time-machine-2
Original: time-machine-2 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A person standing next to a glowing "TIME MACHINE" device reacts in alarm to someone off-panel.
Person at the time machine: "NO! STOP!"
Distressed person (gesturing): "YOU CAN'T TIME TRAVEL! WHATEVER YOU CHANGE WILL HAVE UNFORESEEN CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PRESENT!"
Panel 2:
Distressed person: "DO YOU LIKE THE PRESENT?"
Other person: "I AM."
Panel 3:
Caption: "AND SO..."
In a starry void, a rocket-like object zooms past.
A voice: "THE DINOSAURS SHALL LIVE!"
The traveler: "WOOOOO!"
Votey:
A person with a round head, mouth open in delight, looks up at a speech bubble.
Person: "IT'S AMAZING! EVERY CHANGE TO THE PAST MAKES THE FUTURE BETTER!"
A person standing next to a glowing "TIME MACHINE" device reacts in alarm to someone off-panel.
Person at the time machine: "NO! STOP!"
Distressed person (gesturing): "YOU CAN'T TIME TRAVEL! WHATEVER YOU CHANGE WILL HAVE UNFORESEEN CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PRESENT!"
Panel 2:
Distressed person: "DO YOU LIKE THE PRESENT?"
Other person: "I AM."
Panel 3:
Caption: "AND SO..."
In a starry void, a rocket-like object zooms past.
A voice: "THE DINOSAURS SHALL LIVE!"
The traveler: "WOOOOO!"
Votey:
A person with a round head, mouth open in delight, looks up at a speech bubble.
Person: "IT'S AMAZING! EVERY CHANGE TO THE PAST MAKES THE FUTURE BETTER!"
Alt text
A three-panel SMBC comic about time travel. Panel 1: One person stands beside a glowing device labeled "TIME MACHINE" while another person, arms raised in alarm, shouts: "NO! STOP! YOU CAN'T TIME TRAVEL! WHATEVER YOU CHANGE WILL HAVE UNFORESEEN CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PRESENT!" Panel 2: The alarmed person asks, "DO YOU LIKE THE PRESENT?" and the other replies simply, "I AM" — implying they're indifferent to or dislike the present. Panel 3 (caption "AND SO..."): a rocket streaks through a starry void as a voice declares "THE DINOSAURS SHALL LIVE!" and the traveler cheers "WOOOOO!" — the warning about consequences became the whole point. Votey: a grinning round-headed character looks up at a speech bubble and exclaims, "IT'S AMAZING! EVERY CHANGE TO THE PAST MAKES THE FUTURE BETTER!"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.