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"In which Nillan acts like a male."	[Nillan's Professor] ...This remarkable admission -- testimony to the centralization of power in Ottawa with respect to strategic policy matters... / [Leyla] Hey there... do you have a pencil I could borrow? / [Nillan] ? / [Nillan] Leyla? What are you doing here? / [Leyla] I wanted to see you. / [Nillan]... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=220
"In which dolphins are very much not juggled."	[Nillan's Professor] Chretien Cabinet System (until 2002) / PM/Cabinet / Economic Union / Social Union / Treasury Board. / [Leyla] More like "Bored" / [Leyla] This class is dull...... / [Nillan] This is a class about government bureaucracy and departmental spending policy, and not dolphin-juggling, unfortunately. / [Leyla]... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=221
"In which mermaids stand on guard for thee."	[Nillan] Why'd you skip class to come to my class just to see me. / [Leyla] I was bored. Plus we haven't seen much of each other over the past few weeks. / [Nillan] Essay season will do that. / [Leyla] Hm? / [Nillan] Essay season eats souls. / [Leyla] It will never get mine! I HID my soul! / [Nillan]... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=222
"In which Leyla's handwriting is just plain messy."	[Leyla's Handwriting] Nill! Let's pass notes in class. / [Nillan's Handwriting] Ok. / [Nillan's Handwriting] What will we write about? / [Leyla's Handwriting] Well, we can't keep writing about the "idea" of writing notes, that's for sure! / [Nillan's Handwriting] ANd we can't write about NOT writing... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=223
"In which Michaelangelo does his best Clark Kent."	[Nillan's Professor] Thanks for being so attentive today... class dismissed. / [Leyla] You say that as if chaos is a BAD thing. / [Nillan] Chaos involving mutants generally is. / [Leyla] Mutants aren't ALL bad! / [Nillan] Um! / [Leyla] What about the X-Men? Or the teenage mutant ninja turtles? / [Nillan]... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=224

"In which Nillan sneezes."	[Leyla] Hey Nillan? / [Nillan] Yes? / [Leyla] I just realized that I have yet to plant a pucker on your lips today! / [Nillan] Ooh STOP! / [Leyla] In the name of love? / [Leyla] No kiss? What's wrong? / [Nillan] Nothing... it's just... 'CHOO!! / [Nillan] I do believe I have a cold coming on a bit. / [Nillan]... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=225
"In which Leyla is excessively wordy."	[Leyla] KISS / [Nillan] You just kissed me! I told you not to! I have a cold! / [Leyla] I know. / [Nillan] But if you keep doing doing that... you're bound to catch it. / [Leyla] That was the precise formula behind that kiss... see, considering the amount of time we spend together, it is extremely likely... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=226
"In which Nillan plays it safe."	[Leyla] An idea! / [Nillan] Yes? / [Leyla] Let's eat lunch outside... / [Nillan] :( / [Nillan] It is so COLD outside. / [Leyla] It is nippy, but not yet cold. / [Nillan] :( / [Leyla] You really have no sense of adventure sometimes, you know? / [Nillan] Ouch. Battleship sunk. / [Leyla] If you DID captain... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=227
"In which peg-legs are good."	[Leyla] ... Maybe being a peg-legged captain is more FUN than having two real legs. / [Nillan] Why? / [Leyla] It's a sign that you've lived a little: ~sailed the seven seas. ~Battled octopus giants with five eyes. ~Sword-fought down gang-planks. That sort of thing. / [Nillan] Personally, I'd rather... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=228
"In which Leyla acts weird."	[Nillan] WAIT a second... you just suggested that someday, you could break my heart... / [Leyla] Listen, I DO love you Nillan... it's just that I happen to know that... love can be an unforgiving lottery at times... / [Nillan] Leyla... I know I never really asked you about it... / [Nillan] But what... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=229

"In which Nillan gives an uncomfortable hug."	[Nillan] What's wrong, Hon'? / [Leyla] Nothing. / [Nillan] NOTHING?... Leyla, you're crying... it's obviously something... / [Leyla] It is something I can't explain at the moment. / [Leyla] What I need right now is a hug. Hugs are the most comfortable thing in the world, I think. / [Nillan] Not al... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=230
"In which Leyla writes a letter."	[Nillan] --And then, all of a sudden she just teared up and started crying... / [Sam] And then? / [Nillan] And then we hugged for a bit.. / [Sam] And then? / [Nillan] And she had class. So she went. / [Sam] Hm. / [Sam] And how has she been acting since? / [Nillan] I haven't seen her much... / [Nillan]... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=231
"In which Cinn needs chocolate."	[Cinn] Ugh / [Jessica] What's up, homegirl? / [Cinn] Headache. Throbbing of the bad kinds. / [Jessica] You need chocolate. / [Cinn] Hm? / [Cinn] How will CHOCOLATE help? / [Jessica] Curing headaches is like robbing a bank... ie. Next to impossible. / [Jessica] But, if you're going to do it, you need... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=232
"In which beans are a vegetable."	[Cinn] Wow... that chocolate HELPED... I actually do feel a lot better now... / [Jessica] Told you! My grandma taught me that trick! She calls it "Chinese Herbal Medicine." / [Jessica] We actually spent an afternoon, once, arguing (in Chinese) about whether chocolate could be considered a herb. / [Cinn]... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=233
"In which Humpty Dumpty is revisionized by revisionizers."	[Jessica] BLEGH. It's pouring outside. / [Cinn] I'm quite enjoying the rain... these days... if it weren't so COLD out I'd be out there right now, twirling about... / [Jessica] Now I know why you have headaches so often... / [Cinn] From going out in the rain? Well, I don't think rain can cause headaches,... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=234

"In which Jessica is not 100%."	[Jessica] You like rain? That surprises me, Cinn! I didn't think you were that adventurous... / [Cinn] Well, I was surprised that you spoke Chinese. I'd always assumed that the only thing chinese about you was the tattoo on your lower back... / [Jessica] Ouch! / [Cinn] What does that tattoo say, anyways? / [Jessica]... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=235
"In which Jessica bothers to bother."	[Jessica] The truth is, I often feel like I've betrayed my heritage a lot of the time... / [Cinn] Yeah? / [Jessica] Yeah. I mean, my parents always tell me that I act too "North American." I hate that. / [Jessica] Take my tattoo, for example. I got it to HONOUR my Chinese background. But if my parents... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=236
"In which Cinn wants a mother."	[Jessica] Oh... at least your mom had wisdom and eternal love, right? / [Cinn] Uh... not so sure about that... / [Cinn] My mom wasn't the world's wisest woman... When I was young, she was always trying to be my best friend, gossiping and whatnot. / [Cinn] She'd bring home these guys she'd met, and when... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=237
"In which Cinn likes art."	[Cinn] The way my mom was when I grew up is what got me into art in the first place... / [Jessica] Yeah? / [Cinn, as a child] Yeah... I used to come home everyday to an empty apartment and spend hours drawing. / [Jessica] Drawing is such a solitary thing to do... / [Cinn, as a child] I suppose. But I... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=238
"In which French films make no sense."	[Nillan] Man, I'm so glad my classes are done for the day. / [Sam] Yeah? What are you up to tonight? / [Nillan] I'm heading over to Leyla's. She rented a foreign film or something. / [Sam] You say that as if foreign films are all weird. / [Nillan] No, I don't mind them. They're fine as long as you don't... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=239

"In which Sam and Nillan run from the rain while talking about things."	[Sam] Achoo / [Nillan] Oh, you have that cold now? / Diggin in his bag / [Sam] Yeah, I guess. / [Nillan] I had that cold a few weeks ago. It's fairly unpleasant. / Hands Sam a toilet paper roll / Sam is wiping his nose / [Sam] More than fairly. If I didn't have this cold, I wouldn't have had to... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=240
"In which Sam is cold."	[Pie R Squared employee] Just one slice and a coke? / [Sam] Yes. sniffle / [Pie R Squared employee] That'll be $3.75, please. / [Nillan] You should have gotten a Sprite instead of a Coke. / [Sam] What for? / [Nillan] Sprite cures colds. / [Sam] Huh? / [Sam] Sprite? As in the pop? The only sprite I know... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=241
"In which natural medicines are discussed."	[Sam] So, you were being serious? / [Nillan] Yeah. My mom used to always say that Sprite cured colds. / [Nillan] Whenever I was sick, she'd make me eat oranges and drink Sprite. / [Sam] Hmm. Well, the orange thing I understand... But SPRITE? / [Nillan] Home remedies are so weird, huh? I remember when... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=242
"In which Sam likes his meat raw."	[Sam] To be honest, I never liked vegetables that much... / [Nillan] Oh now -- they're not that bad. / [Sam] Especially when they're cooked... especially when they're brussel sprouts. / [Nillan] The argument could be made that veggies are meant to be eaten raw. / [Sam] The same argument could be made for... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=243
"In which a poorly-named person may receive less kisses throughout life."	[Nillan] So, seriously... who is this girl you're seeing? / [Sam] As I said, I don't think you know her. Her name is Madeline. / [Nillan] Oh. I secretly HATE names that end in "I-N-E." I'm never sure how to pronounce them. / [Nillan] Is it pronounced MAD-E-LINN? or is it MAD-�-leen, like the French... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=244

"In which emotional investment in vanilla will never let one down."	[Sam] Hm... I'd peg you as someone who would be rather hesitant to kiss ANY girl, regardless of her name. You're the most hesitant guy I know. / [Nillan] ! / [Sam] You're the type of guy who would walk into a 200-flavour ice cream shop and get "vanilla". When you go to a restaurant you're unfamiliar... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=245
"In which some folks have no class."	[Cinn] Jessica! That's SCOTT who just walked through the door! Don't tell me you're actually interested in HIM! / [Scott] Hey guys! / [Jessica] Blegh! You'll go for anything that moves, won't you? / [Jessica] Hey! I've known Scott since I was a kid! He's a good guy... besides, we've been a "thing"... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=246
"In which Nillan is not quite there."	[Sam] So, are you going to talk to Leyla tonight? / [Nillan] About what? / [Sam] About the obvious. About her odd behaviour lately, for instance. / [Nillan] I dunno. I'm not quite there. I'm not in that headspace today. / [Sam] Well, just remember... / [Sam] Adult relationships require communication,... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=247
"In which Scott makes an inappropriate reference."	[Jessica] Ouch. That hurt! Why would you say that I have NO class? / [Cinn] Oh, I didn't mean it! I love you like a sister, even if our lifestyle choices do differ! / [Scott] Hm. / [Jessica] By "lifestyle choices" do yourrefer to your decision to be a friendless Artiste-Hermit while I choose to actually... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=248
"In which Jessica goes 'PUDGE' and then 'FLOK'."	[Scott] Seriously, though! That bush was wet! The pushing was not necessary! / [Cinn] Take it as a sign of affection, Scott. / [Scott] How would PUSHING ME into a BUSH be a sign of affection? / [Cinn] Come now -- don't you remember being seven years old? / [Cinn] People often steal candy from people... http://lucastds.com/webcomic/index.php?strip_id=249

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