Strip 485 -- First Seen: 2010-07-16
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The Transcript For This Page

Panel 1
Back to the Brothers on Ida, elevated shot of them standing in the landing site of their shuttle, hands on hips, assessing their situation.

Bert: This was not a crime of opportunity.

Bert: Space is too big. We were followed.


Panel 2
Closer two-shot of Ernie and Bert.
Ernie: You know, a newbie Belter I didn't recognize asked me if we were going on a 'treasure hunt.'
Ernie: I said, 'No, where did you hear that?' But he wouldn't elaborate.

Panel 3
Another two-shot of the brothers, put Ernie on the left.
Ernie: Somewhere between our renting the mining equipment and gossipy speculation, somebody decided to follow us here and jump our claim.
Bert: And, oh yeah, kill us in the process.

Panel 4
Medium close-up on Bert.

Bert:They didn't kill us outright, but they might as well have.

Bert: Our suit recyclers can keep us alive for several days until we run out of power. Then we freeze to death.

Panel 5
Medium close-up on Ernie.

Ernie: Then they just mosey on back here, step over our frozen corpses, drill out the mascon and abscond.

Ernie: They could even sell our ship to someone who doesn't ask too many questions.


Panel 6
Two-shot of the brothers, facing each other.

Bert: So what have we got going for us? I guess we could Tanglenet a distress call and hope someone can get here before ...

Ernie: Uh, Bert? You left your comm in the shuttle's console.

Panel 7
Another two-shot

Bert: Oh yeah, you're right. So where's yours?

Ernie: Um …

Panel 8
Medium close-up on Ernie, patting his right chest with his hand.

Ernie: Right here, in my vest pocket, inside my suit.

Ernie: It might as well be on Pluto.