Transcripts 2002-07

Transcripts from July 2002 strips.
==July 1==
Panel 1White outlines on black background. Close-up of Tessa's eye as she looks over her shoulder.Why are you here?Who said that?Panel 2Tessa looks into the distance and sees an open door with light streaming through it. Standing in the door (but casting no shadow) is a silhouette of Gates, one glowing red eye visible.You care for society as it is even less then I do!You don't care for the greedy scum who line their pockets with the suffering of others!You know it's pointless to help them!You know they're too busy slitting their own fucking throats with the lies they spin in a desperate attempt to keep their precious bits of paper with numbers on!So I ask again...Panel 3Close-up of Gates's angry glowing red eye.Why are you here?
==July 5==
Panel 1White outlines on black background. Tessa is shouting angrily at Gates, who sneers evilly at her.Why am I here?To stop you getting anywhere you ugly fuck!Oh really? Why are you helping me then?Panel 2Tessa turns away but scoffs at Gates over her shoulder. Gates continues sneering, raising a finger.HELP you? Yeah right!It's true!Think about it!Out of all these little "jobs" the doctor has you perform, how many profits him in some way?Panel 3Tessa faces away but gives Gates a side-eye. Gates holds up a hand toward a graph with one white jagged line quickly going up and one bumpy red line slowly going down.... A few ...All this espionage bullshit you do for Cook has made that little twat rich!Coupled with his knowledge of future technology, Cook Industries is the only company on the up while others go down the pan!Panel 4Tessa stands at attention with a shock, visibly sweating. Gates sneers even more evilly at her.All those people buying Cook shares as it's "a safe bet"...One big company in a really shaky market...Gee this all sounds familiar doesn't it?
==July 8==
Panel 1White outlines on black background. "Panels" are no longer separated by lines. Tessa shouts at Gates again. Gates glowers at her, unimpressed.What? Are you suggesting that Cook Industries will fail and cause the rioting! That's bullshit! Everyone knows that it was Bishop International going under that finally fucked over the stock market! Cook Industries didn't even EXIST before we came back in time!True the names maybe different but it looks like "history" is repeating itself! Enron, Woldcom and the rest! One by one the big companies fall, dragging smaller companies down with them! Everyone looks desperately for ONE pillar of strength to invest their life's savings into...Panel 2Close-up of Gates looking disgusted.But that pillar also collapses!It all falls down!People lose everything!They have nothing but a hatred of the system that lied and cheated them out of all they own!Panel 3Gates's silhouette against a crude skyline of destroyed buildings against a fiery red backdrop.Then it was MY time! It was time for MY system! I BURNED the old one to the GROUND!AND I'LL BURN YOU WITH IT!!!
==July 12==
Panel 1White outlines on black background. "Panels" are no longer separated by lines. Tessa screeches at Gates, baring her fangs. Gates responds with even larger fangs comically protruding from his sinister grin.HA! DO YOU SERIOUSLY THINK I'M SCARED OF YOU!?I'VE SEEN THE REAL YOU!YOU'RE NO MASTERMIND!YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A MINDLESS THUG!Panel 2Gates sneers over his shoulder and turns away, fading as he time-lapse walks into the distance.That's precisely why you're scared of me!Before you had someone to blame!Now all you have to blame is yourself!Good day!Panel 3Tessa stares at where Gates has disappeared, bewildered.Blame?For what?Panel 4Tessa looks into the camera, feeling uneasy as a pair of red eyes appears behind her shoulder.tessahelp mePanel 5An early versionAl has explained that early designs and story elements do not necessarily line up with later versions, as he was still piecing things together over time. of Julian appears, with solid red eyes and two marks on either side of his muzzle. Tessa recoils in shock from seeing him.i'm coldi'm so cold
==July 15==
Panel 1White outlines on black background. "Panels" are no longer separated by lines. Julian reaches out to Tessa, but she backs away, tears in her eyes.tessapleaseNo!NO!Not again!Please!Leave me alone!Panel 2Julian reaches toward the camera with the same dead expression.noplease don't goplease don't leave me herei thought you loved mePanel 3Tessa takes Julian's outstretched hand, tears streaming down her face.I do Julian!I've always have done!I still do!why then...Panel 4Close-up of Julian and Tessa from the neck up. Tessa looks down with shame, her face soaked.why didn't you help mewhy didn't you staywhy did you let me die
==July 19==
Panel 1White outlines on black background. "Panels" are no longer separated by lines. Julian reaches up to touch Tessa's face while she looks at him sadly, one hand on his shoulder.why did you goI... I didn't want to leave you Julian!I had to go!There was nothing I could do to save you!I couldn't get you free in time!There were Inlays and "Raptor Roos" coming!I would have been killed if they saw me!Panel 2View from behind Julian, Tessa hugging him tightly while tears stream down her face.Oh God Julian!I wish I had stayed with you!Then we would've been together!I missed you so badly it hurt!The pain never went away!I wish I had died too!Panel 3Julian smiles at Tessa, caressing her face while she holds his arms at the elbow.then stay with meyou don't have to gostay with me and the pain will stopi will never let anyone hurt you againif you promise never to leave mePanel 4Julian and Tessa kiss, heads tilted so Julian is in front.stay with mestay with me foreverHay Mike! Come here! I think she's stopped breathing!
==July 22==
Panel 1White outlines on black background. "Panels" are no longer separated by lines. Julian and Tessa kiss, alternated from the previous comic so Tessa is in front.I can here those voices again...Shit, she has stopped breathing!But I still can't make out what they are saying!I can't feel a pulse ether!Christ Mike, hurry up and help dammit!Panel 2Tessa is holding Julian close, nuzzling her face against his.One... Two... Three... Breathe!Not that it matters...One... Two... Three... Breathe!I don't care anymore!One... Two... Three... Breathe!One... Two... Three... Breathe!Panel 3Tessa leans her head back as Julian kisses her neck.One... Two...Three...I just want to stay here!One... Two... Three...One... Two... ....Forget it!She's dead!
==July 26==
Panel 1Close-up of a wall-mounted security camera with the corner of a door in the background. In the foreground, following a *SHANG!* noise is some blood splatter with a "GURGLE!" sound effect.Caption: FOUR HOURS LATER...NO! NO!Panel 2Michael and David look into the camera, Michael with a sad face and David with a hesitant expression.David: So did the robot get him?Michael: Yep!David: All of the rescue team is dead?Michael: Yep!David: So we're on our own again?Panel 3The camera rotates 90 degrees to show Michael suddenly leaning toward a monitor while pointing with one hand and moving a joystick with his other. David stares at where Michael is pointing.Michael: Ye...Michael: No wait!Michael: Who the hell is that?Panel 4View of the security camera monitor, with Michael still operating the joystick. On the monitor is a view of the entrance hallway where Tessa came in. The hallway is clear except for someone wearing Tessa's CORE power armour with black visor and carrying a Black Rose.David (off-panel): Dunno! Doesn't look like one of ours!Panel 5Close-up of the person in panel 4, from the side, with the business end of the Black Rose just in the panel. A picture of mountains is on the wall in the background.Michael? (off-panel): Another one?David? (off-panel): I hope not! That'll mean we have a friend of his in the freezer!
==July 29==
Panel 1Side view of IX7, whose "ears" pivot in reaction to a Ping sound from behind.Panel 2A silhouette of the person in Tessa's power armour as the lift doors open with a "SWISH" sound. Only a pair of angry red glowing eyes are visible.Panel 3Close-up of the glowing red eyes visible through the black visor, with targeting reticles.
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