Big Cat

I mean, she's already hooked up with Clinton's roommate.

Mark P.

I think we can justifiably classify her as a milf tbh

Solomon Garland

I was starting to wonder if she was hitting on him. Poor Clinton.

George Wilson

Is it ok if i'm attracted to Aurelia?

Nicklaus Gunnflag

So which makes a better porn scenario - he's Clinton's maybe-boyfriend, or he's the food delivery guy?

Brian Leahy

Ew

Brian

oh man i cant wait for the fanfics lol

peter retzlaff

?nosebleed?!

KCkittysnores

The nice thing about being in my mid-40’s is that people 15 years my junior are back on the menu.

KCkittysnores

Yeah, only Tai is allowed to climb without asking.

Daryl Sawyer

Not going to lie. I was hoping that was her reaction. But I also like romance novels and. Other. Things.

Rykka Maddox

Boys who like boys who like moms who like boys always should be someone you really love!

Kuragari

🎶 Clinton’s mom has got it goin’ on 🎶

Timothy Mann

Like mother, like son, I guess.

Ack

And here I thought August mean “Oh my god it’s too hot here (too cold here depending on which hemisphere you live) to stay outdoors.”

Miyaa

omg lol

Nicolas Demers

To be fair, Clinton had a really rough start with all that Elliott thing, and generally I don't see their relations going very far. Aurelia, on the other hand, deserves at least a bit of something more exciting than playing bass stoned and eating takeout food (all great things, but Claire would be first to push idea of changes and pursuing other interests). My point is - although Clinton has dibs in this situation, I think he would be more than justified in giving them up for mom. Also let's wait for Elliott's reaction. Somehow it's really easy to lose his subjectivity in this comic.

Evgeniy Semyonov

the monkey's paw curls 4 everyone upset the thruple didn't work out

Jeph, you tackle so many social issues, "taboo" topics, or things the bigoted would consider controversial, in such an amazing and accepting way. But I swear to God of Clinton ends up in a weird polyamorous relationship with Eliot and his mom I will find out your favorite rainforest and burn it to the ground

Big Himbo Evergy.

To be Clinton is to suffer.

Randall Norman Pick

Oh good LORD that is alarmingly on point now.

Stephen Wells

This is how I feel lusting after QC characters at 37. Someday I'll fix you, Sven 🤣🤣🤣

Erin Moriarty

I may be in the minority here but I like where this is going.

Jim

Okay but hon - like yes, obvs don't act on it - but no one can blame you for wanting to climb Elliot like a tree!!

Minor point: "Augustus" doesn't mean "emperor". Rather, it means "venerable" or "majestic" (hence "august" in English). "Imperator" means emperor. So her name means "the majestic golden one".

James Redekop

TAKING BETS! How many comics does it take for the big man to take his shirt off, then for both the mom and son to get a nosebleed!

Drakoo Dreamer

I assumed that it was her married name. Did Claire and Clinton change their last names after the divorce too? What little we know of the father does *not* make me think that he would have allowed the kids to get her family name over his.

Mark

"The guy who I was attracted to ended up as my step-father!" Don't laugh; this happens enough times IRL!

Ben Russell-Gough

I'm just going to point out: Aurelia has a type. https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3225

Gary Walker

All I can say is, poor Clinton

darklion

oh no

Robin Wyatt

I. am. HOWLING.

Jessi Lloyd

Aurelia doesn't know that this is a potential date, right? Clinton and Elliott aren't really sure... I'm worried about Clinton.

Matt Pedone

NO.

Valraven

Yeah, thought so :3

Solomon Garland

you can’t blame her here though

Rhipidura

finally it comes out. With Aurelia's good breeding, manners and courtesy first, seduction later

jimbo

Oh lawdy, she comin'!

Technoir

Oh honey, you're totally allowed to be attracted to him. The only question is whether you should do anything overt about it.

Am Queue

Aurelia should be fairer to herself. Of course she's allowed to be _attracted_, she just should not climb him like a tree, at least, not without asking nicely first.

Stephen Wells

That... sort of depends on what all three principals end up deciding what the ideal outcome should be.

Ben Russell-Gough

I'll be honest, I have no idea where Jeph is taking this and I'm not particularly concerned about. At this point I'm just content to sit and continue to laugh my ass off. 😆

kupo

Her kids are in their early-mid twenties, so, I imagine forties or early fifties?

Diptych

Or a turn for the "Bow chicka bow-OH DEAR GOD THAT IS WRONG"

George Wirth

TBF, she does look quite young. How old is Aurelia?

Nick Hodgson

Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but are you arguing in favour of incest?

Nick Hodgson

She can always give Marten’s mom a call if she needs tips!

Bruce Steinberg

From any other comic author, I'd be very wary of this situation blowing up in unnecessary and mishandled drama. But here I'm just "wow, plz tell me more!"

angETF

I knew it! 🤣

Daniel Blom Paulsen

And then Claire shows up, notices her mother and brother's reactions to Elliot, and word vomits all her observations by accident.

Well, basically we all foresaw this outcome, based on yesterday's comments thread. I just hope that (a) Aurelia has self-control and (b) can govern her subconscious responses.

Ben Russell-Gough

This is one of the best turns in the strip in a while, I'm enjoying this arc a ton!

oh... oh no... this isn't going to end well, is it?

Absentia

Score: Andrew 1, rest of the internet 0. ANDREW WINS THE INTERNET!

Joseph Bonnar

That would be Aureliawkward.

Andrew

Muh

Matt Donaldson

Bruh

Mladen

Spicy plot twist

I didn’t see that coming! I love a good LOL surprise 🤣🤣

Chris Driggers

No, a Borzoi.

Eric Burns-White

Panel 2 synchronized embaressment is wonderful

Bagge

It's Elliot! For an extremely broad cross-section of humanity Elliott lands on the "my type" board somewhere!

Elf Sternberg

Yes!!!!!!!!!!

Aurelia this is absolutely still capable of becoming a romance novel or a pornographic film. Don't sell yourself short!

Ariamaki

https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1453

At least he wasn't one of her previous hookups.

I do not get people's obsession with being against family love. I can see nothing un-ethical about it. People are weird about where they draw lines.

Drazi

Told you. *preps the horny bat*

Jaron Mortimer

And that was the day the oven, dishwasher and fire alarms all broke...

Mark Thomas

Am I too late for boarding?

Chuck Dee

Clinton's mom cannot handle her levels of got it goin' on.

Alan

Bringing up pornography is disgusting... But while I'm here anyone know where one can find some Japanese women licking doorknobs porn ? asking for a friend...

QC about to take a turn for the bow chicka wow wow

Simon Green

What happens in these romance novels and films? Hypothetically speaking.

Shane Wegner

Leave that scenario to your romance novels and pornographic films! I love it.

Vilinda

Well, I can't blame her. I feel much the same way...

James Redekop

Oh yes... --N

Nobilis Reed (personal)

And now we all know where Clinton got his social awkwardness and total inability to chill. Oh Aurelia. Good name though! Although Jeph has been drawing Aurelia considerably younger-looking since the first times we met her. Did she get a facelift?

Paul Zagieboylo

I want to like this comic MANY times! ^_^

I believe there are sites which specialize in documentaries about this situation.

Todd Ellner

I love the formal way she talks to herself. "Romance novels and pornographic films!"

Yonatan Zunger

Maine Coons are a delight.

Max Kaehn

Called it!

Spoogle McGee

yeahhh totally saw that one coming, oh Aurelia 😅

Danielle Church

Aurelia ALWAYS YES

Nutjob

Aurelia YES

Nutjob

to be fair he IS very hot

Agnes

Aurelia's husband took all of the chill with him when he left.

Dean Reilly

She wanna climb him like a TREE

Joseph

I feel like when she finds out she's actually meeting her son's potential boyfriend, this is going to be a lot for her to process.

The Secret Sponsor

I can't imagine the damage it would do if Aurelia successfully stole Elliot. I don't want to find out. Plz

Thomas Halpin

Or because you’re an under cover goddess.

KCkittysnores

Not... unrelated... https://imgur.com/gallery/zt0qp0v

Dustin

Of course. I mean, redhead. So obviously.

Tom wilson

I think this is the first confirmation that “Augustus” is the maternal family name.

KCkittysnores

Ohno

CalmWeaver27

Oh no! Which ship do I ship more!?! What has Jeph done to me?

Kelly Mercer

The entire Augustus family missed the day they handed out chill.

Daniel S

I mean... look at Elliot. I can see her point. :)

John Fiala

Look, all I'm saying is that someone needs to take care of our good boy Elliott, and it better happen quick

Alcaria Swain

AND THEN THEY ALL FUCKED!

Yelling Bird

Okay sorry Clinton but the Elinton train has been decommissioned and the U.S.S. Aurliott has left the dock.

Aurelia yes!!!!

ShanaraCinderfall

uhm. are *we* allowed to be attracted to Aurelia tho?

skinnybdink

No, nor does she have any reason to suspect so because as far as she knows, Clinton is straight.

JD

Aurelia is my abuela's name! It was almost my middle name but for some reason she thinks it's an ugly name. When I asked her what her name meant when I was little she said Goddess of the Dawn, and I believed that she actually was for most of my childhood, so I figured I didn't get her name because I wasn't supposed to be a goddess yet.

Jackie Horn

Thought so.

Joseph Bonnar

"your son's friend" wait, does Aurelia not know this is a date? Or, a... not date? Whatever they're calling and/or not calling it?

David Jackson

Rhymes with Kougar

Andy Kailhofer

SCREAMS

Elliott Case

AURELIA YES

Maugrim

I think it depends on your stance of like 50% what one finds in the H-Manga or PH sites lol

James Cooper

I think the rapidly wagging tail from Cosmo would suggest Cosmo is attracted to Elliot too.

Miyaa

Big Cat?

at0m

Clinton and his mom have a type.

Gary Walker

Oh no

Nicholas Lopez

'cept Brun

Jeff Gedney

Noooooooo sis, NO

GodsInTheCogs

To be fair, everyone's into Elliot.

fluffy

Either we know Jeph's style well or he's just THAT good at knowing what the fans want since he usually has a decent backlog.

Raven Razor

Oh nooooo Aurelia

Will Weaver

That's funny I actually thought she was attracted to Elliot and was wondering if Jeph was gonna go there

Evan

She'll get drunk one day and poor Clinton will learn everyone loves the cinnomon bun.

Raven Razor

l o l

runrin

ZERO CHILL

Tamara Macadam

On the one hand, he's a baker. On the other, James' shouting would probably make him nervous enough to get confused.

Diptych

She may not like it, there's just a LOT of it out there!

Grace Kieser

Do I want to root for a polycule or is the dating a mother and son not okay... the true shipper's dilemma

Carin Maja Brooks

Oh. _LORDY_

RaptorShadow

"Mrs. Augustus, you're trying to seduce me, aren't you?"

Grace Kieser

It's going great. Everyone likes Elliot!

Scott Gosnell

I believe he'd be his own father in law? I need a blackboard

Hope

Well... Now we know what kinda porn *Aurelia* likes watching. Wonder how she views Marten??

Resist Aurelia, resist!! Although, judging from the comments from the last couple days,, we all knew where this was going.

Michael Boettger

Coo coo cachoo...

Everett Bradshaw

This is going to get very interesting.

Scott Vogel

So now we know how Elliot would answer the “Off Menu” question about if he wants still or sparkling water. (Now waiting to hear his answer to “papadums or bread?”)

Miyaa

Well, at least we see where Clinton gets his taste from

KingAtticus

Characters who have stated attraction to Elliot count: 3

.....do it

Hope

The odds are low Claire is into Elliot, right?

Please no...

mooviies

YES

xamaryllix

Wait, so is Clinton going to end up being his own grandpa or something?

Captain Button

OMFGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

THE POLYCULE LIVES

Cody Renton

Especially since Clinton has dibs.

Michael

mrs robinson...

Me too, Aurelia. Me too.

Dylan T

Oh hey, which means he hasn't told her the context of this dinner, that'll be fun for everyone.

NotEnufDog

Aurelia yes.

Chris Warren

Aurelia!! what a lovely name!!

Kurt Lewis