Dead Butlers, Page 9

PAGE NINE

Panel 1

Sonny standing beside Jerome, who’s holding a tray, at a crowded party being hosted at Hemingway Manor. (This image repeats in every panel, with conversational variations.) Sonny is older now, a teenager.

SONNY: My good man, how goes the party?

JEROME: Splendidly, Master Sonny.

Panel 2

Same basic image as previous.

SONNY: And the night is yet young, I see.

JEROME: Indeed.

Panel 3

Same basic image as previous.

SONNY: I trust we’ve got plenty of provisions.

JEROME: Certainly.

Panel 4

Same basic image as previous.

SONNY: Enough to last all evening?

JEROME: Enough to last until the end of the world, presumably.

Panel 5

Same basic image as previous.

SONNY: Or what feels like it.

JEROME: If you say.

Panel 6

Same basic image as previous.

SONNY: And this is what you do during all of it.

JEROME: Highly stimulating.

Panel 7

Same basic image as previous.

SONNY: When did you wake up today, Jerome?

JEROME: The question, rather, should be, Did I even get to bed in the first place?

Panel 8

Same basic image as previous.

SONNY: From the...extracurricular activities?

JEROME: From preparation for this alone, Master Sonny.

Panel 9

Same basic image as previous.

SONNY: This alone?

JEROME: This alone.