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So, what's up. I expected an explanation for this. WHERE IS IT? ‎108.162.216.53 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

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The explanation will be up when it's up. 108.162.216.72 04:52, 22 September 2014 (UTC)
Someone, somewhere on Earth, has to be awake, see the comic, come to this page, and write something. Automatic explanations are a long way out of our technological reach. 108.162.216.169 05:21, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

This reminds me of Honest. Cheeselover724 (talk) 05:37, 22 September 2014 (UTC)



I've seen it. :)

For me it describes how in a relationship one person (Fencer 1) wants to engage ("What are you thinking?") but the other person (Fencer 2) sees it as an attack and is guarded and unwilling to engage (hence they never raise their foil). As Fencer 2 says 'No matter how long we know each other', I'd guess that this pattern of behaviour is often repeated and that they are destined to continue, because neither are willing to change their 'engagement' strategy; i.e. Fencer 2's defensiveness and Fencer 1's direct approach. Perhaps they should play chess? :)

The 'Touch!' is Fencer 1 saying "well, if you don't play, I've won!", but it is hollow and 'Nope, I sighed and stared...' reminds me of how some people use silence / brevity of response to avoid talking: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alogia (specifically "People can revert to alogia as a way of reverse psychology, or avoiding questions.").

It's a beautiful cartoon, so melancholic and kinda sad.

The4thv (talk) 06:36, 22 September 2014 (UTC)