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[–] [email protected] 10 points 15 hours ago

I thought this was going to a much much darker less funny place.

[–] [email protected] 68 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

To be fair, in the last frame dad is not pretending.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Plot twist: in last panel dad reveals he is an illegal alien, that is his true alien form

[–] [email protected] 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

"My daughter, I am from a distant planet. The vague differences in hue in the superficial layer of the native species is of no interest to me. Quit pestering me."

[–] [email protected] 37 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Man I only saw the first 6 panels and sat there really thinking deeply about this comic for a while

[–] [email protected] 12 points 19 hours ago

Yeah it was honestly more impactful. Might help that the second part is just preaching to the choir.