ambition-2
Original: ambition-2 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1: Two men stand together on a dark hilltop under a starry night sky. The older man speaks.
Older man: "AMBITION, MY BOY. AMBITION ABOVE ALL. THAT HAS BEEN MY NORTH STAR."
Panel 2: The younger man replies.
Younger man: "IN THE SENSE THAT MOVING TOWARD IT HAS LED YOU SOMEWHERE COLD AND ISOLATED?"
Panel 3: The two men stand together silently on the hilltop, no dialogue.
Panel 4: The younger man is gone. The older man now sits alone, hunched on the dark hilltop under the stars.
Votey:
A hand-drawn figure covers his face with both hands in despair.
Caption (speech, sarcastic): "SO HAPPY TO BE FREE OF OBLIGATIONS!"
Older man: "AMBITION, MY BOY. AMBITION ABOVE ALL. THAT HAS BEEN MY NORTH STAR."
Panel 2: The younger man replies.
Younger man: "IN THE SENSE THAT MOVING TOWARD IT HAS LED YOU SOMEWHERE COLD AND ISOLATED?"
Panel 3: The two men stand together silently on the hilltop, no dialogue.
Panel 4: The younger man is gone. The older man now sits alone, hunched on the dark hilltop under the stars.
Votey:
A hand-drawn figure covers his face with both hands in despair.
Caption (speech, sarcastic): "SO HAPPY TO BE FREE OF OBLIGATIONS!"
Alt text
A four-panel SMBC comic. Two men stand on a dark hilltop beneath a starry night sky. Panel 1, the older man says, "Ambition, my boy. Ambition above all. That has been my North Star." Panel 2, the younger man replies, "In the sense that moving toward it has led you somewhere cold and isolated?" Panel 3, the two stand together in silence. Panel 4, the young man has left and the older man now sits alone, hunched and small on the hilltop under the stars, his ambition having literally and figuratively left him cold and isolated. Votey: a crudely drawn figure buries his face in both hands while a speech bubble declares, with bitter sarcasm, "So happy to be free of obligations!"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.