Original sentence: At one time an integral member of the cast, upon reaching adolescence Gene began appearing in the strip less frequently.He works at a nondescript corporation.Ludwig's appearances in the strip have increased somewhat as Gene's have decreased
Edited sentence: A highlight of the strip's 15-year run was when Janis bobbed her shoulder-length hair.Apparently, she has a job a lot like Arlo's.Arlo usually can be found sitting at his desk, sitting on the sofa or sitting on the patio.For years, he was an integral member of the cast, but upon reaching adolescence, he disappears for days at a time.Gene is Janis' head with different hair on Arlo's body.He doesn't talk or think or do much of anything, really.He works for one of those vague, comic-strip corporations that survives year after year despite inept management, disgruntled workers and no apparent purpose.On rare occasions, he sits in the car.Originally, she was to have a cool job like an engineer or an architect or something, but that might involve research, so she was stuck in a comic-strip corporation, too.You can tell when he's at work, because he wears a tie.You can tell when he's not at work, because he wears a tee-shirt