Panel 1: In 2021, future Rose A is crying in a park as Jack and the man whose name is not Casey watch her.
Jack: I don't know what to do.
Casey: Hmm.
Panel 2:
Casey: Give me whatever you have in your pockets.
Jack: What?
Casey: Just do it.
Panel 3: Jack hands over the contents of his pockets.
Jack: A package of gum, fifteen cents, a broken elastic band, and lint.
Casey: I accept the bargain.
Panel 4: Casey begins to walk away.
Casey: Now come with me.
Jack: Are you going to take us to your gingerbread house?
Casey: Maybe.
Alt-Text: Jack has already got the right idea: Casey is straight out of a fairy tale.
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