Pen and Ink comic strip characters of a brunette woman and a dog

Dash and Slash

Dash maintains an expression of studied innocence that would make master thespians weep with envy. His canine shrug—a masterpiece of calculated nonchalance—speaks volumes in the language of plausible deniability, each subtle muscle movement carefully calibrated to suggest complete detachment from any recent optical misadventures.

Meanwhile, Slash navigates her suddenly impressionist world with the cautious determination of someone who has found themselves cast as the unwitting protagonist in a slapstick universe. Her movements, precise yet uncertain, trace a meditation on the nature of perception itself—each step a negotiation between memory and present reality, between what she knows should be there and what her blurred vision suggests might be.

The scene unfolds as a study in contrasts: Dash’s performative ignorance against Slash’s genuine disorientation, his absolute certainty of position versus her tentative exploration of suddenly unfamiliar terrain. There’s something almost philosophical in the way her hands reach out to grasp at a world that has lost its crisp edges, while Dash observes her journey with the air of a zen master who has transcended mere material concerns (such as the whereabouts of certain essential eyewear).

The comedy here lies not just in the obvious physical humor, but in the deeper irony of how Dash’s minor act of mischief has transformed Slash’s familiar environment into an abstract landscape of shapes and shadows—a temporary exhibition of domestic surrealism, curated by one very unapologetic dog.