The Riddle Of Stella Artois

It's all about perspective, yes?

Cutest nods since Bubbles "Indeed, it is ... like fuck." from #3255 (perhaps my favorite panel in all of QC).

"Expolained"? :)

Claire will regret her choice when she opens her exam paper to find that all of the questions are about dog puns.

Nod Nod I can almost see their tails wagging in unison is too cuuute And then Brun brings up dog puns as if on cue

Well, at least we now know how it is Brun got so good with a harpoon! It was a starting aptitude requirement! I've got the feeling that Brun is trying to be helpful to Claire but isn't too sure exactly what to say. Her first impulse, to say: "Don't get the answers wrong." seems inadequate for some reason. BTW - Claire and Brun's smiles in panel 2 are literally the cutest thing I've seen in this strip for a while! Also, maybe I'm reading too much into this but I think it's significant that Brun sees Claire as being "Clinton's Sister". It's as if Clinton is a significant thing in her mind, isn't it?

And so begin The Adventures of Brunan the Bartenderian and Red Claireya

Was that a harpoon, or a hardy-har-poon?

I'm dubious about the amount of actual studying that Claire's going to be able to get done.

Claire doesn't even need a harpoon for her exam

I bet Brun came from a family of merchant marines.

I'm as concerned as I am amused.

Here comes Brun with some much-needed perspective.

Expolained sounds nice

Yay Brun! I think it's best to appear enthusiastic. 😍

As opposed to Conan the Librarian?

Expolained sounds nice