Comic #6419: i-candy

View Original Comic

Description

Comic Description:

Panel 1: An elderly man with glasses, dressed in a dark suit and a white shirt with a red vest, is on the phone. The room he is in has a window showing the outside, where there are buildings. The text reads: "Yes, front desk? I would like one farm to grow peanuts, one cacao, one cane sugar. Another should raise dairy cows."

Panel 2: A close-up of the same man speaking on the phone. He appears serious and focused. The text continues: "I don’t care where the farms are, but all the agricultural inputs need to be processed and then flown to a single candy production facility."

Panel 3: The man is still on the phone, gesturing with one hand. The text reads: "Now, I want a small pile of large individual peanuts to be shelled. Those individual peanuts are to each be uniformly coated with chocolate."

Panel 4: The man is speaking animatedly into the phone, emphasizing his demands. He says: "Upon the chocolate, place a half-millimeter thick candy shell, and listen to me. The shells should not all be the same color. They must be bright primary colors that delight my eye without altering the flavor."

Panel 5: The man continues, more animated. The text reads: "Once they are ready, I require several dozen to be placed inside a sanitary yet biodegradable baggie designed to keep them fresh while fitting snugly in my hand!"

Panel 6: The man appears satisfied with the response from the phone. He says: "In the machine down the hall? Very good, very good then."

Panel 7: A wider view of the hallway outside the man's room. A different man (not detailed) stands in the hallway, while the first man walks toward the hallway exit. The text reads: "Three dollars for M&Ms?!"

Panel 8: The first man, looking shocked and annoyed, is on the phone again. The final line says: "(a shocked, exasperated expression)"