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Lucy reaches up to the counter and says, "A balloon, please!"

She starts to blow the balloon.

She gasps and wheezes from the exertion of blowing.

She walks home, dragging the deflated balloon behind her.

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WIZARD POPE💫 lemmy.world Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-12-08
#2 · Quote Reply

She is already holding the baloon in frame 1 though.
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TachyonTele_Esq piefed.social TachyonTele_Esq@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-06-29
#3 · Quote Reply
WIZARD POPE💫 wrote:
She is already holding the baloon in frame 1 though.

Alright. Theory time. Who's got a good conspiracy for why she's already holding the balloon?
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higgsboson piefed.social higgsboson@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-07-27
#4 · Quote Reply
TachyonTele_Esq wrote:
Alright. Theory time. Who's got a good conspiracy for why she's already holding the balloon?

It is her money, or perhaps a coinpurse, not the baloon.
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TachyonTele_Esq piefed.social TachyonTele_Esq@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-06-29
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higgsboson wrote:
It is her money, or perhaps a coinpurse, not the baloon.

I think it's a metaphor for the futility of life
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threelonmusketeers sh.itjust.works threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-10
#6 · Quote Reply
TachyonTele_Esq wrote:
Alright. Theory time. Who's got a good conspiracy for why she's already holding the balloon?

My theory: She selected the balloon elsewhere in the store, and brought it to the checkout counter. Rather than being a request for the balloon itself, I posit that the purpose of her proclamation is to inform the store clerk what item to ring up, and in turn how much change (if any) she should receive.
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TachyonTele_Esq piefed.social TachyonTele_Esq@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-06-29
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threelonmusketeers wrote:
My theory: She selected the balloon elsewhere in the store, and brought it to the checkout counter. Rather than being a request for the balloon itself, I posit that the purpose of her proclamation is to inform the store clerk what item to ring up, and in turn how much change (if any) she should receive.

That's a good theory
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cheat700000007 lemmy.world cheat700000007@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-02-14
#8 · Quote Reply

Oh I get it. The 50s. She smokes
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