Paps Fear, Page 2

PANEL 1

Rachel continues her explanation, still wearing her "mostly harmless" t-shirt and looking confident.

RACHEL: "You should have your first pap smear when you become sexually active or by age 18, whichever comes first."

RACHEL: "And I'm of age!"

RACHEL: "If caught early, most cervical cancers respond well to treatment..."

PANEL 2

Rachel makes a dramatic gesture with her finger raised, while Tuna looks concerned.

RACHEL: "...But if allowed to creep by unnoticed, certain peril awaits."

TUNA: "Rachel, are you going hypochondriac on me?"

RACHEL: "N-no."

TUNA: "You've been reading those damn medical journals again!"

PANEL 3

Scene shifts to a clinic. A nurse in traditional white uniform and cap greets Rachel.

NURSE: "Your first pap smear?"

NURSE: "Just put this towel across your lap and your feet in the stirrups."

NURSE: "The doctor will be with you shortly!"

Rachel looks nervous.

RACHEL: "Okay..."

Drawing the table from memory here. How I draw nurses is… terrifying. I think I got her scrubs designs from a Japanese uniform encyclopedia. Japan has some great medical and wait staff uniforms.