Rock The Vouhhhnn!, Chapter 5: Part 4.1
Page 122 (Chapter 5, Page 19)
Panel 1: Cut to Franny a few minutes later, holding a bow staff with a glowing electric blade at the very tippy top; the sound of steady banging heard from off-panel left. They glance over to the left of the panel view, girding themselves for whatever may be coming on the horizon.
FRANNY Got a view from the rear camera yet, T?
TINA (from the earpiece)
Just cleaning it up now…
Panel 2: We move to an action shot a moment later, showing them holding the weapon in a defensive manner. In the background, it’s changed from the driving car area to the side of the truck.
TINA (Cont.)
Oh shit...oh…!
FRANNY What is it?
TINA (Bubble 2) The Growler chain’s been broken.
Panel 3: Same setting/layout as the previous panel, taken a beat after the end of Panel 2. Franny shrugs at the proclamation, unworried and confident that things are gonna be okay.
FRANNY As long as the door’s in one piece, I should still be able to contain the Z.
TINA (from the receiver) There lies the problem. I can’t see for certain, but…
Panel 4: Same setting/layout as the previous panel, continuous timewise with what we saw in Panel 3. The final part of Tina’s response promptly wipes out the casual confidence Franny displayed in the aforementioned panel.
TINA (Cont.) It looks like the hinges to the cage door might have been broken as well. Be careful, okay?
FRANNY (slight grin) Always do, buddette…! Panel 5: Cut to Franny opening up the back door to the truck with his free hand; the door sliding up to the top of the panel view. You can see them gripping the weapon in their left hand while doing the aforementioned movement with their right hand.
Panel 6: Same setting/layout as the previous panel. As Franny hops on the bumper and starts to enter, we hear the sound off-panel of a steady growl from the Growler’s; the weapon gripped just a little more tightly in their hands compared to Panel 5.
Page 123 (Chapter 5, Page 20)
Panel 1: We move to an action shot of Franny a moment later walking through the empty section of the back of the truck; the light from outside providing a tiny bit of illumination from outside.
Panel 2: A short time later, Franny catches glimpse of something coming their way from off-panel right; the fear steadily increasing upon sight of the Growler. Though the reader doesn’t see the creature, just the slow “THUMP...THUMP...THUMP” of its feet on the metal floor.
Caption
(Nate)
“Holy crap!”
Panel 3: Cut to a shot of Nate and Rowena at a diner somewhere in the city the next morning, enjoying a bit of an early Brunch. You can see a slice of the town where the diner’s located in the background, filled with cars and different types of people and drones passing by.
NATE (Cont., amazed; to Rowena)
You obviously dumped him after that, right?
ROWENA
(slight chuckle, to Nate)
‘Course I did!
NATE
(Bubble 2)
And beat his ass for good measure for such backward stupidity.
ROWENA (Bubble 2) In my head I was. But unfortunately at the time he was still my boss.
Panel 4: We move to a shot exclusively of Rowena scooping up a forkful of potatoes which are partially visible in the bottom of the panel view. In the background, you can see part of the high seat she’s sitting on along with the backs of the head of one of the customers seated next to them.
ROWENA (Cont., weary shrug) I didn’t really have a choice then but to grin and bear it.
Panel 5: Same setting/layout as the previous panel. A moment later, continuing on her thought from Panel 4, she places the potatoes in her mouth and starts to place the fork back down on the table next to her plate.
ROWENA
(with full mouth; slightly more optimistic)
It wasn’t fully terrible though. Then I found that great Executive Director job in Seattle, where I met my primary Leela and fully came out. He was canned a month later for being a creepy C.K.
ROWENA
(Bubble 2; reacting to Panel 6, Bubble 1)
Kinda. But what I meant was that I’m Polyamorous.
Panel 6: Cut to a shot of Mr. Kelly with a raised eyebrow regarding the comment from the previous panel. The last part of the statement in particular catches his fascination, seeking for more info.
NATE
Oh, didn’t know you were Queer.