Comic #3101: 2013-11-13

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Comic Description:

Panel 1: A conversation takes place. On the left, an older man with gray hair and a tan complexion is speaking. He looks concerned. The woman next to him has short, red hair and glasses and is wearing a green top. The older man says, "When I was little, I enjoyed the simple things."

Panel 2: The older man continues, "But enjoyment is like a drug. You need larger and larger doses for smaller and smaller levels of satisfaction."

Panel 3: He reflects, "A rocket trip to Mars now wouldn't give me the same thrill as catching a fly ball in a tee-ball game when I was five."

Panel 4: The woman responds, "You have control over these things. Why not just insist to yourself that all the pleasures of five are yours again?"

Panel 5: A new scene begins: the older man is playfully pulling the hair of a girl with red hair and glasses, saying "Ow!" The girl appears annoyed.

Panel 6: Another scene shows a child jumping joyfully into a muddy puddle.

Panel 7: The older man excitedly shouts, "Koochies!" while holding a container of cookies.

Panel 8: A woman in a lab coat, who has long dark hair, says, "Hyperglycemic stroke. I’m sorry."

The girl with glasses looks concerned in response.