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And She Was

by Paul Taylor on April 17, 2017 at 10:54 pm
Story: Wapsi-Archive
Characters: Digit, Shelly
Location: Monica's Place

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Discussion (25) ¬

  1. Shela
    April 17, 2017, 11:05 pm | # | Reply

    awkward conversations 101 is now in session.

  2. Jeff Weiner
    April 17, 2017, 11:05 pm | # | Reply

    Awkward…

  3. Mark N
    April 17, 2017, 11:12 pm | # | Reply

    At least she called her Digit and not “It’s staring at me!”

  4. GrantCMcCormick
    April 17, 2017, 11:15 pm | # | Reply

    Not that Digit would know, but Shelly (and er Gran) don’t have a lot more respect for other sphinxes!

  5. fairportfan
    April 17, 2017, 11:18 pm | # | Reply

    “M-o-o-m-m-mm! Digit’s looking at me!”

    • RobertVeggies
      May 6, 2017, 3:37 am | # | Reply

      “So help me…” http://wapsisquare.com/comic/04222002/

  6. Ziusudra
    April 17, 2017, 11:39 pm | # | Reply

    Why is Lisa Simpson hiding behind Digit?

  7. Centaur71
    April 18, 2017, 12:05 am | # | Reply

    She’s the STARE-MASTER!!!

  8. txmystic
    April 18, 2017, 7:39 am | # | Reply

    At least she’s not pointing a finger an inch from your face saying “I’m not touching yoooooooou”!

  9. Merle
    April 18, 2017, 8:13 am | # | Reply

    Here we see the fundamental disconnect between a social middle-tier omnivore and a solitary (but friendly) predator.

    Humans get uncomfortable being stared at. In many situations in our evolutionary history, it’s been either a sign of social challenge or a sign of imminent predation. (And yes, I know, sphinx, but psychologically, I don’t think we’ve ever seen Shelly as anything but human?)

    For Digit, on the other hand…well, she probably doesn’t have many built-in social cues at all! Staring, to her, is just a mark of interest, and I guess nothing much beyond that.

    She’s got a whooole lot of learning to do.

  10. Fish
    April 18, 2017, 8:53 am | # | Reply

    I dunno. If someone (who had already demonstrated prejudice about people like me) was telling me how horrible it was for them that someone like me got blood on them while dying next to them, without any acknowledgement that the death of someone like me is a terrible thing… I’d stare at them too. Its stare blankly or get upset.

    • datora
      April 18, 2017, 11:31 am | # | Reply

      THIS Right Here. Shelly’s just digging the hole deeper. Which, in context, shouldn’t be entirely surprising. She has never shown the depth of empathy in her (sphinx) personality that Digit has demonstrated. This conversation may open an empathy door of introspection for Shelly.

      At the same time, Digit is not showing any outward emotion, but I get the sense she is experiencing great sadness. It’s really a very tragic and pointless death of a gentle innocent. If Shelly can now see it from that perspective … might be a very significant step for her, both in coping with arachnophobia and other important aspects of her life & personality.

      Side Note: Digit’s hair pin from last strip has suddenly disappeared. I blame Dan Shive playing games with change blindness over at EGS-NP. I’m becoming hyper-aware of details that I normally skim by.

      • Vorlonagent
        April 18, 2017, 11:45 am | #

        Neither are (yet) seeing from the other’s perspective. Digit has no more empathy for Shelly’s horror than Shelly has understanding of Digit’s empathy for the spider that died causing the horror.

      • Vorlonagent
        April 18, 2017, 11:45 am | #

        Also yay change blindness…

  11. Killjoy
    April 18, 2017, 9:04 am | # | Reply

    Keep in mind that nearly all spiders are not Digit. Digit is just about unique.

    Most spiders are not intelligent and aware in the way Digit was even in her native spider form.

  12. Sunny
    April 18, 2017, 9:36 am | # | Reply

    Is it just me, or is Digit’s face displaying a tiny bit of emotion in panel 3?

  13. Vorlonagent
    April 18, 2017, 11:38 am | # | Reply

    For the moment they’re talking past each other. Definitely a step up from before..,

  14. Correllian
    April 18, 2017, 12:05 pm | # | Reply

    Poor Digit’s just trying to show that she’s paying attention to what Shelly’s trying to tell her. Her lack of reaction is what’s creeping Shelly out.

    But at least they’re getting through a conversation with each other without further damaging Monica’s house.

  15. Robert Nowall
    April 18, 2017, 12:24 pm | # | Reply

    “She is staring at me.” —from an episode of “Barney Miller.” You’ll find it on this clip if I’ve done it right.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_S6jmtHMLE

  16. Guesticus
    April 18, 2017, 7:48 pm | # | Reply

    Wait, does Digit even have eye lids to blink?

    • TazManiac
      April 18, 2017, 8:20 pm | # | Reply

      Nope. It’s been established, even when she’s in ‘cloaking mode’ that she doesn’t *blink*…

      • Dave
        April 18, 2017, 9:44 pm | #

        And if she did, she’d probably blink sideways. That would not do good things for Shelly’s creepedoutedness.

      • Jeff Weiner
        April 18, 2017, 10:49 pm | #

        But some of Paul’s art implies Digit does have eyelids (remember the hammock?).

        As to what she’s looking at, it’s one embarrassed Sage of the Forest.

  17. Bratty Roger
    April 13, 2022, 11:10 pm | # | Reply

    This scene is ^obviously^ happening in Monica’s kitchen.

  18. JACK-IN-A-BOX
    August 15, 2022, 11:43 am | # | Reply

    Cute spiders? My favorite is Lucas the Spider on YouTube.

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