2013-02-03
Original: 2013-02-03 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1: A young girl with dark bobbed hair and tan skin, eyes closed, speaks.
Girl: I don't think so.
Panel 2: The girl, seen in profile, talks to an older woman with grey hair and round glasses wearing a purple sweater. The older woman frowns.
Girl: Listen, I've read a LOT of books on biology, development, reproduction...
Panel 3: The girl (small, in the foreground) faces the older woman.
Girl: I understand the biological reasons and physiological symptoms of puberty. So, I just don't see it happening to me.
Panel 4: Close-up of the girl, grinning confidently.
Girl: I mean, I understand the system completely. If you understand a system, it can't hurt you.
Panel 5: Close-up of the older woman, looking concerned/skeptical.
Panel 6: The girl, now looking slightly worried.
Girl: Right?
Panel 7: The older woman, seen from the side; the girl partly visible in foreground.
Older woman: You're going to have a rough go of it with art, science, love, war, money and time.
Girl: Ech. I'm more into cookies anyway.
Votey:
Header caption: LATER
The girl's face, distressed, mouth open.
Girl: My stomach hurts.
Girl: Cookies.
Girl: Nooooo!
Girl: I don't think so.
Panel 2: The girl, seen in profile, talks to an older woman with grey hair and round glasses wearing a purple sweater. The older woman frowns.
Girl: Listen, I've read a LOT of books on biology, development, reproduction...
Panel 3: The girl (small, in the foreground) faces the older woman.
Girl: I understand the biological reasons and physiological symptoms of puberty. So, I just don't see it happening to me.
Panel 4: Close-up of the girl, grinning confidently.
Girl: I mean, I understand the system completely. If you understand a system, it can't hurt you.
Panel 5: Close-up of the older woman, looking concerned/skeptical.
Panel 6: The girl, now looking slightly worried.
Girl: Right?
Panel 7: The older woman, seen from the side; the girl partly visible in foreground.
Older woman: You're going to have a rough go of it with art, science, love, war, money and time.
Girl: Ech. I'm more into cookies anyway.
Votey:
Header caption: LATER
The girl's face, distressed, mouth open.
Girl: My stomach hurts.
Girl: Cookies.
Girl: Nooooo!
Alt text
A seven-panel SMBC comic. A confident young girl with dark bobbed hair argues with an older grey-haired woman in glasses. The girl says she's read lots of books on biology, development, and reproduction and understands the biological reasons and symptoms of puberty, so she doesn't see it happening to her. Grinning, she declares, "If you understand a system, it can't hurt you. Right?" The older woman, looking skeptical and concerned, replies, "You're going to have a rough go of it with art, science, love, war, money and time." The girl shrugs: "Ech. I'm more into cookies anyway." Votey (a black-and-white aftercomic captioned "LATER"): a close-up of the girl's distressed face, mouth open. She moans, "My stomach hurts," then "Cookies," then "Nooooo!" — having overindulged in the one thing she thought she understood.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.