Issue 26, Page 20
Transcript
1: Time has passed and Okpara has shown the Pharaoh evidence of leaks via tablet.
Okpara: …These, in particular, contain information that can only have come from within this facility.
Pharaoh: And you are certain that it is these ‘Doppelgangers’ and not foreign influence?
2: Okpara speaks impassioned.
Okpara: Our screening process and background checks were extremely thorough. I can’t imagine an impersonation by anything less than the abilities we saw in the previous Doppelganger.
3: The pharaoh’s stern expression.
Pharaoh: People can be bought. Anyone can, be they Egyptian security, South African technician, or Martian scientist.
4: Okpara squints.
Okpara: We’re doing our best, ma’am. Everyone is being looked into, and everything’s being accounted for. We’ll find them.
5: The pharaoh again.
Pharaoh: Be honest, Ms. Okpara. How many do you think there are? Doppelgangers, traitors, spies, whatever they are.
6: Okpara looks away and thinks very carefully.
4: As she speaks, Okpara is now seen in the 3d monitor within the Pharaoh’s chambers, an ornate tapestry behind her hologram.
Okpara: Very few, ma’am. I’m certain it’s only one or two in here. Any more would be too obvious.
*immediate thought* it’s all of them. IT’S ALL OF THEM.
One of my favorite suspense/ horror reveals is the one where the traitor doesn’t *know* it was them.
You rarely ever get to see it, but oh, when it works…
INB$ the reveal that the Pharoah herself is a doppelganger
Luckily, This isn’t ancient Egypt, aka Egypt from 500 A.D. + before.
In ancient Egypt, The Pharaoh, after hearing about a spy problem, would’ve rounded up all of the suspects, + killed them on the spot.
*shivers* Ugh. That was a rough time in history. 🙂