14-10-17 The only real present

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14-10-17 The only real present

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Okay, Tracy, it's time to have a talk about your boyfriend and boundary issues of just putting your finger in someone's mouth. Major creep factor.

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The delay is forgivable. The content of the strip, on the other hand, is much harder to let slide. Egad, Powers that be give me strength...

There's no way this will end well. I am straining my considerable imagination and cannot think of a single way that this ridiculous scenario will end with Gary doing the sensible thing and running away from these crazy people and their messed-up, dumb-as-rocks relationship that makes Zii, Yuki and Sonya's dynamic look sane and reasonable.

Lord, whatever terrible deed I did in this life or a past one to deserve this, I'm sorry! Have mercy on me, on us all...

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Heeeeey....that's totally NOT weird and creepy.

/sarcasm

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I want to say I feel sorry for Gary - but, I don't. Nothing stopped him from saying no to this stupid scenario; but he's going along with it because a pretty girl asked him to do this favor for her and her dimwitted boyfriend with the promise of chocolate cake, afterwards. Gary probably thinks he'll get a crack at Tracy when she was referring to actual chocolate cake - and that'll be the 'joke' for this stupid setup.

Holding out hope that Gary blindfolds the twit and gets Tracy to do the deed, instead - giving her the chance to prove to James that she's better than 'Gary' (grapefruit). Worse thing that can happen is James is insulted that his girlfriend 'belittled' herself by blowing him (which she's been more than wanting to do for awhile; but he's been denying her because he's a douchbag feminist who thinks women blowing men is degrading to women), and he breaks up with her.

...why is Tracy with that dumbass, again?
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Amazing sex, apparently.

I agree, Gary isn't going to (or rather, shouldn't be?) enjoy himself too much here. Unless, of course, he finds out that he actually enjoys it after the fact. It would seem a little waffle-y this late in the comic to have Gary go full-on 'bi'. I think he thinks he's going to get to get a hold of Tracy's goods too, or is at least holding out hope. There's been at least one other forum-goer last thread talking about Gary talking himself into this out of curiosity. It doesn't feel correct. Rather, I think it is his inability to say 'no' combined with not wanting to disappoint (friends/coworkers/etc.). But then, I have been wrong in the past when the writers throw me a curveball.

Part of me hopes that Tracy's cam-girl side work gets brought to light in this encounter, mainly because it is shifty of Tracy to keep this hidden from the guy who she is (seriously?) dating. Either he approves of her (and her work) or he doesn't and can take his 'white knight' armor and get out her life. The rewards for Tracy and James might be worth it for Gary to help facilitate dissemination of that knowledge, but I don't think he would actually volunteer it. He is a nervous blurter.

And James is acting awfully weird, borderline creepy. The dude just had an enema, presumably. Gary was feeling quite awkward after his (from the failed foursome), yet James is all ready for the hanky-panky?!?!? One of these things is not like the other one. He must really want that BJ, and that must be extra painful for Tracy who desperately wants to give him one.

I still want to see how this plays out, and I am hoping for a decent surprise or three. :ymparty:

Otherwise, fast forward to the next time Gary & Peggy meet up. :!!
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Honestly, remind why is Tracey going along with this idiocy again? Gary is going along for the usual reason someone called his bluff & the writers are too lazy to have him be genuinely selfish or disturbed by others violating his personal space.

They need to shift this comic back to being a dramedy like the first arc, at least then he'd show off what little character he has.

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Hey Dillon, long time no s... oh wait, that's not Dillon in panel 4, that's James. The face he's making really fooled me for a moment.

As for Gary: for several strips, he has been mentally steeling himself to bone James up the ass. By now, he feels ready! He goes to the birthday party full of confidence... and then, in panel 4, he remembers: "Oh wait, anal sex was not the only issue! There was that other thing too! Silly me, I had forgotten!"
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Oh, good - I'm not the only one who thought that was Dillon for a second there. XD
suranae wrote:
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Honestly, remind why is Tracey going along with this idiocy again?
Because she's in love with James and wants to make him happy - even if it makes her miserable, as a result. But then, that's love for you; you're willing to make sacrifices in order to make your loved one smile.

Though, with all his white knighting and supposed respect for the modern woman, I doubt James would do the same for Tracy if the situation was reversed.

Seriously hoping this joke of a relationship comes to an end during this little soiree.
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Anyone notice that the gift box Gary is holding is about the size of a large grapefruit?

If it is a grapefruit and he uses it again, I will eat my hat.
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Vitocap wrote:
Sun Oct 15, 2017 1:30 am
Hey Dillon, long time no s... oh wait, that's not Dillon in panel 4, that's James. The face he's making really fooled me for a moment.

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Why did my Gaydar just explode?

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someone come get me when it's over
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worldshaking00 wrote:
Sun Oct 15, 2017 2:30 am
Anyone notice that the gift box Gary is holding is about the size of a large grapefruit?

If it is a grapefruit and he uses it again, I will eat my hat.
It was my first thought. He gives him the grapefruit and tells him how that was the real BJ giver :)

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James is a lot creepier than I recall... Aha. He is self-righteous and a dimwit, but didn't get such a strong molest-y aura before.

I didn't even think about the gift being a grapefruit! Good thought. Maybe Gary will try to reveal the "amazing bj" was merely an illusion? Although, then perhaps something (stupid or otherwise) will cause him to opt out of telling the truth, then he'll go heads first into the silly threesome as originally planned - if it does happen, perhaps James will wonder why Gary wasn't *as good as* the last time, thus giving Tracy the opportunity she wants apparently to the point of desperation.

In spite of the evidently unavoidable path of stupidity, I hold hope there will be a subversion.

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