eat
Original: eat on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1: A red-haired man sits at a desk/computer, asking over his shoulder.
Red-haired man: WHERE YOU WANNA EAT TONIGHT?
A woman (off to the side): I DON'T CARE.
Panel 2: The red-haired man turns, exasperated.
Red-haired man: DON'T GIMME THAT! YOU SAY YOU DON'T CARE BUT THEN YOU KEEP SAYING "NO" TO WHATEVER I WANT, AND I AM NOT GONNA GO ROUND AND ROUND WITH YOU AGAIN!
Panel 3: Close on the woman, looking downcast.
Woman: NO, I MEAN I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING. LIFE. HAPPINESS. MY OWN WELL-BEING.
Panel 4: A small panel of the red-haired man's face.
Panel 5: The woman seen from behind/profile.
Panel 6: A close-up of the woman, eyes downcast and weary.
Panel 7: The red-haired man, now beaming with a wide grin.
Red-haired man: GREAT!
Panel 8: Exterior shot of a TACO BELL restaurant at dusk. The man and the woman walk toward it holding hands.
Votey:
A single panel showing a close-up of the woman's face, crying with a strained, miserable expression. A speech bubble points to her.
Woman (thinking/saying): PLEASE HIRE ME FOR MARKETING, TACO BELL.
Red-haired man: WHERE YOU WANNA EAT TONIGHT?
A woman (off to the side): I DON'T CARE.
Panel 2: The red-haired man turns, exasperated.
Red-haired man: DON'T GIMME THAT! YOU SAY YOU DON'T CARE BUT THEN YOU KEEP SAYING "NO" TO WHATEVER I WANT, AND I AM NOT GONNA GO ROUND AND ROUND WITH YOU AGAIN!
Panel 3: Close on the woman, looking downcast.
Woman: NO, I MEAN I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING. LIFE. HAPPINESS. MY OWN WELL-BEING.
Panel 4: A small panel of the red-haired man's face.
Panel 5: The woman seen from behind/profile.
Panel 6: A close-up of the woman, eyes downcast and weary.
Panel 7: The red-haired man, now beaming with a wide grin.
Red-haired man: GREAT!
Panel 8: Exterior shot of a TACO BELL restaurant at dusk. The man and the woman walk toward it holding hands.
Votey:
A single panel showing a close-up of the woman's face, crying with a strained, miserable expression. A speech bubble points to her.
Woman (thinking/saying): PLEASE HIRE ME FOR MARKETING, TACO BELL.
Alt text
An eight-panel SMBC comic. A red-haired man at a desk asks a woman, "Where you wanna eat tonight?" She replies flatly, "I don't care." He turns, annoyed: "Don't gimme that! You say you don't care but then you keep saying 'no' to whatever I want, and I am not gonna go round and round with you again!" She clarifies, looking hollow and depressed, "No, I mean I don't care about anything. Life. Happiness. My own well-being." After a beat of quiet panels showing her despair, the man breaks into a huge delighted grin and shouts "Great!" The final panel shows the two of them walking hand-in-hand toward a Taco Bell at dusk — her crushing apathy means she'll finally let him pick. Votey (aftercomic): a tight close-up of the woman's face, crying with a pained expression, as a speech bubble reads, "Please hire me for marketing, Taco Bell."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.