permalink: "#21 (November 3, 2023): Words From Beyond"
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."