 In the news for the comic, I said it was moving again, like a giant machine. That was very accurate. The comic was like a giant, steam-driven contraption at this point; there was a long gap between when you set it in motion and when, once it built up a full head of steam, it began to move. And if it went in the wrong direction, there was no way to reverse it. No backing up. That's why I hesitated.
 Why? Because it was important to show that Emily was working from incomplete information and was wrong. I don't do that often; most of the times, characters are honest and correct because it usually takes a lot of time to show that they're lying or wrong, and it isn't worth it.
 As I mentioned last week, if I aimed it wrong, Brisbane and Kimberly wouldn't get together. That's what happened in the first draft. In a best-case scenario, I could've had them reconcile a bit, go on another date - circling around again to get to the turn I missed.
 So, why is Brisbane working on his vaudeville routine? Well, for the last two years, one obstacle or another have prevented him from doing so. Now, finally, he can. There's nothing stopping him. He has no excuse. He has no reason, either. The competition has dropped out, but he's been after the goal for so long...
 I feel bad for saying "time passes" instead of, say "later that day" or (if my calculations are correct "four hours later"). I'd prefer if you thought of it as a reference to "You Make Your Own Heaven and Hell Right Here on Earth" from Psychedelic Shack by The Temptations, but I didn't hear that song until years later.Anyhow, A talk pt 2
drawn by Isabel Marks
   
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