March 24th, 2020
24 Mar 2020 · page 973 of 1306
Cast: Heinrich Wolfe, Kirti Malik, Rajeev Malik, Sidney Malik
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Oh, I can't wait for these two to meet the actual Harry Barber. Especially if she up and kisses Sid before explanations can be made.
Oh yah, wasn’t he raised by his uncle? Maybe mentioning that will prevent his imminent adoption. Also, Sids Dad got 1000% hotter with tattoos and mental images of hot sailor bod.
Moooooooooooooooooooom
Launcelot - your Mum always knows when you’re lying. Especially when you reply ‘No’ to that question.
Kirti is really making it harder for Sydney to tell the truth. Possibly intentionally.
Yeah, I'm really getting the feeling that they know what is going on and are having a great time just yanking his chain (US) and/or winding him up (UK).
Rattling his cage
Wait, is "winding someone up" a UK-specific phrase? I've only ever lived in the U.S. but I've heard both of those expressions.
I've only heard it or read it in British stories.
Whelp, Wolfe just got adopted. Sorry, Wolfe, you get zero say in this.
Rajeev tried to take Lancelot to get a tattoo when he came of age, but the tattooist's needle tools kept slipping off his baby-smooth skin. And Lancelot kept crying.
And sometimes it inexplicably disappeared into Sidney's pockets.
Somehow his mum doesn't get how uncomfortable Sid is with his first name.
hah
And it's exacerbated by the fact that she's being rather familiar with someone she just met AND who she presumes is Sid's boss!
Many of us are finding it funny, but it would actually be painfully embarrassing even if we were sitting in the restaurant with them!
Kirti: Target locked on. I'm your mom now.
what?? why don't i have random people offering to do my laundry?
maybe it's because i'm not pretending to be a detective ...
hmmmm ...
Make friends with someone with an Indian mom. That's step one.
Don't Sydney's parents think it's some kind of accounting house? Or is it a law office, I can't remember off hand. Either way they don't think Wolff is the famous Harry, just happens to have the same name.
They think Wolfe!Harry Barber is an accountant. Ben!Harry Barber is actually pretending to be a bounty hunter.
kind sir, your accuracy is interfering with my fantasy. i would like to believe a more-or-less-random person is willing to suddenly start taking care of my laundry. my actual parents do not count for they are not random enough, and live over 1000 miles away anyway. i can't wait that long for clean socks.
Raise your hand if you read Kirti's Motherburst as one word.
If you pause for breath, you're doing it wrong.
Now we know where Sid gets it from!
I'm pretty sure I'mgoingtomakeyousomefoodtokeepbeforewegoanicepoliteyoungmanlikeyouworkingsohardowningyourownbusinessyoumustberunoffyourfeetandifyouhaveanylaundrythatneedsdoingjustsaythewordit'llbenobotheratall is a town in Wales
(damn formatting)
Yeah, and it’s pronounced “Jim”.
Ain't those the best mothers? And you just hate to love them, but you do. Or at least you should. They're annoying as anything, but for all the right reasons.
A} I hate to say it, but if something important happens in this thread of the story i'll probably miss it, because m eyes just keep sliding off these pages
B} Where is Sid's Dad from - is "Malik" a Persian name? Or Indian?
Muslim in origin but present in South Asia as well apparently:
[https://surnames.behindthen...](https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/malik/submitted "https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/malik/submitted")
(it's a cool website, I could spend hours in it!)
point A- howcome? anything i'm doing wrong in particular?
b- indian!
It might not appeal to them because this thread is less action-packed and large-scale than “escape from an ‘uninhabited’ island” and “kidnapped by Americans!?” I personally love this thread because Sidney is my Favorite Boy and I’m getting to know more about him and the Character interactions are great. I don’t think you’re doing anything wrong, just personal preference on OP’s part
It's just a kind pf sitcom humour that drives me crazy.
I'm skimming these pages to be sure that if a monster crashes through the wall i won't miss it.
It's sympathetically cringe-worthy. Not wrong (you might say the reaction just proves the story is doing something right), just not enjoyable to everyone.
thanks for the feedback, y'all! good to check in every now and then :)
Did dug himself into this spot with his "Everything is going excellently" letter on page 2. While I understand that there are some people who are not enjoying this part it would not be fair to the rest of us to let him get out of this too easily.
My phone autocorrected Sid to Did.
I'm enjoying it, but everyone's tastes are different.
Wolfe: Oh, no really you don't need to...
Kirti (as Kenshiro): You're already fed.
I kinda like how nervous Wolfe looks and how eager he is to keep the conversation off of himself.
Oh i love her xd insta mom. Parental figures see a dude with no parents and go "is anyone gonna adopt that?" and then not wait for an answer