ROBIN will witness our marriage!
on September 9, 2020 at 12:01 amChapter: So This Is X-Mas
Characters: David Walkerton, Joyce Brown
Location: Joyce and Walky's apartment
Walky says “some state” because at the time I was still being coy about where Shortpacked! takes place.
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I figured bc he only half believed it himself
… so coy that I cannot, even now, having read Shortpacked! several times, remember where Shortpacked! takes place. Aside from “inside Shortpacked!” I mean.
In a state.
Obviously.
California!
Specifically it’s set in San Fransokyo, er San Francisco, IIRC.
Robin replaced Nancy Pelosi.
If I remember correctly, in this comic universe Robin replaced Nancy Pelosi, who died somehow.
Well she was what, 65, 66 when this took place? No spring chicken.
The fact that Robin being in Congress makes her look totally responsible, instead of totally irresponsible, to Joyce and Walky, but that we the audience very much know better, is a dimension to this strip that I really love.
But they’re reaching out to her specifically because she’s irresponsible, and would impulsively officiate their not-wedding.
I have to say, I get Joyce’s point. “Congresswoman deSanto” sounds like a weak joke right up until you realise it’s true. Then it’s a huge joke… and an unfunny one at that!
Admittedly, it is pretty funny. Too bad someone had to take it too far and ruin it with “President Trump”.
Fortunately for the Walkyverse, they never had to go through that. Instead they got soggies.
In fact, Galasso opted to go BACK to the Soggies instead
The lesser of two evils.