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The Lepidopterist
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Page 1
Panel 1
The hold of a military transport aircraft. The troops are wearing wingsuits. The go-light is red.
Captions: My name is Li Jing. I hunt butterflies.
Panel 2
The go-light goes green. The troops start jumping from the aircraft.
Captions: I know what you’re thinking. “From a plane?”
Panel 3
The light turns red again. The troops have left the aircraft to begin their mission.
Captions: “What are they -- giant, genetically engineered, monster butterflies?” To which I reply…
Panel 4
The troops soar over the clouds towards a swarm of giant, genetically engineered, monster butterflies.
Captions: Yeah, pretty much. You see, America owes a lot of countries a lot of money, mine included. And someone told their president that thing about butterfly wings causing storms in China.
Panel 5
Some of the troops die as legs/antenna/proboscis lash out. Li Jing weaves between these towards one of the butterflies.
Captions: So they said, “why stop there?” “Why not make butterflies that tear the very fabric of space-time?”
Panel 6
Li Jing stands atop the head of the butterfly, her electro-scalpel held high.
Captions: On the plus side, our cities no longer have that whole smog problem... But only because it’s been sucked though the hole that is now our sky.