[blog] Senior Year #6 - Varsity Captains
★ Notes on Year 4, Comic 6 - Varsity Captains ★
☆ ☆ ☆ NOTES ☆ ☆ ☆
Dex: So.
Dex: Are you baking for them?
Bitty: What was that now, dear, for whom?
Dex: (SLAMS TABLE) FOR YOUR NEW FRIENDS??
Hops: Bitty, I know I’ve only been at Samwell for a few months. But I want you to know that we all really appreciate you. Your cooking–Your leadership–The spirit you bring to the team. We appreciate you.
Bitty: Hops, sweetheart are you okay
Hops: (voice cracking) w-wE aPPreciate you
Bitty: (opening front door) Okay, y’all, I’m going to Gin 16 with some of my senior friends! I’ll be back before midnight.
Tango: But you can’t go
Bitty: and why is that, Anthony
Tango: because I lost my shoe and I can’t find it
Bitty:
Bitty: (sighs) (closes door)
Tango: I lost it this afternoon so who knows how far it’s gotten
Ford: I dunno, maybe it’s good that Bitty has outside friends. It’s kind of weird that no one on this team hangs out with other people.
Nursey: Whiskey has lacrosse friends.
Ford: Yeah, that barely counts. That’s just grass hockey.
Whiskey: Field hockey is grass hockey
Nursey: Why does Bitty need “outside friends”??? Because he’s captain? Jack and Ransom and Holster didn’t need other people?
Tango: Hey someone was at the door looking for Bitty? I told them to go away since Bitty’s helping me find my sho–oh my god. (reaches into couch and pulls out two left-foot shoes?) wait what??
Ford:
Whiskey:
Nursey: Okay maybe Bitty should get out more
Bitty: You know, I guess SMH has always been my rock. They’re my guys. I never really needed to branch out?
Shruti: Yeah, but you’re captain now–it’s good to, you know, see other parts of Samwell. Make space for yourself.
Bitty: It can be a little insular–sorry i’m getting a phone call. Hello?….Well how did that much tub juice get out on the Reading Room?….Was it a tadpole or a waffle….They’re blaming the GHOSTS? Y’all this is why I updated the bylaws.
Chad L.: (to Shruti)…wow can you understand what he’s saying
✓ OKAY QUICK NOTES.
✓ Are you telling me that Bitty became friends with an entire NHL team before he made friends outside of SMH at Samwell? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
✓ Will we be seeing more of these varsity captains? Shruti will pop up in another comic! She’s fun ain’t she? I love drawing her hair!
✓ What did Chad L say??? I had no idea this would be the “Who Shot Mr. Burns” of Check Please. “Okay, Truce while we’re at the captain’s meeting. Ignore all of the gossip buzzing around, the people who are talking aren’t athletes like us. And keep up the good work on the ice. Cool.”
☆Up Next: Bitty gives the Waffles a very warm welcome in 4.7: “Haze by Hazewest” on 9/18/18
☆ ☆ ☆ NEWS ☆ ☆ ☆
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Below is a list of ALL the events I’ll be at this Fall. @_@ Starting with STAPLE this weekend and SPX the following week.
Events / Conventions / Signings for Fall 2018
Staple! - Austin, TX
September 8-9, 2018 - Table 91/Guest
staple-austin.org
East City Bookshop - Washington, DC
September 14, 2018 - 6:30pm
eastcitybookshop.com
Small Press Expo - Bethesda, MD
September 15-16, 2018 - Table W6 /Guest
www.smallpressexpo.com
Brooklyn Book Festival - Brooklyn, NY
September 17, 2018 - 7:00pm
Carousel: Comics Performances
Kinokuniya Bookstore - New York, NY
September 18, 2018 - 7:00PM
More info to come
Books, Inc - Campbell, CA
September 20, 2018 - 7:00PM
www.booksinc.net
Third Place Books - Seattle, WA
September 21, 2018
www.thirdplacebooks.com
Book People - Austin, TX
September 23, 2018 - 2:00PM
www.bookpeople.com
CXC - Columbus, OH
September 27-30, 2018 - Guest
cartooncrossroadscolumbus.com
And then the Fierce Reads Tour!