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Panel 1: Andrew starts his story: "Veronika and I were at a bar. Veronika left with someone and I was about to leave too. As I was finishing my drink, Kara bumped into me." Andrew stands holding a bottle beer, wearing a Cranes t-shirt. Kara, wearing a short black vinyl dress, an o-ring leather collar, and fishnets elbows Andrew as she's holding some sort of mixed drink. She says "oops!" but really doesn't look like it was an oops.

Panel 2: Andrew continues, "I dropped the bottle" and it's shown shattered on the floor.

Panel 3: "Kara insisted on getting me another." Kara holds up a fresh beer to Andrew and says "Enjoy!"

Panel 4: "Though I'd had more than enough already." Andrew and Kara are talking as Andrew downs the beer.

Panel 5: He continues, "Anyway, we went back to her place, which at that point was in the city." Andrew and Kara are walking towards a newer high-rise apartment building, holding hands. Kara's now wearing a jacket over the dress, and she's guiding Andrew.

Panel 6: "And she had like -- a NICE place. Like a totally unrealistic TV apartment." Andrew's standing in a corner of her apartment that's all windows, looking at the dark skyline. Kara sits on her bed and says, "You done looking out the window?"