Kind of an ass to dump that on his son's coworker, friend and roommate.
Why doesn't he just talk to his son himself?

Eeeexactly! What a stupid dad >_<

My thoughts exactly! My uncle got me a job where he works. I showed up late one time and he gave me the longest lecture and a literal kick in the ass XD

Who knows? =o

Oh boy...someone is in a big trouble.

That is correct! =D

ER MER GERD!

Damn it not good for him...

Not at all. =o

Am I crazy, or does the line work of this piece look different... Smoother?

Hope it does. :P

Looks like daddy is getting serious~

Indeed. =o

boy he can't even talk to his son himself?

YI thought that as well but it may be that he's tired of talkin to him? I dunno, just spitballin yo :3

don't seem like it to me at least

I'm just bein hopeful.

Maybe because it's his son, he can't bring himself to tell him bad news? Idunno

still seems shitty to me to ask the best friend to do it for him ...

yeah, that's one of those, "Son, we need to have a talk." Moments.

yeah not one of those "go talk to my son for me i don't have the balls"

Maybe he's not his actual father?

bleh who knows at this point

Yolo right? lmao

I have no idea how biology works in this universe, but considering the father is an owl and the son appears to be a bald eagle, I've been speculating that Eddie is adopted. But yeah, who knows.

(I am loving this comic.)

I enjoy it as well :3

dare to think that it's a cultural thing?

we also don't know how IS this dad-son relation

I'm certainly with the editor until the end there.

Asking about an employee through a friend and roommate is one thing, but utilizing said friend/roommate as a mediator for his management is really kinda crossing the line there. This is where nepotism really gets bad for everyone.

It seems that right now what he's trying to do is avoid any drama from his son in the future. Oh, sure, Edward will be pissed at him, but it might pass since visually, it wasn't his father that fired him, but Derrik.

Yeah, Eddie needs to work harder, but this owl definately needs to drop some eggs and cock up. (Erm, doesn't quite sound the same as 'drop his balls and man up, does it?)

Derek's Stress level:

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> 90%

Aw man, this is serious. Eiddie's gonna have trouble soon...unless he's intent on not going back to work.

Well, perhaps some won't agree, but I like Eddie's father! He's strict, but if his son isn't going to show up he's taking a reasonable course of action. Well, he's a good business-owl at least, perhaps not a great father in that he's not taking the initiative himself. Still, I don't like that he's putting Derek in the middle of this--poor lion has enough to worry about! And what about his upcoming coffee date with Mike!? Hopefully in the stress of all this he doesn't forget!

Keep up the great work!

I swear, looking at the first and second panel, it came to me this dialogue:

1panel: "What do you think of my big eyes!?"
2panel: "Th-they are pretty, sir"

LOL

Awesome comic, man!

Anyway, I agreed with many people here: Eddie's father is acting really wrong. I mean, why put at his son's best friend and flatmate in such a hard situation? Doesn't he have got enough balls to speak with his son face by face? I think Eddie's father is quite coward and insensitive.

ah, well played...

I think the father is using this as a test for derek with it being the ability to talk to others about the problem and getting the point across that it is a job. Just because his fathers his boss doesn't mean anything.... thats how i see this going it is probibly a test on his will if he can tell his friend how it is then maybe he'll have a promoton of some sort in the future.

Love the comic as a whole really hope it goes the way im thinking from start to finish i've noticed little things that i hope are foreshadowings

ouch! thats rough but true. at least he's getting a heads up, most people get fired on the spot! lol