The Stranger:
Page: A panel showing Victor looking at the receptionist. Victor: “No I don’t, but I’m here to arrange one as soon as possible.” A panel showing the receptionist looking at Victor. Receptionist: “And what name shall I put it under?” Victor: “Victor.” A panel showing the receptionist looking at Victor strangely. Receptionist: “Alright, take a seat over there and wait until a doctor is available.” A panel showing Victor sitting in a chair in a row of chairs near the desk. A panel showing the receptionist looking at Victor in the chair. Receptionist: “The doctor will see you now.” A panel showing Victor in an examination room with a doctor looking at him. A panel showing Victor sticking his mouth open while the doctor shines a penlight into it. A panel showing Victor doing jumping jacks as the doctor looks on. A panel showing the doctor handing Victor a piece of paper. (Wits vs Precision contest: 5-1(not obvious) = 4 vs 5+0 = 5) The Doctor: “Well, Victor, looks like I can give you a clean bill of health. Here’s a document for your employer.” Several panels showing Victor walking through the city. A panel showing Victor heading back inside Genescent Postproduction Services. A panel showing the man with a goatee look up from some papers. Goatee Man: “Ah, you’re back with a doctor’s note?”
Presumably, yes?
The Lifebringer:
Page: A panel showing Dora look at the old man. “You were dead at one point. Apparently that glowing tombstone I found gave me the power to reverse death. My name is Dora, what’s yours?” A panel showing the old man look into the distance thoughtfully. Old Man: “Let’s see… population, three billion or so, times one day out of, what was it, fifty years, minus one day divided by… one second, perhaps?” A panel showing the old man jerk his head up in surprise. “Oh! It’s Jebediah.” A panel showing the old man go back to looking into the distance thoughtfully. Old Man: “That works out to… about one hundred and eighty thousand minus eighty-six thousand, four hundred. Not good enough. Ah… how long did your power take to work, again?”
What does Dora say to Jebediah’s rambling calculations?
Anathema:
Page: A panel showing Orion grab the water bottle back up. A panel showing Orion put the water bottle and snake statue into his satchel. Orion: (Well, that was anticlimactic. You’d think they wouldn’t have gotten around to removing the traps.) Several panels showing Orion strolling back through the pyramid. (Wits check: 4+0 = 4) A panel showing Orion exiting the pyramid. Orion: (Well, good thing I could remember the way back. I think I’ll take a closer look at that thing in my hotel room.) Several panels showing Orion riding in a tour bus. A panel showing Orion entering a hotel room.
Anything interesting to do, or timeskip?
Traveler:
Page: A panel showing Octavian look at the farmer. Octavian: “I don’t believe so? I’m still trying to figure out what happened, to be honest. I do assure you, however, that I’m not here to invade anything.” A panel showing Octavian smile, having gotten an idea. A panel showing Octavian look at the farmer. Octavian: “What’s the current situation with Rome?” (Wits check: 4+0 = 4) Farmer: “It’s the capital of the Italian Republic, of course. Twenty-seven centuries old and still standing.”
The what Republic?
The Negotiator:
Page: A panel showing Ethan look at the officers. Ethan’s face is not visible. Ethan: “This is a joke, right? I haven’t even touched drugs, let alone sold them. Where’s your evidence and your warrant? You should at least have those to show before you arrest me!” A panel showing the officer in front look at Ethan in annoyance. An Officer: “We showed a summary of the evidence to a judge, who signed an arrest warrant, which is in the front of the car. That’s how it works. Now are you going to comply?”
Are you?
The Man of Stone:
Page: A panel showing Thrak rushing towards the mammoth. Thrak: “Look out! I save you from mammoth!” A panel showing Thrak grunting and growling at the mammoth, staring it down. Survival (Wits) check: 6-2(difficulty) = 4, 3+0 = 3) A panel showing the mammoth look at Thrak. A panel showing the mammoth turn and head off down a hallway. A panel showing the museum workers look at Thrak in surprise. Museum Worker: “Thank you, but… who are you?”
In unfamiliar world, who Thrak?
Contingent:
Page: Several panels in slight slow-motion showing the nanogoo’s bobbing accelerate. A panel showing Peter look on in shock. Peter: “OH-” Several slow-motion panels showing the nanogoo leap off of the pedestal straight for Peter Pevrett. (Physique contest: 6+0 = 6 vs. 2-1(surprise) = 1) A panel showing the nanogoo slam into and wrap around Peter’s torso and lower arms. [Peter didn’t check the new suit for holes.] A panel showing a square hole on a fingertip of the suit, as nanogoo moves closer to it. A panel showing the nanogoo moving on top of the hole. [If he did, he would have found one.] Several panels showing the nanogoo disappear into the suit through the hole with shock still on Peter’s face, as scientists in the background panic, yell into walkie-talkies, and run out of the glass enclosure. (Physique check: 3-1(difficulty) = 2) A panel showing Peter collapse onto the ground, unconscious.
What does Peter awaken to?
Dr. Mutagen:
Page: A panel showing Burt grab the hamster’s food and water bowls. A panel showing Burt look up from some scientific equipment. Burt: (Nothing in the food and water that could explain this...) A panel showing Burt drawing blood from the hamster with a syringe, wearing gloves. A panel showing Burt drawing blood from another hamster, wearing gloves. A panel showing Burt look up from a different set of scientific equipment. Burt: (Differences between their DNA is at normal levels...) A panel showing Burt drawing blood from himself. A panel showing Burt look up from the same set of scientific equipment as before. (Genetics check: 3+1(equipment) = 4) Burt: (My DNA has definitely changed. I just can’t pick out where.)
What to do now?
The Ringer:
Page: Several panels showing the amnesiac man walk through the building. Amnesiac Man: (It’s strange. I knew how to lock that door, and I know what a door is, but I don’t remember learning that.) Amnesiac Man: (I don’t remember anything, just like a baby. But babies are tiny, and incapable of shooting fire from their hands.) Amnesiac Man: (There’s something that could explain the fire… superpowers. Maybe me and that blond-haired man both have the superpower to launch fire punches.) (Wits check: 4+0 = 4) A panel showing the amnesiac man heading up a stairway into a room. A panel showing the amnesiac man climbing up a ladder towards a hatch. A panel showing the amnesiac man crawling out of a hatch to find himself in the middle of a grassy plain.
Which way will the amnesiac man head?
Cuddle Team Leader:
Page: Several panels showing Sofia in deep contemplation. A row of thought bubble-panels below that in a crayon-like style depicting “The Adventures of Princess Power”. A panel showing the man in a lab coat on the screen. Lab Coat Man: “Yes, it’s a life-changing choice. It’s good to think it over a little.” A panel showing Sofia jerking out of her daydreams. Sofia: “What? Oh, uh… yes, I accept.” A panel showing the man in a lab coat on the screen. Lab Coat Man: “Then meet me at the power testing labs- actually, wait, why are you still in there? They should have let you out after they determined you hadn’t contracted contagious lethal luminescence! Hang on, I’ll be right over, and I’ll show you to the power testing labs myself.” A panel showing the screen turn off and Sofia look around at the walls. A panel showing the door open with the man in a lab coat standing in front of it. A panel showing Sofia and the man in a lab coat walk through the laboratory. Lab Coat Man: “Any questions while we’re walking?”
Any questions?
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