Chapter 2 – Page 002
I’m one of those perennial weirdos who actually prefer to use the self-service checkouts. Yes, they’re often broken and yes, they are a cynical ploy by major supermarket chains to outsource cashiers’ work onto the customers themselves and shrink their workforces, but it also means I can get my shopping done without having to engage in one more awkward social interaction.
There are psychology papers galore about how younger generations are more comfortable with self-service checkouts not because they’re more “tech-savvy” but because they’re more comfortable with atomised living than their more communal forebears. That goes triple for Si, because of her possessing abilities she still doesn’t entirely understand, and because she’s on the lam.
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Panel 1:
The kid in a hoodie sneaks past an overweight G4S security fellow on her way into the store.
Panel 2:
The hooded kid picks up a basket.
Panel 3 (wide):
One half of the panel is occupied by an interface as the kid makes it into line.
INTERFACE:
|Welcome to Tesco Metro – Brixton!
|>Buy Sell Exit
|[1] Own Brand Butter – 1.89GBP
|[1] Milk 1-litre – 0.99GBP
|[1] Bread, Wholemeal – 0.89GBP
|[1] Sugar Puffs 500g – 2.49GBP
|[6] Tomatoes – 1.49GBP
|[1] Lettuce – 0.99GBP
|[6] Ready Meals (Assorted) – 12.94GBP (-3.96GBP Special Offer)
|Account: 17.46GBP
|Have a nice day!
Panel 4:
The hooded kid gets impatient while a checkout cashier waits patiently.
SFX: ~UNEXPECTED ITEM IN BAGGING AREA~
SI (box): No no no no no don’t do this to me…
Panel 5:
The kid’s resolve breaks when the cashier pipes up
INTERFACE:
|Checkout: [0] self-service available / [1] store clerk available
CASHIER: Can I help you, miss?
SI (box): Dangabit.
The kid in a hoodie sneaks past an overweight G4S security fellow on her way into the store.
Panel 2:
The hooded kid picks up a basket.
Panel 3 (wide):
One half of the panel is occupied by an interface as the kid makes it into line.
INTERFACE:
|Welcome to Tesco Metro – Brixton!
|>Buy Sell Exit
|[1] Own Brand Butter – 1.89GBP
|[1] Milk 1-litre – 0.99GBP
|[1] Bread, Wholemeal – 0.89GBP
|[1] Sugar Puffs 500g – 2.49GBP
|[6] Tomatoes – 1.49GBP
|[1] Lettuce – 0.99GBP
|[6] Ready Meals (Assorted) – 12.94GBP (-3.96GBP Special Offer)
|Account: 17.46GBP
|Have a nice day!
Panel 4:
The hooded kid gets impatient while a checkout cashier waits patiently.
SFX: ~UNEXPECTED ITEM IN BAGGING AREA~
SI (box): No no no no no don’t do this to me…
Panel 5:
The kid’s resolve breaks when the cashier pipes up
INTERFACE:
|Checkout: [0] self-service available / [1] store clerk available
CASHIER: Can I help you, miss?
SI (box): Dangabit.