Transcript For Strip 1784

Panel 1
Diana is walking hurriedly back down the hallway away from her apartment.

Caption: Juan had told me what to do if something like this ever happened.
Caption: That I should immediately leave the scene, and call him for instructions.
Caption: But he wasn't answering my call.
Panel 2
Diana huddles in an alcove while she places a 'tel' via her implant.

Caption: As a fall-back I was supposed to meet him at a prearranged 'safe place.'
Caption: However, I was covered in vomit and in dire need of sleep. Or, amphetamines.
Caption: Which I really, really didn't want to resort to.
Panel 3
Medium close-up on Diana, looking like she's about to cry.
Caption: I couldn't call Smith & Holder, obviously. At least not right away.
Caption: I hadn't had time to arrange an alternative assurance service.
Caption: So, I called Dong Gyeon-Hoon. That blessed man said he'd be right over.
Panel 4
In the same alcove, Dong is standing before Diana, along with a comely and athletic-looking young woman.
Caption: Not quite 15 minutes later.
Dong: Sorry we took so long getting here.
Dong: This is my niece, Areum.

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