Original Commentary

Isabel's writing this month, because I wrote most-all of the last arc. Longest one I've done ever, I believe. And definitely the most together arc of length that I've written - Terrence

Modern Commentary
Kimberly is brave here. I wouldn't blame her if she had just told Brisbane that she'd be there when he was ready to re-start this conversation, since he wasn't ready for it last time. They might still be waiting.

Is this an epilogue? Is this an epilogue to an epilogue?

Action flows from action and the emotional consequencecs of things can reverberate for a long time. - Terrence

Original Commentary

I realized today that the story arc was about 15 or so comics line, which is roughly the month. And they aren't leaving the couch for it. After getting after Terrence for his talking-head arcs, what's the first thing I do? Well, they've been due for a nice long talk for a while - Isabel

Modern Commentary
I still say the problem wasn't Kimberly's approach but that Brisbane wasn't ready.

But this isn't the time to re-litigate that particular fight. - Terrence

Original Commentary

I bet Kimberly wishes she was wearing something a little fancier... XD Ah well, things never quite work out how we expect them.

I originally had Brisbane's line about the money Kimberly got from her dad as "..gave us money...", but I rewrote it so it sounded less "this money is half ours, Kimberly!" and more "this money is for our life together". Thus, he's making it seem less like an order and more like an idea. After I scrapped the "us" line I was going to have him say "...gave you the money" but that kind of left things a bit wide open for Kimberly to stake claim to all the money and not share which is not a good way to think in such long term relationships

I also wanted Kimberly to be overly choosy with her words, thus showing her desire to want to work things out with Brisbane. -Isabel

Modern Commentary
What the previous arc really changed is how Brisbane sees himself. He's not just a failed comedian in a dead-end job who ought to be homeless by all rights. He's not just a man-child who's buffeted helplessly about by fate.

Now he's got agency. He can successfully do things. He believes in himself and, more importantly, he believes that someone else could believe in him. - Terrence