Issue 17, Page 10
Transcript
1: With the robot facing the shelves, Julia’s hands reach in with a loop of electrical wire, trying to attach it to one of its arms.
2: The robot turns, looking down at it.
Robot: [untranslated robotic alien speech – inquisitive tone]
3: With a flail of its other arm, it is being tugged off camera by the wire.
Robot: [untranslated robotic alien speech – panicked tone]
4: Julia walks down the road once again, away from this building, pulling the robot along by the wire leash. The robot is lagging behind, but not fighting too hard.
Julia: C’mon lil robot, you’re coming to help.
Robot: [untranslated robotic alien speech]
Julia: You know I can’t understand you! Just lead me there and I’ll let you float back to clean all the counters you want.
5: The floating robot keeps pace with her, allowing the leash to run slack.
Julia: Do you know if there’s any water near here?
Robot: <positive blip>
Julia: …clean water. That I can drink.
Robot: <negative buzz>
6: They travel down the bridge. Patchy shadows from within the windows of buildings, no sign of life in the crumbling city.
Julia: Hey, You got a name?
Robot: [untranslated robotic alien speech]
Julia: Right. I don’t know why I asked.
I’m gonna just call you ‘Lily’, that okay?
Robot: …
<positive blip>
Julia: Atta girl!
…Biding its time …
That is one reluctant balloon.
She never checked to see if the suit computer can translate Robot…