What kind of sordid, bizarre past a scientist and some duck could possibly have is for anyone to surmise, but I enjoyed the drama in suggesting that, once again, their lives have become entangled and a new chapter is about to be written. Personally, I enjoy cartoons of this type because they lack the obvious “cymbal crash” at the end of the punch line. The idea evolved as shown.
Some background on this comic:
Transcript:
Larson just out here ducking around.