440hz

I wonder if there is a joke here in the use of "440hz": That's the A pitch above middle C, which is a reference standard frequency. Or is Jeph saying that Faye is going AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Where is his library cart? When I was working in Stack Maintenance and shelving books, we never went anywhere without our cart of books that we were shelving or otherwise working on.

I think we all knew this would lead up to Faye coming to Marty about her problems. Lol

I swear this comic just keeps getting better and better everyday. I'm losing my mind!

It says a lot for this comic that many of us would actually WELCOME a week of Steve eating cereal. Tho it would probably also have to involve Melon at some point. :D

Look at Marty, dressin' all professional!

Marten will always be Faye's rock when she is adrift. 3730 or so comics (which even in QC time must be a few years by now) have only served to strengthen their relationship, even when they have drifted.

So, anyway, I'm expecting for Friday's strip to be mostly Faye pouring out her insecurities and fears and Marten noting that she and Bubbles seem to be pretty into each other already. He'll then acknowledge the bad outcomes to Faye's previous relationships and tell her that she has to decide whether to take the risk. However, she and she alone has to TELL Bubbles where they stand and where this is going; she owes her that. We'll end with Faye's 'deer in the headlights' face and next week will be back to the Elliott-Brun-Clinton-Emily-Roko whatthehelligon whilst Faye thinks it over.

Goood Good

Bestie roommate advice times! I am excite.

Wait, is Martyn cosplaying as Jeph here?! Same shirt & everything!

Really surprised panel #3 wasn't animated

I had __totally__ forgotten that Marty worked in a library. That's a sure sign that it's time for a re-read.

NO WHISTLING in the library either!

Love hertz.

Yeah, something tells me that Martin really needs to talk to Faye about this before she either explodes or phases between quantum states into a parallel universal brane! Meanwhile, looking at the newspost text... Yes, Jeph is now trolling us about expecting him to troll us!

I worry about Bubbles’ anxieties, misreading Faye’s bailing on her. The ship must sail!

God dammit Jeph I need my cereal fix

Marten, that's why Library policy says you're supposed to use one of the small carts!

*continues screaming joyfully at the prospect of Faybles*

I would have been so angry.....Thank you Jeph....

Jephhhhh, have you been reading the subreddit again? They've been pessimistically calling that outcome for the past week. They're gonna be pretty happy to be wrong.

Bros bros bros!

Steve will call Tortura

Clearly, Faye is in a world of Hertz.

I knew the first thing she would do is run to Marten! What are best friends for?

Hurray, it's Marten! Missed him, been awhile since we saw him last. Gotta say, he's looking sharp in that outfit, too.

I think I’m going to need a whole another box of cereal. (No, I don’t select the bagged cereal when I make my purchases.)

I was wondering who she was going to talk to, i'm glad it's marty

I can't believe I'm saying this, but Faye should have a chat with Pintsize. There are lots of finer points to a human/robot relationship he has contemplated. Contemplated a lot.

Yes, yes, but what about Steve?

So a truly evil comic creator would do tomorrow's strip showing Steve eating cereal, reading a Questionable Content strip which is obviously from the Faybles storyline, and with the last couple of panels completely obscured. But you're not going to do that, right Jeph? Right??

I think the titanship is finally going down. OMG I trust you Jeph. But if you disappoint me, I may have to stop reading qc. You held me though the character diversity phase... but I'm not sure I can live through a faye bubbles event that doesn't end happily at this point. If they get together happily I will send you 5 pounds of pulled pork, no questions asked. And an Infinity Stone... but not one of the good ones. The one responsible for plastic bottle taste in bottled water, or something on that scale. Also... remember Faye and Marten when they first met? We were all younger people with hopes and dreams...

I was expecting you to toy with us for a bit. But this is brilliant! Ramps up the tension, fits perfectly into each ones characterisation and gives us NOTHING to go on as to where Faye’s head (and heart) are at. You are really good at that. Well played.

Marty! She runs on steam!

NOW you’re going to cut to Stevereal

440 hz is apt, because Faye is going 'AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA'

god we haven't seen this much dramatic tension in QC since Angus ...wait, is Faye just Extremely Drama?

Ah yes, the "holy shit I'm in love" vibration/tremble.

If her frequency rises too much, she’ll become Faye#!

oggityoggityoggity.mp3

This sounds like a reference to the end of Back to the Future. Or am I reading too much into it?

No not 440Hz! Please use 432Hz for enhanced brain function and world peace! /s

I did kinda expect Steve tbh

But what timbre is she vibrating? Oboe, electric guitar, violin?

For Newton's sake, stop giving him ideas! HE DOESN'T NEED HELP COMING UP WITH IDEAS TO TORTURE US! 🤣

is there an animated version?

No Jeph, what you are going to do is get to the point where shes about to tell her and that's when were going to get 7 comics of steve eating cereal. XD

Faye is about to announce a serious change in her cereal choices

Vibrating with axiaty

I told my husband yesterday, "he's gonna cut to something random just to keep driving us crazy." Can't tell you how much I appreciate being wrong!

It seems Faye has really picked up the Mass. accent with that "Hafta"

I wanted a week of Tortura eating human flesh.

I was expecting a cut to Pintsize, personally. Thank you Jeph!!

No tuning in the library

Clearly she is just going to pick out a cereal for Steve.

I wouldn't even have been mad if you cut to Steve.

Well...yes. Anyway, hey, it’s that guy again, Marley or whatever his name is.

We call this ze Stuttgart pitch...

Obligatory "omg who's the new guy"

But what is happening with Melon and Emily?? Is Melon okay??

You're doing that with tomorrow's strip, aren't you?

We 100% did