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PANEL 1: The MACHITO floats above a cloudy planet, stars in space behind them.
LOCATION: THE MACHITO, ON SASEET
Nando, from inside the ship: But Captain…you’re acting like you’re going to stroll in, give your report, and stroll out.

PANEL 2: NANDO, a young man in a baseball hat and imperial uniform, stands next to the CAPTAIN, an older woman with a grey bouffant hair and glasses. She stands at a control panel, holding a mug of coffee.
NANDO: …What if this is just an execution’s summons from my uncle?
CAPTAIN: I’m damned if I go, and I”m damned if I don’t go, ‘Nando. At least in going…there’s a chance.

PANEL 3: The CAPTAIN takes a sip, while SKITTER, a squirrel-like creatures with a mohawk, flies in his chair in silhouette behind her.
CAPTAIN: You now better than anyone: if I DON’T report in, he can take over the ship remotely.
SKITTER: The Empire can do that? Fly this ship REMOTELY?

PANEL 4: NOSH, a large bumpy alien, leans in, while NANDO squints in reaction.
NOSH: Is called “Drive Recovery Protocol.” Is meant for when peoples steal a ship with a Cruz drive.
NANDO: They’re right. As the onboard Familia, I”m actually supposed to trigger it locally. But Emperors have done it remotely, in the past.

PANEL 5: From outside the ship, we see the MACHITO flying through FTL space, stars streaking by, as the ship heads toward a bright light.
SKITTER, from inside the ship: Wait wait wait. Why doesn’t the Empire just fly EVERY ship remotely then?
NOSH, from inside the ship: Is not good pilotings. THERE IS A HUGE LAG. You send signal to turn left, and like two minutes later it turn left. So steering is not comfy fun times.

PANEL 6: NOSH makes a motion of one fist punching in to another. SKITTER, in his chair, looks worried in his reaction.
NOSH: But THAT is not a problem during drive recovery protocol, because you prolly trying to fly ship into HARD-TO-MISS SPOT. …like thermo-nuclear star.
SKITTER: I seeeeeee [music note]

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PANEL 1: The MACHITO floats above a cloudy planet, stars in space behind them.
LOCATION: THE MACHITO, ON SASEET
Nando, from inside the ship: But Captain…you’re acting like you’re going to stroll in, give your report, and stroll out.

PANEL 2: NANDO, a young man in a baseball hat and imperial uniform, stands next to the CAPTAIN, an older woman with a grey bouffant hair and glasses. She stands at a control panel, holding a mug of coffee.
NANDO: …What if this is just an execution’s summons from my uncle?
CAPTAIN: I’m damned if I go, and I”m damned if I don’t go, ‘Nando. At least in going…there’s a chance.

PANEL 3: The CAPTAIN takes a sip, while SKITTER, a squirrel-like creatures with a mohawk, flies in his chair in silhouette behind her.
CAPTAIN: You now better than anyone: if I DON’T report in, he can take over the ship remotely.
SKITTER: The Empire can do that? Fly this ship REMOTELY?

PANEL 4: NOSH, a large bumpy alien, leans in, while NANDO squints in reaction.
NOSH: Is called “Drive Recovery Protocol.” Is meant for when peoples steal a ship with a Cruz drive.
NANDO: They’re right. As the onboard Familia, I”m actually supposed to trigger it locally. But Emperors have done it remotely, in the past.

PANEL 5: From outside the ship, we see the MACHITO flying through FTL space, stars streaking by, as the ship heads toward a bright light.
SKITTER, from inside the ship: Wait wait wait. Why doesn’t the Empire just fly EVERY ship remotely then?
NOSH, from inside the ship: Is not good pilotings. THERE IS A HUGE LAG. You send signal to turn left, and like two minutes later it turn left. So steering is not comfy fun times.

PANEL 6: NOSH makes a motion of one fist punching in to another. SKITTER, in his chair, looks worried in his reaction.
NOSH: But THAT is not a problem during drive recovery protocol, because you prolly trying to fly ship into HARD-TO-MISS SPOT. …like thermo-nuclear star.
SKITTER: I seeeeeee [music note]

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