Transcripts 2003-05

Transcripts from May 2003 strips.
==May 2==
Panels 1-2Close-up of Red as she faces away from the camera. Her dialogue spills over into panel 2, which is a close-up of Richard peeking around the bedroom doorframe, looking regretful.Red: *sigh* it was foolish of me to believe that you wouldn't act that way! I can understand why you did! However you don't have the whole story and I wanted to straighten things out! I'm not going to try to excuse myself, I know I was in the wrong! However I wanted to tell WHY I did what I did! I tried to leave Crystal for you without hurting her feelings... and I ended up with neither of you!Red (off-panel): If you want to talk, I'll be in the kitchen. If not, you can find the front door yourself! I won't blame you if you pick the latter.
==May 5==
Panel 1Close-up of two steaming blue mugs of tea. One has a spoon and the other has a sugar cube floating in it. A steaming kettle is partially off-panel.Caption (Red): I made you a cup of tea! You take one and a half sugars right?Panel 2Zoomed out view showing the kitchen, with Richard taking one of the mugs and looking at it in disappointment. Red gestures at him with a grin. In addition to the other mug and the kettle, two tins of tea are on the counter.Richard: Am I really this predictable?Red: If there's a chance of you getting a free meal? I'd be lying if I said no.
==May 9==
Single PanelRichard and Red sit down at the kitchen table with their tea. Richard takes a sip and looks at Red, while Red stares into her mug. There is a range with a pot on it and the counter from the previous strip in the background.Side panel (Red): Well... where to start? You know how my mind works when it comes to relationships don't you? I prefer to have sex with men, but I find everything else they do extremely annoying! I don't mind telling you now, but I was dead set against having you as a flat mate way back when! Crystal talked me around of course. She never had a problem with guys, she just wasn't "interested" in them. she only saw the big reduction in rent and not the trainers in the fridge and the piles of dirty washing on the floor! When she pointed out that I did that anyway, she had me over a barrel!
==May 12==
Panel 1Group shot of Red, Richard, and Crystal laughing together while Richard washes dishes, wearing rubber gloves to do so.Panel 2Monologue from Red, with insets of Red's and Richard's faces while she speaks. Red looks introspective, Richard looks remorseful.Red: I must admit I was wrong about you. You didn't just piss me off by opening your mouth. You cleaned, tidied and did the washing about without fuss! Hell, you even offered to go down to the laundrette each week! The mere fact that a straight male knew how to operate a washing machine is one thing, but offering to do it freely was another! I thought you were gay at first when you didn't make constant wisecracks about my relationship with Crystal! When I factored in the fact you have a nice arse, I didn't have any real problems with you staying with us at all ...You are the first guy I had met who was likeable! To me anyway, and that takes some doing! ... That made me REALLY like you!
==May 16==
Single PanelRed is nuzzling Richard's shoulder and giving him a hug from behind as he smiles at her. Crystal is behind them watching with worry.Side panel (Red):It didn't take long for me to get a fancy for you. True, it was all about THINKING of jumping you then actually doing it, but it was still bad all the same! I wasn't in love with you then of course, I just wanted to know what you were like to screw! Of course, me being me, I didn't exactly hide that fact ether! I was an awful flirt and you hardly discouraged me from doing it. I didn't consider it serious at the time. I thought I was just playing around, but I can see what it must have looked like now!What made things worse were the fact I was neglecting Crystal too. I loved her to bits, but she was hardly mind-blowing in bed! Oh, and the idea that a woman knows around another woman's body is a myth thought up by men haters! A lesbian can be a crap shag too you know! Crystal was a bit impatient, so it was always a little one sided if you catch my drift. Anyway she must have noticed YOU were getting HER attention, so what happened next happened...
==May 19==
Panel 1Crystal is laying on her side with her hand propping up her face in what would probably be a provocative pose, but her face is serious, as though negotiating. Crystal is staring at her with wide eyes as though she can't believe what she's seeing/hearing.Panel 3Red is in the foreground, looking at Richard, who is sitting on the couch with his arms behind the seat back. Richard's face is cross-eyed and dumbfounded.Panel 2The dialogue for panels 1 and 3 are in the text for this panel, with Red's and Richard's heads accompanying the respective text.Red: Well I was surprised as hell when Crystal suggested the threesome! It just didn't seem like her at all! Although I must admit I didn't take a lot of convincing to say yes! Nether did you for that matter!Richard: In my defence, if you ask ANY straight 18-year-old male, "would you like to have sex with two lesbians?" The answer won't be "no"! He might jibber insanely for a few hours, but he won't say no!
==May 23==
Single PanelRed is resting her head on her crossed arms on the kitchen table and looking introspectively to the right. One of the blue mugs is on the table.Red: At first I thought it was great! I had the advantage of having both of you for starters! Often at the same time! It was like being in one of those weird, late-night French films they put on! But that didn't last. Sure the sex was now fantastic, but I lost a lot of respect for Crystal!In retrospect I could see it was probably a last ditch attempt at keeping me interested in her, but I knew for a fact she got off on watching you fuck my brains out! That spoke volumes about our relationship. Also it showed another side of Crystal I had never seen before, and I don't think I liked it! What didn't help was the fact I was getting feelings for you, while losing them for Crystal!I guess three-way relationships only works in the heads of under-sexed cartoonists! ... Well at least that's my option anyway! It's just too fucking complicated in real life!
==May 26==
Single PanelRed is lying back on the couch with Richard laying over her, stroking her chin while she rubs his ear and makes a ♥ "sound."Red: Wednesdays were the final nail in the coffin of my relationship with Crystal though!Richard: Wednesdays?Red: Yes, you know! Remember when we both had a day off, but Crystal still had classes?Richard: Ah!Red: Yes, I used to love spending time with you alone. I didn't dare show affection for you when she was around, but laid it on think when Crystal was out. Heh, I always found it amusing that I was allowed to have sex with you, but I wasn't allowed to give you a cuddle! I actually felt guilty about petting you behind Crystal's back, but I had no problems riding you in front of her! How dumb is that?Red: Well actually, that's not strictly true. Crystal said I could sleep with you as long as she was there. I only broke that rule once... and it was that time I decided I wanted you for myself and I was going to brake up with her! ... Lose the smirk! You weren't THAT good that time! I just liked it better without being watched!Richard: Sorry!
==May 30==
Panel 1Red has her eyes closed, head dipped in regret as Crystal reaches toward her with tears forming in pools.Caption (Red): I waited until you were out to tell Crystal I was breaking up with her. It was awful! She didn't shout, she just cried and asked what she had done wrong and how she could fix it. I have never felt so wretched in my life!Panel 2Crystal is crying into Richard's shoulder as he points at the camera and angrily bears his fangs. An orange starburst in the background emphasises his anger.Caption (Red): I wanted to explain to her my reasons why I was leaving her. She deserved that much, but you came home early from college! You took one look at the state Crystal was in and went for me! Kind of ironic that the man I loved had sided with his "rival."Panel 3Red has tears in her eyes as she shouts in rage, spitting against a pink starburst on a yellow background.Caption (Red): If I weren't so fucking stupid, I would have tried to calm everyone down and take the insults you threw at me! Of course, I am that stupid and I started screaming back things I didn't mean. Some of the things I said were truly horrible...Sub-caption (Red): Yeah, that helped things to no end!
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