sometimes it takes a while to process information so a clever trick* is to use placeholders in the meantime.
Panel 3 of page 2, didn't understand what we were seeing. "Oh. Stereo." a little late. knee jerk reaction is a gun safe. sure, things can always be better. It can always be worse, too. (even when 'just playing', kids get messed up over some stuff. One needn't know the combination, just the clicking and knowing where it is coming from might be enough to get stuck in life for decades, if one so chose. Really panel 3 of page one might be enough to break the child. There's a lot that can be done with just a look.)
*it is only effective on simple or familiar things.
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