Chapter 17 | Page 2: The Ol' Battle Ax (Patreon)

Yazmine Velour continues her PR tour with Captain Heroic, focusing today’s campaign on #HeroesEatLocal. Hailey, thrilled at the chance to be part of the spotlight, replaces Cap’s usual waitress, Rose, and barges into the hero’s livestream.

TRANSCRIPT

Panel 1 Captain Heroic: “Do I hafta do this?!” Yazmine Velour: “As Justice Ltd.’s Director of Public Engagement, I’m showing the world what you heroes have to offer!”

Panel 2 Captain Heroic: “Tell me about it. I saw yesterday’s video of Phenomenal Lass stopping for breakfast during patrol…” Yazmine: “That post went viral!”

Panel 3 (Flashback) Captain Heroic (voiceover): “Do you really think #MorningMouthful was popular because of your marketing?” Phenomenal Lass: “Oops! Too much mayo!”

Panel 4 Captain Heroic: “I’d hope today’s video will have a little more dignity.” Yazmine: “Fine.”

Panel 5 Yazmine: “Let’s focus on #HeroesEatLocal. Tell me again about your favorite waitress… the one who reminds you of your mom…”

Panel 6 Hailey: “Welcome back, Cap! We missed you! Are you having your ‘usual’?”

Panel 7 Captain Heroic (to Yazmine): “What… are you… doing?” Yazmine: “Looking for a dignified hashtag for ‘mommy issues.’”

Panel 8 (Later) Hailey: “Come on, Rose! This is a big opportunity for me! Just tell me what Cap’s ‘usual’ is!”

Panel 9 Rose (from inside the storage closet): “Fine. He loves chicken soup — extra crackers — and a tall lemonade.”

Panel 10 Rose: “Say… do you think you could open the door now? There’s not much air in here.”

Panel 11 Hailey: “If you look in the corner, you’ll see an old battle ax.”

Panel 12 Hailey: “There’s no battle ax in— Oh.”

Panel 13 SFX: KRAKK

Panel 14Rose (calmly): “Thank you!”