129. Tickets Please, page posted 4/29/26

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Tickets Please — Page 16

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Veronica: Abbey’s not COMPLETELY full-on besties with Paulo. Maybe on the third date they’ll unlock the ability to see a movie together.

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Comment ID #146097

Not fond of Sue’s attitude here

Washington BC  

Comment ID #146098

Oh geez

Joselyn Rivera  

Comment ID #146099

Paulo reading her for filth IMMEDIATELY

Aeryn Monet  

Comment ID #146100

Not everything is about you sue

arjay  

Comment ID #146101

Ahaha I love James’s face at David’s reaction. He isn’t the only fickle one!

I hope that this is actually leading into Sue having to realize that not all her preexisting notions of Paulo are true, and that she needs to be less judgemental

Snowstar837  

Comment ID #146102

i love how the last panel kind of implies that everyone else just got the hell out of there to get away from the sue v paulo fallout

Frith  

Comment ID #146103

Sue getting so mad the table shrank, somehow

SomeColourMage  

Comment ID #146104

Get over yourself, Sue. Not everything is about you

Profesor Pomelo  

Comment ID #146105

Sue might be larping..

stillBFG  

Comment ID #146106

God forbid he better himself and actually do things you only say you do to make yourself appear smart and cultured. Every time Sue’s ego is threatened she turns into the worst person

Red Miso  

Comment ID #146107

Wow it’s is just like with the museum and the painting

Fiver  

Comment ID #146108

PLEASE STOP FIGHTINGGGGGGGGGGGGG. Anyways davidpaulo STAYS winning! So happy for David

Zambies  

Comment ID #146109

i understand where sue is coming from considering how mean paulo has been to her about nerd stuff in the past but please sue realize hes been genuine for once

Gootz  

Comment ID #146110

People can grow, even people you don’t like, Sue.

Part of the series’ focus seems to be personal growth and how relationships change, especially at such a turbulent time.

Sue is understandably skeptical of Paulo after past encounters, but she has also been holding onto this image of him as good-for-nothing when we as readers know how much extra time he has been putting into being a fully-realized person.

Perhaps this is when perspectives change.

Sometimes a Badger  

Comment ID #146111

Yeah, this grudge has been going on for so long, Abbey has learned to hate Paulo, gotten into multiple physical fights, gone no contact, and managed to give him a chance and build a healthy road forward on speaking terms to reconcile, for the entire duration of Sue’s personal hang-ups about Paulo. It’s long overdue for these two to stop going at each-others throats, especially now that Sue is the one acting as instigator more often than Paulo in recent events.

Alec  

Comment ID #146112

idk how Paulo would feel about David when he finds out what a jerk he was to Mike.

Keywii  

Comment ID #146113

so he’s actually intending to take Daisy, right? it’s just that outright saying that risks giving it all away to Abbey (and he doesn’t know David knows)

SomeColourMage  

Comment ID #146114

also lmao is James noticing what David’s crushes look like

SomeColourMage  

Comment ID #146115

I understand Sue not wanting to give something to someone she doesn’t like, but she could be more savvy about it to not look like a jerk.

Nev Ravenoak  

Comment ID #146116

The Table communicates with shouting and insults. It’s like their love language

whiteboypizza  

Comment ID #146117

It’s like she prefers him hobbyless lmao

Peligrin  

Comment ID #146118

C’mon Sue, learn to accept that people can grow.

Crossbreeze  

Comment ID #146119

Yeah, she’s got some growing to do too

DreamerKay  

Comment ID #146120

I love Paulo’s expression in panel four. It’s a great mix of conveying that he absolutely understands why Abbey said no, is a little sad about it, but is also happy at the progress that *has* been made between them. Compare Abbey turning him down here to Abbey turning him down when Paulo asked to be his partner for volleyball in Time Out. Abbey no longer assumes Paulo inviting him to do something is a way to make fun of him or has an ulterior motive, he just thinks it’d be awkward. The end result is the same, Abbey turning him down, but the difference in why is SUCH a step forward for these two.

AlisterTX  

Comment ID #146121

Boy, for someone who wants to stay out of the drama Sue sure likes being involved in the drama

whiteboypizza  

Comment ID #146122

Awwww this isnt a Paulo and Abbey bonding chapter?? Aw rats!! *snaps fingers*

esinololly  

Comment ID #146123

What the heck sue?? You dont have to like him but you cant be a jerk about it for no reason, thats not cool.

Brittany  

Comment ID #146124

“I’m not stupid”

No, you’re SUE-pid

Kiall Vun Myeret  

Comment ID #146125

Abbey is a real one for not making an excuse for not going. Just keeping it simple. Then there is Sue here with… All of this. Really illustrates how much she has stagnated compared to a lot of the people in her friend group.

Skid  

Comment ID #146126

Sue around Halloween time:

CAN WE JUST HAVE ONE MOMENT WITHOUT ANY DRAMA, AND HAVE FUN!!!?

Sue Now:

Paulo!!! You fake backside self you! You just wanna ruin everything!

Yeah that’s right I have beef with you!!!

Crossbreeze  

Comment ID #146127

hopping into the comments for a rare take but: everyone dogpiling Sue is being so ridiculously harsh!! Sue is obviously being a prejudiced jerk here but the reason she’s so resentful of Paulo is because he’s bullied her relentlessly for most of the time she’s known him… it’s obvious why she doesn’t trust him to be honest or genuine with her, he’s used the same tactic to mock her in the past. and even now he’s just sort of demanding the tickets without bothering to talk to her like a person lmao

Lily Hoyda  

Comment ID #146128

Right, I don’t really know why Sue should give him the tickets. He just kind of showed up and started demanding them. Like, he knows she doesn’t like him, so I don’t think he should be surprised that she’s not exactly jumping at the opportunity to do him a favor, and he’s not really giving her a reason here either.

Nev Ravenoak  

Comment ID #146129

Not entirely unfair to say. However… what could he possibly be bullying her for here. Like he pointed out, she seemed disinterested when he voiced his interest. So would he be making fun of her for… not wanting to go to a movie adaptation of a book? And why is Sue pushing back immediately and being stubborn about keeping tickets for a thing she doesn’t really care about? Like, yes, at the end of the day? Well within her rights to keep one of them. They were offered to her first by Amaya. But in that same vein? Amaya would be within her rights to give the other one to Paulo. No one is entitled to the tickets, and they’re Amaya’s to give out as she chooses.

Also, EVEN SUE has said that Paulo isn’t as bad as Abbey used to think. And now here we are, with Abbey and Paulo on speaking terms after getting to know him a bit better. My my, how the turntables.

Alec  

Comment ID #146130

@Alec I think Sue and Paulo are both gonna go to the movie :3c

Nev Ravenoak  

Comment ID #146131

@Nev Oh 100%

Alec  

Comment ID #146132

ya she’s obviously being hyper reactive and defensive out of past hurt, she’s clearly being unreasonable here! i just understand why she’s like that haha

Lily Hoyda  

Comment ID #146133

Definitely, I hope so cause this animosity between them, needs to be crushed.

Crossbreeze  

Comment ID #146134

I suspect it might be a bit jarring for some people because Sue was one of the people trying to get Abbey to believe Paulo’s not as bad as he thought he was. granted, “annoying asshole” is still a much nicer perception than “habitual womaniser who wants to steal my girlfriend for the sake of upping his body count”, but I could see people seeing that as an intention to lay off the guy that didn’t actually happen

SomeColourMage  

Comment ID #146135

I CAN ONLY HOPE!

LackLuster  

Comment ID #146136

Gosh, Sue really wants to go and Paulo really wants to go, hahaha, I can only hope for a compromise here :3c

LackLuster  

Comment ID #146137

Paulo’s dating David, I thought he was dating Daisy.

SCD  

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