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CREATIVE MUSSEL PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS VOL 2 CHAPTER 1 ECHOES

CREATIVE MUSSEL PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS Echoes Creator Writer Jay B Kalagayan Artist Dylan Speeg Layout Design Geoff Raker Logo Design Geoff Raker Cover Art Dylan Speeg Character Designs William Grapes and Dylan Speeg Serving the public good the Metropolitan Sewer District MSD processes over one billion gallons of wastewater from over ten thousand miles of pipes a day Filter workers like Lilliput ensure the wastewater keeps flowing to be treated She is our tour guide to this wild and scary world the thick roots under our feet SPECIAL THANKS Xu V Chau Cincinnati Comic Creators Cincinnati Books by the Banks Ron Royer with Beth Kate and Jeff Royer Mikki and Chaz Schaffner Peter Bell Matthew Brendan Szekeresh Brendan McEachern Copyright 2017 by Jay B Kalagayan All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means including photocopying recording or other electronic or mechanical methods without the prior written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law 2

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TIONS MANAGER OF OPERA EXCERPT REPORT A AK 0 REPORT 010003017 t e k c u M Fat ides other public utilities like y humans in the Roots Bes The Homeless aren t the onl e bunker people ne company people we hav those outdated and sad pho squirrels for winter growers like s and storing supplies lter she l viva sur ir the up setting finally eccentrics like Pilty ir crops of illegal drugs and the ate best irrig to flow the ng usi ice We have Pilty She s ls that roam the Roots by cho All cities have their oddbal ist of the sewers described as a mad scient tuning forks of hers on the sound Loves hitting those with is ion ess obs in ma y s Pilt etc She owns the abanks clay pipes wrought iron y works to restore the tunnel work banging on bric e not spent in the Roots Pilt Tim et Stre h 35t on ral doned cathed alloy piping That s why she needs our pipe organ in the church te p our filter workers naviga holo she developed will hel y s Pilt s say She Pilty has her uses This ec h tec the Kidneyshell is still analyzing the tunnels with less light ed off of bounced sound bas ges ima ts jec pro and tem ins bra the into gs plu device neyshell explains it ation Bat sonar is how Kid waves Echolo or echo loc evaluating the echolo shell cracked a smile while Rarely impressed but Kidney legality having these ds As usual questionable han D s MS in h tec bio e Cutting edg ut long term effects on the shell s also concerned abo ney Kid rs rke wo our for fitted r worker before her allicroc However she s a former filte workers and the usual spiel of seeing in the dark injury She knows the value pping off books surplus sonar devices Continue shi olo ech for e e trad fill Ful N ACTIO tors to Pilty s church Allocat per alloy pipes and connec to info tric me bio rs of Zoon Industry lead cop r worke tanks for Pilty Deliver all filte bean sprouts grown in our research the device until to e tinu con will ll she ney Kid s ice dev d ize tom Pilty for cus ices Pilty s built all the sonar dev 11

l l e h s y Kidne EXCERPT FROM MSD TREATMENT MAN AGER REPORT C 17003010 Echolo enters through the ear canal and pierc es the drum Tendrils burrow through to the back of the brain above the cerebellum It plugs into the occipital lobe The filter worker hears imag es Pilty s new biotech is less assembled and more grown Uncommon composition of organic metal With proper biom etric information and blood samples Pilty grows an echolo based on the filter worker s DNA Echolo is compatible at a cellular level increasing the molecular similitude between device and filter Worried about the long term effects to the user Fat Mucket wants immediate utilization Per routine continue to moni tor Vigilant to any side effects 12

Akka the rat has a mission She s to deliver a message requesting reinforcements and possibly rescue for her partner Lilliput Written by Jay B Kalagayan and art from guest artist Clint Basinger Fauna Messenger promises giant worms hairy centipedes and all the Akka action fans have been clamoring for 13

No way Dylan Speeg s behind the scenes illustrating MeSseD Check out his process on MeSseD Season One Chapter Five Lucky featuring the modeling talent of Adrienne Michelle as filter worker Sandshell When asked if he had any advice for aspiring comic book artists Dylan said Draw as much as you can It will make you faster and more efficient so it doesn t take you forever to finish the job 14

Check out MeSseD artist Dylan Speeg s new creation the Filament Filter Premiered at the Cincinnati Comic Expo 2017 fans were attacked by filaments 15

VOL 2 CHAPTER 2 FATBERG VARIATIONS

CREATIVE MUSSEL PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS Fatberg Variations Creator Writer Jay B Kalagayan Artist Dylan Speeg Layout Design Geoff Raker Logo Design Geoff Raker Cover Art Dylan Speeg Character Designs William Grapes and Dylan Speeg Search Artist Holly Brashear Serving the public good the Metropolitan Sewer District MSD processes over one billion gallons of wastewater from over ten thousand miles of pipes a day Filter workers like Lilliput ensure the wastewater keeps flowing to be treated She is our tour guide to this wild and scary world the thick roots under our feet SPECIAL THANKS Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati Sanitation District 1 Hampton Roads Sanitation District Xu V Chau Andrew and Maika Beardsley Tim Fuller Seemless Printing Copyright 2017 by Jay B Kalagayan All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means including photocopying recording or other electronic or mechanical methods without the prior written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law 2

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TIONS MANAGER OF OPERA EXCERPT REPORT t e k c u M Fat A AK 0 REPORT 024010017 signed the to be the death of me We This peace child is going ted Lilliput sen pre flow Their leader Sire Allicroc treaty to keep the of his runt one ce pea g of our ongoin and the others with a symbol me of Thrones hatchlings What is this Ga would kill his ing He knew his opposition Sire knew his end was com a government is s Thi tion tec is a ruse for pro progeny This peace child utility not a refugee camp is a headache dshell this allicroc midget Nicknamed Bekka by San ka needs a Bek ssy me isy needy and behind the eyes all right No tion that s not in my job descrip nanny animal wrangler and rping and regular ing with that hatchling chi inn beg the in y oka s wa She ities do not mix adolescence and public util naps Bekka s grown fast Not an option or release her to the wild Can t send her to the zoo e witnessing a ger too many inquiries Lik Finding an allicroc would trig singing cicada or Mothman ds an intern I wonder if Kidneyshell nee 11

MANAGER OF OPERATIONS EXCERPT REPORT A AK t e k c u M t a F REPORT 02501000170 Fatbergs are getting way too common nowadays Non disposab les like wipes diapers and feminine hygiene products combin ed with FOG fats oils and grease build up over time into a huge dregging plug in my sewers From people dumping their holiday turkey grease to restaur ants pouring their fryer fat everyone contributes to the silent clogge r Largest reported so far is in London The Whitechapel Fatber g was 800 feet long weighing an estimated 130 metric tons Our tunnel system is a century old strained to capacity with thousandfold population usage Add to that the misuse border ing on abuse by this flush and forget it society We re prime for several fatbergs blocking secondary flows into essential main junctions 12

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CREATIVE MUSSEL PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS VOL 2 CHAPTER 3 MOTHER

CREATIVE MUSSEL PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS Mother Creator Writer Jay B Kalagayan Artist Dylan Speeg Layout Design Geoff Raker Logo Design Geoff Raker Cover Art Dylan Speeg Character Designs William Grapes and Dylan Speeg Stalk Artist William Grapes Radiation Artist Caleb Schowalter Serving the public good the Metropolitan Sewer District MSD processes over one billion gallons of wastewater from over ten thousand miles of pipes a day Filter workers like Lilliput ensure the wastewater keeps flowing to be treated She is our tour guide to this wild and scary world the thick roots under our feet SPECIAL THANKS Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati Sanitation District 1 Hampton Roads Sanitation District Xu V Chau Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati Citybeat Art Academy of Cincinnati Kristen Ruthemeyer Hammer Matthew Brendan Szekeresh Adrienne Michelle Abby Sams Valerie Diehl Jordan Trovillion Eamon Hill Emily King Copyright 2017 by Jay B Kalagayan All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means including photocopying recording or other electronic or mechanical methods without the prior written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law 2

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TIONS MANAGER OF OPERA EXCERPT REPORT A AK REPORT 010120170 t e k c u M Fat We thought ucing like rabbits in spring These filaments are reprod city s unique the of creatures were a result these filamentous bacteria a disturbing at ing wn spa n they have bee sewage cocktail However this rate There s a mind driving ng the effluent flow by 12 Filaments have been cloggi s However nel tun the in like paddy fields They re making something nsters instead of rice we have mo like in making ments are using a mother Kidneyshell theorizes the fila dies into filapad the d see to the mother balsamic vinegar They add ment is the source of all things fila ment birthing pools She Mother using to obtain a specimen of this Action Order filter workers able to conbe uld sho ll she tainers Kidney the eight ball specimen con se the pests de to completely eliminate coct an anti bacterial pestici like the body s described the sewer system Observation Kidneyshell it weighs on ls poo and ked blood gets cho circulatory system When flow n filth We need to keep the the body poisons it in its ow 11

No way Dylan Speeg s behind the scenes illustrating MeSseD Check out his process on MeSseD Season One Chapter Two Garden Graveyard featuring the modeling talent of Xu V Chau When asked about what he loves about illustrating comics Dylan says Creating a world out of scratch Making imagination come to life It s what thinking looks like for me 12

IN THE MEDIA Thank you for all the great coverage we received for MeSseD Check out the exquis highlights PHOTO HAILEY BOLLINGER CINCINNATI CITYBEAT Lilliput is tough and enterprising She is fearless and unflappable Lilliput is a hero for all of us David Lyman Cincinnati Enquirer 2017 Best of Cincinnati Staff Pick Best Reason to Get Your Mind in the Gutter Soapbox Cincinnati highlights MeSseD s local roots 2017 It was a conscious decision to create a strong female Filipino character because of my daughters says Kalagayan who is of Filipino descent I wanted to show them that women can be the spotlight character get the job done and be the hero Cincinnati CityBeat explores the alien world beneath our feet 2017 Speeg also a singer and guitarist for Cincy Rock Soul Roots band Heavy Hinges was fresh off of a project creating concept art for the Syfy cable channel My favorite fiction and science fiction have always been built on a foundation of what s real Kalagayan says I wanted to have that idea underlying so you really think to yourself We don t really know what s down there The Cincinnati Enquirer gets down and dirty with Jay and Dylan 2017 Fascinating And kinda creepy too That initial interest in the MSD led to more and more research about life in the subterranean world of sewer systems The list of oddities goes on and on and on Combine that with an overactive imagination spawned by a life spent reading sci fi and cutting edge theater and Kalagayan was chomping at the bit to create a freewheeling tale of life in the underground 13

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CREATIVE MUSSEL PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS VOL 2 CHAPTER 4 HUNT

CREATIVE MUSSEL PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS Hunt Creator Writer Jay B Kalagayan Artist Dylan Speeg Layout Design Geoff Raker Logo Design Geoff Raker Cover Art Dylan Speeg Character Designs William Grapes and Dylan Speeg Serving the public good the Metropolitan Sewer District MSD processes over one billion gallons of wastewater from over ten thousand miles of pipes a day Filter workers like Lilliput ensure the wastewater keeps flowing to be treated She is our tour guide to this wild and scary world the thick roots under our feet Previously on MeSseD Lilliput captured a piece of the Mother the key to spawning new filaments Now she s trying to get to Queenswell MSD s main treatment plant But she s being hunted SPECIAL THANKS Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati Sanitation District 1 Hampton Roads Sanitation District Xu V Chau Andrew and Maika Beardsley Copyright 2017 by Jay B Kalagayan All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means including photocopying recording or other electronic or mechanical methods without the prior written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law 2

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TIONS MANAGER OF OPERA EXCERPT REPORT A AK REPORT 004025017 t e k c u M Fat located relayed by her rat She s Digital message from Lilliput te that pla tem thinks this mother is the the mother Kidneyshell nmo g atin cre for wn from a mold the filament creatures spa sters k her up from their territories to bac Pulled a few filter workers nt payback me fila little s interested in a Sandshell in particular wa en route if put Lilli ort esc or on level 9 action They ll rendezvous ple she had to secure the sam greater re agitated and violent the The filament have been mo nearly d bol ally eci esp is filament their numbers That Quasi Sandshell killing possibly absorbing e anymore neyshell that we can t hav I m reminded when I see Kid c war is a cro Alli the ing dur g r cripplin filter worker casualties He lesson I won t forget and cture poison gas pockets Despite crumbling sewer stru snack re s atu cre e som not re flow We flash flooding we keep the pack e other filters bring Lilliput hom Action Sandshell and the inate elim to y wa a re figu we ther and Kidneyshell analyzes the mo ut abo s allicrocs No public hearing them all No treaty like the it an cle to e s waste we re just her sentient life It s the upstair 11

l l e h s y e n d i K Excerpt from MSD Treatment Manager report B 17024004 There seems to be diversification among the filaments From natural evolution wild mutation or forced adaptation the filame nts are constantly changing their fight for the roots They are exhibiting uniqu e personalities Leading the pack is the filament known as Quasi A RECURRING FILAMENT IN REPORT ED CONFLICTS Recurring filament in reported conflicts Leng thwise gaping scarring from subject s left side easily identifies subject s involv ement Quasi is mercurial able to quickly dodge for defense and flex to pounce Tendrils can form points and easily pierce throu gh our uniforms New reported ability to harden tendrils and throw them like javelins Reference Lilliput injury I 0623 Aggressive Violent Vindictive Lilliput used a shovel to bisect its torso Quasi s violent assault on Sandshell almost introduced her to Old Black Joe Is Quasi taking this personally Quasi seems to be independent A number of solo sightings including the attack on Sandshell have been reported Howe ver Quasi has led the action of various groups of filaments Is Quasi the upper management we seek to eliminate 12

l l e h s y Kidne Quasi represents a spawned individual filame nt exhibiting enhanced intelligence and raw emotion The other filaments Lilliput enco untered on the hunt were spawned with particular attributes Is the mother shap ing filaments from their birth for defense and attack This would shift filaments from the natural evolution of a wild mutation to forced adaptation BULL GUARDS Thicker tendrils compose the Bull Guard huma noid form Thick body and limbs less pliable Hand to hand not advised Can bull guards digest absorb the same way as other filaments Wide torsos perfectly shield other filaments from harm Tendrils are semi resistant to Cleacher shots Sandshell reports three times the Cleacher blasts needed Theorize forced adaptation but how did they know our Cleachers blast chemicals THE HOUNDS Lilliput reported the hunt was led by small er filaments On all four limbs Hind leg design Pack behavior Rooting low through the sewage flow sensing Sounds like a pack of hounds Not sure of the hound s attack method Would the hounds stab with their tendrils then absorb Luckily Lilliput didn t suffer a full on pack attac k to find out The sewers are a hodge podge of DNA Are filaments able to decipher DNA attributes from sewage for forced adaptation Could the hounds be shaped by the mother from the DNA of Canis Felis catus Rattus norvegicus or other animal genus Could this be why filaments picked humanoid form because of the plethora of DNA in the sewers 13

Maze HEY FELLOW FLUSHERS Can you help Lilliput and Akka find their way through the maze of tunnels to get to the worm choke We need to ka flush that clog Look out for those filaments Contact Messedcomics gmail com and you might be named Featured Flusher START 14

Check out MeSseD artist Dylan Speeg s new creation Flush O Vision Premiered at the Cincinnati Pop Art Con 2017 fans were attacked by filaments explored twisting tunnels and made friends with Akka Stop by to an upcoming event and you to can enjoy Flush O Vision MSD Warning Look away from Flush O Vision projection light to prevent burning retinas 15

CREATIVE MUSSEL PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS VOL 2 CHAPTER A MESSENGER

CREATIVE MUSSEL PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS Messenger Creator Writer Jay B Kalagayan Artist Clint Basinger Layout Design Geoff Raker Logo Design Geoff Raker Cover Art Clint Basinger Character Designs William Grapes and Dylan Speeg Serving the public good the Metropolitan Sewer District MSD processes over one billion gallons of wastewater from over ten thousand miles of pipes a day Filter workers like Lilliput ensure the wastewater keeps flowing to be treated She is our tour guide to this wild and scary world the thick roots under our feet Previously on MeSseD Akka the rat has a mission She s to deliver a message to data hub 24 on level 7 The message requests reinforcements and possibly rescue for her partner Lilliput Lilliput has been observing the filaments and captured a sample of the Mother the key to spawning new filaments Quasi and an array of new stronger filaments are hunting Lilliput as she races back to Queenswell MSD s main treatment plant Lilliput is depending on her partner in slime to relay her call for backup SPECIAL THANKS Cincinnati Comic Creators Pique Gallery Cosmic Moustache Comics Lindsey Whittle Copyright 2017 by Jay B Kalagayan All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means including photocopying recording or other electronic or mechanical methods without the prior written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law 2

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TIONS MANAGER OF OPERA EXCERPT REPORT A AK t e k c u M Fat 111 18120 VIOLATION FILE 111 s aka Fat Mucket eration Excerpt from Manager of Op Subject Rat leaves her a pet rat This rodent rarely Filter worker Lilliput has c are Fra and Fric her surveys with shoulder usually going on y share the as g thin ng ggi dre the s to these two Lilliput even talk a meal vigilant rodent She almost seems Now this Akka is a fierce the treatwhether in the Roots or on even protective of Lilliput s eye is like another set of ment plant campus The rat neyshell chief annoyance officer Kid Our medical manager and ify other of this Akka might help pac theorizes that the presence spre tral neu put might give her a rodents Akka s scent on Lilli Kid ts roo the out mischiefs through ence with the numerous rat put Lilli with hes mis skir rat t by fewer neyshell says this is eviden swarming s rat bites scratches and Les rs rke wo r filte er than oth ctive effe t cos s sick time and more of my flushers would be les 13

MANAGER O F OPERATIO NS EXCERPT RE PORT Fat Mucket A AK SUBJECT TUBIFEX 2103452 19 Divergent tubifex worm species have ter worker L been disco illiput A cle vered by filw of them w choke Wan as slummin kcret Horizo g on a sewa n s L75 dim be enhancin ge ensional rad g this worm iation may anomaly Lilliput repo rts that the effluent flow constructe obstruction d out of tra seemed sh and deb rence poss ris and not ibly the actio a natural occ n of these fi Action Disse urlament sha ct worm spe dowy figure c imen test fo tion Resist s urges to rid r above norm icule Lillipu al mutabuilding sew t a b o ut shady be age dams avers 14

Akka s adventures continues in Messenger Chapter B Check out Lilliput s story in 15

CREATIVE MUSSEL PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS VOL 2 CHAPTER 5 FLOWERS

CREATIVE MUSSEL PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS Flowers Creator Writer Jay B Kalagayan Artist Dylan Speeg Layout Design Geoff Raker Logo Design Geoff Raker Cover Art Dylan Speeg Character Designs William Grapes and Dylan Speeg Pipes Artist Christina Wald Serving the public good the Metropolitan Sewer District MSD processes over one billion gallons of wastewater from over ten thousand miles of pipes a day Filter workers like Lilliput ensure the wastewater keeps flowing to be treated She is our tour guide to this wild and scary world the thick roots under our feet Previously on MeSseD Lilliput captured a sample of the Mother the key to spawning new filaments Quasi and an array of new stronger filaments hunted Lilliput as she raced back to Queenswell MSD s main treatment plant Thanks to a message that Akka delivered Lilliput was backed up by Sandshell and other filter workers However she was injured and infected by Quasi before she was rescued SPECIAL THANKS Xu V Chau Monisha Ringler Brendan McEachern Cincinnati Comic Expo Cincinnati Books by the Banks MECCA Midwest Ethnic Convention for Comics and Arts Copyright 2017 by Jay B Kalagayan All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means including photocopying recording or other electronic or mechanical methods without the prior written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law 2

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TIONS MANAGER OF OPERA EXCERPT REPORT A AK REPORT 060270170 t e k c u M Fat m Zoon Industries is a proble g this wet season Flowers pin dum al mic che rth fou This is the will take us a big 90 s foam party but it dish soap waste looks like weeks to process this mess that thick aning chemicals triggering A month ago it was dry cle ek We we a plant was fogged in for chlorine fog The treatment n atio irrit at thro thers because of had to break out the rebrea action p purring No fines or legal Zoon has the city leadershi nds of usa tho of ws their belly Tens Zoon dumps and council sho atch scr d goo a are ns paign donatio constituent jobs and fat cam behind the ears of hours cut costs despite thousands Meanwhile I m expected to to clean their flow of overtime and resources bully Loftspring have taken the Council members Bunge and n if the Eve ir favorite punching bag pulpit and used MSD as the D MS t ins they would spin it aga chem dumping was public public over MSD and its previous Zoon s supposed privilege vided pro back centuries Zoon has work incarnations reaches work ne sto l ina sewer from the orig centuries of materials for the es pip tal me sent concrete and and clay piping to the pre shortthe city providing shoddy from fit pro a te They made qui s contracted for replacement lived materials and being 11

MANAGER O F OPERATIO NS EXCERPT RE PORT Fat Mucket A AK Oh and let s no t talk about th e millions they SqueakyTM Wip make on Zoon es Wipes that flushable don t dissolve home lines then in water Wipes surprise Ther that slowly clog e s ed to pay dam a flooded base ages ment Then M SD s expectAction Zoon Industries and the city counci term problems l privilege over MSD are not sh ort Kidneyshell ne eds to docum ent the chem for every incide compounds an nt we re inform d their source ed about and needs to reco s the ones we re rd all commun not Washboa ication with co I need to get th rd un ci l as well as Zo e skinny with m on y insiders at ci take our time ty hall and Zo quietly gather on as well We ing informatio treatment lab ll n and see wha database t s what Keep files in REPORT 0 602 70170 Kidneyshell s testing the M other we capt spawn from w ured This tem ill give us defin plate that filam itive options fo by the end of ents r their eliminat the wet season io n from my sew Th e filaments bi framework co ers rthing pools ar llapsing the tu e straining the nnel network The city won t tolerate anothe r sinkhole even t Lilliput s recove ring fine Kidn eyshell won t pu my requests t her on active roster despite We need boot s in the Roots to keep the flo w 12

l l e h s y e n d i K Excerpt from MSD Treatment Manager report B 1704007 Lilliput recovering from leg wound Good pace Javelin that pierced her leg was composed of hardened resin shaped into a weapon The residue is bacterial and has a lesser ability to infect the target Quasi seems to have gained this dangerous ability Filament infection caught in time Lost Lillipu t s genetically modified spleen Growing a new GM spleen for transplant Lillipu t s territory includes the cancer treatment centers The radiation and lead lining has seeped into the stone work and sewage Her enhanced spleen is essen tial to counteract the radiation and lead poisoning Other filter workers been visiting Leaving found treasures from the sewers Tokens for a quick recovery Lilliput s restless Ready for boots in the Roots She d limp the tunnels if she could That would be fine with Fat Mucket She wants Lilliput active ASAP Filter Workers prefer the dark of the Roots to the surface Fat Mucket thinks it s the sun like filter workers are mole people It s more the openness Tunnels enclose Sewer flow comforting 13

l l e h s y e n d i K Excerpt from MSD Treatment Manager report C 17005007 Initial tests from the sample emanates wave s of pain I seem to register the pain the mother is experiencing durin g a test procedure followed by waves of fear Sealed container preve nts pheromone reaction Does the Mother have an empathic ability Is that how the filaments communicate What is the broadcast range of this ability Will the filaments be able to home in on Queenswell Is the treatment plant prime for filament attack Need to inform Fat Mucket about this situat ion 14

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CREATIVE MUSSEL PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS VOL 2 CHAPTER B MESSENGER

CREATIVE MUSSEL PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS Messenger Creator Writer Jay B Kalagayan Artist Clint Basinger Layout Design Geoff Raker Logo Design Geoff Raker Cover Art Clint Basinger Character Designs William Grapes and Dylan Speeg Serving the public good the Metropolitan Sewer District MSD processes over one billion gallons of wastewater from over ten thousand miles of pipes a day Filter workers like Lilliput ensure the wastewater keeps flowing to be treated She is our tour guide to this wild and scary world the thick roots under our feet Previously on MeSseD Akka is to deliver a message to data hub 24 on level 7 The message requests reinforcements and possibly rescue for her partner Lilliput Akka found help on her mission from an unlikely source a young centipede named Footsie Now Footsie and Akka race and fight together to deliver Lilliput s call for help However their path has led them right to a centipede swarm For the complete story check out MeSseD Season Two chapters three through five Mother Hunt and Flowers For Akka s adventure read MeSseD Season Two chapters A and B Messenger SPECIAL THANKS The Hardy Boys Cincinnati Comic Creators Cosmic Mustache Movers Makers SoapBox Copyright 2017 by Jay B Kalagayan All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means including photocopying recording or other electronic or mechanical methods without the prior written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law 2

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Thank you to all our supporters of the Season 2 DON T FORGET TO FLUSH campaign Your contributions helped bridge the gap in expenses making this season happen HERE ARE THE FEATURED FLUSHERS FOR SEASON 2 George Alexander Sean D Martin Peter Bell Masterminds Mark Bendure Brendan McEachern Lydia Brashear Dean McKenzie Bill Browne Kathy Neus and John Fox Mark Celsor Chris Tasha Pinelo Carol Corace Geoff Raker Terry Brueneman Mark and Lisa Crew Rachel Hofer Siddarth Rao EmArtGirl Clara Rice Alison Endress Mackenzie Robbins Concepcion Fernandez Dave Sanders Tom Fernandez Rosemary K Schlachter William Fry Kyle Snyder Tim Fuller Dylan T Speeg Drew Gores Elizabeth Stone The Hardy Boys Dan Diana Sudlow Eric Hawkins Jeff Syroney Thomas John Hawkins aka FUT Matthew Szekeresh Chris Henry Dinah Thompson Helene Herbert Lissa Urriquia Gapultos JaHipster Annie Wadman Evelyn Kalagayan Suzana Waterhous Scott E Knox Lindsey Williard Jason Abby Langdon Russ Zokaites Aiesha Little Anonymous 8 15