I bet you didn't expect this plot line to crop up again! :-D
Speaking of forgotten plot lines: Yes, I am aware that I didn't resolve the mystery about the incidents in the Paris catacombs yet. We'll get back to that very soon... ;-)
This comic having very few kid characters, I obviously don't get much practice in writing dialogue for kids - so I am glad that I got that aspect right on the first try! ^^
(Also, luckily for Tarik, Cleo finds the non-existent cat more interesting than the possibility of him having a deadly disease! :-D )
Kids have a way of lumping in the worst scenarios along with the most innocent as if it's all the same. I'm reminded of Kindergarten Cop.
"Is it a tumour?"
"IT'S NOT A TUMOUR!"
(Also, luckily for Tarik, Cleo finds the non-existent cat more interesting than the possibility of him having a deadly disease! :-D )
@Cooke: Kindergarden Cop lol
Tarik's sister is right on him for why Cleo has the sudden interest in pirates. XD
And Cleo asking if Tarik is suffering from a deadly disease. Yeah, he is. The "broken heartisist" disease.
And poor Tarik - while his condition is luckily not actually deadly, no doctor knows a simple and sure-fire cure for mending a "broken heart"...