Description

Panel One: Narration: "Next Day - Study Hall" Cal and DJ are seated at a table in the study hall. Cal is looking around curiously, as is DJ. "This is weird," Cal says, "Where is she?" DJ leans back in his chair and crosses his arms. "Yeah, she's never - " He's interrupted by Fern, off-panel, "Heeyyy..."

Panel Two: Fern walks up, limping, with a sheepish look on her face and a boba tea in one hand. She waves. "Sorry..." She is dressed casually, in loose white capri pants and lilac t-shirt with a square logo on it featuring a shopping cart. She also has her backpack and her wrappings, as usual. She's wearing flat, slip-on clogs. on her feet. SFX: >limp< >limp< From off-panel, DJ says, "Fern! What happened?" "Are you okay?!" asks Cal.

Panel Three: Cal has pulled out a chair for Fern and extends his hand, a worried expression his face. "Here, let me -" "I'll be fine. ow!" Fern snaps. She's wincing, and has put the knee of her hurt leg (her right) up on the nearer seat. Lines indicating pain radiate around her foot. DJ is leaning to the side and craning his neck to peek over the table at her foot. "Are you sure?" he asks.

Panel Four: Fern plops down in the chair Cal is holding for her, and raises her foot in the air. Cal, standing behind her, looks concerned She glares at her foot as she says, "Ugh. I don't know! My foots been cramping up for over an hour!" Lighting bolts surround her foot.

Panel Five: DJ looks confused and asks, "Why didn't you elevate it and get an ice pack?"

Panel Six: "Later. The test is tomorrow and I won't let something like this stop me!" Cal, leaning on the table now, trades A Look with DJ. They're both clearly not pleased with Fern's attitude. A line of black dots hang in the air between them.

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