Harold confronts Amanda and says, "It was so nice around here with you on vacation." Amanda points at him angrily and says, "Spending time in the hospital was not my idea of a vacation, Kilbourne." Max nervously peeks out from behind a cubicle wall.

We see the back of Amanda's head and she says, "Spending time at the beach holding your head under the ocean waves is more like it." Harold grins and responds, "I'll admit I did miss your sweet talk."

Amanda starts walking away and says, "Whatever. I don't know what you were getting up to in my absence, but starting tomorrow things go back to normal." Harold points at himself and says, "Of course! 'Normal' is my middle name!" Max looks on from behind Harold.

Harold looks over his shoulder at Max and says, "It's actually Abernathy." Max responds, "I didn't ask," then raises an eyebrow and adds, "...Wait, seriously?"

Narration box in top left corner reads "The next morning..." Max is sipping a cup of coffee, eyes lidded and sleepy-looking.

Harold appears behind Max holding a little bonsai tree sprouting paper. He yells, "Max!! Check it out! A tree that grows money!" Max, startled, spits out the coffee he had been sipping.

Panel 1: Harold confronts Amanda and says, "It was so nice around here with you on vacation." Amanda points at him angrily and says, "Spending time in the hospital was not my idea of a vacation, Kilbourne." Max nervously peeks out from behind a cubicle wall. Panel 2: We see the back of Amanda's head and she says, "Spending time at the beach holding your head under the ocean waves is more like it." Harold grins and responds, "I'll admit I did miss your sweet talk." Panel 3: Amanda starts walking away and says, "Whatever. I don't know what you were getting up to in my absence, but starting tomorrow things go back to normal." Harold points at himself and says, "Of course! 'Normal' is my middle name!" Max looks on from behind Harold. Panel 4: Harold looks over his shoulder at Max and says, "It's actually Abernathy." Max responds, "I didn't ask," then raises an eyebrow and adds, "...Wait, seriously?" Panel 5: Narration box in top left corner reads "The next morning..." Max is sipping a cup of coffee, eyes lidded and sleepy-looking. Panel 6: Harold appears behind Max holding a little bonsai tree sprouting paper. He yells, "Max!! Check it out! A tree that grows money!" Max, startled, spits out the coffee he had been sipping.

Define Normal

Posted on July 28, 2026 by sixthfloorcomic

Define Normal

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