Panel 1 of 26 of a comic featuring Myrrh. The borders of each panel resemble a cloud. Panel one shows Myrrh smiling and waving at the viewer. The narration reads: 'This is Myrrh! Myrrh is everyone's friend!'
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Panel 1 of 26 of a comic featuring Myrrh. The borders of each panel resemble a cloud. Panel one shows Myrrh smiling and waving at the viewer. The narration reads: 'This is Myrrh! Myrrh is everyone's friend!'

Panel 2. Myrrh is speaking confidently to a group of people, who are smiling and laughing. The narration reads: 'Everyone thinks Myrrh is funny! They think she's really, really funny!'
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Panel 2. Myrrh is speaking confidently to a group of people, who are smiling and laughing. The narration reads: 'Everyone thinks Myrrh is funny! They think she's really, really funny!'

Panel 3. Myrrh is talking on the phone and writing something down on her calendar. The narration reads: 'Myrrh is always planning lots of fun stuff for her friends, and inviting everyone over to play! Sometimes, someone even invites Myrrh over to play!' Next to the illustration of Myrrh is an illustration of her calendar, which has something marked on almost every single day of the month, but most of the markings are question marks. In the corner of the panel, next to the other two illustrations, there's a bar graph, with two bars labeled 'Hangouts initiated by Myrrh', and 'Hangouts initiated by others'. The 'initiated by Myrrh' bar is very tall, and the 'initiated by others' bar is almost zero.
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Panel 3. Myrrh is talking on the phone and writing something down on her calendar. The narration reads: 'Myrrh is always planning lots of fun stuff for her friends, and inviting everyone over to play! Sometimes, someone even invites Myrrh over to play!' Next to the illustration of Myrrh is an illustration of her calendar, which has something marked on almost every single day of the month, but most of the markings are question marks. In the corner of the panel, next to the other two illustrations, there's a bar graph, with two bars labeled 'Hangouts initiated by Myrrh', and 'Hangouts initiated by others'. The 'initiated by Myrrh' bar is very tall, and the 'initiated by others' bar is almost zero.

Panel 4 shows a messaging app interface, with several gibberish messages from Myrrh. The narration reads: 'Myrrh talks to her friends every day! Everyone loves talking to her!' A pie chart in the corner of the panel has two segments, labeled 'Conversations started by Myrrh', and 'Conversations started by others'. The 'started by Myrrh' segment takes up the majority of the chart, and the 'started by others' segment is a sliver so tiny it's almost just a single line.
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Panel 4 shows a messaging app interface, with several gibberish messages from Myrrh. The narration reads: 'Myrrh talks to her friends every day! Everyone loves talking to her!' A pie chart in the corner of the panel has two segments, labeled 'Conversations started by Myrrh', and 'Conversations started by others'. The 'started by Myrrh' segment takes up the majority of the chart, and the 'started by others' segment is a sliver so tiny it's almost just a single line.

Panel 5. Myrrh is sitting on the couch with a group of people, playing video games. Everyone looks happy. The narration reads: 'Everyone agrees that Myrrh is great to have around! She even saw her friends in person 8 months ago!'
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Panel 5. Myrrh is sitting on the couch with a group of people, playing video games. Everyone looks happy. The narration reads: 'Everyone agrees that Myrrh is great to have around! She even saw her friends in person 8 months ago!'

Panel 6 shows Myrrh in a variety of different outfits and hairstyles. There's a very feminine looking Myrrh in a pink dress with long hair, a very masculine looking Myrrh with in a hoodie and jeans with short hair and facial hair, a very professional looking Myrrh with a collared shirt and tie, and a very colorful-looking Myrrh with a beret, apron, paintbrush and palette. The narration reads: 'Myrrh can be different things for different people, so everyone likes her even more! Some of her friends don't even know who she is! But that's okay, because Myrrh doesn't know either.
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Panel 6 shows Myrrh in a variety of different outfits and hairstyles. There's a very feminine looking Myrrh in a pink dress with long hair, a very masculine looking Myrrh with in a hoodie and jeans with short hair and facial hair, a very professional looking Myrrh with a collared shirt and tie, and a very colorful-looking Myrrh with a beret, apron, paintbrush and palette. The narration reads: 'Myrrh can be different things for different people, so everyone likes her even more! Some of her friends don't even know who she is! But that's okay, because Myrrh doesn't know either.

Panel 7 shows a kind of friendship-ranking leaderboard, like something out of a video game. Myrrh is happily occupying eleventh place. The narration reads: 'Everyone thinks Myrrh is a delight, and they're always thinking about her! Even if she's never the FIRST person on anyone's mind!'
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Panel 7 shows a kind of friendship-ranking leaderboard, like something out of a video game. Myrrh is happily occupying eleventh place. The narration reads: 'Everyone thinks Myrrh is a delight, and they're always thinking about her! Even if she's never the FIRST person on anyone's mind!'

Panel 8 shows Myrrh counting on her fingers as thoughts of various figures float around her. The narration reads: 'Myrrh has so many friends, she can't even count them on both hands!' Below the first illustration is a second illustration of Myrrh smiling and holding up three fingers. The narration continues: 'The friends she's hung out with one-on-one can go on just one hand!'
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Panel 8 shows Myrrh counting on her fingers as thoughts of various figures float around her. The narration reads: 'Myrrh has so many friends, she can't even count them on both hands!' Below the first illustration is a second illustration of Myrrh smiling and holding up three fingers. The narration continues: 'The friends she's hung out with one-on-one can go on just one hand!'

Panel 9 shows Myrrh talking to a group of people while holding her phone in her hand. She looks calm and happy, but her hands are trembling. The narration reads: 'Myrrh's social skills weren't always so good, but she worked really hard and now she's really good at being around people! She's REALLY brave, and her hands barely even shake anymore when she talks in front of a group!'
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Panel 9 shows Myrrh talking to a group of people while holding her phone in her hand. She looks calm and happy, but her hands are trembling. The narration reads: 'Myrrh's social skills weren't always so good, but she worked really hard and now she's really good at being around people! She's REALLY brave, and her hands barely even shake anymore when she talks in front of a group!'

Panel 10 shows Myrrh standing in a lineup of other people, with video-game-style text over her head that says 'synergy bonus!' The narration reads: 'Everyone says Myrrh is a great addition to any group! She's great with other people!' Below the first illustration is a second illustration of Myrrh standing completely alone, the rest of the lineup missing. The narration continues: 'She's kind of boring on her own, though!'
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Panel 10 shows Myrrh standing in a lineup of other people, with video-game-style text over her head that says 'synergy bonus!' The narration reads: 'Everyone says Myrrh is a great addition to any group! She's great with other people!' Below the first illustration is a second illustration of Myrrh standing completely alone, the rest of the lineup missing. The narration continues: 'She's kind of boring on her own, though!'

Panel 11 shows a messaging app interface full of different group chats of varying sizes. The narration reads: 'Myrrh is a member of fifteen group chats! How are there so many group chats?! Each group chat even has a separate version without Myrrh in it!
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Panel 11 shows a messaging app interface full of different group chats of varying sizes. The narration reads: 'Myrrh is a member of fifteen group chats! How are there so many group chats?! Each group chat even has a separate version without Myrrh in it!

Panel 12 shows a social media interface full of Myrrh's mutuals; profiles that have followed her who she is also following. The narration reads: 'Myrrh has HUNDREDS of friends on the internet! She's never spoken to any of them, because she's too nervous!'
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Panel 12 shows a social media interface full of Myrrh's mutuals; profiles that have followed her who she is also following. The narration reads: 'Myrrh has HUNDREDS of friends on the internet! She's never spoken to any of them, because she's too nervous!'

Panel 13 shows Myrrh saying something weird to a pair of people, represented by a speech bubble with a big black scribble in it. She then walks away smiling as the people she was just speaking to whisper behind her back, looking upset. The narration reads: 'Sometimes Myrrh makes mistakes, but it's okay, because when she does, no one tells her!'
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Panel 13 shows Myrrh saying something weird to a pair of people, represented by a speech bubble with a big black scribble in it. She then walks away smiling as the people she was just speaking to whisper behind her back, looking upset. The narration reads: 'Sometimes Myrrh makes mistakes, but it's okay, because when she does, no one tells her!'

Panel 14 is a reprise of panel 2, with Myrrh joking with a group of people. This time, though, the people are smiling and laughing, but Myrrh looks a bit deflated, sweating and half-smiling nervously. The narration reads: 'Everyone thinks Myrrh is funny! They think she's really, really funny!'
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Panel 14 is a reprise of panel 2, with Myrrh joking with a group of people. This time, though, the people are smiling and laughing, but Myrrh looks a bit deflated, sweating and half-smiling nervously. The narration reads: 'Everyone thinks Myrrh is funny! They think she's really, really funny!'

Panel 15 shows Myrrh in front of her computer, smiling, but resting her head on her hand and looking a bit bored. A text box that says 'Zero new messages' floats near her head. The narration reads: 'All Myrrh's friends say it's okay when she can't read their minds, or when she says something weird. It's okay that she doesn't always understand! She hasn't heard from them since the last time she didn't understand, but it's just because they're very busy.'
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Panel 15 shows Myrrh in front of her computer, smiling, but resting her head on her hand and looking a bit bored. A text box that says 'Zero new messages' floats near her head. The narration reads: 'All Myrrh's friends say it's okay when she can't read their minds, or when she says something weird. It's okay that she doesn't always understand! She hasn't heard from them since the last time she didn't understand, but it's just because they're very busy.'

Panel 16. The narration reads: 'When Myrrh can't be with her real friends, she spends a lot of time with her FAKE friends, so she never has to be alone!' Several illustrations below show Myrrh's so-called 'fake friends', which include video game livestreams, fictional characters, and cartoons, which are respectively labeled '8-hour recordings of strangers talking over video games', 'made-up characters that go on adventures in Myrrh's head,' and '50th rewatch of her favorite of her favorite cartoons'. The narration continues: 'Myrrh really loves her fake friends because she can never hurt them or mess anything up!'
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Panel 16. The narration reads: 'When Myrrh can't be with her real friends, she spends a lot of time with her FAKE friends, so she never has to be alone!' Several illustrations below show Myrrh's so-called 'fake friends', which include video game livestreams, fictional characters, and cartoons, which are respectively labeled '8-hour recordings of strangers talking over video games', 'made-up characters that go on adventures in Myrrh's head,' and '50th rewatch of her favorite of her favorite cartoons'. The narration continues: 'Myrrh really loves her fake friends because she can never hurt them or mess anything up!'

Panel 17 shows Myrrh lying awake in bed in the dark, staring flatly at the ceiling. The narration reads: 'Myrrh sometimes feels like her friends are not enough, and it makes her feel so guilty because she loves her friends very, very much. Myrrh's friends have never thought about her at night.'
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Panel 17 shows Myrrh lying awake in bed in the dark, staring flatly at the ceiling. The narration reads: 'Myrrh sometimes feels like her friends are not enough, and it makes her feel so guilty because she loves her friends very, very much. Myrrh's friends have never thought about her at night.'

Panel 18. Myrrh is sitting in the audience at a wedding, clapping and smiling with the rest of the crowd as petals fall from the sky and the two grooms hold hands. The narration reads: 'All of Myrrh's friends are always meeting someone special! She's really happy for them, even though they don't think about her anymore!
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Panel 18. Myrrh is sitting in the audience at a wedding, clapping and smiling with the rest of the crowd as petals fall from the sky and the two grooms hold hands. The narration reads: 'All of Myrrh's friends are always meeting someone special! She's really happy for them, even though they don't think about her anymore!

Panel 19. Myrrh blushes and smiles as she offers a bouquet of flowers to one of her friends. Her friend is holding up their hands defensively and smiling uncomfortably, politely refusing Myrrh's gift. The narration reads: 'Everyone loves Myrrh! But not like that!'
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Panel 19. Myrrh blushes and smiles as she offers a bouquet of flowers to one of her friends. Her friend is holding up their hands defensively and smiling uncomfortably, politely refusing Myrrh's gift. The narration reads: 'Everyone loves Myrrh! But not like that!'

Panel 20 is another reprise of panel two. This time, the people around Myrrh continue to smile and laugh, but Myrrh looks like she's about to cry, her hands shaking as she manages a strained, teary-eyed smile. The narration reads: 'Everyone thinks Myrrh is funny! They think she's really, really funny!'
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Panel 20 is another reprise of panel two. This time, the people around Myrrh continue to smile and laugh, but Myrrh looks like she's about to cry, her hands shaking as she manages a strained, teary-eyed smile. The narration reads: 'Everyone thinks Myrrh is funny! They think she's really, really funny!'

Panel 21. Myrrh is surrounded by a swarm of empty speech bubbles, anxiously spewing out a flurry of words, sweating and fidgeting and looking away. The narration reads: 'Myrrh always does her best to be honest, because being honest is good! It hurts her a lot, and it makes her look bad, but she keeps doing it because being honest is good, and when she's not good it makes her tummy hurt.'
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Panel 21. Myrrh is surrounded by a swarm of empty speech bubbles, anxiously spewing out a flurry of words, sweating and fidgeting and looking away. The narration reads: 'Myrrh always does her best to be honest, because being honest is good! It hurts her a lot, and it makes her look bad, but she keeps doing it because being honest is good, and when she's not good it makes her tummy hurt.'

Panel 22 shows Myrrh face-down on her desk in front of her computer in the dark. The narration reads: 'Sometimes Myrrh gets very sad and doesn't tell anyone because she knows they can't help and they would only get sad too.' A second illustration shows Myrrh vomiting into the toilet. The narration continues: 'It makes her feel sick because she isn't being honest.'
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Panel 22 shows Myrrh face-down on her desk in front of her computer in the dark. The narration reads: 'Sometimes Myrrh gets very sad and doesn't tell anyone because she knows they can't help and they would only get sad too.' A second illustration shows Myrrh vomiting into the toilet. The narration continues: 'It makes her feel sick because she isn't being honest.'

Panel 23 shows Myrrh lying in the dark, illuminated by thin slivers of light coming through the blinds. The narration reads: 'Sometimes Myrrh feels like she gave up a long time ago, and now she's just waiting around to die, even though her life hasn't even started yet.'
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Panel 23 shows Myrrh lying in the dark, illuminated by thin slivers of light coming through the blinds. The narration reads: 'Sometimes Myrrh feels like she gave up a long time ago, and now she's just waiting around to die, even though her life hasn't even started yet.'

Panel 24. Myrrh is hiding under a blanket in the dark, trembling. Her tail is the only visible part of her, poking out from under the blanket. All the hair on her tail is standing on end. The narration reads: 'Myrrh is really scared. Myrrh is really, really scared.'
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Panel 24. Myrrh is hiding under a blanket in the dark, trembling. Her tail is the only visible part of her, poking out from under the blanket. All the hair on her tail is standing on end. The narration reads: 'Myrrh is really scared. Myrrh is really, really scared.'

Panel 25 is blank except for the narration, which reads: 'Myrrh is everyone's friend! All of Myrrh's friends love her, but they don't really like her.'
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Panel 25 is blank except for the narration, which reads: 'Myrrh is everyone's friend! All of Myrrh's friends love her, but they don't really like her.'

The final panel has no borders or background, and shows Myrrh curled up into a ball on the floor with her knees pulled up to her chest. Thought bubbles trail out of her, leading upward to connect with the previous panel, revealing that every previous panel of the comic was actually a thought in Myrrh's head. She's surrounded by her friends, who are all looking down at her with confusion and concern. The narration concludes: '...At least not the versions of them that she made up in her head.
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The final panel has no borders or background, and shows Myrrh curled up into a ball on the floor with her knees pulled up to her chest. Thought bubbles trail out of her, leading upward to connect with the previous panel, revealing that every previous panel of the comic was actually a thought in Myrrh's head. She's surrounded by her friends, who are all looking down at her with confusion and concern. The narration concludes: '...At least not the versions of them that she made up in her head.

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