Comic #4598: subconscious-2

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Panel 1:

• A scientist with large glasses and a smile announces exciting news.
• The text reads: "GREAT NEWS! WE'VE CREATED A MACHINE THAT CAN READ THE HUMAN SUBCONSCIOUS."

Panel 2:

• The same scientist continues speaking.
• The text says: "THUSFAR, WE'VE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO GUESS AT WHAT ULTIMATELY MOTIVATES HUMAN BEHAVIOR. BUT, THIS IS LIKE TRYING TO GUESS THE OCEAN FROM A WAVE!"

Panel 3:

• The setting changes to a laboratory where another scientist is preparing to operate a machine.
• The text reads: "TODAY WE PLUMB THE DEPTHS OF THE MIND!" accompanied by a sound effect, “[click].”

Panel 4:

• A close-up reveals a monitor showing data, while the second scientist looks puzzled.
• The thought bubble from the machine shows: “Huh.”

Panel 5:

• The first scientist describes findings to the second.
• The text says: “IT’S LITERALLY 100% EMBARRASSING MEMORIES FROM BETWEEN AGE 13 AND 21.”

Panel 6:

• The same scientist continues, emphasizing the findings.
• The text states: “EVERYTHING WE DO IS AN ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE OR JUSTIFY THAT ONE THING WE DID AT FRESHMAN PROM.”

Panel 7:

• The first scientist, looking shocked and panicked, exclaims: “ALL OF THIS… ALL OF IT IS… OH DAMN I LET THE TEST SUBJECT READ HIS OWN OUTPUT.”

Panel 8:

• Later, the scene shows the first scientist at a computer, with a serious look.
• A note on the screen reads: “Subject died via removing own head from body. Appeared quite happy.”

This comic plays humorously on the depth of human emotion and the awkwardness of adolescence, intertwining these themes with a bit of dark humor about the implications of the subconscious.