Strip 714 -- First Seen: 2011-05-31
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The Transcript For This Page

Panel 1
High angle shot of the Obelisk in Ceres' version of the Place de La Concorde. There is a group of six Belter boys, ages 13-16, gathered next to the base, in a circle. The boys are a variety of shapes and sizes. Most of them look like misfits – overweight, underweight, timid, abused. But the dominant figure is Jim. The most overweight of the bunch, Todd, addresses Jim. (Jim also has a rucksack which is resting on the ground at his feet.
Jim: If you want to be in Jokers Wild, blokes, you have to be initiated.
Todd: Uh, Jim, what do Jokers Wild do?

Panel 2
Move in for a tighter shot on the group. Jim snarls back at Todd, who draws back a bit, yielding to the alpha dog.
Jim: Anything they want! Jokers look out for each other.
Jim: If anyone fucks with a Joker, we fuck with them.

Panel 3
Jim puffs out his chest in braggadocio, and the other boys, except Todd, are eating it up.
Jim: When I ran Jokers Wild in London, we beat up enough bullies to convince everyone to leave us alone and stay out of our way.
Jim: Anyone who disrespected us, got a boot tot he arse.