kitten
Original: kitten on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1: A knight stands at the base of a tall stone tower, calling up to a princess at the window.
Knight: Princess, I have come to rescue you!
Panel 2: The princess leans out of the tower window.
Princess: You've demonstrated high mate quality, but how do I know you'll be nurturing once you finish the rescue job?
Panel 3: At the foot of the tower, the knight gestures up toward the window. A small kitten sits at the base of the tower.
Knight: Gently cradle this kitten while you make your way up the tower.
Panel 4: Close-up of the knight cradling the kitten in his arms, speaking softly to it.
Knight: Awww, look at his widdle pink nose.
Panel 5: The knight, holding the kitten, continues cooing.
Knight: Whos my little squaroopy-poo? My little squaroopy-poo!
Panel 6: The knight, now without the kitten, looks back and calls out as he walks away.
Knight: Hey! Come back!
Votey:
A speech bubble points off-panel.
Voice (the kitten): He is mine now.
Below, an illustration of the kitten with the knight, the kitten apparently having claimed the knight.
Knight: Princess, I have come to rescue you!
Panel 2: The princess leans out of the tower window.
Princess: You've demonstrated high mate quality, but how do I know you'll be nurturing once you finish the rescue job?
Panel 3: At the foot of the tower, the knight gestures up toward the window. A small kitten sits at the base of the tower.
Knight: Gently cradle this kitten while you make your way up the tower.
Panel 4: Close-up of the knight cradling the kitten in his arms, speaking softly to it.
Knight: Awww, look at his widdle pink nose.
Panel 5: The knight, holding the kitten, continues cooing.
Knight: Whos my little squaroopy-poo? My little squaroopy-poo!
Panel 6: The knight, now without the kitten, looks back and calls out as he walks away.
Knight: Hey! Come back!
Votey:
A speech bubble points off-panel.
Voice (the kitten): He is mine now.
Below, an illustration of the kitten with the knight, the kitten apparently having claimed the knight.
Alt text
A six-panel SMBC comic. Panel 1: an armored knight stands at the base of a tall stone tower and calls up, "Princess, I have come to rescue you!" Panel 2: a blonde princess leans out of the tower window and replies, "You've demonstrated high mate quality, but how do I know you'll be nurturing once you finish the rescue job?" Panel 3: the knight, standing by a small kitten at the tower's base, says, "Gently cradle this kitten while you make your way up the tower." Panel 4: close-up of the knight tenderly cradling the kitten, cooing, "Awww, look at his widdle pink nose." Panel 5: still holding the kitten, the knight gushes, "Whos my little squaroopy-poo? My little squaroopy-poo!" Panel 6: the knight, now empty-handed and walking away, calls back, "Hey! Come back!"—the kitten has wandered off. Joke: the knight gets so absorbed in babying the kitten he forgets the rescue entirely. Votey: a speech bubble reads "He is mine now," over a sketch of the kitten that has effectively claimed the knight as its own.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.