Comic 4502: Quick Thinking
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questionablecontent.netPosted Apr 13, 2021, 1:19 AM UTC
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questionablecontent.netThis is a great meta joke. It's the kind of setup that Jeph would usually use to start a storyline with Renee agonizing over the situation for a week or two. Instead the entire conflict is resolved in 2 panels.
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Is Dan meant to be the foil to the rest of the cast? I can picture Jeph going "this is what life looks like when you have your shit a teeny more together! Quick decisions, good job, generally optimistic outlook on life! This could be you, Marten! THIS COULD BE YOU"
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"AND IT COULD ALSO BE ME! COME ON"
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Just to be honest, when I saw the title, my brain turned it into "Thick Quickening".
It's now the name of my Led Zeppelin/ Run DMC fusion harmonica cover solo project.
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I was imagining Highlander but with ass for days.
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This post reminds me of earlier, music-related punchline days of QC.
Plays totally bitchin' steam-whistle solo
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I was so sad when I googled Society of Creative Rock Anachronism and found Jeph had made them up. :(
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If you still have that itch, check out clockwork giraffe.
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^^"Play ^^Princes ^^of ^^the ^^Universe!"
"Not that kind of quickening!"
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BRUN! 🤣
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I love her so much.
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Lol, yes it does mean that Renee! Sometimes!
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I feel like it should mean that in this case :P
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I feel like neither Renee's newfound desire for any kind of relationship that goes beyond simply casual nor Dan's reasons for his willingness to just go along with her suggestions have been adequately illustrated. Unfortunately this all feels rather hollow.
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I'll take fast and hollow over two weeks of fucking mommy milkers bullshit.
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I'll take both, please!
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Jesus Christ don’t give Jeph any ideas.
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I dunno. I went through my 20s sincerely wanting to meet someone I could fall in love with, but I didn't go around saying so- I mean, could you imagine how that would go?
Also, end of the day, it is just dating. Nobody's getting hitched. Dan's "sure, why not, let's see where it goes" sorta attitude isn't misplaced.
(Though he doesn't have much of a "hook" as a character- if "sure, why not?" agreeableness is his thing they way Marten's was passivity, that might be fun.)
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right. like they’ve been hooking up for what, a week? there’s no emotional weight to this, and I’m in no way invested in their relationship.
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"Two twenty something's that knew each other in high school reconnect after moderately changing a little. They spend the weekend hooking up and decide it would be cool to see if it could be more. "
That's like the most realistic arc this comic has done in a long time. I'm not sure why it needs to be emotionally weighty, it's a slice of life and that's a pretty real slice of life.
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It is pretty hollow, what do we know about Dan? He plays Magic, was bullied, has a career, and closes his eyes and puts up the peace sign. Any character interactions that were of real consequence to build up to this moment if any were off screen and happened over a time period of 36 hours max so this is extremely hollow.
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Unfortunately this all feels rather hollow.
Sums up their entire story arc since either of them was introduced.
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Ahahaha <3
This reminds me of a time when I agreed to be in a committed relationship with a girl after one night together. It was a very romantic night, but still. She was basically like "I love you" and I was like "ehhhh, thanks? Actually, what the hell. I love you too."
(We broke up after two months, but it was still a cool experience.)
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It was an emotional roller coaster, but very educational. She taught me a lot about how to treat a lady (kiss with your lips, not with your tongue). It was fun being impulsive for a while, but I'm relieved that we didn't get married or pregnant.
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I'm honestly more interested to see how QC as a comic handles a long distance relationship than I am to see how things work out with Danee. We hardly know anything about Dan besides the fact that he is intensely agreeable and used to be bullied (but doesnt care about it).
I'm fine with moving on from Marten, Dora, etc, really. Their stories are wrapped up. I just wish the "new" characters got the same attention Marten et al got.
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They’ll have a Skype call every two IRL years.
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Couple times a week for in-comic time then? Not bad!
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besides the fact that he is intensely agreeable and used to be bullied (but doesnt care about it)
Getting bullied for years makes you intensely agreeable. It helps to get bullied less. And acting as if you didn't care about it helps prevent further bullying too.
This doesn't mean you don't disagree or don't care. It just means you don't show it.
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Sure but Dan has been called Shitty Dan to his face multiple times now and is currently entering into a relationship with the person who did so. He pretty clearly doesn't care about it.
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Dora's story is not wrapped up yet. Unless I missed the wedding?
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Eh it's all but. We know the wedding is happening and theres absolutely no way Tai or Dora calls it off.
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It still has to be actually shown, even as a foregone conclusion.
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Ya, I just dont expect to live to see it lol
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Just do cocaine about it
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I hear it helps prevent ghosts in your blood.
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There's a meme/saying about old timey doctors running into a condition they didn't understand and saying "You have ghosts in your blood, you should do cocaine about it"
which is overly reductive, but not entirely inaccurate. Doctors used to prescribe cocaine to patients for some problems that we now recognize as mental health issues. Not often the most effective medicine.
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Snowblind...
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This may just be my romantic nature in charge but my reading on this is that most of Dan's hesitation was surprise that Renee actually wanted this to become long term. I mean... he's Shitty Dan the RPG Nerd, right? Surely someone as hot as Renee couldn't want him other than as a fling? If I'm right in my reading, then one of the things that Renee will start to pick up on will be that Dan keeps on giving hints about low self-esteem and his fears as to whether she's going to 'realise' that he isn't the one for her. It would be ironic as she's basically struggling with the same feelings.
Meanwhile, I have to say that I'm really wondering what Brun thinks certain common phrases mean and whether that's ever led her into trouble! I do hope that she doesn't repeat her interpretation of 'powder my nose' to anyone outside her circle of friends!
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My read is based on that last panel. That's a trollface. So I think he wanted to say yes right away, but decided to hold back just a bit for fun.
Also, I think the cocaine thing is Brun's type of humor. She sometimes likes saying things where people don't know if they're a joke or not. It makes sense--she probably legitimately didn't know some things and it made people laugh, so now she plays with it.
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Making jokes is also just hard when you always have a deadpan face and are always saying slightly weird things.
Source: Personal Experience.
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Eh, I kinda hope the comic doesn’t take that route. We got to see that type of storyline already with Marigold, and so far Dan has seemed pretty confident with his hobbies. It’d be nice to have a confident nerd on the cast.
My take is this entire comic thus far is a giant set up for a fantasy comic that will take place in a table top game Dan runs for the cast. The remainder of Questionable content takes place there.
...obviously joking, but WHAT IF
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My take is this entire comic thus far is a giant set up for a fantasy comic that will take place in a table top game Dan runs for the cast. The remainder of Questionable content takes place there.
So like Darths and Droids if all the "real life" characters were just QC characters. I'd be in.
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I was going back to the third movie arc to remember how they handled some stuff, and I got reminded just how much their real lives used to feature in the games. Man there was drama between Annie and Jim.
I could definitely enjoy a version of that where it was QC characters, hearing about their lives between sessions and little bits coming up in the actual gameplay.
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amazing, I love it, six stars
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I am really like this with decisions, I just need some seconds to realize what I feel, and I feel like "yeah, let's do it" or run away. But sometimes other people feel like you didn't "think enough" about stuff.
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I like this. It’s early days so it’s definitely not a big commitment and they’re clearly having fun. Also I feel like after the lengthy will they / won’t they with Clinton and Elliot it’s nice to see two people who have a better handle on what they want (and feel more mature when it comes to relationships)
That being said Jeph is running out of uncoupled characters now
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There's always Pizza Girl.
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But Pizza Girl is clearly Penelope and she’s with Wil
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That’s non-canon.
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I probably could have formatted that to make it clear that I meant that as a joke.
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This is either a match made in heaven or theyre TOO alike. Gonna be fun either way and yes a refreshing change from the previous arc.
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They're both the teasing type, for one. But you could say that about Faye and Angus, too.
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I guess what I mean is that they seem to be on the same level.
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That's a trollface at the end, if I ever saw one.
He knew he was going to say yes, but took the time just to mess with her, the same way she does him. They have this very teasing-style relationship.
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Jeph keeps proving Shitty Dan is the peak of ironic nicknames with every comic he is in.
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Did Jeph just make a Pulp Fiction reference?
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Thank goodness he's not that quick with everything else he does.
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I’m off to do cocaine in the bathroom.
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This is an incredibly cruel and heartless thing to say about anyone.
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with the charm of a pediatric oncology ward.
That's a new one.
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Maybe I'm immature, but I think I were making a big decision like this, I would want to be so in that I only needed 30 seconds to make my decision. If I hesitate, my instinct was probably no
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Eh, committing to a long distance relationship in particular is definitely something you should think about. Your gut feeling can tell you if you like the person enough to keep seeing them, but you need to double-check with your brain about the logistics of it.
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A relationship is one of those things that should be that deep. I wish this had a comic or two more of them talking about their potential LDR, rather than just being resolved with a gag.
I dunno, as a lesbian I can say that every first date is just the first step in apartment hunting.
(this is mostly in jest)
Totally agree!
They are not trying a long-distance marriage, just a long distance 'thing', that could, FWIW, end on the next encounter.
He trusted his "gut feeling" and let the double-check as they go. Nothing wrong with that, in my humble opinion.
Maybe Dan's pause was because he was genuinely surprised that Renee wanted to date him? He is Shitty Dan, after all. Yet she wants to try a relationship with him?
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That doesn't mean that it didn't impact on his self-image and self-confidence. Indeed, I would be most surprised if it hadn't done so.
True, but it's easier to make a punchline out of it, this way.