Saturday, August 23, 2008 |
Panel 1: In
the title panel of this Sunday-style colour comic, Baldwin gazes
wearily at a clapperboard reading "West of Bathurst," with "by Kari
Maaren" scribbled below. Panel 2: A young Asian woman with long black hair and glasses and a young brown man with short, messy black hair and glasses sit side by side. We can see only their heads. Elisa: Hi...I'm Elisa. Athar: And I'm Athar. Elisa: We're Davies alumni. Athar: Welcome to the college. Panel 3: Elisa: We've been asked to say a few words about what you might expect during your fellowship. Athar: For instance, gowns...snuff...Latin grace... Panel 4: Elisa: Arcane traditions...mysterious committees... Athar: ...And terrible, doom-laden opportunities for procrastination. There are a lot of those. Panel 5: Elisa: Yes. Yes, there are. Athar: Sometimes, your neighbours lend you the works of Lemony Snicket, and you read them when you should be studying tax law. Panel 6: Elisa: Or you skip an ER shift for the sake of a foosball tournament. Athar: Davies life sucks you in and then eats your soul. Panel 7: Elisa: In a good way. Athar: Certainly in a good way. Elisa: And there's plenty of free food. Athar: To fatten you up for the soul eating. Panel 8: Elisa: But it's also a prestigious grad college with strange architecture, and you'll like it here. Athar: There are two huge TVs with access to dubious channels. Panel 9: Baldwin has been filming Elisa and Athar. Frankie, behind him, looks rather as if she would like to murder someone. Marie is behind Frankie. Marie: Maybe you should ask them to try it again. Baldwin: That was the twenty-seventh take. Alt-Text: A Massey alumni video would probably end up quite like this; after all, many actual Massey conversations end up quite like this. Go to commentary |