Chapter 1 — Page 17 Worrying Questions
PANEL Back to the common area. SHIP Well that's a worrying question. SHENYA I have plenty of time to worry. (new) But __tonight__, we shall-- SARYA Mommm! PANEL Shenya looks annoyed. SARYA Can I have a pet? (new) And can I name it Stabby? (new, small) Cuz that's what it's gonna do. SHIP Want me to tranquilize her? SHENYA Sss... SARYA Mommm! PANEL We have a series of questions, and we can tell that Shenya is really getting irritated. Perhaps her hiss is threading through the scene rather than in a speech balloon. SARYA (new) How do I know if I'm real or someone's imagining me? (new) Are there more real things or imaginary things? (new) Who's gonna die first, you or me? (new, small) And is it gonna be __glorious__? SHENYA Ssssss... PANEL Let's see the drone again. It would be cool if it had a little injector or something. SHIP C'mon. I'll send my gentlest drone. (new) Just a little squirt, specially formatted for the Human phys-- PANEL Scary Shenya. SHENYA Do __not__ say that word, ship. SHIP Oh right. Sorry.