Comic #4860: mission-control

View Original Comic

Description

Comic Description:

Panel 1:
A person is in a control room with headphones on, speaking into a microphone. The caption reads:
"This is Commander Allen to mission control. Do you copy?"

Panel 2:
Another person, visible through a screen, responds:
"We copy, Commander. Go ahead."

Panel 3:
Commander Allen asks a question, appearing serious:
"Is there any research on sex in space?"
The person on the screen answers:
"Not among humans, Commander Allen."

Panel 4:
Commander Allen follows up with another question:
"All right. None on sexual tension either?"
The person on the screen looks uncertain as they reply:
"I… no, Commander."

Panel 5:
Commander Allen then asks:
"What about on love triangles gone awry due to miscommunication between cultures?"
The person on the screen seems confused and responds,
"Is everything okay up there, Commander?"

Panel 6:
Commander Allen concludes with instructions:
"Okay, now Sergey, you go to your module and ask where to get some ether and a sharp knife."
A person named Sergey, who appears to be in the same space as Commander Allen, laughs:
"Snort!"

Panel 7:
In a different scene, two individuals float in a spacecraft. One is laughing, and the other is trying to suppress a laugh, suggesting they find the situation amusing. The panel indicates a view of space out the window.

End of Comic Description.