Final Story Arc
The final storyline of the Out of the Gene Pool/Single and Looking strip began on June 15, 2008. Sam and Jackie were standing in line at the local burger joint discussing their tax stimulus refunds when suddenly a real estate agent walked in and started showing the space to Wally and Dilbert from Dilbert, saying that they needed to buy the space because of interest from Slylock Fox. Madame Red took the opportunity to call dibs on the fax machine.
The next day, Sam confessed to Jackie in the office that he had a feeling that something big and catastrophic was going to happen. On June 17 the real estate agent returned, showing the strip to Thel and Billy from The Family Circus and telling them that the panels offered them much more space than the current circle they reside in.
By the Wednesday strip of that week, Jackie had suggested to Sam that he go see "Madame Stella", a Middletown psychic, about his feelings about his own mortality.
The June 19th strip saw Jackie talking to Sam and criticizing him for his feelings, saying that there was no proof that they were going anywhere. They then were met by two of the Fraternity of Crocodiles from Pearls Before Swine, who had apparently bought the space and were set to move in. "Dis awkwurd momeent," said one of the Crocs upon their discovery.
The final daily strip, which ran on June 21, saw Jackie finally tell Sam what she thought, saying that her life was too good right now and that she believed in a higher power and that he would tell her when it was time to go. She then was promptly "erased", bringing a statement from Madame Red: "Thou shalt not overstay your welcome in the comics."
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