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Page 1: "The Living And Those Dead" [[Ethan is brushing his teeth]] / [[He spits]] / [[A version of Ethan dressed in black appears in the mirror]] / Ethan: Wha...? / Dark Ethan: Heh heh heh... / [[Ethan stares on disbelieving while Dark Ethan cocks a pistol]] / Dark Ethan: You'd best beware the demons in your head... / [[Dark Ethan's...
Page 2: "ACT I: HELL RISING" [[Ethan leaps foward out of bed]] / Ethan: NO! / [[He discovers his nose is bleeding]] / [[He cradles his head in his hands, behind him on the wall is the title, ACT I: HELL RISING]]
Page 3: "Prologue: Enigmata" [[Two floating orbs, the Enigmata, one white and one light blue, against a black background]] / Enigma Blue: Ah! Come in, come in! You must be today's appointment, correct? / Enigma White: Yes, that's me... / Blue: You certainly took a quick interest in this case. It resolved only very recently. / White:...
Page 4: "Mirror, Mirror" [[Ethan goes about his morning routine, now suspicious of his mirror, while White and Blue continue to talk in the background]] / Blue: So, what do you think you know about our unlikely hero? / White: The same things everyone else does. No more, no less. / Blue: Indeed... Would you like to skip the introduction,...
Page 5: "Chapter 1: Eighteen" {{Chapter 1: "Eighteen"}} / [[Ethan dries his hair and exits the bathroom]] / [[He sits next to a shorter, curly-haired boy named Chris on the couch, who doesn't even look up while Ethan cracks his neck]] / Chris: Long night, I take it? / <> / Ethan: Yeah. Nightmares like you wouldn't believe... / [[Ethan...
 
Page 6: "Professor Rupture" [[Ethan comes out of his room, coat and all]] / Ethan: Dude! We're already late for math! LET'S GO! / Chris: Correction. YOU'RE late for math. You were asleep when the professor asked me a simple question... / [[Chris thinks about it]] / [[Chris, in class, spouting off an indescribable formula in math]] / [[Back...
Page 7: "A Slip Of Fate" [[Ethan is walking down a set of concrete stairs, thinking to himself]] / Ethan (thinking): Sigh... Professor Steffensen can be such a dick sometimes. / [[He looks out, lost in thought]] / Ethan (thinking): The midterm exam AND the term project both on the same day? / [[His foot looms over a water bottle...
Page 8: "Wounded" [[Ethan opens his front door, blood dripping down his arm]] / <> / <> / [[He shouts in anger, causing Chris to jump]] / Ethan: GODDAMN IT! / Chris: Something wrong? / [[Ethan yells at Chris from across the room]] / Ethan: YES! I broke my damned arm! Tore clear through the skin! / Chris: Whoa,...
Page 9: "The Waiting Game" [[A clock, 6:58]] / <> / Ethan: Well, THAT was fantastic. I get to the doctor's office and have to / [[Ethan continues rambling while Chris plays a Nintendo 64]] / Chris: Hey, Ethan... / Ethan: fill out thirty pages of paperwork and ten of insurance / [[Chris looks back at Ethan]] / Chris: Your date... / Ethan:...
Page 10: "The Dating Game" [[Ethan, standing outside an apartment]] / Ethan: Cheryl, I'm so sorry I'm late... Doctor's office. / Cheryl: It's okay. My hair needed to grow a little. Oh, wait, my purse... / Ethan (thinking): Nice butt... / Cheryl (thinking): Great start... / [[Ethan eats pizza while Cheryl laughs]] / [[Ethan stands...
 
Page 11: "The Legality Of It All" [[Ethan and Cheryl are in a bowling alley, White and Blue talk in the background]] / <> / White: He really appears to be getting along with her, doesn't he? / Blue: Indeed. It's too bad, really... Things might have turned out better for them... / White: What do you mean? / Blue: Well... / Cheryl:...
Page 12: "Ass-Twitchin' Good Time" [[Ethan and Cheryl are sitting, watching TV, Ethan's arm is around Cheryl]] / TV: My ass is twitching. / [[Cheryl rests her head on Ethan's shoulder]] / TV: You people make my ass twitch! / Ethan (thinking): Whoa... Head on shoulder? Th-that might mean- / [[The voice in Ethan's head shuts everything else...
Page 13: "Some Of All Fears" [[Ethan and Cheryl are walking through an alley]] / Cheryl: Just WHAT is going on? / Ethan: I'm sorry... I don't kno-- / [[A hoodie-clad man pops out and points a gun at Ethan and Cheryl]] / Man: Evenin'. / Cheryl: <> / Blue: I'll never be able to understand just what drives a person to commit such...
Page 14: "Peek-A-Boo" Ethan: <> / Man: What? / [[Dark Ethan has taken over]] / Dark Ethan: Oh, nothing... / [[He grabs the man's hand and pushes the gun out of the way]] / Dark Ethan: I just realized... / [[He twists the man's arm around]] / <> / Dark Ethan: That this... / [[He slams the man into a power pole]] / <> / Dark...
Page 15: "Waking Up Into A New Nightmare" [[Ethan is laying in bed, his eyes starting to open]] / Ethan: Nnggh... / White: I won't argue. Robbing someone is a terrible crime. But comparing robbery and murder... It's impossible. / [[Ethan sits up]] / Ethan: Ch... Cheryl? / [[He realizes he's holding the gun]] / Ethan: What the...? / White: Robbery...
 
Page 16: "Dust Under The Rug" [[Ethan is at a dumpster, looking around]] / [[He drops the gun, which is glowing red, into the trash, burying it]] / [[A figure dressed in black pops up next to the dumpster as Ethan walks away]] / Figure: Acknowledged. Yes, sir. / [[The figure reaches into the dumpster]] / Figure: I've got it now....
Page 17: "The Joke's On You" [[In Ethan's room]] / <> / Voice, through door: This is the police! OPEN UP! / Ethan (thinking): Oh, SHIT. (Dark Ethan): Get ready to run, Ethan. / [[Ethan opens the door, Chris stands outside]] / Chris: Hey, man... Booze Patrol's here. / Ethan: <> / [[He swipes the bottle of vodka...
Page 18: "Chapter 2: Change" {{Chapter 2: "Change"}} / [[A suburban house]] / [[A car pulls up]] / Chris: It's this one, Ethan. / White: Wait! Why'd you skip over some of it? / Blue: Because two weeks passed unevenfully. / White: Life is never uneventful. / [[Ethan, with a laundry basket, walks in the front door]] / Blue: Er......
Page 19: "No Use In Crying" [[A large man goes through the fridge]] / <> / [[Chris walks up]] / Chris: <> MILK. NOW. / [[His eyes start to open]] / Chris: Why is it morni--? / [[He stares agape at the milk]] / [[He drops it]] / <> / [[He stands upright]] / Chris: ETHAAAN! Do you know the man in the fridge?! / Ethan:...
Page 20: "Foreign Tastes" [[Ethan, Chris, and the Fridge Man stare straight ahead, all sitting on the couch]] / [[Ethan and Chris look at the Fridge Man]] / [[They look away]] / [[They look at each other, questioningly]] / [[They look away again]] / [[Ethan finally says something as the Fridge Man holds up a box of Cheerios]] / Ethan:...
 
Page 21: "A Household Name" [[Ethan, Chris, and the Fridge Man sit around the table]] / Fridge Man: So, yeah. That's pretty much it. / Chris: Let me get this straight. The last thing you remember is a bright white light. Three years ago. And now... You're HERE. / [[The Fridge Man eats a bowl of something]] / Fridge Man: Mm-hmm. / <http://ar-comic.com/index.php?pid=20070613

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