Opaque Firefly

This entire comic will be done through a first-person

perspective. Both arms should be visible at all times, with
consistent, albeit natural, hand gestures.

Page One

panel one
We start by looking down through the protagonist’s eyes at
their hands. First, we see their left, the fingers slightly
dirty with graphite blots on the tips. There’s a watch on it.

Panel two
Then, we see their other arm: a stump. Handless.

Panel Three
The doctor enters.
Doctor: So, how are we doing today?

Panel Four
The Doctor stares at them.
Patient: Fine. Gross.
Patient: Tired.

Panel Five
The Doctor walks over to the sink to wash his hands.
Doctor: Not a lot of sleep?
Patient: Ten hours. Think I went to bed around Nine? Wait—
nine-thirty.

Panel Six
Doctor thinks to himself.

Panel Seven
The Doctor turns off the tap.
Doctor: Could be sleep apnea.

Panel Eight
The Doctor dries his hands.
Doctor: Lungs stop and the brain wakes up.
Patient: Oh.
Patient: I had a boyfriend with that. Think it was that at
least.
Patient: He had one of those breathing masks.
Panel Nine
The doctor walks over to grab his notepad.
Patient: I thought it was weight related though.
Doctor: Sometimes it’s stress. How’s your nausea?

Page Two
Panel One
The Doctor begins to take notes.
Patient: Threw up before coming here.

Panel Two
The Doctor looks up from his pad.
Doctor: Still at one?

Panel Three
The patient looks up.
Patient: It was…no.
Patient: Three today. Right after my class ended.
Patient: At least it was consistent before.

Panel Four
The doctor writes something else down on his note pad.
Doctor: How else have you been feeling?
Patient: Besides the nausea?

Panel Five
The Patient Pauses to think.

Panel Six
The Doctor continues to scribble as he sits down.
Patient: Mostly coughing.

Panel Seven
The Doctor flips a page.
Doctor: Severe?
Patient: Pretty bad, yea.

Panel Eight
The patient looks away from the Doctor, slightly.
Patient: I had a fit last night and coughed up some blood—
sorry, am I being too graphic?

Panel Nine
The Doctor continues to write, failing to look up while he
talks.
Doctor: That’s fine. Graphic is fine.
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Panel One
The patient watches him write.

Panel Two
The Patient looks slightly above the doctor, at the clock
on the wall.
Patient: But yea. Just that. Just that and the nausea.

Panel Three
The Doctor pauses.
Doctor: Hmm.

Panel Four
The Doctor looks over at the patient.
Doctor: But you still want the therapy?

Panel Five
Another pause as the doctor writes.

Panel Six
The Doctor gets up to put away his clipboard.
Patient: Don’t think I have much of a choice.

Panel Seven
The Doctor puts it next to his computer.
Patient: Yes.

Panel Eight
The Doctor turns back to look at the patient.
Patient: Did you find out the price range—for the therapy?

Panel Nine
Doctor maintains eye contact.
Doctor: Around forty thousand to fifty thousand for four
sessions.
Doctor: Depends on the price of the medication and
quantity. It fluctuates.
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Panel One
The patient looks at their lap.
Patient: That’s, um, that’s a lot.

Panel Two
The Doctor walks over to his computer.
Patient: Guess it’s better than just, well…it’s that or
never spending it.

Panel Three
The Doctor starts typing.
Patient: Good thing I have savings.

Panel Four
The Doctor continues to type.
Patient: Wait, could that be causing my sleep problems?

Panel Five
The Doctor is still typing, maintaining eye contact with
the screen as he speaks.
Doctor: I’m going to prescribe you a CPAP machine.
Patient: That the mask?

Panel Six
The Doctor finally stops typing and turns to the patient.
Doctor: Wear it every night.

Panel Seven
The prescription prints out and the doctor hands it to
them.
Doctor: Should help.

Panel Eight
They take the paper.

Panel Nine
The patient notices some of the graphite on their fingers
rubbing off on it.
Patient: Shit.
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Panel One
The patient rubs their thumb and pointer finger together.
Patient: Sorry, I didn’t get a chance to wash my hands.

Panel Two
The patient looks at their other arm.
Patient: Hand.
Doctor: It’s fine.

Panel Three
The patient looks slightly to the left.
Patient: Yea…

Panel Four
The Doctor picks back up his clipboard.
Doctor: How is the drawing going?
Patient: Good. Just adapting. Looser than I normally am.
Patient: I’m adapting.

Panel Five
The patient points at the doctor.
Patient: Are you adding that to the notes?
Doctor: No.

Panel Six
The patient turns to look at the door.
Patient: Ok.
Patient: Yea, otherwise, the sessions have been good.

Panel Seven
Out in the hallway, the patient sees a nurse walk by with
another patient.
Patient: Pretty good.

END