Issue 27, Page 35
Transcript
1: Julia holds her head, grimacing. Mel holds Julia’s arm to steady and comfort her.
Julia: We…
(melissa/i/julia/us)
2: The Man’s expression is mostly unchanging as he stays seated.
The Smiling Man: Slowly, Julia. One thought at a time.
You aren’t really built to be up here.
3: Julia speaks with strained passion. Melissa stays close.
Julia: She cured Melissa… We need her. The Black Mass needs to be stopped.
(helped/cleansed/ate) (give her to us)(we need to be stopped/eat the black mass)
4: The Smiling Man speaking.
Man: You don’t know what you’re asking for.
We, the gods, sometimes struggle to keep her on a leash as is.
In your hands, she’d go out of control.
5: Melissa steps forward.
Mel: We have no choice. We have no other option.
I have to try.
6: The Smiling Man’s unnatural grin.
The Smiling Man: She would rip you apart, mortal.
7: A close-up of Mel’s determined face.
Mel: So be it.
Careful, Melissa. Imagine it would be rather difficult for you to save the world if you’ve been ripped apart.
… now I want to see the Smiling Man’s face as The Black Dog walks in, sits down next to the girls, and gives him a “what, you thought I wouldn’t recognize the folks I’m fate-bound to go into battle with?” look.
I can’t be the only one that thinks Julia and The Man look suspiciously similar, right?
If the Black Dog turns out to be future Julia, tell others I called it now.
In that case, instead of a Black Dog, we’d have a Dark* one.
*Dark: series on Netflix; everyone’s family is dysfunctional, everyone’s unknowingly trapped in a causality loop, one person is their own grandmother/granddaughter, and the finale is very bittersweet.