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Panel 1: Bryce, outside the bookstore, starts walking away. Ray, in the doorway, yells to him, "Hey!"

Panel 2: Bryce stops and Ray comes up behind him, asking, "WHAT is going on with you...?"

Panel 3: Bryce turns to him, asking, "What?" Ray replies, "Uh, flirting with my employee? Suddenly acting like a jerk?" Bryce answers, "So 'talking' is flirting?" Ray says, "For YOU... kind of!"

Panel 4: Ray continues, "You worked here for a couple months; I've never seen you talk, or flirt, or ANYTHING that much!" Bryce, head down a bit, replies, "Well, I'm single; I can flirt with whoever I want." Ray, looking surprised, says, "You're -- ? Do you want to talk?" Bryce replies, "No."

Panel 5: He continues, "I know I was being an asshole about my father. It's just -- "

Panel 6: Ray interrupts with, "He brings out the worst in everyone. Let's leave it at that..."