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Out There - Monday, August 21, 2006 James: You gonna call that woman back today? / Chuck: I was thinkin' about it. / Chuck: But I don't think I will after all. Much as I don't like the idea of her travelin' with a dude, I'm done worryin' about it. / Chuck: If we're gonna have a relationship, it's gonna be based on trust. She trusted me...
Out There - Tuesday, August 22, 2006 Miriam: We're camping! We're one with nature! We've been liberated from the shackles of the evil, civilized world! Isn't this great? / John: Yeah. / Miriam: You want a shot of whiskey? I'm probably not going to drink this whole bottle. / John: Thanks, but I'm good.
Out There - Wednesday, August 23, 2006 Miriam: You think I drink too much don't you? / John: Does it matter what I think? / Miriam: Well yes and no... I'm probably going to do what I want anyway, but I think I'd feel more comfortable if I wasn't worrying that I'm offending you. / John: So what's more important to you... doing what you want,...
Out There - Thursday, August 24, 2006 Miriam: What do people do when they're camping? / John: Depends. Some people go hiking, fishing, hunting, stuff like that. / John: Other people don't do much of anything. They just enjoy the beautiful scenery and relax. / [[Both just thinking]] / Miriam: Hmmm. I'll bet there's at least ONE othere thing...
Out There - Friday, August 25, 2006 Miriam: ZZZZZZ / Miriam{{off panel}}: ZZZZZZ / Miriam{{off panel}}: ZZZZZZ
 
Out There - Saturday, August 26, 2006 Miriam: Ahhhh CHOO! / Miriam: Ahhhh CHOO! / Miriam: @#$%! Ah-choo already! I &%$# said ah-choo! / John: Time to get up.
Out There - Monday, August 28, 2006 John: You okay Miriam? / Miriam: Sniff... No, I'm not okay. I'm sick. / John: Do you need to go to a doctor? / Miriam: What I need is my @#&$! bottle of whiskey! Where did I put that @#&$! thing? / John: C'mon, let's go to the store. We'll pick up some juice and cold medicine. / Miriam: Caffeine is what...
Out There - Tuesday, August 29, 2006 Phone: beep boop bzzzt boop / John: Hi this is Miriam's phone ... Yeah she's here, but she's asleep. She's got a bad cold. Who should I tell her is calling? / John: Oh, hi Chuck, I'm John... Yeah I think she'll be all right if she gets some rest. Sure, I'll have her call you when she's up to it. Okay,...
Out There - Wednesday, August 30, 2006 Miriam: Chuck called? What did you tell him? / John: That you were sick, and that you'd call him back. Here, have some tea. / Miriam: How did he sound? / John: Miriam, I'm not going to try to interpret his mood from a ten-second phone call. Give him a call when you're up to it. / Miriam: Fine. / John:...
Out There - Thursday, August 31, 2006 Clayton: Evening, Sherry. / Sherry: Heya, Clayton. What's the good word? / Sherry: It's just expression, Clayton. It means, "I'm willing to acknowledge you." / Clayton: Excellent. Acknowledge me to the tune of a whiskey straight up.
 
Out There - Friday, September 1, 2006 [[At Sherry's bar]] / Clayton: What's new with the west coast girl? / Sherry: Miriam? Dunno, haven't heard from her in a couple of days. / Clayton: How do you know her, anyway? / Sherry: When I lived out there we were co-workers. / Sherry: You're gonna like her a lot, Clayton. Very attractive girl......
Out There - Saturday, September 2, 2006 Miriam: ? / Miriam reads note from John: Miriam - We were out of snacks so I went foraging. Be back soon. John / Miriam thinking: Foraging, huh... I'm afraid to even try to imagine what that entails... I'm so sick of crackers and tea... I suppose a best-case scenario might include bread, or soup,...
Out There - Monday, September 4, 2006 Miriam: Sigh... that was so worth the wait. / Miriam: I can't even tell you how much I needed that... I feel SO much better now. / Miriam: I'm almost embarrassed to admit how good that was. Anyway, thank you so much, John... it was FANTASTIC. / John: You know what the best part is? / John: We still...
Out There - Tuesday, September 5, 2006 [[Blank panel. Chuck is dialing the phone.]] / Chuck: Yo, John, it's Chuck. Is Miriam there? / [[James has entered the room and is listening to the conversation.]] / Chuck: Oh, okay. Sure, she can call me back when she's out of the shower. / Chuck: So, how is she? / [[James turns to leave the room....
Out There - Wednesday, September 6, 2006 [[In their hotel room, Miriam has just taken a shower and is towel-drying her hair.]] / Miriam: Were you talking to someone on the phone? / John: Chuck called again. / Miriam: Hey, I was thinking about something. / Miriam: First, I wanted to thank you for taking care of me when I was sick. / John: You're...
 
Out There - Thursday, September 7, 2006 Miriam: I'd better call Chuck and make sure he understands the situation. / John: Okay. / Miriam: Hi Chuck! Miriam. I'm just calling to make sure you understand that my friend John here is just a friend. / Miriam: After all, the whole point of this trip is to meet you, right? So the last thing I'd want...
Out There - Friday, September 8, 2006 Miriam: Chuck, after a year's worth of e-mails, chats, and phone calls, you know me pretty well... / Miriam: You know that I'm really interested in you, and I'm looking for a real committed relationship, not a bunch of frivolous flings. You also know that I don't like being alone. / Miriam: So you...
Out There - Saturday, September 9, 2006 Chuck (over phone): Hey, Miriam, I get it. You and John are just friends and traveling partners. / Chuck (over phone): And if I'm going to enter into a relationship with you, I need to trust you. If I can't trust you, I shouldn't even be considering it. / Chuck (over phone): Anyway, if you were going...
Out There - Monday, September 11, 2006 Miriam: Feels good to hit the road again. That was a nasty cold. You were a sweetheart for taking care of me. / John: It was no trouble at all. / Miriam: We're gonna make it to Arch City today with no problem. / John: Yeah, we should be there in a few hours. / Miriam: I can't believe it, we're half way...
Out There - Tuesday, September 12, 2006 Miriam: Man, it's flat out here. / John: How quickly can you get the top down on this car? / Miriam: Oh, I dunno... five seconds... ten seconds... why? / John: Have you ever been to this part of the country before? / Miriam: No... why do you ask? / John: Sometimes out here you can run into sudden— / <http://outtherecomic.com/d/20060912.html
 
Out There - Wednesday, September 13, 2006 John: So why are you so interested in Arch City? / Miriam: I want to go to a baseball game. / John: You're a Starlings fan? / Miriam: Not really. I know someone who plays for them. Walter Green. / John: Wally Green? You know Wally Green? / Miriam:He was Walter when I knew him. We dated in high school....
Out There - Thursday, September 14, 2006 John: So when was the last time you saw Walter? / Miriam: Probably at our high school graduation. / John: Why the sudden interest in seeing him play baseball? / Miriam: Well, I figure I'm driving across the country anyway, may as well stop in and see him play. / John: Are you going to try and meet him? / Miriam:...
Out There - Friday, September 15, 2006 John: So what does the banner say? / Miriam: It says "Do you remember, Walter? —Miriam" / John: Does he remember what? / Miriam: Me, silly. / John: You know they're going to make you take it down as soon as you get it up, don't you? / Miriam: I don't care, as long as it's up long enough for him to see...
Out There - Saturday, September 16, 2006 Miriam: Do you understand baseball? / John: Sure... / John: This first batter is called the lead-off hitter, his job is to get on base. / Miriam: I see... so ideally he would be a patient hitter who works the count, probably drawing a lot of walks and compiling a good on-base percentage... and of course...
Out There - Monday, September 18, 2006 [[Walter Green and Ruiz are in there baseball uniform's preparing for the game]] / Ruiz: Hey, Green! Who's Miriam? / Green: Miriam who? / [[Ruiz points towards the stands]] / Ruiz: Isn't that sign for you? / Green: What the- / Green: I knew a Miriam when I was a kid, but I haven't seen her since high school;...
 
Out There - Tuesday, September 19, 2006 Ruiz: High school flames showin' up a decade later... It's not a good sign, Green. / Green: I don't even know it's her man. / Ruiz: Check it out. Security is tryin' to make her take the sign down. / Ruiz: She ain't cooperatin' now there's some more security headin' down. And some cops. / Ruiz: Looks...
Out There - Wednesday, September 20, 2006 [[Miriam and John sitting in the stands at a baseball game, waiting for Wally to come up to bat. Miriam is Wearing a baseball cap with an 'S' on it.]] / Miriam: That was nice of them to let me keep my sign up for the rest of the inning. / John: That was an impressive display of eyelash-batting. / Miriam:...
Out There - Thursday, September 21, 2006 [[Walter Green and Teammate Ruiz in the Dugout, after Miriam has unfurled her sign at the baseball game.]] / Ruiz: You knew this Miriam girl in high school, huh? / Walter: Yeah, we were... friends. / Ruiz: Didn't you meet your wife in high school, too? / Walter: Yeah. The knew each other. They...
Out There - Friday, September 22, 2006 [[Out on the Arch City Starlings baseball field, Wally is up at the plate]] / Wally: (Thinking to himself) Great, Rebecca's going to see that sign, and I'm going to catch all kinds of hell. All because of something that happened in high school." / [[Wally swings and misses. The catcher gets the ball....
Out There - Saturday, September 23, 2006 Miriam: Okay, the inning is over. I'll keep my promise and take down the sign. / John: Glad to hear it. Let me help you. / Miriam: I'm sorry if this was embarrassing for you, John. I just felt it was something I needed to do. I know it probably doesn't make much sense to you. / Miriam: It's not like...
 

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