23-05-14 On a bed of roses

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23-05-14 On a bed of roses

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Re: 23-05-14 On a bed of roses

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Is history about to repeat itself? If it does, it might lead to a new insecurity for Kiley because "Dilla" is flatter than she is.

And please let Amber bag Gary. I will stop complaining about Ma3 and SDB if you just let Amber bag Gary.

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Re: 23-05-14 On a bed of roses

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Judging from the look on his face I'd say Matt has probably forgotten about Kiley....for right now at least.

And we all know Dillon has issues with saying no to a pretty face.

But Dillon seems to want to commit to Jerzy, and Matt didn't try to steal Didi from Gary to re-assert his superiority. He really seems to like Kiley, but is it enough to stay loyal?

Matt is bi. Just because he likes sex with women doesn't mean he doesn't miss sex with men. Plus he gets off on the thrill of risk, banging his ex in a public bathroom without knowing exactly where his date is, sounds pretty risky. Old habits die hard.

Will Matt lose Kiley?
Will Dillon lose Jerzy?

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We keep getting very occasional but strong hints that Matt and Dillon have a really serious "can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em" situation. I wouldn't be terribly surprised if the comics ended with them back together, for keeps. But I somehow doubt that they'll actually do the naughty tonight; there's too much else happening at the gig, including Kiley looking for Matt if she can escape from DiDi -- and Ruby might actually feel obliged to intervene, if she can make herself. She's just recently seen Dillon admit that he should try to control himself more, seeing him backsliding would surely annoy her. I could well be wrong, though.

And talking of Ruby -- it may be reading too much into a one-line gag, but I think she may slowly be coming to terms with her own libido. Previously, she denied to herself, loudly if implausibly, that she liked those guy-on-guy fantasies that keep running through her head; here, she seems to be just about admitting the fact, though she's trying to repress them.

I liked Matt's chivalrous loud commentary, too.
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I'm thinking Matt is trying to turn a new leaf. He might be thinking that settling things with Dillon will help him in the long run and it just might. Also his comments as he left the bathroom were fantastic. What happens next could be a real indicator of how much Dillon and Matt might have been able to move on.

I agree with Spid that Ruby might be coming to terms with her sexuality, how ever slowly it .

I really hope Matt takes the high road and keeps looking for Kiley after he talks with Dillon.
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Re: 23-05-14 On a bed of roses

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The problem is that Matt and Dillon's choice of words to each other in this strip suggests that they are both having a little trouble moving on. Those memories are too good.

And I'm very sure that Ruby will come to terms with her sexuality; that's her personal plot in this comic. However, I'm equally sure that she'll take a while, because not only would her current plot then be over (not in itself a disaster, as it can always be replaced by another one), but a Ruby who'd come to terms with her own feelings would be a little too capable. After all, the only thing stopping her from telling both Amber and Dillon exactly what they need (but don't want) to hear is the fact that she gets all bothered and distracted when she thinks about the relevant subjects.

On the other hand, the writers may eventually get bored with that plot, and decide to pull the same stunt that they did with Gary - let Ruby give Andy a good night or two, and then take her plot off in new directions. I wouldn't guess what those would be, though; the whole point about Gary was that having sex didn't change him in any significant way, whereas a Ruby who even admitted that she'd like to have sex would be a changed character. (Actually having sex would practically be a minor afterthought for her after that.) She could play an interesting mediating role when Amber finally told their parents about her porn career, I guess.

And we might yet see more of Rudy. I don't think that Ruby is actually a transvestite, but I suspect that she might find being Rudy an addictively liberating experience.
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Re: 23-05-14 On a bed of roses

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This doesn't look good for either Matt or Dillon's respective relationships. Fortunately,Kiley has her hands full right now. :)) , but I'm not sure what Jerzy is doing.

And Matt was doing so well. Even going so far to leave the restroom so Ruby can use the stall toilet in privacy. Although it seems odd that at a busy concert that bathroom wouldn't be filled with more people. Maybe it's still early.

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brasca wrote:...I'm not sure what Jerzy is doing.
Roadying, basically, I think.
brasca wrote:Although it seems odd that at a busy concert that bathroom wouldn't be filled with more people. Maybe it's still early.
That, plus it's only a club gig, not a full-sized hall. Plus, I almost got the impression that they were more or less backstage, though how some of them would have got there is a tricky question. Plus, comedy.
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I thought Matt's over the top attitude would give Ruby a clue that Matt saw through the disguise but Dillon popping in obviously shortcut Ruby's brain. I wonder if she'll ask some questions to Dillon about his story with Matt later ?

Matt and Dillon (especially Dillon, after all Matt should be the sheepish one) are surprisingly on better terms than I thought. This could be the proper closure their relationship needed. Nest strip will probably be "How're you doing ?" "Fine. I'm currently with a wonderful girl/guy" and other polite exes chit-chat.

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Matt and Dillon are too much into each other (metaphorically! metaphorically! Get your minds out of the gutter!) to really fight properly, I'm afraid.

They may reach some kind of closure in the next few seconds - or they may get carried away. At which point, we might well be treated to the sight of Ruby saving Dillon from himself.
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Psst.There is an extra O in Dillon's last speech bubble. "Trying not too" should be "Trying not to".


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You have to remember that so far, Matt has no idea where Kiley has got to; for all he knows at this point she might be miles away and still running. Just an observation.

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Sigh... I hate that I love this pairing so much. But I do. I love these two together, even of there's a lot of baggage there.

But then, I love Jerzy too... So I am conflicted!

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Whisky-Tango-Foxtrot wrote:You have to remember that so far, Matt has no idea where Kiley has got to; for all he knows at this point she might be miles away and still running.
Matt and Kiley have both been diverted repeatedly by the power of plot. They keep running into narrative events and characters who they can't just ignore. I don't think that we're supposed to take their behaviour as signifying anything much about their feelings about each other.

(Though if Matt does get into a clinch with Dillon, then yes, we'd have to take that as a sign that he's not taking his thing with Kiley quite seriously enough.)
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Matt is in this critical region where he doesn't know if it's serious yet. He feels there may be something strong building up, but he's not sure. He still presents Kiley as his therapist. When he'll introduce her as his girlfriend, then I suspect it will be serious for him. But I guess this would need some serious talk time, how improbable this is in this comic. Because neither do Kiley is really sure of the nature of the relationship. Worse, I have a gut feeling that Matt isn't completely cured yet.

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