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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
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[[Megan]] is sitting at her computer, not waiting for a particular mail, but still refreshing every few seconds. This is an illustration of boredom and pointlessness in life. But suddenly the wall in front of her is opening. She considers running for the door, but curiosity overtakes her. She enters the hole, closes it behind her, and with that, she enters a different world. The hole appears as if it is a rip in a sheet of paper, implying that since they are drawings (which they are){{cn}}, this would be essentially a hole in space-time from their perspective. Most people would run away from such a thing, but Megan seems to feel that since she is currently bored (shown by the fact that she is constantly refreshing her E-mail), this is a break from her normal life, and she may not fully be realizing/acknowledging the inherent dangers of leaving her realm into an unknown universe.
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Megan is dreaming that she is sitting at her computer checking for new mails. She is not waiting for a particular mail but she refreshes her screen every few seconds. No new mail... But then something does happen, the wall in front of her is opening, and her dream's becoming more mystic. She enters that hole and closing it from inside, entering a different world.
  
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In the title text, she worries that she is missing an email, though, much as a person often does resist breaking from routine.
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At the title text Megan is just sad about that she did not check her latest emails before she left her home into an unknown universe.
  
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This series was released on five consecutive days (Monday to Friday) and not over the usual schedule of three comics a week. These are all the comics in [[:Category:Choices|Choices series]]:
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This starts out a metaphoric five-part adventure, which celebrates, marvels at, and reminds of human freedom.
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* [[264: Choices: Part 1]]
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* [[265: Choices: Part 2]]
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All parts of "[[:Category:Choices|Choices]]":
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* [[266: Choices: Part 3]]
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*[[264: Choices: Part 1]]
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* [[267: Choices: Part 4]]
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*[[265: Choices: Part 2]]
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* [[268: Choices: Part 5]]
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*[[266: Choices: Part 3]]
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*[[267: Choices: Part 4]]
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*[[268: Choices: Part 5]]
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==Transcript==
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:Megan sits at desk, using a computer. Refreshes the page.
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:"*Refresh*"
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:"Click"
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:Megan sits back and looks at monitor.
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:Megan refreshes the page on the computer.
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:"*Refresh*"
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:"Click"
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:Megan sitss back and looks at monitor.
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:Megan leans forward and clicks mouse.
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:"Click"
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:A hole opens up in the panel. It appears to be the torn paper of the comic itself. A blue, sky-like background is revealed. Megan jumps in surprise, nearly tipping over the chair.
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:Megan stands up as the chair falls over completely.
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:Wide view. Megan looks back at the door furtively.
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:Megan begins to climb into the hole.
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:By now Megan is entirely inside the hole. She is closing it behind her.
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:Only her head and arms are visible.
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:The hole is closed, revealing a formation of ripped paper.
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:Large frame: Megan appears to be in space. Stars dot the sky and a ray of light traverses the frame horizontally. Megan is in a bubble, floating disconnectedly. Both her and bubble have become white, tinged against the backdrop.
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==Trivia==
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*The text "Megan is in a bubble" from the transcript is original by [[Randall]]. At all other lines she is just "a girl".
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
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:[Megan sits at a desk, using a computer, refreshing the page.]
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:[Megan sits at desk, using computer. Refreshes page.]
 
:''*Refresh*''
 
:''*Refresh*''
 
:''Click''
 
:''Click''
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:[She sits back and looks at the monitor.]
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:[Sits back and looks at monitor.]
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:[She refreshes the page on the computer.]
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:[Refreshes page on computer.]
 
:''*Refresh*''
 
:''*Refresh*''
 
:''Click''
 
:''Click''
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:[She sits back and looks at the monitor.]
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:[Sits back and looks at monitor.]
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:[Megan leans forward and clicks the mouse.]
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:[Megan leans forward and clicks mouse.]
 
:''Click''
 
:''Click''
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:[A hole opens up in the panel. It appears to be the torn paper of the comic itself. A light-blue, sky-like background is revealed. Megan jumps in surprise, nearly tipping over her chair.]
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:[A hole opens up in the panel. It appears to be the torn paper of the comic itself. A blue, sky-like background is revealed. Megan jumps in surprise, nearly tipping over the chair.]
 
:[Megan stands up as the chair falls over completely.]
 
:[Megan stands up as the chair falls over completely.]
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:[Wide view. Megan looks back at the door furtively.]
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:[Wide view. The girl looks back at the door furtively.]
 
:[She begins to climb into the hole.]
 
:[She begins to climb into the hole.]
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:[By now, Megan is entirely inside the hole. She is closing it behind her.]
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:[By now Megan is entirely inside the hole. She is closing it behind her.]
 
:[Only her head and arms are visible.]
 
:[Only her head and arms are visible.]
 
:[The hole is closed, revealing a formation of ripped paper.]
 
:[The hole is closed, revealing a formation of ripped paper.]
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:[Large frame, where Megan appears to be in space, with blue not black background. Stars dot the sky, and rays of light seem to originate from a point to the right, and then traverse the frame both horizontally and vertically, almost like lightning. Megan is in a bubble, floating disconnectedly. Both she and the bubble have become white, tinged against the backdrop.]
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:–Large frame–
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:[She appears to be in space. Stars dot the sky and a ray of light traverses the frame horizontally. Megan is in a bubble, floating disconnectedly. Both her and bubble have become white, tinged against the backdrop.]
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==Trivia==
 
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The text "Megan is in a bubble" is from the [https://xkcd.com/264/info.0.json original transcript] by [[Randall]]. At all other lines in that transcript, she is just "a girl".
 
  
 
{{comic discussion}}
 
{{comic discussion}}
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[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]
 
[[Category:Comics with color]]
 
[[Category:Comics with color]]
 
[[Category:Choices]]
 
[[Category:Choices]]
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[[Category:Comics sharing name|Choices]]
 
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[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]
 
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[[Category:Space]]
 

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