Ellen

Ellen was Steve's girlfriend during the earlier strips of the comic. They had a few problems in their relationship, such as Ellen being underage when they met.
She attended Smif College, majoring in marine biology with a minor in philosophy. She worked as a waitress when she first appeared. She shared an apartment with Natasha.
Jeph Jacques has said that she has been written out permanently.https://jephjacques.tumblr.com/post/11265563239/qa-dump-09 (archived)
==Background==
===Personality===
Ellen was straightforward and somewhat naive.
===Sex and drugs and rock&roll===
====Sexuality====
Ellen appears to be exclusively heterosexual, and thoroughly committed to dating inside her own species.
====Drugs====
Ellen uses chocolate with caffeine, and alcohol.
====Musical tastes====
Ellen was known to listen to They Might Be Giants and Ben Folds. She intensely dislikes Animal Collective and Slipknot. She had a general fondness for musicals.
==Major Events==
Ellen and Steve go on a double date with Marten and Dora. This also happened to be Ellen and Steve's first date.
Ellen wants to move faster in her relationship with Steve which almost causes them to split up.
After accepting a position on a deep-sea research vessel, Ellen is unwilling to try a long distance relationship and breaks it off with Steve.
==Memorable Quotes==
* "You know, employing the Socratic Method in the bedroom could be pretty interesting."
* "We can just dunk her in rubbing alcohol and strike a match. The flames should burn off her outermost layer of filth."
* "If I were an eel I'd just lunge at him from within my lair, seize him in my jaws and pull him back inside to be devoured whole."
* "Well, I figure at this point I can either move on with my life or develop a creepy, obsessive fixation on Steve, and there's no WAY I'd have time to stalk him with my current course load."
* "I should just date a shower massage. They don't care about age."
== Gallery ==
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Ellen.png | Ellen in her last appearance in .