Old Scars, Chapter 6: Part 4.2

Page 143 Panel 1: Slight close-up on Mr. Allen's face as he stops from the forward movement of the end of the previous page.

GREM

(Cont., heartfelt) Pretty sure we can find kinship in that ideal.

Panel 2: Louhi is mildly intrigued by the words, sensing some semblance of truth emanating from Grem's speech.

LOUHI

What exactly would this "help" look like?

Panel 3: We move to a shot of the two of them in the middle of the chat, discussing the intricate details of what the partnership would look like.

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(Grem)

"We then talked about the details of it over bowls of Klimppisoppa. Never tried it before- absolutely delicious!"

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(Cont., Grem)

"Anyway, I slipped the name of an organization in the Netherlands fighting for survivors of the Reich's evil, as well as Miriam's crew."

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(Louhi)

"I had my doubts initially about the information he was giving me."

Panel 4: From Louhi's POV, we see a shot of Maarika looking on with love and appreciation right next to Grem as he's speaking. She nods slightly, silently saying- "This will work...!"

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(Cont., Louhi)

"But then a ghostly image of my dear Maarika appeared somehow, and with three simple words...my worries subsided."

Panel 5: T looks on with a slight half-grin back in the present, understanding in full for the first time how this detente came to be.

T

That's sweet. So, what was your part of this partnership?

Panel 6: Back in the present, we see the two of them in the apartment recounting the last bit of story to T.

LOUHI

Along with using my considerable magical expertise and returning the Sampo to its traditional millennial calendar, I provided a means of communication to keep in touch as well as an avenue of emergency whenever he gets into trouble- which knowing him will likely be utilized often.

GREM

(chuckles) I won't try to overuse it. But...yeah, it'll definitely get a workout.

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Panel 1: A two-part set of panels that starts out with Louhi moving her hands in a simple and intricate fashion; the energy crackling from her fingertips as...

Panel 2: ...an eagle figurine lands in the center of Grem's palm. You can see an emerald gem on its chest, which activates the communication portion.

Panel 3: Back to T with another question popping into their heads following the whole story, inspired by their own endeavors.

T

(curious, to Louhi) Now, I was walking through the city center and noticed some of the infected weren't turning back to humans. You know how long it take for them to return to their human form?

Panel 4: A two-part set of panels that consist mostly of a before and after type of configuration. In the first one, we see one turning back from a cockroach to a human in all of its ugly form.

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(Louhi)

"It varies, depending on their ages and individual body types. Most will probably take a day or so to get back to their 'normal' form. Others a few days to a week."

Panel 5: In the second part, we see a group of lizards in a desert-like area of Europe. Some of them hop into the water, others just lay on a hot rock.

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(Cont., Louhi)

"A small minority though may take a great deal longer, if at all."