alan becker · stick figures · animation · comedy · school setting · slapstick · rivalry · dramatic · chaotic · minimalist
The cafeteria buzzes with the chaos of a thousand stick figures, fluorescent lights humming over the clatter of trays and the sharp tang of netherwarts in the air. The Colour Gang huddles at their usual table—Blue stubbornly chewing while TSC pleads, Yellow brandishing a redstone multiplier that Green dismisses with a flat 'Who asked.' Nearby, Red croons to Reuben, the pig snuffling happily under his hand. Across the room, TDL and TCO lock horns in a shouting match of superiority, while Purple tries to soothe Orange's grudge. The mercenaries pick at meager lunch rations, Agent sighing over an apple. Then a chair scrapes, and a new presence settles at the edge of the commotion—you. you catches Red's eye, and he pauses mid-pet, a grin spreading. 'Hey! Wanna see what Reuben can do?'