promise
Original: promise on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1: A man with light hair, at a bedside, speaks earnestly to a dark-haired man.
Man with light hair: Years ago I swore to my friend I would destroy his porn if he died.
Panel 2: Caption over a scene showing a microwave-like device displaying a screen that reads "porn spoke."
Caption: That was before most porn was streamed from cloud servers.
Panel 3: The man with light hair, looking determined, reaches out toward something offscreen.
Man with light hair: But I am a man of my word.
Panel 4: A view of flames; a dark figure stands amid the fire.
Text: The servers. Must. FALL.
Panel 5: The dark figure runs through a fiery, burning scene.
Panel 6: A bearded man holds up a tablet, speaking enthusiastically to a woman seated at a desk who looks unimpressed, resting her head on her hand.
Bearded man: This is the most incredible movie script I've ever read.
Bearded man: It's basically Moby Dick but with so many Moby Dicks he can't get rid of them all.
Votey: Extreme close-up of the light-haired man's weary, lined face. A speech bubble above him reads: We are all just spokes, turning round and round the porn hub.
Man with light hair: Years ago I swore to my friend I would destroy his porn if he died.
Panel 2: Caption over a scene showing a microwave-like device displaying a screen that reads "porn spoke."
Caption: That was before most porn was streamed from cloud servers.
Panel 3: The man with light hair, looking determined, reaches out toward something offscreen.
Man with light hair: But I am a man of my word.
Panel 4: A view of flames; a dark figure stands amid the fire.
Text: The servers. Must. FALL.
Panel 5: The dark figure runs through a fiery, burning scene.
Panel 6: A bearded man holds up a tablet, speaking enthusiastically to a woman seated at a desk who looks unimpressed, resting her head on her hand.
Bearded man: This is the most incredible movie script I've ever read.
Bearded man: It's basically Moby Dick but with so many Moby Dicks he can't get rid of them all.
Votey: Extreme close-up of the light-haired man's weary, lined face. A speech bubble above him reads: We are all just spokes, turning round and round the porn hub.
Alt text
A six-panel SMBC comic. Panel 1: a light-haired man at a friend's bedside says, "Years ago I swore to my friend I would destroy his porn if he died." Panel 2: a screen labeled "porn spoke" (a parody of PornHub) with the caption, "That was before most porn was streamed from cloud servers." Panel 3: the man declares, "But I am a man of my word." Panel 4: flames and a dark figure, with the words "The servers. Must. FALL." Panel 5: the figure runs through a burning, fiery scene. Panel 6: a bearded man excitedly shows a tablet to an unimpressed woman at a desk, saying, "This is the most incredible movie script I've ever read. It's basically Moby Dick but with so many Moby Dicks he can't get rid of them all" — revealing the whole story was a movie pitch. Votey (aftercomic): an extreme close-up of the weary man's face with a speech bubble: "We are all just spokes, turning round and round the porn hub," punning on PornHub.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.