Chapter: Chapter 1: 2:45am

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Panel 1: Caption reads, "Now." Elena wipes down a table in a now empty bar. She's put up chairs on the finished tables behind her.

Panel 2: Daniel waves at Elena over his shoulder as he walks past. Elena smiles back at him.

Panel 3: Daniel, now relieved of having to perform a smile in front of anyone, lets his face fall to a frown. He looks down at a mp3 player he's holding, earbuds in, as he exits the bar into a dark alleyway.

Panel 4: Seeing something off-panel, Daniel looks up abruptly, eyes wide.

Panel 5: Sitting on a skateboard, nestled between two dumpsters and illuminated by an orange light above him, Denver looks up from the cigarette he's having as he exclaims, "Oh!"