Issue 8, Page 3
Transcript
1: Inside the car, Julia is driving and smiling while Rhoda stares out the window.
Julia: So. Back at your mom and dad’s house after so much time on that shitty ward bed. How’s it feel?
Rhoda: Fine.
Julia: I’m sure the food’s a lot better.
Been up to much? Get any drawing done or anything?
Rhoda: Some.
2: Rhoda’s blank expression continues, she is clearly still numb from the experience.
Rhoda: I haven’t been doing much. Mostly just trying to sleep all day.
3: Julia shows concern, looking to Rhoda.
4: Julia then puts on a wide, excited smile as her eyes return to the road.
Julia: That’s fine. I found a great big distracting adventure for you to join us on.
5: Julia’s car swerves out of her lane on the empty road.
Julia (from the car): I put that paper here… somewhere.
Rhoda (from the car): Oi, watch the road you psycho.
6: Julia holds up a print-out of an online article, cut off is part of a photo of an old manor house. The article ‘The Haunted Khalid Manor’ written by Ben Claremore is from Weird Web, posted in 2029.
Text body: In the scenic, walled-off town of Sidi Barrani, the legendary Khalid Manor overlooks the Mediterranean in somber solitude. Once a luxurious mansion commissioned by the Pharaoh Kamilah herself, it is now better known for its mysterious history of ghost sightings, strange lights, poltergeists, and gruesome murder.
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