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Original: shift on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

Transcript

Panel 1:
Green alien: Why is it that every part of the universe is running away from every other part?
Man: That's just you.

Panel 2:
Man: There's not.

Panel 3:
Man: Your planet is belonging to it. Every direction. Do you think we want our kids running up with this?
Green alien: Then why did you come with the ray from planet Zorblax?

Panel 4:
Green alien: We're criminals, and this is a punishment.

Votey:
Text in speech bubble (from offscreen): Please kill us.
(The speech bubble trails down to a sad-eyed alien/monster figure.)

Alt text

A four-panel black-and-white SMBC comic. A man talks with a green big-headed alien. Panel 1: the alien asks why every part of the universe is running away from every other part; the man replies, 'That's just you.' Panel 2: the man insists, 'There's not.' Panel 3: the man complains that the alien's planet is fleeing in every direction and asks if they want their kids growing up with this, while the alien asks why the man's species came from planet Zorblax. Panel 4: the alien explains, 'We're criminals, and this is a punishment.' Votey: a speech bubble reading 'Please kill us.' tails down to a forlorn, droopy-eyed alien creature drawn in heavy black ink, underscoring the bleak punchline.

Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.