Escape Phrase 12
2006-02-24
End of an era
Thus ends chapter one of the super exciting saga!
Hey, look, it's Gustav Klimt slo-mo.
Transcription
Jimothy: There's no time, we have to get out of here!
Tsamantha: Wha-- ?
Jimothy: It's bad -- it's worse -- it's -- come on!!
Tsamantha: Why? How come?
Jimothy: We're not SAFE here, I did something stupid and we--
Tsamantha: STOP.
Tsamantha: I can't HANDLE this. Everything is fucked up and just getting WORSE...
Tsamantha: ... and I think I really do need to just spend some time here...
Tsamantha: ...get my handles back on my pots. So -- I think you need to calm down... and...
Tsamantha: And maybe come back when you aren't so...
Jimothy: Tsam...
Jimothy: I'm sorry. I... the dream -- you're right. You don't need this.
Jimothy: I'll go -- I'll go.
Tsamantha: Hey...
Tsamantha: I'm not mad, Jim. I... really like you.
Tsamantha: It's just such an awful day. I need a rest.
Tsamantha: Please come back and see me soon.
Jimothy: Yeah... I...
Jimothy: I will...
[[Tsamantha is left alone in the room.]]
Tsamantha: Sigh.
[[Jimothy is riding an elevator.]]
Jimothy: Sigh.
<<ding>>
[[Jimothy heads outside.]]
Jimothy: Now what? I guess... Home.
Jimothy: ... Uhhh... I... Where... the hell... do I live?
Jimothy: Wallet. ... no id... Phone booth!
[[A large fellow is using the phone booth.]]
Jimothy: ... Hey, uh--
Large Fellow: WAIT YER TURN!
Jimothy: ...
Jimothy: ...!!
Jimothy: I can't even remember my... MY LAST NAME!
Jimothy: ...
[[Jimothy looks up at the police building.]]
Jimothy: Oh! Tsam!
Jimothy: She'll know! But--
Jimothy: No, I'll go to her.
Jimothy: I'm scared.
[[Jimothy rides the elevator back up.]]
<<ding>>
Jimothy: Tsam?
Jimothy: EMPTY!!
Jimothy: Where IS SHE?!
Cop: HEY YOU
Cop: FREEZE
[[Jimothy runs for it.]]
<<BANG>>
[[The panels become too small to discern. Many many many panels go by.]]
Tsamantha: How did you find me?
Jimothy: It -- it wasn't easy.
<<SMOOCH!>>
Jimothy: Oh! Uh... Heh!
[[The panels shrink again.]]
[[Jimothy and Tsamantha are hiding in an alley.]]
Jimothy: No... We lost them.
Tsamantha: Thank goodness.
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