Gah, Rikk is no fun at all when he's got something in his teeth. I probably should have given panel 3 as well as panel 5 to his efforts to tear Tim away from immediate gratification... "We really need you" is on the right track but too abbreviated (make him FEEL how important you really believe his contribution is, Rikk!). On the other hand, I like Rumy's discovery that her passions are shared by others, and Katherine's showing off of her boyfriend… they're a little ham-handed but they work all right.
"Bheer" is a fannish spelling, or at least it was at one time. "Three geeks" is a forced reference to THE 3 GEEKS, one of the other "geek-flavored comics" on the market when this came out.