#276. Chapter 1 Recap
#276 *
May 1, 2026
- Zia: "Welcome to DAY TWO! I'm your host, Zia Mendez! The star of the story!" Chloe: "Ahem." Zia: "Okay, fine, Chloe's a main character too." Zia: "Anyway, I'm going to do a quick recap of our story thus far, one page per chapter, so listen the hell up because I'm not doing this again!" Chloe: "Zia, rude!"
- Zia: "Chapter 1: IT BEGINS." "Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away called Los Angeles, there lived a lovely young maiden named Zia Mendez in a rent-controlled dee-luxe apartment in the sky!" "Also, she had a boring roommate named Chloe Bloom."
- Zia: "One day, giant purple portals opened in the sky, and suddenly the lovely maiden Zia turned into a snake! More or less!" "And Chloe turned into a centaur — which is honestly a really weird critter if you think about it. How exactly do you breathe, anyway?" Chloe (facepalming): "Focus, Zia!"
- Zia: "Chapter 1 — " " — was kinda dumb, really. We told our parents we transformed. Heard about Chloe's sister Lynne, who's a mermaid now, and my sister Angel, who's a psycho evil scumbag villain now." Chloe: "She's an actual angel, Zia. You could take some notes."
- Zia: "Anyway, I played some pranks on Chloe, and she found out my name's not Zia, but if you ever call me Constanzia Florence I will cut you." "And that's all of chapter 1."
- Chloe: "Hey, wait, didn't you also get jury duty? Whatever happened with that, anyway?" Zia (shrugging): "I showed up and they asked two questions then dismissed me for some reason. Can't imagine why." Chloe (dryly): "Can't imagine why indeed."
Characters: Chloe, Zia
What do you do when you've been turned into a horse and your insane roommate nearly ended the world? You can only laugh — because it hurts too much to cry. Welcome to Day Two.
(Before we start chapter 9, let's help onboard new readers! We're going to do every chapter, one chapter per day, and then a week from Sunday, we're going to start the new chapter! Let's goooo!)
— Inker
