Cycle Reset

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max slept for fifty-three minutes." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Not in a bed. Not in a room." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "In a chair bolted to a wall outside a closed machine shop where someone had taped a paper sign that read:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "OUT FOR SHIFT HANDOFF DO NOT DIE IN HALLWAY." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He woke with his helmet tilted back, one arm numb, and the taste of copper in his teeth like he'd spent the whole nap biting a coin." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "His HUD did not care that he'd slept." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "It cared that time had moved." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max closed his eyes." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The message stayed." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He opened them again to the same blue pane and a corridor full of footsteps." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. The location is a long, dim Company corridor on a derelict-era station: failing LED strips, scuffed paneling, faded corporate posters peeling at the edges, overlapping mag-boot footprints in the dust on the deck. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "People moved past him with the speed and focus of commuters who knew the train was already late and still had to catch it." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "A scavenger in a torn shoulder plate muttered "cycle hell" under her breath as she jogged by." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "A medic in a white-striped suit walked the opposite direction with a crate marked:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "EMERGENCY STABILIZATION PACKS." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max watched the crate disappear around a corner and felt the word stabilization scrape the inside of his skull." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He stood." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "His knees complained. His shoulders complained. His nerves sent a steady wrong-note hum up the back of his neck, the kind of sensation that meant you are not recovered, even when the HUD pretended you were clocked in." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Thanks," Max muttered." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "V.A.L.U. chimed in his ear at exactly the volume required to be unbearable." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. V.A.L.U. is a disembodied corporate AI voice. If anything for V.A.L.U. appears on screen, render it as a faint friendly logo, a wall speaker, or a holographic icon, never as a body. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""You're welcome, Asset #864! Would you like assistance building a realistic action plan?"." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""No."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Wonderful. Logging independent initiative."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He started walking toward Dock Ring C because inertia was easier than choosing." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. The location is Dock Ring C: a vast, skeletal hangar with armored windows showing drifting wrecks against a hard black starfield, a floating 4x4 hard-light claim grid hologram in the middle of the space, holo-banners, scuffed EVA workers moving in efficient arcs. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "By the time he reached the ring, shift lights had changed to cycle-open white: bright enough to reveal every stain in the metal and every twitch in a person's hands." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The overhead board screamed the new day in block text:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "CYCLE OPEN PAYMENT DUE EXPANSION OFFERS LIVE." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Below it, the disbursement crescent was already overrun." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. The location is Dock Ring C: a vast, skeletal hangar with armored windows showing drifting wrecks against a hard black starfield, a floating 4x4 hard-light claim grid hologram in the middle of the space, holo-banners, scuffed EVA workers moving in efficient arcs. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Lanes A through D were lines. Lane E was a shouting match. Lane F had security drones posted in pairs." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch and Maxine were waiting by a cargo rail with two drink packets and no smiles." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch tossed one packet to Max." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Electrolytes."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max caught it and ripped the seal with his teeth." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The liquid tasted like mint, chalk, and regret." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""How long was I out?"." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine checked his wrist." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Long enough to still be tired."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Helpful."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Always."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch pointed to Max's HUD." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""What's your open bill pane say?"." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max blinked the panel bigger." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Audit note count seven?" Max said." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine whistled low." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Fast learner."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""That's not learning. That's damage."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Same metric."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch tapped his wrist display." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Ignore the count. Focus the due."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max looked toward the kiosks." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. The location is a long, dim Company corridor on a derelict-era station: failing LED strips, scuffed paneling, faded corporate posters peeling at the edges, overlapping mag-boot footprints in the dust on the deck. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""We just paid."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""That was last cycle."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""It was six hours ago."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""In this place, six hours is an epoch."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine jerked his chin toward lane C." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Pay now before offers start sniffing."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Offers?"." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "As if on cue, three new panes unfolded over Max's vision in smooth, predatory sequence." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max's jaw clenched." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The words named recruit tried to hook something in him, the sealed pod, the palm on glass, the apology whispered into frost. For a breath he imagined paying the obscene price and forcing a door open somewhere upstream of his own helplessness." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. The location is a cryo orientation bay: cramped, industrial, six sealed cryo pods plus one open pod, ribbed steel deck slick with thaw gel, cold vapor seeping from pod seams, scratched chrome reflections, harsh practical overhead lights, frost-blind viewports. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Then the math landed: another million wasn't rescue. It was a second collar. The Company didn't sell you people; it sold you the feeling of having done something while it tightened the leash." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He blinked the offer closed harder than he meant to." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""They really don't do subtle."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch's voice went hard." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Decline all three."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine nodded." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Pay due. Run clean. Live boring."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max laughed once." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Live boring sounds fake."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""So fake it."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He moved to lane C." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "This time the line was longer and quieter." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Nobody shouted." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "People held their anger in their jaws and waited for the kiosk to tell them what part of themselves to sell." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. The location is a long, dim Company corridor on a derelict-era station: failing LED strips, scuffed paneling, faded corporate posters peeling at the edges, overlapping mag-boot footprints in the dust on the deck. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Ahead of him, an older scavenger with silver at his temples pressed his hand to the glass and whispered, "not the meds, not the meds, not the meds," like a prayer." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The kiosk answered with a bright chime." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. The location is a long, dim Company corridor on a derelict-era station: failing LED strips, scuffed paneling, faded corporate posters peeling at the edges, overlapping mag-boot footprints in the dust on the deck. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The scavenger went still." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Then nodded once, like someone agreeing to his own bad idea." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He pressed accept." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The pane vanished." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He stepped away from the kiosk looking taller and emptier at the same time." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. The location is a long, dim Company corridor on a derelict-era station: failing LED strips, scuffed paneling, faded corporate posters peeling at the edges, overlapping mag-boot footprints in the dust on the deck. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max tried not to watch him. He watched anyway." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The scavenger's whisper, not the meds, stayed in Max's ear like a frequency he couldn't filter. Meds meant someone somewhere needed them. The kiosk had translated need into lease line and called it help. Max wanted to call out, to offer scrap he didn't have, to do the stupid American thing and insert himself. His feet stayed in line. So did his voice. The choice felt like the cryo bay all over again: witness without leverage, shame with a receipt." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. The location is a cryo orientation bay: cramped, industrial, six sealed cryo pods plus one open pod, ribbed steel deck slick with thaw gel, cold vapor seeping from pod seams, scratched chrome reflections, harsh practical overhead lights, frost-blind viewports. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "When Max reached the front, lane C recognized him immediately." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Three options expanded:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "No pure payment path." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Of course." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max checked his scratch inventory in the corner panel:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Scrap 6,420." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Not enough." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He selected LIQUIDATION and braced for another amputation screen." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The candidates loaded:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch appeared at his shoulder." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Not the shard."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""I wasn't going to."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""You looked at it for too long."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max selected tool package lease." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "A warning opened:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine stepped in on Max's other side." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Don't do that. Sell pending lot after appraisal."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""That's not immediate."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Then penance lien."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch made a face." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Lien means they'll tax every salvage pull this cycle."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Better than crippling his controls."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max stared at the three options and felt the old sensation crawl up his spine: three bad doors, and the building pretending one of them was labeled exit." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He picked TEMPORARY PENANCE LIEN." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The kiosk took a full second to respond, which in Sector 7 felt like someone holding a knife at your throat and checking a policy memo." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. The location is a long, dim Company corridor on a derelict-era station: failing LED strips, scuffed paneling, faded corporate posters peeling at the edges, overlapping mag-boot footprints in the dust on the deck. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Then:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "V.A.L.U. chimed with fake warmth." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. V.A.L.U. is a disembodied corporate AI voice. If anything for V.A.L.U. appears on screen, render it as a faint friendly logo, a wall speaker, or a holographic icon, never as a body. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Excellent fiscal responsibility, Asset #864."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max stepped away before he said something that cost extra." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine scanned the pane and nodded." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Bad, not fatal."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch rubbed her forehead." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""It makes every run thinner."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Everything's thinner," Max said." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine looked at the cycle board." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Then we run fatter."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Launch queue for cycle-open operations was chaos in clean lines." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Priority assets in one lane. Debt-liens in another. Compliance flags in a third." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max's tag pushed him into the third." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The queue moved through a scanner gate shaped like a coffin stood upright." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Each person stepped in. White light. Tone. Proceed." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "When Max stepped into the gate, the white light stayed on too long." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "A thin vertical pane appeared:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max stayed still." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The gate hummed." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Behind him, someone in line whispered, "come on, come on, come on."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The pane flickered." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "A new icon appeared in the top-right of Max's HUD:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "a white triangle with a black dot in the center." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Review token." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch saw it." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Great. They stapled a watcher to you."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine grunted." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Then give it boring footage."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "They reached the launch console." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Cycle-open run selection offered five derelicts instead of one." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. The location is the exterior of a derelict ship being approached for salvage: broken spindle hull with puncture scars, tiger-striped ablative scorch marks, a long rip in the hull where pressure peeled metal back, debris ribbon orbiting it slowly. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Most were red risk." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "One amber." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "One green with a tooltip that read:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "LOW YIELD / LOW DRAMA." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine stabbed a finger at green." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""That one."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max selected it." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "V.A.L.U. sounded offended." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. V.A.L.U. is a disembodied corporate AI voice. If anything for V.A.L.U. appears on screen, render it as a faint friendly logo, a wall speaker, or a holographic icon, never as a body. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Asset #864, that target underutilizes your growth trajectory."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Good."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Declining growth opportunities may impact long-term wealth realization."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Put it on a mug."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Adding to merchandise queue."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch blinked." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""It has a merchandise queue?"." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine said, "Everything has a queue."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Round 1 of the new cycle opened flat and mean." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Draw:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "No shield." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max picked SCAN first." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The beam swept the hull and painted one safe pocket and two trap pockets." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. The location is the exterior of a derelict ship being approached for salvage: broken spindle hull with puncture scars, tiger-striped ablative scorch marks, a long rip in the hull where pressure peeled metal back, debris ribbon orbiting it slowly. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He played REPAIR." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Hull climbed." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. The location is the exterior of a derelict ship being approached for salvage: broken spindle hull with puncture scars, tiger-striped ablative scorch marks, a long rip in the hull where pressure peeled metal back, debris ribbon orbiting it slowly. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He played EXTRACT." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Die." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Salvage came in thin, then got thinner under lien tax." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max watched the subtraction happen in real time and felt an almost nostalgic hatred for payroll systems." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Twenty-two percent hurts," he said." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch replied, "That's the point."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine checked the next draw." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Keep it clean."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Round 2 draw:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max went cautious." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The run went smooth for exactly one action." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Then the review token pulsed." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Compliance posture?" Max asked." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Don't do weird physics," Munch said." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine added, "And don't swear at the HUD."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max did neither." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The verifier ping passed." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "A tiny green check appeared beside the triangle icon." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He hated that he felt relieved." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Round 2 breach roll:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "This was what Maxine meant by boring." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "This was also what the station called survivable." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Round 3 draw gave him SHIELD." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He grabbed it like stolen water." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The run started to feel manageable." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Which is exactly when the whisper came back." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Not through comms. Through HUD text." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "A line flickered under the review token:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "delta is not an audit team." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "It vanished before Max could point." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He froze." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""What?" Munch asked." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max shook his head." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Nothing."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine stared at him for half a second, then back to the draw." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He had heard that tone before." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He didn't press." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Round 3 roll:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Too close." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The shield absorbed nothing because nothing hit." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "It still felt used." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Round 4 and 5 passed with no breaches and no new whispers." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The review token collected green checks like a teacher's sticker chart." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max hated it more each time." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "By round 6, fatigue penalties stacked." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "His hand missed a card edge once and snapped back." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The run noticed." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Everything was a metric." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Everything was billable." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Round 6 extraction roll:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Closer." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine exhaled." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Do not get fancy now."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""I am aggressively unfancy," Max said." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch pointed to the side feed." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Lien tax is biting harder than expected."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "She was right." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Every salvage line now showed two columns:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Gross. After lien." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The second column felt like mockery." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Round 7 draw handed him EXTRACT, EXTRACT, SCAN." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The architecture of addiction again." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He took SCAN first out of spite." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The scan beam pulled up a pocket tagged:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "LOW VALUE / HIGH NOISE." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Noise meant anomaly risk." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He skipped it." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Played single EXTRACT." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Roll:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "No whisper. No menu. No leak." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Just work." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "And somehow that was worse." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Round 8 gave him no REPAIR." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He used SHIELD and EXTRACT and watched the die like it was personal." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Shield took most of it." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Hull dropped hard anyway." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. The location is the exterior of a derelict ship being approached for salvage: broken spindle hull with puncture scars, tiger-striped ablative scorch marks, a long rip in the hull where pressure peeled metal back, debris ribbon orbiting it slowly. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch's voice snapped." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Repair next or we're done."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Round 9 draw delivered REPAIR like a delayed apology." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He took it." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Hull to 56%." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. The location is the exterior of a derelict ship being approached for salvage: broken spindle hull with puncture scars, tiger-striped ablative scorch marks, a long rip in the hull where pressure peeled metal back, debris ribbon orbiting it slowly. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Not good. Maybe enough." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Then the review token flashed red for the first time." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""What drift?" Max barked." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Don't ask rhetorical questions at machines," Maxine said." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max laughed despite himself." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""That was advice."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""I'm capable of growth."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Round 9 extraction:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Round 10 opened with a final draw that looked harmless." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The same shape as before." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Groundhog day with one changed variable." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He repaired." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Then took single extract." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Die." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He ignored the second extract card no matter how brightly it glowed." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The card pulsed. Pulsed. Timed out." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The run closed." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Pending judgment." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Of course." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "V.A.L.U. arrived right on schedule." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. V.A.L.U. is a disembodied corporate AI voice. If anything for V.A.L.U. appears on screen, render it as a faint friendly logo, a wall speaker, or a holographic icon, never as a body. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Excellent compliance trend, Asset #864."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Trend?"." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""You are becoming statistically less surprising."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max looked at Munch." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""I think that was an insult."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch said, "It was."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine said, "In this place, less surprising gets you one more morning."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Back on Dock Ring C, the cycle board had changed again:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. The location is Dock Ring C: a vast, skeletal hangar with armored windows showing drifting wrecks against a hard black starfield, a floating 4x4 hard-light claim grid hologram in the middle of the space, holo-banners, scuffed EVA workers moving in efficient arcs. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "MID-CYCLE AUDITS IN PROGRESS ENFORCEMENT TEAM ROTATION." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The review token at the edge of Max's HUD turned from red to blue and opened on its own." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max exhaled." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Conditional pass." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "In another life, it would have been a performance review." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "In this life, it was permission to keep drowning slowly." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch checked his salvage totals." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""After tax and penalties, we net less than half projected."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine rolled his shoulder where his armor had cracked." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""But we netted alive."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max looked around the ring." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The same lanes. The same kiosks. The same drones." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. The location is a long, dim Company corridor on a derelict-era station: failing LED strips, scuffed paneling, faded corporate posters peeling at the edges, overlapping mag-boot footprints in the dust on the deck. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Different day. Same teeth." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Then the little red square returned." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "No sound. No warning." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Just there, bottom-right corner of the HUD." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine saw Max's focus shift." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""What is it."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max kept his eyes on the icon." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""The restricted message channel."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch went pale under the visor glow." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Here?"." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""No payload yet. Just icon."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine stepped closer until the three of them were shoulder to shoulder by a cargo rail." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Don't open it on the ring."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""I know."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Say it."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""I won't open it on the ring."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch pointed toward the service spine." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Safe room window in twenty if we loop the yard first."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine shook his head." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Too predictable now."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Then where?"." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine's visor tilted toward a dark maintenance alcove above Salvage Bay 2." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Comms dead zone behind recycler stack. Thirty seconds quiet if the crusher runs."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch grimaced." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""That is not a room."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Neither is safety."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max looked at the red square." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Waiting." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Like a held breath." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He looked up at the cycle board." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "MID-CYCLE AUDITS IN PROGRESS." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He looked at the disbursement crescent." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. The location is Dock Ring C: a vast, skeletal hangar with armored windows showing drifting wrecks against a hard black starfield, a floating 4x4 hard-light claim grid hologram in the middle of the space, holo-banners, scuffed EVA workers moving in efficient arcs. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He looked at the accounts recovery hatch." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Then he looked at his two companions, the only people in this sector who had ever answered his worst questions with actionable lies." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Recycler stack," he said." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine nodded once." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Move."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "They cut through bay traffic with practiced incompetence, the way locals did when they wanted to look busy, not purposeful." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Marta at Salvage Yard glanced up once as they passed and did not nod." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Good." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The recycler stack sat behind Bay 2, three stories of compactor mouths, intake belts, and warning strobes." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "When the crusher cycled, it produced a roar that flattened comms for a few seconds at a time." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine checked the rhythm." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Six-second roar. Four-second gap. Six-second roar." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Open on roar," he said." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max watched the red square." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Roar." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He tapped." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The pane opened in fragments." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "No greeting." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "No metadata this time." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Just text crawling in one line at a time:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "if you want proof, look at hatch 14 during shift ghost." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Roar." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Next line:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "do not bring rook." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max's stomach dropped." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Next line:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "he is not compromised." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Roar." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Next line:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "he is tracked." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The pane glitched, split, and added one final line in a different font weight:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "imani knows where hatch 14 is." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Then it collapsed." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Red square gone." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The crusher noise faded." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch grabbed Max's wrist." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""What did it say?"." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max looked at Maxine." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine looked back, unreadable behind the mirrored visor." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "No speeches. No exposition." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Just another choice with teeth." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max said:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""It says shift ghost, hatch 14."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine went still." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Anything else?"." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max held his gaze for one beat too long." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""It says proof."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch's fingers tightened on his wrist." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""We don't do solo proof runs."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine spoke quietly." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""We don't do hatch 14."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max frowned." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""You know it?"." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Everyone knows it."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Then tell me."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine shook his head once." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Hard-won."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The crusher roared again." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch leaned in, voice low." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Shift ghost is the thirty-minute overlap when one watch clocks out and the next hasn't fully synced route maps. Half the cameras cache. Half the drones reroute."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max looked at her." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""And hatch 14?"." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch's eyes flicked to Maxine, then back." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Old pre-Company access line. Officially sealed. Unofficially not."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine's jaw tightened." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""If that message told you hatch 14, someone wants us split."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max didn't answer." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Because the message had said more than that." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Because it had drawn a line between them." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Because he had already crossed it by not repeating all of it." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The crusher cycle ended." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The bay noise came back in layers." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine stepped away first." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""No hatch runs tonight."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch nodded." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""We burn no extra risk on mystery bait."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max said nothing." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "His HUD pulsed with one neutral reminder:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He dismissed it." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The pane came back." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He dismissed it again." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "It came back again, smaller this time, anchored to the corner." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Persistent." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Like debt." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Like loops." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Like questions that cost too much to ask." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine started walking toward the bunk lanes." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch followed." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max followed too." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "For now." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Behind them, the recycler stack roared." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Ahead of them, shift ghost kept counting down." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "They made it to bunk lanes and didn't sleep." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine stripped his gauntlets, checked every seam on his armor, and sat with his back to a bulkhead like a man waiting for a door to kick in." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch sat at a folding table with her wrist display open, running numbers on salvage, lien tax, and debt service until the columns blurred." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max lay down on a cot bolted to the floor and watched the ceiling rivets while his HUD clock marched toward shift ghost." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "01:02:19 00:58:02 00:44:11." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He closed his eyes." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He saw text." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "he is tracked." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He opened them again." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine was still there. Munch was still there. The room was still small and temporary and not safe." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max sat up." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch looked over without lifting her head." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""No."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""I didn't say anything."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""You made the face."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""What face?"." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""The face right before you do something expensive."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine didn't look up." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""She's right."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max stood anyway." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""I need air."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine laughed once." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""In Sector 7?"." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max reached for his helmet." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Figure of speech."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch finally looked up, eyes sharp under sleep loss." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""If you walk to hatch 14, you walk past three camera spines and two passive sweep lanes."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max stopped with the helmet in his hands." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""You said you weren't going."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""I said we weren't going."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine stood now, fast for a big man." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""No."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch ignored him and kept talking to Max." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Service route H puts you above sweep lane one. Ladder drop behind conduit panel nineteen gets you past the first passive scanner. Second scanner's blind for six seconds when ventilation dampers cycle."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine stared at her." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""What are you doing."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Mitigating stupid."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""By enabling it?"." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""By preventing him from dying for free."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max looked between them and felt the loop tighten." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Choice. Consequences. Bill." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He put the helmet on." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""I'm going."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine took one step forward." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Then I'm coming."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max shook his head." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Message said don't bring you."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Exactly."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""It said you're tracked."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""I am tracked."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "No defensiveness. No explanation." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Just fact." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch stood, wiped both hands on her suit, and grabbed her torch." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Then I go with him."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine started to object." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch cut him off." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""If this is bait, two bodies are harder to bag than one. If this is real, one witness is not enough."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine's jaw worked." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""You're both idiots."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Yes," Munch said. "Guard the lane and be useful."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine looked at Max." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""If either of you misses check-in by five minutes, I light the ring on fire."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""That's probably expensive," Max said." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""So are funerals."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Service route H was darker than route G and smelled like hot coolant." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch moved ahead at half speed, one gloved hand on rail, counting vent pulses under her breath." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Damper cycle in three... two... one."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "A deep thunk rolled through the ducting above them." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "She pointed." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Now."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max dropped through panel nineteen and landed in a cable trench shoulder-deep in bundled conduits marked with faded labels:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "OPS MIRROR ARCHIVE LEGACY ACCESS." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He didn't pause to read more." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "They moved." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Shift ghost had started." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The station felt different during overlap: not quieter, but less coherent." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Drones ran old routes for one more pass before receiving new maps. Cameras cached and uploaded in bursts. People in new-shift badges walked into old-shift traffic and neither side yielded." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "For thirty minutes, the machine blinked." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Hatch 14 sat at the end of a dead maintenance spur behind two locked cages and one "SEALED" stencil that had been painted over so many times the word had texture." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The hatch itself was matte black, round-edged, and old enough that its bolts were real, not smart." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "A reader plate sat to the left." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "No company logo. No safety icon." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Just three letters:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "LCL." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch crouched at the reader and pulled a bypass probe from her sleeve." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Keep watch."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max watched the corridor." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. The location is a long, dim Company corridor on a derelict-era station: failing LED strips, scuffed paneling, faded corporate posters peeling at the edges, overlapping mag-boot footprints in the dust on the deck. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Two workers passed the spur without looking in. A drone paused at the corner, lens sweeping, then rolled on." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch's tool clicked once. Twice." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The hatch clicked back." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "She looked up at Max." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""You hear that?"." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max listened." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "A faint whine from inside. Not machinery. Not exactly." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Like audio fed through too many copies." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Yeah."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch opened the hatch six inches." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Cold air spilled out." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Not station cold. Server room cold." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "She widened the gap and motioned him through." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Inside was a narrow chamber with rack towers on both walls, half of them dark, half with old status LEDs pulsing in asynchronous patterns." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "At the far end sat a single terminal, live, displaying a login pane in a font Max recognized from nowhere and everywhere." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He stepped closer." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The terminal woke to proximity." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Below it, one line of helper text:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "If you remember rain, you're already authenticated." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max went still." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch said, very quietly:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Don't touch."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max didn't touch." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The terminal touched him first." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The user field auto-filled:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "MAX_864." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The passphrase field filled with black dots faster than he could count." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The login pane vanished." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch swore." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "New text flooded the screen." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Not paragraphs. Rows. Records." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max's knees nearly gave." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Not the first Max," he said." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch's face had gone colorless." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""No."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He scanned the lines again and saw timestamps beside each." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Different cycles. Different outcomes." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Same designation family." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "MAX_###." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Same job." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Same debt bracket." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Another pane opened over the index." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch grabbed his sleeve." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Take one thing and go."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max moved to the keyboard." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Old mechanical keys. Real travel. No haptic bullshit." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He typed the first command that came from muscle memory instead of thought:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "export latest active profile." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The terminal hesitated." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Then output:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Visual capture," Munch snapped." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max opened his wrist cam and aimed it at the index screen." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Capture failed." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He swore." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch shoved past him, slapped a magnetic clip on the terminal casing, and toggled her torch." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The clip sparked." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "For one second the terminal's rights block dropped." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Now."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max fired three quick frames." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "This time:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The callback timer hit five seconds." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The whole room changed tone." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "A soft three-note chime played from somewhere in the rack wall." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch grabbed his arm." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Move."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "They bolted for the hatch." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Behind them, rack lights synchronized for the first time, all pulsing in the same rhythm like a heartbeat." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "In the corridor, a drone turned the corner exactly as they emerged." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. The location is a long, dim Company corridor on a derelict-era station: failing LED strips, scuffed paneling, faded corporate posters peeling at the edges, overlapping mag-boot footprints in the dust on the deck. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Its lens snapped to both of them." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch did not stand by." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "She fired the torch at the wall conduit above the drone." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The conduit popped, spraying bright coolant vapor." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The drone's lens fogged white for half a second." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max used the half second." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Vector Nudge." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He pushed a hand-sized momentum field under the drone's wheel cluster." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The drone skidded sideways into the rail and spun." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Run," Munch said." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "They ran." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Down spur. Up ladder. Across catwalk. Through two maintenance doors that screamed when opened." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Behind them, station speakers woke up." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Not full alarm. Not yet." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Targeted callout:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""That means us," Max said between breaths." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""That means everyone but us," Munch replied." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "They hit bunk lane with lungs burning and helmets fogged at the edges." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine was where they left him, posted at the corner, weapon out and patience gone." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""You took eight extra minutes."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch bent over with hands on knees, sucking air." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""We got proof."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max pulled up the captures." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Three images. Blurry at the edges. Readable in the center." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine looked." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Did not react." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Looked again." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Still did not react." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Then:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Shit."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max almost smiled." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "It was the first honest review he'd gotten all day." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine zoomed image two." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "MAX_377 entry ... COGNITIVE PACK APPLIED." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""They route people through packs until their trace pattern behaves," Maxine said." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch nodded." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Or until memory damage makes them easier to classify."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max pointed to MAX_612 ... MISSING / UNRESOLVED." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""What does unresolved mean?"." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine answered too fast." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""It means don't become a footnote."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Before Max could push further, all three HUDs flashed at once." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine cursed." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Callback hit faster than expected."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch killed the capture pane instantly." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Split."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max blinked." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""What?"." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""If we all walk in together, they tie us together."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine grabbed Max's shoulder." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""You go to Bay 3 and act dumb."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""I am dumb."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Act dumber."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Munch was already moving toward the opposite corridor." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Munch is the crew medic: warm brown skin, hair pulled back into short locs, sharp observant eyes, a small permanent crease between the brows from years of triage. Default outfit is a worn medic smock over dark utility pants, sleeves shoved to the elbows, one breast patch with a faded red cross. She carries a battered handheld scanner clipped to her belt. Render her with intentional character, never as a generic white woman. The location is a long, dim Company corridor on a derelict-era station: failing LED strips, scuffed paneling, faded corporate posters peeling at the edges, overlapping mag-boot footprints in the dust on the deck. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""We'll wipe traces from your route."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""How?"." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "She didn't look back." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Hard-won."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Maxine leaned close enough for private comms." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Maxine is the rival scavenger lead: medium-brown skin, a buzzed undercut growing in unevenly, a thin scar running through one eyebrow, lean angular build. Default outfit is a scuffed salvage harness over a frayed flight jacket, mismatched gloves, knees patched with mismatched fabric. Eight small tally marks are tattooed on the inside of his forearm. Pronouns: he/him. Render him with intentional character; the name does not dictate the face. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Do not mention hatch 14."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""What if they already know?"." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Then make them prove it."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He pushed Max toward the compliance lane and vanished into crowd flow like he'd never been there." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Compliance Bay 3 was brighter than Bay 1." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Same table. Same camera dome. Different officers." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Officer with a thin scar across his chin. Officer with mirrored visor and no visible badge." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Scar-Chin Officer spoke first." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Asset #864, sit."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max sat." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "The chair was colder than the room." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Scar-Chin placed a tablet on the table and rotated it." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Where were you at 03:11 local?" Scar-Chin asked." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max shrugged." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Service corridor. Looking for a quiet place to throw up."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. The location is a long, dim Company corridor on a derelict-era station: failing LED strips, scuffed paneling, faded corporate posters peeling at the edges, overlapping mag-boot footprints in the dust on the deck. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Scar-Chin did not smile." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""And did you access any sealed hatches?"." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max let a beat pass." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""I don't know hatch numbers."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""That was not the question."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Then no."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Mirrored-Visor Officer finally spoke." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Your anomaly profile suggests recurring interface contamination."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Your station suggests recurring debt contamination."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Scar-Chin tapped once." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Keep answers concise," he said." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Ask concise questions."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Another tap." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max swallowed back whatever came next." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Scar-Chin slid a new pane onto the slab:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Same offer. Different room." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max looked at the pane and thought of the mirror index. MAX_377. Pack applied." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He thought of the rooftop rain memory and how thin it already felt at the edges." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""No."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Scar-Chin's expression did not change." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Reason?"." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""I prefer my problems unsuppressed."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Mirrored-Visor tilted his head." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Interesting choice for an asset in your bracket."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Scar-Chin made one last note." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Then we proceed with enhanced monitoring."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Tablet flashed:." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max almost laughed." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""You're already tracking me."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Now we're honest about it," Scar-Chin said." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "He stood." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Review complete."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max stood too." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Can I ask one thing?"." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Scar-Chin paused." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""No."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a wide movie still: you can read the room in one look.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Max nodded once." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: ""Concise."." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Mirrored-Visor's head turned a fraction, as if that almost amused him." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.

Comic book panel. The scene should match this text from the comic: "Almost." Max is a Black male character with warm brown skin, round cheeks, very large round dark-brown eyes, a soft curly black afro, and a small button nose. His default outfit is a light blue zip-up onesie. Do not render him as a generic white character. Near-future sci-fi that feels grounded and lived-in: worn metal, cable runs, cold vapor, harsh practical lights. You can read the main shapes at a glance. Leave a little empty margin where speech balloons can go later. Do not draw dialogue or captions inside the image. Framing feels like a tall comic panel: figure and background both read clearly.