First, the strip:
With Friends Like These... #42: True Love. Second, the footnotes:
This strip killed my beloved Sharpie. I must now obtain a new Sharpie to love and treasure, because I'm kinda fickle when it comes to my art supplies. Also because large black fills with anything other than a Sharpie pretty much just make me want to cry.
Yes, this strip contains the appropriate number of limbs. I counted about six times during the sketching and inking process. This also marks the first appearance of Brooke, who owns a great many pairs of stripy socks, and shares my simple affection for our tentacle-bearing overlords.