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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
This comic presents, through a surreal scenario, one of Randall's recurring themes: that it is better to [[458:_Regrets|take a chance]] and make an [[308:_Interesting_Life|interesting]] [[267: Choices: Part 4|choice]].
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[[Cueball]] is probably dreaming. He is starting to fly a kite, then fixes it to a tree, after which he is climbing on that string. When he reaches a high altitude, [[Megan]] appears hanging on a blimp, looking at him throughout the encounter. Cueball is wondering about her and considers talking to her, which he however chooses not to do. After she has gone Cueball is alone again.
  
[[Cueball]] flies a kite, then fixes it to a tree and climbs its string. In real life, of course, the string would not be able to support the weight of a human.{{Citation needed}} Up in the sky, [[Megan]] appears hanging on a blimp, looking at him throughout the encounter. Cueball wonders about her and considers talking to her, but he does not act. After she has gone, Cueball is alone again; nothing has changed.
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The title text explains that you can lament on an awkward conversation you had, but that you cannot regret a conversation that you never had - because you did not have the nerve to start it.  
  
The title text explains the meaning of this metaphor. It is easy to regret an awkward conversation you had. In contrast, you don't regret the conversations you didn't have the nerve to start, because their cost is invisible--yet, they may have been missed opportunities, possibly a much higher cost than a simple awkward conversation.
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It could, however, be worse that you did not begin a possible conversation - so this missed opportunity could be regretted even more than you would have regretted having an awkward conversation...
 
 
Later in the [[1614: Kites]] title text, it turns out that other people ([[Beret Guy]]) can also fly with a kite.
 
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
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:[Cueball grabs the string.]
 
:[Cueball grabs the string.]
 
:[Cueball starts to climb the string.]
 
:[Cueball starts to climb the string.]
:[A scene showing Cueball holding onto the string at a high altitude, against a color backdrop of the ground, clouds, water, and the sky.]
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:[A scene showing Cueball holding onto the string at a high altitude, against a colour backdrop of the ground, clouds, water and the sky.]
 
:[Black and white again. Megan comes into view holding onto a small blimp.]
 
:[Black and white again. Megan comes into view holding onto a small blimp.]
:Cueball (thinking): Hey, there's someone else up here. I wonder what her story is.
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:Cueball's thought bubble: Hey, there's someone else up here. I wonder what her story is.
 
:[Megan floats to the other side of the panel.]
 
:[Megan floats to the other side of the panel.]
:Cueball (thinking): Maybe I should say hi.
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:Cueball's thought bubble: Maybe I should say hi.
 
:[Cueball is alone holding onto the string.]
 
:[Cueball is alone holding onto the string.]
 
==Trivia==
 
There is a [https://youtu.be/3fCxyVSzd2k fan made animated version of this comic].
 
  
 
{{comic discussion}}
 
{{comic discussion}}
 
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]
 
[[Category:Comics with color]]
 
[[Category:Comics with color]]
[[Category:Kites]]
 
[[Category:Airships]]
 
[[Category:Comics sharing name|Kite01]]
 
[[Category:Social interactions]]
 

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