No Time for Boys, Page 4

PANEL 1

Rachel sits alone in a dark movie theater, eating popcorn while watching the screen.

RACHEL (thinking): "All I need is myself."

Narration: munching furiously

PANEL 2

Caption spanning the width of the page.

RACHEL (narrating): "I don't have time for boys."

PANEL 3

Rachel stands at the concession counter with her large popcorn bucket. Drink sizes are visible behind the counter: mall, medium, and "free refills." A boy with long hair wearing a shirt that says "I'm with the pilots" works behind the counter.

RACHEL: "This came with free refills."

RACHEL: "Can you top me off on my way out?"

BOY: "Hey."

PANEL 4

The boy leans forward with a charming smile, holding the popcorn bucket.

BOY: "Technically, no, but for you..."

PANEL 5

Close-up of Rachel's face, looking surprised and slightly flustered.

The backgrounds for this comic were made using photos of the Grandin Theatre in Roanoke, which was just down the street from my apartment when I drew this.

Rachel is very practical. I was kind of scraping by at this point in my life. I used to go to the cafe late at night so the waitress could slip me stale scones to eat. I was deeply saddened when the 7-11 stopped selling their leftover Krispy Kreme doughnuts for half price after 1am.

Hot guy whose name I keep forgetting is wearing a shirt named for Ladytron’s “I’m with the Pilots”:

This guy has a little of my first boyfriend in him–he was a movie buff. But that’s where the similarities end. I never had the chance to expand on this fellow’s personality, but he was supposed to be a fun-loving, non-committal man-child and 100% Rachel’s kind of catnip. Educated, witty, geeky, fun, interesting, and long-haired. Rachel had no defenses!