Transcript For Strip 790

Panel 1
Murphy: So, obviouslyl the two of you are old friends. Would I be too forward in asking about your history together?
Adileh: Not at all:

Panel 2
Flashback scene, young Adileh at her computer in her bedroom.
Adileh (inset): I was born in Luna City, back in, well, before the Lunar Republic.
Caption (Adileh): Early on, I became a mathematician, and joined a group of Lunans with the wild idea that they could revive the failed L-5 Space Habitat.'

Panel 3
Young Adileh and young Seamus at their computer consoles, with Seamus pointing something out to Adileh.
Caption (Adileh): 'My team was supposed to re-engineer the environment control systems matrix.'
Caption: 'Seamus also joined the team and very early on, showed exceptional skill.'

Panel 4
Adileh and Seamus relaxing on a living room sofa together.
Caption: 'He was also a skilled musician, and poet.'
Caption: 'He seemed wisere than his years, and taught me a great deal about how to enjoy life.'

Panel 5
A group of young revolutionaries gathered around a card table, arguing.
Caption: 'A few years later, as political tensions mounted, we became involved with another group, this one dedicated to establishing lunar independence.'

Panel 6:
A political rally-- Adileh is on the stage, a large image of her projected on a screen next to the stage.
Caption: 'I hadn't known I had a talent for rabble-rousing, but Seamus and Hari Copperton both noticed it early on.'
Caption: 'I became the face of the revolution.'

Panel 7
A group of young successful revolutionaries gathered around a corporate conference table, arguing.
Caption: 'After we won independence for Luna, we learned an unhappy truth:
Caption: 'Running a new republic is not nearly as much fun as overthrowing the old tyranny.'

Panel 8
Adileh, suitcases in hand, heads toward a spaceport gate, leaving a dejected-looking Seamus behind.
Caption: 'I ended up moving to L-5 City, where I'd hoped to revive my mathematics career.'
Caption: 'Seamus followed a few years later, but while we remained friends, we never rekindled the romance.'

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