daughters and predictive text: a soap opera in 3 parts
[ID: A 3-page comic featuring characters of Ace Attorney. The 1st page is a handwritten ‘screenshot’ of an iPhone text conversation. The recipient is 'Phoenix Wright’.
Sender: Do send Truck my regards.
Phoenix: Truck?
Phoenix: You mean Trucy?
Phoenix: Are you telling me your fancy smart phone doesn’t recognize Trucy as a word?
At the bottom, 'Godammit’ is typed into the text section. The predictive texts given are 'Wright’, 'Kay’, and 'Franziska’.
The 2nd page is titled, 'PETTINESS I: THIS IS THE CLOSEST THEY’VE BEEN TO FIRST-NAME BASIS’.
Panel 1: Phoenix leans towards Miles, who is reading papers.
Phoenix: seen my grape juice?
Miles: 2nd drawer from the left.
Phoenix: ok, thanks mike.
Panel 2: Miles looks at Phoenix, expression betrayed. The papers in his hands are crumpled in his fists.
Miles: ……..
Miles: ………..
Miles: ……………
Miles: MIKE?
Phoenix: oh!
Panel 3: Phoenix raises a hand in apology, smiling brightly.
Phoenix: sorry!
Phoenix: autocorrect.
The 3rd page is titled, 'PETTINESS II: RUNS IN THE FAMILY’.
Panel 1: Miles crosses his arms haughtily. Kay reads papers, seemingly not paying attention to him.
Miles: I understand that I was in the wrong but he’s been doing this for a week. It is, frankly, incredibly immature of him. Honestly.
Kay: no yeah you’re totally right.
Panel 2: Miles continues to cross his arms haughtily.
Miles: Thank y-
Kay, off-screen: mike.
Panel 3: Miles turns to Kay, his expression unseen. Kay is turning her head towards him, single visible eye red.
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