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NEW Treading Ground! Chapter 1 | Page 14: Dissertation

Nailed it.

https://www.treadingground.com/comic/chapter-1-page-14-dissertation/

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Nate: So, uh, do you go to school around here, or...

Rose: Oh, nah. I haven't taken a class since high school.

Nate: Yeah, I didn't do the college thing either. I didn't want to go into debt for some degree I might not even use.

Rose: Right?? I guess I could have stuck with what I did at the career center, but I hated it.

Nate: Oh, you went there too? What did you take?

Rose: They dumped me into "Nail Technology".

Nate: "English Language Arts."

Nate: I guess I was writing fake business emails while you were there learning to give pedicures.

Rose: I can also give you a detailed dissertation on Monomer Liquid and Polymer Powder Nail Enhancements.

NEW Treading Ground! Chapter 1 | Page 13: The View

All you gotta do is just meet me atop the APT

https://www.treadingground.com/comic/chapter-1-page-13-the-view/

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[Nate is very cautiously crawling toward Rose on the apartment rooftop as she grins at him.]
Nate: Yep, this is dangerous as fuck. surprised they don't keep that ladder retracted.

Rose: They do! But I grew up in these apartments. They can't keep me out of anything.
Nate (sarcastic, looking away): Disregarding safety regulations is very cool and transgressive.

[Big panel, close-up of Rose beaming at Nate]
Rose: It's worth it for the view, though, right?

[Nate looking at Rose, wide-eyed]

Nate (looking down at the horizon, smiling and slightly blushing): Sure.

NEW Treading Ground! Chapter 1 | Page 12: Access

Careful, Nate. Rose may be bottom-heavy, but you're built like a spatula.

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Rose (still hanging off the apartment roof): I mean, I'm not sure what you were monologuing about down there, but that seemed like the appropriate next line.

Nate (looking up at Rose, shocked): H-how did you get up there?

Rose (gesturing to her left): There's access on the side of the building. You should see the view from up here!

(Nate looking up at ladder from the bottom of the side of the building, Rose looking down from above)
Rose: Come on up!
Nate: Uh, that doesn't look too safe...

Rose: Well if you're gonna shit your pants about it, never mind, I guess.
Nate: Oh, all right! Christ.

NEW Treading Ground! Chapter 1 | Page 11: Not Bad

Things are looking up!

https://www.treadingground.com/comic/chapter-1-page-10-not-bad/

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[Nate leaning out over the balcony outside the apartment]
Nate: Hmm...

[View of the skyline from Nate's perspective, showing other apartment buildings and suburban cityscape in the background]
Nate: Well, the balcony's not bad.

[Wider shot of Nate contemplating the view]
Nate: ...well, it's not Franklinburg
Nate: And I do have to live somewhere.

[Rose leans down from the top of the roof, startling Nate]
Rose: So why not here?
Nate: Gah!

[Close-up of Rose, upside down, grinning with closed eyes]

NEW Treading Ground! Chapter 1 | Page 10: Careful

The apex predator senses her prey emerging from its domicile.

https://www.treadingground.com/comic/chapter-1-page-10-careful/

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Rose (on the roof, putting on her purple shirt): Ok, I think I heard him come out. I'm gonna go say hi.

Aya (in the store room at the Loco Mocha coffee shop): Fine, just be careful up there.

Rose: With the guy or the roof?

Aya: Both! But mainly the roof.

Rose (pointing her front-facing camera at her backside): I'll be fine! I have a low center of gravity.

Aya: Good. If you fall, maybe you'll land on your butt.

NEW Treading Ground! Chapter 1 | Page 9: Good For Now

Make yourself at home.

https://www.treadingground.com/comic/chapter-1-page-9-good-for-now/

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[Exterior, Steve's Apartment, in a two-story apartment building in the suburbs]
Steve (voice over): You all set up?

Nate: Yeah, I've got my sleeping bag and my laptop. Should be good for now.

Nate: So, where's your other roommate?
Steve: Bex is out of town, but you'll see her eventually.

Nate (teasing Steve): "Her," huh? Is this a "roommates with benefits" situa--
Steve: Settle down chucklefuck, she's not into dudes.

NEW Treading Ground! Chapter 1 | Page 8: The Vibe

What does the scanner say about your power level?

https://www.treadingground.com/comic/chapter-1-page-8-the-vibe/

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Aya (resigned): SIGH. Who is it this time?
Rose: Dunno. Steve just showed up with a cutie.

Aya (incredulous): You're going to steal Steve's girl?

Rose: What? No! It's a dude.

Aya: I thought guys were hotties and girls were cuties.

Rose: You're still new to this, so I'll let that slide. It's not about gender, it's the vibe.

Rose: You, for example, are a cutie.
(Aya blushes)

Rose: Your sexy internet friend though, SHE was a hottie.
Aya (looking away): Don't remind me.

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NEW Treading Ground! Chapter 1 | Page 7: Right Direction

Get busy livin' or get busy dyin'.

https://www.treadingground.com/comic/chapter-1-page-7-right-direction/

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[Nate carrying his stuff away from the car]
Nate: Look, I appreciate what you're trying to do, but...

[Steve and Nate approaching the apartment building]

Nate: I don't see how moving back here to work some shitty grocery store job is a step in the right direction.

Steve: It's a fucking STEP. You got a lead on a something better?

[Steve and Nate going up outdoor stairs]

Nate: Well, no, but I just need time to finish my novel.

Steve: Bullshit. You've had a year and a half, and all you're doing is rotting away at your Mom's house.

[Steve and Nate approaching the apartment door]

Nate: I just.. If I'm going to make a move, I need to be 100% sure it's the right thing, ok?

Steve: You can never be 100% sure of anything.

[Steve holding the door to let Nate into the apartment]

Steve: Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good, motherfucker.

NEW Treading Ground! Chapter 1 | Page 6: Energy

Rose knows the cure for what ails her.

https://www.treadingground.com/comic/chapter-1-page-6-energy/

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NEW Treading Ground! Chapter 1 | Page 5: Necromancer

How's that novel you been workin' on?

https://www.treadingground.com/comic/chapter-1-page-5-necromancer/

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NEW Treading Ground! Chapter 1 | Page 4: Treat

Please don't tell anyone how I live.

https://www.treadingground.com/comic/chapter-1-page-4-treat/

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NEW Treading Ground! Chapter 1 | Page 3: Here

Nate's in for a rude awakening!

https://www.treadingground.com/comic/chapter-1-page-3-here/

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NEW Treading Ground! Chapter 1 | Page 1-2: Same Mistakes

The story begins with a DOUBLE-SIZE UPDATE!

https://www.treadingground.com/comic/chapter-1-page-1-2-same-mistakes/

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Rose has a solution for cold snaps

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A 4-panel comic strip featuring Rose and Nate from my webcomic Treadng Ground.

Panel 1:
Rose is holding her arms and shivering, apparently cold. From behind, Nate looks at her with concern.

Panel 2:
Rose nonchalantly begins unzipping Nate's hoodie.

Panel 3:
Rose unzips Nate's hoodie and grins mischievously. Nate looks skeptical.

Panel 4:
Rose has tucked herself inside Nate's hoodie, with him still in it, and zipped herself in. She smiles and blushes in contentment. Nate smiles and blushes slightly.

HUGE NEWS - Treading Ground is REBOOTING!

https://treadingground.beehiiv.com/p/treading-ground-reboots-on-3-20

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NEW Treading Ground! Extra Comic | Fingered

How many fingers is Aya holding up?

https://www.treadingground.com/comic/extra-comic-fingered/

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The latest TG Newsletter update is all about OC evolution.

Now no longer on Substack!

https://treadingground.beehiiv.com/p/rose-character-design-evolution

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NEW-ish Treading Ground! Extra Comic | Take It Off

Seriously? Right in front of my Southwest Crunchadilla Wrap?

https://www.treadingground.com/comic/extra-comic-take-it-off/

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NEW Treading Ground! Extra Comic | Annoying

Aya lets the intrusive thoughts win.

https://www.treadingground.com/comic/extra-comic-annoying/

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