Take note of the kids in the background of panel 1 you'll see what I mean a few chapters from now. panel 5 the guy sitting at the end of the bar is someone I know named Ron. I am in the background on panel 8 to the right of Nikki. My friend Christian is behind Nikki on panel 10
It's a tad early in the narrative to hint at a substance abuse arc, and the manner in which it is done is fast approaching narm territory. The offender's text bubble is also dangerously close to the edges of the format.