I had some kind of stomach bug today. It caused me to wake up at a weird time and not sleep very well, but I powered through. Then in the afternoon it hit me hard and I was worried I was going to be late making the page for tonight because it came on so strong. I ended up rallying though and I’m feeling better now, although very tired. My shoulders are messed up and it keeps making random fingers go numb on each hand depending on what way I’m sitting. I know I caused it by having a marathon gaming session the other night. I’ve tried not to do that sort of thing for quite some time, but I had been keeping so focused on work that I was burning out very badly. Of course causing myself hard by swinging the other way isn’t very smart either. Moderation is something I need to be more attentive to. Not letting myself relax is damaging even though in the moment it feels like it’s not important. Especially with so many things breathing down my neck at the moment. I would do well to remember that I can’t work as well if I let myself feel bad for too long. It’s counterproductive.

Anyway, I have a busy weekend ahead of me, and a less than ideal week looming large on the horizon. For the time being I will wish you a pleasant weekend and hope that you will return to me on Monday for more comic. Until then, take a moment for yourself… To plan the downfall of your enemies!

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:D at that last panel. It’s funny, but it’s also like, genuinely healthy communication between those two that doesn’t skirt around the issue and I love it.

How is it healthy? John loves Alex, and Reggie is basically telling him to get over her, and not fight for her.

“loves Alex” “fight for her”

Gods, what are you, fourteen? John is infatuated with Alex, but let his ego fuck things up and she’s moved on. “Fighting for” a woman who has explicitly rejected you for someone else doesn’t make you a romantic hero, it makes you an asshole. Even John is learning that.

This.

To expand on what I mean because it apparently needs explained, it’s healthy communication because Reggie is relatively politely ribbing John about their “rivalry” and John is taking it in stride. Reggie has learned to give feedback in a way that defuses tension while maintaining his acerbic personality, and John has learned to appreciate Reggie enough to take it in stride. Both sides are demonstrating maturity in a situation where less mature people might pick a fight.

The concept of “fighting for” someone is fundamentally misogynistic, self-centered, and dumb. “Anonymous”, please grow out of it.

So… Reggie. If your sister manages to seduce John and get him into a stable relationship, you’ll befriend him, am I hearing you right? :p

There’s a potential there for a McCoy-Hatfield style feud between Reggie and John, if Vicky goes for John, and Reggie really does not like that. The Boothe family do seem to have some of that Old South thinking, particularly from the mother’s side…. Garrett mentioned something about good families,monied families, the mother knowing the costs of things and not the values of things.

“What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.” (Oscar Wilde)

Oh damn is that what causes finger numbness? I have learned something important today. Double thank you, Jackie, for the comic and also for some much-needed insight in how I’m being stupid with my body.

There are other things that can cause finger numbness, I’ve just identified bad gaming posture as one of mine. You can mitigate that sort of thing a lot by being aware of your posture while gaming and not letting your shoulders hang forward for long periods of time. I don’t have nearly as much of a problem when the game requires more active participation, like Splatoon, but Final Fantasy Tactics doesn’t require a lot of motion while grinding job classes.

Yeah, mine are probably mostly (phone-)gaming related too. Thanks for the reminder and take care!

Last panel got a genuine chuckle out of me, having heard similar convos from high school all the way to office jobs, so thanks for that haha.

Nope. F*ck Reggie. I don’t care if he’s had character development. John shouldn’t have to give up on Alex to appease this nepo baby.

This isn’t for Reggie or John to decide. John lost the contest that Reggie didn’t even know was on until he’d already won.

I dont understand how this isn’t a reasonable outcome.
If I was dating someone and someone else was trying to swoop in, for whatever reason, id be mad. Certainly wouldn’t be friendly.
I get you invest in your ‘ships, but theres no need to be that venomous.

Bro. John isn’t giving up on anything, he’s respecting Alex’s choice. As you should.

Perk of having all enemies befriended or buried: more free time!

Just a suggestion. As much as I hate not getting one of the only two webcomics I still read for any length of time. Maybe carve two weeks out a year to do literally nothing but what you want to do. Some people have trouble relaxing without some sort of structure or rules to that relaxation and an arbitrary date a year works well for some humanoids.

I love Reggie’s character development. He has really grown the most over the years. He has really become a better, more rounded person but still retains his snark.

There was a girl named Rhonda in my school who had two boyfriends. I was not part of the inner circle so I don’t have the details but they all seemed to get along… She was much hotter than anyone else in the school that may have been a factor. I guess the fellows thought some of the best thing is better than none of it.

2958 And Your Enemies Closer.

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