Transcripts 2002-08

Transcripts from August 2002 strips.
==August 2==
Panels 1-2The person wearing Tessa's CORE power armour (panel 1) advances toward IX7 (panel 2). Both ready their respective weapons to fire at each other.Panels 3-4A FOOSH! sound goes off when the Black Rose fires a plasma beam.Panels 5-6IX7's shoulder gun fires with a CRACK sound.
==August 5==
Panel 1The one wearing the power armour reels back from getting shot through the center of the chest by the laser from IX7's shoulder gun. A red gradient background radiates from the person's head and fades quickly to bright yellow.Panel 2The person wearing the power armour turns away from IX7's silhouette, shuddering. Both have glowing red eyes. A fire alarm call box? is on a wall in the background.
==August 9==
Panel 1IX7 reaches toward the collapsed person wearing the power armour with bloodied claws visible in the panel.IX7: You know there's no need for that kind of behaviour!Panel 2Bust shot of a stern looking IX7 from the side.IX7: Are you aware how dangerous that thing is?IX7: You could take someone's eye out with that!Panel 3Same as panel 2, but IX7's eyes look flatter, "ears" folded back, body shuddering slightly.IX7: with that with that with that with that with that with that with that withPanel 4IX7 turns toward the camera, revealing the destruction from the plasma beam as having decimated IX7's right side, exposing pipes and wires, which shoot out a spark.IX7: eye out that that that that no need!Panel 5Silhouette on red background of the person in the power armour looking up at the silhouette of IX7 falling backward.Panel 6IX7's body hits the floor with a "CRASH!" sound.Panel 7IX7's head, leaned backwards, eye glowing red.Panel 8Same as panel 7.Panel 9Same as panel 7, but IX7's eye has extinguished.
==August 12==
Panel 1White text and lines on black background. Julian's ghostly figure stares into the camera with dead, solid red eyes. Behind him is a shining white light.Wow!What is that Julian?It's beautiful!Panel 2Same as panel 1, but in the background the view of panel 4 slowly fades into view as Julian fades out, slightly distressed.nodon't look at itdon't leave me againstay with mebut...Panel 3A clearer view of panel 4. Julian has vanished.It's so beautiful!nodon't goPanel 4Sticks is leaning over a hospital bed with tears in his eyes as he clasps Tessa's hand. A bandage is visible draping across his bare chest. A fluorescent light is on the ceiling. A potted plant is on a table in the background.
==August 16==
Panel 1Overhead view of a confused, groggy Tessa lying in a hospital bed, with Sticks leaning over her and smiling.Tessa: Wha? What? Sticks? What the hell are you doing here?Tessa: ... Where's here exactly?Panel 2The camera views Tessa from the side as she cringes and grabs her forehead in pain. Sticks continues to smile at her. A window with the drapes open is on the far wall, a silhouette of houses behind a grassy plain in the distance.Tessa: God what a fucking headache! All that I can remember is that Inlay tagging me in the leg and...Panel 3Tessa sits up in a panic, sweat projecting from her face. Sticks motions to calm her down.Tessa: SHIT! THE DROID! WHERE THE FUCK IS IT?Sticks: Calm down! It's okay! You're back home! I took out the Inlay!Panel 4Tessa glares angrily at Sticks, who smiles back happily. A potted plant is on a table in the background.Panel 5Same as panel 4.Panel 6Same as panel 4 but Sticks gawps at Tessa.Sticks: What?
==August 19==
Panel 1The camera is viewing Tessa from the foot of her bed, although Tessa is glaring at Sticks, to her right, while sitting up and resting one arm on her knees. Sticks gives her an apologetic? look. An IV drip bag is hanging in the background.Tessa: YOU took down that Inlay droid?Sticks: Yeeeah...Panel 2Zoomed out silhouette of panel 1, minus the IV drip.Tessa: You?Sticks: Yes!Panel 3Similar to panel 1 but cropped slightly, with Sticks giving a mischievous smile at Tessa's disgusted expression.Tessa: You, the guy who has to get me to kill spiders for him, took out an Inlay?Sticks: Yeah, the guy who's strong enough to pin you to the mattress and make you beg, took out an Inlay!
==August 23==
Panel 1Camera view from slightly behind Sticks and to one side. Sticks is stretching his shoulder in the foreground, with Tessa in the background sitting up in the hospital bed with her legs bent at the knee as she looks at his injury.Tessa: Okay then ho...Tessa: Oh my GOD! YOU'V BEEN HURT!Panel 2The camera changes back to facing Tessa from the foot of her bed. Sticks grabs Tessa's shoulders to calm her down as a tear forms in her eye.Sticks: I'm okay! Calm down! It's nothing but a laser burn the Inlay gave me! It's didn't hit anything as I think it was trying to aim around the reactor on my back!Panel 3Same view as panel 2, but Sticks turns to one side as his hair bushes out in shock as Tessa FREAKS OUT, wide-eyed with sweat projecting every which way.Tessa: Reactor!? YOU MEAN YOU USED THE 220?!!? THAT THING CAN KILL YOU JUST BY LOOKING AT IT FUNNY!!Sticks (thinking): So much for getting her to clam down!
==August 26==
Panel 1Sticks bows apologetically, gesticulating with one hand as he looks backward. Tessa has her knees against her chest and a hand covering her eyes in exasperation.Tessa: Okay, tell me what happened! But do it quickly as my headache is coming back!Sticks: Well, to be honest I can't really recall that much...Panel 2Extreme close-up of Sticks's eyes, angry and glowing red.Caption (Sticks): It's hard for me to explain... When Tin-Head told me what happened and that they had lost contact with you I... how can I word this? I went into autopilot! It was like before I had free will! It's a bit like a dream. No control of my actions but I did them anyway without question, following my programming like the mindless, wind-up toy that I was! But this time it was different! Something else controlled me, not my programming... I don't know what it was but it was REALLY fucking pissed!Panel 3Sticks wearing Tessa's power armour, without the helmet on and eyes glowing red.Caption (Sticks): The next thing I can remember is being suited up with the gun on my back, making my way to the hanger!Panel 4Close-up of Adams, looking angry.Caption (Sticks): I know the commander tried to stop me, but I can't remember what he said... I remembered why I have to avoid him for the next few weeks though!Panel 5Sticks in the power armour taking a swing at Adams and cracking him in the face.
==August 30==
Panel 1Sticks rubs his neck uncomfortably and looks away as Tessa stare at him in disbelief, bundling the bed clothes up to herself.Tessa: You laid out the commander?Sticks: Yes but it's not something I'm proud of!Panel 2Wide view of the Taipan transporter, with Sticks in the power armour walking up to the loading door via gangplank.Caption (Sticks): But he was in the way! I wanted to use the Taipan transporter, and seeing it's not meant to exist for another forty years I can guess why he wanted to stop me! I just knew it was the only thing we had that I could fly, had the range to get to America and was capable of V.T.O! Otherwise I would've picked something a bit smaller and less conspicuous!Panel 3An angry Sticks (not in the power armour) with glowing red eyes throttling Cook by the neck and shaking him violently.Caption (Tessa): Hold on Sticks, you're saying you piloted the Taipan over to America? That's... wait! How did you get the codes to unlock that thing to fly it?Caption (Sticks): I can't remember! I must have asked the doctor really nicely for them! I've not had the chance to talk to him and ask as he says he's busy and runs off!
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