"Home, Sour Home" is the 48th chapter of Junior Officers.
Deborah's visit home to her family goes awry.
ALL SPOILERS ARE UNMARKED. You have been warned.
Tropes, Sour Tropes:
- Affectionate Nickname: Barnacles refers to Deborah as "princess".
- Cane Fu: Barnacles fends Humphrey off with his cane.
- Precision F-Strike: Barnacles refers to Humphrey as a "shitbag". To date, it is the strongest swear word used in the series.
- Unseen No More: After only being spoken about and seen in flashbacks, this chapter gives a proper introduction to Humphrey.
- Wham Line:And then the porch door slammed shut.
Humphrey was home. - You Are Not My Father: Deborah renounces Humphrey as her father after Barnacles refers to her as "his daughter".
