Chapter: Chapter 10: Laid Plans
WOOP WOOP, THIS IS NOT A DRILL! We have forward motion!
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TRANSCRIPT
Panel 1 (Alex, looking exasperated)
Alex: I’m serious! What does he do for you? You’re a perfect little housewife for him, and this is how he repays you? You cook for him, keep his house clean, wash his clothes, raise his kids — you’re worse off with him than you would be alone!
Panel 2 (Imogen, suddenly angry)
Imogen: What do you expect me to do, huh? I don’t have a job! I flunked out of college! I don’t have any money!
Panel 3 (Alex, mid-shot, concerned)
Imogen, off-panel: I have four kids, Alex! What now?
Panel 4 (no text; Alex, close-up, thoughtful)
Panel 5 (Alex, looking stunned even as the words come out of her mouth:)
Alex: …move in.
THIS IS NOT A DRILL. PARDON ME WHILST I LOSE MY ENTIRE MIND. Imogen, fuckin RUN. Take it!! do it!!!
I like the loooooong tail on the speech bubble for Alex’s “…move in.” I can tell she’s hesitating to say it
I do hope that Imogen considers it, and that all the kids are aware of the changes. Especially with having a dog, five kids in the house would be tough.
But it’s better than continuing to live with the old life, with the cheating and lying.
I had to reread a couple times to notice that Alex isn’t asking a question.
As much as I want to see Alex and Imogen together and her suggestion makes total sense, it makes me worried about the power dynamic between host and house guest. Oh the drama, can’t wait to see how things go over the coming months! 😀
It’s worth noting that just because something isn’t a question doesn’t make it a command!
Yes, absolutely! I read it as Alex’s brain processing a ton of math and then stating the obvious conclusion, much to her own surprise and fear.
That’s one way to chase away the old ghosts of the past, Alex.
Adjfjfhshfj my voice would be shakey too
Kyaaaaaaaa. Rayos esto se está poniendo cada vez mejorrrr 😭😭😭
DAMN!!!! Way to go! Oh, I want this I do but if Alex had trouble with the noise her kid was making one time is she going to survive all these people? This is not going to be easy but I’m hoping Imogen says yes
well we know at somepoint someone moves to someones house because that was foreshadowed back when the strip begam but id think It would be the other way around because I don’t know about Canadian divorce law but here in California her husband would be taken to the cleaners and be lucky he’s not living in his car if they even let him keep that ……
My mom always regretted she divorced my dad in Indiana and not California because she didn’t get much and they never enforced what little but she did get (it was in 79 )
IMOGEN BABY COME ON PULL THE U HAUL AROUND BACK
I take your meaning… but they’re literally neighbors. you could just take a BUNCH of trips and carry everything over without boxes.
Interesting how fast things are going, but I do get it. This is an extreme situation.
I do get Imogen’s frustration. It’s easy to feel trapped in these situations.
well this escalated quickly
I know I said this last week/previous strip, but again, Sometimes you really do just gotta say what you see!