Comic #26·

The Hearing

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Following the hearing, the model's rating was downgraded to "can barely count", which our investors have been asked to keep strictly confidential.

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Panel 1

Samuel sits slumped at a witness table with a microphone and a glass of water. Token watches from the public gallery.

Samuel: “It's really quite limited.”

Samuel looks down modestly.

Panel 2

Closer on Samuel at the microphone, giving a small palms-up shrug.

Samuel: “It can barely count, Senator.”

He looks up apologetically.

Panel 3

Samuel on a spotlit keynote stage, arms spread wide before a glowing screen and a crowd of investors. Token sits in the back row.

Samuel smiles slightly; Token watches him.

Panel 4

The keynote slide fills the screen: It replaces your entire company. Pre-orders open.

The front row is lit by the slide.