Early update for March 23, 2023
Added 2023-03-22 03:55:01 +0000 UTCjust downright dogshit of a clown
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So do we think Dorothy is going to confirm the Yale acceptance after all? Even if she's re-thinking the presidency as a goal, she may still decide that moving on is what's best for her. (Unless the happiness that Ruth's urging her to pursue is here, with her friends.)
Harold
2023-03-22 17:39:56 +0000 UTCpat pat!
Alexandra Falk
2023-03-22 07:34:34 +0000 UTCSympathy via light physical contact
Yoder of Kansas
2023-03-22 07:18:40 +0000 UTCDorothy just really wants to become Hokage, believe it!
Shane Wegner
2023-03-22 06:38:05 +0000 UTCMuch like Joyce wondering if she's really herself or if it's actually the autism spectrum operating her.
Dan Rabin
2023-03-22 05:57:05 +0000 UTCThis is why I love you, Ruth.
Sajuuk-Khar
2023-03-22 04:56:40 +0000 UTCOoo ooo now she gets to do the thing where she questions everything she thinks she wants and wonders if it's genuinely what she wants, or has just convinced herself she wants it right? That's the next step in this, right? ....not like I went through the exact same thing multiple times or anything :x
taekwondogirl
2023-03-22 04:49:01 +0000 UTCI love seeing Ruth kick ass at RA-ing
BBCC
2023-03-22 04:48:08 +0000 UTCThat was actually good advice.
Alacrity Fitzhugh
2023-03-22 04:44:45 +0000 UTCI can relate.
Andrea Andrew
2023-03-22 04:33:31 +0000 UTC“…but doctor, I have coulrophobia!”
Magic Chopstick Games
2023-03-22 04:10:52 +0000 UTCBeing fair to yourself can be really hard. And sadly Dorothy is the kind of person who tends to be far too harsh on herself.
Simon Magid
2023-03-22 04:09:49 +0000 UTCWow, someone said it in-comic. I was willing to go with "10-year-old", but this is close. Ruth has her head tilted back in self-contemplation as she mixes her own situation into her dialogue: she is not looking at Dorothy during the first four panels, which cover the interaction in reverse-shot style, with a borderless panel going to Ruth. The strip switches to two-shot framing as Ruth once more addresses Dorothy, whose reactions we can now see in the same shot with Ruth's delivery of two objectively-true takes on Dorothy's situation. These may not be the best things to say to comfort Dorothy, but Ruth is *advising* here, and that may require at least a nod to reality Dorothy neither looks at Ruth nor speaks throughout the entire strip. She is not arguing. Essay question: compare and contrast Dorothy's long-time fixed notion of her role in life with Jennifer's. Pay particular attention to how each character's notion affects their relations with others and their desire for change.
Dan Rabin
2023-03-22 04:09:14 +0000 UTC
