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FETCH CAN SYNC
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OTHER THINGS
FOR YOU.

THAT'S LIT.
THINK IT STILL
WORKS?
FETCH LOOKS
LIKE HE'S OLDER THAN
MY DAD. SMARTPHONES
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GENERATOR DAD HATES HIM FOR ALL THE REASONS Т
COME FROM? THINK HE'S GREAT. HE'S FLAMBOYANT AND
Y FUN AND A WEALTHY, SUCCESSFUL INVENTOR
WHO HAS GOOD LUCK WITH INVESTMENTS.

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THAT'S PULLHONKY.
T TOLD HIM HE'S
GOING TO WISH HE
НАР ΟΝΕ...

I GOT IT IN
OLYMPIA. YOUR DAD'S
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YEARS YOU DON'T
NEEDIT...

DAD'S JUST A CONTRACTOR AND DAD'S ALWAYS TRIED

HAS TO WORK A LOT MORE THAN TO CRAM THAT TYPICAL
HE WANTS TO IN ORDER TO BOY STUFF LIKE CARS
AFFORD THIS HOUSE AND THE AND SPORTS DOWN MY
EXPENSIVE CARS HE LOVES. THROAT. BUT РАВЕ5
ALWAYS ACCEPTED ME
THE WAY Т AM.

HOW
ABOUT THAT RAIN
WE GOT LAST WEEK
+ + + THEY'VE FOR HALLOWEEN? OF
EEN SAYING THE COURSE YOUR DAD
WON'T LISTEN.

OH! T HEARD
YOU GOT YOUR
FIRST BABYSITTING
WELL, NOW THAT 616. GLAD YOU FINALLY
THE GENERATOR IS BROUGHT YOUR OLD
SET UP AND T MAN AROUND.
KNOW YOU'RE
HOME SAFE,
T'LL HEAD OUT.

WELL, ONCE YOU

THREW YOUR TWO
CENTS IN, IT WAS
THREE AGAINST ONE.
ти SITTING FOR THE
MCNALLYS’ KID NEXT
WEEK-JAKE? THEY
NEED SOMEONE TO
WATCH HIM ON
SATURDAYS.
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I 60 WAY PACK. MAYBE FRIEND HAS A IT'S A МІСЕ SHIH TZU,
ТЦ. STOP BY SOMETIME, SHIH TZU THAT'S OKAY? THE ONE NEXT
BRING РУ MY NEW PUPPY. GOING TO HAVE DOOR GOT OUT AND
T'VE BEEN THINKING PUPPIES SOON. ATTACKED ME ONCE.
SERIOUSLY ABOUT Т НАР TO GET TEN
GETTING A DOG. STITCHES!

AH, NO DOG OF
MINE WILL BE LIKE
REALLY? THAT SNAGGLE-TOOTHED
COOL! MONGREL. REMEMBER,
ΤΗΑΝΕ...
ΓΝ

.. THE
MAGIC FINGER
OF LUCK.

"SORT OF" A JOKE

“THE MAGIC FINGER OF LUCK” HAS BEEN SORT BECAUSE HE'S CALLED
OF A JOKE SINCE DARE USED IT TO TAP A CLAW ON IT ANYTIME HE E
MACHINE WHEN Т WAS FOUR AND DECLARED WANTED THINGS TO GO
THAT THE MAGIC FINGER OF LUCK WOULD WIN HIS WAY AND IT PRETTY
ME A STUFFED OCTOPUS, AND THEN І DID. MUCH ALWAYS WORKED.

| BUT MAYBE IT'S NOT JUST

| Luck. MAYBE IT'S ALL PART
OF SOMETHING BIGGER . . .
 EVERYTHING MACHINES AND
TOCONNECT S
THE ZERO CONSCIOUSNESS
POINT FIELD... .

DARE HAS THE

MAGIC FINGER OF
LUCK. Г HAVE
THESE PLANTS.
THEY'RE THE
KEY, OR AT LEAST
THE CATALYST.

THEY WON'T HELP

ME TONIGHT,
THOUGH. I NEED ከ
TO REVIEW WHAT
I KNOW ABOUT.
RANDOM EVENT
GENERATORS.

Же መ
МУ LAST JOURNAL МО. H ГМ EITHER ON THE
ENTRY ON THE RIGHT TRACK OR Т'М NOT.
EXPERIMENTS . . -

I HAVEN'T Š q AND 2 IF NOT, Т

MISINTERPRETED PON'T WANT ТО
KNOW WHAT
WHAT I'D GOTTEN,
HAVE T2 ΄ TRACK I'My ON.

THE WAY I WAS

DRAWN TO THAT
PLACE COULDN'T
HAVE BEEN A
COINCIDENCE.
MONDAY MORNING . . .

NICE TO SEE YOU

MADE IT HOME ALIVE
LAST NIGHT.

KNOWN AS THE
ZERO POINT
FIELD...

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THE ODDS? NOMPLD OF SCIENCE

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,
NOTHINGNESS.

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SPACE OF MATTER AND
ENERGY, YOU STILL FIND,
IN SUBATOMIC TERMS, A
PUNCH OF ACTIVITY.

А
BI E
 GOOD. SO THIS
ENERGY IS CALLED
THE ZERO POINT FIELD KIMBERLY,
BECAUSE FLUCTUATIONS DO YOU HAVE A
IN THE FIELD ARE STILL QUESTION?
FOUND IN TEMPERATURES
OF ABSOLUTE ZERO.

NOT EXACTLY. ABSOLUTE

ZERO IS THE LOWEST POSSIBLE
ENERGY STATE, WHERE EVERYTHING'S
BEEN REMOVED, AND THERE SHOULD
BE NOTHING REMAINING TO
MAKE ANY MOTION.

THE ENERGY
SHOULD BE ZERO,
BUT WHEN THEY THERE'S ALWAYS
MEASURE THE ENERGY, SOME REMAINING
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wish | had
more time! /

BY NOW, IT'S BECOME

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TO BE COMING FROM RELATED TO
THE ANIMATRONIC. SOMETHING
I'M LOOKING

AND HE'S
CLEARLY
TRYING TO
LIVE UP TO
HIS NAME.
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IS ABOUT HOW REGS
MEASURE WHETHER A
PERSON CAN THINK HARD
ENOUGH TO HAVE AN
EFFECT ON AN OUTCOME
IN THE PHYSICAL WORLD.

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IT'S OKAY

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MORE SPOOKY
THAN OKAY.
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grocery delivery
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ALL OF FETCH’S INTERACTIONS.
I DON'T UNPERSTANP IT ALL
YET, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT
FEEDBACK FOR MY PROJECT
WITH THE ZERO POINT FIELD.

IS IT TIME TO TELL
MY FRIENDS WHAT'S
BEEN GOING ON?
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IT'S ALSO A SC ОЕ WEEKS yUNCLE DARE'S COME
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DOESN'T LOVE
EVERYTHING
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TIME MY ACTUAL DAD |) NEVER COME BY
TOLD ME "GOOD JOB” HERE. HE'S
ABOUT ANYTHING? ALWAYS WORKING.

BUT UNCLE DARE

ALWAYS MAKES
EVERYTHING
SEEM BETTER.
 A COUPLE OF
DAYS BEFORE
CHRISTMAS . . -

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тноченте
TO MY PLANTS,
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TO BE PRANKED. T
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ON FROM YOU OTHER DAY TELLING
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7 COUPLE OF WEEKS
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THE YARD OF THE КІР
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THE RAIN STOPS,
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THAT. HO HO HO.
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SURPRISE IN HIS
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HADI AND CYRIL. TO SAY ІТ. 4
FETCH HAS

WAIT-YOU MEAN
THAT DOG THING2
THAT PRIZE FR-FROM
THE PIZZERIA? IS
THIS A JOKE?

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HAVE SYNCED
WITH YOUR
PHONE,
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I BURIED THIS WEEKS AGO, PLANTS, T THINK.
AND THEN IT JUST SHOWED UP THERE WAS THIS
ON MY PORCH AFTER YOU AND T POLYGRAPH EXPERT,
TALKED ABOUT NEEDING THE CLEVE BACKSTER...
SPIDER TO PRANK TRENT.

YOU'RE NOT
LISTENING.

WHAT IF
SOMEONE WAS IN
THE BUILDING WITH
US AND NOW THEY'RE
WATCHING YOU? ж
MACHINE TO SEE IF HE COULD MEASURE
HOW LONG OSMOSIS TOOK. ALTHOUGH HE
DIDN'T LEARN A THING ABOUT OSMOSIS, HE
STUMBLED UPON SOMETHING ELSE
SOMETHING SUPER...

AND
BUGGED
YOUR PHONE,
тоо?
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ANYTHING ELSE
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IF WE CAN FIGURE
OUT WHAT IT
MEANS FOR THE
REAL WORLD. TO
THIS END, WE'RE
GOING TO TALK
ABOUT REGS. INSTEAD OF HEADS ONCE THE PULSES
OR TAILS, REGS V АРЕ IN BINARY CODE,
А RANDOM PRODUCE A POSITIVE THEY CAN BE STORED AND
EVENT GENERATOR, OR NEGATIVE PULSE, COUNTED. RESEARCHERS
AND THEN TURN THE BUILT THE REGS AS A WAY
PULSES INTO ONES AND OF STUDYING THE IMPACT
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TO GET A SMALL REG, UP. PARTNERS, MAKE
AND NOW IT'S TIME TO | SURE YOU ALL HAVE
DO SOME INTENTION NS EACH OTHER'S PHONE
EXPERIMENTS WITH IT. ` NUMBERS SO YOU
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ASSIGNMENT + + ISTO
WITH THESE LITTLE ATTEMPT TO
MACHINES... CONTROL THEM
WITH YOUR
MINDS.

ZEROES OR ONES, RECORD

YOUR RESULTS, AND THEN
WRITE A PAPER WITH YOUR
PARTNER ON HOW SOME
ASPECT OF REG RESEARCH
HAS IMPACTED SOCIETY.

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SHOULD WRITE LOVE BEFORE, I AM NOW.
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INFLUENCE WORLD
DISASTERS.
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THAT'S
PERFECT.
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BEEN DOING EXPERIMENTS BACKSTER BURNED A PLANT AND REACTED WHEN НЕ
AT HOME ALREADY. TRYING GOT А REACTION, BUT NOT JUST MERELY THOUGHT
TO REPLICATE THE WORK IN THE BURNED PLANT. THE ABOUT BURNING
OF CLEVE BACKSTER. OTHERS REACTED, TOO! THEM!

HE HOOKED
UP A POLYGRAPH
TO HIS PLANTS AND
DISCOVERED THEY
CAN SENSE OUR
THOUGHTS.
YEAH, T KNOW! MOST
PEOPLE DIDN'T BELIEVE
PLANTS BECAUSE BACKSTER, BUT HE MOVED ON
SHE SAYS IT MAKES TO HUMAN CELLS, AND HE
THEM GROW PROVED THAT CELLS CAN
FASTER. SENSE THOUGHTS, TOO.

γ΄ S0 IF CELLS HAVE I SWEAR T YEAH. I'VE BEEN

CONSCIOUSNESS, WHY HAVE A COUSIN EXPERIMENTING WITH
COULDN'T THEY INFLUENCE WHO'S PSYCHIC. IT, TOO. MY LIFE IS 6000, BUT
A MACHINE? THE FIELD WOULD THERE'S ALSO STUFF T HATE,
EXPLAIN THAT? НЕЕ МУ DAD AND-WHATEVER.
JUST STUFF.
T STARTED
TRYING IT MYSELF. 90 LIKE WITH MY PLANTS, Т.
IT ACTUALLY WORKS. STARTED CONCENTRATING, REACHING
MY PLANTS KNOW WHAT OUT TO THE FIELD, THINKING ABOUT
тм THINKING ... THINGS T WANTED AND SEEING
IF TIGOT ANY...

YEAH. I'VE BEEN

SS TRYING OTHER THINGS,
TOO. LIKE THE ZERO POINT
FIELD. RESEARCHERS SAY
IT COULD EXPLAIN LOTS
OF STUFF, LIKE CHI
А AND TELEPATHY...
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WHAT YOU'RE
TRYING TO
Do.
THE
PROBLEM 15,
WELL...

I JUST WONDER
IF TRYING TO GET THE
FIELD TO WORK IS LIKE A
MONKEY TRYING TO FLY AN
AIRPLANE. HE'S GOING TO
CRASH AND BURN BEFORE
| — НЕ CAN FIGURE IT OUT.

| NOT THAT YOU'RE

А MONKEY, T MEAN.
T JUST MEAN QUANTUM
STUFF IS HARD. T LIKE
IT, TOO, AND T'VE TRIED
TO READ ABOUT IT, BUT
1 DON'T GET IT. NOT
REALLY.

HEY! YOU TWO LET'S GET

ABOUT TO SMASH TOGETHER. OVER
FACES OVER HERE THE WEEKEND TO
OR WHAT? TALK MORE ABOUT
THE PAPER?

SHUT UP
YOURSELF.
YOUR TIME'S UP.
OUR TURN.
 FIGURES THAT
PEACE FROM FETCH
COULDN'T LAST... -

ALL OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION

What's too WAS TOO EASY? WHAT DOES FETCH
easy? MEAN? THE CONVERSATION WITH
KIMBERLY? IS HE SAYING I'M MAKING
THE ZERO POINT FIELD TOO EASY?

| Allofthe

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AND WHY DO
I CARE ABOUT
THE OPINION OF
AN ANIMATRONIC [=
DOG, ANYWAY?
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Wi. = የ2 я Pick

I HAVE ТО GET TO
DARE. AND Г CAN'T
ASK MY PARENTS
FOR A RIPE.

MAYBE MRS. PETERS.

IT'S THE MIDDLE ОҒ THE
NIGHT, ВИТ SHE'S ALWAYS
BEEN NICE TO ME, DESPITE
THAT DOG OF HERS..-
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I'M SORRY. IT'S

NOT THE END OF THE
WORLD. I'M JUST SHOCKED,
IS ALL. IT'S YOUR UNCLE
DARRIN. YOU WON'T
BELIEVE THIS!

IT TORE
OFF HIS
FINGER!
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DARE'S IN SURGERY TO SO ГМ GOING TO
REPAIR THE DAMAGED WORK UNTIL THEN.
NERVES AND SEW YOUR. FATHER'S
EVERYTHING UP. ALREADY OUT.
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I COULP FIGURE OUT. GUIDED TO THAT RESTAURANT? OR DID I JUST
THE FIELD WHEN NO COME UP WITH THAT LAME IPEA MYSELF?
ONE ELSE HAS?

NOT. THE GOVERNMENT, NOT.

THE UNIVERSITIES, NOT THE
SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS . - -

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AT SCHOOL.

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HAPPENED TO
DARE. IT'S, UH-
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WOULD BE NICE
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SOME LUCK, AND MY UNCLE
HAS THIS MAGIC FINGER OF
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SAID, WELL, T SAID T BROKE INTO MY
WANTED TO PE WITH YOU, HOUSE, AND T THINK
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FETCH IS COMING DAUGHTER.
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YOUR BADGE 15 YOU HANDLING
50 SHINY! THINGS,
STANLEY?

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MIGHT HAVE BEEN MY
LAST CHANCE TO SETTLE
DOWN AND HAVE KIDS
LIKE YOU, AND THEN
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ALREADY?

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ORDER АТ LUIGI'S
THE OTHER NIGHT
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ME, IT'S PEEN A WHILE
SINCE A GIRL SAID THAT
TO МЕ. TOO BAD YOU'RE
TINY AND NOT AN ACTUAL
HUMAN BEING. KIND OF
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TOO...

YOU'RE SO
WARM AND
SQUISHY!

YEAH, T MIGHT
HAVE GAINED SOME
WEIGHT SINCE AMBER
DUMPED МЕ...

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RIGHT. MAYBE IT'S TIME
TO END THE EMOTIONAL
EATING, GET BACK
TO THE GYM.
YOU COULD
BE A 6000
INFLUENCE
ON ME.
TAKE ME
HOME WITH
You!

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DO THAT, LITTLE
DOLLY. IT'S ALMOST
LIKE YOU WERE LEFT
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FOR ME. PRESENT, AND
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MAYBE YOU BELONG TO THE T'VE EVER SEEN
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LITTLE DOLLY.
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WAS GOING
TAKE ME
HOME WITH
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YOU STAY PUT ON
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SHIFT IS OVER, エレ ルレ
TAKE YOU HOME
WITH ME.
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IT'S NAPTIME.
NIGHTY NIGHT.
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GREENBLATT'S DELI?
WHERE'S DUTCH GIRL
DRY CLEANERS?

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AND TODD 15 BOWLING
TONIGHT. I MADE A POT OF
CHILI AND CORN BREAD. Т
THOUGHT T MIGHT BRING
SOME OVER AND WE
CAN HAVE DINNER
TOGETHER.
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BRO. HANG ON,
LET ME PUT THIS
CHILI ON THE STOVE
TO HEAT UP, AND
THEN T'LL HELP
YOU CLEAN UP.

YEAH, Т
KNOW THAT,
BUT
 I DRAW THE
LINE AT TOUCHING
YOUR DIRTY SOCKS
AND UNDERWEAR,
THOUGH. THOSE ARE
YOUR PROBLEM.
YOU REST.
YOU LOOK LIKE
DEATH HOLDING
А CRACKER, AS
GRANNY USED
TO SAY.

NOT THAT Т
EVER UNDERSTOOD
THAT PHRASE. WHY
WOULD THE GRIM
REAPER NEED A
SNACK? HE'S A
SKELETON.

MELISSA,
IT'S NOT YOUR

NO, BUT IT /5 МУ JOB

TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE
OKAY, AND T HAVEN'T BEEN
DOING MY JOB. T CLEARLY
SHOULD HAVE COME OVER
EARLIER AND CHECKED A
THINGS OUT.
BECAUSE
YOU, BROTHER
OF MINE, ARE
DEFINITELY
NOT OKAY.
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AUDIENCE. MY
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AREN'T.

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YOU WERE CONSTANTLY
WOLFING DOWN.
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SOMETHING WAS
WRONG AND HE WAITED
MONTHS BEFORE SEEING
А POCTOE. AND BY THEN, /
IT WAS TOO LATE
TO HELP HIM.
THEY GAVE THE
CHEMO A TRY, BUT
THE CANCER HAD
ALREADY SPREAD.
IT PROBABLY WOULD
HANE WORKED IF
THEY'D GOTTEN
TO IT EARLIER. J
T DON'T
WANT TO
SEE THAT
HAPPEN TO
YOU, TOO.

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BUT YOU HAVE A WHAT. ги GOING TO
WEIRD COMBINATION COME OVER AND CHECK
OF SYMPTOMS. YOUR ON YOU IN THREE DAYS,
THROAT'S SORE, AND AND IF YOU'RE NOT BETTER
YOUR ARMS LOOK BY THEN, ТМ TAKING
ALL STIFF AND YOU TO THE DOCTOR.
SWOLLEN.

ALL RIGHT,
I GOTTA
GET GOING.
I THINK YOU

TONIGHT.

"SEE YOU
IN THREE
PAYS."
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ABOUT IT. BUT
I NEED THE
MONEY... DON'T
JUST THINK
ABOUT IT.
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OBVIOUS?

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THROAT IS, Т FEAR
THERE'S AT LEAST SOME
KIND OF INFECTION.
WE'LL FIGURE X AND THE BLOOD
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Ti +

"HERE ARE SOME ANTIBIOTICS,

BUT IF YOU'RE NOT SEEING A
DIFFERENCE BY MONDAY, T WANT
YOU TO PROMISE ME YOU'LL 60
SEE YOUR REGULAR DOCTOR."
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SAID YOU'RE
А WRECK.

IT'S NOT
SOMETHING TO
JOKE ABOUT,
STANLEY.
SHE
THINKS
YOU NEED TO
60 TO A
DOCTOR.

I WENT ТО A MELISSA ALSO OF COURSE,

WALK-IN CLINIC SAYS YOU SHOULD SWEETIE. IT'S ONLY
THIS MORNING, MOM. GET OUT MORE, SEE BEEN TWO WEEKS.
THE NURSE WROTE ME SOME PEOPLE. ONCE BUT OVER TIME, YOUR
A PRESCRIPTION FOR YOU'RE BETTER, OF HEART WILL HEAL, AND
SOME PILLS. THEY COURSE. SHE SAYS THERE'LL BE SOMEBODY
JUST HAVEN'T НАР YOU'RE LONELY. ELSE. SOMEBODY WHO
TIME TO WORK APPRECIATES YOU FOR
YET. T'M GOING WHO YOU ARE.
TO BE FINE.
T NEVER
THOUGHT I'D
DATE AGAIN AFTER
YOUR FATHER DIED,
BUT YOU HAVE
TO APMIT ...
SHE'S
PROBABLY
RIGHT. IT'S
JUST HARD.
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AMBER YET.

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THIS CHOCOLATE TODAY'S A BIG DAY.
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MY LUNCH. те NEW 15 COMING.
YOURS IF YOU
WANT IT. HEATHER TALKED
TO ME TODAY. ALL T
HAVE TO DO NOW IS
BUILD ON THAT AND
FIGURE OUT OTHER
WAYS TO GET HER
ATTENTION.

I'M NOT
SURE GETTING
HER ATTENTION IS
NECESSARILY А 6000
THING. THERE ARE
DIFFERENT KINDS OF
ATTENTION ...
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YESTERDAY, BUT I DON'T
QUITE KNOW WHAT TO DO
ABOUT HEATHER . . -

он D
NEW KID. SAW HIM EARLIER YEAH... YOU
THIS MORNING. ALREADY
SEEMS POPULAR. SOME
GUYS ARE BORN WITH IT.
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CONTRACTOR.
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HEAD UP THAT DON'T MENTION YOUR
HOTEL COMPLEX OUT-OF-WORK DAD, МІСЕ/
MY DAD BID ON I JUST HOPE I DON'T I INVITED
AND DIDN'T END UP HAVING TO TALK VELSEY TO
GET. ABOUT MY MOM, THE SIT WITH US
HOUSE CLEANER. AT LUNCH.

HE'LL HAVE BETTER

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Т АРРРЕСАТЕ
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IT'S DELICIOUS!

I HEAR THE
FOOD SUCKS HERE,
$0 т BROUGHT
MY OWN.

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WELL, THIS IS A MY MOM MAKES
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НА HA НА. _

I DON'T
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BLOOD.
DEV HATES
IT. IF T DIDN'T
KNOW BETTER,
T'D THINK HE WAS
A VAMPIRE.

НІ, HEATHER.
YOU FIND THAT
BOOK I WAS
TELLING YOU
APOUT?

HEATHER/

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15 THIS WHAT IT'S LIKE

A TO ACTUALLY FIT IN?
ZEE.
 I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN FLOATING
ALL DAY. Т HAVE TO ADMIT, ти GOING TO
KELSEY JUST MAKES YOU FEEL МАКЕ MY OWN
600D. AND HEATHER'S TALKED TO MOVIES.
МЕ TWO DAYS IN А ΕΟΝ...

I DON'T
WANT TO BE
AN ACTRESS.
Т WANT ТО BE
BEHIND THE
CAMERA.

IF YOU'RE IF YOU DECIDE TO

GOING TO MAKE DO HORROR MOVIES, LET
MOVIES, YOU SHOULD ME KNOW. Т. HANE A COUSIN
DO HORROR MOVIES. WHO HAS CLOWN MAKEUP AND
EVEN CAMPY HORROR COSTUMES. YOU COULD DO ል
MOVIES CAN GET GOOD CREEPY-CLOWN STORY-
 STOP.
YOU ARE
UNORIGINAL.
 SHE WHAT DO
ACTUALLY YOU KNOW? YOU
TOUCHED DIDN'T SEE THE WAY
HER HAIR LOOKED
WHEN SHE WHIPPED
IT BACK AROUND
TOLEAVE...

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IT DOESN'T
SOUND LIKE b T DON'T KNOW WHY
IT WAS, ОН... | YOU'RE $0 INTERESTED
IN А GOOD WAY, ኣ IN HER ALL OF A SUDDEN.
тночен? WE USED ТО 3UST IGNORE
ENERYONE ELSE AND DO
OUR OWN THING.

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UH-HUH. NO. ABOUT
1] .
— GET IN WITH
OH! ABOUT
OUR NEW
CLUBHOUSE?

NEVER. А 6000
IDEA. MY MOM SAYS
THAT'S WHEN BOYS
MAKE STUPID
1| MISTAKES. 1
“2 > How ABOUT WE
№7 TALK ABOUT THE НИКЕ
= y .. WE'RE GOING TO DO ON
T'M STILL SATURDAY? DAD SAYS IF WE
NOT SURE GO A COUPLE MILES FARTHER
YOU'RE GETTING NORTH THAN WE NORMALLY
IN WITH HER AT GO, WE'LL FIND A PRETTY
\ ALL YET.

WE COULD ы
есочт LOCATIONS
FOR HEATHER'S MOVIES! DEVON!
YES. T COULD MAKE HER MICK! WAIT
А LIST. THAT SHOULD ue!
MAKE HER HAPPY.
 50, РО You
2
KNOW ALL THE
CLOUD TYPES? WE
LEARNED ABOUT
THEM IN SCHOOL
LAST YEAR, AND
YO, DEVON. ኔ THE ONLY ОМЕТ
YOUR KINDA ` CAN REMEMBER
WEATHER, 15 STRATUS.
RIGHT? 2

MAYBE THAT'S THE KEY TO KELSEY

MAKING FRIENDS WITH LITERALLY МУШ
EVERYONE. НЕ TALKS ТО YOU LIKE А ` IT'Š ТОО EASY.
а |
НЕ ACTUALLY CARES
. N HE'S STARTING TO
REALLY2 OR IS IT \ GET ОМ MY NERVES.
JUST AN ACT?

Ca
DOING NOW?
WE'RE LOOKING FOR
А NEW CLUPHOUSE! WE
USED то GO TO АМ OLD
GAS STATION, BUT IT
\ WAS TORN DOWN. //

А HANGOUT?
WELL, YOU KNOW
THE PEST PLACES
FOR HANGOUTS
ARE ABANDONED
BUILDINGS.

T'VE GOT A
FRIEND AT MY LAST
SCHOOL WHO'S REALLY
INTO URBAN EXPLORING.
T'VE ALREADY ASKED HIM
TO LET ME KNOW IF THERE'S
ANYTHING AROUND HERE
WORTH CHECKING OUT. HE'S
LOOKING INTO IT.
 BUT UNTIL WANT TO HELP ME? DAD SAID HE'D BUY ALL
THEN, T CAN THE SUPPLIES. T JUST HAVE TO DO THE WORK. BUT
STILL HELP WITH [52% IT'S MORE FUN WITH FRIENDS. WE COULD REDO
THE HANGOUT %7 THE WORKSHOP AND MAKE IT A HANGOUT.
Ж LK?
“>

THERE'S THIS BIG, ሥሪ

OLD WORKSHOP BEHIND
THE HOUSE WE JUST MOVED
INTO. IT'S A MESS, BUT DAD
SAID T COULD HANE THE
WORKSHOP FOR PARTIES
AND WHATEVER IF Т
FIX IT UP.

РР HE REALLY JUST SAY, “IT'S MORE FUN WITH

FRIENDS"? MAKES ME TEMPTED TO STAB HIM AND SEE
IF HE'S A ROBOT. KIDS DON'T SAY STUFF LIKE THAT.

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UGH, OR THAT.
WHATEVER.
BUT I HAVE
TO ADMIT...

GLAD YOU
THINK 50. IF WE HELP BUILD THE
HOW ABOUT ・・・ YEAH. HANGOUT AND KELSEY
YOU, DEV? ACTUALLY, THAT HAS PARTIES, WE GET
SOUNDS PRETTY INVITED TO THE PARTIES.
GREAT.

IT ALMOST FEELS TOO

EASY. BUT MAYBE
THAT'S JUST HOW STILL, Т GOTTA
KELSEY LIVES, AND TRY NOT TO GET
AWESOME! T ALREADY ASKED MY NEIGHBOR NOW HE'S FRIENDS MY HOPES UP. LIFE
GEORGE IF HE'D TAKE US TO GET SUPPLIES. HE'S WITH US, AND Т GET HAS A WAY OF
GOT A BIG RED PICKUP TRUCK. YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO BE A PART ОЕ IT. DISAPPOINTING.
TO MISS IT, TOMORROW AFTER SCHOOL.
 TODAY, WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT
JUSTICE. THE CONCEPT
15 GENERALLY DERIVED
FROM MANY FIELDS OF
STUDY. ETHICS, RATIONAL
THOUGHT, THE LAW,
RELIGION, AND JUST
GENERAL IDEAS
OF FAIRNESS.
UNDERLYING ALL
OF THAT, THOUGH, IS
USUALLY SOME KIND OF
GUT FEELING. JUSTICE 16, IN
MOST CASES, INTUITIVE. WE
KNOW IT WHEN WE FEEL
IT. 50, WHAT DOES IT
MEAN ТО YOU?

OKAY, "PAYBACK"
INTERESTING SEEMS A LITTLE
PERSPECTIVE. YES, VAGUE. PERHAPS
HEATHER? IT'S TOO OPEN TO
INTERPRETATION.
WHAT IF PAYBACK
JUSTICE GOES TOO FAR?
BALANCES THE
SCALES. IT REMOVES
THE DOWNSIDE SO
THE DOWNSIDE
CAN'T OUTWEIGH
THE UPSIDE.

I THINK JUSTICE
15 PAYBACK. LIKE,
SOMEONE DISSES YOU,
50 704 HANE TO DISS
THEM PACK.
 он, HEY,
HEATHER.

HOWDY, BOYS.
EXCITED TO GET
TO WORK ON THIS
NEW HANGOUT
KELSEY'S
TOLD ME-
 WHAT ARE
YOU DOING
THIS WEEKEND,
VELSEY?

YOU KNOW,
I'M ል REALLY

WE'RE GOING x. TMAKE

HELPED MYМОЙ
A SURPRISE
TO THE BUILDING MAN CANE FOR
SUPPLY STORE TO
GET WHAT WE NEED МУ DAD.
50 WE CAN TURN AN
OLD WORKSHOP
INTO A GREAT
HANGOUT SPOT.

HOW ABOUT
YOU HANE А
BUILDING PARTY
THIS WEEKEND?
МЕ САМ ALL СОМЕ
AND HELP.

HEY, THAT
SOUNDS GREAT.
I CAN HELP
YOU SET UP A
BARBECUE.

THEN LET'S
60 GET SOME
SUPPLIES.

SURE, ONLY 0H.

PROBLEM IS YOU'RE THOSE TWO
NOT ALL GOING CAN RIDE IN
ኣ THE BACK.

NOPE.
SORRY. THAT'S
AGAINST THE
LAW.
 UM? т THOUGHT YEAH, IT'S A REAL
JUST ME AND DEVON PROBLEM, KELSEY.
WERE GOING WITH BE A JERK AND
YOU TODAY. BLOW OFF THE TWO
LOSERS, OR IGNORE
THE PRETTY GIRLS?

COME ON.
WE CAN SHARE
THE FRONT SEAT.
T'M SMALL ENOUGH
THAT WE CAN BOTH
FIT UNDER THE
SEAT BELT.

\
HOW ABOUT
THIS? WE'LL DO TWO
TRIPS. T'LL TAKE SOME
OF YOU KIDS OVER THERE,
THEN T'LL COME BACK
FOR THE REST. IT'S ONLY ፆገ
А TEN-MINUTE DRIVE. Д
THE WAIT WON'T BE
THAT LONG.

AWESOME,
 SERIOUSLY?
YOU'RE ASKING
ME WHY?
DO YOU THINK
THAT AFTER THE
THIRTY MINUTES IT WILL
TAKE FOR GEORGE TO
DRIVE THEM THERE, COME
BACK FOR US, AND THEN
GET US THERE, МЕРЕ
А GOING TO BE WELCOMED
INTO THE GROUP?
DON'T YOU THINK IT
MIGHT PE JUST A LITTLE
BIT-AND I'M BEING VERY,
VERY SARCASTIC RIGHT NOW
A IN CASE YOU'RE MISSING
IT-AWEWARD2

YEAH, Т SERIOUSLY?
SEE WHAT YOU YOU'RE ASKING
MEAN. WHY DID THAT? DID YOU
KELSEY DO THAT? NOT SEE HIM
MAKE A MOVE ON
HEATHER?

он...т
THOUGHT
SHE MADE THE
MOVE ON HIM.

WHATEVER.
HE WENT ALONG
WHEN SHE SUGGESTED
THEY SIT IN THE

TRUE... SO
DOES THIS MEAN WE
CAN'T HANE OUR CLUBHOUSE
AT KELSEY'S HOUSE?

YES. THAT'S
EXACTLY WHAT
THIS MEANS.
THE WAY HE'S BEEN
ACTING LATELY, IT'S
LIKE SOMETHING'S NOTHING,
EATING UP HIS SMILES LET'S 60!
Ç COOLIO!
ОР... . EATING UP HIS WHAT THE | |
PERSONALITY. HOLDUP2 ДЕ
 I'M THINKING
THIS WOULD MAKE

OF HEATHER'S
MOVIES.

I'M GLAD
YOU'RE FEELING
BETTER TODAY!
YOU'VE GOT
SWAG.

I GUESS Т
CAN LET MICK
IN ON PART OF
THE SECRET.

EAE
COR YOU. ||| йр you
PRING m
DESSERT? )/

HA HA,
NO. NO DESSERT,
SORRY. BUT I DID
FIND US A NEW
WHAT DOES ANYTHING CLUBHOUSE.
HE EVER SAYS MEAN?
BUT I'LL ADMIT, SOME-
THING PRETTY EXCITING
HAS COME UP...
 THAT'S PART OF
THE SURPRISE. T DID
WHAT KELSEY SUGGESTED.
T LOOKED FOR ABANDONED
PLACES NEAR HERE, AND T
| FOUND ONE. T'LL TAKE
YOU THERE ON MONDAY
R SCHOOL.

WEST TOWARD OUR

HOUSES LIKE WE
USUALLY DO-

THAT Bil RD
JUST POO! PED
ON You!
 CAN T HAVE
SOME OF YOUR
 DUDE! You
HAVE A GOOD
| _ NOW TO GET WEEKEND?
GOOD OL’ KELSEY
ON BOARD... .

он... Y
LOOK, GUYS,
T'M REALLY
SORRY ABOUT FRIDAY.
THAT WAS AWKWARD.
T WASN'T SURE
WHAT TO DO.

GEORGE SAID NOT ል

YOU WEREN'T THERE PROBLEM. IT
WHEN HE WENT BACK, ር] WAS AWKS, AND
AND T DIDN'T HAVE IT WONT YOUR
YOUR NUMBERS TO
CALL YOU...
À
WE DIDN'T
MAKE A LOT
OF PROGRESS
ANYWAY. HEATHER
AND HER FRIENDS
WEREN'T MUCH
HELP.

BUTT
STILL DON'T
MIND HAVING
THEM AROUND.
YOU KNOW?
 LISTEN, I'VE FOUND THIS PLACE,
THIS ABANDONED PLACE JUST LIKE YOU МЕРЕ
TALKING ABOUT. WE COULD ACTUALLY USE THAT
AS А CLUBHOUSE INSTEAD OF YOUE PLACE, ዕዬ WE
COULD TAKE SOME OF THE SERIOUSLY COOL SALVAGE
FOR YOUR HANGOUT. RECLAIMED MATERIALS
MAKE FOR SUPER-CREATIVE SPACES.

REALLY? YOU FOUND

AN ABANDONED BUILDING?
THAT'S COOL. T NEVER HEARD
BACK FROM MY BUDDY. ARE
YOU SUGGESTING WE DO SOME
URBAN EXPLORING?

EXACTLY.
WE CAN MEET
AFTER SCHOOL,
OUT BACK. IT'S
NOT FAR. WE
CAN WALK
TO IT.

Дт
 .. + SO IN THE THAT SOUNDS
SHOW, IT'S LIKE AN INTERESTING. KIND
OF UP MY ALLEY, IN
IN WHICH PEOPLE ARE AN EXTREME WAY.
KILLED FOR EVEN
THE SMALLEST
MISTAKES.

он, T JUST
MEAN T LIKE LEGAL
SHOWS, COURTROOM
DRAMAS. T'M GOING
TO 60 TO LAW SCHOOL
60 T CAN РЕ A REAL
JUDGE SOMEDAY.
 ME TOO. HEY,
MICK, PULL OUT
YOUR CELL PHONE
AND SEE IF YOU CAN
FIND ANYTHING OUT |
ABOUT THE PLACE.
I FORGOT MINE
AT HOME.
T DON'T
THINK T'VE EVER
DONE THAT BEFORE.
T FEEL NAKED
WITHOUT IT.

DON'T BOTHER.
THERE'S NO CELL
SERVICE AROUND
THIS BUILDING.

№
[

THAT'S
THE LIFE
OF AN URBAN
EXPLORER.

IT WILL BE
WORTH IT, I
SWEAR. JUST
60 SLOW.

РОМТ WANT ТО
MESS UP YOUR KNEES
POKING THROUGH
THOSE EXPENSIVE,
PRE-TORN JEANS.
 SORT OF. ANIMATRONICS
Like CAN BE POWERED BY PNEUMATICS
ROBOTS? OR HYDRAULICS, SOMETIMES
ELECTRICITY. SOMETIMES THEY'RE
COMPUTER-DRIVEN. 4

YOU KNOW
ALL THAT?

163
 A CHICKEN,
А RABBIT, AND
А DEAR WALKED
INTO A PIZZA

МУ РАР
WORKED ON
AN AMUSEMENT BUT WHY
PARK ONCE. THEY A CHICKEN,
HAD ANIMATRONIC А RABBIT, AND
BIRDS. А BEAR?

WHAT WAS THAT? SOMETHING

KELSEY'S A FUNNY SLITHERING IN THE WALLS?
DUDE, Т HAVE TO PRETTY SURE THEY
ADMIT. TOO BAD- T HEARD IT, TOO
N с BASED ON THEIR
0) EXPRESSIONS.

THE BEST
PART IS
IN HERE.
 LOOK AT
ALL THIS
STUFF!

50 CLOSE... YOU'RE A GENIUS,

MY HEART IS DEVON. T THINK I CAN
POUNDING IN SALVAGE ONE OF THOSE
MY CHEST ... SUITS AND MAYBE BUILD
OUR OWN ANIMATRONIC
FOR MY HANGOUT.

LAST WEEK YOU

SAID "OUR."

THAT'S
NOTHING.
CHECK THIS
OUT.
 IT'S AN
ANIMATRONIC SUIT. IT
HAS ANIMATRONIC, ОМ...
ABILITIES, Т GUESS, BUT
IT CAN ALSO BE WORN
AS A COSTUME.

T'VE READ ABOUT SOME

CUTTING-EDGE STUFF THEY'RE
DOING WITH THESE, WHERE YOU
GET IN AND THE SUIT READS YOUR T DOUBT
VITAL SIGNS AND RESPONDS TO IT WITH THIS
YOUR PULSE AND TEMPERATURE ONE, THOUGH. IT'S
AND STUFF. TOO OLD. T WONDER
HOW IT WORKS.

LET'S DRAG
IT OUT TO THE
MAIN ROOM, WHERE
WE CAN SEE IT
BETTER.

HRRRNOGO<

WELL, WHY DON'T

YOU GO BACK AND FIND
LIDS TO THOSE BINS OF
SCREWS AND STUFF? YOU
CAN STACK THEM UP AND
BRING THEM OUT. WE CAN
TAKE IT WITH US FOR
KELSEY'S HANGOUT.
 WELL, NOT AS COOL,
BUT HIS HAIR'S SORT
ОҒ THETHE SAME
SAME COLOR, AND
HE'S SMILING LIKE YOU USUALLY
Do . IF YOU GOT THIS SUIT
WORKING, IT COULD BE
LIKE THE MASCOT OF
YOUR HANGOUT.
NO LIDS. T'M
W
ШШШ ы,
Τι
HIS ISN'T WHAT
I MEANT TO PO.
 WHY ARE YOU
LAUGHING?

IT'S... T THINK
NEVER I'MIN
MIND. SHOCK.

IT'S STILL I REMEMBER DAD

MOVING. HE'S DRIVING AWAY, FOR I REMEMBER MOM, TIRED.
ALINE. WE HAVE THE LAST TIME. I REMEMBER ANOTHER
TO GET HIM OUT BOX ОҒ MACARONI AND
OF THERE. CHEESE FOR DINNER.

I REMEMBER OTHER
KIDS LAUGHING AND
JOKING. Т REMEMBER
MICK IN OUR GAS
STATION CLUBHOUSE.

I REMEMBER HEATHER
SAYING MY NAME.
I REMEMBER...
“JUSTICE IS PAYBACK."

THAT'S ALL Т
WANTED. KELSEY
HURT ME. І JUST
WANTED A LITTLE
SCARRING.

“ACCIDENTS
HAPPEN.”
4

ACCIDENTS
HAPPEN.
 WHAT
DOES THAT
MEAN?!
DID
YOU PLAN
THIS?

WHEN Т
WAS HERE
BEFORE, T FOUND
THE SUIT, AND L
TRIED TO PUT You 50
KNEW
THE ARM ON. WHAT WOULD
THE SUIT HAS APPEN?
THESE LOCKING BARRE
THINGS INSIDE.
ONCE YOU SNAP IT IN
PLACE, IT'S ALMOST
IMPOSSIBLE TO
GET IT OFF BY
YOURSELF.

I ONLY
WANTED TO
SCARE HIM.
I THOUOHT HE'D
GET LOCKED IN AND
WE'D LEAVE. MAKE BUT
HIM FEEL...MAKE NOT
HIM FEEL...

HE'S STILL
ALIVE. WE HANE
TO GET HELP!
 WE CAN'T
POSSIBLY GET
HIM HELP FAST
ENOUGH. HE'S LOST.
TOO MUCH BLOOD. IF
WE TRY, WE'LL ONLY
GET OURSELVES
IN TROUBLE.

ARE
YOU EVEN
SORRY THIS
HAPPENED?!

or
CoURSE EITHER WE TELL
T AM!!! AND Т 60 TO JAIL,
ዕዩ WE DON'T TELL
AND T DON'T
60 TO SAIL.
EITHER WAY,
KELSEY IS THE SAME.
Т WISH Т HADN'T DONE
IT. I'M SORRY. VERY, VERY
SORRY. BUT THAT DOESN'T
IMA HELP KELSEY. ME GOING
MURDERER. TO JAIL DOESN'T HELP
HIM, EITHER.

YOU'RE
SAYING WE
SHOULD LEAVE
HIM.

YES.
THAT'S
WHAT I'M
SAYING.
 HAVE
PASSED.

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2 NOTICED W ~ NIGHTMA
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 7 мек, 3
YOU'VE GOT
| A VISITOR!

CALM DOWN.
Т HAVEN'T TOLD
ANYONE. BUT T CAN'T
STOP THINKING
ABOUT HIM. HE CAN'T
MOVE. AND HE
DOESN'T HAVE
ANY WATER. Д
 WHAT IF HE СОТ
OUT OF THE SUIT?
WHAT IF НЕ FIGURED YOU'RE STUCK
OUT HOW TO MAKE THE HERE. TILL 60
SUIT WORK? MAYBE WITHOUT
HE СОТ TO THE YOu.

YOUR. MOM
THINKS YOU
HANE THE
FLU!

AND STUFF,
IF HE'S ALINE,
T'LL, UH...
+ » + STABILIZE
HIM...
・・・ AND THEN
I CAN TAKE CARE
OF HIM UNTIL HE'S
BETTER. T'LL TAKE OUT
FOOD AND STUFF. THEN,
WHEN HE'S BETTER, TILL
LEANE AND 60 TO CELL
PHONE RANGE TO
CALL FOR HELP.

THAT'LL GIVE |
ME TIME, TOO, TO
CONVINCE HIM NOT
TO TELL ANYONE
ANYTHING.
 T DON'T KNOW HOW
LONG IT'S GOING TO TAKE
ME TO GET KELSEY OUT OF
THE SUIT AND HELP HIM
GET WELL. YOU HAVE
TO COVER FOR ME.

I'M GOING TO
TELL МУ MOM I'M
SPENDING A FEW DAYS
HERE BECAUSE YOU NEED
THE COMPANY SINCE DEBBY
15 GONE. SHE'LL GO
FOR THAT.

AND IF I'M NOT ኣነ

BACK BY MONDAY,
YOU HAVE ТО TELL
THE TEACHERS T'M
SICK AT HOME. CAN
YOU DO THAT?

AND FOR
AS LONG AS IT
TAKES. KEEP TELLING
THEM T'M SICK. ARE
YOU SURE YOU CAN
DO THAT?
NO MATTER
WHAT. YOU CAN'T
TELL ANYONE
WHERE T AM.

YOU'RE
А 6000
FRIEND.
 እ.) -፦

SORRY, мек, BUT ГМ HERE TO

IM NOT HERE то a EL
NURSE KELSEY =
BACK TO HEALTH.
 15 THAT
YOU? DID YOU
SLIDE DOWN INTO
THE SUIT? Т
THINK T SEE
HAIR-
PINK
NC
7
アン
|PIPSOMETHING:
ЕТ MOVE |
INSIDE THE.
Sum? BUGS

WHAT'S.
р ISIDE? Т
566 SOMETHING.

KELSEY'S HAIR IS_

WAVY BLOND. THAT
3 5 BLACK.
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