*Claire Intensifies*
her ears just started burning
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So glad I rejoined Patreon. I made the HUGE! MISTAKE! of visiting the QC Reddit. Happy to be here where people enjoy the comic.
Someone better informed than I has mentioned that there are two QC groups on Reddit, and one is largely of fans who like the comic and post in good faith, while the other is full of haters. Seems you viewed the latter one. (I have no idea what the names are.)
Is it only me who feels like Ayo is struggling to keep up in the group dynamic and becomes weird? I mean, sure. This is Ayo, she is weird. But Faye and Hanners has such flow, and then Ayo blurts out she hasn’t gotten laid? 😅😅
She's bummed because humanity is doomed, and she hasn't got a boyfriend yet. Most of the potential boyfriends were human!
I’m confused. The strip I’m looking at is Faye, Hannelore and Ayo. Why is it called “Claire Intensifies” ??
Because Claire can sense potential puns even from hundreds of miles away
I spent a decade knowing I *wasn't* straight as hell, but having no idea what was going on until I found out that "bisexual" was a valid label. Until then, the only time I can remember hearing the term is in the original Star Trek episode "The Trouble With Tribbles", when Bones used it in the older sense of "hermaphroditic" when describing tribble reproduction. Label's aren't an end in themselves, but they can be a beginning.
Fyi I don’t know if you meant to imply that’s the term they would have used then, but “hermaphrodite” is generally considered offensive and “intersex” is the preferred term. That’s sort of odd that he used “bisexual” on the show though. AFAIK “bisexual” to mean a sexual orientation was already in use in the 60s. I wonder if it was some weird thing like the network didn’t want them to say “hermaphrodite” or something
I really enjoy Faye in the first panel. It's a combination of practiced recitation plus genuine meaning.
The LGBT+ Baptism Ritual 🥰🥳
Claireface has appeared on Claire's face. No one knows why...
Claire intensifies... and has no idea why. Marten and Liz are just staring at her in disbelief. Moray is offering comfort, but she's not sure what for. Zlata is dutifully documenting the entire event.
I love everything about today’s strip. No notes. 👏
For people who are incredulous that Hannelore is attracted to hot firemen and hot doctors and the like despite being ace... (And yes, this is specifically aimed at heterosexual people. Much love to my chill straight homies, if you're chill and you're in the know this isn't for you!) Asexual people can be kinky and enjoy kinks and specific things without specifically being attracted to people. Like most things about sexuality and gender, it's a spectrum. Hannelore has shown enjoyment of specific *types* of men and even if she wasn't intended to be asexual, and you're upsetti spaghetti that she's not "Just" OCD, she could easily be written now to have found the job of Firefighter or Doctor sexy instead of the guy cosplaying the uniform. Speaking as an OCD sufferer and a panromantic grey-ace cisgendered man, all of this is a spectrum and if you're thinking in binaries, think again.
I've been living with an Ace for nearly five decades and didn't figure it out until just a few years ago. And I have been a LGBTQ ally since the mid-90s.
To be honest, I feel like Hanners wasn't originally intended to be "Ace", it was more that she's so extremely grossed out by human body fluids of any sort, that she would never have interest in any sort of intimacy with anyone. But, that's not really the same thing as being Ace, that's just extreme OCD.
Yes they are different, but they also aren't mutually exclusive. And such aversion to physical contact would (or at least could) delay the realization of one's sexual identity by simple fact of preventing experimentation.
Hanners is the best, we wish her many happy imaginary firemen.
Always intend your puns. Always.
Maybe Ayo should look for a girlfriend?
Maybe, but first she should look for an apartment :)
but the Power of the Pun could not be undone
No no. That’s not a pun, it’s an extended analogy. It’s all good.
Claire "aww dangit" Martin "what's wrong" Claire "I... I don't know." ~<3
Oh dear. A loose, destructive pun in Northhampton? Why ya gonna call? PUNBUSTERS!
Itty bitty hanner booty
💖
Beware of sentient puns
Is it just me or is Faye's Southern accent coming out more and more lately???
Faye hasn’t been the same since she learned she had been correctly using “wicked” in Massachusetts dialects.
Next Week: Steve tries Cleo’s new cereal which combines dark chocolate recee’s puffs with chocolate Froot Loops. He doesn’t recover for weeks.
I'm getting heart arrhythmia just thinking about that.
Faye in panel one is, as a precaution, making sure they are all agreed on the mutual validity of their experiences. It's the only way to avoid the squaredance. Nobody likes a squaredance. https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4295
She should have offered Hanners a cookie.
Maybe you should get a girlfriend instead, Ayo.
Or even a frenby.
To be honest, Hanners, as an ace person who didn't officially start identifying as such until her mid-20's, I think not being sure if the label technically applies to you is just part of the territory. 😅 Also, I think I said it before when Yemisi confirmed her asexuality, but it bears repeating again - thank you so much, Jeph, for having this representation in the comic. It's so rare to see, and it means so much to see yourself in a character that you love. And seeing the other characters, that I also love, validate and accept it really means more than I ever thought it would. 🖤🩶🤍💜
And now you understand why I am a passionate reader of this comic. I love the inclusiveness. :)
I love this for Hanners, and Faye handled it so well!
Me too, Ayo. Or girlfriend.
English is only my second language. What does it mean to say that a person is valid, in this context?
Basically telling the person that there is nothing wrong with them, they aren't "broken" somehow. Their feelings/identity are acceptable without (much?) critique.
All this talk about that particular type of pants reminds me of when my then-partner took off their pants. "Now you're not pansexual anymore!" I said, "because I'm told it's in your jeans!" One of my better puns. :)
Nice! Did they make you sleep on the couch that night, though?
"Captain, I canna' hold the pun in much longer!"
It's escaped! Oh no! Only the Cubetown Department of Wacky Hijinks can save us now!!
Time to call in the pun hunters. Pun hunting is an ancient and noble tradition, just don't ask what they do to the pelts afterwards before mounting them on the wall -- it ain't pretty!
Hannelore seems like exactly the sort of person who would hang her jeans in the closet, though. She might iron them, too.
Faye has really grown as a person. Back when she was drinking, she would not have been able to be this calm & supportive. She might have been calm (but snarky/teasing) or supportive (in a punch-some-sense-into-you way) but not both at the same time.
Her pun skills have also really grown, as opposed to everyone around her, who just really groan.
I wondered when Jeph would get around to this subject. Hanners has grown so much over the course of the comic, her OCD was really out of control at the start. Then she changed her meds, got her mum out of her life, and things really normalised for her. Her realising she's Ace is just the next step in her growth -- really lovely to watch actually, you go girl!! Also, on the subject of personal growth, I gotta call out Faye here too.... I mean Look at her! No longer an easily triggered, grumpy, aggressive violent drinker... she's sober, she's happy, she's running a business, she's self aware, she's supportive of her friends, she's got a good grip on things, she's even putting up with Ahn and her manic energy. (She's also looking super cute in this strip) Bubbles has been so good for her 🥲❤️
Bubbles would be good for ANYBODY. (Except Corpse Witch.)
Yeah. So let's talk about who's not getting in your drawers, shall we?
Well, I'm guessing someone complained to Jeph about having so many "woke" characters again. Ace seems to be one of those backgrounds that's super underrepresented, so I'm excited to see where Hanners goes next! Makes total sense for her, honestly.
Meh. I still think of it like setting a profile. Your labels are what you choose to set, when you set them, and “that’s private” is a valid public facing answer. You owe the world nothing, you owe yourself everything, and that’s permission to be yourself, not permission to be a selfish asshole. I tentatively trust people to find the difference. Idk, it seems like solid logic to me.
Those are some pretty sad Ayobrows. Hasn't had a boyfriend yet? Maybe that why she is so self-active. https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=5152
Or a partner..
Oh wow. I am in this strip and I am VERY okay with it.
i am a huge enjoyer of how queer this comic has gotten over the years 💖
IKR? This whole comic is one giant queer safe space now - I just love it!! 💕
somewhere claire just sneezed very loudly
Last time I was this early, Pintsize still had a laser.
Long ago, in the Before Times! :O
Ah, banter.
BUT WHAT OF GIRLFRIENDS, AYO
Where would people imagine Ayo on a scale of Marigold---------------------------------------------Faye/Dora ?