Those Not Present
Those Not Present
Every time someone says something negative about a person who's not in the room, I scoot my chair back a few inches. [Cueball, Ponytail and two other people are sitting at a table drinking.] Person: He's not so bad, but his friends ... [Cueball scoots away from table.] Scoot scoot
Ponytail: His band is never gonna take off if... [Cueball scoots further away.] Scoot scoot
[Megan, Beret Guy, and Hairy come into view.] Off-screen: Yeah, his sister is even weirder . Off-screen: Did you see she had... Scoot scoot Beret Guy: ...and there's a video, but it's blurry...
[Cueball turns around and leans his arm on his chair.] Cueball: What're you talking about? Hairy: Giant squid! Cueball: Mind if I join you?

Cueball (likely representing Randall ), has decided to leave conversations deemed toxic, by scooting a little bit away any time somebody badmouths someone not present. In each panel, he scoots progressively further away until he reaches an area with Megan , Hairy , and Beret Guy , discussing giant squids . He decides to join them, as this conversation is far more interesting to him than one criticizing people behind their backs.
The title text jokes that the second group, is, in fact, dissing the giant squid rather than discussing how cool it is. As the squid is not present, Cueball scoots back.
Every time someone says something negative about a person who's not in the room, I scoot my chair back a few inches. [Cueball, Ponytail and two other people are sitting at a table drinking.] Person: He's not so bad, but his friends ... [Cueball scoots away from table.] Scoot scoot
Ponytail: His band is never gonna take off if... [Cueball scoots further away.] Scoot scoot
[Megan, Beret Guy, and Hairy come into view.] Off-screen: Yeah, his sister is even weirder . Off-screen: Did you see she had... Scoot scoot Beret Guy: ...and there's a video, but it's blurry...
[Cueball turns around and leans his arm on his chair.] Cueball: What're you talking about? Hairy: Giant squid! Cueball: Mind if I join you?
