Comic Transcripts

[[A hip, young individual talks with a much older woman, who seems to be working on some sort of knitting.]]
Youth: Have you seen my pen?
Senior: Here, I have a pen.
Youth: No. My SPECIAL pen. The pen I got in Amsterdam.

Senior: What’s special about this Amsterdam pen?
Youth: I got it in AMSTERDAM! From the HOTEL ROOM! When I went with JANINE!
Senior: No. I haven’t seen your HOTEL ROOM PEN.

Senior: This is why I don’t assign sentimental value to normal things. You spend all your time worrying about these OBJECTS that don’t matter.

Senior: Did I lose my PEN? Where’s my LUCKY SILVER DOLLAR? Oh NO, Grandpa’s rusty old RAZOR got cracked, now I feel AWFUL!
Senior: Just use things for their purpose. SIMPLER that way. You never have to rent a STORAGE UNIT because you can’t bear to part with a lifetime’s worth of PSYCHIC ANCHORS.

Youth: Whenever you wear that shawl, with that top, with that bonnet, I’M going to remember it as your ARGUMENT OUTFIT.
Youth: It’s going to remind me of this day, and this conversation, and the lovely time we’re sharing as friends.
Senior: YOU KEEP YOUR WITCHCRAFT AWAY FROM MY ACCESSORIES

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{{alt-text: It was a nice pen, though. White barrel. Ballpoint. Blue ink. Said ‘Marriot Amsterdam’ on the side in red printing. Probably a PaperMate.}}

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[[A hip, young individual talks with a much older woman, who seems to be working on some sort of knitting.]]
Youth: Have you seen my pen?
Senior: Here, I have a pen.
Youth: No. My SPECIAL pen. The pen I got in Amsterdam.

Senior: What's special about this Amsterdam pen?
Youth: I got it in AMSTERDAM! From the HOTEL ROOM! When I went with JANINE!
Senior: No. I haven't seen your HOTEL ROOM PEN.

Senior: This is why I don't assign sentimental value to normal things. You spend all your time worrying about these OBJECTS that don't matter.

Senior: Did I lose my PEN? Where's my LUCKY SILVER DOLLAR? Oh NO, Grandpa's rusty old RAZOR got cracked, now I feel AWFUL!
Senior: Just use things for their purpose. SIMPLER that way. You never have to rent a STORAGE UNIT because you can't bear to part with a lifetime's worth of PSYCHIC ANCHORS.

Youth: Whenever you wear that shawl, with that top, with that bonnet, I'M going to remember it as your ARGUMENT OUTFIT.
Youth: It's going to remind me of this day, and this conversation, and the lovely time we're sharing as friends.
Senior: YOU KEEP YOUR WITCHCRAFT AWAY FROM MY ACCESSORIES

{{header: save that WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: It was a nice pen, though. White barrel. Ballpoint. Blue ink. Said 'Marriot Amsterdam' on the side in red printing. Probably a PaperMate.}}

It was a nice pen, though. White barrel. Ballpoint. Blue ink. Said 'Marriott Amsterdam' on the side in red printing. Probably a PaperMate.

Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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