Nov04
Affordable Air — I.
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Narrator: In an unspecified future, one big problem is scarcity of clean air.
In the background, chimneys spew out black clouds of smoke.
A small truck has the words on its side: Clean Air $500/litre.
A short-haired man is seen collapsing to the ground.
Short-haired man: *Choke.* Need air! Can't breathe!
Short-haired man: Too expensive!
The next panel shows a man behind a lectern and near a microphone, with both hands excitedly raised in the air.
Man near microphone: We'll create a government website where anybody can buy air at an affordable price.
Off-panel voice 1: Yes!
Off-panel voice 2: Our hero!
Off-panel voice 3: *Gasp* Hurry!
The next panel shows a woman at a laptop computer.
The laptop screen says: Welcome to the Affordable Air website. Finally, air that anyone can afford to buy!
The laptop screen further says: Wait...Connecting...Wait...
Woman: The website keeps timing out!
In the next panel, the planet earth is seen as a sphere.
Voice 1 from planet earth: The Affordable Air website is too slow!
Voice 2 from planet earth: It won't let me register!
Voice 3 from planet earth: They must be doing a lot of processing.
The next panel shows a rectangular building.
Voice 1 from building: Affordable Air requests are coming faster than we can process them!
Voice 2 from building: Let them wait. We must be thorough no matter how long it takes.
The next and final panel begins with the narrator's text.
Narrator: The other big problem is terrorism.
Voice from building: Analyze every Affordable Air transaction carefully.
Same voice from building: We must not let any terrorists sign up for Affordable Air.
Text in corner of panel: To be continued.
Title: Affordable Air -- I.
In the background, chimneys spew out black clouds of smoke.
A small truck has the words on its side: Clean Air $500/litre.
A short-haired man is seen collapsing to the ground.
Short-haired man: *Choke.* Need air! Can't breathe!
Short-haired man: Too expensive!
The next panel shows a man behind a lectern and near a microphone, with both hands excitedly raised in the air.
Man near microphone: We'll create a government website where anybody can buy air at an affordable price.
Off-panel voice 1: Yes!
Off-panel voice 2: Our hero!
Off-panel voice 3: *Gasp* Hurry!
The next panel shows a woman at a laptop computer.
The laptop screen says: Welcome to the Affordable Air website. Finally, air that anyone can afford to buy!
The laptop screen further says: Wait...Connecting...Wait...
Woman: The website keeps timing out!
In the next panel, the planet earth is seen as a sphere.
Voice 1 from planet earth: The Affordable Air website is too slow!
Voice 2 from planet earth: It won't let me register!
Voice 3 from planet earth: They must be doing a lot of processing.
The next panel shows a rectangular building.
Voice 1 from building: Affordable Air requests are coming faster than we can process them!
Voice 2 from building: Let them wait. We must be thorough no matter how long it takes.
The next and final panel begins with the narrator's text.
Narrator: The other big problem is terrorism.
Voice from building: Analyze every Affordable Air transaction carefully.
Same voice from building: We must not let any terrorists sign up for Affordable Air.
Text in corner of panel: To be continued.
Title: Affordable Air -- I.