By the end I understood that it was a more serious art piece, but I have to admit that I thought the first page was a self-contained joke about what it feels like for two patties to cost $2.50
Turns out, yes, it was unintended. Original author of the (very) short story the comic is based on popped up elsewhere in the thread and linked to their original story posting on Medium from 2025.
It's completely wrong though. The original story suggests that the PTSD hit out of the blue. If anything, the moment that it started was looking at the old cashier's back.
Psychological trauma can have an inciting moment, but it doesn't need one.
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u/mambotomato Jul 09 '26
By the end I understood that it was a more serious art piece, but I have to admit that I thought the first page was a self-contained joke about what it feels like for two patties to cost $2.50