You know when you're talking to somebody about your alternate universe counterpart, and they say something rude, and you can't help but take it personally? Man I hate that.
On a technical note, despite the overlapping tails here, read the bubbles in the same order you would normally - vertically down through each panel before moving on to the next. I don't think that needs explaining, but what is this director's commentary box for if not for stating the blindingly obvious?
In other news: Simplify Path, you are my new best friend.