Comic #4306: birth-strategy

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Panel 1:

• A character, wearing glasses and a professional outfit, is speaking to another character. The second character, a woman with a ponytail, looks a bit unsure.
• The text: "So, you're thinking of having a baby, but you're having fertility issues?"
• The woman replies: "Yes. Sort of."

Panel 2:

• The scene shows two additional characters in the background, looking concerned.
• The woman continues: "My husband's pathetic sperm is only capable of fertilizing a small number of my ova at a given time."

Panel 3:

• The first character is now more animated, explaining a strategy.
• The text: "We decided before we got married, that we would be r strategists, producing a vast number of low quality offspring, putting few resources into their upbringing, banking on a small number of exceptional individuals to survive and thrive."

Panel 4:

• The same character looks serious as she expresses her desire: "I want all of my eggs extracted, fertilized, grown in some sort of chemical vat, then set loose in a variety of ecosystems."

Panel 5:

• A close-up on the first character, who looks intense. The text reads: "The weak will be culled, but the survivors will be kings and queens."

Panel 6:

• Another character is depicted, looking slightly apprehensive but intrigued.
• She asks: "Are you cool with any aspect of any of this?"
• The final response is: "I'll try anything once."