Chapter 16 | Page 19b: The Morning After: Karaoke, Coffee, and Consequences

A night out meant to mend fences leaves Miss Match and Desi nursing more than just grudges.

When tensions run high, sometimes the best solution is a night on the town — or so they thought. After deciding to bring Cassie along for a round of karaoke to smooth things over, Miss Match and Desi wake up to a harsh morning full of regret, caffeine, and whispered recriminations. What really happened at the karaoke bar? Let’s just say some performances are hard to forget.

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Transcript

[Panel 1 – Morning in the breakroom]
Caption: The next morning...
Miss Match (seated at the table, holding a mug): Can you keep it down?
Desi (pouring sugar into coffee): How can I pour sugar any quieter than this??

[Panel 2 – Closer on Miss Match, head down on table]
Miss Match: No.
Miss Match: The coffee... If you can keep it down, you'll be the first one this morning.

[Panel 3 – Desi sipping coffee, Miss Match still slouched]
Miss Match: What were we thinking?
Desi: Someone had the bright idea to take Cassie to a karaoke bar to bury the hatchet.

[Panel 4 – Desi sipping coffee, Miss Match exhausted]
Desi: Cassie is a formidable woman, for someone who's not a supervillain.

[Panel 5 – Cassie bursts into the breakroom, singing dramatically]
Text (Cassie singing): TURN AROOUUUNND, BRRRRIIIGHT EEEEYYYYYES!

[Panel 6 – Back to kitchen]
Miss Match: Who says she's not?

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Parting shot