I don't get what the point of the comic is. Am I supposed to know something before reading it?
this post was submitted on 22 Mar 2024
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Pretty sure they joke is just that elves live much longer than humans so their perception of 'soon' could be much longer than a human's
Yes. In the story the elf here, Frieren, is travelling on foot with humans across the continent they live on. Frieren often wants to stop at towns they come across to rest, or study something local, or wait for favorable conditions, for anywhere from a year to multiple decades. The humans with her constantly have to remind her that a decade is like a 7th or 8th of their lifetime, even if it's only a few moments for her comparatively.
Girl on the left is an elf from an anime. "Soon" for her may be... A decade or so? No time at all, really
Sorry, anime is "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End", if you're interested. Frieren is the elf.
Right, not left
Main character syndrome.
But also look at the third panel. The road has turned to dust, the sign has a tree growing through it. There’s clearly been no bus for at least half a century. You don’t need to know what that character is to pick up on something off
You can't see the road in any prior panel, so I don't know if the path has changed at all, same with the sign, etc.
An specific anime, apparently.
Personally I hate when people reference specific media without acknowledging it's a reference in general-media communities like this, but I think I'm in the minority on that. But I also understand the world isn't designed to cater to my sensibilities, so I can't really do much but just shrug and move on
Everybody has seen all the animes.
Well known fact.
Oh shit I forgot, thank you
The bus shall arrive 32 years after the death of Himmel the Hero.
They're just waiting for their lemon-soaked paper napkins.
The next Catbus is as soon as you can imagine it.
Next stop: Little Sister
When she starts memorizing a tome the size of War & Peace to pass the time.
At least 100 years.
"How long has it been?" "80 years." "So no time at all." "Yes, no time at all."
Occasionally, at my bus stop, there will be a mum with her toddler daughter and I don't know, if it's just boredom, but every minute or so, she'll ask her mum "When comes bus?" and then mum responds "Should be coming soon.".
One time, hell was freezing over at -10°C. The toddler, despite full winter gear, was freezing.
And of course, the bus wasn't going to come. But unfortunately, humanity hasn't yet developed the technology to remotely notify people, so we didn't know.
We waited there for 15 minutes, with the toddler continuously asking "When comes bus?". And then the sheer betrayal, when bus did not come soon. She had to walk another 20 minutes with her mum to where the bus was supposed to go...