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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | + | [A small colony of coccus bacteria, a bacteriophage, and a protozoon are floating together.] | |
:Bacteriophage: I'm worried about humans developing resistance to us. | :Bacteriophage: I'm worried about humans developing resistance to us. | ||
:Bacteriophage: Using pasta. | :Bacteriophage: Using pasta. | ||
− | + | [Cutaway to macrophages and antibodies chasing three protozoa. One protozoon is already covered in antibodies.] | |
:Bacteriophage (narrating): The human immune system is a nightmare. | :Bacteriophage (narrating): The human immune system is a nightmare. | ||
:Bacteriophage (narrating): It's the worst. | :Bacteriophage (narrating): It's the worst. | ||
:Bacteriophage (narrating): It's the scariest thing in the universe. | :Bacteriophage (narrating): It's the scariest thing in the universe. | ||
− | :Macrophage: ''Who wants a | + | :Macrophage: ''Who wants a HUUGGG'' |
:Antibody-covered protozoon: ''Nooo!'' | :Antibody-covered protozoon: ''Nooo!'' | ||
− | + | [Close-up on bacteriophage] | |
:Bacteriophage: We can only survive by staying ahead of it. Keep jumping from person to person, keep mutating and evolving. | :Bacteriophage: We can only survive by staying ahead of it. Keep jumping from person to person, keep mutating and evolving. | ||
:Bacteriophage: But now humans are adapting too fast. | :Bacteriophage: But now humans are adapting too fast. | ||
− | + | [Water pipes. A mosquito net with a bed under it. An unopened condom package.] | |
:Bacteriophage (narrating): We spread through their water. They built pipes. | :Bacteriophage (narrating): We spread through their water. They built pipes. | ||
:Bacteriophage (narrating): We used mosquitoes. They put out nets and poison everywhere. | :Bacteriophage (narrating): We used mosquitoes. They put out nets and poison everywhere. | ||
:Bacteriophage (narrating): We spread through sex, and suddenly they all had these plastic things. | :Bacteriophage (narrating): We spread through sex, and suddenly they all had these plastic things. | ||
− | + | [Depictions of coronavirus with spikes. Hairbun and Cueball shaking hands, with droplets spraying from both their mouths.] | |
:Bacteriophage (narrating): This time, we really thought we had them. | :Bacteriophage (narrating): This time, we really thought we had them. | ||
:Bacteriophage (narrating): One of us got good at transmission through everyday contact. | :Bacteriophage (narrating): One of us got good at transmission through everyday contact. | ||
− | + | [A row of 4 sets of human lungs, the first with several black dots, the second and third with increasing black parts, the fourth completely filled with black. A graph showing exponential growth.] | |
− | :Bacteriophage ( | + | :Bacteriophage (narrating): It was great. We were tearing through lungs, spreading like wildfire. |
− | :Voice | + | :Voice offscreen: Hooray! |
− | :Voice 2 | + | :Voice 2 offscreen: I ''hate'' lungs. |
− | + | [Close-up of bacteriophage "head".] | |
:Bacteriophage: Then, all of a sudden, humans everywhere just...''stopped''. They stopped working, stopped seeing friends. | :Bacteriophage: Then, all of a sudden, humans everywhere just...''stopped''. They stopped working, stopped seeing friends. | ||
− | + | [Megan is sitting on a couch, watching a flat screen. Cueball is at a sink with a mirror, washing his hands. They are facing away from each other.] | |
− | :Voice | + | :Voice offscreen: What are they ''doing''? |
− | : | + | :Voice 2 offscreen: Nothing! |
− | : | + | :Voice 2 offscreen: They're just sitting there in their houses washing their hands. |
− | + | [A single human in a empty room, surrounded by fallen droplets. Among the droplets is a coronavirus.] | |
:Bacteriophage (narrating): Suddenly humans became dead ends. We tried to jump from one to the next, but there's no one to jump to. | :Bacteriophage (narrating): Suddenly humans became dead ends. We tried to jump from one to the next, but there's no one to jump to. | ||
:Coronavirus: Help! | :Coronavirus: Help! | ||
:Bacteriophage (narrating): We can't escape. | :Bacteriophage (narrating): We can't escape. | ||
− | + | [Coronaviruses, encroached on by macrophages and streams of antibodies.] | |
:Bacteriophage (narrating): We're trapped in there with those ghastly immune systems. | :Bacteriophage (narrating): We're trapped in there with those ghastly immune systems. | ||
− | :Antibodies: '' | + | :Antibodies: ''IT'S HUUG TIIIIIME'' |
− | :Macrophage | + | :Macrophage: Come here for a HUUUG |
− | :Macrophage | + | :Macrophage: HUUUUGS |
− | + | [Coronaviruses covered in antibodies and surrounded by macrophages. Some of the macrophages are devouring viruses. Others contain broken-down remnants.] | |
:Bacteriophage (narrating): Even if we win a fight, there's nowhere to go. | :Bacteriophage (narrating): Even if we win a fight, there's nowhere to go. | ||
− | :Macrophage | + | :Macrophage: HUUUUUUUGGSS |
− | :Macrophage | + | :Macrophage: HUUUUGS |
:Bacteriophage (narrating): By staying inside, humans have become resistant. | :Bacteriophage (narrating): By staying inside, humans have become resistant. | ||
− | + | [Back to the discussion between the coccus, the bacteriophage and the protozoon.] | |
:Coccus bacteria: How could they evolve that fast? Humans take decades to reproduce! | :Coccus bacteria: How could they evolve that fast? Humans take decades to reproduce! | ||
:Bacteriophage: It's not evolution. It's something with their brains. | :Bacteriophage: It's not evolution. It's something with their brains. | ||
:Protozoon: I ''wondered'' what those were for! | :Protozoon: I ''wondered'' what those were for! | ||
− | + | [Bacteriophage pointing to: Cueball and Megan looking at their phones; Megan and Cueball walking to the right; Megan and Cueball at separate sinks washing their hands.] | |
:Bacteriophage: Humans started looking at their phones, talking, writing words, and making signs. A human named "Gloria Gaynor" filmed herself singing at her bathroom sink. | :Bacteriophage: Humans started looking at their phones, talking, writing words, and making signs. A human named "Gloria Gaynor" filmed herself singing at her bathroom sink. | ||
:Bacteriophage: And then they bought lots of pasta. | :Bacteriophage: And then they bought lots of pasta. | ||
:Bacteriophage: Then, around the world, they all went home and started washing their hands. | :Bacteriophage: Then, around the world, they all went home and started washing their hands. | ||
− | + | [Bacteriophage and protozoon.] | |
:Bacteriophage: They saw what we were doing and changed their behavior to stop us. | :Bacteriophage: They saw what we were doing and changed their behavior to stop us. | ||
− | :Protozoon: Brains are the | + | :Protozoon: Brains are the ''worst''. |
− | + | [Coccus, bacteriophage and protozoon.] | |
:Coccus bacteria: It's not over, right? They can't sustain this. They must be bored and tired. | :Coccus bacteria: It's not over, right? They can't sustain this. They must be bored and tired. | ||
:Coccus bacteria: Will they give up? | :Coccus bacteria: Will they give up? | ||
:Bacteriophage: I don't know. They seem determined to protect each other. | :Bacteriophage: I don't know. They seem determined to protect each other. | ||
− | + | [Coccus, bacteriophage and protozoon.] | |
:Bacteriophage: And | :Bacteriophage: And | ||
− | :Bacteriophage: They have a | + | :Bacteriophage: They have a ''lot'' of pasta. |
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:COVID-19]] | [[Category:COVID-19]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Biology]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Hairbun]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Hairbun]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring real people]] <!-- Gloria Gaynor --> | [[Category:Comics featuring real people]] <!-- Gloria Gaynor --> | ||
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