Issue 7, Page 10

© 2006, K. Norris

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Author's Note: If you look closely at the label on the box, you'll see it says "Thiopental Solution". Being the type of person I am, I had to choose which "knockout" drug would have been used...and that's what I decided on. While it's not entirely accurate -- the dosage needed to cause unconsciousness is a lot higher than could be delivered by a blowdart -- I can suspend my disbelief enough to believe it might work. (Hey, it could be a super-strong concentrate or something.) Plus, it fit the situation better than my first choice -- succinylcholine -- which I learned after research doesn't cause unconsciousness at all. >.< Sometimes, I really wish I wasn't so anal about some of these things.

On an unrelated note, I really like Del's expression in the second-to-last panel. It turned out just perfect. :)