office-party
Original: office-party on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A "HAPPY HALLOWEEN!" banner hangs in an office. A woman (manager) speaks to a man with orange hair in shirt and tie. On the wall is a whiteboard showing a week grid (M T W Th F) with a note reading "OFFICE H'WEEN PARTY!". A jack-o'-lantern candy bucket sits on the desk, and a small "Trick or Treat!" sign is on the table.
Manager: "...AND IF YOU PUT YOUR HAND IN THIS BUCKET YOU'LL FEEL A MUMMY'S FLESH!"
Panel 2:
The orange-haired man, looking uneasy, holds a pink slip of paper.
Man: "THIS IS A PINK SLIP. YOU'RE FIRING ME? IS THAT WHY NOBODY ELSE IS AT THIS HALLOWEEN PARTY?"
Panel 3:
The manager replies.
Manager: "IN FAIRNESS, THE SIGN DID SAY 'TRICK OR TREAT.'"
Panel 4:
Close on the distressed orange-haired man.
Man: "I CAN BARELY AFFORD MY MORTGAGE."
Panel 5:
The manager makes mock-scary clawing hands.
Manager: "OOOOH! SCARY!"
Votey:
Close on the orange-haired man's worried face. A large speech bubble (from the manager) reads:
"HERE'S YOUR SPOOOOKY SEVERANCE PAY!"
A "HAPPY HALLOWEEN!" banner hangs in an office. A woman (manager) speaks to a man with orange hair in shirt and tie. On the wall is a whiteboard showing a week grid (M T W Th F) with a note reading "OFFICE H'WEEN PARTY!". A jack-o'-lantern candy bucket sits on the desk, and a small "Trick or Treat!" sign is on the table.
Manager: "...AND IF YOU PUT YOUR HAND IN THIS BUCKET YOU'LL FEEL A MUMMY'S FLESH!"
Panel 2:
The orange-haired man, looking uneasy, holds a pink slip of paper.
Man: "THIS IS A PINK SLIP. YOU'RE FIRING ME? IS THAT WHY NOBODY ELSE IS AT THIS HALLOWEEN PARTY?"
Panel 3:
The manager replies.
Manager: "IN FAIRNESS, THE SIGN DID SAY 'TRICK OR TREAT.'"
Panel 4:
Close on the distressed orange-haired man.
Man: "I CAN BARELY AFFORD MY MORTGAGE."
Panel 5:
The manager makes mock-scary clawing hands.
Manager: "OOOOH! SCARY!"
Votey:
Close on the orange-haired man's worried face. A large speech bubble (from the manager) reads:
"HERE'S YOUR SPOOOOKY SEVERANCE PAY!"
Alt text
A five-panel SMBC comic set in an office decorated for Halloween, with a "HAPPY HALLOWEEN!" banner, a jack-o'-lantern candy bucket, and a small "Trick or Treat!" sign. A woman manager cheerfully tells an orange-haired man in a shirt and tie, "...and if you put your hand in this bucket you'll feel a mummy's flesh!" He holds up a pink slip and says, "This is a pink slip. You're firing me? Is that why nobody else is at this Halloween party?" She answers, "In fairness, the sign did say 'trick or treat.'" He, distressed, says "I can barely afford my mortgage," and she mockingly wiggles her hands like claws: "Ooooh! Scary!" The joke is that she has disguised firing him as a Halloween party prank. Votey: a close-up of the man's worried face as the manager's voice booms in a big speech bubble, "Here's your spooooky severance pay!"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.