Transcript For Strip 1729

Panel 1
Exterior view, from space, of Bubbleopolis/Oz/France/etc.
Caption: The City. Oz. Novo Paolo. Bubbleopolis.
Caption: I hate it, and I love it.
Caption: I can't imagine living anywhere else, now.
Panel 2
Closer-up shot of a somewhat dilapidated floating building crowded among a bunch of others that are also somewhat dilapidated. A bit of bubb and flycar traffic.
Caption: My first year in The City had been challenging enough, simply adjusting. New language, new life-rhythms, and some weird customs.
Caption: But I figured I'd done all right. I had a job that paid well enough to afford my own apartment.
Panel 3
Inside the building, looking along an office corridor at a door marked, 'Goméz Investigações'.
Caption: I'm a data-hound for a private investigator.
Caption: I comb the redes de info for information about people, places and events, and find connections that answer questions.
Panel 4
Inside the office, Diana Martelli is at a comm terminal, looking at data-screens.
Caption: But some questions don't have answers you can find in the Redes.
Caption: Such as, how many cheating-partner and insurance fraud cases can I deal with before I become a total misanthrope?

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