Pika’s a cryptid. Look at that face. It contains secrets.
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TRANSCRIPT
Panel 1 (textless; from above, Alex and Nolan approaching a two-story house with someone standing on the well-lit porch)
Panel 2 (Mrs. Abrams: a frail-looking elderly black woman with short grey hair)
Abrams: Oh, she’s a spirited one, isn’t she!
Panel 3 (Pika inelegantly bonking her snout against the window)
Alex, off-panel: I’m sorry, she’s still really young, and she’s a rescue, so she’s not used to having a yard.
Panel 4 (Alex, looking Seen)
Abrams, off-panel: Oh, it’s nothing. My garden needed weeding, anyway. Not too many neighbourhood kids will do it for a quarter anymore.
Panel 5 (Alex’s hand on Nolan’s shoulder, subtly clenched)
Abrams: And this must be your little one?
Alex: Yes, this is Nolan.
Abrams: I’ve seen pictures! Your grandparents were very proud of you!
And of course comes the downside of reading in bulk: really *really* wanting to see what happens next! Until I read the transcript, I assumed Alex’s hand was shaking here. Either way I can feel that lurking intensity.
And “Pika inelegantly bonking her snout” is the best transcript line ever. Thanks for updating!
Reminds me of this ridiculous boy: https://ampervadasz.tumblr.com/post/182446453513/g%C5%91zborotva
LOL that nose smooshed against the glass “I had an ADVENTURE!”