The Bright Side

IT WAS HARD WORK; HARDER THAN I'D EXPECTED. BUT I WAS KEPT ON AFTER MY TRIAL, AND I LEARNED AN AWFUL LOT.
Emily: OK Lucy, are you ready to have your shower?
Lucy: Oh yes, but - you'll give me a hand again won't you?
Emily: Of course.
(Different panel, different interaction:)
Emily: Hmm. You've already taken your medication today, haven't you... Hmm...
Man: What, is it high again?
I'D THOUGHT THAT FRIENDLINESS AND SMALL-TALK WOULD BE EASY, IF I TRIED, BUT THAT WAS ONE OF THE HARDEST SKILLS I HAD TO LEARN. I HEARD SOME AMAZING LIFE STORIES, THOUGH.
A different man: What's this nonsense? Bring me some real food!
Emily: Oh for crying out loud - we've been through this, your teeth -
(Different panel, different interaction:)
Woman: ...and that's when they started shooting at us...
Emily: whoa
(At home, later, Emily flopping onto her bed:)
Dee: How was work today?
Emily: Uuuhh... I'm so tiiired... why do I need to do this, why do I need to be a part of society? I just want to be a hermit and live in the bush...
IT WASN'T A BAD JOB, REALLY.
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