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{{This guest strip was written by T Campbell and drawn by Vince Suzukawa. It is a follow-up to the previous day's guest strip.}}

Narrator: B) might seem like a safe answer, but it assumes knowledge he doesn't actually have.
Nick: I understand.
Ki: Really, Nick? You mean *your* relatives live in a soon-to-be police state *too*?

[[Inset of mother looking on, worried, as her child attempts to access the Internet]]
Computer: FORBIDDEN
Child: ?

Nick: Well, we do have John Ashcroft...
Ki [[icily]]: It's not the same.

Narrator: And if you answered C) or D), all we can say is...

Nick: Uh... heh-heh...

[[Close-up of Ki's eyes, burning with fury]]
Narrator: Are you out of your *mind?!*

Narrator: Pick A) and back her up.
Nick: I'm sure you could. We all could. It's a tragedy... or "travesty." One of those.

[[Three-panel collage of Ki resting her head on Nick's shoulder, touching his arm, then continuing to watch the news, still indignant--but not at Nick]]
Narrator: Righteously indignant girlfriends are mad at the whole world, but not really at you. If she feels the world is against her, it's up to you to be her "only friend."

[[Panel of the studio, with a camera, light and boom mike visible in the background]]
Nick: Great! So, what do I say when she plays online for 36 hours straight?
Narrator: Um... sorry, out of time!