Comic #7197: bottling

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Panel 1: Character 1 (woman) with red hair looks concerned. Character 2 (man) is animatedly saying: "You've got to stop bottling up your feelings. You need to release them or they'll explode under pressure."

Panel 2: Character 2 (man) responds: "Bah! That's just a metaphor."

Panel 3: Character 1 (woman) is now explaining: "You've decided your entire emotional hardware is equivalent to a bottle with a gas in it. You then consulted this model of reality and it told you what to do, but there's no evidence that it's a good analogy!"

Panel 4: Character 2 (man) answers: "I'm a subscriber to the emotional fusion theory. I have strong reactions and I stuff them down. I crush them into a tiny place in my soul until, like hydrogen in a star, they combine in a glorious burst of light and energy!"

Panel 5: Character 1 (woman) replies: "Well, that's dumb."

Panel 6: Character 2 (man) appears cheery and victorious, arms outstretched: (Background is bright with rays of light.) "AHHHHHHHHHH!"

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