In the first panel, the narration informs us that several weeks have passed since the previous strip, and Nola is now telling Mary about (not very) recent events.
"When that homeless man approached me!" exclaims Nola, as she stares with vacant eyes into the distance. "I couldn't believe it! A man who lived on the streets..."
Nola and Mary sit at a table. Mary is drinking tea, a shocked expression on her face. Nola's cup sits untouched on the table, her eyes are now downcast as she remembers.
We now see a flashback, Nola in the park, the homeless man (who bears a striking resemblance to Ian Cameron) holding his hand up in front of himself for some reason, as Nola clutches at her face.
"Who didn't have a dime to his name..." continues Nola, to Mary. "Wanted to see if I was Okay!"
Back in the presence, an extreme closeup shows Nola's eyes, now wide open, on an angle.
"Someone like him was concerned about someone like me who has it all!"
"Or at least I thought I did!" Marys cup hovers unmoved in front of her face, she and Nola shown yellow against the blue background of the room, as though to emphasise... something.
"When those two incidents happened... one after another... something shifted inside."
Mary at last sets her cup down, looking at Nola with... sadness? Pity? Blank lack of interest?
Nola looks back with hope, and maybe a little fear.
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