Always Pack Protection, Page 4

PANEL 1

Rachel walks outside a "Right Aid Pharmacy Dept." store wearing shorts and a black shirt, while Tuna follows.

RACHEL: "It's not like I'm going to this convention plotting to get laid."

Rachel's thought bubble shows her surrounded by admirers: "They will be mine. Oh yes, they will be mine..."

PANEL 2

Rachel and Tuna continue talking outside.

RACHEL: "I'm just not taking any chances."

TUNA: "Chances? Oh, like you might possibly, accidentally slip and fall on an erection?"

Small image shows Rachel slipping: "Whoops!"

PANEL 3

Rachel gets frustrated while Tuna walks away.

RACHEL: "Don't be so naive. People do crazy things when they're running on just three hours of sleep."

TUNA: "Either you are dedicated to chastity or you are not!"

TUNA: "Oh, screw this. I'm going to torment the fish in the pet department."

PANEL 4

Rachel finds the condom aisle, looking at various brands with suggestive names like "Kissy," "Maximum Ride," "Inti-Mates," "BIG," "HUGE," and "Sheer Pleasure."

RACHEL: "Ah, here they are!"

Another photographic background! I shot this one specifically for this comic. I went through the trouble of editing the sign to say “Right Aid,” too.

Tuna is giving away his age here. Drug stores haven’t had pet departments since Woolworth’s. But I remember once being in a Woolworth’s that had fish in a little pet department.

Re-reading this, I feel like Tuna’s being way too harsh on Rachel, forcing her to repeat herself so much. It’s very un-Tuna. But I had just gone weekly, so I was probably getting used to everyone’s roles.

Also “…like you might possibly, accidentally slip and fall on an erection?” is quite possibly the funniest thing Tuna has ever quipped. Possibly.

Comments (Archived)

  1. Lauren

    I’m so glad you’re doing the special edition commentary for these. I gotta say that the “Right Aid” sign has bugged me ever since I first saw it. lol. I was like “Wait…what…? Oh…maybe that’s what they call them over there… No…it’s totally Photoshop…right…?” Thanks for clearing that up for me!

    Also, there probably is a store, SOMEWHERE, that’s named Right Aid. We just saw a “7 Liquor” yesterday that was trying to trick people into thinking it was a 7-11. Silly stores.