Original Commentary

And Isabel is writing this arc. Like the ND comic, this is leading up to something and there's not much I can tell you that doesn't give away what happens next. - Terrence

Modern Commentary
So, I come in with an idea, workshop it a bit, get most of the way through a storyline but can't find my way to the end. Then Isabel tags in and bails me out.
It happens a number of times throughout the comic. If you're collaborating with somebody, don't be afraid to collaborate.

Also, it's weird to see Brisbane as just the mailboy. I'm so used to him being Ms. Taylor's administrative assistant. It's a little hard, sometimes, to get in the mindset of early You Say it First when I'm so used to what the comic became. - Terrence

Original Commentary

At least Brisbane knows his place in Lemon Technology. - Terrence

Modern Commentary
So, where were we going with this? Our notes say:

"Kimberly has a different job. Maybe she's a company buyer for a boutique or something. (eg. Buy five pallets of fancy jeans) She barters and such. She may end up working for Miz Taylor. She may do her ebay stuff on the side."

That's not how it went down, but it could've. Would have totally changed the course of the comic if Kimberly didn't end up working at Lemon Technology. It's unfair to compare a tentative plan with something that we actually spent years writing, but I think we made the right call here.

But from here in the future, we've got the seeds of family conflict over the company and I think this was always inevitable. We just might have taken a little while to realize it.- Terrence

Original Commentary

Miz Taylor's monologue was actually cut quite a bit here... she's a rather long-winded person. Kimberly was raised mostly by her father, as has been mentioned once or twice - Terrence and Isabel

Modern Commentary
That's "didn't see each other much" in the first panel because we hadn't worked out a solid timeline and wanted to leave room, just in case we needed to. In case there was a plot point later on that would rely on Kimberly meeting her mother some time between now and ten years in the past.

We didn't. But it's good to not pre-emptively rule it out.- Terrence

Original Commentary

Miz Taylor and Brisbane really are worlds apart. Amazing how different the advice Brisbane is getting. - Terrence - Terrence

Modern Commentary
Well, at least Brisbane knows he's being manipulated here.

I wouldn't take relationship advice from Ms. Taylor. Her personal track record isn't great. Hasn't had a long-term relationship since her divorce. She's been a sugar mama to some younger men, but hasn't dated anyone she'd consider an equal.
That's not inherently a bad thing. But it's decidedly not what Brisbane and Kimberly are trying for here.

She's not entirely wrong, though. Brisbane needs to be assertive and communicate. But, y'know, not like that. - Terrence

Original Commentary

Miz and Miss Taylor working together would be a very dangerous combination, both for their competitors and themselves - Terrence.

Modern Commentary
Sometimes, everything just comes together and it's all worthwhile. - Terrence

Original Commentary

The implication, of course, is that Miz Taylor had something to do with the new usage rules. I mean, reloading two dozen auction pages every five seconds can't use up that much bandwidth, can it? - Terrence

Modern Commentary
So, I'm not sure we ever explained what happened. Was it just a coincidence that this happened or did Ms Taylor have a clever plan? Did Kimberly really use up all the bandwidth by refreshing the auction page all day?
Bandwidth was scarcer and more expensive back in the day. There was no streaming video and high-quality images were slow and rare. And Lola blamed Kimberly because they do not pay her enough to talk to the Lounge Guys about whatever they're doing online.
I remember that we had a clever plan that explained how Ms Taylor did this. That never made it into the comic and neither of us remember. She's not the kind of titan of industry who can just make things like that happen. She runs a small-to-medium business. She can't boss around the phone company.

I'm going to say that if Ms Taylor did this, she reached out to one of her gentleman callers who worked at their ISP; he really isn't allowed to do this but did it anyhow. If you have a better idea, let me know.- Terrence