Strip 265 -- First Seen: 2009-09-18
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The Transcript For This Page

Panel 1
Re-establish the scene with Reggie standing and the students seated around him. He is addressing Manjula again. She has a wistful, far-away look.

Reggie: Please tell me about how you discovered Sv Rogers.

Manjula: At the South Pole array, we have decaday solo shifts.

Panel 2
Medium shot of Manjula, still looking wistful.

Manjula: The person for the next shift drives the transport to the station and unloads supplies.

Manjula: The person whose shift is ending, packs up trash and data files and drives out of the crater that holds the station, back to the main research complex.

Panel 3
Flashback panel. The transport, a ground vehicle a bit larger than a Chevy Silverado with large front tires and tank-like treads at the rear, arrives at the Array Station's vehicular airlock.

The Array Station is about the size of a 2-bedroom home, of a futuristic design with rounded corners, but not fancy. No antennae or other external appurtenances. the background is a radio-antenna array somewhat like the famous one in New Mexico. In the distance, we see an inside crater wall.
Caption (Manjula): 'When I arrived, Rogers was not there to meet me. This was odd, but not unheard of.
Caption (Manjula): 'Sometimes people are indisposed or finishing something up.'


Panel 4
Manjula entering the station control room. We see her in a background doorway. In the foreground, on a desk, is the same logbook currently on Reggie's chair, laying open.. Nearby is a control console with various monitor screens, buttons, etc. No holograms.

Caption (Manjula): 'When I got to the control room, I saw the open logbook with something written in large letters.

Caption (Manjula): 'You have the book next to you on the table.'

Panel 5
Medium shot of Reggie, holding up the log-book turned to the entry page, where the students can see it.

Reggie: Is this the entry you saw?

Panel 6
Close-up on the book with its entry, so we can read it:

Entry: Hi Mom! The music started again. My Martian friends are playing strange musical instruments. They say it's hot out there and I should take my clothes off and join them.
See you later,
Bobby