I had more to say on how I needed this strip to create some suspense for the facts that will follow, and because of that it ended up without a punchline per se, but I have a few notices instead.
First, this comic is uploaded late because of freaky technical issues, in which, for some reason, the uploading script just... didn't upload.
Second, since I forgot my tablet pen at my parents' home this weekend, next strip might be hindered as well. Which is a pity, because the only thin that would really need the tablet to be drawn are the speech bubbles... maybe I can find a way around it!
I hope all goes well and apologize for the trouble.