Golden Gate Comic Con, Chapter 5: Pages 17-18
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PANEL 1: Same setting/layout as the top of the previous page, returning from the dreamscape back to the movie theater. Jenny sits back down in her seat, sporting a wide smile over what he said to the young man. Michele, meanwhile, glances over in her friend's direction with a half grin; a metal flask in her right claw. You can hear the sound of applause and cheers spotted on the corners of the panel view.
JENNY [pleased nod, to Michele]: That felt borderline orgasmic! MICHELE [to Jenny]: Victory drink? JENNY [Bubble 2]: Hell yas...
PANEL 2-3: A two-part set of panels that cuts to a shot of Jenny a few moments later. In Panel 2, she grabs Michele's metal flask and tilts it up to her mouth to take a sip as she speaks. In Panel 3, moments later after she takes a drink, we see her clearing her throat in regards to the taste of what's inside. As she speaks in Panel 3, you can see the lights in the theater just begin to dim as the film starts.
JENNY [Cont., Panel 2]: Gotta wash down those yummy fanboy tears with something... JENNY [hacking couch; Panel 3, to Michele]: Damn! Still into that potato vodka I see!
PANEL 4: We move to a similarly framed shot of Michele a few moments later, taking back the flask; retightening the cap on it as she speaks. In the background, just as it was in the previous panel, the lights dim in preparation of the feature presentation starting.
MICHELE [defensively fires back]: Better than the synthetic yellow piss or that sugary nonsense you Americans call alcohol.
PANEL 5: We move back to the same setting/layout as Panel 1. Jenny laughs at the statement without showing a great deal of movement in terms of her side of the argument. There's a sea of black that has covered the setting at this point, save for the glow of the movie screen which illuminates the two of them.
JENNY: Agree to disagree... JENNY [caption above the left side of her head]: "So, how's the channel going? You find any deep pocketed rich peeps on this side of the Atlantic?" MICHELE [caption above the right side of her head]: "Find- yes. Those that are interested to shell out some ched...not so much."
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INT. LA DULCE CASA- Later That Evening
PANEL 1: We open on a shot of Michele later that night, seated at a table inside La Ducle Casa. She's still wearing the shirt she had on in the theater, and her hair is still the same purple color that it was then. But the young woman here is back to her regular human form; a gray metallic colored outfit lying on the table next to her plate of 1/2-eaten Chicken Quesadilla.
MICHELE [Cont., to Jenny]: I actually kneed the VC dude who seemed genuinely interested in the balls for trying to get into my pants in his bloody hotel room. Got hucked into jail for it, too. Still annoyed for falling for it. MICHELE [Bubble 2; responding to Panel 2, Bubble 1]: Well, Men today are still as self-deluded as they were in the '90s or the Idiaughts.
PANEL 2: Cut to Jenny on the other side of the table, reacting with a pained and thoroughly impressed look on her face; a plate of tamales and rice (almost fully eaten) in front of her. Unlike her friend, she's still fully dressed in her Cable cosplay from the theater. You can see little spots of sauce on the right side of her face from the meal.
JENNY [impressed, to Michele]: Damn...men are still trying to pull a Harvey Weinstein? JENNY [Bubble 2; responding to Panel 1, Bubble 2]: Happens to the best of us sometimes girl. Can't get too caught up on that...you told Jax about what happened?
PANEL 3-4: Back to Michele in the same setting and layout as Panel 1. She chuckles a bit, carving up another piece of the Quesadilla to eat soon as she speaks. In Panel 4, a few beats later, she takes a bite of the food and lowers the fork onto the plate as she speaks.
MICHELE [calm clarifying, Panel 3]: Yeah. He wasn't jazzed about the prison time, but he understood the instinct behind it and backed me up. He also said that he regretted not being there to take a shot on the "tiny wanged little shit." JENNY [Off-Panel, Panel 3]: Hahaha...men and their performative acts of manliness! MICHELE [Panel 3, Bubble 2]: Yeah. Comes from a good place with him though. Anyway, speaking of the decent side of the less than bright sex... MICHELE [Cont., curious with full mouth; Panel 4]: How are things with Von?
PANEL 5: Back to Jenny in the same setting/layout as Panel 2. She nods and flashes a loving smile at the question, reaching over to grab her drink glass as she speaks. In the background, you can see a waiter passing by with a stack of menus, leading another set of customers who trails behind him.
JENNY: They're good. He sends his love from Bahrain. He also told me to tell you, "Have fun, use protection, and try to keep the noise down if possible."
PANEL 6: Back to Michele in the same setting and layout as Panel 4. She laughs out loud at the statement from her husband, leaning back against her chair as she speaks. You can see the tips of her right hand touch the edge of the table.
MICHELE [defensive but proud]: I had a really sensitive reaction to the Aphrod we were using. Also, when the engines are revving up, I don't like to hold it all in.