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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | [[Randall]]'s | + | {{incomplete|May require explaining the activities shown, as in the explanation for [[1141: Two Years]].}} |
+ | [[Randall]]'s wife was diagnosed with cancer in late 2010, a matter he has discussed in the comic [[:Category:Cancer|multiple times before]]. Here, motivated by the seven-year period between the American solar eclipses of {{w|Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017|2017}} and {{w|Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024|2024}}, we see them reminiscing the seven years prior to the first eclipse, leaving an open question to what the next seven years will bring. | ||
− | This comic is | + | This comic is a continuation of [[1141: Two Years]], which is shown as the first eight panels, slightly grayed out. |
− | + | Some explanations: | |
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− | + | *Panels 1–8: See [[1141: Two Years]] | |
− | + | *Panel 9: Randall and Randall's wife (with her hair noticeably longer than it was at the end of 1141) are walking through a forest. | |
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− | *Panels 1–8: See [[1141: Two Years]] | ||
− | *Panel 9: Randall | ||
*Panel 10: Randall's wife is sitting down, not in the forest anymore. She is concerned because she has pain in her toe and worries that this is an early sign of her cancer spreading again. Randall points out the simpler explanation- that she stubbed her toe the previous day, and the pain is likely a result of that. This panel shows the paranoia that comes from cancer remission, as earlier explained in [[931: Lanes]]. | *Panel 10: Randall's wife is sitting down, not in the forest anymore. She is concerned because she has pain in her toe and worries that this is an early sign of her cancer spreading again. Randall points out the simpler explanation- that she stubbed her toe the previous day, and the pain is likely a result of that. This panel shows the paranoia that comes from cancer remission, as earlier explained in [[931: Lanes]]. | ||
− | *Panel 11: Randall and his wife are going spelunking | + | *Panel 11: Randall and his wife are going spelunking. The guide is gesturing deeper into the cave while Randall and his wife are climbing down. |
− | *Panel 12: Randall's wife stands on a rock above an alligator in a swamp, photographing the alligator. Randall, on a balcony behind safety railings, observes that medical predictions about the odds of someone surviving cancer generally assume that the cancer patient doesn't risk something ''else'' killing them first | + | *Panel 12: Randall's wife stands on a rock above an alligator in a swamp, photographing the alligator. Randall, on a balcony behind safety railings, observes that medical predictions about the odds of someone surviving cancer generally assume that the cancer patient doesn't risk something ''else'' killing them first. |
− | *Panel 13: Randall's wife sits on an examination bed, listening to a doctor | + | *Panel 13: Randall's wife sits on an examination bed, listening to a doctor holding a clipboard. The doctor talks about an issue which is "probably nothing" but ''might'' be the cancer -- again showing the paranoia that comes with cancer. |
− | *Panel 14: Randall and his wife stand above a deep pond full of fish and other objects. Randall's wife is piloting a wired underwater camera with lights. Randall shared pictures of his [https://blog.xkcd.com/2010/11/05/submarines/ underwater ROV] before. | + | *Panel 14: Randall and his wife stand above a deep pond full of fish and other objects. Randall's wife is piloting a wired underwater camera with lights. Randall shared pictures of his [https://blog.xkcd.com/2010/11/05/submarines/ underwater ROV] before. |
− | *Panel 15: Randall and his wife are standing next to each other. Randall's wife has shoulder-length hair covering most of her face, and observes that, despite the chemotherapy robbing her of most of her hair six years ago, it is now growing enough to obscure her face. "The little girl from ''The Ring''" refers to {{w|Sadako Yamamura}}, the antagonist of the {{w|Ring (novel series)|''Ring'' series}} by {{w|Koji Suzuki}}, and popularized in a {{w|The Ring (2002 film)|2002 movie}}. | + | *Panel 15: Randall and his wife are standing next to each other. Randall's wife has shoulder-length hair covering most of her face, and observes that, despite the chemotherapy robbing her of most of her hair six years ago, it is now growing enough to obscure her face. "The little girl from ''The Ring''" refers to {{w|Sadako Yamamura}}, the antagonist of the {{w|Ring (novel series)|''Ring'' series}} by {{w|Koji Suzuki}}, and popularized in a {{w|The Ring (2002 film)|2002 movie}}. |
− | *Panel 16: A line of six people, | + | *Panel 16: A line of six people, including Randall and his wife, stand and watch the total solar eclipse of 2017, of which there have been [[:Category:Total Solar Eclipse 2017|several comics already]]. |
− | *Panel 17: The sky has been brightened, and the eclipse is over. As the eclipse is | + | *Panel 17: The sky has been brightened, and the eclipse is over. As the eclipse is [[1880: Eclipse Review|cool to see in person]], the onlookers are left with little more than exclamations of amazement. |
− | *Panel 18: Randall and his wife are walking together and holding hands. When his wife inquires about the next total eclipse, Randall replies that the next one is in seven years | + | *Panel 18: Randall and his wife are walking together and holding hands. When his wife inquires about the next total eclipse, Randall replies that the next one is in seven years, and asks whether they should go to see it. |
*Panel 19: Still walking, Randall and his wife think together about a timeline. Seven years have passed since 2010, represented with a solid line from the past to 2017; seven years in the future will be 2024, represented with a dotted line into the future and surrounded by three question marks. This is reflective of Panel 6, where "next year" is not guaranteed to be a thing. | *Panel 19: Still walking, Randall and his wife think together about a timeline. Seven years have passed since 2010, represented with a solid line from the past to 2017; seven years in the future will be 2024, represented with a dotted line into the future and surrounded by three question marks. This is reflective of Panel 6, where "next year" is not guaranteed to be a thing. | ||
− | *Panel 20: The pair keeps walking, | + | *Panel 20: The pair keeps walking, optimistically agreeing to make their every effort to see the next eclipse. |
The title text is a continuation to panel 15 concerning the horror movie ''The Ring''. Specifically, watching the videotape in ''The Ring'' is supposed to kill a person in seven days, but the title text instead says "seven years". | The title text is a continuation to panel 15 concerning the horror movie ''The Ring''. Specifically, watching the videotape in ''The Ring'' is supposed to kill a person in seven days, but the title text instead says "seven years". | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[The first eight panels, used earlier in the comic | + | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
+ | :[The first eight panels, used earlier in the comic 1141: Two Years, are in gray color.] | ||
:[Randall and Randall's fiancée sit on a bed, Randall's fiancée is talking on the phone. The person she is talking to, a doctor holding a clipboard, is shown inset.] | :[Randall and Randall's fiancée sit on a bed, Randall's fiancée is talking on the phone. The person she is talking to, a doctor holding a clipboard, is shown inset.] | ||
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− | :[Randall and Randall's wife (with her hair | + | :[Randall and Randall's wife (with her hair noticably longer) are walking through a forest.] |
:[Randall's wife is sitting down, not in the forest anymore.] | :[Randall's wife is sitting down, not in the forest anymore.] | ||
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:[The sky has been brightened.] | :[The sky has been brightened.] | ||
− | : | + | :Figure with blonde hair: ''Wow.'' |
:Randall's wife: Yeah. | :Randall's wife: Yeah. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | ||
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[[Category:Multiple Cueballs]] | [[Category:Multiple Cueballs]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Comics featuring Randall Munroe]] | ||
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[[Category:Cancer]] | [[Category:Cancer]] | ||
[[Category:Romance]] | [[Category:Romance]] | ||
[[Category:Total Solar Eclipse 2017]] | [[Category:Total Solar Eclipse 2017]] | ||
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