It’s Iimi! Into the Unknown

Della flies to SFO, facing an uncertain future. She meets with her parents, Iimi, and Paula to discuss the family plans. Will things go off without a hitch? It’s impossible to say as they go… Into the Unknown

Post-Comic Notes:
Carl’s discovery about Paula and Chela having British citizen otherwise than by descent status and no longer needing citizenship in St. Kitts & Nevis, and his discovery that Della and Iimi couldn’t do “birth tourism” to pass on citizenship, caught me by surprise (some of the phrasing wasn’t too clear), especially as it now meant Della and Iimi were the ones at a disadvantage. But it eliminated my fear of looking like Paula and Chela being treated as “secondary.” (For more information about UK citizenship, see HERE.)

Combined with Della and Iimi having a pathway to Irish citizenship, it also made it easier to resolve the problem of spending money on an additional citizenship after learning about the Puerto Rican drought. 

Carl’s “Walter Mitty” camouflage references the short story (roughly five pages) by James Thurber about a man living an imaginary life over his humdrum existence. It can be read HERE.

The day before the comic was published, the drought conditions in Ponce went from D3 to D2. Water rationing still exists, however. 

Image Credits
Cover Artwork is © Dean Spencer, used with permission. All rights reserved.

All Map images, except for the EU-EEA-CTA map on page 15 (which is public domain), are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

AI Disclaimer

I used AI to generate covers and background scenery for Issues 184-277. I still use it to create logos, doodles, and symbols, simply because there are no non-AI logo-creation programs (suggestions are welcome). I kept some previously used images for consistency (iconic buildings and “historic photographs”), and I intend to replace them when possible. Any other AI appearance means the stock art seller I purchased from misrepresented their product.

Notes on Cantonese language usage: Properly used, Jyutping has tone numbers after each syllable showing the proper tone. However, because that can make it hard to read (In a comic font, is that a 6 or a G?), I plan to remove the tone numbers except when tones are immediately relevant to the story.