Songs without Words

Luuuucky 7’s! In commemoration of the 777th post on this blog, I present to you a six-page improv comic that I drew over the last two days. I am very, very pleased with how it turned out, because with all the artistic and organizational shortcomings of the improvisational format, I feel like I was able to convey important perceptions of reality that I’ve never been able to in the past.  It’s easy to explain an idea to someone else, but it is very difficult to explain a perceptual experience to someone who has never shared that perception of the world before.

All six pages are presented below the cut.  Please read left to right.

I’ll leave it to you to decide what you make of Melinoe and her friends for now.  The next installment will include some snippets of Hedone and Aergia’s points of view (note that there is only frame in this entire chapter which is not a reflection of Melinoe’s perception).

Script if you can’t read my handwriting:

1.

Melinoe: Morning already?

2.

Cactus Eye: Melinoe is getting dressed.  Don’t look.

Melinoe: (to Cactus Eye): Why is your eye open?!

SFX: Bam!

Melinoe: Hey, everyone!  Sorry for the wait.  These are my two lovely <3 flatmates, Hedone & Aergia!

Melinoe: Today, I’m going grocery shopping!  I always ask if they want anything, but I wonder why I bother to ask.

Melinoe: So, off we go!  This is gonna be fun!

4.

Hedone: Do you think that girl’s gonna be alright?

Aergia: Don’t worry about her so much (and stop smoking inside)!  After all, she’s not _that_ crazy.

Hedone: … … .  Yeah, she IS!  Let me put it in terms you’d understand, Aergia!  If she gets arrested, the POLICE will EAT YOUR BACON!

Aergia: Not my bacon …

Meanwhile…

Melinoe: Hi, eggs!

Eggs:  PUIIII!!  GEORGE (mwahahaha).

Bell Peppers: Pick me!  Don’t leave  me!

Melinoe’s Shadow: Found you <3, Melinoe!

Melinoe: (thought) fuck!

5.

Eggs: Pui pui!  George.

Cashier: Cash, credit, or debit?

Melinoe: Credit, please.

6.

Hedone: It’s been, like, an hour …

Aergia: Maybe the FBI finally caught her.

Hedone: Damn, I was gonna have one of my boyfriends over tonight, too …

Aergia: Bacon …

Melinoe: I’m home!!  (to Hedone) Cigarettes increase your risk of COPD, CV disease, & cancer!

Hedone: Thanks!  That’s three birds with one fucking stone!

Melinoe: (to Aergia) Being a fat-ass increases your risk of heart attacks & Type II diabetes!

Aergia: You’re marvelous!

Cactus eye: ?

Melinoe: (to Cactus Eye) No, I didn’t get anything for you, creepy flying cactus eyeball-thing.  Also pervert.

Later…

Male Egg: George!!!  George!

Female Egg: Puiiiiiiiii!!!