Transcript For Strip 1861

Panel 1
Exterior of the Super-flyer soaring through a different sphere, this being the one where Alyss Roaz' mansion is located. Ref the final page of Venus 23.
Caption: Alyss' place was in a sphere getting quite a bit more light. It was a bustling place, full of energetic optimism.
Caption: I wasn't feeling so optimistic, though. I hoped maybe seeing Monty again would reassure me.
Panel 2
The flyer approaches Alyss' home.
Caption: Monty is the 'Cê-esse' of the house.
Caption: The word comes from the acronym CS, or Cérebro Sintético in Portanglish, which is one of their terms for 'Artificial Intelligence.'
Caption: Literally, Monty is the 'synthetic brain' of La Casa Roaz.

Panel 3
In the cabin, angled so that we can see Diana leaning towards the center console on the dash, with the a monitor screen. On the screen is an image of Monty's Python avatar.
Caption: Monty has various avatars he uses to interact with people, and other purposes.
Caption: As I anticipated, we were greeted by the Python.
Monty: Diana! As I live and breathe … well, you know what I mean.
Diana: Yeah, it's been a while. Mind if I drop in?
Panel 4
Cut to a room where we see Diana and Areum on a wall monitor. The Python is on a different screen. A silhouetted figure watches from the right foreground.
Monty: I see no reason why the hell not!
Monty: But who's your friend?
Diana: Oh, I'm building my own entourage, and Areum here is my first member.
Diana: What do you think?

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