Comic
In which Parker laments playing second fiddle, only to have young Penelope force another truism upon him.
In which young Penelope – despite Alice’s very fine example to the contrary – opts not to dive down a certain rabbit hole with Timothea.
In which Penelope offers Parker a small bit of confidence counseling, and Parker offers to repay the favour.
In which young Penelope, in a labyrinthine effort to mask her true intentions, offers Parker a ray of hope only to dash it upon the harsh unreality of her declared motive.
(I know, I know. *sigh* Penny really should have said, ‘I just couldn’t afford to do the messages this week.’ I had to change it due to all the blank stares from my fellow Yanks. 🙂 )
In which Johnny Latex makes a futile attempt to teach the finer points of guilt by association to young Penelope.