Old Scars, Chapter 4: Part 4.3

Page 96 Panel 1: The two of them share a quick chuckle a beat after the end of the previous page.

Panel 2: After a brief pause between them, T shifts the conversation back to the task at hand.

T

So, you find a way to get close enough to the Sampo?

GREM

Bits and bobs at the moment. Your lady friend tagging along?

Panel 3: Close-up on T shaking their head at the question; her focus split between Grem and the ground.

T

Nothing against you in particular, Gremlin. It's just, after going through your notebook...

Panel 4: Cut to a shot of Po's face back in the apartment moments before; a look of ironclad certainty in her eyes as she speaks.

PO

I'd very much like to stay far away from magical life threatening crap!

Panel 5: Grem chuckles heartily at the response, respecting Po's honesty at the moment.

GREM

Fair enough. I can still use her fine domicile to rest for the night, yeah?

GREM

(Bubble 2; reacting to Panel 6, Bubble 1) Fantastic!

Panel 6: T chuckles and nods their head at the question, reassuring the sense of unease that was in Mr. Allen's eyes in the previous panel.

T

Of course. Though you're taking the couch.

T

(Bubble 2; reacting to Panel 5, Bubble 2) Now...the "bits and bobs" you mentioned.

Page 97

Panel 1: We jump to a shot of the following night, focused squarely on Grem and T in the middle of the crowd standing in front of the Sampo.

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(Grem)

"Right. We pop up to the site that night, blend in with the crowd...that's the easy part."

Panel 2: Close-up on the two of them a few moments later, showing Grem pulling out a circular metal ball from within.

Caption

(Cont., Grem)

"I've got a rechargeable sonic grenade that could do well to--"

Caption

(T)

"Sonics happen to mess with some of the mechanics in my skull."

Caption

(Grem)

"Ah. Good to know, thank you for telling me."

Panel 3: Same setting/layout as the previous panel. The action from the immortal Irishman is similar, though with a different object in hand: a bright yellow rectangle shaped device with a single loop at the center.

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(Cont., Grem)

"There's another thing I brought I've been meaning to test out that could work here."

Panel 4: Action shot of Mr. Allen a few moments after setting the device, flinging it out to the panel right direction.

Caption

(Cont., Grem)

"I call it the Lughie."

Panel 5: After attaining a proper height in the air, a beam of white-yellow light shoots back down to Earth from within the center of the device.

Panel 6: Back to a wide shot of the crowd moments later; their attention brought toward off-panel right upon hearing singing. You can see T and Grem start to slink through the crowd toward the front of the tree.

HOAGY CARMICHAEL

(singing, Off-Panel) There's a doctor livin' in your town There's a lawyer, and an Injun too...

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(T)

"Holy Hell NO...Not Hoagy Carmichael!"

Page 98

Panel 1: T shudders with a mix of knowledge and disgust, picturing the person in question as they speak.

T

(Cont.) I've seen photos of the man on the music magazines...he screams "supremely creepy" to me.

Panel 2: Grem lets out a quick chuckle, tinged with silent agreement and a curiosity over their suggestion.

GREM

Fair point. I plugged it in mainly 'cause of Betty Horton...I'm open to other suggestions, if you got 'em.

Panel 3: Back to T on a slight close-up compared to Panel 1; the perfect idea popping up right then and there.

T

I have the perfect one...

Panel 4: A two-part set of panels that starts out with a carbon copy of Panel 5 from the previous page.

Panel 5: In the second one, we also see a perfect carbon copy of Panel 6 from the previous page. The lone difference here is in the choice in music for this scene.

SINGER

(Off-Panel, singing) When you walk through a storm, hold your head up high, and don't be afraid of the dark. At the end of the storm, is the golden sky, and the sweet silver song of the lark...