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Chapter: Chapter 01

  • PANEL 1: We see a young boy sitting in the middle of the living room, surrounded by pieces of shrapnel. He's holding a hammer and looks like a deer caught in headlights upon Nathan walking in. The boy bears a striking resemblance to Nathan, having brown skin and brown hair. His hair is much curlier than Nathan's, though. The boy also has many freckles, unlike Nathan. He's wearing brown overalls and a short-sleeved yellow flannel shirt, as well as yellow sneakers. He also has hearing aids and a wearable artificial graphene throat. PANEL 2: Nathan smiles, astounded. NATHAN: Joey? PANEL 3: Joey smiles, nervous. JOEY: Yeah? All of Joey's speech bubbles are styled with a little lightning bolt for a tail. PANEL 3: Nathan points to the mess. Joey looks away sheepishly. NATHAN: What, uh...what're you up to there? JOEY: Uh...I'm experimenting? NATHAN: I can see that. PANEL 4: We see the toaster, which has multiple random nails and screws driven into it. It's in pretty bad shape. NATHAN: Is that the toaster? JOEY: The old one, yeah. NATHAN: ...Wow. JOEY, with emphasis: Yeah. PANEL 5: Nathan smiles, still flabbergast but a little endeared to his nephew's antics. NATHAN: Well...Hey! Props for trying! But...why??? PANEL 6: Joey clenches his fists together, looking up at Nathan in determination. JOEY: You know why! I have to find out what my Spec is!

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    May 22, 2026

  • ANEL 1: Nathan looks sympathetic. NATHAN: Oh, mijo... PANEL 2: Nathan kneels down to Joey's eye level, placing a hand on the boy's shoulder. He gives the kid a soft smile. NATHAN: You don't gotta know right away! Besides, there's so many possibilities it'll take awhile to figure out! PANEL 3: Joey looks confused. JOEY: You knew yours when you were a kid though, didn't you? PANEL 4: Nathan rubs the back of his own neck. NATHAN: Well, yeah, but...some of them are more noticable than others. PANEL 5: Nathan lifts up his lantern, gesturing it as he speaks. He's surrounded by little green ghosts, which spiral to the lantern. NATHAN: And you gotta remember, kiddo, Specs are the very core of who you are! It'll be awhile before you discover your powers. I learned mine was

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    May 22, 2026

  • PANEL 1: Nathan stands up, looking back at Joey with a smile. NATHAN: What I'm saying is, be patient. Shit takes time. PANEL 2: Joey looks disappointed, putting his head in his hand. JOEY: But if there's so many possibilities then how am I supposed to know what's right? When will I know? PANEL 3: Nathan leans back down to Joey's eye level. NATHAN: You'll know when it happens! Don't rush it. Recuerda, buenas cosas están por llegar a los que saben esperan. JOEY: But-- PANEL 4: Nathan holds up a finger, interrupting Joey with a smug smirk. NATHAN: Ah! What'd I just say? PANEL 5: Joey sighs, rolling his eyes and crossing his arms. JOEY: Buenas cosas están por llegar a los que saben esperan. PANEL 6: Nathan begins walking back towards the door. NATHAN: Exactly. Be patient, mijo. You'll figure yourself out.

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    May 22, 2026

  • PANEL 1: Nathan looks confused, but still smiles. NATHAN: And, uh...don't you think you're getting ahead of yourself? Tech enhances your Spec, it doesn't create it. PANEL 2: Joey nervously taps his pointer fingers together. JOEY: ...I was kinda hoping I'd breakthrough and find out it's Technology or something. PANEL 3: Nathan looks exhausted. He still smiles, though. NATHAN: ...Yeah, okay, fair enough. PANEL 4: Nathan ruffles Joey's hair. NATHAN: We'll clean this mess up in a sec, alright? Lemme put some stuff away. PANEL 5: Joey perks up, curious. PANEL 6: Nathan walks back towards the door, there are little white lines around his lantern. PANEL 7: Joey focuses in on the lantern. A bright yellow glow surrounds it.

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    May 22, 2026

  • PANEL 1: Joey's eyes sparkle. JOEY: ...Wait. PANEL 2: Joey stands up. JOEY: Where were you?Nathan looks over his shoulder. NATHAN: Huh--? PANEL 3: Nathan looks nervous. NATHAN: Oh, uh..nowhere-- PANEL 4: Joey excitedly runs up to Nathan, who looks away from him nervously. JOEY: You had your lantern when you came in! NATHAN: Well- PANEL 5: Joey looks incredibly excited, eyes sparkling. JOEY: Were you ghost hunting!? PANEL 6: Nathan anxiously rubs his hands together. NATHAN: No! Not...not really, I was just...looking for someone.

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    May 22, 2026

  • PANEL 1: Nathan and Joey stand across from each other, surrounded by purple void. Nathan keeps a hand to his chest, looking down at the ground. Joey stares at Nathan, eyes widening as he realizes something. A bright yellow glow surrounds his head. PANEL 2: Joey puts his hands together. JOEY: ...Were you looking for my dad again? PANEL 3: Nathan looks surprised. PANEL 4: Nathan says nothing, avoiding eye contact with Joey. PANEL 5: Joey, taking this as confirmation, looks sullen. JOEY: ...Oh. PANEL 6: Nathan cups Joey's face in one hand, making the boy look up at him. NATHAN: Hey, don't look so down, yeah? PANEL 7: Nathan forces a smile. NATHAN: I'll find him one day, Jojo. I promise.

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    May 22, 2026

  • PANEL 1: Nathan begins to remove his trenchcoat. NATHAN: But, just so I'm clear, I'm done with the whole paranormal investigation thing. PANEL 2: Nathan hangs up his coat and leans his lantern against the wall. NATHAN: Have been ever since I stopped doing ParaNathan. PANEL 3: Joey looks confused. JOEY: You used to do it all the time, though! Even when cameras weren't rolling! PANEL 4: Nathan looks mildly annoyed. NATHAN: Key words: Used to. Putting spirits to rest and chasing out angry poltergeists is fun and all, but it's...not for me anymore. PANEL 5: Nathan ruffles Joey's hair again. NATHAN: Especially now that I gotta look after little gremlins like you. PANEL 6: Joey swipes away Nathan's hand. JOEY: I'm not a gremlin! NATHAN: You were raised by me, you're a gremlin.

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    May 22, 2026

  • PANEL 1: Joey rolls his eyes again. JOEY: Okay, okay, point taken-- ghosts are dangerous, no more cases. Nathan crosses his arms, looking uncertain. NATHAN: The dead aren't any more dangerous than the living, kid. PANEL 2: Nathan waves his hand dismissively. NATHAN: But that doesn't mean I'll go back to taking cases. Never doing that again, no matter wh-- PANEL 3: Nathan jumps as someone knocks on the front door. PANEL 4: Joey gets a mischevious smile on his face. JOEY: Sounds like a call to action to me. NATHAN: You be quiet. PANEL 6: Nathan goes to open the door.

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    May 22, 2026

  • PANEL 1: An older woman stands at the door. She's a large woman with pale skin and curly greying red hair that covers her right eye. She's wearing rather old fashioned clothing. A dress with frilly sleeves and a hat with a blue flower in it's rim. She's holding her hands together and looks rather concerned. PANEL 2: Nathan seems surprised to see her. NATHAN: Miss Fortune? LIZZIE: Mr.Vargas, I really hope you don't mind me showing up at this hour. It's- It's an emergency. PANEL 3: Nathan looks uncertain, but motions behind himself, inviting her in. NATHAN: Uh...No, not at all. Let yourself in. PANEL 4: Lizzie walks ahead of Nathan. Joey stares at her in confusion. JOEY: ...Who's that? NATHAN: Lizzie Fortune, she was a client of ours back in the day.

    Page 18

    May 22, 2026

  • PANEL 1: Lizzie looks down at her hands, uneasy. She's surrounded by four different specters, all with their own colors. On the bottom left is a blue ghost with curly hair, it looks as though their arm has been chopped off. On the upper left is a red ghost who's head is separate from his body. On the upper right is a purple ghost with a gash in her neck. On the bottom right is a green ghost who looks to be missing an arm as well. No further details can be discerned about these figures. NATHAN, offscreen: Whole family was murdered and started haunting the mansion, Liz was the only one who survived. That's when she came to us, asked us to figure out who did this to her folks. PANEL 2: Joey stares after Lizzie, interested. Nathan however looks uncertain. NATHAN: Turns out none of 'em wanted to move on yet and just wanted to stay in their old family home. JOEY: Huh. NATHAN: Yeah. She let the ghosts have the estate, too. Stops by as often as she can, paying her respects, you know the deal. PANEL 3: Joey looks to Nathan. Nathan puts a finger to his chin. JOEY: What do you think she's here for? NATHAN: No clue. Can't imagine they'd be getting up to anything.

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    May 22, 2026

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