Pilcrow & The Asterism

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

Swatting at a fly and pondering the end of the universe—because multitasking is how you adult.

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30: Flutter Effect - November 24, 2023 (F)

Panel 1

[Pilcrow and the Asterism are standing in a hallway in the Black Manor in their bird-headed humanoid forms of a crow and three-eyed flamingo. Pilcrow is dressed in his lavender suit and holding a ping-pong paddle that he's trying to swat an annoying fly with. The Asterism watches on, wearing neon teal slacks and a button-up white shirt.]

Pilcrow: "I swear this fly has been reincarnated just to torment me."

Panel 2

The Asterism: "Have you ever examined the butterfly effect? A butterfly’s wings may mysteriously manifest a typhoon halfway across the world. This fly could cause the collapse of the cosmos."

Panel 3

Pilcrow: "One swat to alter the course of history? Seems dramatic."

The Asterism: "In the grand tapestry, even a fly’s fate is a thread intertwined with infinity."

Panel 4

[Pilcrow lowers the swatter.]

Pilcrow: "Guess we'll never know. I'm not ready to be the villain in this universe's story."

The Asterism: "Or perhaps, in sparing the fly, you've already rewritten the stars."