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Revision as of 06:59, 2 July 2005 by Twin Bird (talk | contribs) (Rank 21332. More than enough to meet the guidelines. (I couldn't find them last time, and I didn't think to check Alexa.))(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Least I Could Do is a comedic webcomic by Ryan Somers and Chad Porter, which debuted on February 10, 2003. The primary theme of the strip is sexuality, especially the promiscuity of the primary character, Rayne Summers. The strip updates every day but Sunday. Stories tend to last for only a few strips, but some have gone several weeks.
In early 2005, the strip underwent a major change when Rayne's friend Noel arrived. Noel was often given roles that previously would have gone to the character John Gold, whose frequency in the strip was somewhat reduced. Soon after, Rayne became an executive assistant on falsified credentials, with the intent of sleeping with the CEO.
Characters
- Rayne Summers is the primary character. He is an attractive and extremely promiscuous man, having slept with fifty women at the strip's opening, and many more women (and one man) over the course of the strip. As of 2005, the highest total that has been given is five hundred. He briefly had a serious relationship with Cyndi, but he could not gain the respect of her parents. He currently has a casual relationship with Marcy, despite their business relationship, though it appears that he still sleeps with other women. Previously, he was a columnist, but he became Marcy's assistant (by having Mick lie to inflate his importance), hoping to sleep with her.
- Noel is Rayne's best friend, a later addition to the strip, first appearing on January 10, 2005. His appearance greatly reduced John Gold's importance. He usually plays Rayne's wingman, and is markedly less critical of his lifestyle than John.
- John Gold is Rayne's roommate, who often acts as a foil. He expresses a resigned discontent with Rayne's promiscuity; he himself is looking for a wife. He is a grade school teacher, and has made several abortive attempts to romance a single mother whose child is in his class. His temptations are represented by a small Darth Vader, in a parody of the shoulder angel cliché
- Melissa "Issa" Alie is a friend of Rayne's. Rayne continually makes sexual advances on her, which she rejects. Despite this, it sometimes seems as though she has a crush on him. She works as a clerk at a gas station. Filler strips frequently involve her in revealing clothing, or jokes about readers' attraction to her.
- Mick Alfa is an unattractive and awkward friend of Rayne's, whom he often uses as a wingman. Sometimes, to make himself look even better by comparison, Rayne has Mick pretend to be retarded. Despite this, Mick is actually fairly smart, and managed to secure Rayne his job. Mick himself is a TV program director.
- Rob Penfield is Rayne and John's neighbour. He lives with his girlfriend, Beth, who is never seen. His friends frequently accuse him of being "whipped." He works in marketing.
- Cyndi is Rayne's ex-girlfriend. She met him working as a waitress at a Chinese restaurant, they slept together, and then began dating. However, he lost her parent's approval by describing her in sexual terms. She later helped Rayne and John to assemble a rock garden.
- Harry is a homeless artist. After being offended by John's condescension, he set up shop outside his apartment building.
- Dr. Wilcott is Rayne's internist. Trying to strike up conversation, Rayne found out he was gay. Initially homophobic, Rayne later defended the doctor from a woman in the waiting room.
- The "Suck For a Buck Lady" is a prostitute who often appears (but never speaks), usually for a one-strip gag.