So I guess the duck ducked and Cat didn’t?

Mistakes were made.

What’s important now is that we look forward, to the future, not backward, to that duckpond.

Well, that’s just ducky.

New favorite.

In his defense, he does look fairly ducked up.

I’d say a trip to the icing factory is in order.

last panel: is the duck the one explaining about circumstances? Because that would be so appropriate.

I love lines like “There were circumstances.” Saying something meaningless, or something that basically just means “The world exists,” is always the safest sort of vocalization. No one can ever call you a liar.

Erika,

It helps if you imagine that the phrase “There Were Circumstances” is spoken in EXACTLY the same tone of voice in which you might imagine the words “Mistakes Were Made”.

Is cat speaking in the last panel, or is it the duck?

And the moral of the story is… a drunk crazy duck will always beat up a cat!

And Girl was in her circumstance. Her argument defeats itself.