Golden Gate Comic Con, Chapter 4: Pages 11-12
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PANEL 1: We cut to a shot minutes later of Michele approaching the bar area where "GC Douche" is already seated, drinking an ale from a tall glass. You can see a crowd of people shuffling behind her in the background as she speaks.
MICHELE [Cont., caption]: Gird the loins, and grip the BoomClaps! MICHELE [to Bartender]: One Corbyn, please.
PANEL 2: Cut to a shot of the slightly pudgy bartender behind the counter a second later; a row of bottles assembled behind him in the background. He glances over at his periphery in the direction of the other people seated in case they're about to order a short time later.
BARTENDER [curious, to Michele]: Never heard of a Corbyn. What is it?
PANEL 3: Back to Michele in more of a frontal framed shot a few moments later; her body position a little closer to the front of the bar's counter compared to Panel 1. You can see a section of the ever moving river of bodies behind her in the background, including one gazing at the young woman's butt.
MICHELE [matter of factly]: Vodka with ice, rum, raspberry juice, and a touch of caramel. It's popular in Britain, and Brits who escaped to Europe when the shitstorm that is Brexit finally materialized.
PANEL 4: Same setting/layout as Panel 2, with the same background as well. The Bartender raises an icked out eyebrow with the matching facial expressions at the description the young woman gave him.
BARTENDER: Yeech! That sounds disgusting! BARTENDER [Bubble 2]: Okay, okay...I can make it!
PANEL 5: Back to the young woman in the same setting as Panel 3, with a layout that widens slightly as she takes her place on the bar stool next to the unseen Douche from the top of the page. You can see the first inkling of annoyance come across her face at the length of time this conversation's taken.
MICHELE: Didn't really ask for your opinion. Just want you to make me one. MICHELE [Bubble 2]: Thank you...!
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PANEL 1-2: We move to a shot of both Michele and the Golden Calf sitting next to each other on the bar. In Panel 2, a few moments later, the rich man turns his head toward Ms. McKinney with a familiar set of mind as if something like this has happened to him before. In the background of both panels, you can see the action of the scene continue on with little impact from the conversation at center stage.
GOLDEN CALF [getting it over with, to Michele; Panel 2]: Dating or beauty? MICHELE [glances at him incredulously, to Golden Calf; Panel 2]: Excuse me? GOLDEN CALF [Panel 2, Bubble 2]: The app you're selling...
PANEL 3: Cut to a slight close-up on Calf's face a second later; his head tilted in the same position as in the previous panel. As he speaks, you can see the glass of whiskey he's drinking coming into view in the bottom right corner in order to take a sip after finishing his thought.
GOLDEN CALF [Cont.]: The vast majority of women I've found who come to parties like this are either selling apps to help them date or make themselves pretty- or prettier in your case.
PANEL 4-5: A two-part set of panels that moves to the other side of the bar, focusing on Michele as she listens to the man blather on in Panel 4 with a pained look on her face. In Panel 5, she's able to weather the storm and continue the professional demeanor she's had for the bulk of the page.
GOLDEN CALF [Off-Panel, Panel 4]: So...which one is it, sweetie? [sipping sounds] MICHELE [shakes his head, Panel 5]: Actually, I don't have an app. I'm a gamer from London, specialize in fighting games, Marvel U Online and Fortnite, along with some other popular UK-based games. I have a pretty popular Twitch channel, and we're always looking for sponsorship or seed money. MICHELE [reacting to Panel 6; Panel 5, Bubble 2]: Yeah, me and my producer/BFF Jaxson. He's back in the Mother Ship, keeping the Channel humming along while I'm here in the States.
PANEL 6: Back to the Golden Calf in the same setting and layout as Panel 3; the glass that was partially visible is going down in the same direction it came up. He has a look of mild intrigue in terms of what he's seen so far.
GOLDEN CALF [intrigued, reacting to Panel 5]: We? GOLDEN CALF [Bubble 2; reacting to Panel 5, Bubble 2]: ...How popular?