The history between these two characters hasn’t ever really been explored, only implied. They are members of a club for Furries. People who often feel like outcasts in their own families. It is natural for humans, when their original group becomes fraught, to seek out a new one. Fundamentally tribal, but also communal. To make it plain to someone, especially if it has never been spoken aloud, that you consider them part of your family means something important. I choose to love and accept you. In spite of, or because of, your faults you are one of mine. It is worth articulating.

Victoria very much wants to run a pizza place with creepy automatons in it. Evrina is helping to run a strange, themed, cafe that doesn’t fully know what it is. They are of a kind. Perhaps on a whim, or because she senses Evrina’s fraying nerves, or maybe just because they have been in proximity in their off hours, Victoria stated openly, clearly, that Evrina is one of hers. I could have jumped past this interaction and gone on to some other thing, but it came to be as I walked through a dark house. When your heart, or brain, or whatever, offers up something that feels right I have learned to just go with it. Let’s see what happens.

I suspect that some of you have had difficult weekends, and that you are still emotionally drained, hurt, worried, and possibly many other things. If it comforts you, know my little world will be here. I will try not to let those scary, heartbreaking, things in. May your week go easily. I hope to see you on Wednesday. Until then, be good, and if you can’t be good, be good at it.

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Thank you for the kindness at the end of the blog post. I needed it today. I bet others needed it too. I hope your week also goes easily. When it doesn’t, I hope you’re able to find rest and wholeness in the world you’ve built too.

From your mouth to god’s ears.

Amen!

She’s reacted very differently to Evrina than she did with Neil, when Reggie was criticised by both of them. Which probably speaks how awful Neil is as a person.
Even if John did like his comic.

I keep meaning to bring him back, but I have to get a few things done first.

Neil also approached the matter differently – where Evrina challenged Reggie openly to his face, Neil insulted him behind his back to Victoria. The Boothes shut both of them down hard; Reggie didn’t need anyone to step in with Evrina and everyone knew it, even if Vicky had been willing to reveal her identity.
Here, Evrina isn’t even directly criticizing him, she’s offering her friend the option to avoid an awkward situation if she wants to – supporting Victoria, not denigrating Reggie.
Victoria is responding in kind, with support for a loyal friend.

how did you know?

Let’s call it intuition.

Coincidentally, my weekend WAS difficult, despite an overall good thing happening.
My terrible roommate who would constantly leave dirty dishes out and refuse to wash them and would leave the bathroom a constant mess finally moved out. Unfortunately, he stole several things of mine when he did so. Nothing expensive, just a bunch of smaller things, like my cutlery, my cutting board and various other small things like that. I’m glad he’s gone but I’m not really in a financial position where I can afford to replace all the stuff he stole.

They have plastic utensils unguarded in many places, anything flat and hard can be a cutting board, all you really need to buy is a knife. I ate my lunch off a frisbee for the better part of a decade. Get creative.

If you can find a lunch tray, I bet that would make for a decent cutting board. Target has cheap plastic plates, bowls and cups ($0.50 each, $0.42 for the grey ones online. Just look for Room Essentials) and reusable plastic cutlery for $6. Travel utensils are cheap and should cover all the bases, looking at amazon. We got all these a couple years ago when we moved countries and had nothing to eat off of for the next couple months. Ikea has some cheap wooden and plastic cutting boards ( see some for $6 and less), and their chef knives hold up just fine. (Andlig 3 piece set for $10 is what I have). As for anything else kitchen, I’d peruse the clearance isles of TJ Maxx, Target, Walmart etc.same with bathroom supplies and other essentials. I was trying to think of how to replace necessities for $20 or less, to at least get by. I hope any of it helps. Good luck<3

Sorry to hear that! You can often get nice kitchen stuff for cheap at a Goodwill or other thrift store. Or you can see if there’s a local Buy Nothing group.

Evrina’s off guard there. A bit of sincerity really works on her.

Sincerity can do wonders if you’re brave enough to speak it.

It’s been a rough few days for many, to be sure. I’ll count myself fortunate that in-laws and a road trip were the worst I had to contend with.
I don’t say it often enough, but thank you for keeping this story going. For a long time now, it’s been a high note in my days.

Happy to be of service.

Evrina? Difficult? The hell you say.

I know, it’s shocking to think some people see her that way.

Warning- this may be a lot of oversharing, however:
thank you Jackie, for asking about our well being, + for providing us with your great + fun webcomic.

As it happens- [I did] have a trying week, that made me, for a while, very much unsettled.

A relative of mine has some mobility issues, + some other medical issues.

He + I are totally fine now, but one day this week was a big disaster.
I was trying to walk him to a church service that he wanted to go to. I was walking in front of him, trying to guide him to a high step, so he wouldn’t miss it + fall over it. While that happened- someone had left equipment on the sidewalk, equipment he didn’t see, + THAT made him take a hard fall on the sidewalk.

Me + others rushed over to help him, + to help him with his injuries. Luckily…if that’s the right word, he just received some body aches, + a cut cheek, from the tumble that he had just took.

We all worked it out, but while we were helping him, I was overwhelmed by some extreme feelings of: anger, sadness + fear,…that this misfortune had happened to him. for a few minutes, I was nearly paralyzed with rage, after this event.
After the service, he + I went to an immediate care physician, + the doctor checked that my relative didn’t get a concussion or anything like that. Ugh. that was a terrible time.

Gads.
Anyhow- thank you for your fun webcomic, + the things you do to keep it running. I really do enjoy the entertainment that you provide for us.
Cheers.

I’m sorry you had a bad time, but glad it wasn’t worse.

I didn’t blog about it but my dad fell a week ago and split his head open. He wiped out on his way to his truck and hit his head on the running board as he fell. He then didn’t tell me and went to work looking like he had been assaulted. I didn’t find out until he came home for dinner and then he didn’t want to talk about it. It was lucky he didn’t die. I just let it go but I was unhappy about it.

Hi Jackie,
Thank you for your kind + thoughtful reply.
I’m very sorry to hear about what happened with your Dad.
That must been rough for both of you to go through.
I’m glad that he + you are now doing Ok.
Hoping that you + your Dad will have some relaxing days ahead.
Cheers.

And cheers to you.

Ahh! Mobility issues.
My wife had Parkinson’s, and used a walker. Her worst falls happened when some kind soul attempted to help her. She wpuld end up in hospital, being checked out for concussion, like your relative.
I now use a walker, because of balance issues. When people even look as if they are going to help me, I tell them not to. Any extra forces on my walker will throw me off balance. If they ask me if they can help me, I tell them what would help — things like holding doors open for me, or carrying the entire walker upstairs while I hang on to the staircase railing.
If I end up on the ground, I usually refuse help lifting myself up again. I weigh about a hundred kilograms, and most people have not been trained to lift a wobbly 100 kg safely. Bringing over a chair or a ladder for me to climb up on is safe and appreciated, though.

Wow.
I’m sorry to hear about these events that happened to you and your wife. Thanks for the information about how to help someone off of the ground, if that person wants somebody’s help, to get back up.
I didn’t know about these things, before.
:)

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