Chapter 3 – Page 006
You can’t really see much of the newspaper the duo are bandying about, so here’s a full version for your viewing pleasure:
Patience & Armitage are a journalistic duo from some other London-based stories I’ve written, so I’m happy they’re still getting work in someone else’s fictional universe.
↓ Transcript
Panel 1:
Nancy’s picked up the paper and is studying it in detail. Si rolls her eyes.
NANCY: “TFL bosses could not explain the continued delays to Bond Street Station’s Crossrail development to the GLA Transport Committee.”
SI: Oh, so if it’s abaht trains, yer interested, ya big nerd.
NANCY: “Despite consistent efforts to redirect resources to the troubled project, construction crews at the Bond Street site continue to be understaffed.”
Panel 2:
Same view. Si is struggling to see what Nancy’s driving at.
SI: Is that important, or…?
NANCY: Think about it, they try their best to send full teams and they end up with less staff than they started with.
SI: Yeah? That’s London for ya.
Panel 3:
Same view. Nancy is pinching her nose in disbelief while Si’s brain is overheating.
NANCY: “That’s London for you.”
NANCY: God’s sake, kid, why is London like that?
SI: Beeeecaaauuuuse…
SI: ...quuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaan…
SI: ...tuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuum?
Panel 4:
Closeup of Si as she’s handed the paper.
NANCY: Fine, I’ll spell it out in pedantic detail…
NANCY: They send a full crew.
NANCY: Small crew comes back.
NANCY: They forgot they sent a full crew.
Panel 5:
Si’s face lights up in recognition - she clutches the paper to her chest.
SI: Like wot happened ta Alice!
NANCY: The penny drops.
Panel 6:
Nancy loads up her instruments and sets off, Si skipping behind.
NANCY: Something screwy’s going on at Bond Street and I need to know why none of our readings picked it up.
SI: Ya mean I been riding rahnd ‘alf the city fer nuthing?
SI: Wot ‘baht the photo? Shouldn’t we lay low?
Nancy’s picked up the paper and is studying it in detail. Si rolls her eyes.
NANCY: “TFL bosses could not explain the continued delays to Bond Street Station’s Crossrail development to the GLA Transport Committee.”
SI: Oh, so if it’s abaht trains, yer interested, ya big nerd.
NANCY: “Despite consistent efforts to redirect resources to the troubled project, construction crews at the Bond Street site continue to be understaffed.”
Panel 2:
Same view. Si is struggling to see what Nancy’s driving at.
SI: Is that important, or…?
NANCY: Think about it, they try their best to send full teams and they end up with less staff than they started with.
SI: Yeah? That’s London for ya.
Panel 3:
Same view. Nancy is pinching her nose in disbelief while Si’s brain is overheating.
NANCY: “That’s London for you.”
NANCY: God’s sake, kid, why is London like that?
SI: Beeeecaaauuuuse…
SI: ...quuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaan…
SI: ...tuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuum?
Panel 4:
Closeup of Si as she’s handed the paper.
NANCY: Fine, I’ll spell it out in pedantic detail…
NANCY: They send a full crew.
NANCY: Small crew comes back.
NANCY: They forgot they sent a full crew.
Panel 5:
Si’s face lights up in recognition - she clutches the paper to her chest.
SI: Like wot happened ta Alice!
NANCY: The penny drops.
Panel 6:
Nancy loads up her instruments and sets off, Si skipping behind.
NANCY: Something screwy’s going on at Bond Street and I need to know why none of our readings picked it up.
SI: Ya mean I been riding rahnd ‘alf the city fer nuthing?
SI: Wot ‘baht the photo? Shouldn’t we lay low?