http://www.egscomics.com/d/20020530.html
Man, I never thought about it before but Elliot really took losing both Nanase and Sarah hard, didn't he? I have to say it's a bit harsh for Tedd to call him a wuss over it, but then he apparently doubts that the situation is how Elliot described it. I wonder what he thinks happened then? That Elliot is just being a drama queen over a couple of girls saying "no" to going out with him? Or maybe just that Elliot didn't want to admit that he was sick or something.
With regards to Matt and Rat, while it may be entertaining to have the occasional fourth-wall-aware/breaking character, and I think it could be a somewhat funny storyline if it were separate, the placement in the middle of the Sister storyline just seems now like it was a bad idea. I'd be fine with seeing them again someday if Dan decided to bring them back, but only if the comic itself had finished its current drama and was taking a silliness break, such as with the squirrel negotiations.