Comic #4379: sick-day

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Panel 1:

• Person on the phone: "Hi, I won’t be able to come into work today. Why? Thanks for asking. I’m on fire."

Panel 2:

• Person on the phone: "Yeah, lots of it. It’s bad."
• (Sound effect) "cough cough!"

Panel 3:

• Person on the phone: "Because of the smoke. That’s why I coughed."

Panel 4:

• Person on the phone: "Anyway, I’d love to come in, but I just worry if I touch someone they’ll catch the fire and then pass it to everyone else."

Panel 5:

• Person on the phone: "Great, thanks! I’ll be better by tomorrow. I took some anti-inflammatories for the fire because that is what they are for."

Panel 6:

• Person on the phone: "Lovely. You too. Bye."

Panel 7:

• Person with phone: "Isn’t it great how society has become totally conflict-averse?"

Panel 8:

• Other person: "One sec. I’m telling my boss I can’t work ’cause I turned into a swarm of bees and we’re trying to find our way home."