Gus Reppo's parents have everything figured out for their son, right down to the county in which they hope he will practice dentistry. When they follow him to the air force where he has enlisted (after all, who else will make sure he is served adequate meals?), he realises it's going to be anything but easy to shake off his kin. And when he then finds out that his parents might not be who they seem, his life takes a turn for the downright weird. But steadied by Rick DeMarinis' hilarious prose and guiding hand, Gus is finally given some space to develop.