Rock The Vouhhhnn!, Chapter 4: Part 1.3
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Panel 1: Back to Mr. Kelly in the same setting/layout as Panel 4. He tilts his head with a slight bit of befuddlement at the statement.
NATE
Don't you live in driving distance of one of those Z-Farms? Why not just snag one there?
SUE
(through the receiver)
There lies the problem...
Panel 2: Cut to Sue in a slightly tighter close-up compared to the end of the previous page. You can see the shadow of one of the workers in the background moving from right to left.
SUE
(Cont.)
We're not insured to bring in the kind of Growler you wrote. If you want to keep it, you'd need to go yourself and put up the collateral.
Panel 3: Back to Mr. Kelly, slowly piecing together the idea. He reaches over and grabs the cocoa cup with his left hand as he speaks.
NATE
Can't remember if I mentioned it in the cover letter. But I'm not exactly swimming in money.
Panel 4: Action shot of Ms. Thome walking over to the right of the panel view, looking at someone off-panel signaling to her while she answers.
SUE
That's not the kind of collateral I'm talking about- it's time.
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Panel 1: We move back to Nate in the same setting/layout as Panel 3 of the previous page; his hand still holding the cup. A few moments pass by, and he flashes a rather quizzical look, unsure what "collateral" she's referring to.
NATE
(shooting in the dark, to Sue)
Like that stupid movie from the early century, About Time?
SUE
(from the receiver)
Sort of, yes.
Panel 2: Back to Sue in the theatre mid-stride, chuckling at the pause from the young man. You can see the person she's about to talk to barely on the right side of the panel view.
SUE
(Cont., to Nate)
You loan out a chunk of volunteer time to the Farm due to lack of funds or, in our case, insurance. Which would only be cashed in if you'd lost it or it got on a rampage.
(Bubble 2)
It can be 10 hours, sometimes 100- mainly depends on the kind of Z you get.
NATE
(through the receiver)
Makes sense. Hadn't heard of that.
SUE
(Bubble 2)
It's hidden in their Terms & Conditions. I got lucky 'cause one of my partners worked at Z Farms in high school.
Panel 3: Back to Nate in the same setting/layout as Panel 1. He takes a sip of the cocoa, listening to the rest of the statement.
SUE
(Cont., from the receiver)
Anyway, I've got office work to handle.
NATE
Cool. I'll hit up their website, try to get the order out before tomorrow.
SUE
(Bubble 2, from the receiver)
Sounds fine...see you tomorrow.
Panel 4: Same setting/layout as the previous panel. Post-sip, Nate looks out in the distance in a ponderous mood; the phone clicking off.
NATE
(thought bubble)
I wonder if they do DbD.
Caption: (Deliveryperson) "Absolutely not!"
Panel 5: Cut to a shot of Madison on the phone with someone in a room at about the same time Nate/Sue's conversation is going on.
DELIVERYPERSON
(Cont., from the receiver)
We appreciate your many years of patronage. But we can't deliver food across one state, let alone 4- too much of a robbery risk.
MADISON
(curious)
How many have tried robbing it?
DELIVERYPERSON
(Bubble 2)
Enough that we installed high powered tasers on all of our delivery drones a year and a half ago.
MADISON
(Bubble 2)
Ah...
Panel 6: Same setting as the previous panel. The layout widens a little more, showing her seated in a small conference room; a pale green wall behind her in the background.
MADISON
(Cont.)
Okay. Sorry for bugging you, then.
DELIVERYPERSON
(from the receiver)
Not a problem. You have a good day- bye!