Daylight Saving, Issue 2: Part 4.2

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Panel 1: From a sweet look of love as they head toward the part of the theater where their showing's happening, along with a smattering of other people in the same direction...

Panel 2: ...we move to the second date a week later. Mx. Benoit is seated on the couch at Kayla's place, glancing to the right where their love interest is.

KAYLA

(apologetic, to Brie) Sorry I couldn't make the date a little bit more elaborate than I was hoping.

BRIE

(understanding, to Kayla) No worries. This is perfectly fine for me. I understand the grind of opening an exhibit.

Panel 3: Kayla chuckles and flashes a bit of a smile, pouring the second of the supermarket brand wine into the glasses as she replies.

KAYLA

(intrigued) Oh? I thought your mom was an archaeologist of some kind.

BRIE

(Off-Panel, explanatory) That was one of my moms.

Panel 4: Back to Mx. Benoit, shifting slightly in their seat a beat later as they finish the rest of their defensive explanation.

BRIE

(Cont.) My other mom was an artist, mostly watercolors with some...3-D sculpting.

KAYLA

(Off-Panel) Oh nice! My mom was one of the first Sex Ed. teachers in the state of Washington.

BRIE

(Bubble 2) Oh wow! That must have been interesting.

Panel 5: Action shot of Kayla heading back to the living room with both wine glasses; a picture of the kitchen partially visible behind her in the background.

KAYLA

(scoffs)

Try "embarrassing," at least to my teenage self. I've made my peace with it, though not without dealing with teenaged boys making stupid Mrs. Butterworth jokes.

(Bubble 2) ...still can't pour any on my Eggos, thanks to those dummies.

Panel 6: Brie takes one of the glasses a few moments later, flashing a sympathetic glint back toward Kayla as she takes a seat off-panel.

BRIE

(thought bubble) She's definitely far prettier than Mrs. Butterworth. Also, note to self: Find out what Eggos are.

(verbally, nervous) Listen, there's something about me I think you should--

KAYLA

(Off-Panel) Should be starting soon...!

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Panel 1: We move to a shot of the two of them snuggled up close together a short time later as the opening theme to "Star Trek: Voyager" plays off-panel.

KAYLA

(Cont.) This week's another Doctor heavy episode. Some fans on the message board bash the show for being so gung-ho on him and Seven the past few seasons, but I don't mind honestly--.

BRIE

The character's name Doctor?

KAYLA

(Bubble 2) Oh yeah. He's a holographic A.I. who's also the Ship's Chief Medical Officer.

BRIE

(Bubble 2) Ah, makes sense. Still though- seems kinda weird they haven't given the character a name yet.

Panel 2: Slight close-up on Kayla raising the glass up to take a sip as she finishes the rest of her explanation.

KAYLA

(slight chuckle, explanatory) True. They've teased it out giving him one the past few seasons, so it might change.

Panel 3: Back to a similar close-up on Mx. Benoit with a degree of understanding on their face in response.

BRIE

Ah I see.

KAYLA

(Off-Panel) Still not the weirdest thing the show's done though.

Panel 4: Kayla grins from ear to ear a beat later, lowering the glass from her lips and back onto the coffee table.

KAYLA

(Cont.) That belongs to the three-parter where they fought against the Krenim and their time distortion ray. Not to mention...

Panel 5: The young person holds back a deep chuckle a few moments later, taking in the new piece of weird information as Ms. Prince starts to move a little closer on the couch. Then...

Panel 6: ...the deep, bellowing laugh finally spills out a split second later; their right hand coming into the shot, along with part of their wine glass.

BRIE

No way time travel could work like that. You'd need some type of physical presence in the past in order to change it, and...