permalink: "#82 (March 29, 2024): Coaxed Comeback"
A house with vanity issues: now that's a foundation built on insecurity.
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82: Coaxed Comeback - March 29, 2024 (F)
Panel 1
[Pilcrow and the Asterism are standing outside in a rainy field in their bird-headed humanoid forms of a crow and three-eyed flamingo. Pilcrow is wearing an orange turtleneck under a brown suit, and the Asterism is wearing a dark orange full-length dress.]
Pilcrow: "How do you lure back a runaway house? With nostalgia?"
The Asterism: "Or jealousy. Let's pretend we're better off without it."
Panel 2
[The two pose in a social media photo, pretending to enjoy themselves. The post has the text "Loving the great outdoors!"]
Panel 3
[The manor starts to fade back into existence.]
Pilcrow: "Nothing like exploiting the vanity of an inanimate object."
Panel 4
[The two are now standing in a parlor in the Black Manor, it having fully reappeared around them.]
The Asterism: "Welcome home to us!"
Pilcrow: "Hehe. Sucker."
The Asterism: "Pilcrow! Shhh!"