Otherworldly Goods — Page 19
Families can be hard.
Did I say you’d meet Tara this week? I forgot about this page. Next week! I hope this page sets up her relationship with Fetch well enough.
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PANEL 1
Fetch on his phone, sitting on his luggage.
FETCH: Tara! It’s Fetch! Don’t hang up!
PANEL 2
Fetch annoyed
FETCH: I got your letter. I’m back in town and I need a lift from the quay. I’d like to see you and mom.
PANEL 3
Fetch flustered
FETCH: What? No! I -
But….
That’s not -
Okay….
Yeah, see you soon.
PANEL 4
Fetch annoyed and sad on his luggage
FETCH: Sigh.
Fetch on his phone, sitting on his luggage.
FETCH: Tara! It’s Fetch! Don’t hang up!
PANEL 2
Fetch annoyed
FETCH: I got your letter. I’m back in town and I need a lift from the quay. I’d like to see you and mom.
PANEL 3
Fetch flustered
FETCH: What? No! I -
But….
That’s not -
Okay….
Yeah, see you soon.
PANEL 4
Fetch annoyed and sad on his luggage
FETCH: Sigh.
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Reminds me of a time my sister was supposed to pick me up at the airport. When I called to tell her the flight was delayed one hour she flat-out told me she wouldn’t be coming because she had plans to go to a bar with her friends.
That is hilarious. I had debated (minorly) about this scene, but I love how it sets the tone of their sibling relationship. And there are so many stories like yours that this reflects. I am an only child, but I have seen so many friends do battle with their siblings; then I raised two kids of my own — they never stop bickering.