Unlike with legitimate franchises, MLMs don’t offer any protections against “unlimited reps signing up in the same area, and canvassing the exact same territory.”
So poor Kale barely gets away from the last rep before he’s chatted up by a cameo of Manel from O Sarilho, a comic about future Romans who go looking for a crashed satellite and get a bonus alien in the process.
Speaking of unexpected bonuses, Dex takes on a classic scam in the new Off-Shoots page, which a few readers got a sneak peek at before I fixed the patron-locking:
Rep #4: Wait! What’s your best contact info?
Kale: It’s best not to contact me.
Rep #4: Even if you don’t buy anything, maybe we can be friends–
Kale: It’s a condition of my parole that I don’t get to make friends unless you pass a background check and a visit from my handler.
Rep #5: Hi! Your sunglasses are very —
Kale: Thanks, I wear them because I accidentally burned my own eyes out while murdering a bunch of people.
Rep #5: . . . I’ll go chat up somebody else.
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Not the focus at the moment, but
It is encouraging to see that Kale has stabilized enough that he’s able to a) get out of bed, b) get dressed, c) figure out what he needs from the store, d) leave the house, e) go out to the store, and f) persevere to get the things on that list.
That’s huge!
bonus points if he still has the energy to put things in the fridge when he gets home 😉
Kale really is the least susceptible target for an MLM and I love that for him lmfao.
At least Kale doesn’t have to worry about buying no tears shampoo?
I’m reminded of the line in Sleepless Domain when Undine says she’s glad she could weaponize her awkwardness to help someone. 😀
My favorite Kale thing is that he will tell you to your face what he did as Kudzu, but because of his tone no one believes him. Top tier bit, in a comic already full of amazing bits.
I don’t think it’s about tone. People just tend to not believe claims like this without proof. But it’s definitely funny.
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