Nah, she just realized she didn’t have an actual answer for “you let a stranger into our house” and “what kind of example is that?” so she tried to “win” the argument by being hurtful instead. Not saying she doesn’t on some level agree with what she’s saying, but I think if she were actually passionate about this sort of thing, she’d never have agreed to babysit in the first place. Not that that would make it any better, but I just don’t think this was some well-planned trap on her part; just spontaneous a-holery.
If Loca’s birth mom and stepdad notice at all, it’ll be because they’ve suddenly changed their minds and are swooping in to take her back… whether she wants to go or not.
Man, I can’t believe I never looked closely at panel 2. I can see the Alien, Predator, Babadook, Dracula, Freddy Krueger, the Slender Man, Maleficent, the killer from Scream, and the creature from Pan’s Labyrinth.
Glad his hospital stay seems to have been a relatively short one. I got stuck in the hospital for two extra days (beyond the three that were medically necessary) once because of bureaucracy and it was excruciating.
Is this the first we’ve seen of AJ’s romantic inclinations?