PANEL 1
KIRK: WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH HIM, ANYWAY?

PANEL 2
MIKI: WELL, WE CAN SURMISE THAT ARKADY HAD A VERY TRAUMATIC UPGRADE WHEN SHE OD’D WAY BACK WHEN. AND ARKADY’S… A BIT SPACEY.
MIKI: I’M GUESSING A SURPRISE BULLET TO THE BRAIN COUNTS AS TRAUMATIC.

PANEL 3
ARKADY: AND A KNOCK ON THE HEAD LATER, I’M…
ARKADY: ...WELL, I’M PROBABLY STILL SPACEY. BUT I’M SEEING A LITTLE MORE CLEARLY.
ARKADY: WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT HERE IS CHANGING THE RULES.

PANEL 4
ARKADY: BECAUSE THE RULE, THE RULE WE’RE TALKING ABOUT, THE ONE THAT TRIGGERS EXILE—
ARKADY:—IT’S STARTING TO SOUND TO ME A BIT LIKE “OH SHIT YOU DID SOMETHING BAD SO YOU CAN’T BE IN OUR GANG ANY MORE.”
ARKADY: I’M NOT SAYING IT WAS A BAD RULE. I AM SAYING IT’S A KID’S RULE.