Issue 23, Page 17
Transcript
1: Sal peeks out his window from between two curtains closed tight.
Sal: They’re laying a trap for me. But I know it’s a trap. I can work around this.
Kay: Sal… This is going too far, it-
2: Sal looks to his side as he listens to his headset.
Kay: No, sweetie, get off the keyboard!
Mow!
Shoo! Off!
Mrooowwwll
…s-Sorry.
3: Sal’s view of the street below shows an empty city cast in darkness, lit by green, algea-filled lights. A darkened figure seems to look over their shoulder at Sal as they walk by; another is sat on the ground against a wall, homeless. Graffiti on a sandstone walls reads “WE’RE LIVING A LIE”.
Kay: Not gonna bother trying to talk you out of it. I just wish I was there to help, to keep you safe…
Be careful out there, stupid lil noodle.
Sal: Always am.
4: His finger taps at his phone to open his media player.
5: He hurriedly gathers things off tables, packing to leave.
Sal: Stupid…
Stupid… idiot… shouldn’t’ve got a hotel.
They knew exactly where I was…
Lyrics: The veil is down
You won’t crawl away this time
Living a lie
This whole world has been waiting
Escaping the dark
Living a god damn lie
Am I bad for wishing that Rebecca and the crew would commission some vocals to actually make these songs and release a full album? Maybe get in touch with HMKids or Stringstorm and figure something out…
Also, unrelated but is there a report feature for these word-salad-ad posts I keep seeing to have them taken down?
talk about goofy over the top paranoia
I’ve got a guess on a twist but I really don’t want to spoil it if I’m right. (Not sure if I’ve posted this already.)