#822: Guest Week: Jeph Jacques (Questionable Content) explain

[A girl is sitting on a bench, reading a book. There is a tree. Far away, Cueball has a backpack on.]

Cueball’s thought bubble: There she is. The most beautiful girl you’ve ever seen.

[The focus is on the girl on the bench.]

Cueball’s thought bubble: Every day you take this route to class, she’s sitting on that bench, reading.

[It goes even closer to her face.]

Cueball’s thought bubble: You’d introduce yourself, but you wouldn’t know what to say. Besides, she’s way out of your league.

[Back to the full panel.]

Cueball’s thought bubble: What chance could an average guy like you have with such a radiant-

Girl’s thought bubble: Hey.

[The girl looks up at her thought bubble with a question mark over her head.]

Cueball’s thought bubble: E-Excuse me?

Girl’s thought bubble: I said hey. You come by here a lot.

[The girl looks over at Cueball, who is scratching his head at his thought bubble.]

Cueball’s thought bubble: Oh, uh, yeah. On the way to class.

Girl’s thought bubble: Wanna skip class and go get a coffee?

[Cueball is pondering what’s happening.]

Cueball’s thought bubble: Sure, I’d - I’d like that a lot.

Girl’s thought bubble: Great, let’s ditch these losers.

Girl: Hey!

[The thought bubbles are behind Cueball now, moving away.]

Cueball’s thought bubble: Man, I gotta tell you, I’m SICK of being that guy’s internal monologue! So whiny!

Girl’s thought bubble: Seriously! I swear, he and Little Miss Daddy Issues over there were made for each other.

[The two look at each other silently.]