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90 thoughts on “#690 + 691 – it’s so okay”
Carl R.
About damn time! He he!
mark
I'll fight anyone who say this comic doesn't rule
Joe Angel
It doesn’t rule. As far as I know Will hasn’t exactly talked about his relationship with Aimee. Every single kiss, every single fuck, everything with him is on the edge of cheating and he’s never doing this when he just has his shit together.
He just got off the phone with a girl who’s genuinely concerned for him and wants to be there for him. What the hell, Will.
nottadog
I'll be proud of you from 50 feet away. Silently. And totally having nothing to do with you.
foop
*ahem*
OMFGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGFUCKINGFINALLYAHHHHHGGGHHHHHHHH
nekobawt
LITERALLY
Kate
Heh, because my computer cuts off the ends of the comments, it looks like this is going on into eternity (as it fricking should be, oh my god)
Lazarus
I’m not sure if I want to die laughing or die from surprise.
Is Eve drunk or just mad horny?
Carl R.
Probably a bit of both.
Riotously_Joe
The pounding heart is such a great touch here omg
bryanew710
What the heck is up with Eve? She's been so…spastic…lately.
foop
This happened: http://www.octopuspie.com/2013-11-18/634-why-is-i…
bryanew710
That's not really what I meant. She's just been so wide-eyed and almost randomly screaming whatever it is she's thinking. Just seems odd.
bryanew710
The update before this one is what I'm talking about. She just seems to scream what she's thinking at inappropriate times.
abculatter_2
I think she's being overworked, plus everything's changing about her friend group, and pretty much she's just been under so much stress and sleeplessness for so long that something in her broke, and that accidentally fixed something.
cvanide
panel 6 and 8 are so sexy
also i thought I missed a comic because I didn't anticipate this happening
Philip
What about panels 9 + 10? doesn't that bug eyed flailing just turn you on?
Sara
I also thought I had missed a comic!
@DonaldCuzunz
OMG Eve's backwards mutant horny couch face… Meredith you are a true artiste.
@mikedoeslife
Hahahaha, this was FANTASTIC. Thank you Meredith, OP remains a highly of my literary life.
Yotomoe
Did you know thatwatching Dogs peeing on Coconuts is both Will and Eve's fetish? That was like Foreplay for them.
katiegeewhiz
I want to be happy but Eve is so out of character (for a reason we'll hopefully find out soon….) and Will is cheating….my ship is finally happening and I feel sad and guilty…why did you do this Meredith
TomW
Welcome to Octopus Pie, where everything is complicated and cartoons are more real than real life.
Beebles
Eve's character has been slowly yet gradually changing as time has gone on, and seeing as the last dude she banged didn't even need to be on a first name basis with her, it's not out of character in my opinion. Eve is a floozy at this point, although I'm sure Meredith has a reason for that. And yes, Will is cheating, although at this point that's not too surprising either because he hasn't really been shown to be too dedicated to anybody he's dated so far in the comic. I agree in that I don't personally like these decisions Will and Eve are making, but then again I'm some guy on the internet, so. You know. I'm not really a factor here.
Japong
Will and Aimee aren't in a monogamous relationship.
http://www.octopuspie.com/2013-03-27/592-an-unwri…
turbo vagina
lol "floozy"
god forbid a woman in her 20s have some casual sex
streever
Yo man. Eve has had some sex, but I don't think you should use the term floozy. Floozy is a sexist term. There isn't a version of it for men, and one could question why it has to exist at all.
Beebles
You're right about there not being enough male equivalents. From now on I will refer to sexually promiscuous men as "Blundos" or "Heffis". Evens the playing field a little bit.
streever
That actually isn't how it works, though. Judging Eve as a floozy for a single one-night stand is kind of shitty. You're saying that her entire character is defined by a single time she had sex.
I'm pretty sure you wouldn't refer to a man who had had a one-night stand as a Blundo or Heffi.
Also, I'm not saying that we need a 'male equivalent'. I'm pointing out that floozy is a judgemental term laden with guilt & shame. Men are celebrated for sexual prowess, women are chastised.
Seriously, it's not cool.
Shade of Blue
In Sicily they have 'apopo' which means he-goat. English can be so strangely inadequate at times.
streever
Right, and in Sicily, apopo is pretty much congratulatory. Whereas floozy is shameful.
It's not actually egalitarian; men are celebrated when we do it with lots of women. Women are shamed for having even a single one-night stand. It's a double standard in almost every culture on Earth.
Shade of Blue
Yes! I'm pretty sure we are all agreeing, dude.
streever
I don't think she is out of character. Eve is complex, she has conflicting desires & ideas. She's decided to 'just go with it' in more things, as she has slowly seen how her friends perfect lives actually have problems & aren't so perfect.
@wr_schuller
Will is so cute! This means so much to him :')
advancecasette
10/10 dialogue and facial expressions
Phasma Felis
Will nooooo, Aimee loves you so much Will ;-;
Nicodemus Jancewicz
This hits so close to home for me!! Argh!!! I love it!!
oceans
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yes.
thom
Anyone confused about Eve's character arc?
http://www.octopuspie.com/2007-05-28/007-manuel/
Here you go, strip number 7.
ahna
the point is that shes progressing, growing, changing.
wykstrad
So- she's infected with a brain worm that's transmitted by cat vomit, and is slowly changing her personality as it eats away at her cerebrum?
chrisrussodraws
Yes! No! This is confusing!!!
robynravenclaw
It was so great meeting you at the Con! And yay Eve and Will <3
granulac
nice meeting you too, Robyn!!
diabolicalprudence
While I was a little thrown by weird bug-eyed eve in panels 9 and 10, I reasoned that it's probably because she's known Will for a pretty long time now, and the whole will-they-won't-they vibe they've shared since forever probably makes her feel okay being a little spastic; like, I don't know, everyone acts goofy round people they've known forever right? This isn't an 'omg be cool what will he *think*' kind of thing
This makes me happy but also fills me with a sense of foreboding. Think of the Aimee, Will!
soo
as an aimee fan I'm just disappointed.
Yammy
As an Aimee fan, I don't care! They aren't monogamous and what they have seems to be petering out anyway! And it's okay for that to happen!
Other Guy
I've been The Other Guy once.
This is a profoundly feel-bad strip for me.
blerghlrgehglghglhglh
@USS_Bromander
and only now do I go back and re-read this whole arc, realizing that Will's had that bruise on his face the whole time.
MEREDITH WHY ARE YOU SO GODLIKE, YOU MAKE ME REREAD YOUR COMIC LIKE 5 TIMES
Rei Malebario
I'm confused – Eve is sending mixed messages. What is it that she wants?
woooow
Wow, I don't remember Will and Eve actually having sex.
Phasma Felis
They almost did, and then Eve decided she wasn't feeling it yet, and then Hanna outed will as a weed dealer and Eve dumped him.
The fandom has had blue balls ever since.
steelbright
SO TRUE
Other
lol oh man as much as I want them together, they both need stability in their love lives and they're not going to get that with each other right now.
Pieman
Ah, the thumping of the Tell Tale Heart.
Plumberduck
Hooray, Eve!
Maybe boo a little, Will.
And honestly, I think part of why Eve has been different in this arc is that the story is being told from Will's point of view. And part of that is because now he's the one obsessively in his head, while Eve is managing to relax a little more.
aleksi
Oh come on! "Boo Will"? He looked himself straight in the eye and said "okay"! He passed the final test! If anyone should be booed, it's definitely not Will. No one should be booed for this. This is unbooable.
Well, I might boo a little at myself for not having the money to buy the original art. 400$, damn.
MrNobody
is it odd that horny eve is the most adorable thing ive seen in the internet?
getsiusmaior
Dammit, Will, you're going to end up hurting both of them…
kamesen
Heh I guess he just didn't have the WILLpower to keep himself from Eve- *is banned forever*
Ok ok seriously though. When Eve asked 'This ok?' I wanted to sort of cry. I think that's what made Will need to run to the bathroom and stop his head from spinning for a second. And now that he's looked himself in the eye.. I wonder what will happen? They both obviously want to, but.. Is it REALLY ok? "WILL" find out next time! HAH- *is actually banned forever*
granulac
actually I wish there was a way to promote you.
kamesen
Woo doggies!
Jerr
I don't think this is out of character for Eve at all, she's been goofier lately in general. I like that these scene isn't taking itself too seriously — it seems more realistic than intense stares and other clichéd romance tropes.
Robert
Will's got to look in a mirror to think it over.
Kathleen
Will isn’t cheating on Aimee in the normal way, bc they are in an open relationship.
It might end up being emotional cheating, bc Will obviously has strong feelings toward Eve.
And I agree, eve is cartoonish bc we’re in Will’s head rn.
Phasma Felis
Are they in an open relationship? I don't remember that.
prescott_niles
Obvious model for (Will's perception of) sex-demanding Eve: Cookie Monster
Marvin Choi
awwwwwww yeah time for the happenings
wendyroo
YES YES YES BUT NO NO NO THIS IS NOT GOING TO END WELL ENDLESS SCREEEECHING
BryyMiller
Eve is friggin fantastic in this. So ridiculous.
HateMachine
Dang, Eve, those are some pretty mixed signals there.
steelbright
where?
streever
It was a joke, I'm pretty sure.