Collection: Tip The Ferrymen

The main story of Tip The Ferrymen!

PANEL 1: Eddie catches up to Nathan and leans down in front of him. He smirks and says Heyyyyy. Nathan closes his eyes, annoyed, and replies Don't start. PANEL 2: Nathan walks past Eddie, who stares at him with a small smile. Eddie says Start what? Talkin' to you? Nathan replies No- No! That- That thing you do! PANEL 3: Nathan makes a gesture with his hand as he talks, saying Where you slide up acting all calm and chill and weirdly charming to try and distract me! PANEL 4: Eddie smirks and asks You think I'm charmin'? PANEL 5: Nathan pauses, realizing what he's just said. PANEL 6: Nathan blushes and says F-Forget I said anything--
PANEL 1: Eddie walks backwards away from Dusty and Mai, giving them finger guns and winking as he follows after Nathan. PANEL 2: Dusty crosses his arms and says What a square. PANEL 3: Dusty turns his attention away from Nathan, smiling at Mai. He says Hey! You wanna see somethin' neat, Dolly? Mai looks down at her spirit box nervously and replies Uh...Sure! PANEL 4: Dusty floats further onto the set and says Over by the jukebox! I think I can get it workin.
PANEL 1: Eddie puts a hand to his chin, saying It's been forever! Was Kel the greaser or was it Kacey? Dusty smiles and says Nah nah, Kel was one of them pink ladies. She wanted to be a greaser. PANEL 2: Nathan cuts them off, saying We don't have time for this as he walks past them. PANEL 3: Nathan walks further into the set room, saying Start searching for a way out.
PANEL 1: Eddie surveys the set, muttering Holy shit, wait. Is this the set for-- Dusty suddenly looks up. PANEL 2: Dusty looks over to Eddie as Eddie's eyes spark with recognition. The two of them say Red, Black, and Pink! at the same time. PANEL 3: Dusty's face lights up and he says Hell yeah! You know it? Eddie smiles, but doesn't face Dusty since he can't see him. Eddie replies I grew up watching it! Mai keeps staring down at the fake blood. She asks Okay, but, why is there blood..? PANEL 4: Eddie strikes a pose and says It's fake! It was a murder mystery! The owner of the local diner gets whacked one day-- PANEL 5: Dusty also strikes a pose, saying And it's up to two gals, Kel and Kacey, two strangers from two completely different worlds, to solve the mystery!
PANEL 1: The gang enters a large room. It is an abandoned movie set for a 50s diner. Several tables and chairs are turned over, and the room is in general disarray. PANEL 2: Nathan throws an arm out in front of the others, shouting STOP! PANEL 3: The tiles on the floor appear to be covered in blood. PANEL 4: Nathan stares down at it intensely, gripping his lantern. PANEL 5: Dusty peers over his shoulder, unimpressed, saying Cool it, it's just a prop. Nathan looks back at him and says What?!
PANEL 1: Off screen, Eddie says And hey. Mai looks up, surprised. PANEL 2: Eddie smiles and points at her spirit box. He says That's pretty sick! Real neat way to use your Spec, kid. PANEL 3: Mai looks at him, suspicious. Searching his expression for any sign of insincerity. PANEL 4: She removes her headphones, just to check. PANEL 5: Her Spec activates. Eddie smiles brightly, colored in a warm, bright yellow. He's surrounded by little rays of light. PANEL 6: Mai realizes he's being genuine. She puts her headphones back on, smiling and blushing. She says ...Thank you.
PANEL 1: Nathan walks past the group saying Fine, let's just go. Eddie looks after him, still concerned. Mai looks ashamed. Dusty looks annoyed. PANEL 2: Dusty grits his teeth and mutters Jackass.. PANEL 3: Mai hugs herself and says I- I get it. He's goin' through some stuff. PANEL 4: Mai's Spec activates. She's colored in green, purple bubbles barely managing to dissipate around her. She says I-It's so strong my headphones barely block it out. PANEL 5: Dusty looks at her and says Yeah, sure. I really sympathize with him. PANEL 6: Eddie, still watching Nathan leave, says He's just on edge. I'll try to talk to him.
PANEL 1: Eddie faces Mai, looking at her spirit box. He asks New guy, what's your name? PANEL 2: The ghost crosses his arms and replies Dusty. Dusty Morris. PANEL 3: Eddie puts a hand on their forehead, looking exhausted. They say Cool. Dusty, whatever beef you have with Nate, now ain't the time to be hashin' it out. There's some weird fuckin' cowboy thing that we're pretty sure has been kidnapping ghosts-- PANEL 4: Eddie presses two fingers to their forehead, continuing with And if we're gonna make it out of here without getting kidnapped or shot or suffocated by smoke or crushed by a building or WHATEVER ELSE, we're all gonna have to get along. PANEL 5: That relaxed smile returns to Eddie's face. They do sarcastic jazz hands to punctuate their point and say So lets cut the shit for thirty minutes to an hour, and then we can all have a lil' feelin's chat.
PANEL 1: Mai looks down in shame as Nathan says to her Mai, this is way too dangerous for you to get involved in! What were you thinking?! You need to leave this to the professionals-- PANEL 2: The spirit pushes past Mai again, snapping back with Professional my ass! There ain't nothin' professional about you, Vargas! PANEL 3: Nathan looks at the spirit, annoyed. He says Okay, seriously, what is your problem?! PANEL 4: The spirit gets up in Nathan's face. Nathan takes a step back. The spirit says I dunno, Mr.Ferryman! You're so smart, why don't you figure it out for yourself?! PANEL 5: Eddie steps between them, holding their hands over their ears. They shout Guys, please!
PANEL 1: Mai nervously holds out her spirit box. She says It's a uh...a spirit box. PANEL 2: Nathan stares down at it intensely. He says I know that. Why do you have that? PANEL 3: Mai holds it close, starting to shake with anxiety. She says I made it! Vibes can apply to sound waves, so... PANEL 4: Mai shrinks into herself, continuing with I figured I could make a spirit box that actually works..? PANEL 5: Nathan towers over Mai, dropping his lantern in surprise. He says You were ghost hunting?!