inoculate
Original: inoculate on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1: A green alien gestures toward a planet (Earth) floating in space.
Alien: "See this warm wet planet? It's at severe risk of developing 'human.'"
Panel 2: The alien holds up a small glowing vial.
Alien: "So, what we do is we innoculate it with a small, weak band of humans."
Panel 3: The planet is shown with a feverish, fiery glow around it.
Caption/Alien: "The humans briefly multiply, activating the planet's fever response, which fights off the infection."
Panel 4: A second alien (the listener) raises a finger to ask a question.
Listener alien: "How does that ensure there won't be any recurrence?"
Panel 5: The first alien stands beside a horrified red-haired human, leaning in conspiratorially while the glowing planet floats nearby.
Alien: "It doesn't, but... these things when roasted? *MWAH*"
Votey:
Text (the human's thought/reaction): "I can't believe I went to college to end up a roasted human head."
Visual: A close-up of the distressed red-haired human's head.
Alien: "See this warm wet planet? It's at severe risk of developing 'human.'"
Panel 2: The alien holds up a small glowing vial.
Alien: "So, what we do is we innoculate it with a small, weak band of humans."
Panel 3: The planet is shown with a feverish, fiery glow around it.
Caption/Alien: "The humans briefly multiply, activating the planet's fever response, which fights off the infection."
Panel 4: A second alien (the listener) raises a finger to ask a question.
Listener alien: "How does that ensure there won't be any recurrence?"
Panel 5: The first alien stands beside a horrified red-haired human, leaning in conspiratorially while the glowing planet floats nearby.
Alien: "It doesn't, but... these things when roasted? *MWAH*"
Votey:
Text (the human's thought/reaction): "I can't believe I went to college to end up a roasted human head."
Visual: A close-up of the distressed red-haired human's head.
Alt text
A five-panel SMBC comic. A green alien explains a plan to another alien while gesturing at planet Earth floating in space. Panel 1: 'See this warm wet planet? It's at severe risk of developing "human."' Panel 2, holding a small glowing vial: 'So, what we do is we innoculate it with a small, weak band of humans.' Panel 3 shows Earth glowing red-hot like a fever: 'The humans briefly multiply, activating the planet's fever response, which fights off the infection.' Panel 4, the listening alien raises a finger: 'How does that ensure there won't be any recurrence?' Panel 5: the first alien leans in next to a horrified red-haired human, the glowing planet nearby, and admits: 'It doesn't, but... these things when roasted? *MWAH*' (a chef's-kiss gesture), revealing the aliens just like eating roasted humans. Votey: a close-up of the same distressed human's head with the caption 'I can't believe I went to college to end up a roasted human head.'
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.