The Tea Committee

A five-panel Let It Out comic about giving two tea boxes a very serious hearing, choosing a warm drink, and letting a small decision be small.

Comic · Issue 06

Five-panel comic: the Let It Out sloth hesitates between two tea boxes, consults a clipboard, chooses one for a warm drink, enjoys the tea, and presents a Let It Out app call to action.
The complete story and its Let It Out call to action are built into the artwork.

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Two tea boxes become a committee meeting when the sloth wants certainty about an ordinary preference. The story turns when the sloth names the simple aim of having a warm drink and chooses one. This is a fictional everyday example with gentle humour, not a prescription for decisions with important consequences or a tested treatment.

  1. Panel 01

    WHAT IF I PICK THE WRONG TEA?

    In a sunny kitchen, the worried sloth rests one hand against its face behind a cream mug. A peach tea box and a lilac tea box sit on opposite sides of the mug. The caption appears in a cream thought bubble.

  2. Panel 02

    THE COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE MORE DATA.

    The sloth holds a brown clipboard and a pencil, studying the two boxes with a serious frown. The mug waits between them. The caption appears in a cream thought bubble.

  3. Panel 03

    I WANT A WARM DRINK. EITHER WILL DO.

    The sloth smiles slightly and holds the peach box with both hands. The clipboard and pencil have been set down to one side; the lilac box remains beside the mug. The caption appears in a cream thought bubble.

  4. Panel 04

    MOTION PASSED.

    The sloth smiles with closed eyes while holding the steaming mug. The lilac box, clipboard, and pencil remain on the counter. The caption appears in a cream speech bubble.

  5. Panel 05

    LET IT OUT

    On a deep teal background, the sloth holds a phone with its back visible beside the brand name LET IT OUT. The tagline reads: PUT IT DOWN. COME BACK WHEN YOU CHOOSE. The sage button reads: GET THE APP.

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