Polycular Catalysis
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this is....very forward. Has Elliot ever straight out admitted this before?
I'm going to laugh so hard if Elliot and Clinton manage to overcome their respective shyness and awkwardness, talk about their feelings, agree they'd be down for a polycule with brun Or her dating either of them, and then when one or both of them actually gets round to talking to her she's all ""Hi friends, this is my girlfriend Millefuille. What did you want to ask me?"
blushing elliot is the cutest elliot. and yes, EVERYONE HAS A CRUSH ON BRUN
My Quadraman Ship may be approaching port! 🥰
I am such an Elliot in situations like this. Asking people about their feelings is easy; asking people about their feelings *about me* is impossible.
Also, does anyone else think there is insufficient Renée love on these threads? I am so here for her storyline. And for more Renée in general.
I loved the bit where Brun is repeatedly consulting her internalized Renee (complete with portrait) to figure out what she's supposed to do to be social.
EVERYBODY HAS A CRUSH ON BRÜN _I_ HAVE A CRUSH ON BRÜN
Love this, and can't wait for Renee's eventual storyline. She deserves more than being a sidelined love interest and sage to insecure white people!
He can't do a Renee story. She's the only one with her shit together. There would be NO drama!
I have to say - this here comic is absolute proof that the comic's quality has only increased because, canonically, there are no straight characters.
Um, I'm loving the diversity of relationships (although I've always been a bit surprised there's no long-running gay couple, just Martin's dad) but there's tons of straight characters in QC. Marigold and Dale just to pick two. That said, as a poly person myself I'm just *loving* this plot.
I like how Renee uses Eliot as her personal soap opera. I'm sure she will be able to remain a passive observer. She will not be drawn in the drama cirkus herself. No mam. No risk for that at all...
This is the best comic! I love this comic! I know not to get my hopes up, but I do wish to see the exact conversation Renee is suggesting take place.
Renee has read the next six years of QC plot outline and decided to cut to the chase instead :) thanks Renee.
No, no. I think the thing is that you mope around, stealing wishful glances on the people you crush on but never ever say anything. When they hook up with someone else you write sad poetry where you try real hard to not rhyme "broken heart" with "fart"
More. Gay. Robots.
So glad to be back to this story line!
I wish Renée wasn’t such a tease to Elliot even when she’s giving out great advice.
Why look at that, my OT3 bring discussed in canon.
Polycule! Polycule!!
I get the impression that Brun is ace...but maybe it is just her Asperger's(?) making it seem that she's not attracted to other characters.
I sort of see her as an alloromantic ace at this point.
ITS HAPPENING
[starts hopping in place in excitement] oh please please please. And get millefeuille in the polycule too!
I just want to see May get her new body. Everything else just feels like filler right now.
Agreed. :)
Poly cuddle puddle commencing in 5, 4, 3, 2,..
I did not ask to be called out like this!
Yes! Please give me that positive representation of a polyamorous relationship! I Need It!!
lol poor dude
Hoisted.
What am I going to do with all these petards?
I hope this develops into a healthy polyamorous situation.
IF HE WAS HAPPY JUST PLAYING HIMSELF HE WOULDN'T NEED CLINTON
Yesssss healthy polyamory! I hope it does go that way
Really like that this thread has been brought up. My girlfriend, her husband and I have been hoping the Clinton, brun, Elliott story would go this way for some time.
The poly turn out for this is SO WONDERFUL and I love it.
People like Brun think asking directly is the easiest because people like Brun think they understand their own feelings clearly enough to *answer* such a question directly. But people like Elliot don't fully understand their *own* feelings, and thus assume other people don't either, so they don't think to *ask*.
^ this. Honestly it's kind of refreshing that Elliot is not fully in touch with his feelings, or confident enough to own and express them. He may be the only character you can say that about at this point.
Brunellinton. You heard it here first!
Sounds like the surname of the first family of trillionaires. They made their fortune in hydrogens batteries for Teslas and high end androids like Yay, Bubbles, Roko, and possibly future May.
Wait wait wait. Asking people about their feelings? And getting an answer back? Come on Jeph, I'll accept robots and singularities, but that's just not realistic!
Is it just me, or does sheepish Elliot look a lot like Martin?
Only if Martin worked out and was into bread baking. Which honestly I think I just described Roko.
Le gasp! Could it be!?!?
As Niko would say: (Path of exile, if you don't get it don't worry.) This... This is good stuff!
Jeph has explored so much in this strip, this is a logical next step.
Well there was some poly stuff happening around Tai at some point.
AS A POLYAMOROUS PERSON, I LOVE WHERE THIS IS GOING SO MUCH!!! 💖💖💖
I have never related to a QC character more strongly. Renee is my spirit animal!
Honestly, I could see him with either. Or both. Or all three together.
Or 4, if they're down with robo booty too
Nice blush!
Hmm, Clinton and Brun... nah, can't see that. Is it a threesome if two of the people involved are having sex with the third, but not each other? Someone break out the Enfucklopedia, I gotta know.
Poly folks often call that a V.
I have been on both sides of this exact conversation.
I love these idiots.
>Reading the start of Elliots poly awakening years ago: Haha, what wacky hijinks these characters get up to! >Reading them now: HLEP
Heh, yeah, all those years ago. Or "Last Week" in QC time.
Polycule! Polycule! Polycule!
Polycute.
I empathize with this too much. I feel attacked
buddy.......