Story: Scott A. Bachmann | Art: Scott D.M. Simmons

A little over a day late on this page, day jobs have been rough for both of us, but the page is worth the wait!

ORIGINAL SCRIPT

Panel 1
LEON is about to enter the noisy room. He’s carrying a piano lesson book.

GENERAL VOICES
Did not. Did too. That’s crazy.

Panel 2
LEON enters. They all fall silent. This unnerves LEON.

LEON
Just passing through ladies. Don’t mind me.

Panel 3
LEON has left. LiBERTY breaks the silence.

LIBERTY
I’d retire from crime fighting too if I had that to come home to. Mmm hmm.

Panel 4
They are all laughing.

Panel 5
LIZA is a bit serious.

LIZA
We’ve been over this. I’ve done my time. Ten years I was on the Defense Force. I helped a lot of people.

GWEN
You saved the world.

JOLT
Couple of times.

LIZA
And I loved running with you gals, but now my family needs me. I still help out on occasion, but I’m retired. This is who I am now.