The Community, Issue 5: Part 4.3

Page 129

Panel 1: We move back to a slight close-up on Celia a beat later with some apology in her eyes; her body returning to its normal dimensions.

CELIA

(respectfully, to Jesminder) Right. Anyway...hope I didn't keep you from whatever stuff you were doing there.

CELIA

(Bubble 2; reacting to Panel 2, Bubble 1) Thanks. There's a bit more attached, which you'd probably be smart not to know too much about it. Unless you wanna chalk "committing a crime in another country" off your bucket list.

Panel 2: Jesminder shrugs at the statement, flashing a slight grin that represents a sense of calm and nonchalance on her face.

JESMINDER

(explanatory, to Celia) Nothing I can't do tomorrow, thankfully. Well done with the signs, by the way.

JESMINDER

(Bubble 2; reacting to Panel 1, Bubble 2) I can imagine.

Panel 3: Back to Celia in the same setting/layout as Panel 1 a beat later. She's seen glancing over her shoulder toward a building in the background in preparation to leave.

CELIA

(content) Well. Thanks again for the assist. I can take care of things from here...

Panel 4: Jesminder takes a step forward a few moments later, raising her right arm out in order to flag Celia down before leaving. You can see a bit of blush on her cheeks as she speaks.

JESMINDER

(one last thing) Wait! We should exchange information, in case you're in trouble again or...

Panel 5: Slight close-up on her face a moment later; the cheeks flashing with a little more of the red of a hiding crush.

JESMINDER

(Cont.) Or--just wanna hang out or something.

Panel 6: The young Brazilian woman looks over the young/old woman in front of her with curiosity and a shrug connected to her answer overall.

CELIA

Sure. Me and my friends could always use allies all over the world, especially those with your skillset.

Page 130

Panel 1: Cut to an interior shot the next day of a TV in what appears to be a private plane of some kind. It shows a snapshot of Celia's work on the nightly news.

Caption

(Cont., Celia)

"Never know what crap might be coming on the horizon."

WALSH

(Off-Panel)

It's hardly that threatening. Just some pompous eco-pranksters again...

Panel 2: We move to a shot of JEFFREY WALSH- a thirtysomething Tech CEO dressed in plaid and a pair of shorts and sandals. In the background, you can see a little more of the plane like windows and other seats.

WALSH

(Cont. nonchalant, on the phone) Sentry's nearly fully operational, which will provide a ton of delicious information for us. No government's given any semblance of a damn about my secret project in Italy. We're in a good place--

Panel 3: Same setting/layout as the previous panel. You can see a flight attendant appear in the background, walking over to the uber rich CEO holding a tray.

WALSH

(chuckling) True, there was that little potential scare after USHS was formed. But we lobbied the right Senators and patched that hole up before it became a problem.

(Bubble 2) ...I'm not gonna tell you how. Not on a regular phone like this.

Panel 4: Walsh pauses the conversation a beat later, looking up at the flight attendant who appears standing to the side of his seat. You can see what's on the tray for the first time- an energy drink placed in a tall crystal glass.

FLIGHT ATTENDANT

(to Walsh, tilting the tray closer to arm's length)

Your Rockstar, Mr. Walsh.

WALSH

(smiles, to the Flight Attendant) Thank you.

Panel 5: Same setting/layout as the previous panel. As the Flight Attendant leaves the area, Walsh returns to the conversation raising the glass gripped in his left hand to his lips as he speaks.

WALSH

(Cont., to the mystery speaker) We're just about to land. Send me news on the battery once your government's men are done tweaking with it.

Page 131 Panel 1: We move to an exterior shot of the private plane touching down just outside SFO. You can see one of the planes taking off toward the top right corner of the panel view.

Panel 2: In a three-part set of panels, we see the view slowly pan out toward a sky shot of the very same airport; the action looking more distant than before.

Panel 3: In the second part, you can see more of the city and the Bay Area all around the edges of the panel; the action now looking like nothing but ants.

Caption

(SENTRY 01)

"Protective bubble over admin Walsh, Jeffrey secured."

Panel 4: In the third and final part, we see a wide shot of the entire city filling up the panel; the airport all but a spec at this point.

Caption

(Cont., SENTRY 01)

"Potential threats to the west and southeast neutralized 10.35 minutes ago."

Caption

(Cont., SENTRY 01)

"Will reactivate for meeting in one and a half hours."