Dirty n Evil wrote:While all of this talk about Didi is great and funny and all, I think a bit of subtle insight into Gary's character has been lost. Seriously - there's the suggestion of Didi getting all tied up in her electronics, and the first thought Gary has is a scenario where's he's a hero saving a grateful Didi from this situation. It says quite a bit that he pictures himself in a galant role, rather than someone who might take advantage of her situation.
On the other hand, however, there is the fact that Gary at first was ga-ga over Zii when she first showed up... to the point of nearly forgetting his own name. But now, she's practically "one of the guys" to him next to miss boobalicious. Considering Zii's own nature, I wouldn't be surprised if she tries to spark Gary's interest in her again with a few more teasing situations - not necessarily because she's interested (which remains to be seen), but simply because she'd want to reassert her own desireability.
And hey, that's the sort of competitiveness I'd like to see drawn out in this strip! ;)
Quoting a bit far back but I wanted to put in my two cents. Any sort of geeks daydreaming usually goes along the lines of going through a perilous adventure to rescue the girl, then going home with her after, as is the underlying theme with most classic games like Mario.
As for being able to sit next to her its not really that much to read into, he offered to help her unhook her electronics and of course he wouldn't mind. Anyone could think a girl was amazingly sexy and be able to control himself, usually, and sit next to her without drooling on her.
On another topic, the prospect that DiDi might actually be a man probably freaks him out, but a hot babe is a hot babe, and the fact of it isn't confirmed. If it was confirmed he most likely would start slapping himself whenever he imagined anything with her, or else begin to become confused on his sexual orientation.