Comic #6417: overhead

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Panel 1: The scene features a man with a long red beard and curly hair sitting on a green picnic blanket in a grassy area. Next to him is a small girl with curly hair, and there is another child lying down nearby. They are surrounded by trees, and a plane can be seen flying overhead. The man says, "Hmm, plane overhead."

Panel 2: The man continues, "Well the good thing is that if it crashes on us we'll all die together so it won't be the case that either they grow up fatherless or I have to live on, alternately scoured and benumbed by the ashes of what was once so beautiful." He has a contemplative expression on his face as he stares off.

Panel 3: The small girl looks at him and asks, "Whatcha thinkin' about, Dad?"

Panel 4: She then adds, "More crackers?" The scene remains light, contrasting the man's previous dark thoughts.

The comic is humorous and captures a blend of existential reflection and lightheartedness in a family setting.