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MAVEN · Season 1 · Part 5 of 7

I Thought We Handled It.

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 5: I Thought We Handled It. Full transcript follows.
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Panel 1: The next morning. Dad asks: “Did the access code work?” Maven: “Yes. Thank you.”

Panel 2: Dad: “Okay. Let’s look at the rest.” Maven thinks: “I was hoping we were done.”

Panel 3: Dad: “The $175 came out of what I set aside for your next expenses.”

Panel 4: Maven: “So it wasn’t extra.” Dad: “I moved it forward.”

Panel 5: Maven writes: Plan with Dad — what I need; what can wait; next support date. Available: $160.

Panel 6: Maven thinks: “I need a plan that works even if he’s late.” Her notebook separates Available: $160 from Still owed: $140.

Closing question: What still needs attention after the emergency passes?