One Day, Part 2, page 7
on August 26, 2013 at 12:01 amChapter: One Day
Location: Billie's parents' house, Ryan's house
Regardless of what you think of the content, man, I really think this story could have used an extra page or something here. Ruth sneaks out while Ryan is asleep? Man, do teenagers tucker out after sex? Seriously, Young David, what? If anything, Ryan should be running off, making excuses. Then that should be what causes Ruth to second-guess herself, not some weird ethereal hanky panky trauma. But this was… more expedient, I guess? If no one has to talk, I can get on to the next event!
This story needs more room to breathe. It just goes wham-bam-wham-bam-wham-bam. I was in too much in a rush.
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So you’re saying the pacing learned from Ryan’s boning.
You win an internet.
And a nickel.
For Mike’s mom.
This storyline is a lot like being boned by Ryan. Too quick, unsatisfying, and probably one big mistake in retrospect.
You know, the fact that she apparently wandered off to boink Ryan while she was supposed to be watching Billie would be a very good reason to regret giving into her hormones…
Agreed.
Even the first time I read this story I assumed it was a little of that combined with something Ryan probably said/ did before/ during/ or after. Like it was all subtext and Ruth didn’t want to get that far into details.
Clearly you wanted to get this story over and done with.
Kernanator you’re rationalizing. If you have to rationalize to yourself, it means you …
What do you think I’ve been doing for this entire comic!?
Actually, if anything, Ryan should be wheedling for Round 2. The refractory period of the teenage male is minute to non-existent.
I like to think that Ryan’s all sleepy cus he has a terrible heart condition, and that anytime he exerts himself it shaves days off his lifespan.
Perhaps that was the aftermath of Round 5.
Exactly, I mentioned in yesterday’s comments that maybe there was a round two that we don’t know about. Though it’s always possible he was up late with some other girl, I mean, knowing what we know about his character and all..
Speak for yourself!
I was!
On the plus side, today’s strips are about 50 times better (if not more).
I saw Ryan falling asleep as artistic shorthand for his emotional unavailability and how little the act meant to him.
You could just say it was because she was a lesbian and didn’t know… the easy way out.
Ruth is not a lesbian.
She’s a noble, majestic Eagle!
… I have no idea why I went there. I’m not even sure what it’s a reference to, or if it’s even really a reference.
How old is Ryan here? If he’s over 18, her conflict could be because it’s technically statutory.
I feel like this was an older dude taking advantage of someone younger and more naïve. I feel as though taking advantage was a thing that occurred in this scenario. But I don’t know exactly the details of the scenario.
This entire thing feels uncomfortable and I can see why Mr. Willis might have had issues with it.
Honestly? How Ruth reacted reminds me of when I was assaulted. I felt… wrong. I tried to excuse it. Said I wasn’t clear enough with the no because I said don’t. He had permission to do some things, but I wanted to stop. He used guilt and manipulation. He pushed. He crossed boundries. I dissociated. I doubted myself. I wondered if me not fighting back meant it wasn’t assault. He saw nothing wrong and said it happened because I was too sexy. We had been dating, I had known him a while, and it wasn’t like the trauma in the movies. Hell, physically it was neutral and there were even a few positive sensations. It was confusing and over before I could fully process what was happening. I went into denial. Tried to excuse it away. Did mental gymnastics to find a way to make what happened into something else and not let it change how I felt about him.
Doubt and shame are powerful things and real life is nothing like movies.