Transcript for a page from The Infinite Wait and Other Stories
[Upper left panel]
[Woman] So, I start the official treatment regimen tomorrow. The doctor said the meds will make me sick for awhile until my body adjusts, and even then, they’ll still make me tired.
[Upper right panel]
[Woman] Basically, I’ll be fine, but everything will just suck for me all the time.
[Man] How’s that different than from always?
[Lower left panel]
[Man] Hm…”lupus”…that won’t do…
I’m going to call it “poopus”
[Lower right panel]
[Woman] I’m disappointed that it doesn’t have a cool name like scarlet fever or the black death or even cholera. Lupus sounds like an off-brand breakfast cereal.