Strip 387 -- First Seen: 2010-03-05
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What Comes Next

The war is over, but This Means War has a ways to go. Novo Paolo/Bubbleopolis is still in a nebula/stellar nursery, no one knows what happened to the planet Sharen (center of the Intergalactic Council), and the status of the now-surrendered Invaders is yet to be resolved. What will they do when they learn their homeworld is basically destroyed? Will Alyss and Li be re-united? How about Diana (the real one) and Otto?

These questions will be resolved in the next few weeks, before This Means War part 3 wraps in late May.

After that, I plan to go BACK in time about 400 years, to when Alyss and Li left their home in the Sol System to colonize a new world on the far side of the galaxy. As one might expect, hijinks ensue. New subtitle yet to be determined, start date sometime in around the start of July. Stay tuned!

A Little House Cleaning

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The Transcript For This Page

Panel 1
A somewhat high-angled shot looking past Buzz perched atop the trolley in the foreground at the girls. Fiorella has taken one of the jump-suits off the rack and his holding it in front of her, the way women do when they're considering a new dress. Doris is looking and speaking to Buzz.

Buzz: When you are ready for breakfast, please let me know what you would like and I will see that it is delivered.

Doris: So Buzz, is there anything fun to do around here?

Panel 2
Same shot. Buzz remains silently perched atop the trolley. The girls are puzzled by the silence and are glancing at each other.

No dialog.

Panel 3
Switch angle so that the girls are in the foreground, Buzz on the trolley in the background. The girls are reacting like someone is dragging fingernails across the blackboard.

Buzz: Ah, that was meant as a joke, wasn't it?

Buzz: hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe

Panel 4
Two-shot of Doris and Buzz, however you can manage it.

Doris: Buzz! Never make that sound again!

Buzz: Yes Doris.

Panel 5
Wide shot. The girls and Buzz and the trolley to the left side; to the right is a large section of the wall that is clearly a framed flat-video monitor, about 120-inch diagonal. Currently displaying an abstract swirl of colors. The girls are turning to look at it as Buzz speaks.

Buzz: The wall screens are voice interactive.

Buzz: The default command initiator is 'Screen,' however you may reset to another initiator.

Buzz: The screen can be queried for information about the Park and its attractions.

Panel 6
Doris stands squarely before the screen and addresses it.

Doris: Screen

Screen: Yes, Doris.

Panel 7
Medium close-up of Doris.

Doris: I wish to address you as 'Computer.' Can you respond like the computer in the original Star Trek TV series?


Panel 8
Two-shot of Doris and Fiorella; Fiorella is gazing at the screen which is off-panel behind the camera; Doris is glancing at Fiorella and smiling a bit sheepishly.

Screen (in a different, retro sort of font): Working.

Doris: I love the classics.