Acquittal
Marten is double-grounded now
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No one is capable of more vindictiveness than a teenager.
Veronica gives Claire the OTHER suitcase so that Marten can be properly disciplined :)
That could take him down a peg
A+ teen slouch from Sam in panel 1.
Should multiple groundings make you underground?
Now see, as a parent, having survived teens, I'd say that she needs to give more guidance. The actual offense here is against privacy and consent. That should be made clear (you can't look through someone's private things without explicit consent.) The 'not waiting and listening' is the follow on: If you don't wait and listen you can't get that consent, and it's wrong to act without it.
I remember, when my children we young, we had a family rent the home next to ours, and they developed the nickname "The Ferals." My younger kid, a Montessori kid, said, "Their mom always tells them to stop doing stuff that makes her angry, but never tells them what they should do instead, they way you and [Montessori teacher] does." It was a hell of an insight.
Now that Martin is leaving I’m sad to see there will be more shenanigans with him and Sam.
Double grounded is when you're not allowed to leave a place that's much worse than your home. Like a bus station or dentist's waiting room.
Will Marten be taking his guitar to Cubetown?
I think Martin's allowed to be a little vindictive after being thrown under the bus like that.
d'awww. bonding
Being around your siblings automatically reverts you back to your 8-year-old self. I can attest to this. (My sister and I were in our 20s/30s, and we drove our mother crazy with everything we got up to.)
Wait...is Touch of Thumb to Chin a super-move???? I think it might be.
Tomorrow: Veronica gifts Marten her special metal case luggage set that has that Mary Poppins like magic of being bigger on the inside, and as proof Sam falls into the luggage and lands on a mountain of Fredrick of Hollywood bras from the 1990’s.
Sam is basically his younger sibling. It is required that he do that.
Double SECRET grounded
Discipline. Him. Hmmm?
Maybe mom should…
They’re acting like brother and sister already.
I get it Marten, sometimes teenagers are assholes and need some back-snark
Fairly sure Marten is taking the piss here
More Sam, more Veronica, add in Union Robotics, and some Jim and the gang at secret bakery, please?
Marten is being a bit prickly, compared with his usual chill. That, combined with his insistence on pranking Pintsize, makes me wonder if he's a little on edge. Perhaps more bothered by the possible move than he's letting on.
Could be from being around family. Mine affect me that way, at least!
Yes. Marten's definitely committed to the bit. I'm *sure*. /s
He's going for octuple grounded, that boy.
This is his secret to always being so grounded all of the time.
Not like she hasn't heard Faye say worse at the shop.
Damn right Marten! Triple down!!
Don't make it worse for yourself, Marten. Ffs.
Hey! I LIVE to see Marten make it worse for himself. :)
I love all these folks. Reading the new QC is always the last thing I do before bed here in the UK. Thanks Jeph!
It's reminds me it's lunch time here in Australia :)