The Short Goodbye

Don't forget Tilly prefers they/them pronouns.

Yulia

aaaaaaaaw

Stoodmuffin

Tilly better visit, it's only been a short while since Tilly made her debut but I already love her!

GuySavage

Is that a dog that likes cantaloupes?

BobC

After the end of the filler strips, I feel a bit melon-choly.

William Burns

Ma'am finally became Hannelore

William Burns

I may have given away my age a bit...

Rudolph Gerber

Feels!

Cole Blackblood

<a href="http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3628" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Well, they didn't exactly sound like they were willing to do espionage</a>.

Peter Jensen

Why isn't anyone reading between the lines!?!? This could be HORRIBLE! Station is the ONE PLACE most difficult for people to get away from Tilly's organizational and micro-managerial skills! - Will Station de-orbit? - Will HannerDad spontaneously combust? - Will Station's Military staff finally have to DO SOMETHING? I predict lots of Station folks will be randomly "dropping in" on future QC story arcs as they commandeer Pizza Pods to escape Tilly's Terrors! Or, perhaps, they'll just shove Tilly into one. Will Tilly come out on top of the situation? EDIT: I really liked the Hanner-Tilly hugs. Maybe Tilly really can be a Force for Good. So, I could be over-reacting a bit. Maybe.

BobC

aww :3

Julia Allen-Hesse

...... except for the part about the INDUSTRIAL ESPIONAGE!

Well, it beats the "Fluid Hug", so there's that. Maybe there's hope for Hannelore yet.

Michael Booth

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Seth Aaron Hershman has they she pronouns

Much as I love the usual on-off storylines, this has been the most satisfying read I've had all 2017. What a fantastic piece of writing, brilliantly served by the graphics.

Scott Kenney

And Tilly, for the first time ever, called her Hannelore instead of "ma'am". A perfect ending. I'm about to tear up. (And look at the subtlety of toning to create the cinematic "backlighting" effect in that last panel! That's a wow.)

Clifton Royston

Any of them that watched the muppets or history of the world?

Joshua

D: I know!! This isn't a happy ending! Everyone panic to the maximum level!!

Gino Arizmendi

I wonder how many QC readers will get that reference... :)

Abhayakara

And now its time for: &lt;echoes&gt; Tillllllyyyy iiiinnnn Spaaaaaaace! &lt;/echoes&gt; The ongoing stoooory of the adventures of the P.A. that won't say die!!

Rudolph Gerber

I should hope Tilly won't be a stranger. Lt. Potter is on the space station and it's been 6 years since we saw her.

Brent Catherman

After a rough start, a good ending. And holy crap, Hannelore willingly hugged somebody. Again.

Will Weaver

D'aww that was very satisfying. I hope we see Tilly/Taffy/Totty again some time. They fitted right in. And they got to hug Hanners, that makes them special!

Denise Webber

Does that mean Hanners is over hear hug-aversity?

Matthias Urlichs

Happy endings! Great storyline, Jeph.

Flounder

One step a time will get you everywhere, eventually.

Hanners does hug!!!!!

giacomo vaghi

Awww. They're adorable.

Rob McBobson

Jeph's temporary new characters almost always become old stand-bys. We'll see Tilly again. Also, I love the casual introduction of characters. It shows QC doesn't exist in a bottle. :)

Czarzhan

Shooting Tilly into space, something we all can get behind! Anyway, that was a graceful conclusion to the arc, so I'm happy. Hope in the new year we'll get more interesting arcs that arise from the existing characters, instead of having to be driven by temporary new ones.

Love this ending, Jeph! Thanks!

Erin Hartshorn

Wonderful finish to a very satisfying arc.

This was a very satisfying conclusion, great stuff :)

quarridors

("them") It so much is.

Brooks Moses

Aww. And they called her Hannelore, too, and not Miss Ellicott-Chatham.

Brooks Moses

Oh don't worry, the moment Hanners gets home the steel wool and the bleach will come out.

Paul Rendell

Sorry to be a downer but I bet Tilly is actually in their dads pocket all along and was playing this for some real corporate espionage!

she hugged her (teary eyes) sniff sniff this is so (cries)

Kyle Major

but they are just so sweet and this is such an adorable way to deal with Tilly's presence and *.* *cry emoji*

Sian

Hanners has really been dropping the H-bombs lately.

Dean Reilly

So should we start calling Hanners Sexy Human Devil now? Also, that's some straight up skin on skin contact. Please don't have her freak out about it.

MAR

Nothing like take care of someone less able than yourself to grow as a person

Bagge

Hanners looks so much older now o.O

Jan Gampe

D'aww. It's not everyday someone gets a full-on hug with Hanners.

fizzlefist

Love this so much

Jacob Crux