Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for February 15, 2022

I think Marigold just accidently pulled a snipe hunt prank on herself.

Marigold not responding to compliments? Yeah, that IS worrisome.

Marigold forgot that planets don’t have ears before she turned into one

(gasp) Has Marigold been unicornnapped?!

Try complimenting other unicorns, Phoebe…sometimes jealousy works even when flattery fails! :D

Wasn’t she contractually obligated to appear in today’s cartoon?

Her picture will appear on the milk carton? !

I think Phoebe needs to try looking in the sky. After all, Marigold is a planet now.

Marigold is probably stuck looking at her reflection.

Hey Phoebe, go to the lake. You’ll probably find her there, mesmerized by her own reflection. Like the day you met her.

Unicorn poachers. Their horn is a remedy for all poisons and diseases (like Covid).

Marigold Heavenly Nostrils, Where Are You?

Jinkies!

Start at the nearest reflective surface, and work outwards!

I told you, look for a pool, or say stupid face while you throw a rock,

It would be a sad ending if Marigold really did disappear, and Phoebe was somehow the only one who remembered her. Cut to 10 years later, she spots Marigold staring at her reflection in a pond again. She’s about to throw a stone to snap her out of it, then spots another little girl about to do the same thing. Phoebe decides to back off and let the other girl have a chance to become Marigold’s new best friend because Phoebe already had her time…

Meh, that sucks. Get some apples and set up a cardboard box trap.

…either that, or Marigold, having gotten bored, pulled out some headphones to start playing some music and simply can’t hear you.

Hiding with LSH.

In her moment of solitude, Marigold suddenly realized what a futile gesture it was to befriend a fragile, mortal being with a lifespan that’s a tiny fraction of her own — almost like a human befriending a mayfly.

Or maybe she eloped.

Perhaps she’s found another quiet, still pond to look at.

Probably Marigold got bored and went home.

Marigold is hiding deep in the vacuum of space, like planet oat would.