After a consultation with Roz, the purchase of a ring light, better camera, some LED strips, nicer bra, and so forth, Dorothy suddenly finds herself with 500 OnlyFans followers and has to admit that this may have gotten out of hand.
As the owner of a small ring light, used for Zoom but marketed as being for podcasters, what are ring lights actually supposed to be for? I mean, on the cooler blue setting it works great for lighting my face without blinding me, but I have no clue about their actual intended function is or how being a ring helps.
Thanks, that makes sense. On family zoom my cousin once asked me what the ring in my glasses was and I told her it was my alien controller. She changed the subject.
lol the fact that she wants a ‘nicer’ one to send to joyce is telling, considering the joyce pic is also probably ‘bad’ to where most others who might’ve ‘accidentally’ gotten it would maybe not be recognized lol
A few friends of mine are onlyfanz, fanzly, or loyalfanz providers. Yeah, they definitely have gripes about the difficulty of taking quality pics by themselves. None of them have the resources for a photographer. And problems: housemate schedules, lighting quality, the-body-don’t-bend-that-way, timing, blurriness, the list is long.
Especially if you’re trying to DIY. It’s hard to hold the camera or phone, get just the right pose, good lighting, check to see how it all looks on the display, and still snap the picture all on your own. Here’s where a tripod or a holder for the camera/phone would be convenient, along with a five-second countdown timer.
It might just be my personal opinion but putting this much effort into it kinda ruins the spirit of the spur of the moment crude lewd. This was supposed to be a joke right? Joyce didn’t even look at the ones she sent. Sending back a 4k image of perfectly cropped and lighted Dorothy cleavage is maybe revealing more about Dorothy’s investment in this than she realizes.
Didn’t that used to play on the old ‘Ed Sulllivan Show’ (yes, I know, I’m dating myself.!) when they had someone come out and do a plate-spinning or juggling routine?
Dorothy seems to have an “All or nothing” steak in her too, doesn’t she.
(Legitimate question: Is Dorothy gay? Is Willis teasing us? Will we ever know?)
The idea that “I’m [0 or 6] with an opposite exception” is actually just 0.0001 or 5.9999 with a rounding error is deeply funny to me and I don’t know why. But good job.
I think an important part of this comic is that characters do change. Joyce was a devout Christian at the start of this comic. She’s atheist now. Dorothy told Danny she’s a zero and straight but maybe she’s discovering more about herself since then. Carla has a girlfriend now. All we can really do is watch and see how these characters develop.
Amber described them as “barely legible” last strip. Sending an awful, blurry mess in response would be appropriate. Dorothy’s desire to make sure she responds with good sexy pictures instead of shitpost-tier ones is telling.
Well, okay. I was interpreting it as tears of joy as they were offering up their pancakes, the pancakes symbolizing Dorothy’s breasts. But then, I’m weird. So who knows?
although funny enough I’m not too much a fan of them, at least not compared to breakfast sammiches with sausage, cheese and bacon and egg I get from Jack in the Box and stuff LOL XD
on that note, maybe some time I should try one of IHOP’s burgers…
(I sent a request through the gateway too so you should get that on BlueSky, it’ll be generic but it’s probably from me unless someone else beat me to it lol)
I don’t want to start a BlueSky account for a variety of reasons and thanks to the bridge, I don’t have to!
(I have like 2000 followers across my two Federation accounts, some via federated WordPress, the rest via Mastodon. The two networks can talk to each other, so why shouldn’t they?)
Next up: websearching HOWTO selfie, finding conflicting information, or recommendations for phones that they don’t have, researching replacement phones with the best cameras that are within Dorothy’s budget, possibly blowing her budget on the most expensive option, feeling guilty about spending so much money and returning the phone unopened, and so on and so forth.
In the end, Dorothy is so fed up that she never takes any more lewds, let alone sends them, and just deletes all the lewds, including the Joyce photos, from her phone, and the topic never comes up again.
It helps to re-read the entire comic from start to finish several times (I think I’m on 5? Might be 6.) and to pay special attention to any vague sniff of girl/girl behavior.
Amber’s right about the pushing together. Dorothy’s boons are like half the size of Joyce’s, so if she wants the same degree of cleavage, she’s gonna have to put a little effort in.
And don’t think I’ve forgotten about “Wait, why am I ‘Jugs’?” “You’ve got to know.” Dorothy’s well aware of how big Joyce’s are.
Two, now that I think of it. The first is when he walks in and sees what’s going on, and when they pull him in it kick-starts his heart again. The second is four hours later, when the gals are ready to wind down and he risks one last pop, which winds up being an overreach and they have to get him medical attention. The hospital visit is fairly awkward, but he manages to pull through and once the doctor scolds the three of them (simultaneously dishing out high fives), they’re free to go.
Walky goes to see Danny after recovering from his heart attack, because hey, maybe this’ll give Danny a heart attack too be something they can bond over, but Danny’s just too happy to learn about more bisexual awakenings to really get caught up in the ex-girlfriends of it all.
I am a _great_ fan of where this is going. Amber’s choice of high angle is expert. Soon, Dorothy is shirtless, then laying down, then a series of progressively denuded lounge poses with quality lighting choice.
Eventually, Dorothy and Amber both pause.
Dorothy says “Waaaiiiit a minute. Something’s odd about this.”
Amber agrees and silently exits the room.
After a beat panel, she comes back carrying Dorothy’s math textbook and several carrots.
Booster _does_ have both the photography skills and the desire to see further chaos. They should complement well with Amber’s desire to see further chaos and give directorial input.
I can see a future for Amber as a photographer or director of photography on movies. She seems to really know what she’s doing. Dorothy should follow her advice. If this sending photos of Joyce and Dorothy to each other continues, it would be fun if Amber became the official photographer.
What you wanna do is crank the contrast as high as you can, blow up the saturation on a separate layer, use a glow blend between them, invert the colors, then slide the hue all the way to the far end.
Now I’m hearing Robin Williams in my head doing a Richard Simmons voice, “C’mon, girls, you cal those titties? I’ve seen better lumps in oatmeal! Push ’em together… make one GOOD one!”
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After a consultation with Roz, the purchase of a ring light, better camera, some LED strips, nicer bra, and so forth, Dorothy suddenly finds herself with 500 OnlyFans followers and has to admit that this may have gotten out of hand.
Not what a ring light is for. (of course, that’s never stopped anyone from overpaying for one)
As the owner of a small ring light, used for Zoom but marketed as being for podcasters, what are ring lights actually supposed to be for? I mean, on the cooler blue setting it works great for lighting my face without blinding me, but I have no clue about their actual intended function is or how being a ring helps.
They minimize shadows from the camera’s perspective, but they also make that weird ring-shaped reflection in peoples’ eyes and glasses.
Thanks, that makes sense. On family zoom my cousin once asked me what the ring in my glasses was and I told her it was my alien controller. She changed the subject.
What a power move. 😀
I use one, around the lens, when documenting technology installations. That way you can see every wire and connector without shadows.
Off to the side, they are OK for product photography.
Or that she needs to keep a better eye on her perfectionism and drive to do everything at the highest level possible.
I don’t think Dorothy is wearing a bra.
I think that I see a skin tone strap in panel 2.
You do indeed. And I spy some third party Transformers on that shelf.
We see a strap (left shoulder) in yesterday’s panel 6 and today’s panel 2.
And Joyce is her first and highest-paying fan. 😀
UNEDITED PICS OR IT DIDN’T HAPPEN
cant believe i read this with my own eyes in 2024
ohhhh you asked for it
GIF! GIF! GIF!
Dear Willis,
Please GIF us what we want!
~Your fans
Especially if one of the GIFs involves Ruth cosplaying as Aela the Huntress.
Filters are for quilters!
…wait, no…
I respect your commitment to the bit, if nothing else.
If something’s worth doing, it’s worth overdoing.
So, logically, if it’s not worth overdoing, it wasn’t worth doing in the first place, and I can blow it off. So, words to live by.
Love some good cobitment.
Taking a lewd should not be this hard ladies. Your nerd is showing.
Is it the nerd or the perfectionism for having the best lewd picture? Or just not liking how you look in pictures?
Yes
lol the fact that she wants a ‘nicer’ one to send to joyce is telling, considering the joyce pic is also probably ‘bad’ to where most others who might’ve ‘accidentally’ gotten it would maybe not be recognized lol
As somebody who’s taken a few lewd pics before, it’s actually quite difficult to get one that looks decent.
I thought the point was to get one that looks indecent.
A few friends of mine are onlyfanz, fanzly, or loyalfanz providers. Yeah, they definitely have gripes about the difficulty of taking quality pics by themselves. None of them have the resources for a photographer. And problems: housemate schedules, lighting quality, the-body-don’t-bend-that-way, timing, blurriness, the list is long.
Especially if you’re trying to DIY. It’s hard to hold the camera or phone, get just the right pose, good lighting, check to see how it all looks on the display, and still snap the picture all on your own. Here’s where a tripod or a holder for the camera/phone would be convenient, along with a five-second countdown timer.
It might just be my personal opinion but putting this much effort into it kinda ruins the spirit of the spur of the moment crude lewd. This was supposed to be a joke right? Joyce didn’t even look at the ones she sent. Sending back a 4k image of perfectly cropped and lighted Dorothy cleavage is maybe revealing more about Dorothy’s investment in this than she realizes.
Dorothy putting extra effort into something she does for her friends? Especially for Joyce? Say what? 😀
Ah, no, those two things Dorothy’s showing aren’t called “nerds”.
I know that feel. Nude photos of oneself are rarely flattering.
Makes me wonder why people are always sending them to one another. If you want nudes, get them done professionally. Much better quality.
Might be more of the suggestion and the mental image that comes with it than the quality of the picture?
See, it’s why partial clothing is better. Gives you more space to play around with accentuation.
Fun fact, I once taught my metamour (my girlfriend’s boyfriend) how to take better lewds.
I wonder how much of that phenomenon is because we’re our own worst critics?
Yeah, she should just pose nude for Joyce’s life art drawing class. Done and done.
When I was a nude model at first I wanted to see the pictures, but after a while (like the third shoot) you just can’t stand them any more.
YEEESSS
LET TRASH GOBLIN CHAOS REIGN!!!! >:D
*plays “Comedian Galop” by Vassil Kazandjiev on hacked muzak*
Didn’t that used to play on the old ‘Ed Sulllivan Show’ (yes, I know, I’m dating myself.!) when they had someone come out and do a plate-spinning or juggling routine?
No, that was The Saber Dance.
As a amateur photographer, I full respect Amber’s opinion in last panel.
Did her hair get longer between scenes
Some angles make it looks shorter than it is.
That’s what HE said!
I think it’s just her overall headshape/hair looking ‘thick’/helmet like like ethan’s old hairstyle before he cut it
Shows you how long Dorothy’s been chasing the perfect shot.
But no seriously, Amazi-ber’s hair has been about scapula-length for a while now. She’s just usually facing the camera.
https://www.dumbingofage.com/hospitality/
What did I say?
You’ve gotta face a natural light source, give Joyce some free-range organic freckled boobies.
They’re going to end up with Dorothy topless near the window and Amber coaching her through different poses to emphasize herself like she effortlessly did for Walky recently.
Becky and Dina enter at the most awkward moment possible.
And then contribute to helping. Dorothy ends up with a full suite of boudoir photographs to send Joyce.
“That’s still not enough light! Look… just press them against the window, I’ll stand outside.”
Dorothy seems to have an “All or nothing” steak in her too, doesn’t she.
(Legitimate question: Is Dorothy gay? Is Willis teasing us? Will we ever know?)
She’s not gay.
Now, it’s pretty possible she isn’t exactly straight either, but she’s definitely into dudes.
Dorothy’s bisexuality confirmed.
She’s said to Danny that she feels like a Kinsey zero, but that could change.
But at most right now she’s “straight, with a possible Joyce exception (emotionally)”.
She’s a nerd first and bisexual second, lol. So precious.
There have been a lot of panels up before this indicating that that 0 is not actually a zero but more of a … rounding error.
The idea that “I’m [0 or 6] with an opposite exception” is actually just 0.0001 or 5.9999 with a rounding error is deeply funny to me and I don’t know why. But good job.
I think an important part of this comic is that characters do change. Joyce was a devout Christian at the start of this comic. She’s atheist now. Dorothy told Danny she’s a zero and straight but maybe she’s discovering more about herself since then. Carla has a girlfriend now. All we can really do is watch and see how these characters develop.
High Key! Soft Focus!!
Maybe her freckles have freckles on her chesticles?
Like freckles on the knuckles?
Does this imply Joyce’s were just naturally that good?
“How did she achieve this composition?”
I think Dorothy might just be a perfectionist in general.
Could just be the lighting. Lit up dorm rooms aren’t very good for photos most of the time.
Amber described them as “barely legible” last strip. Sending an awful, blurry mess in response would be appropriate. Dorothy’s desire to make sure she responds with good sexy pictures instead of shitpost-tier ones is telling.
Telling of her obsession with doing everything as well as possible.
Sure, that and the fact that Dorothy is pretty obviously crushing on Joyce.
Dorothy is definitely a perfectionist when it comes to making projects of her crushes and friends.
Joyce is very busty, and her boobs seem to preoccupy Dotty more than the self-diagnosed Kinsey-0 would warrant.
Dorothy seems to notice things about Joyce’s body more than one might expect.
this is awesome
yeah it really is
chaos gremlin happy
Part of me hopes this continues to escalate, even as I still really wanna go back to Jocelyne.
🥞 🫲 😭 🫱 🥞
Not exactly sure if Dorothy is trying to match or one-up Joyce
What do those emoji mean?
Looks like “sad because I can’t reach the pancakes.”
Well, okay. I was interpreting it as tears of joy as they were offering up their pancakes, the pancakes symbolizing Dorothy’s breasts. But then, I’m weird. So who knows?
I think Dorothy would be miffed to hear her chestcakes referred to as pancakes.
Hey does anyone want any butter with their pancakes?
Hot butter on bare skin? That’s a delicate balancing act. Where’s the sign-in sheet?
Just two individual slices of butter.
Pat-sties.
mmmm butter is nice on pancakes, yes
although funny enough I’m not too much a fan of them, at least not compared to breakfast sammiches with sausage, cheese and bacon and egg I get from Jack in the Box and stuff LOL XD
on that note, maybe some time I should try one of IHOP’s burgers…
Close, it’s the agony of needing to push the pancakes together.
cause pancakes are generally flat
Being able to take good self-affirming selfies would be nice.
(I haven’t really gone into buying a tripod yet, though. Maybe if they’re on sale during the holiday season?)
You tell her on those filters.
That would be me helping my friends to take a picture
And where *are* these photos going, I wonder. To Joyce or just in general phone storage?
It would be so hilarious if these pics were going to Joyce and her sis was all “Oh you got a ♫ girlfriend~! ♪”
HOT HOT HOT
naughty photos of our president from her wild university days
Amber’s instagram must be interesting.
It’s all just reposts of yaoi art
Oh Dorothy! This just keeps getting funnier.
This can only lead to Dorothy in a threesome. Which threesome is yet to be determined.
Amber, Joe, Joyce and Walky. That’s three, right?
Dorothy and Joyce in the middle, with Walky and Joe in the outer positions. Amber in charge of direction and photography.
Maybe this is all revenge on Amber’s part for this moment: https://www.dumbingofage.com/2024/comic/book-14/03-trystin-in-the-wind/outtayerhair/
we’re gonna wanna frame that picture at this point
put it up on the wall
I do love that if Dorothy’s going to do something, she’s going to do it right, goddamn it.
Amber going above and beyond – literally.
She’s the tops! (Now to see if that plays out literally….)
Hey Willis!
Now that you’re on BlueSky would you be willing to turn on the gateway so that I can follow you there from Mastodon?
Pretty please?
(I sent a request through the gateway too so you should get that on BlueSky, it’ll be generic but it’s probably from me unless someone else beat me to it lol)
I just have a bluesky account and follow him from there.
unless there is a specific reason you opt for doing it via Mastodon? :0
I don’t want to start a BlueSky account for a variety of reasons and thanks to the bridge, I don’t have to!
(I have like 2000 followers across my two Federation accounts, some via federated WordPress, the rest via Mastodon. The two networks can talk to each other, so why shouldn’t they?)
Asking for it , too ( I still don’t want to go to BlueSky)
Bluesky is great, so granular so easy to filter out the horror
I love how this joke has taken three strips so far 😀 *so happy<3*
Amber omg you terrible influence. Is it my idea or she was immediately Way Invested about this?
Babygirl not only ships it but may be less than straight herself
MAY be less than straight? XD
my gaydar is goin off the charts here LOL
She wants everyone she knows to kiss each other.
Amber loves chaos complicated ships, but for sexy times she wants wang(s) involved.
(dropped an and)
Next book title: Filters are for Quitters
Alternatively: Well, Push Them Together!
Mission drift is a hazard in all pursuits.
Next up: websearching HOWTO selfie, finding conflicting information, or recommendations for phones that they don’t have, researching replacement phones with the best cameras that are within Dorothy’s budget, possibly blowing her budget on the most expensive option, feeling guilty about spending so much money and returning the phone unopened, and so on and so forth.
In the end, Dorothy is so fed up that she never takes any more lewds, let alone sends them, and just deletes all the lewds, including the Joyce photos, from her phone, and the topic never comes up again.
(“It’s not called Smarting of Age”)
Alternatively she goes to Roz who takes a perfect picture on the very first try
Yeah but the fact roz has the camera attached to Danny’s foot made it awkward for all involved
It’s fine, she slips him $30, which he uses to take Sal out for some Chinese food.
You can’t even call it impulsive at this point Dotty.
I think we are pivoting from impulsiveness to perfectionism.
now she’s making sure her sexy pic to Joyce is good enough, the fuckening is going to happen, Mike would be proud. ~<3
+1
Mom-friend. For a nickel.
honestly? this is delightfully braindead coming from ole dot. this is some prime girlfailure behavior.
Plays “Museum of Boobs” on the hacked elevator muzak:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCazDA-ywIa/
This is not what I thought was cu…coming.
Holy shit we’re reaching queer bait levels that were previously thought impossible
Can’t really be queer baiting if there is already canon queer representation. This is someust regular old teasing.
This is more like shipbaiting… unless it happens.
I don’t want shipbaiting! I want shipposting!
hear hear! ~<3
Dorothy is the type of person who will create an entire onlyfans set up just to send a single sexy pic
Okay Dorothy has to actually be into Joyce at this point, doesn’t she?
She’s had, like, three or more existential crisis over this. So, yeah.
Even when trying to joke around Dotty is still such a perfectionist XD
Everything’s a serious project.
In my experience of taking video (not of breast) a low angle makes everything look more impressive.
There’s commiting to the bit and there’s marrying, buying a house together and starting a family with the bit.
Well, they already got the “marrying” practice in…
did they?
Way back in an early Gender Studies class.
Ohhh tyty I had totally forgotten.
It helps to re-read the entire comic from start to finish several times (I think I’m on 5? Might be 6.) and to pay special attention to any vague sniff of girl/girl behavior.
you’re so right, I’ve been slacking
If Joyce and Dorothy get together, this is just a Gisele Legace comic now.
Oh please please please.
I did not know that name. A quick googling, and, oh, yeah, I def know that comic style! Yay! for M-a-3! (i miss me some zii shenaniganery)
Nah, the characters in this comic have more than one brain cell between ’em, and it’s usually not in their genitals.
They need Roz to show them how to take lewds on their phones.
Hej folx…
Transgender Day of Remembrance, y’all. Today.
https://apnews.com/article/transgender-day-of-remembrance-deaths-rita-hester-8160deb98febe780aa94577fd59a6758
🕯🫂❤️🩹✊️
Thanks Laura T_T <3
#TransLivesMatter #BlackLivesMatter
Thanks, NG. (SORRY I accidentally flagged your comment. I meant to “Reply”.)
Today is the 25th Day of Remembrance
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_Day_of_Remembrance
We remember Nex.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Nex_Benedict
We remember all those who have come and who have passed before us.
transgriot.com
theindigenousfoundation.org/articles/the-history-of-two-spirit-folks
Amber knows as much as I’d expect about this.
Amber has had to a lot of research for her fanfic writing and imaging.
Perhaps her growing level of disenchantment with the results will allow “wait, why am I doing this?” to slip through….
This’d be a great time for Dina and Becky to walk in.
teamwork makes the dream work
Amber’s right about the pushing together. Dorothy’s boons are like half the size of Joyce’s, so if she wants the same degree of cleavage, she’s gonna have to put a little effort in.
And don’t think I’ve forgotten about “Wait, why am I ‘Jugs’?” “You’ve got to know.” Dorothy’s well aware of how big Joyce’s are.
Yeah, those milks jugs are quite large, enough to be used as shoes!
Maybe Dorothy and Joyce will end up opening an “OnlyJugs” together. As long as Carla gets credit, I’m sure she will help out with engineering.
Honestly, best bet is for her to not compete. Moon the camera.
Doesn’t that open the door for Joyce to moon back? And she’s got a bigger moon to show.
If Willis curveballs all y’all and makes Amber and Dorothy hook up instead of Joyce and Dorothy, I will laugh myself into a temporary coma.
Walky might have a heart attack.
Before or after they grab him and pull him under them?
Two, now that I think of it. The first is when he walks in and sees what’s going on, and when they pull him in it kick-starts his heart again. The second is four hours later, when the gals are ready to wind down and he risks one last pop, which winds up being an overreach and they have to get him medical attention. The hospital visit is fairly awkward, but he manages to pull through and once the doctor scolds the three of them (simultaneously dishing out high fives), they’re free to go.
Walky goes to see Danny after recovering from his heart attack, because hey, maybe this’ll
give Danny a heart attack toobe something they can bond over, but Danny’s just too happy to learn about more bisexual awakenings to really get caught up in the ex-girlfriends of it all.I am a _great_ fan of where this is going. Amber’s choice of high angle is expert. Soon, Dorothy is shirtless, then laying down, then a series of progressively denuded lounge poses with quality lighting choice.
Next up Slipshine: Dorothy Does A Boudoir!
Eventually, Dorothy and Amber both pause.
Dorothy says “Waaaiiiit a minute. Something’s odd about this.”
Amber agrees and silently exits the room.
After a beat panel, she comes back carrying Dorothy’s math textbook and several carrots.
Me (*nodding): Hmm, yes, quite a good development.
What are the carrots for…? Should I be worried?
They’re for the photo.
Surely Booster can help with this.
Booster _does_ have both the photography skills and the desire to see further chaos. They should complement well with Amber’s desire to see further chaos and give directorial input.
Nothing says “i’m only sending a nude back as a fun reply” quite like doing a full-blown photoshoot for it.
I can see a future for Amber as a photographer or director of photography on movies. She seems to really know what she’s doing. Dorothy should follow her advice. If this sending photos of Joyce and Dorothy to each other continues, it would be fun if Amber became the official photographer.
Happy Black Consciousness day in Brazil. Remembrance of all fight against slavery!
Quick, Dorothy, put your hot outfit.
Sometimes you have to shift Saturation too. Curves would help too. Accidental pun.
What you wanna do is crank the contrast as high as you can, blow up the saturation on a separate layer, use a glow blend between them, invert the colors, then slide the hue all the way to the far end.
so YouTube Poops which may or may not be the Spadinner Garbage variety? XD
I hope she made lotsa what’s for dinner.
I”m no pro, but I was taught “fem selfie” head down and camera above head level looking down, or you end up looking like a frog. I certainly did.
Now I’m hearing Robin Williams in my head doing a Richard Simmons voice, “C’mon, girls, you cal those titties? I’ve seen better lumps in oatmeal! Push ’em together… make one GOOD one!”
Nobody ever wants the super-boob.
Trust Amber to help escalate this situation.
Also love how both are perfectionists in their own way.
Okay, so, Dotty, the more you fuss over how *flattering* the photo is, the less it seems like you’re actually doing this as a joke response.
Let’s be honest the idea that she’s doing this as a joke was always a paper thin excuse anyway
C’mon, Dotty, you’re not a quitter, are you?
Or worse… A BAD FRIEND??
Vigilante, gamer, in an alternate universe toy store manager, and now sext photographer? What can’t Amber do?
(Don’t answer that)