“dear Akira Toriyama, a horrific monster threatens all life on this planet. please speed this prayer across the world so we shall save countless innocent lives”
Now I’m picturing Jocelyne coming out to Joyce by dramatically yanking off a tear-away tracksuit, only to somehow reveal a head to toe red carpet-level glam look underneath.
If Harris wins there’s going to be violent reactions, given the character of Trump’s supporters that’s inevitable, just a question of how much and how consequential it ends up being.
Trump in office means literally being made illegal across the country, with Trump personally promising – this isn’t even Project 2025, this is his own Agenda 47 subset, delivered in video segments by he himself, hosted on his own website – to detransition literally everyone.
As in go through the Federal records and change all of them back.
Harris is not a saviour, but Trump is literally an apocalypse.
It wouldn’t surprise me. The obvious news is so obvious that it’d work as a fantastic feint to disguise what the ACTUAL big news Jocelyne’s coming to tell is. 😀
Honestly, $5 says the big secret is actually *not* going to be “Jocelyne” (or however its spelled), its going to be something else, because Willis enjoys blindsiding US as well. 😀
And also, Hank KNOWS???? We might not only get to see how Joyce reacts but also learn how their father took it??? I swear, every time a strip is about other characters during this arc, I’m going to be booing my computer screen.
Holy shit, I completely missed that! Not sure how, maybe I was just laughing too hard at the dramatic irony to notice anything else?
I’m really, really hoping against hope that coming out to Hank went well for her, but the fact that Jocelyne thinks Hank will convey this info to Joyce and wants to pre-empt him is… well, I don’t know what it is. Even if we assume Hank was totally cool, that’s still something that’s Jocelyne’s to tell the other people in her life, not anybody else’s.
I think it would be very funny if Joyce finds out Hank took it better than she did.
“What? But I’M supposed to be the progressive one tearing down the shackles of the familial past! I’m supposed to be reacting well to all this change!”
Same thoughts. Also combined with “brother Joshua” (having both next to each other stands out to me), but “drama king” definitely makes it more noticeable.
Especially with “before you hear it from Dad.” That feels like a “this was not understood optimally by the person on the other end” if there ever was one.
…That or you don’t want that information delivered secondhand and for someone to feel like you don’t love them, I have realized as soon as I wrote that.
Personally, I’m hoping Joycelyne came out to Hank or that Hank found her writing. Either one could be good, and I think the second one might actually be better.
(Honestly, I think Hank will be chill. At worst he’ll be overwhelmed and need time to process.)
Oh no, she told her dad? I hope it went well. You really never know.
My brother was my best friend until I came out to him, and even if he was vaguely okay with queer people, he cut me off. Meanwhile, my fundie dad was surprisingly not pissed about it. He’s still not the *best* at the right name/pronouns but that’s partially bc he can’t afford to slip up around my mom (who never needs to know until she dies)
I hope Joyce takes it okay. Her sister deserves the world
Coincidentally, I found out today that my therapist needs some education about why it’s really important for trans kids to have medical support to avoid dysphoric puberty.
If she’s transphobic, I’ll simply fire her. In case she’s just ignorant, does anyone have some good academic/psychological papers to try to explain in her native language why “wait till 18” is awful and completely unreasonable and hostile as a policy?
Not sure if that’s the right terminology, but I’m not sure if there’s a name for “the audience knows the thing that the character is lampshading hard for in the other direction”.
There has to be a TV Trope for that (there’s one for everything), but I don’t have time to disappear down that rabbit hole to go looking for it right now…
Let’s think this through. The writing has been on the wall since before the timeskip. And how long ago was it Carol told her they did get divorced a week ago? At least two or three weeks? Why does she think Josh thinks she “wouldn’t” know about it? Why does she think she has to be the one to come and tell her about it in person? Why does she think she has to tell her before Dad does? Just for the drama? Boy, the apple of presumptiousness didn’t fall far from the tree did it.
I’m so glad that, even with all of Joyce’s character growth, we still have these perennial Dumbing of Age moments. Also, incoming Jocelyne content! Carla is great and can do no wrong, but it’s also nice to have a grounded, more reserved woman for contrast!
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now wondering how FABULOUS Jocelyne will need to look for Joyce to STFU before opening her big mouth upon first sighting
(how FABULOUS would it be for the country to not be a trash fire again tomorrow)
Hoping dearly both come true /o/~
“dear Akira Toriyama, a horrific monster threatens all life on this planet. please speed this prayer across the world so we shall save countless innocent lives”
😖🙏🏽
It’ll still be a trash fire, but it will just be smoldering instead of a blazing inferno if things go the right way.
We can but hope.
Now I’m picturing Jocelyne coming out to Joyce by dramatically yanking off a tear-away tracksuit, only to somehow reveal a head to toe red carpet-level glam look underneath.
I’m sorry but that one breakdancing Australian lady has ruined tracksuits for me.
And Carla shows up out of nowhere to declare she’s still hotter.
we still got time for another dumpster fire on January 6 even if tomorrow goes well
Hell, why wait til Jan 6th? Start the civil war on NOV 6th. You people really don’t take Trump seriously enough.
If Harris wins there’s going to be violent reactions, given the character of Trump’s supporters that’s inevitable, just a question of how much and how consequential it ends up being.
Jocelyn will return,
But until then, we gotta do what we must to help her and thousands of other trans homies in her situation and even worse.
Giving our allies the energy to go out and VOTE!!!!
WE GOT THIS \o/
*plays “A Sign of Hope” from Dragon Ball Z Music CD on hacked muzak*
They’re in Indiana, “I think we should follow the law” isn’t a super inspiring message for people there
Trump in office means literally being made illegal across the country, with Trump personally promising – this isn’t even Project 2025, this is his own Agenda 47 subset, delivered in video segments by he himself, hosted on his own website – to detransition literally everyone.
As in go through the Federal records and change all of them back.
Harris is not a saviour, but Trump is literally an apocalypse.
(Which doesn’t even get into his other apocalypse promises of turning climate change all the way up, launching an ethnic purge against 15+ million people complete with concentration camps, and in these closing days of the campaign, promising to let RFK, Jr. “go wild” on public health including a ban on vaccinations.)
I mean, how many different apocalypses do you want? Because he’s bringing like… five or six.
Me? I’ll take “follow the law” over that just fine, thanks.
Get up stand up!
STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHTS!
Get up stand up!
DON’T GIVE UP THE FIGHT!
I remember the like, five days where Harris felt like a shot in the arm and a candidate you could be actually optimistic about. That was nice.
It says something about how heinously awful the competition is that I’m still ultimately rooting for her despite everything.
Already done a week ago!
(It’s amazing how easy NC makes voting from abroad. And there’s a chance my state might actually fucking flip.)
“I need to tell you before you hear it from dad”
So she decided to tell their dad first, wonder how that went
Based on the sudden urgency of the texts, I’m not sure she decided to tell him, seems like he may have found out accidentally to me
Be good (again), Hank. -_-
I expect all the wrong words but most of the right sentiments.
I forget, who’s Joshua again?
The deadname of Joyce’s soon-to-be-out-to-her trans Sister.
Jocelyne
Joyce is unaware that she is trans and is using the name she knows her as
Jocelyne, Joyce’s trans older sister.
Oh boy, it’s happening.
Ethan gave her the words. Let’s see if she remembers them in the moment.
”Ethan! You’re not gonna believe this, but…!”
you poor stupid babies
Famous. Last. Words. Joyce is setting herself up, and Sarah should’ve been named Cassandra – no news here.
“Unamicably Splitterated” though, I’m stealing it for personal use.
BEHOLD, THE UNAMICABLY-SPLITTERATE-INATOR!!!
that was Doof’s first inator. Luckily he was able to keep visitation rights with Vanessa
I’m still convinced he was a high school science teacher on summer vacation, and did his “evil” to get Perry to visit and hang out.
[voice value=”dalek”]
SPLITTERATE!
SPLITTERATE!
SPLITTERATE!
[/voice]
SUCH a good Phrase! <3
Clearly we all know what the news is.
“Joyce, our missing brother has decided to reach out to us.”
Holy shit. Jordan has never even gotten further than a mention, yeah
Yeah, the comment about not hearing it from their dad first makes me think this isn’t a coming out thing.
Or it’s not meant to be, anyway.
It wouldn’t surprise me. The obvious news is so obvious that it’d work as a fantastic feint to disguise what the ACTUAL big news Jocelyne’s coming to tell is. 😀
Yeah. Like we’re making fun of Joyce for just assuming what the news is, while doing the same. That’d be funny
I mean it’s either that, or that their grandad who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease has gotten worse. I don’t see anything else it could be really.
I mean, Jordan reaching out because their evil mother is gone is actually quite reasonable if Hank was “only” an enabler in the situation.
Especially if Jordan knows about the whole hostage situation.
Something with Jordan maybe? Feels like there’s only one way this can go though.
I really hope it’s this AND she comes out.
Hell, maybe part of it is Jordan is also gay or something.
It has been hinted at.
time to stock up on popcorn
*grabs popcorn*
Honestly, $5 says the big secret is actually *not* going to be “Jocelyne” (or however its spelled), its going to be something else, because Willis enjoys blindsiding US as well. 😀
I consider it to be 50-50.
Considering the election is today I really hope the US isn’t going to be blindsided.
I mean, I don’t know if the bad outcome here is a blindside. It’s already happened once.
Wait until it turns out it *is* Jocelyne, BUT she’s got herself a Sugar Daddy, and that SG is none other than . . . RUTH’S GRANDFATHER!
DUN DUN DUNNNNN!
Dramatic irony!
And also, Hank KNOWS???? We might not only get to see how Joyce reacts but also learn how their father took it??? I swear, every time a strip is about other characters during this arc, I’m going to be booing my computer screen.
Holy shit, I completely missed that! Not sure how, maybe I was just laughing too hard at the dramatic irony to notice anything else?
I’m really, really hoping against hope that coming out to Hank went well for her, but the fact that Jocelyne thinks Hank will convey this info to Joyce and wants to pre-empt him is… well, I don’t know what it is. Even if we assume Hank was totally cool, that’s still something that’s Jocelyne’s to tell the other people in her life, not anybody else’s.
I think it would be very funny if Joyce finds out Hank took it better than she did.
“What? But I’M supposed to be the progressive one tearing down the shackles of the familial past! I’m supposed to be reacting well to all this change!”
The use of “Drama King” here, really laying it on thick.
(Not a complaint, far from it. It’s extremely important to emphasize where Joyce is on her sister’s identity so far as she knows.)
DddrrraaaaAAAAMMMAAAaaaa King.
Same thoughts. Also combined with “brother Joshua” (having both next to each other stands out to me), but “drama king” definitely makes it more noticeable.
Unamicably splitterated – she’s channeling becky on that one
This is setting up to be AMAZING… …ly awkward.
I thought Joyce & Joshua were on good terms.
They are. I think Joyce is just being a bit of a bratty little sister. Normal sibling stuff.
They are, she’s just being a little sister.
Dramatic irony is a literary device-
Hank knows? Oh Jocelyn, I hope you are okay.
If Hank did know, I almost suspect he’d greet it with resignation than anger at this point.
Which isn’t great but an improvement.
Considering I had one parent react with resigned disappointment when I came out… no it’s not necessarily improvement.
I’d expect it to be more of an “okay fine sure why not, just throw it on the pile of life changes that hit me in the last 6 months”.
More “I don’t have the bandwidth to fully process this so I’ll accept it at face value” than “disappointment”.
Especially with “before you hear it from Dad.” That feels like a “this was not understood optimally by the person on the other end” if there ever was one.
…That or you don’t want that information delivered secondhand and for someone to feel like you don’t love them, I have realized as soon as I wrote that.
It also means that she thinks that Hank would out her to Joyce. Which is also a bad sigin.
Some people just don’t get that they shouldnt.
A sex act and a coming out in the same day? Joyce is going to implode
If I had a drink I would be taking a very long sip from it and saying nothing more.
Personally, I’m hoping Joycelyne came out to Hank or that Hank found her writing. Either one could be good, and I think the second one might actually be better.
(Honestly, I think Hank will be chill. At worst he’ll be overwhelmed and need time to process.)
I too ignore life changing news from my family
Dang Joyce got over the wangtouching fast!
YES
IT IS TIME
For fuck sakes Joyce, for once just choose to be safe rather than sorry.
I bet it’s about Jordan. Or maybe that John was found out to be faking being a missionary.
This should be interesting
One day she’ll learn to answer her phone but today was not that day.
Incidentally, one day her family will learn to leave a voicemail but this isn’t that day either.
Maybe Jocelyne wants to tell her in person.
We’re gonna get to see another shocked Joyce face, aren’t we.
Oh that family is going to keep having drama.
Heh, the drama is far from over for that family.
One comic circa December is just gonna be Carla leaning into the room and going “HA!” with the bubble filling the entire space.
After Dina winding up in a bank vault, Worst Girl can bend the comic enough for a proper Coyote moment.
Oh no, she told her dad? I hope it went well. You really never know.
My brother was my best friend until I came out to him, and even if he was vaguely okay with queer people, he cut me off. Meanwhile, my fundie dad was surprisingly not pissed about it. He’s still not the *best* at the right name/pronouns but that’s partially bc he can’t afford to slip up around my mom (who never needs to know until she dies)
I hope Joyce takes it okay. Her sister deserves the world
The way this is phrased implies that Hank found out, rather than being told.
Hmm yes perhaps this is true
Hey Kesha, Chekhov called.
D-worded
Dicked. They got dicked.
Joyce, do yourself a favour and unassume what you’ve assumed
You know what happens when you assume, right?
Sometimes you’re wrong.
Plot twist, it’s the news that Carol sent Snoop to the pound.
Coincidentally, I found out today that my therapist needs some education about why it’s really important for trans kids to have medical support to avoid dysphoric puberty.
If she’s transphobic, I’ll simply fire her. In case she’s just ignorant, does anyone have some good academic/psychological papers to try to explain in her native language why “wait till 18” is awful and completely unreasonable and hostile as a policy?
What’s her native language? You didn’t specify that part.
Should be enough to say, ‘but what if they go through the wrong puberty?’ can be defeated with a mirror.
Joyce is being an arsonist right now.
IT’S HAPPENING!!!
I’m *so* hyped.
Wouldn’t be Joyce if she didn’t stare right at something and get the complete wrong idea about it.
This is going to be a horrendous train wreck, isn’t it.
Didn’t Jocelyn have a blog at one point? I tried to find the website.
Damn this is one hell of an ominous foreshadow.
Not sure if that’s the right terminology, but I’m not sure if there’s a name for “the audience knows the thing that the character is lampshading hard for in the other direction”.
There has to be a TV Trope for that (there’s one for everything), but I don’t have time to disappear down that rabbit hole to go looking for it right now…
I think that’s dramatic irony.
This is correct.
Seems Joyce is also going into the culinary arts cos she is gonna eat those words
D’oh! Of course, I should have remembered this was coming up and realised why we got the well-meaning fail with Carla recently.
DUN DUN DUNNNNNN
DUN DUN
aaaaaaa it’s happening
DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUUUUUN….!
Let’s think this through. The writing has been on the wall since before the timeskip. And how long ago was it Carol told her they did get divorced a week ago? At least two or three weeks? Why does she think Josh thinks she “wouldn’t” know about it? Why does she think she has to be the one to come and tell her about it in person? Why does she think she has to tell her before Dad does? Just for the drama? Boy, the apple of presumptiousness didn’t fall far from the tree did it.
….oh no. This is why Joyce just learned about Carla, isn’t it.
Oh boy! Foreshadowing!
A good divorce can be really nice for a family. Look, Jocelyne was able to come out only after Carol left the house.
She can say fuck but not divorce. Lmao.
The eyebrows in this strip are a fuckin roller coaster.
I’m so glad that, even with all of Joyce’s character growth, we still have these perennial Dumbing of Age moments. Also, incoming Jocelyne content! Carla is great and can do no wrong, but it’s also nice to have a grounded, more reserved woman for contrast!