The Continentals

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Coydog

on July 26, 2009

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PAGE ELEVEN: FIVE PANELS.
Panel One:
Close shot of the young officer looking up from his pad to question the OFF PANEL Smythe.

Officer: Spelled like "Smith"?

Smythe (Off Panel): Yes. Only not.

Smythe (Off Panel) #2: Smythe. Spelled with a "Y" in the middle and an "E" at the end.

Panel Two:
Close shot of young officer once again scribbling in his pad.

Officer: An "E" at the end. [Pause} Christian name?

Smythe (Off Panel): Jeffrey.

Officer: Middle name, if any?

Smythe (Off Panel): Tiffen.

Panel Three:
Close up of the officer looking up from his pad again with a puzzled expression on his face.

Officer: I'm sorry, did you say "Tiffany"?

Smythe (Off Panel): No, you said "Tiffany". I said, "Tiffen".

Panel Four:
Close shot of the elegantly clothed and impeccably groomed Jeffrey Tiffen Smythe. tall and dapper, with handsome, chiseled features of an aristocrat. Smythe's broad shoulders are draped in a top coat, his stylish bowler hat tipped ever so slightly to one side, and his gloved hands hold tightly onto his ever present hawk's head cane.

Narrative: …And their ultimate mission for the crown is a sworn secret. He is one such agent.

Narrative#2: Agent 86

Smythe: My name is Jeffrey Tiffen Smythe. I'm an agent in her majesty's service.

Panel Five:
Close shot: The befuddled looking young officer stands next to Smythe looks passed him at the person who came with Smythe who's still standing OFF PANEL, much to Smythe's amusement.

Officer: And you…Ugh…"Sir"?

Smythe: Oh, believe me, constable…


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