God, I hope it's TJ from "Luann"
Mary Worth, 6/24/22

Wow. Wow. You're telling me that Jared has a friend? A non-Dawn friend named TJ? And TJ also likes to party down at "ROCK IT," Santa Royale's hottest club? I feel like Mary Worth is just teasing us here with all the narrative beats that we've been denied: Jared and his friend TJ hanging out and being almost certainly very annoying; the big reveal of what one of Jared's friends would wear to the club; TJ spotting Dawn from across the crowded dance floor and recognition flashing in his eyes; and TJ telling Jared what he saw and Jared suddenly realizing that he could retrofit this into motivation for what he already wanted to do so he can keep his "nice guy" self-image intact. I can't believe I'm begging for more details of a Jared storyline, but I need more details from this Jared storyline!
Funky Winkerbean, 6/24/22