Comic #6997: excuse-me-2

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Panel 1:

• Character 1: "Excuse me sir, could you take a quick painting of my wife and I?"
• Character 2: "You mean a photo?"

Panel 2:

• Character 2: "No, just a quick watercolor."

Panel 3:

• Character 1: "Please don’t push a normal courtesy beyond its bounds, taking advantage of our society’s ever greater awkwardness about face-to-face encounters."

Panel 4:

• Character 1: "Try to capture the play of shadows on my wife’s hair."
• Character 2: "No problem, sir!"