Comic #7212: rite-on

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Panel 1:

• The background depicts a barren landscape with hills.
• Two characters are having a conversation.
• Character on the left is wearing a hat and looks skeptical.
• Character on the right is wearing a larger hat and gestures emphatically.
• Text: "WE NEED TO IDENTIFY THIS AREA AS A TOXIC WASTE DUMP, IN A WAY THAT PEOPLE WHO ENCOUNTER IT 10,000 YEARS FROM NOW CAN UNDERSTAND."

Panel 2:

• The skeptical character responds with a single word.
• Text: "IMPOSSIBLE."

Panel 3:

• The character on the right continues speaking.
• Text: "I SPEAK AS AN ARCHAEOLOGIST: NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO, WHEN WE FIND SOMETHING WEIRD IN ANCIENT HISTORY, WE WILL DECIDE IT MUST'VE BEEN PART OF A FERTILITY RITE."

Panel 4:

• The skeptical character responds again.
• Text: "OH YEAH? WELL AFTER WE COVER THE PLACE IN SCULPTURES OF CRYING SKULLS, WE'RE GONNA WRITE 'THIS WAS NOT A FERTILITY SHRINE' IN EVERY LANGUAGE!"

Panel 5:

• This panel depicts a distant future scene with characters in futuristic outfits.
• Their surroundings include large skulls and a body of water.
• Text: "IN THE DISTANT FUTURE… THEY APPEAR TO HAVE HAD AN EROTIC CEREMONY HAVING TO DO WITH SKULLS AND LYING."

The comic humorously plays with the idea of archaeological interpretation and misinterpretation of ancient artifacts.