The Community, Issue 6: Part 3.2

Page 146 Panel 1: Seanna glances over at the offending bot (standing to the right of the panel) a few moments later, grimacing in a final twinge of pain as they respond to the machine.

ROBOT

(to Seanna) Given the angle of your right foot, I suspect there were multiple broken bones--

SEANNA

(interjecting, to the Robot) I'm fine, H.E.R.B.I.E.! Just...a sprain.

Panel 2: Cut to a shot from the Robot's eye focused squarely on Watkins a beat later as they're about to step away from the crowd back to their original intent.

SEANNA

(Cont., pained reassurance) You can go back to servicing...hopefully some needy family and not an immensely lazy Silicon Valley douche.

Panel 3: The action continues on from the robot's POV as they move back to their assigned task, framed inside a computer screen in a windowless office somewhere. The only sounds you can hear are the hum of computer servers, and a phone ringing (though that isn't connected to the room as a whole).

Panel 4: Cut to a shot of Jesminder on the phone back in her dorm room, going through a pile of papers about the Northern MPs she alluded to in the previous issue spread out over her bed. You can see a series of scribbles over a few of the papers themselves.

Caption

A Week Later

JESMINDER

(pleading, on the phone) All I need is five minutes of your time, sir. I know in your heart of hearts that this is a bad bill. I can give you the talking points to--

Panel 5: Slight close-up on the young/old woman's face a couple of beats later, scoffing at the mystery speaker's response. The setting and layout around her is similar to the previous panel.

JESMINDER

(Cont., a little more forceful) Come on, don't sell me that Tory junk! 62% of your constituents are in favor of the bill. It's the same with your other constituents. Your colleagues respect you. If you come out on PM, the others will follow suit and--

Page 147

Panel 1: Action shot of her sliding off the edge of her bed, showing off more of the comfortable plaid boxers she's wearing and socks alongside the vintage Bon Jovi T-Shirt.

JESMINDER

(sighs, empathetic) I understand the duel pains in the arse of party leadership and fundraising. My grandma was actually a politician...an MP in India, back in the '80s. She used to tell me how much she despised having to sweet talk "rich asswipes" on her first campaign; never took a single corporate cent after that.

Panel 2: In a standing pose, we see Jes shift back into the full persuasion mode of her former life. You can see a section of the window behind her in the background; a touch of yellow from the street light coming in.

JESMINDER

(Cont.) My point is- you and your friends help torpedo this bill...I'd try to make sure we send some money your way for your election. Would prove pretty helpful, given how tight things are with your challenger according to the latest Opinium poll.

Panel 3: Same setting/layout as the previous panel. After a period of time, Ms. Gupta is satisfied by the answer coming from the other end.

JESMINDER

Tea time tomorrow at Lyle's...see you there.

Panel 4: Cut to a shot of her the next day, walking up to the front of the restaurant dressed in a light coat covering a shirt and a pair of leggings. She looks at one of the customers passing her by, dressed in a jet black bespoke suit with an equally rich and well tailored hairstyle.

JESMINDER

(thought bubble) Looks like 1% hell...probably should spruce up accordingly.

Panel 5: Same setting as the previous panel. The layout widens out to show the rest of her body, and the nice black and white pinstripe pantsuit and green skorts that have appeared magically. She's also holding a green purse similar to the green on India's national flag.

JESMINDER

(smiles) This'll do.