Jones St., Chapter 5: Pages 7-8
Page 7, 6 Panels- Road/Break Room, Forest/Best Buy, Night/Las Vegas NV
Panel 1: We open on the same image that we closed the previous page- that of a muscular looking angel of ambiguous gender, emerging from a kneeling to standing position in the middle of a road. They look straight ahead, to the right of the panel view; strapped to the side of their belt is a thickly bound book of some kind.
Panel 2: Close-up on the angelic creature a few moments later. Their crystal green eyes scanning the land around them, sparking their inert curiosity over the new lands displayed in front of them. You can see a section of green and black in the background emanating from the mix of night sky and forest scenery.
Panel 3-5: A three-part set of panels that moves to a rear shot of the angel moving up the road a short time later; the skyline of what appears to be Seattle visible far off in the distance of each panel's shot. They appear around the middle to upper half of the road in Panel 5 when, during a close-up on them, the book's cover starts to glow a light red.
Panel 6: We move to a wide-shot of a TV located in the Best Buy break room. The image has changed slightly to the shot of Kylo Ren clutching his lightsaber during a screen shot of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." You can see the back of Melanie's head as this goes on, looking down at something that isn't visible off-panel.
CAPTION: Best Buy Break Room Easter Afternoon MELANIE [thought bubble]: Who names their boy Tara?
Page 8, 5 Panels- Break Room, Best Buy, Las Vegas NV
Panel 1-3: A three-part set of panels that form a single image on Ms. Haynes' phone over the course of a few moments. Panel 1 showcases the username that we saw at the end of Chapter 4 ("ProfessorRosewood") along with the top half of his profile pic, which clearly shows Tara smiling in front of what appears to be a webcam, as well as City, Education, Height, Physique etc. Panel 2 shows the bottom half of the same pic, where we see him wearing a vest and a Bomba Estereo T-Shirt underneath it, and another set of stats that dig into deeper stats like what he seeks, whether he drinks/smokes, etc. The second half of it appears in Panel 3, which ranges from Hair Color to Pets to Eye Color, along with the bottom of the phone as well as Melanie's hand.
MELANIE [Cont. thought bubble, Panel 1]: Probably Gen X'ers or some other brand of weirdo pre-Hipster...that could be a plus. Also, he's decently cute and all. On the other hand though...no way this guy is 27. What 27 year old in their right mind wears a vest? MELANIE [thought bubble, Panel 2]: Oh, please tell me he isn't one of those guys who wishes the world were like a "Mad Men" episode. That would be my luck though-- JAYSON [Off-Panel, to Melanie; Panel 3]: Still looking over the mystery guy?
Panel 4: Cut to a shot of Melanie glancing over the top of the couch toward Jayson to the right of the panel view. Her right hand has flipped the phone screen down, placing it behind her back toward the cushion nearby as she speaks.
MELANIE [to Jayson, trying to find an answer]: I've been racking my brain over what the deal is with the guy who matched me on NJA last night. Whether he's the real deal or a closet creep.
Panel 5: Back to Jayson a few steps away from the couch. He's dressed in his standard blue vest with a pair of black pants with a pink belt typing it up together. His hands are both in his pockets as he looks over to the side in a brief bit of thought. You can see the door to the left of the panel view, along with the table where another employee happens to be eating lunch and reading the newspaper as he speaks.
JAYSON: Hmmm...you think he might be a bot, trying to milk money off sad singles?