- Chloe (staring at the particle accelerator in Zia's bedroom): "So what the heck were you doing with this?" Zia: "Researching." "Trying to fix things." "I promised."
- Chloe: "Zia, I know you're a genius, but how do you even know how to build a thing like this?"
- Zia (looks away nervously): "..."
- Zia: "Well — " " — um — " " — I..."
- Chloe (irritably stamps on Zia's tail): "Spill it, snake." *WHAM*
- Zia (wincing in pain): "I swear I didn't break the world! The Khazovians stole my thesis!" Chloe (startled).
Characters: Chloe, Zia
Dun dun dun!
Lordy, this took forever to draw; I spent easily double on it what I spent on most of the other comics. But it's a major plot point, so it's worth the effort 🙂
Also, introducing SD Chloe and Zia, gotta love 'em :-D
— Inker