Transcript For Strip 2468

Panel 1
The Pillars and some advisers are in the ‘Pan-Oc tagon’ room, seated around the central table. Alyss is looking sullen.
Caption: A short while later:
Enrique: We will have to house and guard almost 10,000 troops
Achal Verma: 9,205 troops plus 580 techs and 32 executives.
Panel 2
Discussion continues.
Jorge Ansari: Cooper says his people can guard them.
Jorge: He’s been coordinating with the other security firms, and Resposta Ciudadana,

Kofi Akosah: But we’ll also have to feed them, until they can be sent away.
Panel 3
Discussion continues. Alyss sits with eyes closed
Francisco Da Costa: Which might be a challenge as we have always relied in a considerable extent on imported food.
Francisco: We can barely feed ourselves.
Panel 4
Lorelei de Cleyre turns to Alyss, who is getting to her feet
Lorelei: I suppose a lot depends on how long until we’re returned to the Five-Star system.
Lorelei: Alyss? Can you tell us?
Jorge: Alyss? What’s ...
Panel 5
Alyss rapidly walks away, her expression shows great distress. Now Sheldon is getting to his feet.
Dominic: We could just send them back to Shārén and move the city later, if we only knew where we are.
Sheldon Rico: I’m afraid the group will have to work out the logistics of the surrender without us.
Sheldon: Please excuse us.
Panel 6
In the hallway, Sheldon catches up with Alyss, who is leaning against a wall.
Sheldon: Alyss, are you …
Alyss: I MURDERED that stupid woman!

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