So Cherry is not above putting the family vacation (and Rusty’s water park time) aside for her Job. Well, I can’t complain much because I’ve done that a few times in my working past. But I’m still amazed that, no matter how awful and destructive Honest Ernest is, Cherry always seems to take it in stride and continue to cooperate. I don’t know if this is supposed to be a character flaw or if Cherry is designed to be the personification of Misericordia. Whatever the answer is, Rusty is certainly not so forgiving (panel 1).

I’m surprised Rusty’s being so good-natured by all this, as well. Ernest and his gang gave him a lot of grief in Lost Forest with their so-called “lawnmower races” and here is Mom, taking him away from the water while looking chummy and cooperative with The Enemy.

Okay, perhaps I’m reading way too much into a simple storyline.