Death Has Terrible Timing

Episode 5: An Appointment with Death

Death's deputy comes knocking. The paperwork is not good news.

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Panels one and two. Nina and Death side by side in the clock shop, Death looking away, troubled. Nina: “Who's looking for you?” Death: “My deputy.” Nina: “Does your deputy knock?” Then Death turns towards the shop door, its window dark and rain-streaked. Death: “Unfortunately.” Knock. Knock. Knock.Panels three and four. A woman with a sleek black bob, glasses and a dark suit stands in the doorway holding a leather-bound ledger, Death facing her. Deputy: “You missed your return.” Death: “I encountered a complication.” Then Nina and the Deputy smile at each other over the workbench, the broken pocket watch glowing blue between them. Nina: “The complication charges by the hour.” Deputy: “Good. Someone should.”Panels five and six. The Deputy rests a hand on her open ledger at the workbench, the glowing watch in front of her, Nina and Death on either side. Deputy: “The watch anchors your passage. Repair it before the next new moon.” Nina: “And if I can't?” Deputy: “He stays mortal.” Then the Deputy and Death, close together, both grim. Death: “Permanently?” Deputy: “You really should read the notices I send.”Panels seven and eight. Nina looks up at Death, who stares down, shaken. Nina: “You're frightened.” Death: “I've never had a deadline quite so literal.” Then Nina gestures to the empty stools at the workbench, the watch glowing between them. Nina: “Sit. Tell me how it works.” Death: “You'd help me leave?” Nina: “I'd help you choose.” To be continued.

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