Firebreather Page #7

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Ken:
Yeah, I know.

Duncan:
No, I mean

weirder than before.

Compared to this, I

used to look great.

So brace yourself.

Ken:
Okay.

You want a soda?

Duncan:
So, you're

not freaked out?

Ken:
Not really.

Belloc's all over the tv.

Our Kaiju alert level is red,

which is like the highest.

Compared to that, you're

just not that shocking, man.

Besides, when Isabel told me

your old man was Belloc...

Duncan:
She told you?

Ken:
She tells me everything.

We're best friends.

It's like we have some kind of

deep, mysterious connection.

Duncan:
Uh, yeah.

You can totally tell.

Ken:
So, your dad's

king of all monsters.

Cool.

Duncan:
No, not cool.

First of all, he did this to me.

That's why I came here.

My mom is going to seizure

when she sees this.

Ken:
It's not that bad, bro.

So, your mom...

she's human, right?

Duncan:
Huh?

[Growls]

Ken:
Cool.

Duncan:
Yeah, so, not only is my dad, you

know, a monster, but he's psychotic.

I'm not big enough.

I'm not tough enough.

I'm a total disappointment to him

unless I do everything his way.

He... [Fly buzzing]

Y-your dad...

he's on a trip or something, right?

Ken:
Yeah, pretty much.

Duncan:
When does he get back?

Ken:
Yeah.

That's a good question.

We're friends, right?

I mean, you can keep a secret?

I think my old man is

a spy or something.

Duncan:
Mm-hmm.

Ken:
He can't talk about it,

obviously, but the pieces fit.

He's always vanishing for months at a time,

then reappearing without explanation.

Duncan:
Hmm.

That could explain it.

Ken:
You can't

tell anyone, okay?

Duncan:
Consider

your secret kept.

And if you could refrain from

mentioning that it was my dad

who crashed the party last

night, that would be great.

Ken:
What were you doing

at that party anyway, bro?

Duncan:
Isabel invited me.

Ken:
Isabel invited you?

Duncan:
No, no, she just

told me about the party.

Ken:
But Isabel was

there, at the party?

Duncan:
Yeah.

[Telephone rings]

Ken:
Hello?

Yes, this is Ken Rogers.

Who is this?

Margaret:
Duncan?

Duncan:
[Sighs] Hi, mom.

[Dog barking]

Barnes:
Half of megtaf is scouring

the desert for him, Margaret.

If Belloc's out there,

we'll find him.

Margaret:
Colonel Barnes, maybe

you should send out all of

megtaf, since half of it is having

difficulty finding a 120-foot giant.

Barnes:
But mar...

[Receiver slams]

Margaret:
Ugh!

Duncan:
Easy, mom.

It's not Barnes' fault

Belloc is back.

Margaret:
[Sighs]

Well, it's certainly not your fault, and

it's.. Duncan, are you blaming me for this?

Duncan, everything I've done,

every choice I've made... coming

here, the deal, megtaf...

it's all been to protect you.

Duncan:
Well, it

didn't do much good.

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