Some Assembly

PANEL 1:

A desert plain with mountains in the middle and far backgrounds. On a near hill, a man stands next to a small stack of shipping crates.

PANEL 2:

The man looks over the crates, some parts, and… /

PANEL 3:

…a sheet of assembly instructions for an “iMe” robot. / MAN: Hmmm…

PANEL 4:

The man connects the torso to the base of the robot, and…

PANEL 5:

…connects wires inside the robot’s head, and… / MAN: “…red two to red five, blue six to…” /

PANEL 5:

…snaps the robot’s right arm into its torso. / MAN: HA!

PANEL 6:

A close up of the robot’s face screen, which reads “LOADING…” / MAN: “Press and hold power button for five seconds…” /

PANEL 7:

The robot’s facial features spring to life with a “blink”

PANEL 8:

The robot and the man simultaneously yell “AAAAA!”, each having startled the other.

PANEL 9:

The robot and the man reflexively mimic each other’s gestures. / ROBOT: AAAAA! / MAN: HA!

PANEL 10:

The robot points at the man, with a skeptical look on its face. / ROBOT: Why…Why are you wearing that MASK?

PANEL 11:

The man, clearly wearing a mask, looks perplexed. / MAN (aka MARK): ???…What mask? CAPTION: TO BE CONTINUED…