Chemical Interaction, Pt. 3- A Secret Rendezvous

This is Part 3 of my video comic book/film noir mixed media narrative series following the enigmatic (and silky) adventures of Detective Clyde Milton and femme fatale, Veronica. The first two parts can be found here and here. I misfired last time and did not tag the Scholar & Scribe community like I should've. 😌

I used different AI software to generate sound and images. The jazz song you hear in the video is called City Whisper, and it was generated with UDIO. I used Stable Diffusion for the images that mimic a comic style, accentuating certain colours. I wrote the script along with the captions seen on the video, which I put together in Microsoft Clipchamp- the bone I’ve been chomping on with hilarious results.

I added the video as it was recorded, so it’s not refined for public consumption, but some of you might get a kick out of it. Thank you for watching.

A secret rendezvous (video script)

“Pharmaceuticals have been getting a lot of bad press lately. The vaccine roll-out was a disaster. Why in the world would I want to get involved with them?”

“There’s a lot of money, but you don't strike me as the sort of fellow who cares about that. I can see you have a good heart, and you know that if I'm telling the truth, people's lives are at stake. Believe me, I wouldn’t have gotten involved if it wasn’t so important.”

“What about your husband?”

“What about him? He’s a thief and traitor to our country. To humanity!”

“It's that bad, huh?”

“You better believe it.”

I look into her eyes and wonder which way the wind will blow? The best laid plans can quickly change when the unexpected occurs. How is a man supposed to get anything done when the flow of events is as unexpected as a skirt in the wind? I guess that’s one question for the philosophers. Me, I’ve done exactly what I swore I wouldn’t do: listen to a dame.

I feel that sense of apprehension that comes whenever I begin a new case. I’m old enough to know that every lady carries her own baggage, and Veronica is no exception. Her friends and enemies just became my friends and enemies.

"So what do you say, Mr. Milton, will you take the job? Or are you ready to say aloha to Hawaii?"

I hear an airplane up above and see it cross the urban sky; it’s Doppler engine roar coming and going.

...

If I remember correctly, Aloha also means goodbye.

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