I really like the lighting effects in these next few pages. And not just because they were orders of magnitude easier to shade than all the other pages in this comic.

Condolences to our American cousins for events that have become way too frequent. If you have a spare bob you might wish to contribute to the grauniad’s “Break the Cycle” campaign.

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Panel 1:
Si answers the phone desperately.

SI: Hello! Alice! Hello! Talk to me! Where’d you go?! What’d you-?!

Panel 2:
Si glowers at the phone away from her face. She’s missed the call.

SI: Nnnnngh! Stop…stopping!

Panel 3:
Si’s eyes suddenly widen at the window in front of her.

Panel 4:
We see Nancy Brilligan peering through the window at Si.

Panel 5:
From outside the window looking in, Nancy is on her feet and scarpering. Si is getting up to chase after her.

SI: Oi!

SI: Get back here and tell me why you blew up my house!

Panel 6:
Si’s launching herself out of what used to be Miss Mayweather’s office, mashing on her phone as hard as she can. The lights are going out across the school.

SI: C’mon, c’mon!