[[A man readies a kite]]
[[The man starts to fly the kite]]
[[The man continues to fly the kite]]
[[The man ties the kite string to a tree]]
[[The man grabs the string]]
[[The man starts to climb the string]]
[[A scene showing the man holding onto the string at a high altitude, against a colour backdrop of the ground, clouds, water and the sky]]
[[Black and white again. A woman comes into view holding onto a small blimp]]
Man's thought bubble: Hey, there's someone else up here. I wonder what her story is.
[[Woman floats to the other side of the panel]]
Man's thought bubble: Maybe I should say hi.
[[The man is alone holding onto the string]]
{{title text: It's easy to regret your awkward conversations but hard to regret the ones you didn't have}}
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