Note that I really did want to use sound FX for this sequence, but as the scene was taking place within an airless vacuum inside the Object 524 asteroid, I decided to eschew 'em. (Admittedly, the combo of Spooky magic and unearthly supersuit shenanigans allowing our heroines to breathe and speak to each other in said vacuum is some far-out phenomena, but I didn't care to extend that wackiness out to the whole of the arsenal space.)

Panel 5: What the heck is that mysterious object looming in both the background and foreground throughout this page? Find out tomorrow, folks!

Today’s Patreon update: As it’s a Wednesday, time for the $5+ Patron tiers to get their weekly dose of commissioned “damsel-in-distress” content, along the lines of the same material that was eventually reworked into Empowered. (No idea as to exactly what that content might be at this time, though; these commentaries are written much further out from posting than are my often last-minute Patreon updates.)