Comic #6839: escape-2

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Panel 1:
Character 1: "WISE MASTER HOW DO I ESCAPE?"

Panel 2:
Character 2: "I'M A SOCIAL APE. I'M OBSESSED WITH STATUS. ALL MY ACTIONS, EVEN PRIVATE ONES, CAN BE PERFECTLY EXPLAINED IF YOU ASSUME I'M SEEKING THE ESTEEM OF OTHER APES."

Panel 3:
Character 2: "ALL MY STUDY IS TO APPEAR SMART. ALL MY EXERCISE TO APPEAR PRETTY. MY CLOTHES, CAR, HOME, MY TRAVEL AND ADVENTURES - ALL TO CONVINCE OTHERS THAT I AM RICH AND INTERESTING."

Panel 4:
Character 2: "IT IS EASY, MY SON. GET WEIRD ABOUT THAT THING YOU'RE WEIRD ABOUT."

Panel 5:
Character 1: "HMM?"

Panel 6:
Character 2: "ONCE, WHEN YOU WERE A BOY, SOME SYNAPSES MISFIRED, FORMED AN OBJECTIVE PLEASURE CIRCUIT AROUND SOMETHING. GARDENING, SCRAPBOOKING, BAD MOVIES FROM THE THIRTIES, COLLECTING PORCELAIN COWS -"

Panel 7:
Character 2: "MAKE YOUR NEST IN THAT CLOSED LOOP OF PLEASURE AND BE UNBOUND FROM THE UNCEASING WHIRL OF JUDGMENT."

Panel 8:
Caption: "EVER AFTER…"

Panel 9:
Character 3: "WHAT'S WITH DAD AND PAINTING TINY FIGURINES ALL WEEKEND?"

Panel 10:
Character 4: "HE IS AS ONE WITH THE COSMOS."

Panel 11:
Image of Character 2 working on tiny figurines.

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