permalink: "#8 (October 4, 2023): Toast Protocol"
Pondering the mysteries of the universe is a piece of cake. Or toast. Maybe. Actually... what's cake?
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8: Toast Protocol - October 4, 2023 (W)
Panel 1
[As a sea of black feathers, Pilcrow is again pondering.]
Pilcrow: "In the eons that twist and wind through the nebulous tapestry of existence, I have deciphered the secrets that dare to dance on the precipice of reason, and yet this riddle vexes me..."
Panel 2a
[The Asterism, composed of three gleaming stars arranged in a triangle, is in view.]
The Asterism: "Pilcrow! Speak to me of your latest ontological quandaries!"
Panel 2b
Pilcrow: "Ah, the Asterism! I've been delving into the arcane tomes of the Pre-chroniclers of Y'lgarnoth. They posed a conundrum that befuddles even my most cryptic consciousness:
Panel 3a
Pilcrow: "If all of reality is but a fleeting whim, why then does toast invariably land butter side down?"
Panel 3b
The Asterism (bewildered): "What... what is... toast?"
Panel 3c
Pilcrow: "..."
Panel 4a
[Pilcrow and the Asterism stand silently in the kitchen, confused. They are in their anthropomorphic forms, with Pilcrow with a crow's head and in a mustard-colored suit with a red tie. The Asterism is a three-eyed flamingo in a teal suit.]
Panel 4b
Pilcrow: "I, uh, I'm not sure. A fruit, I think?
The Asterism: "Perhaps more delving is in order."