Strip 270 -- First Seen: 2009-09-25
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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
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: So, no T-comms, no music players, no video players, no electronic entertainment of any kind?

Reggie: Don't you go stir crazy without any stimulation?

Panel 2
Two-shot of Heinrich and the student to Heinrich's right – 'Student 4', who speaks

Student 4: No sir, we have books – old fashioned, paper and ink books.

Panel 3
Looking at Reggie over the tops of some of the students' heads. Reggie's arms are crossed.
Reggie: Okay then, if the music didn't come from inside the Station, where did it come from?

Panel 4
Wide shot of most or all of the students, squirming in their seats and looking nervously at one another.

No dialog.

Panel 5
Medium close-up of Manjula, looking timidly up towards Reggie.

Manjula: It … it came from outside.


Panel 6
Medium shot of Reggie, with that 'light comes on' expression as the situation becomes clear to him.

Reggie: And how would you …

Reggie: You've heard it too, haven't you, Manjula?

Panel 7
Elevated angle, from behind Reggie, looking at all the students. They are all looking back at him fearfully.

No dialog.

Panel 8
Medium close-up of Reggie, eyebrows raised in an 'aha!' moment.

Reggie: Damn! You've all heard it!