Strip 535 -- First Seen: 2010-09-24
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The Transcript For This Page

Panel 1
Inside Wally's room again, Wally is still at his computer. He looks a big haggard, dark circles under his eyes. He's been at this for many hours. At some point in this sequence, we'll see a photo of his dead friend Billy, from happier days.
Wally: Computer – using data assembled from Examiner pages, compile input arrival schedules for ships from Terra, Mars, Luna, Vesta, Pallas, and, uh, Planetoid 51384.
SFX: b-deep

Panel 2
Looking past the holoscreen at Wally. It has several 'windows' open but we can't really see what's in them. He's looking a bit tense.
Wally: Computer – Cross-reference dates and cycles with incident dates from file, 'Spaceportmuggings.odb.'
SFX: b-deep

Panel 3
Again looking past holo-screen at Wally, from a different angle. He's looking even more tense.
Wally: Computer – Compile list of ships in port simultaneous with the mugging incidents.
SFX: b-deep

Panel 4
Medium close-up of Wally – now he's biting his lip, and one eye is twitching.
Wally: Computer -- now project the most likely future arrival dates and run cycles based on orbital positions within the next 5 decadays.
SFX: b-deep

Panel 5
Tighter close-up on Wally – now he looks manic, teeth clenched and eyes peering over lower eye-lids. Beads of sweat stand out on his face.
Wally: I've almost got you now!

Panel 6
Outside Wally's bedroom, Wally's door flings open and Wally dashes right by his parents, who are still standing there. (Actually, considering Cererean gravity, he practically flies.)
Wally: Make a hole!

Panel 7
Wally dashes into another room. Through the doorway we can see a toilet and maybe some other bathroom fixtures.
SFX: Whoosh!

Panel 8
Cut back to where his parents are standing, they're both looking in the direction their son went.
Wally (OP): Aahhhhhhh!!
Mary-Francis: No, no bucket.
Gus: Guess not.