awkward

A six-panel comic. A masked mugger in a hood confronts a man in a suit, shouting "Hey you!" The man throws up his hands in terror, screaming "Aaaaaah! Oh God! Oh God!" The mugger reassures him: "I'm just mugging you. I'm not gonna kill you. Quiet down!" The man instantly relaxes and smiles, saying "Ohhhh! Just a mugging. Jesus, I thought you were an old school friend whose face I didn't remember." The mugger, confused, says "What?" The man explains earnestly: "Mugging has a clear social protocol that both parties understand. No ambiguity about what to say or do and I don't need to worry afterward if I was accidentally rude." He adds, "You need a larger social network with more face to face interaction, man," while the exasperated mugger holds out a hand and asks, "Do you want this wallet or not?" Votey (aftercomic): a close-up of the man's face looking sheepish and uneasy, saying "You are making this really awkward, man." The joke: the man finds being mugged less stressful than ordinary social interaction because at least mugging has clear, unambiguous social rules.