Panel 1: Note that the dialogue arguably implies that they've run into similar mishaps with the Lotus Node network before.

Panel 3: Uh oh!

Panel 4: UH OH! Might this mecha seem a tad familiar? Mayhap so! (The fact that said mecha was crouching behind the portal to hide itself amuses me perhaps more than it should.)

Today’s Patreon update: In an attempt to scratch out more worktime to complete the long-gestating Empowered vol. 12, I've switched over to a Monday/ Wednesday/ Friday Patreon posting schedule that won't feature the fixed content format I previously used. So, who knows what today's post might feature? Could be Life Drawing or Distressed Damsels content (both of which are featured at least three times per month), or something in the Work Stages, Vintage Con Sketches or Design departments, or possibly something entirely new. Golly!

-Adam Warren