”When we hit 88 miles an hour you’re going to see some serious shit.”

  52. JMP
    JMP
    May 26, 2020 at 7:16 am | #

    Sal’s phone had an Amazi-girl tracker?

    • thejeff
      thejeff
      May 26, 2020 at 8:38 am | #

      Yup. An Amazi-girl phone tracker, specifically. AG installed it when Ryan swiped her phone at the rally fight, then Sal uninstalled after they’d gotten the phone back.

  53. Commander Clash
    Commander Clash
    May 26, 2020 at 7:29 am | #

    Personally I can’t wait for the inevitable Amber versus Blaine fight scene.
    Blaine:”You can’t be me. You’re not ruthless enoughm”
    Amber proceeds to break a knee and pummels Blaine to a pulp.
    Amber:~breathing hard~ “How’s that? I think that qualifies as fairly ruthless.”

    • Kali
      Kali
      May 26, 2020 at 9:54 am | #

      No no, to be Ruthless you need to remove a femur.

      • Commander Clash
        Commander Clash
        May 26, 2020 at 4:13 pm | #

        Well, since Ruth isn’t likely to be at the fight they’d be utterly Ruth-less.

        • Chris
          Chris
          May 26, 2020 at 4:25 pm | #

          Well, Ruth told them what was going on, so while they’re Ruth-less, they’re not Ruth-less enough.

  54. Makkabee
    Makkabee
    May 26, 2020 at 7:51 am | #

    “Ah, heck” is a remarkably restrained reaction to this.

    • Ryek Hvek
      Ryek Hvek
      May 26, 2020 at 8:10 am | #

      they’re test-marketing DOA for the Nickelodeon audience

    • Deanatay
      Deanatay
      May 26, 2020 at 10:24 am | #

      Sal, for all of her ‘cool rebel’ image, actually doesn’t cuss that much.

      Besides, it’s not like it’s the FIRST time she’s been recruited to chase down a kidnapping dad on her motorcycle. Second time’s just not as exciting.

  55. Kyle Voltti
    Kyle Voltti
    May 26, 2020 at 8:14 am | #

    May I nominate Hocus Pocus by Focus as the soundtrack for the ensuing chase https://youtu.be/nj2vhFJDLKo

    • Mehe
      Mehe
      May 26, 2020 at 11:48 am | #

      This song is even more hilarious if you play it 1.5x the speed. I love it so much.

      • Kyle Voltti
        Kyle Voltti
        May 26, 2020 at 2:18 pm | #

        Have you seen the live performance where the producers said they only had 4 minutes to play and wanted them to cut the song down? They just double timed it and fit a 7 minute song into the 4 minutes

        • Needfuldoer
          Needfuldoer
          May 26, 2020 at 5:43 pm | #

          This one, where the lead singer looks like George Carlin in his heavy drug years?

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFDW9b_ejfI

          Ah, the seventies. So much good music, so much chemical creativity aid.

        • Van Jealous
          Van Jealous
          May 26, 2020 at 8:04 pm | #

          That crazy Thijs Van Leer!

        • Mehe
          Mehe
          May 27, 2020 at 4:38 pm | #

          That’s my favorite version!

  56. Pat
    Pat
    May 26, 2020 at 8:19 am | #

    That’s not Faz and Joyce! That’s not Faz and Joyce at all!

  57. FacelessDeviant
    FacelessDeviant
    May 26, 2020 at 8:45 am | #

    Did Malaya skitch on Sals bike?
    Fuck yeah!

    I nominate this for chase theme

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ8_Gp5tNjw

  58. Rabisch
    Rabisch
    May 26, 2020 at 9:03 am | #

    HOORAY!!!!!+!
    The only true relatable help♡! And now I think at Malaya going on the skateboard holding on to Sal’s motorcycle .

  59. RedCat
    RedCat
    May 26, 2020 at 9:22 am | #

    Thanks Malaya, bye Malaya.

  60. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    May 26, 2020 at 9:24 am | #

    Yes! It’s not exactly the motorized cavalry, more of a wheeled cavalry. They’ll still catch up to Blaine though.

    I’m surprised Malaya tagged along, maybe she was bored?

    • clif
      clif
      May 26, 2020 at 9:51 am | #

      Marcie came along, so of course Malaya did.

      • JessWitt
        JessWitt
        May 26, 2020 at 9:55 am | #

        I didn’t notice the Marcie tag. Heck I don’t see her at all.

        Blaine’s gonna be in a full derby team of pain then.

  61. thumb
    thumb
    May 26, 2020 at 9:57 am | #

    “Ah, heck.”
    My god what is your life even like?

  62. Sean
    Sean
    May 26, 2020 at 10:03 am | #

    If it wasn’t such a spoiler, I’d say that Sarah’s dialogue in panel 4 would be a great Book 10 title.

  63. Nenja
    Nenja
    May 26, 2020 at 10:18 am | #

    Carla looks so CUTE with that big smile!

  64. Nep
    Nep
    May 26, 2020 at 10:34 am | #

    Honestly, I hope Amber can say “No, I’m exhausted and at the end of my limits. However, I trust you to get her back.”

    I also hope that Amber powers up and teams up with Sal to kick her dad’s butt, so I have multiple win conditions.

  65. Pylgrim
    Pylgrim
    May 26, 2020 at 11:00 am | #

    I KNEW Ruth would not be happy just being brushed away.

  66. JohnInCA
    JohnInCA
    May 26, 2020 at 12:48 pm | #

    I like Sarah. “Exposition can wait, here’s what you actually need to know, go!”

  67. Sterling
    Sterling
    May 26, 2020 at 2:09 pm | #

    Sal, Sarah and Amazi Girl speeding away from the scene of the crime on a bike is hopefully not going to attract any undue police attention before Becky can give the cops the full story?

    • thejeff
      thejeff
      May 26, 2020 at 2:55 pm | #

      Last time around, Amazi-Girl riding a skateboard behind the car didn’t attract any attention even when she tried to wave them down.

  68. Kazuma Taichi
    Kazuma Taichi
    May 26, 2020 at 2:32 pm | #

    Is the rollover text supposed to be the Zelda Item Get jingle? I can’t figure out anything else with that timing.

  69. Juanoku
    Juanoku
    May 26, 2020 at 3:29 pm | #

    TEAM-UP…
    again…
    Still hype tho

  70. Hazel
    Hazel
    May 26, 2020 at 4:04 pm | #

    I wonder who Malaya was expecting instead?

  71. Wakeangel2001
    Wakeangel2001
    May 26, 2020 at 4:06 pm | #

    those crotch rocket motorcycles are actually pretty quiet, it’s Harleys that are stereo-typically loud.

  72. Alan in DC
    Alan in DC
    May 26, 2020 at 4:38 pm | #

    Good golly … is it even Thanksgiving Break yet?

    If this is only first semester of freshman year, what the hell else can happen? Thermonuclear war between dorm buildings?

    • Van Jealous
      Van Jealous
      May 26, 2020 at 5:44 pm | #

      You won’t need to fear, because those are scheduled until 3rd or 4th year. By which time we will all likely have passed on to that “great web-comic arc in the sky” (or “down below”*, depending on you point of view).

      (*) And when I say “down below”, I don’t mean it in the California High Desert sense, meaning “Los Angeles” (although, based on the few times I’ve been there……).

    • Van Jealous
      Van Jealous
      May 26, 2020 at 5:45 pm | #

      “Good golly … is it even Thanksgiving Break yet?” BTW, Great DOA Book Name idea!!!

  73. Van Jealous
    Van Jealous
    May 26, 2020 at 5:46 pm | #

    And one more and then I will melt away…. I’m about 60 miles from Alan in DC. I’ll stop now.

  74. HeySo
    HeySo
    May 27, 2020 at 12:49 pm | #

    “Ah, heck. [Another Typical Tuesday.]”

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