ALT Page 13 : A digital comic page featuring colorful, anthropomorphic animals. Panel 1 : A wide shot of the city skyline. The sun is setting. Panel 2 : Kip and Mason are walking down the street, silent. Panel 3 : A closer shot of Kip and Mason. Kip gathers the courage to start talking. Kip : "Umm So i was wondering... since it's been a while since we, like went out"

ALT Page 14 : A digital comic page featuring colorful, anthropomorphic animals. Panel 1 : Kip keeps talking while Mason is lost in thoughts, seemingly not listening. Kip : "Sorry if I'm being sentimental, but it's always felt different with you, just you, um being here..." Mason (thinking) : "How should I even bring this up, I wonder? Where would I even start? In everything I've read, things just always worked out." Kip : "...it makes even the littlest things special. It sounds silly out loud..." Panel 2 : More of Kip talking, overlapped with Mason's thoughts. Kip : "But, um, I just really wanted to let you know. I, um, really value the time we spend together..." Mason (thinking) : "How do you turn someone down like this? I guess... knowing kip, I should ease them out of this. I can start by making some more distance between us. Pull back on some of the teasing and flirting. I don't think they'd take it well if I just dropped this all at once on them." Kip : "It's strange, you know? Think

ALT Page 15 : A digital comic page featuring colorful, anthropomorphic animals. Panel 1 : Kip is thrown off and rattled, immediately apologizing. Kip : "S... SORRY ! Sorry !" Panel 2 : Mason looks unsure of how to react. Kip : "I didn't mean- I just thought-" Panel 3 : To Kip's surprise, Mason reaches and holds Kip's hand. Panel 4 : Kip is now the one startled. Mason : "Here." Kip : "Oh!! I, um... Thank you...!" Panel 5 : A close-up of Mason, getting lost in thoughts again. Mason (thinking) : "What am I doing? They looked so sad when I pulled away, I just grabbed their hand without thinking." Panel 6 : While they're walking, Mason glances at Kip, who is now flustered and smiling and looking away shyly. Mason (thinking) : "Maybe... Maybe they're not ready to hear this yet?" Panel 7 : A close-up of Kip and Mason's hands holding. Mason (thinking) : "I can always tell them when they come back, can't I? They're just... so happy right now"