Panel 1:
Tater Tot, a buff tabby cat, sits on a tabletop holding out a small gray box with a red button on top, one paw resting on the device. The person in the green shirt leans in with delight, mouth open in an excited grin, eyes wide.
Person: 'OMG is that a cat-human translator so we can finally understand each other?!'
Panel 2:
Tater Tot presses the button with one paw. The person's mouth is open mid-speech, but the speech bubble above him is completely empty — no sound comes out. Tater Tot looks blankly forward, expression unreadable.
Panel 3:
The person panics, arms thrown up, eyes wide with alarm, mouth stretched open in what should be a scream — the empty speech bubble is now an empty scream bubble. Tater Tot has wandered out of frame, leaving the muted person alone with his silent terror.