Retail Therapy
Published on by LegolianM.
Panel 1: Taylor sits at the kitchen counter looking very sad. On the opposite side of the counter Darrell offers him a glass of water: “Drink some water, idiot.”
Panel 2: Behind Darrell the fridge can be seen covered in colorful magnets of each letter in the alphabet. His hoodie shirt is open now, and he’s wearing a black shirt underneath. He says with some hesitation: “So... we’ve been here a few days now. How’re you doing?”
Panel 3: Taylor drinks his water. His hoodie is unzipped now, he’s wearing a turquoise shirt with a band of grey around the neck. “Okay? I don’t have to go to work anymore so that’s a giant fucking plus. I can just chill and do whatever I want.”
Panel 3: Taylor looks off thoughtfully: “Which I guess has involved a bit of looking up news articles about myself.” Somewhat smaller: “And trying not to think too hard about my mom.”
Panel 4: Taylor shrugs dismissively: “But I’m sure that’ll pass.”
Panel 5: The view zooms out and we can now fully see Taylor’s t-shirt, which has the number 42 printed in grey in blocky font, like a sports jersey. He gestures towards the bags he was carrying, which are on the counter beside him. The bag that previously couldn’t be read says Powell’s Books on the side. “Anyway I’ve got a Playstation now and some new manga, so retail therapy is going great!”
Panel 6: Taylor: “What about you, how are you doing?”
Darrell holds up his drumsticks, looking a bit resigned: “...I bought some drumsticks.”