Panel 1
Liz: Hey, why is the warp core down off the shelf?
Mae: Oh, I needed to take some pictures of it so I could sell it.
Panel 2
Liz: Wait, you’re SELLING the warp core?!
Mae: Yeah… I don’t really want to, but money’s tight, so I figure I need to make ends meet somehow.
Panel 3
Liz: That’s honestly a shame - you put a lot of work into that.
Mae: Sure, but I mean, worst comes to worst, I could always build another one.
Panel 4
Mae: Oooh - but I can make it even BIGGER! With plasma conduits coming off the side!
Liz: I’m not sure you’re really grasping the whole “making ends meet” concept.
Liz: Hey, why is the warp core down off the shelf?
Mae: Oh, I needed to take some pictures of it so I could sell it.
Panel 2
Liz: Wait, you’re SELLING the warp core?!
Mae: Yeah… I don’t really want to, but money’s tight, so I figure I need to make ends meet somehow.
Panel 3
Liz: That’s honestly a shame - you put a lot of work into that.
Mae: Sure, but I mean, worst comes to worst, I could always build another one.
Panel 4
Mae: Oooh - but I can make it even BIGGER! With plasma conduits coming off the side!
Liz: I’m not sure you’re really grasping the whole “making ends meet” concept.