September 2023 – Page 3 – Syphon Continuity

After Dark – Winning

Panel 1
Eika: Sorry, Ha-chan. Importance can’t be measured by numbers.
Hatsumi: I’ll just have to be more wordy next book.

Panel 2
Kenji: But at least we know who loses.

Panel 3
Silhouette of a person with a label “Sir not appearing in this book: Kenji’s older brother.”

Panel 4
Cameron: There’s another Asagawa?
Kenji: He barely qualifies.
Cam: Isn’t that a good thing?

That’s one way to win.

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After Dark – By the scenes

Panel 1
Kenji: I didn’t ask to be the main character, but if someone has to wear the crown…
Misora: Word count is only one of the possible measurements.

Panel 2
Taehyun: Clearly, charisma is more important than words.
Eika: How about scene count instead?

Panel 3
A. Sherman Karlsson: That would be… Misora Toyama.

Panel 4
Cameron: This tracks. He never shuts up…
Hatsumi: And she was born on 3rd base.

Everything is easier with family money.

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After Dark – By words

Panel 1
Eika: I think we should give main character to Ha-chan. What do you think?
Misora: Agreed. Hatsumi has had a hard year.

Panel 2
A. Sherman Karlsson (Author, live from the void): That’s a nice sentiment, but we’ve run the numbers, and by word count, the main character is…

Panel 3
A. Sherman Karlsson: …Kenji Asagawa. Yes, that guy.

Panel 4
Cam: I assume some of those words are ‘hubris’ and ‘bourgeoisie’.
A. Sherman Karlsson: Within continuity? Not a single one.

Because we all know numbers never lie.

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Six Strange Bedfellows

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