{"id":6552,"date":"2026-09-23T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/?p=6552"},"modified":"2026-09-22T12:18:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T16:18:07","slug":"rock-candy-ep-5-the-betrayal-of-the-vending-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/rock-candy-ep-5-the-betrayal-of-the-vending-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock Candy Ep 5: The Betrayal Of The Vending Machine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By Fin Jump, Lead Cartoonist<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"755\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4397-1200x755.jpg\" alt=\"Vending machine: *beep\" class=\"wp-image-6563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4397-1200x755.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4397-500x314.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4397-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4397-1536x966.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4397-2048x1288.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4398-1200x719.jpg\" alt=\"Vending machine: *beep *beep *beep *beep *beep\" class=\"wp-image-6562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4398-1200x719.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4398-500x300.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4398-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4398-1536x920.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4398-2048x1227.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4399-1200x757.jpg\" alt=\"Aggressive text reading *rattle *clonk and *clank scattered across the panel.\" class=\"wp-image-6561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4399-1200x757.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4399-500x315.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4399-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4399-1536x969.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4399-2048x1292.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4403-1200x751.jpg\" alt=\"Text reading *rattle *clonk and *clank scattered across the panel.\" class=\"wp-image-6560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4403-1200x751.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4403-500x313.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4403-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4403-1536x962.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4403.jpg 2008w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4407-1200x753.jpg\" alt=\"Millie: This\u2026This is pretty sad. Pax: Thanks. Got anything helpful to say?\" class=\"wp-image-6558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4407-1200x753.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4407-500x314.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4407-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4407-1536x964.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4407-2048x1285.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4405-1200x719.jpg\" alt=\"Millie: \u2026\" class=\"wp-image-6559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4405-1200x719.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4405-500x300.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4405-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4405-1536x920.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4405.jpg 2036w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4408-1200x759.jpg\" alt=\"Millie: Have you considered sleep?\" class=\"wp-image-6557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4408-1200x759.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4408-500x316.jpg 500w, 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