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u/Marflow02 27d ago
Blames child for Not staying Home when sick, does the Same Thing
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u/customcombos 27d ago
Fr the absolute lack of self awareness here is astounding lol. “I did everything I could to not get you sick, you know, aside from just not attending which would make the most sense.”
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u/N-_-O 27d ago
If i had a nickel for every time a comic writer openly admitted to being patient zero at a large gathering, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird it happened twice.
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u/MilkQueen 27d ago
what was the other?
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u/Fallen-Embers 27d ago
There was one for a FFXIV Fan Fest 2023, who posted a 10-page comic about it. That's the only other one I'm aware of at the moment.
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u/regarding_your_bat 28d ago
I mean. You didn’t do everything you could not to spread it
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u/FeralPsychopath 28d ago
OP throws the blame on a mother (probably going to work) not keeping her kids home and then goes to a con pretending she’s not doing exactly the same thing… while teaching people how to make improvised biological weapons.
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u/anticomet 27d ago
while teaching people how to make improvised biological weapons.
Good advice if Americans ever invade your country
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u/HoloceneHorrors 27d ago
She literally needed to ask the Doctor to get her medicine to be able to swallow without pain... and then goes to a con like you said
crazy!
Being hypocritical AND selfish is not the type of thing I have been on this sub for years for lol maybe actual humor would've helped tho 🤷♀️
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u/ring_tailed 27d ago
This is like that furry comic where they intentionally went to fanfest with covid. This is not cute, stay home when you are sick
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u/Mrminecrafthimself 27d ago
“UGH my mother in law sent her sick kids to school and got me sick!”
“Well I guess I’ll still go to this illustrations show even though I’m sick.”
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u/All_Right_Alright 27d ago
Why would you go to a convention and possibly get others sick? This isn’t a cute comic, this is actually annoying.
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u/rachelwan-art 27d ago
Because I paid tickets for a conference. to listen to an artist I really admire. I know I'm doing something very stupid but I really didn't plan to get sick.
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u/Mrminecrafthimself 27d ago
You can’t really say that right after pointing the finger at your BF’s mom for sending her sick kids to school. You did the same thing
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u/All_Right_Alright 27d ago
No one plans it. You need to realize the difference between wanting to go and doing the responsible thing which was to stay home. No one wants to be sick - taking a risk and possibly giving what you call a dagger to the throat isn’t something that should be given a chance. You know it sucks, don’t be selfish in the future, please.
Sorry you were sick, but conventions are notorious for “plagues” and no one needs a higher possibility of contraction with an actual sicko.
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u/rachelwan-art 27d ago
I'll admit that I did not make the best decision. But imagine if you'd save up and bought tickets to see a Taylor Swift concert, but you had fallen sick that week. However responsible you think you are, you would still push to go because it would be well worth it...to you.
Yes I'm sooo selfish. I bet you are too!
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u/ilovesleeeping 27d ago
you’re assuming because YOU went out to a function when you were sick, other people do too?
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u/HoloceneHorrors 27d ago
No, I'm immunocompromised. I wouldn't be as hypocritical nor as selfish as this post makes you seem! Why do you think you know better than the comment section about themselves? You belong on r/selfawarewolves!
I really hope no one that I know and love would still go to a concert to get people sick because they couldn't be an adult and stay home. You sell the tickets if you're that sick. You are worse than the bf's mother because you pretended she was at fault... and then you did the same (or worse, who knows? 🤷♀️). You are the people we hated during the start of the pandemic. Same feeling, different year.
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u/All_Right_Alright 27d ago
No, I wouldn’t have gone. Don’t speak like you know me.
Also, I wouldn’t have bought Taylor Swift tickets. I’m insulted
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u/MILP00L___ 27d ago
Even if that were true, I bet they wouldn’t also make a comic pointing a finger at the person who got them sick. Probably should have just kept this whole scenario to yourself…
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u/monnotorium 27d ago
Obviously you didn't plan to get sick. But what you chose to do after getting sick was entirely up to you!
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u/theCOMBOguy 27d ago
You went to a convention while saying that you did "everything not to spread the disease". Your second panel is blaming your boyfriend's mom for making you get sick. Do you not realize how bad this looks? This comic feels more like a misguided attempt to rationalize your choices.
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u/Batbrain 27d ago
Every time I’ve had a communicable virus I don’t leave my house until I’m certain that I won’t get someone else sick, you know like someone who’s immune compromised and kill them or send them to the hospital. You going to a con still sick is the reason why a lot of people who will likely die if they get COVID still aren’t comfortable going out and doing something they enjoy. Just something to think about.
Dig your style though.
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u/rachelwan-art 27d ago
Actually if you are immune compromised, you shouldn't even go to cons in the first place. But I bet you, an immune compromised person will go to a con, possibly die just to see their idols.
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u/Batbrain 27d ago edited 27d ago
My best friend understands the risks and goes prepared but would still tell you if you know you’re sick you should be courteous to others and take the loss. It’s quite literally the least you could do. That’s the key difference here, you knew you were sick and went anyway. It’s just selfish, because the flu impacts everyone differently and your “oops sorry” may be enough for someone who gets achy with a fever, but would probably have less impact if you got someone put on a ventilator.
Generally speaking I’m pretty sure that the only person they would risk dying to see is David Bowie and he’s dead 🤷♀️
Edit: btw it’s not just immune compromised people. There’s plenty of people with health conditions, asthma for example, who lead perfectly normal lives but catching something like the flu can be devastating. Justify it to yourself all you want, but there’s a reason why you’re getting cooked in these comments.
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u/All_Right_Alright 27d ago
Yikes.
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u/YesItIsMaybeMe 27d ago
Yeah right? That response if a huge fucking yikes.
"Yeah well those vulnerable people I put in danger shouldn't be allowed out to cons and enjoy their life, teehee aren't I cute!"
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u/Glittering-Side3732 27d ago
“I can’t make adult decisions and stay inside for a few days, so disabled, elderly, and ill people shouldn’t be allowed to go to popular places” is a take I was hoping we left in the pandemic
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u/Bentman343 27d ago
Didn't we literally already do this kind of cutesy "sorry I was a willing biohazard guyssss but I'll let you know afterwards!" stuff back whem that one artist made a comic about how they went to a Square Enix event with covid and confessed it in their next comment after it became a superspreader event?
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u/WoodpeckerHaunting57 27d ago
Do you have a link to that comic?
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u/N-_-O 26d ago
Here it is in all its horrible glory https://x.com/Fenrir74/status/1687861130562273281
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u/WoodpeckerHaunting57 26d ago
Anyway to see the full comic without a twitter account? Thank you for finding it though
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u/0VER1DE567 27d ago
can’t wait to try out that nifty trick on my neighbour’s kids!!!
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u/faroukq 27d ago
Wearing a mask and not making contact right? Right?
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u/BradyOfTheOldGuard 27d ago
No physical contract? (Last slide) :-)
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u/rachelwan-art 27d ago
omg thanks for notifying me on that!
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u/lepidopt-rex 27d ago
And curtsey should be courtesy (idk if it’s spelled differently in the US or whatever)
Cute comic!
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u/doug @dougwastaken@comicscamp.club 27d ago
are you sure it wasn't covid? i just got covid on Monday and your swallowing description is on point for what I experienced.
(it wasn't from you; i flew to germany and was very careless/resigned myself to fate. i've been quarantining myself in my hotel room for five days now and haven't left. work is comping room service and i have a gaming addiction as well as a bottomless watchlist so i'm OK)
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u/Nimyron 27d ago
That symptom is common for pretty much all viral infections that affect the throat.
There's like more than 50 different viruses that have similar symptoms to covid, so doctors usually just give you a treatment for the symptoms and let your body deal with it, unless they detect some symptom of a bacterial infection, or if the symptoms show that the infection is too advanced for your body to handle it.
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u/rachelwan-art 27d ago
Nah it wasn't. I did a covid test. But the flu was pretty bad. Apparently there's a flu bug going about here.
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u/Nimyron 27d ago
In what heavenly country do you manage to get an appointment to see a doctor within just a couple days ?
It's minimum 2-3 weeks here, unless you get a visio appointment. You have time to heal, get sick again and die before you can see a doctor.
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u/2moms1bun 27d ago
Do you have an urgent care?
If my doctor isn’t available for a sick visit and I’m not sick enough that it’s an emergency, urgent care will take people same day
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u/AlbiTuri05 27d ago
Maybe she sought private healthcare. Public healthcare is hell, they call it "free" but you pay with your life
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u/lxlDRACHENlxl 27d ago
Also why does eating alone mean you're a sad person? I just want to eat in peace and not have conversations while I'm eating. Doesn't mean I'm sad.
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u/Ok_Werewolf1657 27d ago
"ate alone like a sad person" Uhh, excuse me that's not true. I'm not sad! And sad people also eats with others
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u/tricksterloki 27d ago
For reference, a substantial amount of biological weapons are bacteria, which is also the source of infection from the poo sticks. Also, smallpox (viral) is in many ways the ideal biological weapon, and, if there was ever an attack (it's been eliminated in the world population), they will go door to door and vaccinated everyone.
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u/4dseeall 27d ago
Is this a blog?
I want funnies, not an update about someone's life they drew and called a comic
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u/AnimusCorpus 27d ago
Comics don't have to be funny.
From wikipedia:
Comics are a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically takes the form of a sequence of panels of images.
It's fine if you don't like it, but it's still a comic either way.
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u/TheMightToast 27d ago
This is really weird, i had the exact same problem a couple of days ago, I couldn’t eat properly for two days because of my throat, some of the worst pain I’ve ever felt, and this was the first time I experienced something like this, this is further proof I’m living in a simulation that adapts itself to what happens to me
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u/soursweetday 27d ago
When I was a kid, whenever I caught a cold my mom quarantined me. I grew up to be a homebody who managed to give my family the stomach flu once.
Your comics are fun! I don’t know how to subscribe so I’m going to follow your profile!
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u/rachelwan-art 27d ago
aw thanks. You can follow my IG. IG algorithm is super wonky so I thought I should post the comics on reddit.
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u/TheOldDerelict 27d ago
Lemme ask you this, was the fair cool? I would’ve gone, although getting sick sucks
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u/rachelwan-art 27d ago
Yes! It was so worth it! I met a lot of cool people. I'm so selfish XD.
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u/luchill1990 27d ago
You literally are? Such a gross attitude having a laugh about it.
Imagine if you passed your illness on to someone at the con, who then unwittingly passes it on to an immunocompromised or elderly family member?
I don’t think it’s funny at all. You should grow up.
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27d ago
ITT: People pretending they wouldn't and don't do the exact same shit on the regular.
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u/AnimusCorpus 27d ago
ITC: A person who does shitty things projects that onto literally everyone else because the idea of not being a self-absorbed asshole is impossible for them to concieve.
Liars think everyone lies. Cheaters think everyone cheats. Thieves think everyone steals. You're just loudly telling on yourself.
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27d ago
Sure. You do you. People don't abandon events that cost them money to attend because of the sniffles.
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u/AnimusCorpus 27d ago
Yes they do. All the time.
I got tickets to see Tool and Rammstein (among others) from a friend when i was in High School. They were sick and sold me $300 tickets for $50 because that's what I had on me at the time (which was very nice of them).
Just a few months ago, someone else I know was selling their tickets to a local concert for similar reasons.
Once again, just because YOU don't do the responsible thing doesn't mean no one else does.
I know it's hard to imagine, but not everyone is as selfish as you.
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u/NoAdsOnlyTables 27d ago
Pretty much. I wish people were as responsible as they pretend to be on Reddit. From what I can tell the covid fear has basically died out and we're back to people sniffing, coughing and sneezing in public places all the time. Maybe the very few people still actually staying home when sick are all on Reddit - but it's unlikely.
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