0402 - Regular occurrences. - 2025.06.16

Comic!

Comment:

I love how ludicrously reasonable Mezzer Hightower is being, here. Like... of course that's how that should be. And yet they still manage to look like the bad guy, don't they?

Transcript:

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0402– 2167/07/07/12:07 - Orb’s office
PH: In any event, Orb’s lunch break starts at twelve-thirty, and I’ve already dropped a ping to let them know you’re here. I assume you’re fine to wait in this office?
BM: “Don’t wander the halls”, you’re implying?
PH: Oh, no, not at all, you’re an adult, do as you wish. But I do have work to do, so…
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BM: Don’t worry, Mezzer Hightower, I’m sure I can amuse myself here for twenty minutes or so. Thank you for the help, I’m sure we’ll be seeing more of each other over the course of the semester.
PH: …why would that be?
BM: Well… because my spouse works here? And I’m hoping to see Orb more often, I enjoy popping in on them while they’re at work. Might make this lunch date thing a regular occurrence.
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PH: ...Mezzer Marron, I’ll be frank, I’m permitting you access to our administrative area, here, because Orb forgot their lunch, not as a “regular occurrence”. You’re neither a student nor faculty, if you wish to have “lunch dates” with your spouse, I’ll have to recommend you do so off-campus in future.
BM: What happened to me being an adult and doing as I wish?
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PH: Exactly. Part of being an adult is wishing for things that make sense. That’s one of the primary life-lessons I feel it is Rosenthal’s responsibility to impart to our student body.
BM: Mm, I’m suddenly feeling much more okay about never attending college...
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