I don’t know if you stole the comic way back when.
It was a valuable comic
and it was gone from my house
and you were there around when it disappeared
and you liked comics back then
and you liked that character’s comics a lot, too.

I’m not sure if I’m joking
and this isn’t really funny at all.

I don’t know if you stole my comic
and I think you were accused of theft at your school, too.

In the grand scheme,
it’s not too important,
which is why I’ve never brought it up,
but did you steal my comic book?
You shouldn’t have stolen my comic book.
That’s a violation,
and it’s beneath us.
It’s beneath us for me to ask this question
but it’s beneath us for you to have done it.
But it’s beneath us for me to dwell on this.

Oh, it should be water under the bridge
– but the water would ruin the comic,
and it was valuable!

I’m not sure if I’m joking,
but this isn’t funny at all.

Did you steal the comic?
You can tell me.
I won’t be mad.
Not really.
Just tell me
– no, don’t.
Wait…