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2007-02-23

Original: 2007-02-23 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

Transcript

Panel 1 (single panel):

A hooded figure in a red robe (a wraith-like creature with a glowing green crown and a shadowy face) gestures toward a woman with blonde hair.

Hooded figure: "WELCOME TO... THE PIT OF DESPAIR! HAHAHA! HAHAHAHAHA!"

Blonde woman: "HUH. IT DOESN'T LOOK SO BAD. IS THAT A FOOD COURT?"

Hooded figure: "...OF DESPAIR!"

Blonde woman: "OOH! THEY HAVE SMOOTHIES! ARE THE SMOOTHIES 'OF DESPAIR?'"

Hooded figure: "...YES! AND CITRUS."

Votey:

The blonde woman holds a cup and looks unimpressed.

Woman: "THIS SMOOTHIE IS A LITTLE TOO SWEET"

The hooded figure raises an arm triumphantly, mouth wide.

Hooded figure: "HAHA HAHA!"

Alt text

A single-panel comic. A menacing hooded figure in a red robe, with a glowing green crown and a dark shadowed face, dramatically welcomes a blonde woman: "Welcome to... the Pit of Despair! Hahaha!" Unimpressed, she replies, "Huh. It doesn't look so bad. Is that a food court?" The figure insists, "...Of despair!" She brightens: "Ooh! They have smoothies! Are the smoothies 'of despair?'" The figure answers, "...Yes! And citrus." Votey (black-and-white aftercomic): the woman holds a cup and deadpans, "This smoothie is a little too sweet," while the hooded figure throws up an arm and laughs triumphantly, "Haha haha!" -- the only despair he can manage is a slightly off smoothie.

Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.