TITLE The Bastich By Hart: Summer "Vacation" Part 10
PANEL 1 (BASTICH peers around a corner as a group of FRY's WORKERS shuffle into a meeting room.) BASTICH: If these sales clerks think they can weasel away to a "staff meeting" without answering my question, they have another thing coming...
PANEL 2 (BASTICH strikes a pose, now disguised as a FRY'S WORKER wearing a short-sleeve shirt, a tie and a FRY'S name tag. An off-panel FRY'S WORKER moans in pain.) BASTICH: It's time for a little INDUSTRIAL ESPIONAGE! BASTICH STYLE! OFF-PANEL FRY'S WORKER: ...that smarts
PANEL 3 (BASTICH sneaks into the crowd of FRY'S WORKERS as their BOSS addresses them from a podium.) FRY'S BOSS: ...so, we've been getting some customer complaints about the quality of our service. Apparently, they find us distant, unhelpful, sometimes downright hostile...
PANEL 4 (The FRY's BOSS raises his fist defiantly.) FRY'S BOSS: They're saying that shopping at Fry's is an exercise in masochism... That every one of us is burning with a fiery hatred for the well-paid engineers that are our chief market...
PANEL 5 (BASTICH stands at the back of the crowd.) FRY'S BOSS: (Off-panel) So, what do you have to say for yourselves..? FRY'S WORKER 1: All in a day's work, boss! FRY'S WORKER 2: We try our best! BASTICH: ...I guess we could be more courteous...
PANEL 6 (BASTICH is exposed. He gasps as two FRY'S WORKERS grab his shoulders and the BOSS leers at him.) BASTICH: Uh... I was only kidding..? FRY'S BOSS: I knew I smelled a RAT..! BASTICH: -gulp- FRY'S BOSS: Your fate will be swift and merciful, spy..! CAPTION: To Be Continued...
CREDITS Bastich (c) 1997 Joshua Adam Hart
Commentary
The Fry's mini-epic continues. In retrospect, this might come off as a bit mean-spirited. If you ever worked on the Fry's sales floor, I'm sure this isn't about you... probably.