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Original: both on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

Transcript

Panel 1:
A woman (a mother, with glasses and long hair) sits at the bedside of a red-haired child lying in bed under the covers.
Mother: "I understand it SEEMS frightening, but don't you think we should hear both viewpoints on this issue?"

Caption (below panel): Later, Timmy was eaten by the monster under his bed.

Votey:
Close-up of the child's worried face.
Mother (off-panel, speech balloon): "Clorgath the Vile lusts for your blood and you want to keep your blood inside your body. So everyone has a valid perspective."

Alt text

A two-panel comic. Main panel: a mother with glasses sits at the bedside of her red-haired child, who lies in bed under the covers. She says, "I understand it SEEMS frightening, but don't you think we should hear both viewpoints on this issue?" A caption beneath reads: "Later, Timmy was eaten by the monster under his bed." The joke: she is applying false-balance "both sides" reasoning to a literal monster threat. Votey (aftercomic): a close-up of the child's worried, wide-eyed face as the mother continues off-panel, "Clorgath the Vile lusts for your blood and you want to keep your blood inside your body. So everyone has a valid perspective."

Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.