PANEL ONE:
Erlak and Nizini are still sitting on the bench.
ERLAK: I know... maybe I can kind of COMBINE our two areas of interest, and give her a bowl of GRAIN SOUP!
NIZINI: Um... Wouldn't that defeat the purpose of a SECRET admirer?
PANEL TWO:
Close on Erlak.
ERLAK: Well, okay, but I know... I'll put it in a REALLY FANCY BOWL! Then maybe she'll think the GOD OF BOWLS is her secret admirer!
PANEL THREE:
Angle on Erlak, with Nizini in the foreground.
NIZINI: Um... I don't think there IS a god of bowls.
ERLAK: EXACTLY MY POINT!
PANEL FOUR:
Erlak grins at Nizini.
PANEL FIVE:
Same angle as previous panel.
NIZINI: Uh... You just said that in a desperate attempt to save face, didn't you?
ERLAK: Pretty much, yeah.
January 11 2024