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Whoopsie!

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Well, here I am eating my words, or at least blushing for forgetting to take into consideration that the Sunday chat subject (i.e. catfish) could also apply to upcoming panels!

And we learn that Cherry’s two sisters are now going to live somewhere in Lost Forest. Does that mean they will figure into some of the ongoing stories of Cherry, and maybe Mark? That could present some needed variety in Cherry’s stories. As Rivera defined her, Cherry was originally pretty feisty, but her personna has flattened out lately. This seems to be a lot of what happened to the “original” Cherry of Ed Dodd’s days, when she was an outdoor gal, frolicked with a pet bear, and camped in the forest. Later, she got more domesticated and less interesting. Rivera’s Cherry is not yet the stay-at-home figure of old, and I see no reason to believe she will evolve that way.

But Olive still retains a lot of her independence and aggression. At least, she is drawn that way. So, I hope she can hold on to her personality if she is going to be a recurring figure in the Lost Forest landscape.

The Week in Review and the Sunday Nature Chat

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This week was the prologue for a new Mark Trail adventure. I’d like to think that it has the makings for real suspense and action, but I can only beat up on myself so much. Bill Ellis called Mark and spent most of the time this week stroking Mark’s somewhat cautious nature to get him to accept a speaking engagement at a technology conference in New York City. The topic is about artificial intelligence and the environment (so I am calling this adventure “A-I A-I Oh!” Catchy, huh?)  Mark was properly skeptical, as he could only speak on the negative effects of AI on the environment. Ellis told Mark he will get a big payday for the talk. Mark was even more skeptical and dismayed to learn that the conference is hosted by long-time serial nemesis, Cricket Bro. Bill Ellis must get his kicks making Mark squirm.

In spite of mounting pressure all week, Mark found a clumsy, if effective way to back out of the engagement (“let me think about it“), only to be undone when Cherry suddenly popped up to announce they had an emergency water heater leak that required a lot of money to fix. The last image we saw was an unhappy Mark giving in to Bill Ellis. NYC, here we come!

Was anybody looking for river giants, as Mark concludes? I wasn’t and I don’t recall Mark being curious any time recently. Until now, of course. Anyway, we get a topic that is unrelated to the current or most recent adventures. Unrelated nature topics were common in pre-Rivera times, whereas Rivera often focuses on creatures and environs related to Mark’s or Cherry’s current adventure and location.

And that is a good thing, I believe. Why? Well, it provides continuity throughout the entire week, and it serves as a way to highlight aspects of the location where the current story takes place. Still, it has never been required and takes nothing away from the Sunday topic, itself. But it does make me very curious to see what Rivera comes up with for topics related to New York City.