Hi there! This script got me into the semi finalists for the Script2Comic contest in 2023 (yikes that was bit ago now.)

This is part of the prequel comic series to the other one I posted!

Mute: Assassin no more

Issue One

Page 1, Two Panels

Panel One:

Mute and Myra Angel are standing next to a trailer and truck, in front of the sidewalk looking at a kind of shitty apartment, the sidewalks look decently clean, it’s midday. 

Myra: “I remember this being a little bit… nicer?” 

Panel Two: 

Mute is signing to Myra, 

Mute: ‘I don’t.’

Narration: “This was exactly the way Mute remembered it but for a first apartment, she was thankful they had even gotten anything. All they had to go off of was Myra’s credit score. Mute didn’t really have any past work experience to go off of seeing that she was an ex assassin.

Page 2, Five Panels

Panel One:

Mute is carrying a large box up the stairs one handed and has tv grasped in the other, Myra is behind her with a medium box in both hands, mute is smiling.

Myra: “I sure am glad you’re here to move things in. that box would have taken me like seven trips.” 

Panel two:

Mute has her knees bent and the box is on the ground

SFX: THUD.

Panel three: 

The inside of the box, full of weights.

Panel four: 

Mute sets the tv down as Myra places her box on the counter. 

Myra: “Whatttt, weight sets are expensive.” 

Panel Five:

Mute is signing towards Myra while shes at the door.

Mute: ‘I know that, I already signed up for grabbing the heavy stuff.’

Myra: “Yes you did Miss Super strength.”

Page 3, Three Panels

Panel One:

Mute is setting two boxes down in the living room while myra is in the kitchen putting things away.

Myra: “I’ve already got an interview set up at the car dealership, do you have anything ready?” 

Mute: ‘Whoops, was I supposed to?’

Myra: “I can’t hear your thoughts, but I’m guessing you don’t.”

Panel Two:

Myra has her hands on her hips as mute’s facing her with a sheepish look on her face

Mute: ‘Ha- ha, whoops. Was I supposed to?’

Myra: “Come on Mute. We’re trying to live a normal life now. Well, you are more specifically. I just dabbled in organized crime knowledge beforehand. But we took down one of the most vicious assassin groups in North America. You said you wanted out of that life.”

Mute: ‘I know, I know.’

Myra: “You should’ve had a resume ready! And You should be going by your actual name. Not your assassin name.” 

Mute: ‘Ew, daisy?’

Myra: “Yes, exactly. Daisy. You sound so much less like an assassin that way.” 

Panel Three: 

Mute is pouting as Myra has a winning smile on her face. 

Mute: ‘Fine, can I use your laptop?’

Myra: “Of course you can! I’ll help you put together a resume with your… Little… to no life experience.” 

Mute: ‘This is gonna suck isn’t it?’

Myra: “big time. Now let’s finish unpacking and return the trailer.” 

Page 4, Eight Panels

Panel one:

Mute is typing away on the laptop while Myra is looking over her shoulder

SFX: “Tack tak tak”

Myra: “Nice! Now that we’ve got your resume done, lets start sending out applications, Daisy.”

Mute: ‘Ugh why did my parents have to pick daisy.’

Panel two:  

Application sent

Panel Three:

 application sent

Panel Four: 

Application sent

Panel Five: 

Application sent

Panel Six: 

Application sent

Panel Seven: 

Application Sent

Panel eight: 

Mute typing on the computer screen so Myra can see

Mute: ‘Wow that was easy.’

Myra: “That was the easy part, now they’ve actually got to pick you.”

Mute: ‘Great. Fingers crossed I guess.’

Page 5, Four Panels

Panel One:

Mute is stretching in her bedroom, just a mattress on the floor, the curtains are open and light is flooding in. She’s got an alarm clock on the floor.

Panel two: 

Myra is at the very very shoddy kitchen table, a coffee mug in hand, her laptop in front of her, Mute is at the stove top, a pan in hand. 

Myra: “bad news girl, it looks like everything got denied? Which is wild that it happened that quick.”

Mute: ‘$&!@, really?!’

Myra: “Wait, one job application accepted, Barista.”

Panel Three: 

Mute looks super annoyed.

Mute: ‘Ughhhhh. Why did I apply to that?”

Myra: “Well, you’ve got a job interview!”

Panel Four:

Mute is setting down eggs in front of Myra

Mute: ‘Well, good luck at your interview!’

Myra: “Thank youuuuu! I’ll text you, keep me updated as well. Looks like they can get you in asap.” 

Page 6, Four Panels

Panel One: 

A close up on a name tag that says ‘Daisy’

Panel Two: 

Mute is looking at herself in the mirror, a disgusted look on her face. The polo doesn’t really cover the scars on her neck. 

Mute: ‘this is going to suck.’

Panel Three: 

Myra is smiling in the mirror to herself, she looks great in a suit jacket

Myra: “Alright myra, you’re going to kick this interviews ass.” 

Panel Four: 

Myra and GM of the car dealership shaking hands 

GM: “We’ve just got to finish up your background check and then you can start!”

Myra: “Sweet, thank you!”

Page 7, Three Panels

Panel One:

Mute is making drinks in the back. There are three other baristas up by the counter, whispering to one another.

Barista one: “She’d be so pretty without those scars on her neck.” 

Barista two: “She can’t even talk, how is she supposed to work here.” 

Barista one: “Forever a drink maker”

Barista three: “I… don’t think you should be making fun of her. And just because she can’t speak doesn’t mean she can’t hear. 

Panel Two: 

Mute looks angry as she’s filling up a cup. 

Mute: ‘She’s right I can hear.’

Barista three: “Do better you two.” 

Panel three: 

Barista 3 is now beside mute, who has a tentative smile on her face, looking at barista 3

Barista 3: “hey there, you’re using the wrong syrup. Let me help!”

Mute: ‘I guess she isn’t so bad’

Page 8, Five Panels

Panel One:

Myra is at  desk, watching what her coworker is doing 

Myra: “Looks easy enough!”

Coworker: “Yeah, its pretty self explanatory, honestly that’s all we’ve got for you today.” 

Myra: “Okay!”

Panel two: 

Myra is walking out of the dealership. She’s texting, not seeing the people walking towards her. 

Panel Three: 

Myra has bumped into Maury Stevens, the leader of the snakes- easily identifiable by the snake tattoo that wound up his arm, neck and ended on the side of his face. His coffee is all over him and her. The salesperson he was walking with looks horrified

Myra: “Oh my god! I’m so sorry!!!” 

Maury: “Ah damn.”

Panel Four: 

Myra is dabbing at the stain on Maury’s shirt, he looks surprised. There’s a bunch of people in the windows looking distraught

Myra: “I’ll pay to have your clothes cleaned, I’m so so so sorry.” 

Maury: “You… You don’t know who I am?”

Myra: “I mean, does that really matter, I wasn’t paying attention and you’re obviously a customer here or you were about to be. I really don’t want to mess things up and I want to make things right!”

Panel Five: 

Maury is laughing, the salesperson looks horrified, Myra is still trying to help clean his shirt.

Maury: “Don’t worry about it. Its fine. I was going to buy a car no matter what. Do you work here?”

Myra: “I uh, just had a good interview and I’m starting tomorrow!”

Maury: “I see, well. Head on home new hire. I’ll probably see you around.”

Myra: “Oh- Okay.”

Page 9, Four Panels

Panel One:

Mute is taking off her apron while myra is at the kitchen table, watching the tv from an angle

Myra: “Glad we both got jobs. Whew I bumped into a customer at work. He had this crazy big snake tattoo. Had me worried. I offered to pay for his clothes to be cleaned since I spilt coffee all over him.

Mute: ‘Yikes maybe your day was worse than mine.’

Panel two:

Mute is sitting across from Myra, signing to her.

Mute: ‘That’s not fun. Tattoo sound gang related? My job is full of Cliquey $%&$*#@ only one nice one that wa really helping me train.’

Myra: “To a better day tomorrow!”

Panel three:

The outside of their apartment, there’s someone standing across the street, looking at the window, in their hand is a butterfly knife

Panel four: (small panel)

The butterfly knife is flipped back in on itself

SFX: TINK

Page 10, Four Panels

Panel One:

Mute is at the starbucks/dunkin equivalent. StaryDunks? Yeah StaryDunks lol. She’s busy making a drink while one of the others is taking an order from a hooded stranger.

Barista 2: “Hi there, what can I get started for you today?” 

Stranger: “Just a Medium black coffee.”

Panel two:

Barista 1 is passing mute, bumps her sligjhtly

Barista 1: “You can make that Daisy.” 

Mute: ‘And you can go $&$* yourself.’

Panel three: 

Mute is in the middle of making the coffee, Barista 1 is now taking an order while batista 3 is at a machine

Panel Four:

Mute is handing the coffee towards the hooded stranger, she’s got a forced smile on her face 

Stranger: “thanks.”

Page 11, Five Panels

Panel One:

The hooded stranger’s hand is around mute’s neck, his thumb is pushing her chin up so he can get a good look at her scar. Her eyes are wide,

Stranger: “though so-”

Panel two: 

Mute’s face is slammed against the the counter, the hand that was on her neck is now on the back of her head grabbing her hair.

Stranger: “- hello Mute”

Panel three:

The baristas are all screaming in the background as Mute has her her hands on the counter.

Panel Four: 

Closer up on mute, she’s pushed her face off the counter, her nose is bleeding.

Mute: ‘this @$$*%&%’

Panel Five:

The hooded stranger’s butterfly knife is open in his other hand. 

Stranger : “You weren’t hard to find.” 

Page 12, Three Panels

Panel One:

Myra is sitting at a desk, the coworkers are around her

Salesman: “I thought you were about to be fired before you even started. That was Maury Stevens! The leader of the Snakes!”

Myra: “Who?”

Coworker 1: “You know, The Snakes, one of the major gangs in the city!” 

Coworker 2: “Yeah! There’s two gangs that like really have power here. Snakes, and the Angels! There’s apparently a third but no Idea about them.” 

Coworker three: “Maury said he liked how you didn’t care about who he was and tried to clean his shirt. Said you were assertive.” 

Myra: “That’s good???”

Panel two: 

The Gm of the dealership is at myra’s desk shooing the coworkers away. 

GM: “off with you, back to work!” 

Panel three: 

The gm is standing above her nearly while she’s typing things

GM: “if you can get into one of the biggest gang leaders good graces by bumping into him… I think you’ll do great. I want you to try and sell Heidi Fariview a car, she’s one of the biggest real estate owners in the city.”

Myra: “I uh… okay!”

Page 13, Five Panels

Panel One:

Mute is mid headbutt into the hooded strangers face, she had sprung from the other side of the counter. 

SFX “CRCK”

Assassin: “OUGH”

Mute: ‘Seems like its just a normal assassin.’

Panel two: 

Mute is crouched above him on the flood, blood is flowing from his very broken nose. 

Mute: ‘Wow, you didn’t put up much of a fight, did you?’

Panel Three: 

The would be assassin’s butterfly knife is coming towards mute’s neck

Mute: ‘Really?’

Panel Four:

Mute has grabbed the assassin’s hand mid swing, the knife a few inches from her neck.

Panel Five:

Mute’s hand crushing the assassins’s hand while its around the hilt of the blade

SFX: “CRACK CRK CRCK”

Mute: ‘Sounds like that hurt.’

Hooded stranger “AGHHHHH!”

Page 14, Four Panels

Panel One:

Myra is standing besides Heidi in in the dealership lot who is looking at one of the cars. 

Heidi: “So, I’m assuming that you know who I am.”

Myra: “The GM told me a little bit about you. He said he wanted to see if I could sell you a car.”

Heidi: “Ah, to see, huh?”

Panel Two: 

Myra has her hands in her pockets, a smile is playing at lipsface at Heidi is looking back at her while crouched by the car, in the background you can see faces of her coworkers watching through the window

Myra: “That’s the wording he used, yes.

Heidi: “kind of a rite of passage I guess. So, Myra. You already know I’m one of the biggest real estate owners in the city. The reason I hit these dealerships so often is that-”

Myra: “You gift cars to certain special buyers and you have a little bit of a collection yourself.”

Heidi: “I see that you did a little bit more homework than others.” 

Myra: “I did. I also know that people have tried to say that you’re only buying them for status but I’ve seen some of your past purchases and that you may or may not have a membership with one of the raceways nearby under a different name.” 

Panel Three: 

Heidi’s eyebrows are arched, she’s actually shocked.

Heidi: “You… know your stuff huh?”

Myra: “I know how to know my stuff. I also can guess that you’re checking out this sedan to throw me off as you just sold a highrise to WJ enterprises which Wayne Jolly created about seven years ago and he’s finally a bigger player. And he wants a commanding presence.” 

Heidi: “And that leads you to believe?” 

Panel four: 

Myra standing between a Mercades g wagon and a SL65 AMG black series

Myra: “That you’d really want to be looking at one of these.” 

Heidi: “Oh you’re good, Myra. You’re really good.”

Myra: “No, I’m the best. Because I also know that there’s a special order one of one G Wagon amg g55 that was special ordered that someone backed out of in the city over. Some millionaire that didn’t want it publicized that he was going bankrupt. I can have that shipped over here before the ribbon cutting ceremony.”

Page 15, Five Panels

Panel one:

Mute is standing off to the side of the would be assassin. His butterfly knife is on the ground and his hand is very obviously broken in MANY places from mute’s grip. 

Mute: ‘Oh no, he’s crying. Gross.’

Panel Two:

The would be assassin is getting up using his good hand. Mute has pulled a small flip up notebook out of her apron pocket and a pen

Panel three: 

The would be assassin grabs the butterfly knife and mute is writing down something on the notepad

Panel Four:

Mute has grabbed the would be assassin’s arm with one hand as he tried to attack her again. She’s holding out the notebook out towards his face

Panel Five: 

The view of the notepad, Mute’s face off to the side behind it, her eyebrows are arched. 

Notepad: “If you leave now, I’ll let you live without breaking any more of your bones. Don’t come back or I will kill you.” 

Page 16, Four Panels

Panel One:

Myra is sitting at her desk, a cocky smile on her face. The Gm and the entire sales department is looking at her

GM: “You sold Heidi two cars?”

Coworker 3: “How did you sell her two cars?!” 

Myra: “I manage.” 

Panel two:

Myra is in the Gm’s office. 

Myra: “I sent the offer over to the other dealership and they accepted. It’s 25k under what they were asking and 10k more than she’s buying it for.” 

GM: “You also sold her the 2008 SL65  AMG Black series that we haven’t been able to move?” 

Myra: “Yeah. No one seemed to be advertising the carbon bits and the widebody. New track toy.” 

Panel Three:

The Gm looks distraught 

GM: “Oh wow, the other salesmen are going to have to watch out for you. How did you know? Do you like cars?” 

Myra: “nope, my roommate does. I just know how to read the sticker.” 

Panel Four: 

A close up on Myra smirking 

GM: “Good job Myra”

Page 17, Four Panels

Panel One:

Mute is modding up the blood. While the three other baristas are talking to their boss. 

Barista 2: “She’s literally insane. Did you see what she did to that guy?” 

Barista 3: “I mean… He tried to kill her first.”

Barista 1: “even if she was defending herself she’s some sort of dangerous freak. Like why would someone try to kill her in the first place?” 

Panel Two: 

The boss is chewing on his lip. 

Boss: “ugh fine.” 

Panel Three: 

The boss is standing in front of mute who had just finished mopping, the baristas are in the background huddled together

Boss: “Daisy, please hand in your badge and apron, I’m afraid I have to let you go.” 

Barista 3: “Damn, he’s got some balls.” 

Panel Four:

Mute’s apron and nametag that says Daisy are in the bosses hands.

Page 18, Three Panels

Panel one: 

Mute is just inside the apartment door looking dejected while Myra is happily at her computer

Myra: “Jeez, what happened to you?” 

Panel two: 

Mute is sitting down, signing to Myra

Mute: ‘I got fired because someone attacked me.’

Myra: “I’m assuming you kicked their ass?” 

Mute: ‘What else was I supposed to do? He almost broke my nose and he tried to stab me!”

Panel Three: 

Myra is opening up mute’s resume. 

Myra: “Well, time for job hunting again Daisy.” 

Mute: ‘Ughhhhhhhhhhhhh’

Page 19, Three Panels

Panel One:

Narration box: “A week later” 

Mute is in an office, its lights are super dim, she’s mopping the floor. She’s wearing overalls.

Mute: ‘Why is it the only thing I could get is some damn janitorial job.’

Panel two: 

Mute is scrubbing a coffee machine station

Mute: ‘At leat it pays well. At least it pays well. At least it pays well.’

Panel Three: 

Mute is taking the elevator up to the 70th floor

Mute: ‘And I don’t have to see anyone

Page 20, Five Panels

Panel One: 

Myra is standing outside as the shipping truck comes in, the one of one g wagon 4×4 is on it. She’s smoking a cigarette

Myra: “Ah good to see it.” 

Panel Two:

Maury stevens is standing behind myra

Maury: “I heard about your big sale.” 

Myra: “OH- jeez Mr. Stevens. Nice to see you again, I’m glad I didn’t have coffee in my hands, otherwise it may have gone all over you.”

Panel two: 

Myra is holding the cigarette off to the side as she’s looking at Maury stevens. 

Maury: “I would rather avoid a repeat of that.”

Myra: “You and me both. What can I do for you?”

Maury: “What if I said I wanted to by that G wagon.” 

Panel three: 

Myra’s eyebrows are furrowed. 

Myra: “You can want to buy something all you want. Doesn’t mean I’ll take the sold sticker off for you.” 

Panel Four: 

Maury stevens has a smirk on his face

Maury: “I knew I’d like you. You stand your ground even against me.”

Panel Five:

Myra is putting out her cigarette against the bottom of her heel as she gestures towards the dealership

Myra: “Come inside and we can special order you something.” 

Maury: “lead the way.” 

Page 21, Four Panels

Panel One: 

Mute is watching the news in the hallway as she halfheartedly mops the hallway. The tv in the background shows Karr industries entrance with the reporter Jada Glare in front of it.  

Tv: “On Torona Tonight at midnight, a recap of this afternoons update leading up to one of the most interesting trails this city will ever see.” 

Mute: ‘Doubt it.’

Panel Two: 

The tv screen. Jada glare is speaking in front of the building

Jada Glare: “More evidence has surfaced of insider trading, a few papers with Jane Karr’s very own signature. These pieces of evidence have been sealed away for her trial and will be-”

Mute: ‘Yeah I really don’t care’

Panel Three:

Mute is walking towards a door with her mop bucket in tow. 

Jada glares voice fading: “-own next week during the trial”

Mute: ‘It’s nice that each janitor is assigned five floors. I don’t need to worry about anyone in my space.’

Panel Four: 

Mute is opening the door, she theres something dark in the carpet.

Mute: ‘Aw come on, did someone spill coffee? -’

SFX “Sniff”

Mute: ‘-No.. That’s metallic. Blood?’

Page 22, Splash page

Panel One: 

There’s someone in a suit, slumped over in a chair, there’s blood leaking down the chair and onto the carpet. There’s a gilded gold card sticking out of the dead body’s neck. Its an ace of Diamonds the card is illuminated in the light from the door

Mute: ‘Son of a #%@!*.’  

END ISSUE ONE