promotion
Original: promotion on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1: A man in a suit opens a door and enters.
Man: Hey, honey!
Panel 2: A woman with brown hair, looking neutral/uneasy, speaks.
Woman: Guess who just got promoted?
Panel 3: The woman, now smiling tightly.
Woman: That guy who's three years younger than you?
Panel 4: The woman embraces the man, who is sobbing on her shoulder.
Man (crying): I hate him SO MUCH!!
Votey:
A close-up sketch of the woman's face. She speaks with a wistful expression.
Woman: But he's so nice.
Man: Hey, honey!
Panel 2: A woman with brown hair, looking neutral/uneasy, speaks.
Woman: Guess who just got promoted?
Panel 3: The woman, now smiling tightly.
Woman: That guy who's three years younger than you?
Panel 4: The woman embraces the man, who is sobbing on her shoulder.
Man (crying): I hate him SO MUCH!!
Votey:
A close-up sketch of the woman's face. She speaks with a wistful expression.
Woman: But he's so nice.
Alt text
A four-panel comic. Panel 1: a man in a suit opens a door, calling out cheerfully, "Hey, honey!" Panel 2: a brown-haired woman looks uneasy and says, "Guess who just got promoted?" Panel 3: she adds with a strained smile, "That guy who's three years younger than you?" Panel 4: the woman hugs the man, who is crying on her shoulder, wailing, "I hate him SO MUCH!!" The joke: her seemingly supportive question is actually rubbing salt in the wound of his career envy. Votey: a close-up sketch of the woman's face, looking wistful, adding, "But he's so nice."—twisting the knife by noting the rival isn't even hateable.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.