Pilcrow & The Asterism

A webcomic about the unsettling corridors of a manor where cosmic enigmas and mundane musings collide.

I bet the plant's next line is about dial-up internet and frosted tips.

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21: Words From Beyond - November 3, 2023

Panel 1

[Pilcrow is in the form of a great many floating black feathers with red eyes, looking at a glowing red acorn.]

Pilcrow: "From the silent void, I've brought this seed, promising knowledge beyond comprehension. Once it flowers it will shower us with profound truths!"

Panel 2

Narrator: "Later"

[Pilcrow and the Asterism stand in a greenhouse at the Black Manor, in their bird-headed humanoid forms as a crow and three-eyed flamingo, repsectively. A giant red plant with many white eyes and a big toothy mouth is staring at them.]

Plant: "Where's the beef?"

The Asterism: "Such a sentiment... is this sapience?"

Panel 3

Plant: "Talk to the hand!"

Pilcrow: "I ventured beyond the veil for this?"

Panel 4

Plant: "Wassssup?!"

The Asterism: "It appears your hope for yonder yearnings merely yielded yesteryear's poorly aged aphorisms."

Pilcrow: "Sigh. I'm going to go fetch the pruning shears."