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Statue Rentals #3: Statue Time, Statue Delays
🕑 Added 2025-05-20 04:00:04 +0000 UTCNew character. What is Noriko's relationship to Meredith?
Transcript
Panel 1 – art studio
Narration: Friday…
Stacy: I’m all set. Do I have to get undressed?
Meredith: Stand behind that panel over there and let me know when you’re ready.
Stacy: What about all the windows?
Meredith: It won’t be a problem.
Panel 2 – behind partition
Stacy: Should I come out?
Meredith: No, I’m right here. Ready?
Stacy: How should I pose?
Meredith: That isn’t necessary. I’m carving you into the proper shape, of course.
FX: <snap>
Stacy: Oh, right. I suppose that means I'll just be a block of stone? Cool.
Panels 3 through 6 – Montage: man to block of stone
Meredith: I really thought I'd explained that. I need to work on my presentation of the process.
Panel 7 – rolling back the screens
Meredith is running her hand over the blocking.
Noriko (thinking): Oh, no. I guess I’m too late.
Noriko: Hi, Meredith!
Panel 8 – they embrace
Meredith: Noriko? You being here doesn't mean I forgot you were coming, I hope.
Noriko: No, I was in the neighborhood and was hoping to catch you before… Is that the block for the Wilson Contract?
Meredith: Yep. Spell completed five minutes ago. Should be a great piece. Stacy marbled nicely.
Noriko: Unfortunately, Wilson Research canceled the contract about an hour ago.
Meredith: Oh, no!
Panel 9 – standing by the block of marble
Meredith: You didn't happen to land a new contract I can use this on, did you?
Noriko: I'm working on a couple things. But, it takes time. Your works are as expensive as they are expressive.
Meredith: Thanks for the boost of confidence. I guess Stacy is stuck until I know what pose the next client wants.
Noriko: It's too bad this happened to a new model. Shauna or Kari probably wouldn't even notice the downtime.
Comments
Magicshoppe
This shows the issue where even when the artist is smart enough to have someone else do the paperwork stuff, things can go wrong.
David Fenger
Gotta work on those cancellation clauses...
