Chapter 8 – Page 041
“You’re too stupid to backstab me”, I dunno, I’ve met some spectacularly dumb traitors in my time.
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Panel 1:
Nancy reaches one arm into the box and rummages. Rab Q cricks his knees standing up. Si is slightly surprised.
RAB Q: Anyroad, all the numbers are punched in, dinnae need me holding an antenna tae get you hooked up.
RAB Q: Reckon I’ll get ma fee from the granma and grab a bite tae eat, I’m starving…
Panel 2:
Rab Q makes his way to the door as Nancy wiggles in an extra transistor. Si is still curious about this dude.
SI: You’re leaving us here?
RAB Q: Aye. Lock up after yesels, will ye?
SI: Y’ain’t worried we might, I dunno, nick something? You barely know us.
RAB Q: Ach, you’re open books, pilgrim!
Panel 3:
Rab Q opens the door and gives the two a parting glare.
RAB Q: I been at this since ah were a wean, navigating beasties, criminals, marks, the filth and everyone in-between.
RAB Q: An I can say hand-on-heart that you two are the most guileless people I ever met.
RAB Q: “Those are the sorts of eejits who will save the world or die trying,” I said to mesel. So aye, figure I can trust you to leave the keys behind the loose brick under the stairs...
Panel 4:
Same view. The bullet-ridden door clacks shut and various locks auto-click.
SFX: ~khrrrkhkhshyeeennnyshshshkhshhh~
NANCY (off-panel): Aha! The city is ours!
Panel 5:
Nancy hitches her gear and prepares to depart, gesturing at Si to follow.
NANCY: Think I spied a fire escape round the back of the tenements next door. Should be enough elevation for our purposes.
SI: We going now?
Panel 6:
Same view. Nancy is surprised by a sudden burst of determination from Si.
SI: I mean...yeah! Lessgo right now!
SI: Kick over the hornet’s nest! Brave the stings! Cuz we’re on a mission and Alice is gonna feel our boot up her arse!
CAROL (box): ‘You know I miss this place?’
LEWIS (box): ‘...why?’
Nancy reaches one arm into the box and rummages. Rab Q cricks his knees standing up. Si is slightly surprised.
RAB Q: Anyroad, all the numbers are punched in, dinnae need me holding an antenna tae get you hooked up.
RAB Q: Reckon I’ll get ma fee from the granma and grab a bite tae eat, I’m starving…
Panel 2:
Rab Q makes his way to the door as Nancy wiggles in an extra transistor. Si is still curious about this dude.
SI: You’re leaving us here?
RAB Q: Aye. Lock up after yesels, will ye?
SI: Y’ain’t worried we might, I dunno, nick something? You barely know us.
RAB Q: Ach, you’re open books, pilgrim!
Panel 3:
Rab Q opens the door and gives the two a parting glare.
RAB Q: I been at this since ah were a wean, navigating beasties, criminals, marks, the filth and everyone in-between.
RAB Q: An I can say hand-on-heart that you two are the most guileless people I ever met.
RAB Q: “Those are the sorts of eejits who will save the world or die trying,” I said to mesel. So aye, figure I can trust you to leave the keys behind the loose brick under the stairs...
Panel 4:
Same view. The bullet-ridden door clacks shut and various locks auto-click.
SFX: ~khrrrkhkhshyeeennnyshshshkhshhh~
NANCY (off-panel): Aha! The city is ours!
Panel 5:
Nancy hitches her gear and prepares to depart, gesturing at Si to follow.
NANCY: Think I spied a fire escape round the back of the tenements next door. Should be enough elevation for our purposes.
SI: We going now?
Panel 6:
Same view. Nancy is surprised by a sudden burst of determination from Si.
SI: I mean...yeah! Lessgo right now!
SI: Kick over the hornet’s nest! Brave the stings! Cuz we’re on a mission and Alice is gonna feel our boot up her arse!
CAROL (box): ‘You know I miss this place?’
LEWIS (box): ‘...why?’