Multilayered

That also means you can't have buttsex without subtext.

awgiedawgie

As I was told too many years ago, when AO3 was still fanfiction.net... You can't have subtext without buttsex. (Look at the letters...)

Am Queue

I think Brun’s body dysmorphia could be potentially helpful (if not sympathetic) for Roko....also could Brun becoming and AI in the future be a possibility? Potential story arch?

Who’s this “Martin” person?

Bruce Steinberg

Allergies. I also knew one person whose taste perception was hella scrambled by a stroke, so most things they used to like tasted awful. Technically, I could have said "it tries to kill them" and "brain damage" as reasons, but that's a lot darker.

Ardent Slacker

Give Mille some pineapple or something first. I fear she'd taste of Ouzo...

Nash Wolfe

I miss the park

Dan Curtis

OMG, look at Millefeui's curves in frame 1! Wow what a behind right?

Darla Donahue

I am sad that I can give this only a single Like

W. Scott Meeks

One of them can be reliably sterilized and can't get sick, at least.

Shaun

To be honest right now I'm just dizzy at the idea of two people in the same location.

R. Francis Smith

Even the recipe seems to have a subtext: "It's made by sandwiching crispy layers of puff pastry with a rich custard pastry cream filling and then garnishing the top with a glossy royal icing."

William Cole

The lack of human standard genitalia doesn't really seem to stop anybody anyways. In fact, if Millie were to have sex with anybody, she'd be our first AI with confirmed human standard genitals to do so.

Mitchell Sealy

I'd say it's mostly that there's just a whole subculture based around "Shipping" right now. Always has been to an extent, but it's very big and prominent now where it used to be in print zines and stuff. There are people for whom it's a whole hobby to create and/or consume art about potential romantic couplings in fiction. They look at relationships in fiction through the lens of essentially what would make the best canvas on which to paint their own works. What makes for an interesting romance? Well it turns out pretty much the same as what makes an interesting friendship. Just an interesting relationship in general. If it's fun to see these two interacting with eachother you can translate that fun into a romantic context pretty easily.

Mitchell Sealy

Obviously she should taste both

Niilo Paasivirta

I don't even care, this is just SO CUTE

...platonic?

Chason

After mirror testing my own modest boob squish, I can get results that look like this by rounding forward with my shoulder blades, getting the “press down on the front of the boob” look, instead of a more usually visually presented press boobs in and up, which I think is the norm for created visual media. My much more well endowed best friend would be unable to do this without severely hunching her back, if even then. I on the other hand end up in a similar alignment regularly (though with my arms more up) when I am stretching to release the tension in my shoulder blades.

Simran Khalsa

This ship be sailing into high seas.

Jim

Subtext or not, I just like seeing them become friends.

Populuxe

If there is an AI on the mantlelpiece in strip 4000, that AI must get off in strip 5000? :)

Stephen Wells

Jeph? Thank you for cheering me up. :)

Joseph Bonnar

How could anyone not like Millefeuille? The pastry *or* the person?

Marc Pengryffyn

Oh my

Brian

While this is absolutely adorable, I wonder what Martin and the gang are up to, as well as Roko. But naw, this is pure goodness!

Joel Bateman

I could make a joke about eating a dessert but I'll refrain.

I am the captian now

Observation: we have a tendency to automatically ship any pair (or triple, etc) of people that start showing chemistry and an emotional connection. How much of this is our having lost, in our culture, the context for strong friendships outside a "Relationship"?

Yonatan Zunger

Performance anxiety

Bagge

Jeph, you _do_ know you just started an epic shipstorm, yes?!?

Bill Hall

i will say, the arms together boob squish looks anatomically wrong these last two pages. its like her chest shrinks when she puts her hands together. im not hoping for ecchi or anything, but it stands out to me because it's drawn weirdly.

runrin

We already know Brun likes her butt. WHAT MORE EVIDENCE DO WE NEED.

Celine Chamberlin

TRY HER!! SHE'S THE DESSERT!

runrin

they say that once you've had bot, you'll never eat organic again....

Tom wilson

Ba-dum-bshhh!

SilverbackRon

All the humanoid AI characters can blush, it would seem, notably Bubbles and Momo.

Carl Fink

Challenge accepted. https://www.thespruceeats.com/mille-feuille-homemade-napoleon-recipe-2394442

Emma Humphries

Subtext? These aren’t even double entendres. They’re single.

Matt Grayson

I also was totally *not* thinking of a Creme Brun-lay at the end of this comic. Nope.

Chris Gallaty

Did Millefeuille also get blush implants? I mean, really. Half of this ship is already on the high seas.

BobC

Well we do know she's human standard...

Summer Sudbrink

Chekov's Innuendo, Jeph.... just sayin.

Chris Gallaty

subtext or not, it's adorable!

RaptorShadow

we've all gotten ultra-introspective during this time. even more so than usual it seems.

PS: The strip number suggests that this strip should contain the ultimate meaning of life, the universe, and everything. Which, it kinda does.

Auros Harman

Yes, Brun... try the millefeuille...

Valraven

So are you saying Millefeuille is a legit snack? https://media1.tenor.com/images/973123552164b8ff42cd3995272e6945/tenor.gif?itemid=13365350

Auros Harman

I feel like Brun is slowly becoming a Harem Anime Protagonist. If she keeps up with the accidental mixed messages, I could end up seeing Mille acting on her AI/Human romance interest.

The Secret Sponsor

This is some of the most wholesome platonic shipping I've ever seen.

Denizen Blue

I fully ship these two now. Their interactions are so adorable and they try so hard to understand where each other is coming from.

Samantha Yeaman

I think she's easily my favorite character in this strip now. (Sorry Bubbles...)

Solomon Foster

This is painfully adorable oml

Remy!

errm, what?!

jimbo

everybody needs to know at all times where their towel is ...

Joe

if this DOESN'T lead to a special Patreon strip of Brun eating Millefeuille, I'll lead the revolt

Mark Thomas

i guess millefeuille could also be in the poly relationship, why not

Cody Renton

noooo brun has to be in a poly relationship with elliot and clinton i will accept no compromise

Cody Renton

Congrats on reaching 4242. Now grab your towel.

Firefly Jelly

Could someone take up a collection to buy Brun potato chips and ice cream. Kinda like buying Jeph a cup of coffee.

Michael Boettger

so cute im gonna die

Tamara Macadam

Giving words to her mental processes. God I love Brun.

Michael Boettger

forget subtext, start writing supertext

LH

If this keeps getting cuter at this rate, we're gonna reach fatal levels by the end of the week

Fart Captor

Damn. I know how you feel Brun.

Niskara

I hope it is!

PBManning

All riiiiiight.....

Jamieson

Challenge accepted!

MikeT

MORE ROBOSEXUALS YESSSSS

Bailey Tighe