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Note: While it’s true that many things are based on actual events, the characters contained within this strip are not meant to be direct analogs for actual people. They are not based off of people living, dead, or undead and any resemblance is coincidental. Nor are they based off of Ferrets.
Because that would be weird.
Don’t meet your heroes kids.
She seems nice enough so far, honestly. Meeting heroes can be fine as long you remember that all of them are people too with flaws and good sides and bad sides. Some are absolute d-bags yeah, but I’m not betting on this lady being one as of now.
Oh I misread the last panel, he cheated on her, not the other way around. Never mind what I said.
Either way, ALWAYS meet your heroes. The real ones are still heroes after you meet them.
‘Sides which, then the rest of us get the fun of watching people try to perform mental judo to reconcile the reality of their heroes with their headcanon. Humans can bluescreen, and that’s one of the situations that can cause it. All sorts of “Oh dear, I’d better get a mop, a couple chocolate bars, and a marine assault squad down here pronto” fun potential.