Comic #5188: real-life-2

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Panel 1:

• Character 1 (wearing a graduation cap and gown): "STEVE, I CAN COME CLEAN WITH YOU NOW. YOU DIDN’T GO TO REAL COLLEGE. YOU WERE PART OF AN EXPERIMENT."
• Character 2 (confused expression): "WHAT?!"

Panel 2:

• Character 1: "YOU WERE SENT TO A 'PLACEBO UNIVERSITY,' YOU APPEARED TO BE IN COLLEGE, BUT YOU GOT FALSELY INFLATED GRADES. YOU WERE ALLOWED TO PASS TESTS BY GAMING THEM AND WHEELING PROFESSORS, AND YOU GOT GOOD MARKS FOR ESSAYS ON BOOKS YOU NEVER READ."

Panel 3:

• Character 2 (looking shocked): "BUT, BUT I… WOW, IT SEEMS SO OBVIOUS NOW. MY GOD. MY GOD, WHAT A WASTE."

Panel 4:

• Character 1 (smirking): "JUST KIDDING! HERE'S YOUR DIPLOMA."
• Character 2 (excited): "WOOHOO!"

(Note: The characters have distinct hairstyles and clothing that reflect their personalities and the occasion of graduation.)