PANEL 2:

A) DEACON: (OFF-PANEL) YOUR BODY IS RESPONDING.

PANEL 3:

B) JEFF: JESUS!

PANEL 4:

C) JEFF: LOOK, ARE YOU EVEN TURNED ON BY ME? IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE FOR YOU?

 

PANEL 3:

A) DEACON: THE RETRIEVAL OPERATIVES WERE GOING TO KILL HIM AND I…

PANEL 4:

B) DEACON: I COULDN’T LET THAT HAPPEN.

PANEL 3:

A) MAVEN: DEACON, YOU ARE NOW IN ROOM G713. WHILE IN THIS ROOM, YOU MAY TAKE ONLY TWO ACTIONS — YOU MAY SPEAK AND YOU MAY TRIGGER THE MECHANISM THAT WILL TERMINATE THE TARGET. NOTHING ELSE.

B) MAVEN: HAVE I MADE MYSELF CLEAR?

PANEL 4:

B) DEACON: I KNOW WHY I’M HERE, DOCTOR.

C) DEACON: AND YES, THESE INSTRUCTIONS, AS WELL AS THE MULTITUDE OF OTHER COMMANDS YOU’VE GIVEN ME OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS, HAVE BEEN VERY CLEAR. THERE IS NO NEED TO REPEAT THEM.

PANEL 5:

D) MAVEN: FORGIVE MY DILIGENCE, DEACON, BUT I AM WELL AWARE OF YOUR ABILITY TO… CREATIVELY INTERPRET ORDERS.