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[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Either she's his girlfriend and he's just a complete asshole, or she's his girlfriend and he's being a sarcastic jackass(this is the only "good" scenario), or she's a clingy type who calls herself his girlfriend even though he's not into her at all and he's either set boundaries she ignores or he just doesn't really care if she invades his space like that.

No matter what, this comic sucks.

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Yeah, "subverting" basic human love is just depressing

[–] TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Maybe their relationship is fueled, in part, by sarcasm and thats just part of their dynamic. By being sarcastic, he's actually demonstrated that his battery has recharged.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is the case it was badly conveyed.

[–] TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago

He's smiling in the last panel.

[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 day ago

Except, they included his uncharged battery in most frames.

[–] morphballganon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Or that batteries don't actually work like that

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

Well, batteries only charge when you plug them in. (hint hint)

Good take. That’s the only way I can get any wholesomeness out of the comic. Otherwise it just feels awkward and bad!

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I'm very much feeling the last scenario. She seems incredibly clingy.

[–] FuckFascism@lemmy.world -4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's called dark humor. Carful or you might drown in your own tears.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Dark humor has to actually be funny.

[–] FuckFascism@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago

Dark humor like any humor is subjective. Funny to one, not to the other.

[–] bitcrafter@programming.dev 0 points 1 day ago

Yeah, I'd downvote it, but it is currently showing 666 net votes, and that captures how I feel about it even better.