Two aliens are discussing a cartoon in an office. The alien who is the owner of the office is a cartoon editor, as evidenced by the writing on the door. They are discussing the validity of a cartoon, which the other alien probably authored, and the editor looks displeased.
The fact that the characters are aliens is odd; this would be a relatively normal scene otherwise. Also, given that this is for the New Yorker cartoon caption contest, the fact that it's being used as a prompt is also a bit meta.
Why is there a cartoonist/editor in this alien universe? Why is the editor critiquing the alien's cartoon?
It would work better with an alien.
scene: an editorial room description: Two aliens are discussing a cartoon in an office. The alien who is the owner of the office is a cartoon editor, as evidenced by the writing on the door. They are discussing the validity of a cartoon, which the other alien probably authored, and the editor looks displeased. uncanny: The fact that the characters are aliens is odd; this would be a relatively normal scene otherwise. Also, given that this is for the New Yorker cartoon caption contest, the fact that it's being used as a prompt is also a bit meta. entities: Extraterrestrial_life, Criticism. caption: It would work better with an alien.
Cartoons sometimes contain aliens (like this one). But, in the alien's world, the alien drew a cartoon that contained a being of the same species as him and the editor, meaning: the cartoon is boring to them. As a meta-joke, the editor suggests that the cartoonist should have drawn someone from a different planet (even though they are all aliens to the reader).