Sustenance

Panel 1:
Balder sits at the kitchen table with a bowl of tomato soup in front of him, looking displeased.
Balder: What kind of food is this?!
Kathy (off-panel): Tomato soup, honey! Panel 2:
Balder looks up angrily from his soup and shouts.
Balder: Of course it is tomato soup, Mom! But I’m a growing boy! I need real sustenance that supports my needs!
Kathy (off-panel): Oh yeah? Like what? Panel 3:
Balder gestures energetically while Kathy leans forward on the table, looking tired or slightly annoyed.
Balder: I need pizza, hamburgers or cheeseburgers, juicy steaks with creamy potatoes, or at least a decent roast! Panel 4:
Ronny sits at home on the sofa, talking wearily to Balder on the phone.
Balder (on the phone): All I got was bread with the soup, Dad! This is worse than in North Korea!
Ronny: Don’t give us ideas, kid… Panel 1:
Balder sits at the kitchen table with a bowl of tomato soup in front of him, looking displeased.
Balder: What kind of food is this?!
Kathy (off-panel): Tomato soup, honey! Panel 2:
Balder looks up angrily from his soup and shouts.
Balder: Of course it is tomato soup, Mom! But I’m a growing boy! I need real sustenance that supports my needs!
Kathy (off-panel): Oh yeah? Like what? Panel 3:
Balder gestures energetically while Kathy leans forward on the table, looking tired or slightly annoyed.
Balder: I need pizza, hamburgers or cheeseburgers, juicy steaks with creamy potatoes, or at least a decent roast! Panel 4:
Ronny sits at home on the sofa, talking wearily to Balder on the phone.
Balder (on the phone): All I got was bread with the soup, Dad! This is worse than in North Korea!
Ronny: Don’t give us ideas, kid… Panel 1:
Balder sits at the kitchen table with a bowl of tomato soup in front of him, looking displeased.
Balder: What kind of food is this?!
Kathy (off-panel): Tomato soup, honey! Panel 2:
Balder looks up angrily from his soup and shouts.
Balder: Of course it is tomato soup, Mom! But I’m a growing boy! I need real sustenance that supports my needs!
Kathy (off-panel): Oh yeah? Like what? Panel 3:
Balder gestures energetically while Kathy leans forward on the table, looking tired or slightly annoyed.
Balder: I need pizza, hamburgers or cheeseburgers, juicy steaks with creamy potatoes, or at least a decent roast! Panel 4:
Ronny sits at home on the sofa, talking wearily to Balder on the phone.
Balder (on the phone): All I got was bread with the soup, Dad! This is worse than in North Korea!
Ronny: Don’t give us ideas, kid… Panel 1:
Balder sits at the kitchen table with a bowl of tomato soup in front of him, looking displeased.
Balder: What kind of food is this?!
Kathy (off-panel): Tomato soup, honey! Panel 2:
Balder looks up angrily from his soup and shouts.
Balder: Of course it is tomato soup, Mom! But I’m a growing boy! I need real sustenance that supports my needs!
Kathy (off-panel): Oh yeah? Like what? Panel 3:
Balder gestures energetically while Kathy leans forward on the table, looking tired or slightly annoyed.
Balder: I need pizza, hamburgers or cheeseburgers, juicy steaks with creamy potatoes, or at least a decent roast! Panel 4:
Ronny sits at home on the sofa, talking wearily to Balder on the phone.
Balder (on the phone): All I got was bread with the soup, Dad! This is worse than in North Korea!
Ronny: Don’t give us ideas, kid…

Panel 1:
Balder sits at the kitchen table with a bowl of tomato soup in front of him, looking displeased.
Balder: What kind of food is this?!
Kathy (off-panel): Tomato soup, honey! Panel 2:
Balder looks up angrily from his soup and shouts.
Balder: Of course it is tomato soup, Mom! But I’m a growing boy! I need real sustenance that supports my needs!
Kathy (off-panel): Oh yeah? Like what? Panel 3:
Balder gestures energetically while Kathy leans forward on the table, looking tired or slightly annoyed.
Balder: I need pizza, hamburgers or cheeseburgers, juicy steaks with creamy potatoes, or at least a decent roast! Panel 4:
Ronny sits at home on the sofa, talking wearily to Balder on the phone.
Balder (on the phone): All I got was bread with the soup, Dad! This is worse than in North Korea!
Ronny: Don’t give us ideas, kid…
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Sustenance
Posted on November 18, 2025 by Lien