it’s always rough seeing your significant other going through a rough, frustrating day.  it’s not about you but it’s definitely impacting you.  so, what do you do about it?  i think my natural tendency is to try to solve it.  i would ask questions, get to the root of the problem, and then offer suggestions.  my thinking is if we could solve it, the situation wouldn’t be frustrating anymore!  wow, was i wrong.  what i learned was if they’re frustrated, most likely they just want someone to listen and to understand/sympathize.  it’s not that they’re not smart enough to solve it themselves, so it’s patronizing to solve it for them.  it’s a very interesting dynamic – wanting to jump in and help, but instead just sitting there and listening.

artwork wise, nothing too new, just got more expressive with the border in the third panel. i really wanted to highlight the urgent, time-critical situation finn was in so i was trying to ‘jar’ the camera and have him pop outside of the panel framing.  hmm, maybe i should’ve drawn some motion blurs around his head too…