PANEL 1:
A) KYLE: RIGHT. I DON’T THINK THAT’S GOING TO WORK FOR ME.
PANEL 2:
B) ANNIHILATOR: YOU’VE GOT A LOT OF HEART, KID. YOU’LL FIND YOUR OWN WAY.
C) ANNIHILATOR: JUST TAKE SOME FRIENDLY ADVICE FROM A BAD GUY — STOP PUTTING YOURSELF LAST.
PANEL 3:
D) ANNIHILATOR: YOU KEEP CARING WHAT THE WHOLE WORLD THINKS, THERE WON’T BE ANYTHING LEFT OF YOU TO SAVE ANYONE.
PANEL 4:
E) KYLE: THAT’S ACTUALLY PRETTY GOOD ADVICE.
F) KYLE: FOR A BAD GUY.
PANEL 1:
A) ANNIHILATOR: MWA HA HA.
PANEL 2:
B) KYLE: YOU NEVER WOULD HAVE TOLD?
PANEL 3:
C) ANNIHILATOR: NO. IT’S YOUR OWN DAMN BUSINESS. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU SQUIRM A LITTLE.
D) KYLE: JEEZ. YOU MUST THINK I’M SUCH AN IDIOT.
PANEL 4:
E) ANNIHILATOR: JUST YOUNG. NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
PANEL 5:
F) KYLE: SO… HOW DID YOU… HOW DID YOU FINALLY COME TO TERMS WITH IT?
G) KYLE: THE GAY THING?
PANEL 6:
H) ANNIHILATOR: I BECAME THE MOST POWERFUL AND FEARED SUPERVILLAIN ON THE PLANET.
I) ANNIHILATOR: AFTER THAT, “THE GAY THING” REALLY DIDN’T SEEM TO MATTER SO MUCH.
PANEL 1:
A) ANNIHILATOR: HERE’S THE THING: I MIGHT BE A FAIR BIT OLDER THAN YOU, BUT I CAN STILL REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE A TEENAGER.
B) ANNIHILATOR: TERRIFIED PEOPLE WOULD FIND OUT ABOUT MY BIG SECRET. THINKING IT WOULD BE THE END OF THE WORLD.
PANEL 2:
C) ANNIHILATOR: I REMEMBER THE PAIN OF THOSE DAYS QUITE WELL, ACTUALLY.
PANEL 3:
D) ANNIHILATOR: I WAS NEVER GOING TO TELL ANYONE I SAW YOU — WHETHER YOU KISSED ME OR NOT.
PANEL 4:
E) ANNIHILATOR: BUT YOU HAD CLEARLY FORMED SUCH A STRONG OPINION ABOUT ME. WHO WAS I TO DISAPPOINT?
PANEL 6:
A) KYLE: WAS THAT… UH… WAS THAT GOOD ENOUGH?
PANEL 1:
A) ANNIHILATOR: DON’T WORRY, I’LL LEAD. YOU JUST HAVE TO MAKE ME BELIEVE YOU LIKE IT.
PANEL 2:
B) ANNIHILATOR: THINK YOU CAN DO THAT?
PANEL 3:
C) KYLE: IF I DO IT, YOU PROMISE YOU WON’T TELL?
PANEL 4:
D) ANNIHILATOR: IF YOU DO IT RIGHT, I PROMISE I WON’T TELL.
PANEL 5:
E) KYLE: JUST A KISS? NOTHING MORE?
F) ANNIHILATOR: JUST A KISS. NOTHING MORE.
PANEL 6:
G) KYLE: O.K.
H) ANNIHILATOR: GOOD BOY.
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?