Comic #4644: communication
Description
Here’s a detailed transcription of the comic:
Panel 1:
- Character 1 (a man with short reddish hair) says: “I feel like we don’t communicate well.”
Panel 2:
- Character 2 (a woman with long brown hair) replies: “YES! WE NEED TO TALK MORE.”
- Character 1 interjects: “Shh. Shut up.”
Panel 3:
- Character 1 continues: “In order to better convey emotions, I’ll be borrowing a method from 18th-century seafaring and raising flags when we’re in visual range of each other.”
Panel 4:
- A red flag is shown with the text: “This flag indicates anger.”
Panel 5:
- A blue flag is shown with the text: “This flag indicates sorrow.”
Panel 6:
- A yellow flag is shown with the text: “This flag indicates stress.”
Panel 7:
- A white flag is shown with the text: “This flag indicates that my ship's nets have caught on an obstruction.”
Panel 8:
- Character 1 says: “We probably won’t use that one very often.”
Panel 9:
- A blue flag is shown, with Character 1 saying: “This flag indic… hey! Where'd you go?”
Panel 10:
- Character 1 appears confused, with his eyes slightly wide.
Panel 11:
- Character 1 appears angry with a furrowed brow.
Panel 12:
- Character 1 looks determined and is seated at a table alone in a room.
Final Panel:
- Character 1 is sitting at a table with a blue flag displayed, looking frustrated.
The comic uses humor to present the idea of communicating emotions through flags, highlighting the absurdity of such a method.