Sophisticated Humor

Is Magenta Goth a hologram, then?

Ruth Merriam

As someone who does comics, let it be known I appreciate the vomit lettering.

Rhadan

The place is a hot mess. I'm not surprised.

Hugh Eckert

Someone needs to reset the sign to zero that says : “number of days without a butt reference:”

William Karr

This strip may have thinned out SOME of your competition!

William Cole

^^ Whynotboth.gif

William Cole

She's perfect and I love her so much 😭

Fart Captor

How about: "Ugh. He knows Appelboom"?

ValdVin

They're probably just "Who is this possibly-drunk yelling person" looks.

fizzle snitch

One of the AIs created it as a research side-project after discovering it was a universal human trope.

Simon Green

Mike, -5 points for incorrectly parsing the OP.

Gary Walker

Curious why Martin is getting such shady looks in the first image...

David Howe

The lettering used for the puke noises is awesome.

Carol Metzger

Veronica basically exists to monitize Rule 34 :D

David Howe

Or he's flashing back to when a drunken Faye puked in his crotch. Anyone else remember that?

Michael Boettger

Artisanally curated AR enhanced trash strewn dark alleys which are part of a bad decisions machine learning project

Todd Ellner

Oh, dear. The poop pants implications! *clutching pearls*

Gary Walker

Gary's darkest headcanon: Veronica has SOOOOOO much to answer for.

Gary Walker

She's young, so the hangover might not be too severe. She might not have the blessing of memory lapse, either. Remembering what an ass you made of yourself the night before is both a blessing and a curse. These things I know first hand. If your first thought is, "I'll never drink again," hold onto it, Liz. You are small of stature and a mean drunk, which nearly always means injuries in the not too distant future.

OldGoat

I maintain that, for Marten, this represents an almost unrealistically idealized encounter with a vomiting woman. EDIT: this explains his almost sleepy expression in the final panel. It's literally so far from a sexually interesting woman vomiting on his fully-clothed genitals that it has actually broken his connection with reality.

Gary Walker

Poop butts? No, poo pants! https://youtu.be/1dF2ZLq7oBk

Leak

They're purely there for the ambiance; somebody thought Cubetown couldn't be a _town_ unless it had trash-strewn dark alleys for cats to lurk in (and reprobates to throw up in).

VoxOrbisBrad

We're in the "deep, dark regrets that won't be remembered" part of the evening now

Lisa

Trash-strewn dark alleys no less.

Summer Sudbrink

Huh, Cubetown has dark alleys to throw up in. Who knew?

Summer Sudbrink

I would certainly like that, but sometimes you can only add so many new characters before you need to focus on the ones you’ve got.

Andrea Andrew

Poor Liz. Her artificial limbs must make her human body hard to function. It’s why she gets drunk so easily.

Andrea Andrew

https://youtu.be/1dF2ZLq7oBk

Leak

Oh hey two new friends in Panel 1! Are they going to be the new core cast?

Nutjob

Wait, coffee shop owners AREN'T therapists?

Robert Wrigley

I'm sure that Liz will say it was just the booze, when it was definitely more than just the booze.

CaseyAEC

Congrats for finding your chill.

CaseyAEC

Ooh, boy. I do not miss my early 20’s. Cause, at one point, I was like Liz. Drunk, barfing, and cussing out the ones who legitimately cared for me with every rough situation. Thankfully now I’m a little more like Marten here. Calm, willing to help, and so done with everything.

Chauncey

HLUUURRG...

Yelling Bird

Or they might just be thinking "That's the Librarian's boyfriend! He IS cute!"

Stephen Wells

Liz, please lose the attitude. Marten is one of the nicest dudes you'll ever meet and he genuinely wants to help you, but even he has a limit to how much bullshit he'll endure.

Orion Rhine

And more to the point, they find it remarkable that *anyone* is looking for her.

awgiedawgie

Puff our your chest, take a deep breath And vomit again oof

Brian

It’s totally fine if your friend’s pants consent

How big is this place and how well known is Appleboom? I just get the feeling the two Cubetownies in panel one know exactly who Marten is looking for.

ValdVin

At least he didn't have to hold her hair back

MikeT

Oh, Liz honey. Remember: “Puff out your chest, take a deep breath. You’re going to be okay. If it’s loud in your mind, just take your time. You’re going to be okay. It’s just a bad day today.”

Mitch Megaw

Emotions might have saved her from throwing up in the middle of the bar (on Marten, naturally)

Bagge

She's going to headbutt him in the crotch and poop on his shoes

Todd Ellner

I feel like it was a mixture xD

enchantedsleeper

I think he just needs a business licence to set up that coffee shop...

Stephen Wells

Remember kids: you can pick your friends, you can pick your nose. But you can't pick your friend's nose. Or poop in your friend's pants. Not that there's anything wrong with that if that's your thing. OK... there's definitely a lot wrong with that. Don't poop anyone's pants, even your own, let alone anyone else's.

Simon Green

I wonder if Claire is going to get Marten training to be a licensed therapist because that's what he consistently does, and if he's licensed, Cubetown can hire him

Carin Maja Brooks

ah, Liz didn't run off because emotions, she ran off because alcohol. that is, surprisingly, the least angsty option

LH