Unused strip from the buffer (Patreon)

I didn't have time this evening to finish up another "Roger's Story" strip, so to thank all you patrons, here's a strip from this summer's buffer, that I didn't use. I'd spent quite a bit of time this past early spring trying to build up a good buffer, in case work got ahead of me over the summer, and I was pretty thankful for it on more than a few occasions. :)

But, I'd drawn up several strips before I put a real "storyline" together, so in some cases the early dialogue had to be changed when it came time to actually use the artwork. This particular strip, slightly reordered, eventually became the "How are you around loud noises and open flames?" gag. 

I even had an idea for a small brick joke to go with it: The next day, Sandy is talking to Doc in the office, about the usual paperwork, finally asking "And last, do you know why there's a carburetor in the breakroom?" :)