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At first, I had a rather elaborate vision of what he looked like -- long, straight white hair, strong features, long coats and stylish like the matrix -- but after more time, he's become more similar to a conventional businessman. Simple short haircut, suits, and younger, mid 30's. I'm not sure what kind of mental picture you might have yourself, so feel free to play with his appearance. | At first, I had a rather elaborate vision of what he looked like -- long, straight white hair, strong features, long coats and stylish like the matrix -- but after more time, he's become more similar to a conventional businessman. Simple short haircut, suits, and younger, mid 30's. I'm not sure what kind of mental picture you might have yourself, so feel free to play with his appearance. | ||
===Panel 1=== | ===Panel 1.1=== | ||
The left eye of his mirrored glasses. We can see the light of an open door in the background reflected in the lens. | The left eye of his mirrored glasses. We can see the light of an open door in the background reflected in the lens. | ||
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===Panel 2=== | ===Panel 1.2=== | ||
The figure of a man now casts a silhouette in the doorway. The speech bubble comes from the bottom (off panel), of course, not the small figure we see reflected in the sunglasses. | The figure of a man now casts a silhouette in the doorway. The speech bubble comes from the bottom (off panel), of course, not the small figure we see reflected in the sunglasses. | ||
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:Grieve, come in and stand still. (the tail of speech balloon leads to avatar's mouth, in the next panel.) | :Grieve, come in and stand still. (the tail of speech balloon leads to avatar's mouth, in the next panel.) | ||
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===Panel 3=== | ===Panel 1.3=== | ||
Horizontal, the rest of avatar's head, including the mouth hidden by his folded hands. This is the most text driven panel of the page -- which makes sense, because avatar is always shielding himself from observation and instead trying to lead others with words, right? | Horizontal, the rest of avatar's head, including the mouth hidden by his folded hands. This is the most text driven panel of the page -- which makes sense, because avatar is always shielding himself from observation and instead trying to lead others with words, right? | ||
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:Thank you. First, I wish to state how grateful I am to you for making me aware of the board's coup against me. It's been dealt with, and I'll soon deal with them. I assumed I had learned to expect disappointment from human behavior, but it seems life will forever outpace my imagination. The only thing working in the board's favor is that they're too stupid and petty to merit the effort it would take to punish them. They're no better than children, really. And I don't have time for them. | :Thank you. First, I wish to state how grateful I am to you for making me aware of the board's coup against me. It's been dealt with, and I'll soon deal with them. I assumed I had learned to expect disappointment from human behavior, but it seems life will forever outpace my imagination. The only thing working in the board's favor is that they're too stupid and petty to merit the effort it would take to punish them. They're no better than children, really. And I don't have time for them. | ||
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===Panel 4=== | ===Panel 1.4=== | ||
Avatar's elbows on the table, etc. His name plate ("Jonathan Blackwater"), a official-looking file, other junk. The surface of the desk. The file reads: "WCG tier 3 access only" "Projected near-term consequences of the global atmospheric crisis" date 2047 or something, etc. "urgent action" | Avatar's elbows on the table, etc. His name plate ("Jonathan [[User_talk:Geyser/Test#Blackwater|Blackwater]]"), a official-looking file, other junk. The surface of the desk. The file reads: "WCG tier 3 access only" "Projected near-term consequences of the global atmospheric crisis" date 2047 or something, etc. "urgent action" | ||
;Avatar | ;Avatar | ||
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==Page 2== | ==Page 2== | ||
===Panel 1=== | ===Panel 2.1=== | ||
Upper body reaction shot of Grieve, who looks both pained and slightly stunned. Keep avatar's face off the panel but include the side of his body, so we can see that Grieve is looking at him. It's by reading avatar's body language (and the last spoken line), that Grieve is aware of how unhappy Avatar is in. | Upper body reaction shot of Grieve, who looks both pained and slightly stunned. Keep avatar's face off the panel but include the side of his body, so we can see that Grieve is looking at him. It's by reading avatar's body language (and the last spoken line), that Grieve is aware of how unhappy Avatar is in ("in"??? [[User:Geyser|geyser]]). | ||
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===Panel 2=== | ===Panel 2.2=== | ||
Head and shoulders of Grieve from the front. He has brought his hand up to the side of head, which is slightly lowered as if he had a headache. His stunned look is more like tired now (thinner eyes, etc) | Head and shoulders of Grieve from the front. He has brought his hand up to the side of head, which is slightly lowered as if he had a headache. His stunned look is more like tired now (thinner eyes, etc) | ||
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:John, man... I dreamed about this. Anyone would. But these circumstances -- maybe nobody's saying anything, but I know you're hurting. | :John, man... I dreamed about this. Anyone would. But these circumstances -- maybe nobody's saying anything, but I know you're hurting. | ||
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===Panel 3=== | ===Panel 2.3=== | ||
;Grieve | ;Grieve | ||
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:Sir. | :Sir. | ||
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===Panel 4=== | ===Panel 2.4=== | ||
;Grieve | ;Grieve | ||
: You built everything here yourself, with your own money, in your own lifetime. There's not a transnational in the world even close to this. It's next to impossible in the global economy. What you've done, in this day and age... it's art. Inspiring. You poured your life into it. Yet you're just going to turn your back on it, like it was nothing -- | : You built everything here yourself, with your own money, in your own lifetime. There's not a transnational in the world even close to this. It's next to impossible in the global economy. What you've done, in this day and age... it's art. Inspiring. You poured your life into it. Yet you're just going to turn your back on it, like it was nothing -- | ||
===Panel 5=== | ===Panel 2.5=== | ||
;Avatar | ;Avatar | ||
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: Bullshit. You're revising. You liked the work here. It was a challenge. You told me that yourself, John! What's so different? | : Bullshit. You're revising. You liked the work here. It was a challenge. You told me that yourself, John! What's so different? | ||
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===Panel 6=== | ===Panel 2.6=== | ||
Reaction shot. Avatar is sizing up Grieve, who is more emotional than him despite the circumstances. | Reaction shot. Avatar is sizing up Grieve, who is more emotional than him despite the circumstances. | ||
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==Page 4== | ==Page 4== | ||
===Panel 1=== | ===Panel 4.1=== | ||
;Christine | ;Christine | ||
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: (looking back at avatar's office, in deep thought) | : (looking back at avatar's office, in deep thought) | ||
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===Panel 2=== | ===Panel 4.2=== | ||
;Christine | ;Christine | ||
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: Christine, what happened, exactly? | : Christine, what happened, exactly? | ||
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===Panel 3=== | ===Panel 4.3=== | ||
;Christine | ;Christine | ||
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: How does that make things any different? | : How does that make things any different? | ||
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===Panel 4=== | ===Panel 4.4=== | ||
;Christine | ;Christine | ||
: She died right next to him, Tony. Slowly, and he couldn't do anything. It was bad. I saw him in hospital. Full restraints, hallucination, sedation -- and then, all of a sudden, bam. Nothing. It was like he flipped a switch. He just signed his papers and left. But his eyes, his eyes weren't any different. It's awful to see, and it scares me. And I can't say anything to him. Because it's not like he's doing anything wrong. There's not a question he'll avoid, or not have the right answer for, but at the same time, it's like he's amputating something (emotional courage? empathy?) -- but it's so fuzzy, I can't say what. It's frustrating. | : She died right next to him, Tony. Slowly, and he couldn't do anything. It was bad. I saw him in hospital. Full restraints, hallucination, sedation -- and then, all of a sudden, bam. Nothing. It was like he flipped a switch. He just signed his papers and left. But his eyes, his eyes weren't any different. It's awful to see, and it scares me. And I can't say anything to him. Because it's not like he's doing anything wrong. There's not a question he'll avoid, or not have the right answer for, but at the same time, it's like he's amputating something (emotional courage? empathy?) -- but it's so fuzzy, I can't say what. It's frustrating. | ||
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===Panel 5=== | ===Panel 4.5=== | ||
;Grieve | ;Grieve | ||
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: Tony, there's a lot to take care of today. John wants to refocus the factories on disaster relief. He chose you because you understand the technicalities of this better than anyone else. | : Tony, there's a lot to take care of today. John wants to refocus the factories on disaster relief. He chose you because you understand the technicalities of this better than anyone else. | ||
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===Panel 6=== | ===Panel 4.6=== | ||
;Grieve | ;Grieve | ||
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==Page 5== | ==Page 5== | ||
===Panel 1=== | ===Panel 5.1=== | ||
;Christine: Me? Oh, Steve and I aren't really serious... | ;Christine: Me? Oh, Steve and I aren't really serious... | ||
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;Grieve: Has he been on hold this whole time? | ;Grieve: Has he been on hold this whole time? | ||
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===Panel 2=== | ===Panel 5.2=== | ||
;Christine | ;Christine | ||
: Aheh -- guess so... | : Aheh -- guess so... | ||
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===Panel 3=== | ===Panel 5.3=== | ||
;Grieve | ;Grieve | ||
: You're not in trouble, Chrissy. Especially not when the world is falling apart around our ears. Don't forget this is only a job, alright? I won't be long. | : You're not in trouble, Chrissy. Especially not when the world is falling apart around our ears. Don't forget this is only a job, alright? I won't be long. | ||
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===Panel 4=== | ===Panel 5.4=== | ||
;Christine | ;Christine | ||
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: Of course, love. | : Of course, love. | ||
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===Panel 5=== | ===Panel 5.5=== | ||
Grieve leaving the office, looking thoughtful. | Grieve leaving the office, looking thoughtful. | ||
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===Panel 6=== | ===Panel 5.6=== | ||
Grieve and an exhausted looking bike courier in an elevator | Grieve and an exhausted looking bike courier in an elevator | ||
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==Page 6...== | ==Page 6...== | ||
(fast-forward 4 years to [[User:Geyser/Test2|HERE]]) | (fast-forward 4 years to [[User:Geyser/Test2|HERE]]) | ||
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