Editing 383: Helping
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | Everyone wants to help someone in need, but sometimes the help they can offer isn't enough, or is the wrong kind of help. [[Cueball]] tries to help [[Megan]], who is in psychological/emotional distress, but despite his efforts she ends up in | + | Everyone wants to help someone in need, but sometimes the help they can offer isn't enough, or is the wrong kind of help. [[Cueball]] tries to help [[Megan]], who is in psychological/emotional distress, but despite his efforts she ends up in hospital. She may have attempted suicide, but it's not very clear. The point is that sometimes you just can't make people happy, it's something they have to do themselves. |
| − | The title text refers to a hidden button behind the bookshelf, but Cueball did not find it. This is ironic because, | + | The title text refers to a hidden button behind the bookshelf, but Cueball did not find it. This is ironic because, although people can try help with psychological/emotional problems, there is no magic button that makes everything better. |
| − | Given his | + | Given his likely negative feelings towards {{w|Valentine's Day}}, as seen in the most of his [[:Category:Valentines|Valentines comics]], it may not be a coincidence that he sent this one out the day before February 14. He did not draw any Valentines Day related comics this year as he did the past two years. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:It turns out you can't take responsibility for someone else's happiness. | :It turns out you can't take responsibility for someone else's happiness. | ||
| − | :[Cueball looking at a curled-up Megan | + | :[Cueball looking at a curled-up Megan.] |
:[Cueball's hand on Megan's shoulder.] | :[Cueball's hand on Megan's shoulder.] | ||
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:[Megan has her head in her hands.] | :[Megan has her head in her hands.] | ||
| − | :[Cueball | + | :[Cueball watching an ambulance take Megan away in a stretcher.] |
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
