bagels
Original: bagels on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A woman with gray hair, glasses, and a mug stands behind a younger man with orange/red hair sitting at a computer.
Woman: I need you to pick up bagels for the office.
Panel 2:
Close on the man at his computer.
Man: That's not my job. I'm an engineer.
Panel 3:
The woman, holding her mug, leans toward the seated man.
Woman: Either you do it, or I'll play on your deep-seated desire to inhabit a fantasy world.
Man: Don't you dare!
Panel 4:
The woman points dramatically, eyes wide, while the man scowls in the foreground.
Woman: I summon thee to quest for two-score rings of bread!
Man: Dammit. Fine.
Votey:
Close-up of the man's resigned face, with a thought/speech bubble above him.
Text: You will be rewarded with the chair of job-still-having.
A woman with gray hair, glasses, and a mug stands behind a younger man with orange/red hair sitting at a computer.
Woman: I need you to pick up bagels for the office.
Panel 2:
Close on the man at his computer.
Man: That's not my job. I'm an engineer.
Panel 3:
The woman, holding her mug, leans toward the seated man.
Woman: Either you do it, or I'll play on your deep-seated desire to inhabit a fantasy world.
Man: Don't you dare!
Panel 4:
The woman points dramatically, eyes wide, while the man scowls in the foreground.
Woman: I summon thee to quest for two-score rings of bread!
Man: Dammit. Fine.
Votey:
Close-up of the man's resigned face, with a thought/speech bubble above him.
Text: You will be rewarded with the chair of job-still-having.
Alt text
A four-panel comic. Panel 1: A gray-haired woman with glasses, holding a mug, stands behind a red-haired man at a computer and says, "I need you to pick up bagels for the office." Panel 2: Close-up of the man, who replies, "That's not my job. I'm an engineer." Panel 3: The woman leans in and says, "Either you do it, or I'll play on your deep-seated desire to inhabit a fantasy world." The man protests, "Don't you dare!" Panel 4: The woman points dramatically and declares in mock-medieval style, "I summon thee to quest for two-score rings of bread!" The man scowls and grumbles, "Dammit. Fine." Votey aftercomic: A close-up of the man's resigned face with a bubble reading, "You will be rewarded with the chair of job-still-having."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.