LOL. This was great. I agree with the others, I totally expected Clark to be eavesdropping on them at least.
You also hit the nail the nail on the head that the older brothers (or siblings) are sometimes more intimidating than the father. My younger sisters had to deal with not only my dad cleaning his guns when the boy arrived, but two of my brothers (I was one of 6) both making veiled threats and feeding our GSDs raw meat. (they told the poor boys the lie that raw meat was the only way to satisfy the dogs' bloodlust)
