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The Plan

A plan is only a plan until somebody with a mooring rope disagrees with it.

Underwater beside the barnacled dock pilings, Trusty, Redd and Scooter huddle beneath the hull of a wooden skiff.
Panel 1
The three of them still under the hull with the mooring rope, Redd mid-sentence and Scooter already grinning through gritted teeth.
Panel 2
Bad Bonnie Bonnet floats holding the mooring rope in his fin while Redd and Trusty cross their arms.
Panel 3
The scene splits above and below the waterline, with Hemingway Heron perched on a piling above the crew.
Panel 4

Transcript

Every panel of The Plan in plain text, in reading order.

  1. Panel 1

    Underwater beside the barnacled dock pilings, Trusty, Redd and Scooter huddle beneath the hull of a wooden skiff.

    Trusty Trout
    Okay. Here's the plan.
    Redd Riddle
    We untie the boat...

  2. Panel 2

    The three of them still under the hull with the mooring rope, Redd mid-sentence and Scooter already grinning through gritted teeth.

    Redd Riddle
    ...jump in...
    Scooter Scallop (thinking)
    yeah

  3. Panel 3

    Bad Bonnie Bonnet floats holding the mooring rope in his fin while Redd and Trusty cross their arms.

    Bad Bonnie Bonnet
    Going somewhere?
    Trusty Trout
    Bonnie...

  4. Panel 4

    The scene splits above and below the waterline, with Hemingway Heron perched on a piling above the crew.

    Scooter Scallop
    Can I drive?
    Hemingway Heron
    Aquatic rabble.

Out on real water, check the marine forecast before you leave the dock, and wear a life vest. Scooter already does.

Illustrations generated with AI tools. The story, the characters and every line of dialogue are written by hand.