We've been having strips that haven't really been leading to plot points for the last few weeks and I figured we had enough and it was time to start in on the next arc... John and Lyn have been dating for a while and how they got together was never shown "on screen" as it happened in the time jump last year after the George and Santa bit. I've always meant to go back and show it, but I wanted it to have a purpose with the story that would be currently going on. That didn't line up in my head until now. We'll get to know a bit more about Lyn and why in the world she puts up with John.