Around the Back

Same problems. Different entrance.

#019 · Meet the Parents

Mature

Four-panel comic: a man prepares dinner with an inflatable woman. Her parents arrive as a blue pool lounger and a dark air mattress with a pillow, which the frog recognizes.

Meeting the parents reveals an awkward connection.

Transcript

Header: AROUND THE BACK, with a snail. MEET THE PARENTS. Same problems. Different entrance.

Panel 1: The man sets a candlelit dinner table beside a fully dressed inflatable woman. The frog holds coffee.

Frog: "Getting serious?"

Man: "Her parents are coming over."

Panel 2: The frog pauses with his mug near his mouth.

Frog: "Her what?"

Man: "Please don’t make this weird."

Panel 3: Silent panel. The man opens the front door to a blue inflatable pool lounger and a thick dark air mattress with a white pillow and built-in pump, standing upright. The frog stares at the mattress.

Panel 4: The frog pulls the man aside. The inflatable parents remain in the doorway.

Frog: "We have a problem."

Man: "What?"

Frog: "I’ve slept on her mother."

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