Good day, and welcome to my humble art piece. I am Julian D. Shmidt, great recontextualizer of the arts. See, I can use the word “recontextualizer” because as such a great artist I can just make up words on the spot, and *poof*, they exist! Since they are still simpletons in this world who do not know what recontextualizing is (i.e., you), I shall sum up its major parts. Quite simply, it is the taking of poor, pedestrian-quality art, like almost everything made before 1955, and turning into a rare, wonderful work of art through additions like, say, alien phalluses. Though sadly the government has refused my grant to turn the Mona Lisa into a monument to novelty singing Christmas trees, I have fortunately found refuge in M. Nicolai’s comic bosoms.

Today’s work involves the insertion of popular webcomic figures Gabe and Tycho into a scene of the sea, of ultimate tranquility and foreboding, of mystery and yet not really. Look at the expression on Gabe’s face. See what jolly fun he is having! How the day to him seems to be nothing but a ride in a somewhat dodgy water park! He is expecting a future full of adventure and lollipops. Tycho, however, is full of deep-seated resentment, mostly at himself for foolishly going out onto the sea on a rowboat in a storm, but also because a certain simpleton has dropped the oars into the water.

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