immortality-3
Original: immortality-3 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
First man (excited): I've discovered the secret to immortality!
Panel 2:
First man: You have to realize that every moment in life is like a ripple on a pond. It starts with you, blossoms out to the shores, then reflects back, seeking the shores once more.
Panel 3:
First man: Moments aren't isolated instants! They echo through the universe, to and fro. Always. Forever.
Panel 4:
First man: In each moment we experience immortality.
Panel 5:
Second man: So, the secret to immortality is changing the meaning of the word, then lying to yourself about how you feel about it?
Panel 6:
First man: Technically you only need that first thing.
Votey:
Second man (thought/spoken, looking off to the side): I wish I were doing something important, like webcomics.
First man (excited): I've discovered the secret to immortality!
Panel 2:
First man: You have to realize that every moment in life is like a ripple on a pond. It starts with you, blossoms out to the shores, then reflects back, seeking the shores once more.
Panel 3:
First man: Moments aren't isolated instants! They echo through the universe, to and fro. Always. Forever.
Panel 4:
First man: In each moment we experience immortality.
Panel 5:
Second man: So, the secret to immortality is changing the meaning of the word, then lying to yourself about how you feel about it?
Panel 6:
First man: Technically you only need that first thing.
Votey:
Second man (thought/spoken, looking off to the side): I wish I were doing something important, like webcomics.
Alt text
A six-panel black-and-white-on-color comic. An enthusiastic man with a scarf tells a calmer man his discovery. Panel 1: 'I've discovered the secret to immortality!' Panel 2: 'You have to realize that every moment in life is like a ripple on a pond. It starts with you, blossoms out to the shores, then reflects back, seeking the shores once more.' Panel 3: 'Moments aren't isolated instants! They echo through the universe, to and fro. Always. Forever.' Panel 4: 'In each moment we experience immortality.' Panel 5: the listener deadpans, 'So, the secret to immortality is changing the meaning of the word, then lying to yourself about how you feel about it?' Panel 6: the enthusiast admits, 'Technically you only need that first thing.' Votey (aftercomic): a close-up of the skeptical man's face as he says wistfully, 'I wish I were doing something important, like webcomics.'
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.