PANEL 1
KYLE
NO, SPOOKS, YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN.
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AND WHY NOT?
PANEL 2
KYLE
YOU’RE BASICALLY A REAL LIFE ACTION MOVIE HERO. AND EPIC ADVENTURES NEED EPIC ROMANCES, RIGHT? I’M SURE I’D DO THE SAME THING, IF I WERE YOU.
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IN FACT, IF I’M BEING A HONEST, I’VE EVEN BEEN A LITTLE ENVIOUS.
PANEL 3
KYLE
BUT WHAT’S THE LONGEST ANY OF THOSE RELATIONSHIPS HAS EVER LASTED? MONTHS? WEEKS?
PANEL 4
KYLE
YOUR LOVE AFFAIRS ARE EPIC. BUT I’M YOUR BEST FRIEND — I’VE SEEN WHAT HAPPENS — THE ROMANCE ALWAYS END WHEN THE ADVENTURE ENDS.
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YOU DON’T DO GIRLFRIENDS. OR BOYFRIENDS, EITHER, I GUESS. BECAUSE YOU CAN’T.
PANEL 5
SPOOKY JONES
I CAN’T?
PANEL 6
KYLE
NO. BECAUSE YOU’RE SPOOKY JONES. BECAUSE YOU’RE THE ONE THEY CALL WHEN NO ONE ELSE CAN SOLVE IT.
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BECAUSE THE WORLD NEEDS YOU MORE THAN ONE PERSON EVER COULD.
(cont)
BECAUSE IT’S JUST NOT WHO YOU ARE.