The Meaning of Life – Survival Anxiety

The Meaning of Life

May 21, 2020

Tags: Francis the sheep, lunch, religion, Robot 

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The Meaning of Life
Comic written and illustrated by Ryan Reid
Panel 1: ROBOT and FRANCIS search an alien landscape for something unknown. They seem quite determined.
Panel 2: Beautiful wild flowers surround them. It’s a very nice planet.
Panel 3: Their search ends in a stunning valley. Towering before them is the goddess CHAKKA OF AKONG. She is surrounded by swirling magic.
Panel 4
FRANCIS
Great Goddess Chakka of Akong, your wisdom knows no bounds! We are humbled to be in your presence!
ROBOT
We seek guidance!
Panel 5
CHAKKA OF AKONG
My knowledge is as deep and as wide as the Universe is infinite. What do you desire? The meaning of life? The secrets of the universe?
Panel 6
ROBOT
Nah, something much more important. We need directions to Galaxy Joe’s House of Noodles!
Panel 7: CHAKKA OF AKONG isn’t impressed with this request. Not even a little bit.
CHAKKA OF AKONG
Are you asking me, an immortal, all-knowing, higher being, for restaurant directions?!
Panel 8
FRANCIS
To be fair, they have the best noodles, and our map app couldn’t get a cyberweb connection out here.
ROBOT
Hold on Francis! I got a signal! Galaxy Joe’s - first left past the Gummy Nebula. Let’s ride!
Panel 9: CHAKKA OF AKONG is completely baffled by this entire chain of events.
CHAKKA OF AKONG
What is happening right now?!
Panel 10: ROBOT and FRANCIS blast off into space, once again on the trail of, apparently, lunch.
Panel 11: GALAXY JOE’S, home of the gigantic noodle bowl.
FRANCIS
What did she mean when she said she’d erase us from this plane of existence?
ROBOT
I don’t know, but it’ll be reflected in her Goddess review. 1 star. Short tempered. Would not idolize.
<div class="no-script"><p style="text-align: left;">The Meaning of Life</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Comic written and illustrated by Ryan Reid</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Panel 1: ROBOT and FRANCIS search an alien landscape for something unknown. They seem quite determined.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Panel 2: Beautiful wild flowers surround them. It’s a very nice planet.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Panel 3: Their search ends in a stunning valley. Towering before them is the goddess CHAKKA OF AKONG. She is surrounded by swirling magic.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Panel 4</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">FRANCIS</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Great Goddess Chakka of Akong, your wisdom knows no bounds! We are humbled to be in your presence!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">ROBOT</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">We seek guidance!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Panel 5</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">CHAKKA OF AKONG</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">My knowledge is as deep and as wide as the Universe is infinite. What do you desire? The meaning of life? The secrets of the universe?</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Panel 6</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">ROBOT</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Nah, something much more important. We need directions to Galaxy Joe’s House of Noodles!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Panel 7: CHAKKA OF AKONG isn’t impressed with this request. Not even a little bit.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">CHAKKA OF AKONG</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Are you asking me, an immortal, all-knowing, higher being, for restaurant directions?!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Panel 8</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">FRANCIS</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">To be fair, they have the best noodles, and our map app couldn’t get a cyberweb connection out here.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">ROBOT</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Hold on Francis! I got a signal! Galaxy Joe’s - first left past the Gummy Nebula. Let’s ride!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Panel 9: CHAKKA OF AKONG is completely baffled by this entire chain of events.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">CHAKKA OF AKONG</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">What is happening right now?!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Panel 10: ROBOT and FRANCIS blast off into space, once again on the trail of, apparently, lunch.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Panel 11: GALAXY JOE’S, home of the gigantic noodle bowl.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">FRANCIS</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">What did she mean when she said she’d erase us from this plane of existence?</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">ROBOT</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I don’t know, but it’ll be reflected in her Goddess review. 1 star. Short tempered. Would not idolize.</p></div>
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