883: Pain Rating

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Pain Rating

Title text: If it were a two or above I wouldn't be able to answer because it would mean a pause in the screaming.

Explanation

In medical examinations, a doctor will sometimes ask the patient to assess their pain, to give the doctor a rough idea of the patient's condition. Cueball is asked to compare the pain in his arm with the worst pain that he can imagine; the thought of that pain reduces him to a huddled ball.

The title text further emphasizes that idea: If the pain was higher than one on his pain scale, it would already be so high that he would be reduced to uncontrollable screaming.

Transcript

[Ponytail is carrying a clipboard and consulting with Cueball, who's sitting on a high medical table.]

Ponytail: Any pain?

Cueball: My arm really hurts.

[Megan is standing behind Ponytail, as the panel widens.]

Ponytail: How would you rate the pain, from one to ten, where ten is the worst pain you can imagine?

[The patient sits on the table.]

Patient: The worst pain I can imagine?

[Cueball ponders this, raising a thoughtful hand to his jaw.]

[Cueball appears to be shocked.]

[Cueball is huddled up on the table.]

Cueball: One.

Ponytail: ...What the hell is wrong with his imagination?

Megan: It's not a normal place.

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Discussion

So, is hell like a 6 or something? Davidy²²[talk] 00:36, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

Perhaps somewhere around 6²/₃..? 178.99.81.144 19:19, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

Maybe 7, (6⁶/₆)? ~Fuzion 162.158.214.222 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

400 Karmas for you!! 108.162.219.58 19:26, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Someone has been playing *way* too much Mortal Combat... - DustFox162.158.50.41 08:08, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

Heads are detached from the body in some panels. 108.162.227.11 05:42, 25 February 2024 (UTC)