Vancouver Weregeeks!! If you’re in town this weekend and want to meet some really awesome people who draw comics, then have I got the show for you!! The Vancouver Comic Arts Festival (VanCaf) is being held this weekend (May 25-26), and I will be there, along with a really long list of other local and international comic artists. And, best of all, VanCaf is FREE to attend, so there’s no excuse not to come down and hang out, now is there?
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Also, today’s comic takes us somewhere no comic about gaming has gone before – bra shopping! I know this isn’t our standard dice-rolling hijinks, but I’m really happy to have the chance to do another storyline with just the girls, even if it has to be while they’re shopping. (I share Abbie’s dislike of shopping, and ESPECIALLY bra shopping…) But, I was willing to put aside my aversion to even mentioning the dreaded ‘S’ word after a surprisingly fun and annoyance-free trip to the mall with my friends that left me with scads of potential scripts, and as an attempt to psyche myself up to take a much-needed trip to the bra store myself. (Yes. Bras can explode. No, I’m not saying whether or not mine did, only that, ow…)
Though, perhaps the day that someone makes a bra with a built-in dice holder (for girls without their own built-in dice holders), I might actually venture into one of those stores of my own accord… Etsy – get on it!!
LoneHowler Says:
I think Abby might be the sports bra type. I know I won’t wear anything elce unless there is no other choice. I hate non sports bras with a passion. Though I wandered into a Victoria secret out of curiosity and found sports bras. Damn things tempted me
Harrow Says:
The first time I looked at the sale table in panel two, it looked like it was covered with bundles of yarn. I thought, what the hell? Is this a DIY lingerie store?
MerchManDan Says:
My crush on Katie continues unabated.
MerchManDan Says:
Apologies for the double post, but I forgot to mention: Another favourite webcomic – Wapsi Square – also recently featured the trials of bra shopping. There are carbon nanotubes. And ninjas.
….look, just start reading here: http://wapsisquare.com/comic/thrown-the-gauntlet/
air security Says:
heh, i should do this with my girl friend… she whines about her itching back every evening, and when i asked if her bra had the right size, she told me she did not know her own size… of course she bought too tight until now.
Now we need a shop offering size 90 AA – or customization.
I did not even know that was possible… i mean, cars, hacker decks, characters, campaign settings, spells, rules, all known to me – but bras?
The Dark Ronin Says:
Actually this could link to gaming, if you have a GM who likes his female player characters with a dose of slightly odd realism:
“Oops, you rolled a 1! As you attempt the acrobatic flip while firing two handguns at the same time in Matrix-style slow-mo action, your bra explodes, throwing off your aim and directing your hail of bullets into an unfortunate innocent bystander. You will now have a penalty to all rolls until you find a new bra!”
Also, as a single guy with a liking for small boobs, I’m forced to agree with Abbie on this one
SF Kitfox Says:
*high fives abbie* indeed!
Sauron Bane Says:
Hah. Nice… And I wish I could come to the convention >.> Sadly, I work all day both of those days -sigh-
Ellendra Says:
I can totally sympathize here! Not only do most bras not fit right, I developed an allergic reaction to synthetic fabrics and can’t even wear bought bras anymore at all. I had to learn to make my own. Thank God for sewing machines!
Built-in dice holder? Hmmm……
ranthoron Says:
Well, I come from a family with huge breasts and like the “perfect handful”…
Necrisha Says:
Hey! it works both ways abbie! Good luck trying to find a 28B or 28C. especially in strapless/specialty versions. And you’ll be in the preteen section for an 28A or lower, and even those won’t fit right.
CaitieCat Says:
Just a comment about that “itching back” that was mentioned above, one of the great things I learnt early on about my first female partner was that she LOVED to have her back rubbed and scratched right after she took off her bra, because her breasts were so large and heavy that they compressed the skin enough to cut off blood supply a bit, making it all pins-and-needley.
So, a suggestion for those with heavy-chested and bra-wearing partners, try out the possibility next time you’ve a chance, and maybe find you’ve a friend for life.
Also Alina, I LOVE you for doing this strip. I can’t believe how important and weirdly groundbreaking it feels to read a gaming/geek-oriented strip that shows bonding among women gamers. We’re so often forced into the mould of being at one another’s throats, and that so rarely describes what I’ve experienced in friendship with other women. This kind of strip is like a lovely little feminist/progressivist candy in my daily reading. Thank you so much.
CaitieCat Says:
Er, that is, her bra compressed the skin enough to make the skin all tingly/pins-and-needley. Because of the weight it was carrying.
She actually has grooves on her shoulders, permanently, from bra straps before she got wise to the joys of wide-strap sports bras. Wide shoulder and side straps, the sheerly lovely thing for heavy-chested people (and features found in most sports bras). Trick is always finding one that doesn’t monoboob.
Alexandraya Says:
Gods, buying bras is such a chore. Its just, ah. *glares angrily down at her chest* I have to go to a speciality shop and even then you can never get anything cute. People always seem suprised by my cup size because I don’t look all that large…but seriously. When girls complain about being a 32DD or some such I just want to grab them shake them and shout “Try being a 30II!” bah. Stupid boobs [/rant]
Rabblerouser88 Says:
Breasts – no matter the size, are always wonderful.
Harrow Says:
I want to second an earlier comment about the female characters hanging out. It’s interesting to see what the weregeeks do when they’re not playing games, talking about games or plotting against the hunters.
Anju Says:
Oddly enough, while I’m a fairly standard size in Australia – at least to the extent that pretty much everywhere carries bras in my size, although ones that fit are another story – I had real trouble in the US; I only ever found my size in specialty shops, and then only in a few styles. Every female friend I’ve ever talked to about it hates bra shopping though.
Scott Says:
small? i swear she’s up a cup size since this comic started…
agentksilver Says:
Average boobs/ribs aren’t a cakewalk either. They’re always already bought when I walk into the store(s)! And it seems like no one can take into account boobs of two different sizes.
Val Says:
Why would you want to put dice in your bra? Don’t womens’ clothes have pockets?
CaitieCat Says:
Why would you want to put dice in your bra? Don’t womens’ clothes have pockets?
Actually, no, they often don’t. Spoils the all-important framing of body parts for others’ view, donchaknow. Not ladylike to use pockets. :/
GeneM Says:
Whoa, whoa, whoa. This is not how it works. Extremely small breasts = you’re buying from the little girls’ selection of bras because your size simply does not exist anywhere else, and they’re uncomfortable regardless. And if you have a small chest and a large ribcage, you can forget breathing in most sports bras that are actually your size. (Larger ones are sort of okay though, since they typically don’t have wire and can fit several breast sizes.)
Kelly Says:
Bra shopping makes me sad. I no longer go into stores, I have to order online.
Also, I like what you do, Alina. Thanks for doing it.
Dr. Deathproof Says:
Oh, Abbie… I love your breasts just the way they are.
arch angel Says:
I disagree with Abby, but then, I’m not a woman either.
HM Says:
It was great seeing you at VanCaf, I’m so glad I went! And bought the books and prints that I did!
Necrisha Says:
Why would you want to put dice in your bra? Don’t womens’ clothes have pockets?
Not big enough for a decent sized bag, especially if you’re described petite. I suppose I have an outfit that’ll work for that if I spit up my dice into groups of 3… but then the amount of digging pre-session is annoying.
Marisa Says:
Abbie’s boobs are small…? Er, she looks like she’s sporting a C cup there.
I’m a 32 C, but I usually have to settle for a 34 C due to the fact that I usually buy my bras at Target or likewise. And finding a good button-up shirt? Now THAT is a chore for big-chested girls.
geeksquared Says:
@Marisa
I’ll see your ‘she looks like she’s sporting a C cup there.’ and raise you
a ‘She was B-Cup when the comic started… and I had a crush on her even then *le sigh*
anonymous Says:
I can think of two bra stores in the Vancouver area that this could be. One in Vancouver near city hall, and the other is Change in Metrotown.
My wife and her sister swear by Change as they a) Measure you properly, b) Carry a variety of sizes, and c) Have cute bras in said sizes for the most part.
(They are both in the G to I range)