Old Scars, Chapter 2: Part 2.1

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Panel 1: Just as she's about to leave, Miriam turns back to her friend over near the table with a single assumption that pops into mind.

MIRIAM

(assumptive) I'll make sure your darling Athena's taken care of till you return.​

Panel 2: Grem grins from ear-to-ear, nodding slightly at the assumption; his right hand pushing the plate aside as the opposite hand reaches out to the newspaper. You can see Athena resting next to the plate to the left of the panel.

GREM

(glancing at Athena lovingly) Of that I have no doubt! With luck, I'll have this maybe Sampo thing wrapped and sorted in time to help you here if needs be.

Panel 3: A short time later, we see Mr. Allen in the Isle revving the engines before taking off.

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(Miriam)

"And with your normal luck...my comm will be open and ready to bail you out- same with Athena."

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(Grem)

"Hahaha...aye!"

Panel 4: We see the Isle flying off into the partly cloudy sky moments later. You can see parts of the tops of buildings in the bottom sides of the panel view.

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(Miriam)

"Go néirigh an t-ádh leat...!"

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(Grem)

"Right back at ya, old friend. See ya in a few weeks."

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Panel 1: Grem looks out a short time later at the sky, getting a good look at the navigation on the way to his destination.

GREM

Northwest at 100 kilometers...should be enough, with the solar upgrades, to get me to southern Russia in a few days before a refuel. Maybe a day, if I--

Panel 2: In the middle of his thought, a white blur slashes past the ship causing him to awkwardly straighten things out before it could crash.

Panel 3: Cut to a shot form the Irishman's perspective on the ship- now in a holding pattern- of an ivory white comet blazing across the late afternoon sky.

GREM

(thought bubble) You must be the infamous Ghost Rocket...quite pretty! ​

Panel 4: Action shot of Mr. Allen putting the proverbial hammer down on the gas; a glint of potential discovery in the young/old man's eyes.

GREM

Let's see if I can't get a closer look at it.​

Panel 5: We see a snapshot of the Isle a short time later, charging at the mystery white object as fast as it possibly can.

Panel 6: We see the same scene as the previous panel, taken a little bit longer. The difference here is that the Isle is closing in on the mystery white meteor.

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(Grem)

"Okay. It's got a much rockier exterior than I surmised originally..."