As both stories have concluded, we must endure the reunion of Cherry and Mark once again; it’s likely going to take up the entire week! Stand by for a bunch of “what happened to...?” updates. So exactly how did Mark get home? Did he hire an Uber? Maybe he accidentally “on purpose” left his dad back in Ohio because Happy wanted to take the train back home (assuming it was not flooded out).

Well, those squirrels sure look like giant cutouts to me. Else, why the heavy outlining? In fact, panel 1 looks more like a theater stage set. Just take a look at that mise en scène: Mark and Cherry happen to meet outside, artfully posed. The props (squirrels and green stuff) in front establish a foreground space to offset the middle “stage” space. That “cabin” has to be part of the painted background. It’s too small to be a real cabin. And that background scenery looks too scant to be real! Well, perhaps that log house is just a storage shed or maybe where Rivera stores Rusty and Doc when they’re not needed in the story.