Transcripts 2001-08

Transcripts from August 2001 strips.
==August 3==
Panel 1Tessa is backed against the corner of a T-junction, shouting over her shoulder with the Black Rose at the ready. Gates is holding up a handgun and shouting back.Tessa: *I'LL* give you the Wildfire? How did you work that one out? All I'll give you is a plasma enema when I shove this gun up your arse!Gates: Yeah I'd liked like to see you try that shit out without me capping lover-boy, so if you shut the fuck up I'll tell you exactly how you have given me the ship!Panel 2Tin-Head has line of sight with and glares at Gates, who is silhouetted in the foreground.Tin-Head: What? Don't say there's more of this shit to go?Gates: Yeah, what's it to you?Panel 3Close-up of Tin-Head looking smug.Tin-Head: Oh I just wondered if I should go and come back in a month's time to see if you've tied of hearing your own voice!Gates: You're FUNNY! I'll think up an amusing death for you tin dick!
==August 6==
Panel 1Flashback of Tessa as an escaped P.O.W., injured from a crash-landed prison transport. She is barely crawling over the top of a grassy incline and cringing in pain. Her prison suit has a "276" badge on the front. The prison transport is split in half and on fire. Some tall buildings are silhouetted in the distance.Gates (face appearing in his word balloon overlay): The best kind of operatives doesn't know themselves that they are actually working for the other side, so when the prison transport you were on crash-landed we took the advantage. We LET you escape easily only fro you to get posted here after barely passing a psyche examination...Panel 2Tessa screams at Gates, silhouetted around the corner of the T-junction. Gates shouts back.Tessa: What do you mean, "let me escape easily"? I had broken my arm in two places in the crash and almost died of hypothermia while hiding from the patrols! You call that easy!Gates: What the hell do you want, a fucking bus pass and air miles? It had to be believable you stupid bitch! The idea ANYONE can get out of Heathrow at all is laughable with the amount of security there!Panel 3Close-up of Tin-Head.Tin-Head: Yeah but I bypassed the security systems to get her out and I carried her most of the way. Also don't give me any shit that I work for you, I don't...Tin-Head: Nexus syndrome has destroyed my old set-up and I've been scanned for any malicious code and I turned out clear!Panel 4Close-up of silhouetted Gates, sneering evilly.Gates: Are you kidding? You're the damn key to the success of this mission! You as a "person" have nothing to do with it. What I was relying on was the idiotic May-Tec bureaucracy. That's the one thing I love about commercialism; predictably retarded management!
==August 10==
Panel 1Extreme close-up of Tessa's eyes as she glares to the right.Off-panel (Gates): I knew that the May-Tec management wouldn't have an anarchist robot on board, even though it had passed all the security tests. All I had to do was stuff the loader full of alarms and get him on board so when he was shut down we know when to hit this place!Tessa (thinking): Hold on a sec... This isn't a Saturday morning cartoon so why is he doing the "tell the good guy my evil plan" routine? What's in it for him? Is this crap meant to make me break down crying or something?Panel 2Tessa stares into the camera, still around the corner from Gates.Off-panel (Gates): Ironic huh? If you left him running we wouldn't have any idea where... sorry, WHEN to find the prototype! Something about the prototype and chaos theory or something...Tessa (thinking): No, that's not it! He's got me pinned down but he can't move ether. So he needs to keep me distracted while...Panel 3Tessa flinches as Gates shoves his gun into her temple.Tessa (thinking): Shit!
==August 13==
Panel 1Tessa gawps at Gates as he points a gun at her head.Gates: Haha! That little routine gets them EVERY damn time! I swear it turns on a stupid switch in people's brains!Tessa: Gates? Da fuck!Panel 2Gates smiles into the camera.Gates: Oh well, you see I thought "If a job's worth doing, then do it yourself!" and looking at things I've not done too badly.Panel 3Tessa bites her lip and slams her eyes shut as the gun pushes into her head.Off-panel (Gates): Well I would say it was nice knowing ya... but it wasn't... so I won't...Panel 4Everything goes dark as a "BLAM" rings out.
==August 17==
Panel 1Close-up of Tessa's eyes, slammed shut. Her face is covered in blood.Panel 2Darkness.Tessa: What the FUCK!I CAN'T SEE!...I heard the gun shot...Panel 3Darkness.Tessa: Oh shit...I'm dead aren't I?I'm going to get all the white light shit any second now aren't I?Panel 4Darkness.Tessa: As I can still think and all, there must be an after life...Panel 5Darkness...Tessa: Oh boy, I'm in *SO* much shit aren't I!
==August 20==
Panel 1Darkness.Adams: Tessa?Tessa: Commander? Did they get you too?Panel 2Darkness.Adams: What ARE you on about officer?Tessa: Er... nothing. Forget it.Panel 3Darkness.Tessa: Um... A question sir.Adams: Yes, go on.Tessa: Why can't I see anything?Panel 4Darkness.Adams: Oh you just got blood in your eyes, that's all.Tessa: Blood!Adams: Yes, but don't worry...Panel 5Gates is slumped on his side, covered in blood and eyes rolled upwards. Half of his head is missing, but this is partially covered by Gates's arm. Behind Gates, Adams is squatting beside Tessa, who is facing him with her eyes closed. She and the wall behind her are covered in blood. Tin-Head is standing to one side, mostly covered by Gates's body.Adams: ...it's not yours!
==August 24==
Panel 1Sticks's hand reaches up to a railing on the wall. He makes a sound that resembles a Mr. Yuk emoticon.Panel 2Sticks lifts himself up, bracing against the railing as he cringes. He makes a sound that resembles a skull and crossbones emoticon.Panel 3Sticks opens his eyes, startled. He makes an exclamation point reaction. Two bullet holes are visible in his chest, with white fluid dripping from them down his shirt.Panel 4Tessa tackles Sticks, making a sound like a heart emoticon. She is crying with joy even as blood covers her face.
==August 27==
Panel 1Tessa is nose-to-nose with Sticks as she lays on top of him on the hallway floor and they grin at each other.Tessa: Shit! Don't EVER do that to me again Sticks! I thought you were dying on me... and I thought you said you couldn't walk but you just got up!Sticks: I couldn't! My movement sub-CPU is wrecked, so I assigned all my movement functions to my main net. Not as fast or efficient and I might walk funny but it'll work until my repair system fixes the sub-processor!Panel 2They make out.Panel 3Tessa smirks at Sticks, who grins sheepishly and rubs the back of his head in embarrassment.Tessa: As I can feel it through my armour, I'd say THAT system still works!Sticks: Sorry, I got excited! When we get the time we should... um... 'stress test' it to see if it works okay!
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