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2006-03-14: Escape Phrase 20
Home Cooking
Ah, finally, a new character! Except we've seen her before, briefly. How odd.
This comic is in the storyline:
- Escape Phrase
This was intended to be a 24-hour comic but my hand hurt too much twelve pages in. And then it turned into a crazy experimental study of the interaction between form and content in the comics medium.
Text transcript
[[Tsamantha's mother, Persephone, is bringing a crock of dinner in from the kitchen.]] Persephone: I think it's WONDERFUL you've come to stay with us! I've heard so much about you! Persephone: It's sort of silly, really -- Tsam's known you for years but I've never had the chance to meet you. Persephone: Ah well, I suppose she made up for it with how she'd talk about you ALmost EVery NIGHT. Isn't that right, dear? [[Tsamantha has a shocked look on her face.]] Tsamantha: ... Persephone: Oh, silly girl! It's too late to be shy about it now. I don't mean to be embarassing you, though -- it's just what mothers do best. I'm just happy he turned out so nice! Jimothy: Uh -- Persephone: I suppose you two wilil be walking together to your classes tomorrow? Don't stay up too late! Heh!