8/22/11 Don't make a huge decision

[griffon8]

No, you were right.

Jason and I've adjusted the balloon. Hopefully this will cut down on confusion.

Hmm, that makes me wonder why Penny started her next sentence with 'but'. I don't know what she'd say differently to make it sound like it's not a continuation of Aggie's sentence, but I do wonder.

Bah. I'm probably thinking too much about it.

[Valerie]

No, you were right.

Jason and I've adjusted the balloon. Hopefully this will cut down on confusion.

Hmm, that makes me wonder why Penny started her next sentence with 'but'. I don't know what she'd say differently to make it sound like it's not a continuation of Aggie's sentence, but I do wonder.

Bah. I'm probably thinking too much about it.

I think it makes sense. Aggie's kind of saying, "It's not your fault, I'm just not comfortable with this," and Penny's saying something like, "Sure, but don't let one incident mess this up."

P.S.
T, keychains. I want a Sara keychain.
*will stop throwing demands around now. maybe.*

[griffon8]

I think it makes sense. Aggie's kind of saying, "It's not your fault, I'm just not comfortable with this," and Penny's saying something like, "Sure, but don't let one incident mess this up."

Yeah, I get that, but it makes as much sense for Penny to 'kind of say', "It's not your fault, it's just something that happened."

[TCampbell]

Penny's trying to continue her thought over Aggie's interruption, because Aggie seems to be in a deeply uncertain frame of mind. Penny's attitude is that she has to get all her best-tasting arguments on the table now, before Aggie has a chance to decide she isn't hungry.

ETA: Call this manipulative if you want, but Penny knows she doesn't really have the power to keep Aggie in a relationship against her will, and that Aggie's too smart to be kept by trickery. All Penny's trying to do-- all she thinks she CAN do-- is prevent an impulse-based decision.

[Ele]

::sniff, sniff:: If they break up after that third panel I'm gonna die.

Oh, and I'm on pins and needles even worse now than after the last update, which is saying something.

[TCampbell]

Uh, not that I don't enjoy having to wait for less time for an update, but is there any particular reason that today's and Friday's strip were released early?

No offense meant, but P&A's schedule has been "two hours before midnight" for at least the last few years.

[griffon8]

Ah, now it all make sense. One of the things this form of media has difficulty conveying is how much—or how little—time things take.

[Kamino Neko]

it makes as much sense for Penny to 'kind of say', "It's not your fault, it's just something that happened."

Eh, not really. Aggie's not in any position to think she pushed Penny into this, but Penny could very easily think that Aggie felt pushed - and arguably her comment is an indicator that she did think so - so there's reason for reassurance, there, which there isn't going the other way.

[Zanosuke Kurosaki]

P.S.
T, keychains. I want a Sara keychain.

I second this, except I want one of Michelle.

[CEOIII]

Uh, not that I don't enjoy having to wait for less time for an update, but is there any particular reason that today's and Friday's strip were released early?

No offense meant, but P&A's schedule has been "two hours before midnight" for at least the last few years.

Wait, you are actually updating at 10PM? I always just assumed you lived in the mountain time zone somewhere.

[TCampbell]

Uh, not that I don't enjoy having to wait for less time for an update, but is there any particular reason that today's and Friday's strip were released early?

No offense meant, but P&A's schedule has been "two hours before midnight" for at least the last few years.

Wait, you are actually updating at 10PM? I always just assumed you lived in the mountain time zone somewhere.

Nah, I like to see the first wave of comments before I go to bed. Lately I stay up too late anyway, but at least I don't HAVE to.

[BMPDynamite]

I'm really glad Penny said she loves Aggie with such conviction. She didn't force it, or plead, or anything like that. She stated it as a simple fact. That's a great sign; she probably means it. That said, I think Aggie has the right to be worried. She's had these concerns for a while, and I had to wait 'til she expressed them specifically before posting.

This is backpedaling: calling their encounter "fumbling the make-up sex". One panel ago, Penny said it was the best she ever had.

Bolded for your convenience. Having heard Aggie say she didn't like it at all, Penny recognizes that it's not good sex if one partner loves it and the other hates it, or is scared by it. Again: not backpedalling.

Exactly. Aggie didn't hate the sex, but I think it helped her solidify that "out-of-place" feeling she's been having for a bit. Now they've stopped "playing house" and are in real relationship territory.

Penny's trying to continue her thought over Aggie's interruption, because Aggie seems to be in a deeply uncertain frame of mind. Penny's attitude is that she has to get all her best-tasting arguments on the table now, before Aggie has a chance to decide she isn't hungry.

ETA: Call this manipulative if you want, but Penny knows she doesn't really have the power to keep Aggie in a relationship against her will, and that Aggie's too smart to be kept by trickery. All Penny's trying to do-- all she thinks she CAN do-- is prevent an impulse-based decision.

Which is probably a good idea. Justified though they can be, impulse decisions don't usually work out well in this comic.

And now that all that's out of the way...Aggie has a nice ass. There. I said it.

[Spudnuts]

I think it's important to point out that we've all been avoiding the most important question raised by today's strip: Who has the cutest butt-dimples, Penny or Aggie?

[Bo Lindbergh]

Next installment: utter panic as P&A realise that there's not enough time before Nick arrives to both put on decent clothes and tidy up the room.

[SniperCT]

The're having this discussion pantless.

I don't know why, but that's both reassuring and extremely hilarious. I think a welcome dose of comic relief, too.