Daylight Saving, Issue 3: Part 3.1

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Panel 1: Same setting/layout as the last panel of the previous page, taken a few moments later. It's here that Kayla glances over off-panel right in acknowledgment of the noise.

KAYLA

(knowing groan)

Ahh ****...!

BRIE

(Off-Panel)

What?

PROTESTERS

(Off-Panel)

Shame! Shame! Shame...!

Panel 2: We move to a shot of the source of the disturbance- a group of religious zealots who had charged past the bouncer and into the club proper. You can see some of the other patrons around them trying to counter the screaming men.

PROTESTER #1

How dare you two befoul this fine eating establishment with your godless ways?

PROTESTER #2

Our Lord will come and smite you and your brethren soon enough, as they will that Brie Benoit.

PROTESTER #1

(Bubble 2)

Till then, we can start with one of his little descendants here. Don't know where you're from, but God made boys to wear pants, not fru-fru skirts--

Panel 3: Sparked by a rush of anger, Kayla starts to leap from her chair in order to properly go into combat with the two of them. The only thing keeping her back is Brie's hand, gripping her left arm.

KAYLA

This is an AB conversation, gentlemen. So, kindly C your way out of it before I show you how my Dad taught me how to deal with small minded pieces of

BRIE

Kay, hold off a little bit.

Panel 4: Action shot of Mx. Benoit rising to stand up a few moments later; their hand dropping to her side after letting go of their partner's one. BRIE (Cont.) I've got the perfect way to settle this.

KAYLA

(Off-Panel)

You sure?

BRIE

(Bubble 2)

Yeah...

Panel 5: Brie stands face-to-face against the would-be zealots who take a step forward toward the young person. You can see a selection of the audience in the bar in the background, watching the situation nervously.

PROTESTER #1

What are you gonna do, beat us up?

PROTESTER #2

(scoffs)

Maybe he'll try to choke us with his little micro dick.

PROTESTER #1

(Bubble 2)

Yeah...not interested, faggot!

BRIE

(thought bubble)

Neither am I...! Your Mom might be interested in finding out how vulgar a tongue you've made. Dollars to donuts she probably taught him though.

(verbally, to the Protesters)

No, I just have a few things to get off my chest- try to calm things down if possible.

Panel 6: Close-up on the young person a beat later, flashing a touch of confidence as they move into their point in question.

BRIE

(Cont.)

For starters, I am gender nonconforming. Which means I'm neither male or female, but an assortment of both elements that fused to create me. And if I so offend your delicate sensibilities brought about by your faith, then by that logic...the God you worship must be worthy of an equivlaent anger.

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Panel 1: Cut to a shot of a Priest sermonizing in some random church in some random part of the world; a visual illustration of Brie's overall point.

Caption

(Cont., Brie)

"I mean, throughout the Old and New Testaments, God exhibits qualities that can be coded as Male and Female by modern standards. A common invocation by the priests often cite God as--

PRIEST

...The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Panel 2: Back to Brie as they go through the remainder of the point with some inquisitive energy behind it. You can see three separate icons representing the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Though before the young person could finish...

BRIE

(Cont.)

You add that with the expressions of gender and sexuality that have stretched longer than either of us have been alive, and--God holds no solid gender as we humans know it. And therefore would be worthy of--

Panel 3:...a swift left hook comes into the shot, connected straight to Mx. Benoit's jaw.

Panel 4: The center of the bar erupts moments later into a prominent fight sparked by the punch. In the upper right area of the ceiling level shot...

Panel 5: ...Brie and Kayla try to make their way over to the exits along with some of the other patrons, avoiding as much of the drama as possible.

KAYLA

That idea promptly went to hell in a handbasket.

BRIE

(sore)

Yeah...still worth saying though. Any media outlets arriving outside?

KAYLA

(Bubble 2)

Not before the cops. That gives us a half-hour to get the hell out of dodge. Panel 6 Just a handful of feet away, they run into Kym who is just as startled by Brie and Kayla as they are of her.

BRIE

(notices Kym's voice)

Your vo...

KAYLA

You with those religious freaks who started this?

KYM

(gagging face)

**** no!

KAYLA

(Bubble 2)

Cool. Get us the hell out of here!