Rachel the Great Takes the Bus, Page 4

PANEL 1

A man wearing headphones has his music turned up loud, annoying other passengers who look irritated.

TEXT BOX: "But, please make sure you keep your volume low enough not to bug other people."

PANEL 2

Rachel sits with headphones, looking contemplative while wearing a "Road Princess" shirt.

TEXT BOX: "Listening to music and books helps pass the time, but it also cuts you off from other passengers."

PANEL 3

A chatty woman talks to Rachel animatedly.

TEXT BOX: "Sometimes that's a good thing..."

CHATTY WOMAN: "...and I was like, I can not believe you ate that taquito..."

PANEL 4

A concerned passenger points at Rachel who is dozing off.

TEXT BOX: "...Sometimes not so good!"

PASSENGER: "Dude, isn't this your stop?"

PANEL 5 (LARGE)

A ticket stub shows "Rachel's Super Secret Bus Technique: 2 FOR 1"

Rachel lies dramatically across both bus seats, pretending to be asleep with a blanket and pillow, as other passengers board.

TEXT BOX: "When the bus pulls into a station, lie down across both the seats like you are asleep."

TEXT BOX: "Note: It helps to have a pillow and blanket for overnight trips."

TEXT BOX: "The boarding passengers would rather impose themselves on someone who is awake."

PASSENGER: "No, wait! I'm awake! Really!"

There are her “sexy ears” again!

I remember this jacket she’s wearing. I was dressed as a crow one Halloween, and I was out with a friend of mine in Christiansburg/Floyd, VA. We ran into this new guy, and we all got butter pecan ice cream and went back to his place, filled with moving boxes, and ate ice cream. It was a blast. Just good, harmless fun. He had this beat up green army jacket and gave it to me, probably because I was getting a little cold or something in my corset. I found a disposable camera in the pocket, asked him if he wanted to keep it. He told me to hang onto it instead, because it probably just had pictures of “her” on it. My friend and I filled the rest of the camera up with pictures. When I got them developed, there were pictures of about 3 or 4 young people on vacation at a lake it seemed. Interesting little vignet into a stranger’s life.