The Community, Issue 5: Part 4.2

Page 127 Panel 1: From the wooden doors, we see armed members of the Parliamentary Security Department burst inside with guns blazing.

PSD OFFICER

(to Celia, with authority)

PSD- freeze!

Panel 2: A two-part set of panels that moves back to Celia looking at the officers charging toward her. In the first part, she's grinning ear to ear; the braggadocio brimming from every inch of her.

CELIA

(sarcastic) Eu nao falo ingles...pedaços de merda de porco!

Panel 3: In the second part, a beat later, she launches skyward into the air; both hands flashing the bird. Behind her, you can see the formation of smoke a split second before she's set to 'port out.

CELIA

(Cont.) Merda!

Panel 4: We move to a montage of shots of her 'porting through different areas of the Parliament hallway; each one with the same purple smoke in the gap of the panel. One part a hallway...

Panel 5: Another in front of an office a short distance away...

Panel 6: Then one a few feet away from Jesminder near the elevator just as she's evacuating the area. It's the only panel of the montage that doesn't have such smoke in its gap. It ends in the next panel with her...

Panel 7: ...accidentally crashing into Ms. Gupta, who crashes on to the ground; her purse still over her shoulder, albeit barely than before.

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Panel 1: Same setting as the last panel of the previous page. The layout widens a little more, catching both women moving back to a standing position; Jesminder splitting her focus between the mystery woman and making sure everything in her purse is still there.

CELIA

(dusts off her shirt, to Jesminder) Sorry about that.

JESMINDER

(unfazed, to Celia) No worries. Just a minor bump, nothing I haven't had since I was...

Panel 2: A split second after looking up, the young/old woman's body language brightens up immediately recognizing who the woman is.

JESMINDER

(Cont., immediately excited) Oh my God, you're La Dedo Médio!

Panel 3: Action shot of Celia gripping Jesminder by her neck and lifting her off the ground; her fist flexed into a massive bicep.

CELIA

(half grin, threatening) Thanks. You CIA, MI6, ABIN? If you are, then we can dispense with the niceties and just...

JESMINDER

(shakes her head, defensive) No! Just--a fan! If you want, I'd be happy to help you escape whoever's coming at you.

CELIA

(Bubble 2) How?

JESMINDER

(Bubble 2) Well, I...also have superpowers.

CELIA

(Bubble 3) Seriously? You're a bloody stick!

JESMINDER

(Bubble 3) I'm an empathic wizard, for lack of a better term.

Panel 4: Same setting/layout as the previous panel. A few moments later, Celia lowers Jes back down to her feet; her face displaying a mix of curiosity and skepticism.

CELIA

...Show me.

JESMINDER

Alright. This is one of my favorite spells- comes in handy on really bad dates.

Panel 5: We move to a shot of Celia a beat later, looking up somewhere off-panel with the same look on her face from the previous panel. In the background to the right, you can see Jesminder move her arms in a wavular fashion and mouthing something that can't be noticed.

CELIA

(thought bubble)

This should be good for a laugh. I could see how it might be useful for bad dates though...

Panel 6: Same layout as the previous panel; the setting changes to show the two women a good mile away from the Houses of Parliament which is faintly seen in the background. Celia looks around mouth agape, surprised at what happened while Jes in the background settles back to a calm baseline.

CELIA

(stunned) ...Hooooly crap!

JESMINDER

(explanatory) Short range teleport. Probably not as fancy as what you do, but...good in a pinch.

CELIA

(Bubble 2) That is definitely impressive! What's gonna stop them from coming at us?

JESMINDER

(Bubble 2) First: I whomped every electronic device on that floor, including the security cameras. And secondly: the officers are too scared to want to dive any deeper into this weird ass day.