Why So Pallid?

Jill: Jack, you don’t look so good. Are you really afraid of flying? You were fine on all the trips before.

Jack: No, it’s because we’re going home.

Jill: So?

Jack: To your mother.

Previously in Jack and Jill: A Solstice to Drive You Mad

The theme for this week’s Jack and Jill is “pallid” as suggested by Talon
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