2015-02-22
Original: 2015-02-22 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Man (to woman, named Sally): Sally, I think we should see other people.
Man: But...
Panel 2:
Man: Like, when we look at each other, we should see other people.
Man: Attractive ones.
Panel 3:
The couple now wear VR/AR glasses. The woman (Sally) speaks.
Sally: Wait, are you virtualizing me to look like my sister?
Man: Maybe. Are you virtualizing me to look like my brother?
Panel 4:
A solid black panel (their view of each other / darkness).
Panel 5:
Two glowing silhouette profiles face each other against black.
Man: We must never tell them.
Sally: They're too beautiful to cry.
Votey:
A close-up sketch of the VR/AR glasses/headset. The display screens inside show browser-like content, prominently the label "XKCD" along with smaller text resembling a webpage with links ("Archive," "What if?," "Blog," "Store," "About"). Tiny figures are visible in the lower lens panels.
Man (to woman, named Sally): Sally, I think we should see other people.
Man: But...
Panel 2:
Man: Like, when we look at each other, we should see other people.
Man: Attractive ones.
Panel 3:
The couple now wear VR/AR glasses. The woman (Sally) speaks.
Sally: Wait, are you virtualizing me to look like my sister?
Man: Maybe. Are you virtualizing me to look like my brother?
Panel 4:
A solid black panel (their view of each other / darkness).
Panel 5:
Two glowing silhouette profiles face each other against black.
Man: We must never tell them.
Sally: They're too beautiful to cry.
Votey:
A close-up sketch of the VR/AR glasses/headset. The display screens inside show browser-like content, prominently the label "XKCD" along with smaller text resembling a webpage with links ("Archive," "What if?," "Blog," "Store," "About"). Tiny figures are visible in the lower lens panels.
Alt text
A five-panel SMBC comic. Panel 1: A man tells a red-haired woman, 'Sally, I think we should see other people. But...' Panel 2: He continues, 'Like, when we look at each other, we should see other people. Attractive ones.' Panel 3: The couple now both wear VR/AR glasses. Sally asks, 'Wait, are you virtualizing me to look like my sister?' He replies, 'Maybe. Are you virtualizing me to look like my brother?' Panel 4: A completely black panel. Panel 5: Two glowing silhouetted face-profiles look at each other in the dark; the man says 'We must never tell them' and Sally says 'They're too beautiful to cry.' The joke: their VR glasses let them overlay attractive (incestuously chosen) faces onto each other. Votey: a close-up drawing of the VR/AR headset; the lenses display a web browser showing the 'XKCD' webcomic page with sidebar links, with tiny figures visible in the lens screens.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.