“we’re playing Good Cop Hungry Cop”
[ID: a three panel, orange-toned comic. Paloma, a squat old woman with a pointy hat, sits behind a table. Lots of crystals hang on strings from the ceiling. She says, “your friend doesn’t talk much.” Cut to a closeup on Magnus, who is wide-eyed with confusion. He turns to see Taako, reaching up for a cake that’s hovering in the air and shoveling food into his mouth with bulging eyes.]