Prologue - Page 003

2022.10.13

This is a comic page with 6 panels. Panel 1 reads: "Everyone took the exam, but it wasn't equally important to everyone's profession. The exam was designed to help identify every individual's strong points and, if I scored high enough on it, the path would be opened to professions that require higher education: Doctors, researchers, mental health professionals, social workers, and many others." This panel depicts the young woman, Kelsie, approaching an exam, which is the key to accessing certain professions that are locked off, including "Higher Education" (symbolized by a school with a graduation cap) and "Specialized Trade" (symbolized by a test tube and a bright yellow social worker's vest). Panel 2: This panel shows Kelsie looking over her shoulder and smiling as she says "Oh! G'morning, Winter!" Another young woman is shown entering the room sporting a yellow bathrobe and bleary eyes. Panel 3: The second young woman, Winter, is shown from Kelsie's perspective. One of her eyes is closed, and she's saying something unintelligible. "Z-Z-Z" is shown above her head. Panel 4: Winter is shown to have walked through the dining room, behind where Kelsie is seated. Her arms are outstretched toward the kitchen, and she says "...need...coffee..." Behind her, Kelsie chuckles. Panel 5: Kelsie has turned her seat to face Winter and is holding her coffee. She says "What were you up to last night? Working on your studies again?" Winter is standing in front of her kitchen sink, pouring coffee from the coffee pot into a bright yellow mug. Panel 6: Winter is shown taking a long sip from her mug before responding, "No, not last night...." In this panel, she's leaning against the counter on which the coffee maker and a toaster sit.