PAGE ONE (Four Panels)
Panel 1
A man and a woman sitting at a table in a crowded restaurant talking,
a rose sitting across her plate.
SOFIA: I THINK DATES ARE HARD,
NO MATTER WHAT YOUR JOB IS.
ALEJANDRO: I'M NOT DISCOUNTING GENERAL DATING STRESS, BUT..
Panel 2
A woman smiling.
SOFIA: BUT?
Panel 3
A man and a woman talking.
ALEJANDRO: BEING A COP MAKES IT
ROUGH.
SOFIA: GIVE ME PROOF. I OFFER NO PITY WITHOUT PROOF.
Panel 4
A man and a woman sitting at a table in a crowded restaurant talking,
a rose sitting across her plate.
ALEJANDRO: SIMPLE. WHAT ARE THE QUESTIONS YOU WANT TO ASK ME?
PAGE TWO (Six Panels)
Panel 1
A man and a woman talking.
SOFIA: ARE YOU PACKING HEAT?
ALEJANDRO: SEE, NOT YOUR NORMAL FIRST DATE QUESTION.
Panel 2
A man and a woman talking.
SOFIA: MOST GUYS WOULD THINK I
WAS TALKING ABOUT THEIR BATHING SUIT AREA.
ALEJANDRO: I'LL GRANT YOU THAT.
Panel 3
A man and a woman talking.
SOFIA: YOU AVOIDED MY QUESTION.
ALEJANDRO: YES, I AM CURRENTLY ARMED.
Panel 4
A man and a woman talking.
SOFIA: WHY?
ALEJANDRO: I LIKE KNOWING WHERE MY GUN IS AT ALL TIMES.
Panel 5
A man and a woman talking.
SOFIA1: MOST GUYS ARE LIKE THAT.
ALWAYS SCRATCHING IT, REARRANGING.
ALEJANDRO: FUNNY.
SOFIA2: I TRY.
Panel 6
Closeup on a man's face, emotionless.
SOFIA (Off-Panel): HAVE YOU EVER SHOT ANYONE?
PAGE THREE (Six Panels)
Panel 1
Closeup on a man's face, emotionless.
CAPTION1: I TELL HER NO.
CAPTION2: THAT I'VE NEVER NEEDED TO.
Panel 2
A hand loosely holding a gun.
CAPTION: WHICH IS ONLY HALF A LIE.
Panel 3
Closeup on a man's face, emotionless.
CAPTION: NO FIRST DATE COULD HANDLE THE TRUTH.
Panel 4
A hand loosely holding a gun.
CAPTION: THAT I COULDN'T PULL THE TRIGGER.
Panel 5
Closeup on a man's face, emotionless.
CAPTION: THAT I SHOULD HAVE.
Panel 6
A hand loosely holding a gun.
CAPTION: THAT I COULD NOT SHOOT A MAN IN THE BACK.
PAGE FOUR (Six Panels)
Panel 1
A hand loosely holding a gun.
CAPTION1: I FIRST FOUND HIM IN
MIDTOWN.
CAPTION2: THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY A MUGGING.
Panel 2
A man running.
CAPTION: I CHASED.
Panel 3
A man running.
CAPTION: AND I RAN AND RAN.
Panel 4
A man running.
CAPTION: BUT HE WAS TOO FAST.
Panel 5
A hand loosely holding a gun.
CAPTION: FOUND HIM AGAIN UPTOWN.
Panel 6
Closeup on a man's face, emotionless.
CAPTION: WITH THAT DEAD LITTLE GIRL.
"HIS EVERY FIRST DATE" © 2002 Michael Wojciak
