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TISH
Bring him back right now!

Panel 5
Favoring Tish, cool as ice. She’s pulled a gun and is
aiming it right between Donovan’s eyes.

TISH
Or I swear, Donovan. I’ll shoot.

X-O CAPTION (BOTTOM)
There’sbio-feedback for your ass.

Page 3
Panel 1
Similar to previous, except tendrils of Donovan’s Armor
are arcing out of his chest and circling back to surround
him.

X-O CAPTION
As usual, it takes longer to tell than it
takes to happen.

X-O CAPTION
The armor flowsfrom me...

Panel 2
Favoring X-O, fully armored up. Tish is only now reacting.
That’show fast it happened.

X-O CAPTION
And Donovan Wylie is safe inside X-O
Manowar.

X-O
Put the gun down, Tish. You know you can’t
hurt me with it.

Panel 3
Renata isn’t much comforted. Tish is still aiming the gun
at X-O.

RENATA
Great, you’resafe.

X-O
It’s okay, Renata. Tish isn’t going to
hurt anybody.

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Panel 4
Waist up on X-O. He’s reaching out with one hand, palm up.
Tish is still aiming the gun right at him.

X-O
C’mon. Give me the gun.

RAND CAPTION
Wylie. Maybe you’d better let me talk to
her.

X-O CAPTION

Canyou?

Panel 5
Favoring X-O.

RAND CAPTION
If you order me to.

X-O CAPTION
Rand, nothingmakes me happier than
ordering you around.

Page 4
Panel 1
X-O hand is rippling and writhing, extruding some sort of
device. Tish is watching.

X-O
All right, Tish. I’ll put you in touch
with Rand, if that’s what you want.

SFX
(armor extrusion)
shlorp shlick

Panel 2
On X-O’s hand, the mass of armor material has formed
itself into a high-tech AV helmet.

X-O

Put this on.

Panel 3

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Tish is warily putting on the helmet with one hand, still
covering X-O with the gun. The helmet has leads that go
back to the armor.

X-O
Go ahead. It’s not a trick, I promise.

Panel 4
On Tish, wearing the helmet, and apparently in a trance.
Renata is waving a hand in front of Renata’s eyes.

RENATA
Hey. She’s zooted. What did you do
Donovan, hypnotize her or...?

RENATA

Donovan?

Panel 5
Renata has turned to face Donovan. She passes a hand in
front of his face. He is likewise in a trance.

RENATA

Donovan?!?

RENATA
Huh. Get your scorecard! Can’t keep track
of the armor’s powers without a
scorecard...

Page 5
Panel 1
Inside Tish’s mind. Exterior a luxury HOTEL. Perhaps there
is an effect, a texture or filter, some signature that
marks it as unreal. We are going to return to space like
this later this issue and next issue and I’d like some
kind of marker for it. Call me if this is unclear.

TALKING HOTEL
(X-O balloon)
Where arewe?

Panel 2
More “mind space”. Interior a hotel suite, ready for
romance. Champagne is cooling. Tish is dressed in
extravagant lingerie, the fire is blazing, and the king