Max points at his coffee cup and says, "I just spit out my first sip of coffee, so I might not be entirely with it. A tree... that grows money?"

A close-up on the tree. It looks like a bonsai tree in a curved pot and it sprouts paper bills in various spots. From off panel Harold says, "Yup! Jealous?" From off panel on the other side Max says, "That's not even real money!"

A silhouette of Harold and Max facing each other. Harold says, "Yes it is, you racist. It's yen."

A close-up of Max' face as he raises an eyebrow and says, "You have a tree that grows Japanese currency?? Where would you even FIND something like that?"

Harold looks at his tree admiringly and says, "From a Japanese store, duh." Max sips his coffee, rolls his eyes, and says, "Walked right into that one..."

Close-up of Harold's face as he says, "The owner's a little old blind guy. Super nice. He was showing off the tree this morning. Said it was a gift from someone important. Heartwarming story. I think. I kinda stopped listening."

Harold turns around and starts to walk away with the tree and says, "Anyway, I swiped it while he was helping a customer." Max does a spit-take.

Panel 1: Max points at his coffee cup and says, "I just spit out my first sip of coffee, so I might not be entirely with it. A tree... that grows money?"

Panel 2: A close-up on the tree. It looks like a bonsai tree in a curved pot and it sprouts paper bills in various spots. From off panel Harold says, "Yup! Jealous?" From off panel on the other side Max says, "That's not even real money!"

Panel 3: A silhouette of Harold and Max facing each other. Harold says, "Yes it is, you racist. It's yen."

Panel 4: A close-up of Max' face as he raises an eyebrow and says, "You have a tree that grows Japanese currency?? Where would you even FIND something like that?"

Panel 5: Harold looks at his tree admiringly and says, "From a Japanese store, duh." Max sips his coffee, rolls his eyes, and says, "Walked right into that one..."

Panel 6: Close-up of Harold's face as he says, "The owner's a little old blind guy. Super nice. He was showing off the tree this morning. Said it was a gift from someone important. Heartwarming story. I think. I kinda stopped listening."

Panel 7: Harold turns around and starts to walk away with the tree and says, "Anyway, I swiped it while he was helping a customer." Max does a spit-take.

He Didn’t See it Coming

Posted on August 4, 2026 by sixthfloorcomic

He Didn’t See it Coming

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