PANEL 1:
A) JEFF: IT’S NOT THAT EASY! I’M NOT A MACHINE!
B) DEACON: HOW UNFORTUNATE FOR YOU.
C) DEACON: I SHALL BEGIN.
PANEL 3:
D) JEFF: JUST DO IT, DAMN YOU.
PANEL 4:
E) JEFF: IF YOU’RE GOING TO DO IT, FREAKING DO IT! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!
PANEL 5:
F) DEACON: (OFF-PANEL) YOUR REACTIONS ARE NORMAL. THIS WON’T BE EFFECTIVE.
PANEL 6:
G) DEACON: PLEASE SIT DOWN.
PANEL 7:
H) DEACON: WOULD YOU LIKE SOME WATER?
I) JEFF: OH, SO NOW YOU’RE MY FRIEND?
PANEL 1:
A) DEACON: AND SO THAT OTHER BOY DID NOT FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT YOU.
B) JEFF: NO. MATT LIKED THIS GYMNAST NAMED SIOBAHN. BUT SHE WOULDN’T GIVE HIM THE TIME OF DAY.
C) CAPTION: DA VINCI FOUR MISSION: DAY 39.
PANEL 2:
D) JEFF: IT’S A SHAME, TOO. THEY WOULD’VE HAD WONDERFUL ÜBERCHILDREN TOGETHER.
E) DEACON: ONE WOULD IMAGINE.
F) DEACON: AND YOU’VE NEVER BEEN SEXUALLY INTIMATE WITH ANOTHER PERSON?
PANEL 3:
G) JEFF: I MESSED AROUND WITH SOME OTHER KIDS WHEN I WAS LITTLE.
H) JEFF: THEY, OF COURSE, GREW OUT OF IT. I, OF COURSE, DIDN’T.
I) JEFF: AND I TRIED IT WITH A COUPLE OF GIRLS. BUT IT JUST WASN’T…
PANEL 4:
J) JEFF: IT WAS STUPID. I’M JUST NOT BUILT THAT WAY.
PANEL 5:
K) JEFF: AS ANY GENETICS TEXTBOOK CAN TELL YOU…
PANEL 6:
L) DEACON: I ALSO HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME CONNECTING WITH OTHERS.
M) DEACON: I’M A SOLDIER. IT’S NOT PART OF MY DESIGN.
PANEL 1:
A) DEACON: JEFF. LOOK…
PANEL 2:
B) JEFF: WHAT?
PANEL 3:
C) DEACON: I’M STILL… SORTING OUT THESE… FEELINGS…
D) DEACON: THE THINGS WE’VE BEEN DOING, THE WAY IT’S BEEN WITH US…
PANEL 4:
E) DEACON: THE GOOFY WAY YOU SMILE…
PANEL 5:
F) DEACON: I HAVEN’T HAD A LOT OF… FRIENDSHIP…. FOR COMPARISON.
PANEL 6:
G) JEFF: WELL, YOU KNOW I WASN’T EXACTLY PROM KING MYSELF.
H) JEFF: AND FOR THE RECORD, MY SMILE IS SO NOT GOOFY.
PANEL 1:
A) MAVEN: GOD, YOUR ARROGANCE IS TRULY ASTOUNDING.
B) MAVEN: YOU MUST REALLY CONSIDER ME A COMPLETE IDIOT.
PANEL 2:
C) MAVEN: AFTER WHAT I’VE HEARD TODAY, THERE IS NO WAY IN HELL I WOULD EVER CLEAR YOU FOR ACTIVE DUTY!
PANEL 3:
D) DEACON: I-I DO NOT CONSIDER YOU TO BE AN IDIOT.
E) DEACON: I HONESTLY CONSIDER YOU TO BE VERY GOOD AT WHAT YOU DO.
PANEL 4:
F) DEACON: A SKILLED DOCTOR WHO IS COMMITTED TO HELPING HER PATIENTS.
G) MAVEN: THAT’S NOT GOING TO WORK, D-MODEL; YOU’D SAY ANYTHING TO SAVE YOUR OWN LIFE!
PANEL 5:
H) DEACON: BUT YOU SAID YOURSELF MY ACTIONS ARE UNPRECEDENTED.
I) DEACON: NO ONE PREPARED ME FOR THE… POWER THESE EMOTIONS MIGHT HAVE OVER MY JUDGMENT.
PANEL 6:
J) DEACON: YOUNG HUMANS HAVE DIFFICULTIES MANAGING THEIR FEELINGS AT FIRST, TOO, DON’T THEY?!
PANEL 1:
A) JEFF: SO… WHAT DO YOU THINK THE ODDS ARE OF US ACTUALLY GETTING OUT OF HERE ALIVE?
B) DEACON: OH. 1,732,413 TO ONE.
PANEL 3:
C) JEFF: YOU JUST TOTALLY MADE THAT UP, DIDN’T YOU?
PANEL 5:
D) JEFF: YOU ARE SUCH A JERK!
PANEL 1:
A) KYLE: BUT I… I HAVEN’T EVER REALLY…
PANEL 2:
B) ANNIHILATOR: HOLD ON. YOU’VE NEVER KISSED ANYONE BEFORE?
PANEL 3:
C) ANNIHILATOR: NOT EVEN A GIRL?
D) KYLE: NO.
PANEL 4:
E) ANNIHILATOR: AND YOU’RE WHAT — SIXTEEN?
PANEL 5:
F) KYLE: I’M SEVENTEEN.
PANEL 6:
G) ANNIHILATOR: WELL, I GUESS THERE’S A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING, ISN’T THERE?
PANEL 1:
A) FLUKE: AND THAT’S WHY I’M GOING FIRST.
PANEL 2:
B) FLUKE: HAD A BIG CAR ACCIDENT THIS MORNING. FRONT-END TOTALLY SMASHED AND JUST AFTER I MADE MY LAST PAYMENT.
C) FLUKE: I’M LOCKED AND LOADED, GUYS.
PANEL 3:
D) SPOOKY: WELL, GOSH, THAT’S SOME BAD LUCK, FLUKE…
E) KYLE: FOR REAL, PAUL? YOU LOVE THAT CAR.
PANEL 4:
F) FLUKE: TRUE.
PANEL 5:
G) FLUKE: BUT I LOVE SAVING PEOPLE MORE.
PANEL 1:
A) KYLE: RIGHT.
PANEL 2:
B) ANNIHILATOR: I’M SURE THAT MUST SEEM ANCIENT TO YOU.
C) KYLE: UM, NO. NOT AT ALL.
PANEL 4:
D) KYLE: ALL RIGHT. YEAH. IT’S A LOT OLDER.
E) KYLE: BUT… I DON’T KNOW…
F) ANNIHILATOR: WHAT DON’T YOU KNOW?
PANEL 5:
G) KYLE: YOU’RE JUST… WELL, IT’S SORT OF LIKE LAST TIME…
H) KYLE: I GUESS I’M JUST HAVING A BETTER TIME THAN I THOUGHT I WOULD.
PANEL 6:
I) ANNIHILATOR: THERE ARE BIG DIFFERENCES BETWEEN US, KYLE. THERE’S NO POINT DENYING IT.
J) ANNIHILATOR: BUT BEING WITH SOMEONE DIFFERENT CAN BE A GOOD. IT CAN MAKE YOU STRONG IN AREAS YOU’RE WEAK.
K) ANNIHILATOR: NOT SUCH A BAD THING FOR A HERO, NO?
PANEL 7:
L) KYLE: I GUESS…
M) KYLE: LOOK, CAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING?
N) ANNIHILATOR: THIS IS A FIRST DATE. IT’S ALL ABOUT US GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER.
O) ANNIHILATOR: ASK AWAY.
PANEL 3:
A) HUNTER: NOW, LET’S SEE HERE…
B) HUNTER: I SPY WITH MY LITTLE EYE…
PANEL 4:
C) HUNTER: …A SOCK!
PANEL 1:
A) ANNIHILATOR: KYLE, I KNOW I’M NOT EVERYTHING YOU’D WANT ME TO BE…
B) KYLE: DON’T SAY IT LIKE THAT.
C) KYLE: LOOK, JUST FORGET EVERYTHING I’VE SAID TO YOU, LIKE, EVER. I REALLY DIDN’T KNOW YOU AT ALL.
PANEL 2:
D) ANNIHILATOR: WELL, YOU DO NOW. AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT.
E) ANNIHILATOR: AND I NOW KNOW YOU. AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT.
PANEL 3:
F) ANNIHILATOR: AND PERHAPS THIS IS MUCH TOO FORWARD BUT TO THE DEVIL WITH IT!
G) ANNIHILATOR: I WANT TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING, SHARE SOMETHING WITH YOU, THAT NO ONE ELSE ON THIS PLANET CAN.
PANEL 4:
H) ANNIHILATOR: IF YOU’D BE WILLING TO… LET GO WITH ME.
I) KYLE: YOU MEAN, LIKE, NOW?
PANEL 5:
J) ANNIHILATOR: HEH. NO.
K) ANNIHILATOR: NOT THAT IT ISN’T TEMPTING, BUT I REALLY DO WANT TO MAKE IT SPECIAL.
L) ANNIHILATOR: WHICH WILL REQUIRE SOME… PREPARATION.
PANEL 6:
M) ANNIHILATOR: BUT SOON. IT COULD EVEN BE NEXT WEEK…
N) KYLE: HEH. IT’S ACTUALLY MY BIRTHDAY NEXT WEEK!