Chapter 5 – Page 001
A new adventure begins! The subject matter of this chapter is rather heavier than those preceding this, so fair warning ahead of time for explorations of PTSD, violence, war and toxic masculinity. Setting the stage we travel back to Helmand and witness the harrowing background of our guest character this chapter.
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Panel 1 (wide):
A craggy arid valley in a desert region. A land rover snakes its way towards an isolated homestead, kicking up a cloud of dust.
SUBTITLE: Ten years ago
Panel 2:
Three squaddies, masked in shadow, surround a bullet-riddled cellar door. One is counting down.
Panel 3:
From inside the cellar, a boot kicks in the door.
Panel 4 (wide):
The shadowed squaddies surround a blood-caked figure sitting upright, facing away from us. We can barely see anything down here.
SQUADDIE 1: Clear!
SQUADDIE 2: Well I’ll be damned. Good work, soldier!
SQUADDIE 3: Not now! Can’tcha see he’s cracked?
A craggy arid valley in a desert region. A land rover snakes its way towards an isolated homestead, kicking up a cloud of dust.
SUBTITLE: Ten years ago
Panel 2:
Three squaddies, masked in shadow, surround a bullet-riddled cellar door. One is counting down.
Panel 3:
From inside the cellar, a boot kicks in the door.
Panel 4 (wide):
The shadowed squaddies surround a blood-caked figure sitting upright, facing away from us. We can barely see anything down here.
SQUADDIE 1: Clear!
SQUADDIE 2: Well I’ll be damned. Good work, soldier!
SQUADDIE 3: Not now! Can’tcha see he’s cracked?