the chase of spades

Okay but like how would they handle this in public?

Spoilers I guess for a nearly 5-year-old plot twist that surely everyone who follows me is aware of.

Would they eventually announce that she is his "daughter" or heir to his fortune?

Would they keep it secret until his death when she presumably inherits a large portion if not everything?

Keep in mind this isn't just an old rich dude. Scrooge owns like the whole city, runs a whole bunch of industry and whatnot. It's important for the public to know what happens to all that when the inevitable happens.

Maybe you'd hold off on revealing it immediately but it's gotta come out sooner or later right?

Will the tabloids report on rumors of a secret daughter not realizing it was Webby all along? Bonus points if they accidentally pin one of the other girls for it and cause a media circus.

I think Dewey would wear new year's glasses. The question is, would he try to make the bad modern ones work or would he rock a pair from like 2005 for the throwback fit?

He probably would have been the type in the 2010's to have the 1 go over one of his eyes, because "you don't need to see good to look good."

MY GOAT RETIRES TONIGHT FOLKS

This year has been soured by an overbearing feeling of uncertainty for the future. It started with federal funding. Then it became social services. Then it became public safety. One by one, more people are feeling some kind of impact by a government they have no true authority over. Some voted for it, others against it, others still not at all. But everyone is feeling it, one way or another.

Today, I met a school nurse. She was wearing a nice festive trick-or-treat outfit for Halloween. Her eyes were red, her voice unsteady at times. She looked at a pile of cereal boxes in grocery bags, hoping that milk would be soon to follow. Otherwise, it would be dry cereal for dinner for the children it was her duty to serve.

The nurse stacked the shelves of a makeshift food pantry. Normally the school provided a sack of food for the weekend to children in need, but this month's delivery never came from their distributor. They don't know when the next one will be.

At minimum, the school can expect the number of children without food security to double as SNAP benefits stop on Saturday. Food drives are being set up, but she knows they will eventually expire. Whether from regular donors cutting spending of their own or simply resignation from the community, she knows the well will run dry eventually.

She continues stacking, knowing it will come right off the shelves twice as quickly. She continues stacking, hoping that it's enough to tide students over until the next school day. She continues stacking, knowing as much as every little bit helps, she can't help everyone forever.

And what is she to do but continue stacking? The power is in the hands of a government that doesn't seem to care. It's not supposed to be like this. The biggest problems always get fixed. But not this time.

Will we get relief today? Tomorrow? Next week? Next month? Ever? Who's to say...

And I'm left wondering, when does it get better?