hoard

A four-panel comic. An armored knight stands in a cave before a small green dragon and a modest pile of gold. Panel 1, the knight says "A knight! I see you've come seeking my golden hoard!" and the dragon replies "Yea, I... is that all?" Panel 2, the knight insists "It's gold! This is millions of dollars worth of gold!" and the dragon says "It's just smaller than I expected. Okay?" Panel 3, the dragon explains "Gold is a very dense metal, and the lump of gold you seek represents asset stability. This is a lot of money!" Panel 4, the dragon turns away saying "You know what, I'm gonna go ask someone else," while the knight protests "Most dragons my age are still paying off college loans!" The joke flips the trope: the knight is the one defensively justifying his unimpressive hoard like an underpaid millennial. Votey (handwritten aftercomic on a blank background): "WHAT REALLY RUINS IT IS WHEN YOU FIND OUT THE DRAGON HAS THREE ROOMMATES."