Transcripts:I4.03

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Panel 1: Mari Kepler (Peter's sister) wearing a yellow hoodie, head to hips, on the left facing Peter Kepler in a gray shirt on the right, facing her. The background looks a lot like an airport. There's a sign between the two, mostly obscured by a speech bubble, which states Gate 4, do not block, Authorized Personnel.

Mari: I can't believe you're actually going to another world... Just like Uncle...

What if it has like... people eating monsters?

Peter: Then monsters will eat people there.

Mari: Ah man... you're supposed to say "Don't worry, it doesn't have monsters, I won't get eaten". I am going to miss you, bro.

Panel 2: Peter's left hand digging into a pocket.

Peter: Hmmm. Yeah, speaking of which, now that you are past security...

Panel 3: Peter's left hand, holding what might be a small capped USB stick.

Peter: Take this.

Panel 4: Mari, face and top of shoulders.

Mari: Wow... nothing about that seems suspicious. What is this thing that I am going to turn over to security, or at least to Uncle Arron?

Panel 5: Peter starting to walk off, looking behind at her.

Announcer: Boarding... Gate 4. Boarding.

Peter: Think of it as... a virtual replacement brother. When you'd want to have talked to me, you can talk to it instead.

Panel 6: Mari, still by the sign, face to hips. The sign has slipped a couple inches down.

Mari: I hope you know that I was joking when I said I would miss you.

Go jump in front of a monster when you get there or something.

Panel 7: Peter walking away, waving, closer to the crowd of background silhouettes, towards a hallway with a sign over it saying Authorized <view obstructed by Peter>

Peter: Yup. See ya.

Panel 8: Mari in a lavender dress shirt, with a long bag strap over her shoulder. The bag looks like it might possibly be a laptop bag or a soft briefcase. She's either reaching for a door handle or letting it go after closing the door.

Mari, rectangular boxes: ... Why do I keep thinking of that? Is it what Dad said? Or that I got shot at?

Arron always says he regretted that he argued with his sister, but Peter knew I was joking...

Panel 9: Her briefbag or laptop bag, possibly on a table. This would be a better view of it, except that it's covered in rectangular thought bubbles.

Mari, square bubbles: But now he has Taki involved and Dad rattled...

Which means Uncle Arron will be upset...

Ugh... I remember when I could keep him out of trouble.......

Panel 10: Mari face to waist, looking tired or sad, squarely in front of the door.

Mari, rounded bubbles: ... and he hasn't visited... Not even when he came back to visit Taki....

Ufff....

...and now I'm talking to myself.

Panel 11: Mari profile, head to knee, opening a drawer about waist height.

Panel 12: Mari's arm, reaching into a high shelf, with what might be computer tools.

Panel 13: Mari, sitting down at a laptop, looking annoyed.

Panel 14: Mari's right hand, inserting what looks like a USB stick into the laptop.

Panel 15: A crop of part of her laptop screen, which says:

Loading...
Updating...
Ready...
Hello, Miss Mari.
>_

Panel 16: Mari's right hand hovering over the keyboard.

Panel 17: A crop of part of her laptop screen, which says:

Loading...
Updating...
Ready...
Hello, Miss Mari.
>Hello. What are you?_