It's Burrito Time

Clinton, you adorable doofus.

jimfromtx

Now i just want them to make out.

A Lys Lindheim

Clinton has really come far from the the annoying scrub of yesteryear.

A Lys Lindheim

I keep coming back to this one and just looking at Clinton's facial expressions in the last two panels. Those are priceless. )

Yonatan Zunger

I died laughing so hard I re-upped my Patreon _just_ to have a comment section I could squee to.

gatherer818

Sometimes people not showing interest in sex is a matter of priorities. As someone on the autism spectrum, I showed an early interest in relationships, but as I came to understand more of how little I recognized what was going on around me compared to how much other people seemed to, I had other priorities by the time puberty came around, and thus didn't show interest in sex until years after puberty. I've talked with others whose delay was decades, for the same reason.

Some Ed

As a straight dude who is apparently seen as attractive to dudes, I can attest to the fact that it seems to be. I've thus far been hit on by at least a dozen guys, and none of them came onto me directly at first. Not even the guys who witnessed other dudes hitting on me only for me to make no sign of recognizing it. I probably wouldn't have recognized any of them, but one of them got enough confidence from seeing me being casually friendly with gay dudes to start asking me directly, and taught me a few things about how dudes who are hitting on dudes go about it. I'd not say that I'm not queer, though, because I'm definitely an odd sort. It's just I happen to be a sort of peculiar guy who's still only attracted to women despite not being normal in other ways.

Some Ed

I thought previous strips had established that both are the case - question is if Clinton gets weirded out & bails.

Joe

ok, that was brilliant. I nearly fell off my chair laughing.

Joe

MY SHIP IS COMING IN

Morgyn

I am loving this storyline so much :)

Or if Clinton isn't into Elliot

DYING. This is the death-by-second-hand-embarrassment content that keeps me coming back XD

I AM SMILING SO HARD RN ❤️

Livy N

squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! I'm gonna be so disappointed if Clinton isn't into dudes.

Christine Hottinger

The same thing happened a few years back in Nanaimo, British Columbia, leading to the immortal headline "Emu on the loose, but not considered flight risk"

Ace

Aw shit

Brian

Not relevant to this story line, but extremely relevant to QC - there is an emu on the loose in Doncaster, UK. It's visible, at least sometimes, but as it hasn't been caught yet... https://twitter.com/MyDoncaster/status/1293486416094277632

Clifton Royston

I imagine it's been said about a gazillion times, but I want to live in their reality. Not because how cool AI is, but I'm just tired of 2020 in this reality. "1/10 Would not recommend timeline."

Joe Vandevander

This storyline makes me gleeful

I’ve done what Elliot has done, although the person I did this too had a bit of fun and sorta prodded me to say something knowing I was talking about them! XD

KingAtticus

Clinton's starburst of realisation in panel 5 is hilarious!

Mark

I love them YES

cookiecryptid

You can't stop there! How am I meant to wait until tomorrow to find out how Clinton takes this???!!!

I've been looking forward to seeing how Elliot was going to approach Clinton. Jeph, you have excelled yourself once again. Well done, sir. BTW, I really couldn't see Brun with either Elliot or Clinton. Neither of them seemed to me to be a good match for her. Millie and Brun? Plenty of potential there. Given Brun's Asperger's/autism, I reckon she would appreciate having a relationship with a non-human, somebody that she can be with without constantly analyzing their behavior. That said, Brun has never shown much interest in sex, so perhaps a purely platonic relationship (as with Renee) would work best for her.

Y E S

Fabio Neves

oh my GOD of course elliot disclosed his crush by only hypothetically talking about the crush target TO the crush target he is adorable but OH MY GOSH elliot you big coward <3

Anna Phylaxis

Love the way Elliot's face *slowly* reddens a little more each frame as he works up his courage inch by inch and then chickens out too late. XD

Jeph, if they hookup and it's wholesome and all, please consider a patrons only saucy post....

Woo! Not as dense as he could be!

Magus

Awwww 🥰🥰

Burcu Yücesoy

Elliot you beautiful pink-faced baby

Beth McMillan

That penny took a while to drop, but it made a sweet 'kaching' sound when it landed

Mattezhion Zane Corgan Campbell

oh my god he's an idiot. a big lovable idiot

Mitchel Huffa

Cliffhange... heh...

lazymagpie

Little typo: "Of cou_r_se ..."

Armin von Werner

It’s a possibility but given Jeph’s wardrobe choices for Clinton I would bet against it. More likely is that Clinton needs some time to process.

Matthew Van Gangelen

This is the usual cliffhanger thing we would get on a Friday comic so nice that it’s midweek.

Joseph Robertson

I am so very here for this

Millie

But... What is he isn't into guys. I know that is an unpopular opinion now but it still happens.

Yahsho Jinn

That actually went much, much better than I anticipated.

Marc Pengryffyn

BRAVE BOY. GOOD BOY. YES.

Solomon Garland

When two disaster bis collide...

I would definitely be Clinton in this situation! Either that or I'd be constantly thinking "Is this a date or is it not?".

Nick Hodgson

Eeeeeeeep I’ve asked someone out like this before by indirectly doing it and umm it kinda worked out, for a while. God I feel the awkwardness through the screen.

Bonnie Fiddis

YOU DON"T HAVE TO BEAT CLINTON OVER THE HEAD more than three or four times BEFORE HE GETS THE IDEA

Churchill (formerly TeaBear)

dun dun DUNNNN

SpookyPenguin

OMG Elliot! Yeeeeeaaaaahhhhhh!

giacomo vaghi

AHHH I RELATE SO MUCH TO ELIOT truly this is how i am with my crushes oh dear. Please clinton sit down and think about this LOOK AT THAT MAN!!!

I feel like Clinton's last comic should have been half muffled with partially eaten burrito

MikeT

I think his realization was that he is the dude in question.

Glenn

The redness in his face is g r a d u a l

Mari San

Panel 5 had me cry laughing. I literally heard the "Boomff!" sound of Clinton's revelation. 🤣

kupo

I just LOVE it when a clue-by-four hits not just the target, but also the wielder! Clues abound, and occasionally slap you in the face, or about the head and shoulder.

BobC

Ahahaha am dying. I keep re-reading it and it gets me laughing every time. So happy that Clinton finally figured it out; I can't wait to see what happens next.

Lisa

Fear is the sauce that makes the burrito taste great. Fear the Burrito

Greg Matyola

You sit down this minute and tell him about your sweet buns

Bagge

That is literally exactly how my big dumb ass would do this, except for I wouldn't leave my burrito behind.

Thomas Halpin

I made a high enough squee noise that I had to sum-up for my hubby. <3 They are so adorable!

Katrina Urmson

OMG he did it !!! Elliott is so brave 😭💜

They need to be careful or the stammering awkwardness will reach critical mass and cause the entire area to collapse into a black hole

Daryl Resplandor

Tbh that sounds very sexy.

Nulgar

This might be the best comic you’ve ever created!!!

Ellina Waldman

Enough clue-by-fours used to build a small house.

Sleepy John

CLINTON IT'S YOUR CHANCE, GRAB THAT MAN BEFORE HE LEAVES AND TELL HIM SOME THINGS

Ace

Damn Clinton's slow XD Panel 4 probably lasted ages

neriek

Finally!

YAY ELIOT!!

Katy Kania

Tomorrow: Marigold eating Pop-Tarts

Adam Friedlander

lol, same thing Clinton did to Emily that one time.

Daryl Sawyer

This is exactly the thing I thought it would be hilarious for Eliot to do if he weren't such a goober I did not take into account the possibility that he might goober his way into it on accident.

David Jackson

Well done. VERY well done.

Joseph Bonnar

So, in tomorrow's strip will be a perfect time for Renee to show up, shouting "Ohh yeah! Who here likes fuckin' dudes?" And Brun. And Mr. Scunk. Perfect Elliot experience™

Evgeniy Semyonov

I think Clinton might be bi.

Diptych

Oh, man, that made me laugh so hard!

Czarzhan

I expect Clinton will need to take some time to think about it ... but I could be entirely wrong.

Brooks Moses

I think I have Elliott's shirt, albeit in my size rather than his. Should we go have lunch?

Brooks Moses

typo: "couse" for "course" in the second panel. Took me a couple of rereads to notice it because of all the EMOTIONS, though. :)

Brooks Moses

Next up, Millie and Brun come into the burrito place.

Hugh Eckert

This is where Clinton says “Wait! Finish your burrito. You can’t have desert if you don’t finish your burrito.”

Derick Huth

Gods help all of us if you cliff-hanger this.

Jeremy

ha!

Does that make Renee a moderator?

Captain Button

HELL YEAH

A sheep

No you get back here and face your feelings you adorable cinnamon roll!

Bacon Lord

Waiting for this one to be posted publicly is torture. I NEED to scream at all my friends about this 😭😭😭

Green

Aaaarrrgggg!!! The cute! It burns!

Alex Borders

I do not think Clinton is gay

I love this. Also, I have Clinton’s shirt.

Julian Leventhal Hicks

ELLIOTT

Julia Allen-Hesse

Hahaha, I just replied to someone above suggesting we might get a quick switch to Marten and Steve.

Andrew Mitchell

Quick switch to Marten & Steve hanging out???? Nah, I'm sure Jeph won't be THAT cruel.

Andrew Mitchell

Seriously. While it would have been nice to check in on Steve and the cereal he's eating, I totally kinda half expected this point in the plot to be dropped on a Friday.

Julienne Ignace

Best. Panel. Ever.

Andrew Mitchell

AHHH MY GAY HEART CANT TAKE THIS

Alcaria Swain

OMFG panel 5 is absolutely perfect!! Also, thanks Jeph for not dragging this out too much. <3

Andrew Mitchell

Aww Elliot I feel this struggle for real.

Is there an expression for this in English? In Hebrew I'd say "the token dropped."

Yonatan Zunger

the ship is real... THE SHIP IS REAL *heavy breathing* *soooo happy*!

Jimmy Thorsell

Well, this is the hardest I've laughed at a webcomic in a long time.

fluffy

I can't believe we're finally doing this

Allison Hastings

I WANT TO SEE ELLIOT PICK UP CLIN-TON AND THROW HIM IN THE AIR (gently) AND THEY LAUGH TOGETHER HAPPILY

Ami

Also, this entire plot thread brings me so much joy -- it's so rare to see queer male plots at all, and that coupled with my confidence that Jeph will handle it well is just the most special thing. I feel very seen.

Yonatan Zunger

Hahahahahahaha. This is brilliant.

Thisguy

Am I the only one that can hear the "tick tick tick *PING*" between panels 4 and 5? *Edit* No, I am not.

drone r0m-3

Too late, Elliot. Cat, bag, out of. But now at least this will move forward, whatever direction it takes.

Jeffrey Nonken

Love the progression of Elliot’s blush!

M Cohen

Northampton must have the highest concentration of Adorable Dorks in the world.

William Cole

Oh, god, I'm laughing my fool head off.

John Fiala

Your tag line (or whatever it's called) is fucking great!! XD XD

Shawn K. Younkin

HE GOT IT. HE GOT IT. OMFG HE PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER!!!!!

Jackie Horn

Don’t abandon the Poly-ship yet!

Daniel Rydberg

It's happening! 😻😻😻

Sandrock

Why not both? I could go for one myself as well!

Daniel Rydberg

Gonna be awesome to see tomorrow’s comic! Really looking forward!

Daniel Rydberg

AUGH ELIOTT YOU BIG BEAUTIFUL DUMB DUMB

In panel 5, I can almost hear the "tick tick tick tick tick *ding!*"

Jeremy Westerfield

This comment made me doubt it was Tuesday... Thank you for that. :-)

Bryan Freehan

Let's get these two together and let Milla have Brun and yes!

Raven Razor

Hello I am back and can confirm that yes I have died from screaming

BOY YOU TURN AROUND AND FINISH THAT BURRITO BY WHICH I MEAN PROPERLY CONFESS YO FEELINGS

A.A. aka Double

Technically, asking him to lunch <i>is</i> asking him "out". It's just not asking him out <i>on a date</i>.

awgiedawgie

Baby steps. I'M proud of him. Talking to girls can be hard; I imagine it's just as hard to talk to dudes ESPECIALLY if you don't know if they're queer.

Joseph

I hope this poly-couple/3 works out :)

Emily Kidney

jeph i cant believe you're gonna leave us in SUSPENSE on this ALL WEEKEND, AAAAAAAAA

Waffliesinyoface

Clinton asking how do you halfway ask someone out, seconds later realizing he’s done the exact same thing lol

Joseph

Why is this every date I've ever had with a girl???

Erin Moriarty

panel 2 typo; "of couse" should be "of course" :)

magus424

Those two are such idiots. lol

Miyaa

Haha well he roundabout asked him in the end

Kyle Major

ELLIOT NO

ERRORCODE616

ohmygosh this is the cutest Jeph if you break my heart I may never recover.

Creepy Cat Lady

Awww 😍

Todd Chaikin

YESSSSSS. Finally.

Samantha Yeaman

COVER BLOWN ABORT MISSION

Dylan T

He did have to look up a wikiHow to go on a date with Emily, after all!

Grace Kieser

The Flight From La Veracruzana...

Abhayakara

Clinton you DUNCE I adore you

Scout

So who gets the sympathy milkshake this time?

Michael Boettger

Awww Elliot. Cute teddy bear. You were at least mostly brave.

Maria E.

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aetherspoon

FINALLY THE SECRET IS OUT

Nicolas Demers

YOU ARE SO CLOSE

Cody Renton

YES! We're over the hill now. Time to enjoy the rest of the ride...:)

Douglas E. Smith

To be honest tho, that was pretty brave!

Daniel Rydberg

I FREAKING LOVE THIS

Jessica

This better end in a whole load of gay smooches otherwise I swear-

That'sSoRevan

No I won’t correct that typo

orangejuicenut

DO NOT LEAVE YOU WILL NEVER GET YOUR ANSWER IF YOU RUN

EnterTheHero

Light juuust went on in Clinton's head, didn't it?

Michael Boettger

Oh wow! Talk about biting the bullet and going for it. I’m impressed!

Michael

OH NO! OH NO! OH NO!

Seth Aaron Hershman has they she pronouns

Whooo! Here we go!

The World Famous Chocomerican

That. Is how a Clinton-Brun-Elliot reactor explodes.

Matthew Desy

😂😂😂 OK, that's not quite how I expected that to go.

Yonatan Zunger

Gay it’s so adorable

orangejuicenut

BABY

Tamara Macadam