Transcript

Panel 1:
Emily pulls a sheet of paper out of her purse, covered in spellcrafting notes and symbols. She hands it to Mikey.
Emily: "This."

Panel 2:
Mikey reaches for the paper.

Panel 3:
He reads over it.

Panel 4:
He frowns.
Mikey Hernandez: "Sorry, señorita. This is not something I can parse."

Panel 5:
Emily takes the paper back from Mikey, disappointed. He leans on the counter towards her.
Emily: "You really can’t read it?"
Mikey: "With something this complex, you’d need a master spellcrafter."

Panel 6:
A sepia-toned flashback scene depicts the silhouettes of spellcrafters, their backs turned on the skyline of New York City as the specter of Amendment 18 floats in.
Mikey, in narration: "But with the passing of Prohibition..."
Mikey, in narration, continued: "Many of the master spellcrafters left America to keep their jobs in Canada and Europe."

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Posted on February 11, 2025 by Melissa J

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