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I am SO EXCITED for them to meet
Next page: Steve walks in to get some milk for his cereal.
“Wait… why am I getting milk from a bag? How did I end up in Toronto?”
Hanners: "There are 16823 people in the U.S. with the first name Aurelia. It's statistically the 1495th most popular first name. The odds of any given person being named Aurelia are approximately 1:19586."
Please. Hanners would not give you an *scoff* "approximate" number.
<3 Cute Finger Dimples in panel 2 <3
I honestly thought this would drag out much longer. Good on Marigold!
The spilling of the beans commences in 3, 2, 1...
Been up and down the eastern seaboard, a decade of that spent working retail even, and I've yet to meet another Cletus.
There's one on the West Coast. He's an arch-asshole. If you come out here make sure they know you're Eastern Cletus.
The anticipation is killing me--whoops, I'm dead.
I bet it's more common than "Abyssinia Coelecanth".
Maybe in YOUR town
And there it is
I dunno, Hanners could probably answer that question accurately. ~<3
Omg I’m so excited for this meetup
Marigold "So, Aurelia, what kind of cookies are you making tomorrow?"
I mean, regardless of statistics, this is CoD. The chances of you meeting the person you met online, or a ‘friend of a friend’ is 98% minimum.
Been out of the loop for a while. We're not shipping anyone here, right?
Not yet…
Missiles/pennies/bombs in flight/dropped/away
I think Aurelia may have been my confirmation name...? But it didn't really stick, obviously. (The name or the confirmation.)
Looks like someone got into Three Hopes.
Doubling up the author's note: A Marigold is asking a Hannelore about name commonality.
Given how the Laws of Probability warp in this town, the possibility of Aurelia running into Marigold at the CoD was 1:1. I suspect an Infinite Improbability generator is in operation somewhere at Smif.
this is adorable
I'd argue that it's adorkable. (Same thing.)
Through some fluke, this is the fifth Aurelia who's come in this morning.
I desperately hope we'll get Aurelia and May in the same room.
This is even better than what I expected, excellent excellent
This whole little arc is so fucking adorable I'm mad at it. And it's only going to get cuter. Jeph, you will be hearing from my lawyers
Aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh, we're so close to impact!
See https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/A/AU/AURELIA/index.html for the answer to the last question.
I do believe the penny may have dropped for Marigold
It’s funny, but my mother has a first name that is pretty common in Thai but outside of Thai it’s not that common. Only know if one person with the same first name as my mom, and she’s like an actress. I have the kind of Anglophone name that used to be very common but now is now definitely uncommon.
Aurelia is in the top 600 for names since 2012.
Yeah but this woman seems a little older than 10.
I’m surprised (which is good) - I thought this was going to be drawn out for a whole week of strips, with parallel conversations oblivious to each other.
A reasonable assumption, frankly
I would like to state that I did in fact buy that tank top about five minutes after the last strip
Where did you find it?
Penny in the air
Squeeee!!!
Now she has to walk over like "this is the worst thing I've ever had to ask a potential stranger but... are you... (cringe) mommymilkers?"
Nah, just say, "Hi, I'm Marigold. Did we just talk on the phone a little while ago?"
I'm sorry for talking like a dated internet stereotype, but, hype intensifies
That's good, that's the kind of shit Aurelia is looking for!
Claire is so cute I wanna boop her nose 🥺
You are always in here saying my thoughts before I get a chance, lol. ❤️
I like Claire's transgender shirt. Good for you, Claire's shirt! You be true to yourself!
Tomorrow. Marigold and Aurelia finally meet. Much joy, giggles, and awkwardness ensue.
Awkward factor is getting cranked to 11.
Praise Lady Edelgard, long may she reign.
Every damned time I read that name I pronounce it internally as "Edgelord".
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Yessssssssss