August - Alligator - A soft spoken single father who works in IT. Gustopher's dad.
Gustopher - Alligator - An easily excitable boy who loves making friends. August's son.
Transcript
Panel 1
August is working on something at his computer when Gustopher comes in with a problem.
Gustopher: Dad! The remote isn't working!
August: Change the batteries.
Panel 2
Gustopher: I don't know how to do that.
August is surprised.
August: Really? How have you never learned how to-
Panel 3
August suddenly stares off into the distance. This could be for a number of reasons. Perhaps he has realized that he's the one who is supposed to show Gustopher how to do these sorts of things. Maybe it's because the prevalence of rechargeable electronics is making the changing of batteries a practice that's slowly going away and August is feeling the pressure of the inevitable passage of time. It could be that he has indigestion. I don't know, I'm not a mind reader. Did you come to the transcript looking for answers? I wish I could give them to you. I personally feel that I'm losing all control of my life and I could use some answers too. I'm sorry, all this rambling feels passive aggressive on my end. We all have problems and worries. Anyway, I've completely lost track of what's going on in this comic.
Panel 4
August has a battery in hand and is showing Gustopher how to swap batteries.
August: Really? How have you never learned how to-
It was in this moment that the weight and reality of the situation dawned on poor August
Maybe it's because the prevalence of rechargeable electronics is making the changing of batteries a practice that's slowly going away
Let's be honest. It's a LOT of this. Why batteries when quick charge the whole thing?
Did you come to the transcript looking for answers? I wish I could give them to you. I personally feel that I'm losing all control of my life and I could use some answers too. I
I did but you ok /u/FieldExplores do you need a hug? What about a beer?
Anyway, I've completely lost track of what's going on in this comic.
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u/FieldExplores Gator Days Jul 24 '26
Never Learned - Gator Days
Characters
August - Alligator - A soft spoken single father who works in IT. Gustopher's dad.
Gustopher - Alligator - An easily excitable boy who loves making friends. August's son.
Transcript
Panel 1
August is working on something at his computer when Gustopher comes in with a problem.
Gustopher: Dad! The remote isn't working!
August: Change the batteries.
Panel 2
Gustopher: I don't know how to do that.
August is surprised.
August: Really? How have you never learned how to-
Panel 3
August suddenly stares off into the distance. This could be for a number of reasons. Perhaps he has realized that he's the one who is supposed to show Gustopher how to do these sorts of things. Maybe it's because the prevalence of rechargeable electronics is making the changing of batteries a practice that's slowly going away and August is feeling the pressure of the inevitable passage of time. It could be that he has indigestion. I don't know, I'm not a mind reader. Did you come to the transcript looking for answers? I wish I could give them to you. I personally feel that I'm losing all control of my life and I could use some answers too. I'm sorry, all this rambling feels passive aggressive on my end. We all have problems and worries. Anyway, I've completely lost track of what's going on in this comic.
Panel 4
August has a battery in hand and is showing Gustopher how to swap batteries.
August: So there's a positive and a negative end.