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A champion waiting a beleiver to make her want to compete and win

A noble pacifist trying to help those who are hurt, even by their own will

A sufferer of robotic PTSD who has opted out of society, preferring to do what good she can in the shadows

A hypocrite who claims high standards but takes money from Corpse Witch because it's there

A lost soul who needs a friend and a purpose

An undercover FBI robot looking to expose and sink Corpse Witch's operation

Other (explain in comment)

[Rghfrgl]

Tonight: Marigold tells Dale she loves him.
Wed: Claire tells Marten she loves him.
Thu: Sven tells Faye he loves her. Still.

This is what happens when you have a week of robot death match and no kissing.

[osaka]

Fri: Barry does a piledriver on Sven. On Faye's command.

[Kugai]

I still want to see Deathbot there

[cesium133]

Fri: Barry does a piledriver on Sven. On Faye's command.

Sven: "What the hell was that for?"
Barry: "Aww, I didn't mean anything by it."

[Tova]

The first dropping of the l-word is a big deal, as it should be. Knowing you love them, knowing they love you, and them saying it is completely different. It's nothing to do with being completely unaware of each other's feelings, it's entirely to do with acknowledging big moments in the relationship when they happen, and reacting with the joy and surprise they deserve.

I think I wasn't as clear as I should have been. I didn't mean to say that saying "I love you" shouldn't be a big deal. I wasn't saying that there shouldn't ever be surprise. I definitely wasn't saying there shouldn't be joy.

I was merely a little surprised that there wasn't a bit more variety in the types of reactions that occur in the strip. It commonly seems to be not so much surprise as complete shock.

Has there ever been a reaction of "surprise AND joy" in the comic? Your archive-fu is probably superior to mine. Surprise me!

[DSL]

Thu: Sven tells Sven he loves him. Still.

FTFY

[brew]

butts

[Method of Madness]

Thu: Sven tells Sven he loves him. Still.

FTFY

Pretty sure Sven hates Sven, actually.

[Tova]

Looks like I got faked out.

To be fair, so did Tai.

[Method of Madness]

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang

[electromgneticDstroyosaur]

Well, that's one way to un-fluster a Tai...  Development can wait for tomorrow, I guess.  Jeph is far too fond of drama for Sven to have appeared without good plot reason, so now we play the waiting game.

[DSL]

Thu: Sven tells Sven he loves him. Still.

FTFY

Pretty sure Sven hates Sven, actually.

Yes, but could you count on him to be honest with him?

[Method of Madness]

Yeah, actually.

[TheCollector]

EEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! Loved this page so much. :3

[Akima]

Sven tells Faye he loves her. Still.

I know Faye's from the South, but I don't think she's a moonshiner.

And yay for non-verbal communication.

[DSL]

Yeah, actually.

Guess you told ME.

[Method of Madness]

I guess so

[chaospersonified]

Considering Jeph has just noted on Twitter that he was looking for references of women in bras, I'm guessing Dora reacts favorably...

Well, doesn't look like that was for TODAY'S strip...

[SubaruStephen]

Bow-chic-a-bow-wow.

I'll be in my bunk....(eating half a gallon of ice cream to soothe my Foerever Alone-ness)

[cesium133]

Bow-chic-a-bow-wow.

I'll be in my bunk....(eating half a gallon of ice cream to soothe my Foerever Alone-ness)

I've got chocolate chip cookies.

[Carl-E]

Bow-chic-a-bow-wow.

I'll be in my bunk....(eating half a gallon of ice cream to soothe my Foerever Alone-ness)

I've got chocolate chip cookies.

So does the dark side. 



With nuts. 

 

[SomeCanadianWeirdo]

I think Tai has put on a bit of weight.  She looks a bit heavier here than in the past.

This is the first time we've seen any of Dora's tattoo in a long time.  If Jeph ever needs a filler arc having Dora have some work done on it would be a fun one.

[Omega Entity]

Bow-chic-a-bow-wow.

I'll be in my bunk....(eating half a gallon of ice cream to soothe my Foerever Alone-ness)

Got room for another in that bunk? Also, I hope that ice cream's chocolate!

I think Tai has put on a bit of weight.  She looks a bit heavier here than in the past.

He's been drawing her heavier for a while now.

[Method of Madness]

Was it here or another comic that brought up relationship weight?

[Omega Entity]

It was here. I think it was the "Hug it out" strip. I'll see if my achive-fu is strong tonight.

EDIT: It was in the WCDT regarding this comic.

[Near Lurker]

Considering Jeph has just noted on Twitter that he was looking for references of women in bras, I'm guessing Dora reacts favorably...

Well, you're right, but I'm not sure why he was looking for that.

[ReindeerFlotilla]

Considering Jeph has just noted on Twitter that he was looking for references of women in bras, I'm guessing Dora reacts favorably...

Well, you're right, but I'm not sure why he was looking for that.

I spent the better part of non-work time for two days figuring out how I'd render a smokescreen effect, for a comic panel. Then I went with a flashbomb because it made a better image. Being an artist is like that. Also, Jeph might be planning to show them getting back into their clothing, so it's not certain that he was actually planning to use the research today. I got some ideas on how to  use the smoke sim to do things that have nothing to do with smoke, too, so that worked out for me. No saying that Jeph won't have a use for whatever he learned, later.

[BenRG]

All I can say is "Well, that escalated quickly!"

I wonder... Does it say more about Tai or about Dora that she was sure her confession had messed things up? Either Dora must have really, really either kept her feelings locked up tight or Tai must have had a seriously strange idea about what Dora wants from a relationship for her to actually think that telling Dora that she loved her was a mistake! I guess that's what being in too many emotionally-divorced relationships do for you!

Trivia note: I believe that this sets a QC record. We've now seen Dora and Tai explicitly post-coitus more times than any other pairing who only have one appearance each.

[ReindeerFlotilla]

It's possible that Tai flusters easily. She could be self medicating with weed.

Or, it could be that Tai was at just the right point of high that the paranoia kicked in.

[Omega Entity]

Nah, no stereotypical red eyes that Jeph is fond of using to indicate high-ness.

[katsmeat]

This reminds me of a children's book on the ancient Greek Olympics I once found in second hand book shop.

I really should have bought it. It fascinated me because of the desperate ingenuity of the illustrator, who had to draw
naked men on pretty much every page, sometimes dozens of them.  And without exception, every single one in
a pose or positions that concealed their dangly bits.

They certainly earned their money on that commission.

[Timemaster]

Oooh, this is simply wonderful. I love everything about todays strip.
How Doras expression doesn´t change the first three panels.
Tais increasing flustering and panic in those panels.
And the last panel is of cause sexy and beautiful at the same time. Especially Tais expression. 

Jeph shows his remarkable skill in drawing facial expressions here. I´m really impressed.

TM

[Thrillho]

What a truly lovely comic today.

I think I wasn't as clear as I should have been. I didn't mean to say that saying "I love you" shouldn't be a big deal. I wasn't saying that there shouldn't ever be surprise. I definitely wasn't saying there shouldn't be joy.

I was merely a little surprised that there wasn't a bit more variety in the types of reactions that occur in the strip. It commonly seems to be not so much surprise as complete shock.

Has there ever been a reaction of "surprise AND joy" in the comic? Your archive-fu is probably superior to mine. Surprise me!

Ah, I see, that's a lot more understandable. I have appalling archive-fu, I've only read everything once in the past decade.

[Doc]

Because tits are evil and seeing them gives you cancer.

[Tub]

I'm not too fond of love declarations during, after or via sex. Coital euphoria tends to override brain functions, and I wouldn't place too much trust in love declarations made in that state.

Considering Jeph has just noted on Twitter that he was looking for references of women in bras, I'm guessing Dora reacts favorably...

Well, you're right, but I'm not sure why he was looking for that.

Who says it's related to the comic? Let the man have his hobbies..

[BenRG]

I'm not too fond of love declarations during, after or via sex. Coital euphoria tends to override brain functions, and I wouldn't place too much trust in love declarations made in that state.

I would argue that rule doesn't apply in this case. Dora dragged Tai home to make love to her as a response to Tai's words. She then said the words in panel 4 to remove any doubt, not that it was narratively reasonable for there to be any.

[Method of Madness]

I'm pretty sure Tai was as nervous as she was because it's almost certainly the first time she's told anyone this.

[jimwormmaster]

I had two reactions to this strip.  "Awww..."  And, as Dale, and so many others have put it, "Daaaaang."  Well, 3 reactions.  The third was me being glad that I didn't check the comic at work, as I usually do

[Stoutfellow]

Was it here or another comic that brought up relationship weight?

The idea also recently appeared in Between Failures: http://betweenfailures.com/comics1/1414-date-weight.

[Radium_Coyote]

Indeed, Tai's reaction is about as adorkable as you get.  As someone who's done that, to admittedly fewer fireworks, that was a too-true kind of funny.

[Method of Madness]

Was it here or another comic that brought up relationship weight?

The idea also recently appeared in Between Failures: http://betweenfailures.com/comics1/1414-date-weight.

Yep! That was it.

[dexeron]

I'm not too fond of love declarations during, after or via sex.

In this case, I think the sex was the love declaration. 

Looks like someone gave another dissertation.

[Tichy]

Hurray, plot development! (Not the one most were expecting, but still.) As for the frequency of post-coital panels, I guess Jeph should be commended that he doesn't do any really overt and pointless pandering...

I think Tai has put on a bit of weight.  She looks a bit heavier here than in the past.

He's been drawing her heavier for a while now.

That reminds me of one more point about the way Tai is drawn: in #974 she mentioned binding her breasts, I guess that also got faded out over time, or you could connect it to Dora as well (but probably not). Brrh, that felt a bit creepy to write!

[Omega Entity]

I think she said she -used- to bind her breasts, with the implication that she no longer does so, but I could certainly be wrong. Archive-fu, activate!

EDIT: Came across this in my search. Ah, the retcon of Tai only being into monogamous relationships when she initially met Marten.

On topic though, here's this. I was wrong on that after all.

[Nepiophage]

I think Tai has put on a bit of weight.  She looks a bit heavier here than in the past.

Yes, compare http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1915

[Kugai]

Well, that's one way to reassure Tai

Personally, I think she's cuddly

[Platypodes]

I wonder... Does it say more about Tai or about Dora that she was sure her confession had messed things up? Either Dora must have really, really either kept her feelings locked up tight or Tai must have had a seriously strange idea about what Dora wants from a relationship for her to actually think that telling Dora that she loved her was a mistake! I guess that's what being in too many emotionally-divorced relationships do for you!

I take it as saying more about Tai and her history of hookups with folks who most decidedly wouldn't have welcomed such a declaration.  Tai spent a lot of her dating life keeping her romantic side under wraps for the most part, and getting burned when she let it show.  I think it's still sometimes hard for her to believe that someone would love her instead of just liking her for a fun time.  Remember how flabbergasted she was when Dora called her "my girlfriend"?

Tai's face and body language as she goes through her little freak-out is so well-drawn.  Panel 3 cracked me up. 

Re: Tai's weight, that could just be part of Jeph's style shift.  The characters have gradually gone from highly stylized super-skinny figures to more realistic ones, and in the course of that, their bodies have become more differentiated from each other.  Some, such as Dora, have remained on the twiggy side because that's who they are instead of because it's how Jeph draws humans.   Those who haven't been deliberately cast as thin characters have filled out.  Faye finally truly looks like the junk-in-the-trunk girl she's been known as from day one.  Tai has been differentiated as a basically average figure next to Dora who's known to be skinny.

[chaospersonified]

Comic.

Yay, siblings speaking to each other again! Yeah, Dora, that's... I mean, it's ACCURATE, but still... Not the right tone for reconciliation, you get what I mean?

[cesium133]

If my sister sent me a text message saying, "hey asshole, we should talk." I would not be surprised.

[electromgneticDstroyosaur]

That was unreasonably quick for Dora.  I'm not sure this isn't just post-coital energy (and I fear for the long-term viability of her outreach).