From the looks of things, it’s likely that Rivera is going to drag this conversation into Saturday. And frankly, I don’t want to see Rusty’s Revenge Face all week long, so I hope Mark can quickly settle things down and get this story moving along. I don’t know what Rivera is making Rusty think, regarding what Mark can to do. But so far, this story is running along the line I suggested back on May 7 … and that’s a bummer, because I’m not a storyteller.

Nevertheless, there are some real issues that may or may not get explored here, such as … uh, wait. Given the fact that real and important issues were mostly just implied or given lip service in the wild horses adventure, it’s doubtful things will be different this time around.

Anyway, where is Cherry? She hasn’t been seen in the strip since early April, when she, Doc Davis, and Violet Cheshire had a good laugh over the antics of Banjo Cat.