Total Bummer

Distracting us with bread and THEN PULLING ALL THESE FEELS OUT ON US

Stoodmuffin

Cue Marie Antoinette quote. (That she never actually said.)

Captain Button

I really like Brun, she's the most like me of any of the QC characters. Quiet, hates mornings, has more going on in their life than they let on, probably autistic, loves bread with a passion, and so on. Anyway, thank you Jeph for making such a diverse cast of characters that many people can see themselves in your work. :)

Raisins in bread might as well be cake. Just admit you'd rather be eating cake.

Maurice Kessler

You people are all obviously eating the wrong raisin bread. Dry? Nasty? With crunchy raisins? Where are you getting this, at the Inept Bakery? Try rich, cinamonny, egg laden bread with raisins which were soaked a bit before being added to the dough, to plump them up and release their fruit flavour. If you STILL dislike it, then that’s fine, you’ve done your part.

Holly Nelson

We already knew from when she lost her job, her apartment, and all her possessions that Brun processes loss by shutting language down entirely and seeking solitude. This is pretty good. She doesn't scream, flail, cut, ask what she has done to deserve this, or collapse into depression. She loses speech for a while, goes off by herself till it comes back, and then sets about setting things as right as possible. That works. What was striking is that she knew exactly how she was going to handle loss. Now we know how she knew.

On a freshly toasted slice, those little devils can still be burning hot... so I guess they could be similar to the use of candle wax in other recreational pursuits?

Andrew

Renee has long ago taken a liking to Brun, by the protective manner she took when Brun told her about Clinton's supportiveness when the bar burnt down. Do you think they knew each other from school or something? Prior to her father's, or her mother's passing?

David Paul

Maybe you should ask her for harpoon lessons.

Miyaa

Marten could be all their daddy's? No... wait I'm missing something obvious aren't I ;p

Andrew

alternatively, total BRUNner

JD

Not until after Elliot realises that his rebound bread-sex only 'relationship' with Roko probably isn't good for either of their long-term emotional health.

Ben Russell-Gough

When will this become the akward 3 way love triangle between Brun Eliot and Clinton?

Dark Wulf

Privilege is a weird thing, in that it's completely invisible until we encounter folks without it. Then we have the stage of seeing and acknowledging the differences. And then we have the stage of figuring out where the hell to go from here. Since we can't "give" folks privileges they've never experienced, the only rational step is to try to separate ourselves from our privileges, and see where that takes us. To see if we can acquire a new perspective. Both Brun and Clinton seem to be doing well so far.

BobC

Here's a prediction: Clinton decides that Brun needs a hug. She asks him (in her usual way) if this is a socially-appropriate gesture of support or a prelude to a sexual advance. Clinton confirms that it's a gesture of support and so she feels safe to reciprocate, remarking that she isn't ENTIRELY opposed to the latter from him. Elliot comes over and it kind of breaks his heart because, as always, he's making assumptions without context.

Ben Russell-Gough

That being said, raisin bread really should be toasted, and served with lashings of butter. Or if you're gonna eat it untoasted, it still needs lashings of butter. Raisin bread on its own is dry and a bit nasty.

Denise Webber

Oh Brun 😢

Denise Webber

So, Brun's an orphan and lost both her parents before she was twenty (or ~5 years ago in-universe). Oddly enough, the first thing that popped into my head is: Has she been essentially on her own since then? Y'see, Panel 3 makes me think that no-one has ever offered Brun emotional support; it's still painful for Brun but I get the impression that someone taught her that it is something that she keep away from social contacts. FWIW, I've wondered for a while if her former employer at The Nasty Whale may have been a relative of some kind but his actions to date really don't suggest that he's someone who'd be inclined to help a damaged young adult deal with grief that her brain can probably only barely process. All that aside, I'd really like to hear Brun's analysis of raisins and why she doesn't like them. The fact that it took so many slices to decide does suggest it was a fairly close outcome!

Ben Russell-Gough

I'll go with that. :)

Curious correlation... My Mom's mom died when my Mom was 15 (cancer), and then her dad died 12 years later (heart attack).

awgiedawgie

Gingerbread

Minzoku Bokumetsu

The key is something on it. Peanut butter with raisin bread is delicious.

Raisins in bread definitely constitutes Questionable Content

Irian Greenleaf

Bonding!

Bagge

Please tell me Bread Week ends with Steve eating the QC version of Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

Celine Chamberlin

He should stay more quiet Brunt-il she's feeling better

A sheep

Maybe they should make a Brunt Cake instead

A sheep

He's taking the Brun-t of this.

A sheep

Maybe not better bread... just butter bread!

Chuck Dee

Bread week just became dead week :(

JPMK! {verb}

Guys. I think I'm part Brun.

Are we calling this Brun-ton yet?

Andrew Tate

Okay who is baking chopped onions in their bread?

Miyaa

Who needs sadness? All I need is soup.

Al Hunt

i mean, who of us hasn’t eaten half a loaf of bread in times of sadness

JD

Jeff missed the opportunity for a pun in the title. "Total BUNner"

Sure seems like it.

Carl Fink

is brun... on the spectrum?

Andje Lewkowicz-Lalonde

It's taken a turn? Well, it could always take a turn-over...

MiaKitty

D:

Nicholas Lopez

What role do raisins play in bread fetishism?

Captain Button

That’s a crumby joke

William Hanna

Well, Marten has many dads. The cast are missing dads. I see a solution here...

MikeT

I didn't get my raisin bread today. I weep.

Eric Christian Berg

A toast to bread week!

Al Hunt

It's okay, Brun, you didn't know.

Celine Chamberlin

Brun, you are wrong about raisins.

Gary Walker

I think they both need hugs and better bread!

Christy Brown

Well, now I'm all sad AND I ship these two even more! Dammit, Jeph! Quit being so good at making me emotional!

Grace Kieser