Description
Panel One: Cal is gesturing and glares to himself while he tries to think. The background is dark and covered with splotches and black hatching, signaling confusion. "Yeah! He had on a jacket!" he says. "Good! What else?" Ian asks, from off-panel. "Agh! He had... No mask. Lighter skin? I think? It was really bright, so -"
Panel Two: POV from behind Cal, with Ian to the right of the frame. "Wait..." Cal says, then starts to cough. SFX: "COUGH! COUGH!" Cal's shoulders are hunched while he coughs, and Ian is writing in his notebook, grinning around his cigarette. Cal thinks, "Ow."
Panel Three: Shot from inside the corridor, looking out. Cal, Ian and the corridor are in silhouette. Cigarette smoke drifts between the two of them. Beyond, in the bright midday light, are school buildings and people going about their day. "It couldn't have been a stranger," says Cal. "Are you sure?" Ian asks, while Cal coughs again. "Yeah," Cal says, before coughing some more. "How do you know?" asks Ian.
Panel Four: Head shot of Cal. He's looking down, to the side. "He knew my name."
Panel Five: Head shot of Ian. He looks shocked, and the cigarette is quirked up in his mouth in surprise. The background is black, with large exclamation marks and a white burst.
Author Note
In which Cal remembers an important detail.
Ian, can you PLEASE put out that cigarette? Poor kid's hacking out a lung over there!Bundle Up - It's Cold Out There!
Bran