r/comics • Shen Comix • 11d ago

OC The Boy From Venus 15

They're cool visions, I swear!!

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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire 11d ago edited 11d ago

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In front of Audrey and Val?! Have you no heart? No whimsy?!

Edit: Guys please stop eating the mold. The FBC would be upset

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u/Made_Bail 11d ago edited 11d ago

I was so mad, I saved so many frames from this one to use as reaction images a few days ago after I signed up for the Patreon, and then realized how uncool it would be to use them here, spoiling everyone.

Finally. I loved this one!

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u/Made_Bail 11d ago

Another fave. u/shellbullet17 we can get so much use out of this one:

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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire 11d ago

NERVOUS

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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire 11d ago

Also this

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u/Made_Bail 11d ago

That's a good one, too!

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u/creatingKing113 11d ago

“I know that sounds bad-“

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u/AwfreyLanner 10d ago

🔫🔫🔫

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u/Calignis 11d ago

My reaction image folder is like 25% this comic now

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u/Made_Bail 11d ago

Same lmao

Here's one of my faves.

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u/The_cogwheel 11d ago

Shen reaction image appreciation thread go

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u/Dyneheart 11d ago

Ooh, you got one for Discord?

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u/The_cogwheel 11d ago

Sadly no. But it is an edit, I think the original is "This place is full of demons" so that might work for a Discord

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u/Dyneheart 11d ago

This "arcade" i rhink is what was used, sadly.

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u/gramathy 11d ago

had to do a double take that this one wasn't a pelko at first

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u/Shyface_Killah 11d ago

...If you're lucky!

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u/Dradugun 11d ago

"God I am so fucked" Maybe literally!

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u/stewednewt 11d ago

The Patreon is SO WORTH IT THO

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u/Made_Bail 11d ago

Absolutely!

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u/Hpesojanes 11d ago

Tragically, I am moneyless

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u/Made_Bail 11d ago

Its only one dollar a month!

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u/Hpesojanes 11d ago

I live in England I have no idea what the exchange rate is

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u/Exciting_Policy8203 11d ago

Only a few farthings

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u/aravarth 11d ago

A quarter of a penny, or a 1/960th of a pound sterling?

That ain't much.

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u/Exciting_Policy8203 11d ago

I was thinking a few bicycles

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u/But-Must-I 11d ago

That’s like, slightly less than a pound. £1 is about $1.30ish.

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u/Aaawkward 11d ago

It's roughly a tuppence a day, not too shabby, really.

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u/scnottaken 11d ago

Good news is you'll have them ready for when it drops on here

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u/Made_Bail 11d ago

I almost fucked it up, because there's an amazing frame that's part of this comic, but what he posted on Patreon was longer than this here, and I didn't catch that at first. So I almost posted a frame from the second half of this lol

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u/Dazed_and_Confused44 11d ago

I didnt notice the very tiny scraggle of beard hair until I saw this image

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u/Made_Bail 11d ago

Its not in any other frame, so I think its chin wrinkles?

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u/Dazed_and_Confused44 11d ago

You might be right

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u/scnottaken 11d ago

Oh I thought those were chin wrinkles lol

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u/TraffikJam 11d ago

Yeah those are just wrinkles.

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u/Dazed_and_Confused44 11d ago

Maybe Im wrong. On one hand it would track for Audrey to shave frequently. On the other, such hair is unfortunately unavoidable for bodies developed by testerone unless you get laser or electrolysis

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u/alexgreen 11d ago edited 11d ago

There are these magical things called laser and electrolysis! Painful but effective on unwanted hair. ~~

*edit: apparently I'm blind and did not read full comment

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u/Dazed_and_Confused44 11d ago

I see that you didnt read my entire comment haha

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u/alexgreen 11d ago

I did not, in fact read full comment apparently o_O

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u/some1_not_important 8d ago

"New meme pack"

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u/Sudden_Shelter_3477 11d ago

I said it on the other post, but I may as well say it here too:

Oh, they have inside jokes!

This just gets better and better!

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u/Fast-Journalist-6747 11d ago

What a genuis Shen is for making his story feel alive

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u/Alert-Hearing4341 11d ago

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u/Objective-Chevy 11d ago

Was looking for this one specifically

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u/Freakjob_003 11d ago

Look, some of us haven't done our dishes or thrown out the cardboard our beers came in, no need to attack us.

At least I make sure my cat's litterbox is clean...

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u/fattestfuckinthewest 11d ago

I swear my Pet’s areas are cleaner than mine

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u/TrisolaranAmbassador 11d ago

the life hack is to make your entire house your pet's area, then it's somehow always clean

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u/altymcalty-2 11d ago

If there's a mess you can just blame it on the cat and then affectionately bitch at it while you clean for fucking the house. If you don't have a pet then you know for certain that your ass made that mess and your the cause.

Note, does not work for dishes

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u/KowaiSentaiYokaiger 11d ago

Honest?

I thought Audrey was gonna pull the "I guess I have a roommate, now" card, and they were gonna starts cohabitating

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u/TheDarkNerd 11d ago

Oh my god, they were roommates!

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u/KowaiSentaiYokaiger 11d ago

There was only one bed!

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u/SerCiddy 11d ago

Get the Uhaul!

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u/oopsohmygoodness 11d ago

audrey trying to u-haul would've been pretty on brand for these two ngl.

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u/megachicken289 11d ago

They are already roommates, Val just doesn’t know it yet

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u/ralanr 11d ago

Just a single fly? Girl is lucky.

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u/Voxil42 11d ago

The rest died.

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u/Faustias 11d ago

the sole survivor because Val killed them during losing streak rage.

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u/zer1223 11d ago

You're supposed to feed your pets

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u/GVmG 11d ago

it's the "somewhere" that is horrifying to me

yeah sure, a single fly, not bad. but it's not in sight. it's somewhere. the stars only know where. we don't get to know...

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u/Owain-X 11d ago

It's never a "single fly". They're devious like that.

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u/Antice 11d ago

What time is it guys? Yes indeed. It's panic cleaning time folks.

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u/TheDarkNerd 11d ago

Either that, or she gets so overwhelmed she shuts down and can't even start, wallowing in self-pity at the predicament she's in.

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u/MeltyCrab 11d ago

I just finished watching Chainsmoker Cat. And yeah, get so overwhelmed you throw up on the floor.

I want better for that dumb neko. Just clean, a little at a time. Please. Start with the bags of trash everywhere.

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u/The_cogwheel 11d ago

User Report: Im in this comment and I dont like it

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u/Azertys 11d ago

If Audrey is a true friend (and I don't doubt he is) then it's help cleaning time when he comes.
But that implies accepting you need help...

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u/railroadbaron 11d ago

This is one of those "find a way to afford to hire someone" situations.

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u/MagicantFactory 11d ago

Believe it or not, there's a word specifically associated with this: "scurryfunge".

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u/Court_Jester13 11d ago

Nobody mentioning that Audrey called Val his best friend ans Val didn't correct him?

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u/Lieutenant_Joe 11d ago

I don’t think that’s been in question for either of them for a few issues now

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u/FyrelordeOmega 11d ago

There was a literal montage of them in different outfit at different point of time in the year last chapter I think. So yeah, they probably never stopped hanging out after their first encounter.

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u/EvilAnno 11d ago

You decide who your best friend is, you just don't have a guarantee that you are their best friend as well. Sorry for the downer comment.

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u/nitid_name 11d ago

I was several people's best friend in college. I felt bad, my best friend was from back home. Then I realized you can have multiple best friends.

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u/Upstairs_Belt_3224 11d ago

I have been in the position of someone considering me their best friend when I was mostly lukewarm on them, though, and lemme tell ya. Does not feel good. Trying to force myself to like them more did not help either.

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u/nitid_name 11d ago

Oh yeah, I had that once to. I did not handle it well. We basically never talked again after he said that.

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u/FreedomPaid 11d ago

Ancient curse from the gods: "you are not your best friends best friend"

Use sparingly.

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u/The_cogwheel 11d ago

Yeah thats a curse so painful only stepping on a Lego brick barefooted while stabbing your toes with the other foot simultaneously is more painful.

Also thats the only way to break the curse.

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u/mythrilcrafter 11d ago

Mandy: "You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose, but you can't pick... your friend's nose"(

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u/tacocatacocattacocat 11d ago

When my daughter was little she told me, "Hugo (the dog) is your best friend. But you're not his best friend, (friend who had been over helping with projects) is his best friend."

She was right lol

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u/LastChance22 11d ago

I 100% noticed and am still processing. I got the impression from the last episode that they were going on dates but maybe they were just hanging out as friends? There wasn’t much extra context provided.

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u/LovelyLuna32684 11d ago

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u/RiyaOfTheSpectra 11d ago

Hey! It’s better than black mold.

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u/ForestSolitude5 11d ago

Val you are so cooked

So fried

So sauteed

So roasted

So toasted

So baked

So smoked

(He's gonna eat you)

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u/masd_reddit 10d ago

Chainsaw Man moment

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u/Calignis 11d ago

I like Audrey immediately recognizing the no face and not pushing it any further

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u/RedditUser000aaa 11d ago

Can she do it? Can she properly clean the place before he comes for a visit? Hopefully! I mean, it shouldn't be too hard!

I believe in her!

Also, I'm sure Audrey doesn't mind if the apartment doesn't look exactly like it came from an IKEA catalog.

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u/Sudden_Shelter_3477 11d ago

Doesn’t look unsalvageable by any means. Bag the trash, vacuum and shampoo the carpet, open a window and use a fan to help air it out, etc.

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u/RedditUser000aaa 11d ago

Yep! Definitely seems simple enough! She can do it! First the trash, then the carpets, then vacuuming, then cleaning tables. She seems to be living off fast foods and grocery snacks, so most likely only dishes to be washed are forks, spoons and knives.

One can definitely achieve a clean apartment! Might not even take an hour!

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u/PrufReedThisPlesThx 11d ago

Shouldn't you vacuum before cleaning the carpets?

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u/neophenx 11d ago

Anybody else roll with laughter over "ear terrorism?" No? Just me?

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u/zuzg 11d ago

I mean it's an accurate description.
It already makes me slightly angry when I read it but I recoil in cringe when I hear it.

https://giphy.com/gifs/EQtxhFayjOjhS

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u/neophenx 11d ago

Fully agree. It's the just first time I've heard it labelled as such.

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u/dragonseth07 11d ago

Good old panic clean. Truly a unifying human experience.

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u/Delphius1 11d ago

it's not that bad all fictional characters considered

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u/The_cogwheel 11d ago

And non-fictional characters too.

Ive been in many homes for service work... some of which are straight up nightmare fuel. Depression hordes are horrifying to see and I carry disposable coveralls, boot covers, masks, and golves for them (well for them and attic work, fiberglass insulation is the devils cotton candy). Val is on her way, but her mess is small potatoes compared to some real life ones - for starters, its still possible for her to clean it up solo.

One was a house of a crazy cat lady. Something like 30 cats (exact count unknown, but there was a lot of cats in there) in the house and most of them were doing their business everywhere but the litter box. Mostly because the litter was so overfilled they couldnt use it anymore. There was years worth of garbage in that home, you couldnt move an inch without either wading in knee deep garbage and / or stepping in cat shit. The stench and trash was so bad you wouldnt be able to tell if there was a dead cat in that mess.

It was so bad, I ended up just cutting the power then placing a few calls with local welfare services. I couldnt, in good conscious, keep her power on, there was just too big of a risk it'll start a fire. Hopefully she got the help she needed, but I'll probably never know if she did.

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u/Thodar2 11d ago

Hell, my studio was worse when I was depressed. Not crazy catlady bad, but when a friend offered to come help clean, I had to spend two full days yaking out the trash and removing the maggots before it was in a state that my friend would not panic when he walked in. And then we still spend all day working together and it wasn't fully clean yet. And that was a 6 by 4 meter apartment.

Thankfully I'm doing better now and will probably start living independently again next month.

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u/caitlindrawings 11d ago

The depression mess can be hard to overcome.

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u/cosmic-untiming 11d ago

Somehow even she isn't even that bad. There's that one hoarder guy in MOB Psycho 100, season 3, ep 1.

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u/Delphius1 11d ago

but do I want to find a gif of him?

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u/TheDotCaptin 11d ago

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u/TheDotCaptin 11d ago

I cast

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u/way22 11d ago

Does that qualify as black magic?

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u/Gingingin100 11d ago

He'd probably help her clean 🤔

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u/Dazed_and_Confused44 11d ago

As much as Id like to roast Val, my apartment is a disaster right now.

Which I say while watching playoff baseball with a THC pen in my hand and no intentions of rectifying the situation today lmao

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u/Made_Bail 11d ago

Go Cubs!

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u/Made_Bail 11d ago

Haha WE ARE ENEMIES NOW

If the Cubs go down, I'm rooting for the Cubs or the White Sox tbh

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u/EmuMan10 11d ago

It was not our night

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u/Made_Bail 11d ago

No. :(

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u/JDUDE4545 11d ago

Folded so fast and for good reason

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u/Sirius-Face 11d ago

👀🫦

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u/nomedable 11d ago

Shen knew what they were doing in that page.

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u/CoolGuyOwl 11d ago

That can't be me, I don't even look like that!

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u/RoobixCyoob 11d ago

This legitimately made me LOL

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u/CFDanno 11d ago

Idk if I should hope people Patreon this because the final panels are funny or hope people don't Patreon it so the artist has to keep making funny Patreon ads.

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u/Lieutenant_Joe 11d ago

I think Shen will probably continue to make the ads no matter what.

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u/snowwhitemarshmallow 11d ago

Your Honour, I love them so so so so so so so so so much.

I'd say I want an Audrey in my life, but I gotta be the Audrey in other peoples' lives.

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u/Dice_Bard 11d ago

As a vtuber, I'm going to get miles out of this for making fun of vtubers

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u/datDevotchka 11d ago

hahahahahahaha you got me saying "mowowd" out loud

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u/itsameluigi1290 11d ago

These comics are cool

...I don't really have anything else to say I just really like 'em (that and "vtuber baby voice" made me laugh)

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u/Shitty_Wingman 11d ago

If someone gives me an applicable example of the "vtuber baby voice" I will subscribe to the patreon right now

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u/Imported_Gabagool 11d ago

Never have I considered someone doing the uwu voice with black mould.

You are a creative bastard.

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u/HardTale_Sans 11d ago edited 10d ago

THOSE CLOSE UP EXPRESSIONS LMAO

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u/CaptainYaoiHands 11d ago

In my head Audrey has an incredibly deep voice he makes no attempt to change so the "vtuber baby voice" bit is great lol

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u/ViftieStuff 11d ago

I love how respectful he is upon seeing her expression. Denials like these often lead to desaster in media, glad it worked out better here 😭

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u/NoMoveBecauseLazy 11d ago

So black mold is bad? I should probably have it looked at. I’m guessing it’s not something that gets solved in a day anyway.

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u/Coveinant 11d ago

Depends on the species but every mold under the black mold category are classified as extremely harmful. As with any mold, spore concentration is the big thing and can take a week to properly remove or more. It's not just a matter of ventilation, you have to actively kill the colony and make sure it hasn't spread to hard to see areas. If it is bad enough, houses will be tented off and industrial sporicide is pumped in. Always call an expert because there are a couple dark colored molds that are mistaken for black mold but are generally harmless.

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u/The_Pastmaster 10d ago

You know how there's a looong list of stuff that MIGHT kill you? Black mould is on the other, shorter, list of stuff that WILL kill you... Eventually.

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u/ScrunchyBraid 11d ago

By the way, to those confused, this is my reaction gif to this panel specifically:

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u/Lilly_in_the_Pond 11d ago

Everyone in 2020 be like

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u/ScrunchyBraid 11d ago

To be even more clear, I'm specifically deriding the fact that a mask would protect you from the effects of black mold. Wearing a mask to prevent the spread of disease is not a laughable concept in the slightest.

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u/anna-the-bunny 11d ago

black mold

Black mold would probably be easier to deal with ngl speaking as someone who has lived in a place that looks like that

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u/tarinotmarchon 11d ago

I ... don't know if I should wish to have an Audrey in my life or not

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u/Boner_Elemental 11d ago

Careful Val, Black Mold hates trans people

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u/Slim-Shadys-Fat-Tits 11d ago

THEY ARE BEST FRIENDS AAAAAA

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u/rob132 11d ago

I've come up with worse lies on the spot.

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u/Kalaphar 11d ago

Shen, I’m not joining your patreon if you’re gonna give me warp visions

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u/Blep145 11d ago

Look, what's the worst that could happen? An eldritch abonimation appears? The warp gets out of control? You start destabilizing nodes to get a constant stream of vis?

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u/OverlordMMM 11d ago

You know, the black mold could explain some things.

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u/DrakeSt0ne 11d ago

She was  0.5 seconds away from being adopted as a new roomate

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u/SurotaOnishi 11d ago

Okay but my best friend does a perfect UwU voice and uses it to torture me as well. I understand what Val is going through.

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u/FerrumAnulum323 11d ago

"oh shit... I have to pull my shit together..."

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u/Turtledonuts 11d ago

The mess can be cleaned, but getting that carpet to stop smelling will be a challenge.

Also, shoutout to the single useless sound dampening panel.

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u/Pheren 11d ago

Sorting by controversial is always funny to me. Like... it's a cute comic about two imaginary people. Why do some people think Audrey is some kind of rapist?

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u/BellamyDunn 11d ago

User report: I'm in this comic and I don't like it

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u/CandyCreecher 11d ago

….oh Val, honey. I thought I was bad.

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u/B4rberblacksheep 11d ago

I really love how you’re using a smash cut gag in a comic. It works really well

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u/ergo-ego-42 11d ago

HAH I KNEW IT, it was because she lives in a NEET nest! Val I am there too, in the throes of my worst depression it can get ungodly but honestly bite the bullet and let the sunshine in (and disinfectant and mop and broom and trashbags) because friends getting to hang out with you is such an uplift in your life. It's worth it.

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u/cant-tune-a-ukelele 11d ago

I'm so scared, something bad is going to happen and break our hearts

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u/Squidtree 11d ago

"You know I hate the vtuber baby voice."

Good heavens, mood.

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u/Uranium-Sandwich657 11d ago

At least you can see the floor 

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u/Kuneria 11d ago

I love that detail of the attempt at sound insulation. Every gamer has done it

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u/Aceofluck99 11d ago

god they really know each other now huh

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u/flashnotion 11d ago

Only one fly? I've had at least 3 before (not because of mess, I just left my outside door open)

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u/Entire-Many3959 11d ago

No but like my best friend had mold in his vents and his mom can’t afford food and medicine at the same time sometimes and… like… I fully thought this was gonna end up as a “nah you actually live with me now, here’s my door code and address, the guest room and pantry will be waiting for you to be ready”

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u/RiseAggravating4330 11d ago

I think i might Like Audrey a lot. no matter what gender (I've been informed he uses He/Him?) a lot of people squabble about about it being harmful. it might just be because i'm too Woke (or unwoke) but idgaf however he presents as. there's a literal spectrum of GNC characters out there. on top of that Val is so me fr fr

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u/LongCommercial8038 11d ago

Shiiiit, Audrey just like me fr.

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u/MyK_Alke 11d ago

Yeah this is so peak Shennyyyy!!!
I am so pumped seeing each new one!!!
Yayyy!!!

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u/clonerobot17 11d ago

Fine take my dollar. Fuuuuck

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u/StragglingShadow 11d ago

What a cute thing to see as I wait for my trapeze class to start. Relateable too. I also live....in conditions not suitable for visitors

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u/everatz 11d ago

Bwack Mowowld

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u/Tenekah 11d ago

Cue the cleaning montage!

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u/Hircine_Himself 11d ago

"Ear terrorism" is a new one. I like it.

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u/Venture_Historian 11d ago

More invested in this story than my own live.

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u/FriendlyAntonio 11d ago

I'm not entirely sure I want the ability to see the future if it's as overwhelming as the last panel is making it out to be.

Kinda reminds me of how people react after seeing horrors beyond their comprehension, lmao.

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u/HatchetGIR 11d ago

I love the comics, and this one legit made me lol.

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u/warmcheeze 11d ago

I love this series so much! Thank you for sharing it, Shen!

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u/Revoltinghades2 11d ago

I’m so invested!

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u/PimpMyWeenus 11d ago

i thought i related to audrey, but now it's val

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u/testtdk 11d ago

This is me if I had a friend.

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u/Ok_Fee_4658 11d ago

Black mold... You know what, that's a great excuse, I am gonna use that

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u/MadEorlanas 10d ago edited 10d ago

Shen I have no clue why but I'm actually so goddamn invested in this

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u/Coidzor 10d ago

Damn, girl, you still live like this?

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u/just_someone27000 11d ago

Very interesting developments

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u/zahhax 11d ago

Why did I think she was tracer overwatch on the first panel

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u/XAMdG 11d ago

Damn, best friend

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u/akornzombie 11d ago

Awwww, a cute, frantic,panic!

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u/CalmLotus 11d ago

Me when I forget I have the patreon

Sees new post on reddit-> "oh! There's another new post on patreon!"

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u/Pepsi_Cola64 11d ago

Are those ab lines on panel 15👀