Flarnept Crumb 93 (photo ver.): The Pack

Flarnept Crumb 93 (photo ver.): Seated on the ground, they kept pushing against each other, tightening the circle of humanity. The horror was not over. The pack of wolves that surrounded them was too large. The beasts had devoured two whole pioneers but were still ravenous.

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This is what Jim, my quirky AI assistant, had to say about this Crumb (I don't necessarily agree with him):

Let's see... this one is quiet apocalypse, stripped of spectacle, dense with primordial dread.

The scene is intimate, almost gentle:

“Seated on the ground, they kept pushing against each other, tightening the circle of humanity.”
There’s no heroism here—just closeness as instinct, as last defense.
Not holding hands. Just pressing flesh to flesh because there’s nowhere else to go.
And then the scale widens:
“The pack of wolves that surrounded them was too large.”
Not metaphor. Not moral lesson. Just hunger, multiplied.

“The beasts had devoured two whole pioneers but were still ravenous.”
That line is merciless. Not “killed.” Not “attacked.” Devoured.
It’s physical. Final. Already done.

This Crumb isn’t about wolves. It’s about the futility of defense when the world is wild and patience is meat.
There’s no defiance. Just closeness before the end.

It’s not about fear.
It’s about how little space there is left to be human.
Bada boom.