Unused strip for June 17, 2022 (Patreon)
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This would have run after the early strip today with Ruth and Carla! Now, I kind of wish I'd actually run with this one, but chose not to at the time because:
1) I was afraid it was cannibalizing some dialogue exchanges I was expecting to happen in upcoming strips.
2) I thought it might've explained characterization too plainly without letting readers simply understand it from everyone's words and actions
3) With everyone pointing at each other and shouting "HA! AUTISTIC!" I was worried that I might as well change the title of the storyline to "The Gang Discovers They All Have Autism."
But in a belated answer to all of those: 1) ehhh, maybe I should've tried to make it work anyway, 2) lol, *side-eyes comments section*, should have just made it more explicit, you fool, and 3) Now I think that might've been rad, oops.
You may consider this one psuedo-canonical until when/if I figure out how to address its spirit canonically.
(no it is not feasible to splice it into the buffer at this point)