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I hope that shattered word balloon in the last panel lands the way I wanted it to. I wanted to show that Abbey didn't simply stop talking, more like she was rendered instantly speechless. I wasn't sure how else to convey that when Abbey herself wasn't in frame so let me know if what I was going for came through when you read it if you would.

Meanwhile off goes Valentina, who I thank again for her brief role. Also as different as Abbey is now, I think that how she looks in panel two goes to show that maybe she hasn't changed quite as much as she wants people to think she has.