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Claire tells Clinton - Drama and Violence ensue

30 (29.1%)

Veronica and Clairemom meet - Embarrassment ensues

7 (6.8%)

May and Momo bond - Chaos and mayhem ensue

7 (6.8%)

Marigold looks for a new roomie - Hilarity and cringing ensue

11 (10.7%)

Dora faces down Sven - Violence and pain ensue

1 (1%)

Clinton confronts Marten in CoD - The Pugnatious Peach ensues

11 (10.7%)

Angus returns to try and talk to Faye - Scorngasim ensues

8 (7.8%)

Tai runs into Steve - Cereal ensues

11 (10.7%)

Jeph goes on Vacation - Yelling Bird ensues

7 (6.8%)

Purple Monkey Dishwasher - The unexpected ensues

10 (9.7%)

Total Members Voted: 98

[Aziraphale]

I am a man of large pockets. In the rare occasion I'd have to look dapper for something, I'd just drop everything on the jacket and have it under control. Pockets are love, pockets are life.

[osaka]

Honestly? I've sticked a wired X360 gamepad and an X360 game with case on one of my jacket's pockets once xD

[Smallest]

Another thing, as a lady.

I wear lipstick fairly often, and sometimes carry, I dunno, chocolates, lotions, sexy stuff like that. I don't want that stuff melting in my pockets, and it's a pain to be carrying a grocery bag for something tiny (again, chocolate or cosmetics) that I happen to pick up at the store. A purse holds it away from my body, but isn't flimsy or as easy to forget about.

I also go out without a purse, but that's usually when all I've got is my debit card, ID, and a hair tie, shoved in someone else's pocket because I'm probably wearing a dress. Like if I'm going to a show or something.

(none of this is to say that ladies need purses, but yes, I think it would be reasonable to expect Claire might want/need to carry one, especially since I think they came from work, and also she seemed really excited about dressing up the last couple times and you'd think she'd want to include accessories- unless her purse(s) doesn't/don't go with this outfit.)

[SubaruStephen]

The hair twirling in panel 3 is absolutely adorable.

Well, a girl twirling her hair is considered by some as a sign of incipient arousal... Hmm....

It is?

.....I need to write that down.....

[Gladstone]

So, what'll tonight's comic be?  Awkward dessert time with the two of them studiously avoiding eye contact as their tongues get busy with the ice cream, or will What Claire Wants To Do Next cause this ship to suddenly charge full steam a-head?

[Neko_Ali]

The hair twirling in panel 3 is absolutely adorable.

Well, a girl twirling her hair is considered by some as a sign of incipient arousal... Hmm....

It is?

.....I need to write that down.....

Or a sign of nervousness.

[Aziraphale]

So, what'll tonight's comic be?  Awkward dessert time with the two of them studiously avoiding eye contact as their tongues get busy with the ice cream, or will What Claire Wants To Do Next cause this ship to suddenly charge full steam a-head?

Prediction: a combination of brain freeze and Claire nuzzling his neck causes Marten to go comatose.

[wlewisiii]

So, what'll tonight's comic be?  Awkward dessert time with the two of them studiously avoiding eye contact as their tongues get busy with the ice cream, or will What Claire Wants To Do Next cause this ship to suddenly charge full steam a-head?

Prediction: a combination of brain freeze and Claire nuzzling his neck causes Marten to go comatose.

A shared ice cream cone could be helpful to seeing that happen...

[MooskiNet]

So, what'll tonight's comic be?  Awkward dessert time with the two of them studiously avoiding eye contact as their tongues get busy with the ice cream, or will What Claire Wants To Do Next cause this ship to suddenly charge full steam a-head?

Prediction: a combination of brain freeze and Claire nuzzling his neck causes Marten to go comatose.

...or a single panel of them applying smooches to each other with ignored cups of ice cream beside them.

[jwhouk]

This Week in OC ..........

Claire tells Clinton - Drama and Violence ensue    29 (29.9%)
Veronica and Clairemom meet - Embarrassment ensues    5 (5.2%)
May and Momo bond - Chaos and mayhem ensue    7 (7.2%)
Marigold looks for a new roomie - Hilarity and cringing ensue    10 (10.3%)
Dora faces down Sven - Violence and pain ensue    1 (1%)
Clinton confronts Marten in CoD - The Pugnatious Peach ensues    11 (11.3%)
Angus returns to try and talk to Faye - Scorngasim ensues    8 (8.2%)
Tai runs into Steve - Cereal ensues    10 (10.3%)
Jeph goes on Vacation - Yelling Bird ensues    6 (6.2%)
Purple Monkey Dishwasher - The unexpected ensues    10 (10.3%)

Total Members Voted: 97

[NemoX]

Panel 1 Claire to me seems like the cutest so far, mostly cause she seems so at ease at that moment.

Also, as far as the purse thing, she is more the practical type so she might just have her wallet and that's it.

[Smashwidget]

On the subject of "What does it have in its pocketses?", I carry EVERYTHING in my messenger bag, because all the pants I have are jeans with nearly nonexistent pockets.

[sluthy]

Is Jeph updating later than before becoming the new normal? He used to update ~11am my time but lately it's been mid-afternoon. There was that one time he fell asleep but ever since then it's been around the same. I might need to get used to Dumbing Of Age updating first (that was 2:01pm sharp, now 3:01pm because I think the US just turned off DST?).

[A Duck]

I think U.S entered Daylight Saving Time recently, which is why updates in "normal" time come later.

That ans a few weeks ago we was uploading then de fact early with frequency, but not as much in this past week.

[valkygrrl]

Jeph's D&D night is usually Thursday. No comic till all the orcs are dead.

[Gladstone]

I'm on Central Time, an hour after Jeph, and lately he's been updating by 9-10 PM, often earlier, although a few recent ones were later.  D&D nights change his posting schedule, of course.

Also, I've been reading this comic for a while, and I remember a time a few years ago when he wouldn't update until 1 or 2 AM, my time (2 or 3 AM, his), and sometimes even later--and for some weird reason, I would wait for the new comic to appear before going to bed.  Not the wisest habit when you work mornings.

[ankhtahr]

Dude, I decided to wait for the comic around two and a half our ago. It's 5:30 am here. Well, my sleep schedule is fucked anyway.

Edit: and the comic was uploaded while I was posting this. Yay, cute!

So much cute!

Squee!

[Aziraphale]

Comic. There will be squee.

[sluthy]

Ugh. So cute it's sickening.

And yes, I may be single and slightly bitter.

[Gladstone]

Can't see it yet!  Stop squeeing!  It's not fair!

Edit: Squeeeee.

[valkygrrl]

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[ankhtahr]

Can't see it yet!  Stop squeeing!  It's not fair!

Try this link

[A Duck]

Every cute moment these two have makes me wish they simply end up together when the comic eventually ends.

I'm "feeling" this relationship way more than anything Marten had before.

[Neko_Ali]

hmmmm. No. I have do disagree with all the squee over this one.

This is clearly a d'awwwww

[valkygrrl]

This is so sweet my teeth are gong to fall out, and I love it.

[ankhtahr]

And with this adorable thing in my mind I'll finally go to bed.

Don't explode this thread until I'm up again!

[Gladstone]

Don't explode this thread until I'm up again!

BONUS COMIC!  Claire discovers she's allergic to fudge, barfs on Marten's shoes, headbutts him in the junk.

Mumbles something about Hitler.

[HeavyP]

So.  Freakin'.  CUTE.

Seriously, Claire is definitely rocking the "stupidly happy first relationship giddiness" vibe....and it seems to be rubbing off on Marten. 

[Stoon]

OK.  This isn't good.  I'm diabetic.  Too much sugary sweet comics could have extremely detrimental effects on my health.  My dad went blind and lost a leg.

[Truec]

Ahem.

Dawww.

That is all.

[Gladstone]

Also, that part of the wall appears to be the same spot where Dora realized she wasn't ready to start dating again.  I think it suits Marten and Claire better.

[Half Empty Coffee Cup]

Warning - while you were reading a new d'awww has been posted. You may wish to review your d'awww.

But I just pressed the "reply" button, I was only going to write it!

Anyway, I suppose that's one way to share your ice cream.  Gotta watch the cute exposure, though. Not sure what unsafe environmental levels of cute are... or in what manner it's measured.

[Is it cold in here?]

Look how relaxed her body language is.

[Kugai]

*Plays Hearts and Flowers*




Dawwwwwwww

[Fig]

I could figuratively feel three new cavities forming in my teeth after reading this.  So frakkin' adorable.

[Neko_Ali]

Warning - while you were reading a new d'awww has been posted. You may wish to review your d'awww.

But I just pressed the "reply" button, I was only going to write it!

Anyway, I suppose that's one way to share your ice cream.  Gotta watch the cute exposure, though. Not sure what unsafe environmental levels of cute are... or in what manner it's measured.

Cuteness is measures by by the decisquee levels. We are now at 3.8 thousand decisquees and rising. Still within safety levels for most people, but diabetics should be warned to have insulin on hand, in case of sharp spikes in squee.

[Undrneath]

This deserves both a squee and a d'aww

[BenRG]

I think that this nicely rounds up the week's strips. Not exactly sharing an ice-cream and feeding it to eachother. Still a cute couple moment, though.

Nothing too highly charged has happened, which I think makes for 'mission accomplished' for Marten, I think. I suspect that his main goal was to get Claire to transcend her insecurities and be comfortable with him. Things will get tougher from here as they begin to navigate the nuances of a relationship but this evening has been a good memory for them both.

I think that we can leave them now to watch the sunset together.

[Lubricus]

Warning - while you were reading a new d'awww has been posted. You may wish to review your d'awww.

But I just pressed the "reply" button, I was only going to write it!

Anyway, I suppose that's one way to share your ice cream.  Gotta watch the cute exposure, though. Not sure what unsafe environmental levels of cute are... or in what manner it's measured.

Cuteness is measures by by the decisquee levels. We are now at 3.8 thousand decisquees and rising. Still within safety levels for most people, but diabetics should be warned to have insulin on hand, in case of sharp spikes in squee.

I seem to have exhausted my supply! I JUST picked up my prescription! 

[Storel]

I think that we can leave them now to watch the sunset together.

"As the sun pulls away from the harbor, and our boat sinks slowly in the west..."

[ZoeB]

If that doesn't become canon, it should.

They aren't quite ready for the 1812 Overture.

Really surprised no-one acknowledged this as a level 10 groaner.

One that can upset the tum so much, I'd have to get a loan of some antacid. Maybe some borrowed Eno.

3.9k decisquee and rising.

[SubaruStephen]

3.9k decisquee and rising.

We need to bring that level down with some  D'hhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw, because if the next comic has Marten licking ice cream off the tip of Claire's nose (or vice versa) the squee could hit critical mass.

[osaka]

That would also rank at the very least top 5 in "hottest things depicted on the QC webcomic".

[kerky]

Also, that part of the wall appears to be the same spot where Dora realized she wasn't ready to start dating again.  I think it suits Marten and Claire better.

Eidetic memory? NOT FAIR!

[GarandMarine]

The ice cream make out is a specialty of Colorado, even in the dead of winter. I don't know what it is about people here, but I've gone for ice cream with lovely lasses in the dead of winter often.

[DonInKansas]

This deserves both a squee and a d'aww

Squa'wwwwwwwww?

[Lubricus]

This deserves both a squee and a d'aww

Squa'wwwwwwwww?

 

At least it's not a deeeeeeeeee...

[ReindeerFlotilla]

Also, that part of the wall appears to be the same spot where Dora realized she wasn't ready to start dating again.  I think it suits Marten and Claire better.

Eidetic memory? NOT FAIR!

Someone in Northampton needs to find that spot.

And take a selfie.
Eating ice cream.
And having a major relationship moment.

If that doesn't become canon, it should.

They aren't quite ready for the 1812 Overture.

Really surprised no-one acknowledged this as a level 10 groaner.

One that can upset the tum so much, I'd have to get a loan of some antacid. Maybe some borrowed Eno.

3.9k decisquee and rising.

See, now I'm confused. Like decibels or decimeters? Because decibels are a logarithmic measure of a ratio, so unless one decisquee is a very very small amount that's an 3900 decisquee would be To be clear, if 0 ds measures 1 to 1 sqee, and the decisquee is otherwise equal to the decibel in definition, 30 decisquee would measure 1000 squee. 3900 decisquee would be equal to 10³⁹⁰⁰ squee. I was going to write that out but then I realized how much page that would take up. Imagine this:

0,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000

39 times. Then put a one in front of it. I wanted to give an idea of how impossibly loud that is, but it's actually (in theory) impossibly loud, at least on Earth. At 10¹⁹⁴ sound just stops getting louder because the atmosphere can't transmit it, as far as we know. At this point the sound is basically a shockwave traveling at or above the sped of sound.

Of course, if you meant deci as in decimeter, then 3.9k decisquee is equal to 39,000 squee. 39,000 or 10³⁹⁰⁰. Either way, that's an alarming amount of squee. I just want to be Claire hear.

[BenRG]

I think that you're taking Zoe's post a mite bit too seriously there, RF!

[Lubricus]

Besides, "deci" simply means "tenth". A decimeter is 1/10 meters. Decibel is sort of special because noone uses the base unit "bel", but a decibel is still a tenth of a bel.