Original Commentary

Yes, he named the pet. This is, of course, the least interesting part of today's comic. This is, of course, the beginning of something big. That's really all I can say that doesn't give things away - Terrence

Modern Commentary
I will point out that Kimberly has been gone for two or three hours, giving Brisbane plenty of time to doom-spiral. Also, neither of them have cellphones. This could have gone better if they could have texted each other.

I like what Isabel did with the shading in the second panel. - Terrence