vicarious
Original: vicarious on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Woman with flame-like red hair: I got promoted with a raise.
Woman with dark hair (excited, arms raised): WOOH! YES YES YES! OHMYGAWD YESSSSS!
Panel 2:
Red-haired woman: Why are you so excited?
Dark-haired woman: I'm practicing "vicarious joy" instead of saying you just kept imagining ganking you. Instead of that, I'm feeling happiness at your success!
Panel 3:
Red-haired woman (smiling): It feels just as good as if it happened to me, but with the added benefit that NO ONE NEEDS TO DIE.
Panel 4:
Dark-haired woman: Can you go back to quiet seething thoughts?
Red-haired woman: THIS IS ABOUT YOUR SAFETY, MARJORIE.
Votey:
Red-haired woman: IF YOU KEEP THIS UP, I'M GONNA CONSIDER A LESS SHANKY PARTNER.
(The dark-haired woman holds two knives crossed in front of her.)
Woman with flame-like red hair: I got promoted with a raise.
Woman with dark hair (excited, arms raised): WOOH! YES YES YES! OHMYGAWD YESSSSS!
Panel 2:
Red-haired woman: Why are you so excited?
Dark-haired woman: I'm practicing "vicarious joy" instead of saying you just kept imagining ganking you. Instead of that, I'm feeling happiness at your success!
Panel 3:
Red-haired woman (smiling): It feels just as good as if it happened to me, but with the added benefit that NO ONE NEEDS TO DIE.
Panel 4:
Dark-haired woman: Can you go back to quiet seething thoughts?
Red-haired woman: THIS IS ABOUT YOUR SAFETY, MARJORIE.
Votey:
Red-haired woman: IF YOU KEEP THIS UP, I'M GONNA CONSIDER A LESS SHANKY PARTNER.
(The dark-haired woman holds two knives crossed in front of her.)
Alt text
A four-panel SMBC comic. A woman with flame-like red hair tells a dark-haired friend she got promoted with a raise, and the dark-haired woman erupts in over-the-top cheering. When the red-haired woman asks why she is so excited, the dark-haired one explains she is practicing "vicarious joy" instead of secretly imagining ganking (killing) her out of envy, so she feels happiness at the success instead. She says it feels just as good as if it happened to her, with the added benefit that no one needs to die. The red-haired woman, now unnerved, asks if she can go back to her quiet seething thoughts, and the dark-haired woman insists this is about her safety, calling her Marjorie. In the votey, the dark-haired woman warns that if Marjorie keeps this up she'll consider a less "shanky" partner, while holding two crossed knives.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.