Transcript:

Panel 1: Luma, a pink haired college student, stands surrounding by a looming crowd of purple silhouettes. Her back is to the reader. Luma says, “It felt like everyone was starting at me today.”

Panel 2: Close up, showing the left half of Luma’s face. She rants, “And I couldn’t figure out why. So I ran through everything that People usually find weird: My dyed hair, the way I walk, maybe even the art school thing, or the pronoun pin on my backpack? I don’t know. Everyone just kept looking at me.

Panel 3: Luma stands talking to and looking down at her friend who is a small black bird. The bird says, “Luma, there is gum in your hair.” And indeed, there is gum in Luma’s hair. Luma says, “…That explains it.”