quest-2
Original: quest-2 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A red-haired person stands on a hill at dusk, seeing the silhouette of a knight on horseback.
Red-haired person: OH WOW, A KNIGHT! ARE YOU ON A QUEST?
Knight: *SIGH*
Panel 2:
Close on the knight in his helmet.
Knight: YES, BUT I'M A LATE MODERN PERIOD LITERARY KNIGHT. I'M JUST HERE TO EMBODY THE FEELING OF FRUITLESS SEARCH.
Panel 3:
The knight talks to the red-haired person, who stands beside the horse.
Knight: PROBABLY I DON'T EVEN FINISH MY QUEST. OR IF I DO, IT'LL BE IN A WAY THAT REVEALS THE FALSITY OF MY EARLIER DESIRES.
Panel 4:
The knight, seen from a wider angle.
Knight: SURE, THERE MIGHT BE SOME REALIZATION THAT I MUST "RIDE BOLDLY, RIDE" AGAINST THE DARKNESS OR WHATEVER, BUT WHAT I REALLY WANT IS IMMORTALITY AND A PRINCESS WITH A BIG BUTT.
Panel 5:
The knight is mounted on the horse, raising a hand thoughtfully.
Red-haired person (off to the side): AH.
Knight: OH JESUS, SEE I'M SUMMARIZING HUMAN EXISTENCE AND I'M NOT EVEN DOING IT ON PURPOSE.
Knight: PLEASE GO QUEST SOMEWHERE ELSE.
Panel 6:
The red-haired person stands alone, looking uncertain.
Panel 7:
The knight's helmet (visor) fills the foreground; the small red-haired person stands in the background.
Knight: SOMEWHERE ELSE.
Votey:
A close-up on the knight's helmet visor.
Knight: A HUGE HUGE BUTT.
A red-haired person stands on a hill at dusk, seeing the silhouette of a knight on horseback.
Red-haired person: OH WOW, A KNIGHT! ARE YOU ON A QUEST?
Knight: *SIGH*
Panel 2:
Close on the knight in his helmet.
Knight: YES, BUT I'M A LATE MODERN PERIOD LITERARY KNIGHT. I'M JUST HERE TO EMBODY THE FEELING OF FRUITLESS SEARCH.
Panel 3:
The knight talks to the red-haired person, who stands beside the horse.
Knight: PROBABLY I DON'T EVEN FINISH MY QUEST. OR IF I DO, IT'LL BE IN A WAY THAT REVEALS THE FALSITY OF MY EARLIER DESIRES.
Panel 4:
The knight, seen from a wider angle.
Knight: SURE, THERE MIGHT BE SOME REALIZATION THAT I MUST "RIDE BOLDLY, RIDE" AGAINST THE DARKNESS OR WHATEVER, BUT WHAT I REALLY WANT IS IMMORTALITY AND A PRINCESS WITH A BIG BUTT.
Panel 5:
The knight is mounted on the horse, raising a hand thoughtfully.
Red-haired person (off to the side): AH.
Knight: OH JESUS, SEE I'M SUMMARIZING HUMAN EXISTENCE AND I'M NOT EVEN DOING IT ON PURPOSE.
Knight: PLEASE GO QUEST SOMEWHERE ELSE.
Panel 6:
The red-haired person stands alone, looking uncertain.
Panel 7:
The knight's helmet (visor) fills the foreground; the small red-haired person stands in the background.
Knight: SOMEWHERE ELSE.
Votey:
A close-up on the knight's helmet visor.
Knight: A HUGE HUGE BUTT.
Alt text
A seven-panel SMBC comic. A red-haired person on a hill at dusk spots a silhouetted knight on horseback and asks, "Oh wow, a knight! Are you on a quest?" The knight sighs and replies, "Yes, but I'm a late modern period LITERARY knight. I'm just here to embody the feeling of fruitless search." He continues, "Probably I don't even finish my quest. Or if I do, it'll be in a way that reveals the falsity of my earlier desires. Sure, there might be some realization that I must 'ride boldly, ride' against the darkness or whatever, but what I really want is immortality and a princess with a big butt." The person says, "Ah." The knight, suddenly self-aware, says, "Oh Jesus, see I'm summarizing human existence and I'm not even doing it on purpose. Please go quest somewhere else... somewhere else," while the small red-haired figure stands alone looking uncertain. Votey (bonus panel): an extreme close-up of the knight's helmet visor as he adds, "A huge HUGE butt."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.