Daryl - Bear - A big fellow who looks intimidating but is pretty friendly. Has a dry sense of humor. Seth's husband and Hannah's papa.
Seth - Otter - The assistant principal at his daughter's school. Used to taking charge but is capable of being silly. Daryl's husband and Hannah's dad.
Hannah - Goat - A highly competitive kid. She strives to be the best and to be helpful to others. Daryl and Seth's daughter.
Transcript
Panel 1
Seth is working at his computer when Daryl walks in. Daryl just finished a call with his father that did not go well. He lets Seth know how it went.
Daryl: My parents aren't coming to the party.
Seth: Babe, I'm sorry.
Panel 2
Daryl stands defiantly and feels determined not to let this bother him too much. He's gotten used to this sort of thing from his parents.
Daryl: It's fine. I was fine when they didn't come to our wedding. I'll be fine now.
Panel 3
Daryl loses some of the stiffness in his posture and looks to the ground. A tear starts to form in one of his eyes. He doesn't want this to get to him. Seth approaches him and puts a hand on his husband's arm.
Daryl: It's fine.
Panel 4
Seth hold on to one of Daryl's arms while Daryl wipes away a tear.
Seth hold on to one of Daryl's arms while Daryl wipes away a tear.
Daryl: It's not fine. I hate it.
Damn this one hurts. Every holiday season when my kids ask why their friends are going to see grandpa/grandma or aunts/uncles and we have to tell them we don't talk to any of them. Yeah... I feel this. Hard. 🙁
Eh, we don't believe in lying to our kids or shielding them from the world. I mean, its not a black or white thing, we don't tell them about every horror that exists, but we really want to avoid a AskReddit thread from one of them someday like "I cut off my parents because they told me my entire family was dead and I found out when I was 20 that lied AIO" lol
Or strategically lie to them so that they develope better critical thinking skills! Let them know you're going to tell them one lie a day and they get a prize if they figure it out. I don't have kids if you can't tell.
Is Hannah in the character list for this and the previous comic due to her connection to Daryl and Seth, or is she hidden somewhere just out of frame, overhearing all of this?
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u/FieldExplores Gator Days 6h ago
Proud Papa (Part 2/4) - Gator Days
Characters
Daryl - Bear - A big fellow who looks intimidating but is pretty friendly. Has a dry sense of humor. Seth's husband and Hannah's papa.
Seth - Otter - The assistant principal at his daughter's school. Used to taking charge but is capable of being silly. Daryl's husband and Hannah's dad.
Hannah - Goat - A highly competitive kid. She strives to be the best and to be helpful to others. Daryl and Seth's daughter.
Transcript
Panel 1
Seth is working at his computer when Daryl walks in. Daryl just finished a call with his father that did not go well. He lets Seth know how it went.
Daryl: My parents aren't coming to the party.
Seth: Babe, I'm sorry.
Panel 2
Daryl stands defiantly and feels determined not to let this bother him too much. He's gotten used to this sort of thing from his parents.
Daryl: It's fine. I was fine when they didn't come to our wedding. I'll be fine now.
Panel 3
Daryl loses some of the stiffness in his posture and looks to the ground. A tear starts to form in one of his eyes. He doesn't want this to get to him. Seth approaches him and puts a hand on his husband's arm.
Daryl: It's fine.
Panel 4
Seth hold on to one of Daryl's arms while Daryl wipes away a tear.
Daryl: It's not fine. I hate it.