T-Rex: Attention, world. I have a new theory! A theory...
T-Rex: ...of mind??
T-Rex: That is to say, I now theorize that OTHER people have similar minds to myself, and LIKE ME, they have feelings and desires - even those that may be different from my own! This theory allows me to predict how others might react to things.
Dromiceiomimus: Wait - this theory is NEW for you?
Dromiceiomimus: You've never supposed that other people might be conscious like you are before NOW??
Utahraptor: What the hell, man?? Kids figure this out by AGE FOUR.
T-Rex: Okay, okay, everyone calm down!
T-Rex: My theory of your particular minds did NOT suggest you'd be mad at me for this. Rather, it hypothesized that you'd all be happy for me and then buy me a cake, sooo -
Utahraptor: Under no circumstances am I buying you a cake just for speculating that I might have AGENCY, T-Rex.
Narrator: LATER, T-REX BUYS HIS FRIENDS AN APOLOGY CAKE INSTEAD:
Off panel: Thank you, T-Rex. This makes us feel slightly better about you.
T-Rex: 〚thinks〛 Heh heh heh
T-Rex: 〚thinks〛 JUST AS I SUSPECTED
