374: Journal

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Journal

Title text: And the journal is filled with all the things I'd say to her if I were nice like you. I burn it when it's full.

Explanation

Black Hat isn't the type of person to keep a journal, so Cueball is understandably surprised when he sees Black Hat's journal. Black Hat lives up to our expectations of him, as it turns out that the journal is just part of a plot to hurt innocents.

If you want to see how well the plan worked, check out 377: Journal 2

The whole "Journal" story are:

• 374: Journal
• 377: Journal 2
• 405: Journal 3
• 432: Journal 4
• 433: Journal 5

Transcript

[Cueball picks up book from a table]

Cueball: Since when do you keep a journal?

[Black Hat leans over from computer to answer]

Black Hat: Oh, I pretend to write in it on the train, and wait for a shy-looking girl to sit across from me.

[Scene change to a train. The Black Hat is sitting across from a girl]

Black Hat: I glance up and wait for her to make eye contact, then look down bashfully and, if I can, blush.

[Scene back to original room with Cueball and Black Hat]

Black Hat: Then, when I see her start to smile at me, I roll my eyes and hit her with a quick glare, then resume writing. The alienation stays with her all day. It's great.

[Black Hat is back to typing on the computer]

Cueball: You're sickening. This is why we can't have nice people

Black Hat: I can't help it. It's like shooting lonely, angsty fish in a barrel.

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Discussion

It seems to me that panel four is referencing the "This is why we can't have nice things" meme.--208.233.39.21 13:23, 14 November 2012 (UTC)