Comic #6773: sonnet-2
Description
Comic Title: "Existential Conversation"
Panel Descriptions:
Panel 1:
- Character 1: A bearded man in a red shirt is speaking. He has a confident expression.
- Dialogue: "You may be smarter than us, machine, but will you ever compose a perfect sonnet? Or a novel that changes the way we think about the meaning of existence?!"
- Character 2: A gray robot with a round head and small circular eyes appears slightly to the right.
- Dialogue (below the robot): "…No."
Panel 2:
- Character 2: The robot continues speaking.
- Dialogue: "Fortunately those people are extremely rare!"
- Scene: A new background with a silhouette of two figures, one standing and one looking, appears on the right side.
Panel 3:
- Dialogue: "We rounded up the 2,562 living people who meet your standard in various arts and sciences and have granted them immortality and perpetual bliss."
- Visual: The two silhouettes remain as part of the background, emphasizing the robot's statement.
Panel 4:
- Character 1: The bearded man looks puzzled.
- Dialogue: "But what about—"
- Character 2: The robot interrupts.
- Dialogue: "We’re opening a petting zoo for all the cute, stupid leftover humans."
- Character 1: Responds with an understanding expression.
- Dialogue: "Ah."
Panel 5:
- Character 2: The robot, now with a friendly tone.
- Dialogue: "Would you like a handful of corn?"
- Character 1: Replies eagerly.
- Dialogue: "Yes please."
Panel 6:
- Visual: The robot extends a mechanical arm to offer corn with a hand gesture.
- Character 1: Reaching out with a happy expression.
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