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MAVEN · Season 1 · Part 4 of 7

I Need to Tell You What Happened.

Parts · 7 in this arc
  1. 1. He Gets Paid Friday.
  2. 2. It’s Only Fifteen Dollars.
  3. 3. I Didn’t Want the Lecture.
  4. 4. I Need to Tell You What Happened.
  5. 5. I Thought We Handled It.
  6. 6. I Need an Actual Date.
  7. 7. This Money Already Has a Job.

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MAVEN — Money Already Promised, Part 4: I Need to Tell You What Happened. Full transcript follows.
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Panel 1: Maven calls Dad: “Dad, I lent him $180 of the money you sent.”

Panel 2: Dad: “That money was for school.” Maven: “I know. He returned $40. He still owes me $140.”

Panel 3: Maven: “I was going to ask Mom for $15 and leave that part out.”

Panel 4: Maven: “Can you pay the $175 access code tonight? I have $160 left for living expenses.”

Panel 5: Dad: “I’m disappointed. I’ll pay the code directly. Tomorrow, we work out what this changes.”

Panel 6: Course access is active. Maven thinks: “He helped. I still have something to repair.” Her notebook says: Still owed: $140.

Closing question: What does taking responsibility look like after someone helps?