The Boo-Ya! #8: Pages 21-22
Page 21, 6 Panels- Dr. Arxin's Laboratory, 5 floors beneath the Docking Bay, Mientahl
Panel 1-2: A two-part set of panels that focus squarely on Robin over the course of a few seconds. In Panel 1, it composes of an action shot of her, quickly looking from left to right in a curious fashion, trying to decipher what happened. She then turns her focus toward the Doctor and the Madam in front of her in Panel 2 just as Nessa appears in the background to the woman's left.
ROBIN CARTWRIGHT [to the Doctor shivery, yet grateful; Panel 1]: Th--Th--Thanks... ROBIN CARTWRIGHT [Cont. to the Doctor and the Madam, Panel 2]: Anyone wanna tell me what the bloody hell happened just then?
Panel 3: Cut to a shot of An'x slowly approaching the young woman, who is on the right of the panel view with the same quizzical look she had in the first pair of panels, looking over her with a fine toothed comb. Her gaze split between Robin and the notebook with every finding she notes; the Moônghis is still perched at that point on the scientist's shoulder.
DR. ARXIN [matter of factly, to Robin]: Well, that seems quite obvious, Robin—you were hit by a device called an ice pahka that instantly froze you in a dense, ice shell. I was able to free you using my sweet Moôny here. DR. ARXIN [Cont., Bubble 2]: I do need to run a few tests though to see if your higher brain functions were affected by the drop in temperature, especially given the fact that you're the first human to be hit with an ice pahka. ROBIN CARTWRIGHT [befuddled, trying not to lose it; to Dr. Arxin]: I, uh--that's fine. Just as long as the tests don't involve any—
Panel 4: Same setting/layout as the previous panel. An'x moves to the left of Ms. Cartwright, typing something down quickly onto her device. Robin's focus moves toward the same direction, though she remains stationary in the same position relative to Panel 3. The Moônghis meanwhile, lifts off from An'x's shoulder and makes their way out of the shot.
ROBIN CARTWRIGHT [startled by her first sight of the Moônghis]: GAH! ROBIN CARTWRIGHT [Cont., retaining her composure; Bubble 2]: I'm curious about what happened before though, the weird flash of light on one of the racks that knocked me on my arse just now. Was that that "doom worthy" thing you were warning about earlier?
Panel 5: Close-up on the good Doctor at the end of the statement. She turns her head up from the small tablet toward the young woman, nodding in the young human's direction. In the background, moving toward the worktable as she speaks, you can faintly see Staehlia with her comm to her ear listening to something.
DR. ARXIN: No, actually, that's my lab security system. I call it the Shboing.
Panel 6: Cut to a similar type of face-level shot of Robin listening intently to the question, though still a bit puzzled by the deeper meaning of it. As she speaks, you can see her fling her right arm side to side in a way to dry off her arm and the sleeve of her shirt.
ROBIN CARTWRIGHT: …What the hell's a Shboing? DR. ARXIN [explanatory, Off-Panel]: It's an invisible temporal shield. ROBIN CARTWRIGHT [thought bubble]: That's...pretty awesome!
Page 22, 6 Panels- Dr. Arxin's Laboratory, 5 floors below the Docking Bay, Mientahl
Panel 1: We move back to a shot of An'x physically displaying the effects of the Shboing to the confused young woman, taking her right hand (palm out) and sticking in forward in a pushing motion as she continues her explanation. In the background, as this all goes on, you can see Staehlia still in communication with someone in the middle of a back-and-forth pace.
DR. ARXIN [Cont.]: It launches any intruder, would-be robber, or assaulter a set chunk of time into the future (10 minuyats in your case) till the authorities can apprehend them.
Panel 2-3: A two-part set of panels that centers back on Robin looking on initially with a mix of befuddlement and excitement at the explanation, trying to compute it. In the background of Panel 2, you can see Nessa's focus pulled over in Staehlia's direction as if she's responding to a silent signal from her Titanian compatriot. In the next panel, she leaves from view while our human protagonist responds.
ROBIN CARTWRIGHT [to Dr. Arxin, Panel 3]: Something like that would've been brilliant for me in high school...or pretty much every fracking day of my life since puberty!
Panel 4: Action shot that widens slightly to take in both the Doctor and Ms. Cartwright. The former character is seen chuckling, moving away and subsequently creating a three step gap in regards to the panel view. Robin, meanwhile, is just beginning to follow behind her with a degree of curiosity in her face.
ROBIN CARTWRIGHT [Cont.]: Is the Shboing maybe...portable? It would make for a nice "I'm sorry" gift for being accidentally frozen. DR. ARXIN [to Robin, with a grin]: Not unless you desire living the rest of your life wearing a heavy metal top hat with electrodes attached to your spine. ROBIN CARTWRIGHT [suddenly apprehensive, shifting to another tactic; Bubble 2]: I'm perfectly cool with a pair of bionic arms.
Panel 5-6: A two-part set of panels that centers on a side shot of Ms. Arxin a second later. She looks back toward Robin in Panel 5 to calmly and cordially address the human woman's request as she walks. In the next panel, her attention is pulled back in front of her by the off-panel voice of the Madam.
DR. ARXIN [thinking up the precise location as she speaks, Panel 5]: Let me check one of my old cabinets. I'm not sure it'll necessarily fit over your whole arm, but-- THE MADAM [Off-Panel, to Dr. Arxin and Robin; Panel 6]: Get on the bett'n tuata, ladies!