8 panel comic 1st panel, back to the Eva polycule. Shinji Ikari says "I did the math and it looks like we're short on rent this month y'all. Cigarettes Asuka says "What? What about my winnings from the cigarette smoking competition?" Shrooms Mari looks on 2nd panel, shinji points with a detailed hairy hand and says "You spent it all on a vintage Juicero." Cigarettes Asuka says "But it's soooooo convenient" 3rd panel. Shinji says "Yes. But we DO still need to figure out rent" 4th panel. One of the roommates says "Maybe we could borrow the rest from our roommate?" Shrooms Mari says "I dunno, I always get nervous around him." 5th panel. Cigarettes Asuka says "Heh, y'all just leave the talkin to me" 6th panel. A big wall of text reading "a knock on the door roused Stephen Dedalus from his edenic solitude. Displeased, he pulled open his door to reveal the unwelcome sight of his roommate. —Yo, Stevey boy, we're a bit short this month, mind lending us some scratch? She leaned in close, conspiring. He smelled her acrid breath. —Here, I'll sweeten the deal. She placed a glass of juice from her diabolic device into his hands. Warm. He pondered his response, but he knew his fate had been decided, so he removed his wallet and hander her a few notes —I expect you to pay me back. And so he closed his door, as if to banish her" 7th panel. Cigarettes Asuka, triumphant, grasps some notes in her hand "Good news, I got the, hey wait a sec—" 8th panel, she holds open her hand revealing some old bank notes. "The bastard paid us in pounds!"

5/3/2026