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Only problem with that is, if she doesn't appear for the next six years, will I remember what the hell that means?

Great, so how am I going to label this person in The Count? Mysterious Person in Black? That's way too long. Open to suggestions.

Then you must not read my end-of-the-year wrap-ups, 'cause I made a point of pointing out he hadn't shown up all last year. Mon. Apr. 3, 2023 Susan: 636 Tedd: 948 (2023 debut) Wed. Apr. 5, 2023 Mr. Verres: 203 (2023 debut) Susan: 637 Grace: 1058 (2023 debut) Tedd: 949 Wed. Apr. 7, 2023 Susan: 638 Grace: 1059 Mr. Verres: 204 Tedd: 950 Mon. Apr. 10, 2023 Tedd: 951 Susan: 639 Mr. Verres: 205 Wed. Apr. 12, 2023 Mr. Verres: 206 Susan: 640 Fri. Apr. 14, 2023 Mr. Verres: 207 Grace: 1060 Tedd: 952 Susan: 641 Mon. Apr. 17, 2023 Grace: 1061 Susan: 642 Tedd: 953 Wed. Apr. 19, 2023 Grace: 1062 Susan: 643 Tedd: 954 Fri. APr. 21, 2023 Tedd: 955 Susan: 644 Grace: 1063 Mon. Apr. 24, 2023 Susan: 645 Wed. Apr. 26, 2023 Susan: 646 Susan's Fairies**: 29 (1st appearance since 2018) Fri. Apr. 28, 2023 Susan: 647 Susan's Fairies: 30 *Last month I mistakenly claimed that Tedd and Nanase were the only main characters yet to appear, somehow forgetting about Grace. Only Nanase left now. ** For posterity's sake, still logged under "Li'l Nase" FULL COUNT

https://www.egscomics.com/comic/ourf-025 Has she named the fairies Gummy, Chewable, and Gummy 2, by chance? It's fitting that Dan should take Monday off, considering it's Labor Day in most places.

Caaalled iiiiit!

Last comic he was convinced she had come to these conclusions; this comic he wanted to know how she had done so.

https://www.egscomics.com/comic/ourf-016 So are we all agreed that Susan's going to finish working at the video store and start working for Tedd's dad is where this is naturally heading?

Wed. Mar. 1, 2023 Sarah: 781 (2023 debut) Elliot: 1137 Ashley: 305 (2023 debut) Diane: 388 Lucy: 40 (2023 debut) Rhoda: 87 (2023 debut) Catalina: 84 (1st appearance since 2021) Justin: 544 (1st appearance since 2021) Luke: 76 (1st appearance since 2021) Susan: 623 Fri. Mar. 3, 2023 Sarah: 782 Susan: 624 Mon. Mar. 6, 2023 Sarah: 783 Susan: 625 Wed. Mar. 8, 2023 Susan: 626 Mr. Tensaided: 70 (1st appearance since 2021) Fri. Mar. 10, 2023 Susan: 627 Mr. Tensaided: 71 Mon. Mar. 13, 2023 Susan: 628 Wed. Mar. 15, 2023 Susan: 629 Sarah: 784 Mon. Mar. 20, 2023 Sarah: 785 Susan: 630 Wed. Mar. 22, 2023 Susan: 631 Sarah: 786 Fri. Mar. 24, 3023 Sarah: 787 Susan: 632 Mon. Mar. 27, 2023 Sarah: 788 Susan: 633 Wed. Mar. 29, 2023 Susan: 634 Sarah: 789 Fri. Mar. 31, 2023 Susan: 635 *Tedd and Nanase are the only main characters who've yet to appear this year FULL COUNT

I'll never give up on it. I just get distracted from time to time. Usually when there's some kind of big upheaval, like moving to a different continent. Which happens surprisingly frequently, now I stop and think about it.

I'll shoot for monthly for now and see how that goes

Seeing as Dan's taking a break until March, I may as well put up the February numbers. Fri. Feb. 3, 2023 Noah: 102 Diane: 384 Mon. Feb. 6, 2023 Diane: 385 Noah: 103 Fri. Feb. 10, 2023 Raven: 123 Abraham: 46 Vladia:49 Mon. Feb. 13, 2023 Diane: 386 Noah: 104 Wed. Feb. 15, 2023 Diane: 387 Susan: 622 *Dang. Only 5 comics for the entire month. FULL COUNT

Can we not turn this into a chatter thread?

Fair. I don't ship her with Raven specifically (or with anyone, necessarily); I'm just pro-anything that has the potential to make Vladia happy.

When it comes to background characters, I include them if they're recurring and identifiable, even if they don't talk. And there are obvious one-off characters (like the infamous Phill) who'll obviously never appear again, so I don't bother with them. Basically, when it comes to things like this, there's no hard-and-fast rule; I just use my judgement on a case-by-case basis. Though there have been a couple of times where I've had to go back and add people to the count retroactively when they've reappeared. Hence my comment about the werewolf. If we see him again, he's officially "recurring" and I have to include him. I should probably do it now but I'm just being lazy and I don't want to.

2023 begins! Mon. Jan. 2, 2023 Diane: 372 (2023 debut) Noah: 90 (2023 debut) Susan: 621 (2023 debut) Wed. Jan. 4, 2023 Noah: 91 Diane: 373 Pandora: 122 (2023 debut) Raven: 121 (2023 debut) *I apparently never counted the werewolf before, so I don't really feel like retconning that now. If Dan brings him back again I'll have to, though Fri. Jan. 6, 2023 Diane: 374 Noah: 92 Pandora: 123 Mon. Jan. 9, 2023 Diane: 375 Noah: 93 Abraham: 44 (2023 debut) Wed. Jan. 11, 2023 Diane: 376 Elliot: 1136 (2023 debut) Ellen: 741 (2023 debut) Noah: 94 Fri. Jan. 13, 2023 Diane: 377 Noah: 95 Mon. Jan. 16, 2023 Abraham: 45 Wolf: 21 (1st appearance since 2021) Vladia: 48 (1st appearance since 2011) Raven: 122 Wed. Jan. 18, 2023 Diane: 378 Noah: 96 Magus: 63 (2023 debut) Fri. Jan. 20, 2023 Diane: 379 Noah: 97 Mon. Jan. 23, 2023 Diane: 380 Noah: 98 Wed. Jan. 25, 2023 Noah: 99 Diane: 381 Fri. Jan. 27, 2023 Diane: 382 Noah: 100 (15th) Mon. Jan. 30, 2023 Diane: 383 Noah: 101 FULL COUNT