- For the other comic titled "Breakfast of Champions", see Breakfast of Champions (720).
Roy discovers the aftermath of Elan and Nale fighting.
Cast
- The Order of the Stick
- The Linear Guild
- Rooster of Azure City ◀
- Rooster's Stepson ◀
- Two Inn Employees
Transcript
- Panel 1
Rooster: Cock-a-doodle-doo!
Rooster's Stepson: You're not my real dad.
- Panel 2
Roy: Oh man! That was just fantastic. I don't think I've ever felt more rested.
Roy: Hmmm, I can never remember if the big boot goes on the left or right.
- Panel 3
Roy: I swear, between standing watch, nightly visits from my Dad, and my time with Celia, I can't remember the last time I got a full night's sleep in a bed.
Roy: Not that the Celia part was all bad.
Roy: Or entirely in a bed, for that matter. Heh.
- Panel 4
Roy: OK, seriously, Roy, rest time is over. We've been dragging our feet too long, it's time we finally get something accomplished.
- Panel 5
Employee #1: Joining us for breakfast, sir?
Roy: Absolutely.
Employee #1: Right this way.
- Panel 6
Thog, Nale, Sabine are restrained. Roy has a concerned look.
Employee: Watch your step.
- Panel 7
Belkar is restrained. Roy has a confused look.
Durkon: Hasn't tha Charm Person spell worn off Belkar by now?
Vaarsuvius: Yes. Yes, it certainly has.
Belkar: Mmrmmph!
- Panel 8
Roy sees Haley talking normally, and is happy.
Haley: I'm glad I can finally speak again, so that I can tell you how good you look in your new clothes.
Elan: Really? 'Cause I had to steal them after I broke out of prison...
- Panel 10
Haley: My gods, that makes them even hotter!
Haley kisses Elan, "smooch smooch!" Roy looks shocked.
- Panel 10
Employee #2: Sir, we've checked three times. There are no magical portals under your bed that lead to an alternate universe where long-running subplots get resolved.
Roy: No, no, see, this IS the alternate universe. I need to find the way back home to the real world.
Roy: Actually, wait—never mind, stop looking.
Trivia
- The title also the title of the 1973 bestselling novel by Kurt Vonnegut, which itself is taken from the advertising slogan for Wheaties breakfast cereal.
- This comic explains why Roy didn't get involved in the combat for the previous strips.
- The summary shows that the team can still function without Roy, even though it will cause problems in the future.
- Roy's boots are reversed in the last panel, as is the direction of the crown. Roy makes a reference to his different sized boots in the second panel. Which boot is bigger is actually used to imply perspective, depending on which way Roy is facing.
- Haley's bow is visible in the third-to-last panel, but not second-to-last.
- "You're not my real dad." is normally a reference used by adopted or step-children. Or a reference to the term 'Cuckolded', derived from the cuckoo, who lays an egg in another bird's nest.
- The previous appearance of the Rooster was in #317, The Best Part of Waking Up. This is the final appearance of the Rooster of Azure City and Rooster's Stepson.