Chapter 16, Page 17
Morning Madness with Brice Yates – NetRadio Program
[Transcript]
YATES: Good morning, Pallad City. It’s 7:01am and you’re listening to X88.2—this is Morning Madness with Brice Yates. It’s 89 degrees in the city and not a cloud in sight. Joining me in the studio once again is my co-host, Holis Duran.
DURAN: Morning everyone. Hope you’re all enjoying this sweltering summer heat wave in November.
YATES: I’m certainly not. Some irregular temps we’re having. All the weather manipulation tests the government’s running really did a number on us, huh?
DURAN: They claim it isn’t their fault, but who’s going to believe that? Speaking of government, Pallad City’s own Mayor Neville has been busy lately—
YATES: What happened, got himself kidnapped again?
DURAN: [Laughter] Not this time—instead he’s stepping up his Renew Initiative to make Pallad City more tourist friendly. Uh, I’m not sure there’s enough money in this city to accomplish that…
YATES: Tourist friendly? How? And why would anyone actually want to visit Pallad City? What’s the incentive?
DURAN: Fantasy Funland, obviously!
YATES: [Laughter] Too soon. On the other hand, if a bunch of tourists start flooding the streets, maybe they’ll be the ones getting mugged—not the people who live here!
DURAN: You mean, I might be able to walk my dog without getting jumped? Maybe this is a good idea, after all.
Danger Zone One. Story by Midnight. Art by Salaiix.
A lot is said in this. While she waits until she passes the window before stripping off her shirt, she doesn’t wait too long (indicating she doesn’t care that much…probably on a higher floor). Her windows don’t have screens, so bugs aren’t the issue they are in Florida. It’s currently 89 degrees (in NOVEMBER?!!! At 07:00?!!!), but her windows are closed, so she has air conditioning. The fan on her kitchen counter indicates the A/C might not always work, or she might not always be able to afford it. Depositing the shirt on the kitchen table instead of the hamper implies she’s going to wear it again before she washes it. Oh, and the fact that she’s hot (in more ways than one).
Like I said, there’s a lot going on here. 🙂
Well, the comic doesn’t have to be taking place in November, even if it’s November for us.
The first radio guy up above says it’s 89 degrees. The second radio guy then says it’s a November heatwave.
Also said it was Summer, so… not in the Northern Hemisphere?
I sort of interpreted that as describing the heatwave as summer-like, not as the season being summer. Summer in the southern hemisphere doesn’t begin until December; November would still be Spring.
So I guess the flashback was actually a dream?
Ah, right, it she says in the previous strip it was a nightmare. My bad.
And from the looks of her apartment in these two strips she doesn’t live in a really good part of town.
I feel like that is a personal choice on her part… She grew up in such a neighborhood and, as a cop, would be better positioned to respond to crime actively happening rather than showing up after everything was over – as is likely the modus operandi for such neighborhoods when it comes to other LEOs.
In addition to the state of the building, she also has very little in the way of possessions – and no personal touches. This apartment is a place to sleep for her. Despite that, she feels comfortable enough to walk around naked (once clear of a window, of course) showing that she feels secure enough to let her guard down – even for a few moments.
Although I’m a bit surprised we don’t see her gun in either of these two strips. I’d expect to to keep it close by, most likely on the nightstand.
Yeah, you would think a veteran police officer without any kids or any other kind of expense would be able to live in a better part of town.
Perhaps she lives close to the gym she frequents. That’s been shown to be in a bad area.
Maybe she live above the gym.
At least now we all know of Madison’s origin and why she became an officer, at least. That’s gotta mean something.