The top three panels of the page are divided, with the creature sitting in front of all three. Behind him, we see the garbled speech being played in the room. It is unreadable. We also see the stretcher, on its side, along with a metal table with several types of handheld weapons on top. The creature is on all fours, listening desperately while looking extremely worried.

Off-panel, Harren speaks: Sir if I may? 23-3 is from the first generation of Vloxen. He doesn’t understond ony English or verbal communication that we can see from our tests-

Panel 4: Harren stands in profile in the foreground, with Richart smiling and pointing in the background.

Richart: Let’s hit him with Victor.

Panel 5: A hand reaches and presses a button on a touchscreen. The button is labeled “Engage Victor Program.” Another button reads “Engage Instructional Audio.”

Panel 6: A wide panel. We see Richart and Harren from behind, speaking to one another near the windows. The young scientist with curly hair sits at the computer panels, and is the one who engaged the Victor program. Dr. Calway stands in the foreground.

Richart: I know. I read your research. I wanted to see what this one would do when he hasnt had a chance to figure out what is going on.

Calway: B-but, sir!