That’s their mask. They wear it to show that they are fine and don’t need help.

And the mast is working.

Come on admit it, you like Lucy and you know it.

I love how comics can use the “show don’t tell” rule. Like how the brackets imply they are talking in a different language, how the animals and people look similar, how there is a seal in a wheelbarrow and that is so normal those shopkeepers don’t even focus on her.

Those two do know that there are hoodlums behind their booth, right?

Food trumps potential romance, every time.

No really, how much is that? I don’t know the economy of your world.

And while she got money, they all got fed. So who’s the real winner here?

Congrats on your haul. You stole the whole hat. About $10 worth.

Wow, wrapped around her finger without even trying. It is hard to deny a ball of sunshine.

ok, now I’m wondering if Philly didn’t purposefully do this to make sure the kid got away with her limbs intact.

Curses, foiled again by the power of small talk.

Oh Shit she’s about to put the fear of god into this tiny child.

Robbing you, what does it look like I’m doing?

Having actual glasses and tables for the animals to also chow down on gives me joy.

Uh, good luck with that Sasha. Be prepared to be blasted to the moon.

Hey wait a minute, where are their animals? Don’t those kids have familiars too?

So…where does that curtain go to? Like…what do the other store owners think is there, or did they just overhear everything those kids were yelling about?

Oh, so they aren’t just thieves, but a Thieves Guild. And they use children, why am I not surprised.

God I want to go back to being a kid and just sit around waiting for food. Those were good times.

So they each get a turn to steal food? I guess that means they can each get something different depending on where Lucy is at.