The first page of a four-page comic featuring characters from Zero Escape: Nine Hours Nine Persons Nine Doors. Panel 1: Junpei is in the casino with a pensive look on his face. A thought bubble reads "Hmm, I wonder how Akane is doing over at door 4..." Seven is seen in the background, facing the other way. Panel 2: Hard cut to Aoi, Hongou and Akane standing in the freezer with disgruntled and worried expressions on their faces.
The second page of the comic. Panels 1 to 3: Closeups of a bag filled with dry ice, some rope, and a plastic bottle, emphasized with action lines. Panel 4: Hongou holds the bottle in his hand and asks "So how exactly are we to use these?". On the left side of the same panel, the background is darker and a lower opacity Hongou with a look of contempt on his face is thinking "Tsk... my freezer puzzle was better." Panel 5: Akane is smiling, her right index finger pointing up in a know-it-all manner. A wall of text that takes up the entire panel background reads: "Oh, well, you see, carbon dioxide's sublimation point is -109 degrees Fahrenheit. This means we can use the bottle and the warm water from the pipes to make this dry ice violently sublimate and explode, breaking the ice that's blocking the door! Speaking of ice, did you know there's a kind of ice that has a melting point of 69 degrees? I heard it's called... ice-9. Originally it was a substance invented by American science-fiction author Joe Mama, but recently, scientists have discovered that it actually exists and wow I can't believe you're still reading this, I'm actually really impressed and I really appreciate your commitment." A simplified Aoi is holding the bag and the rope and says "Works for me".
The third page of the comic. Panel 1: Hongou holds the prepared bottle carefully. Aoi and Akane are standing behind him, observing his movements with anxious looks on their faces. Panel 2: Hongou backs away slowly from the bottle which has been tied up to the pipes. He is saying "Alright... it's in place. So now..."
The fourth and final page of the comic. Panels 1-3: Three panels depicting progressively closer closeups of Aoi as he holds a chunk of dry ice in his hand and prepares to throw it with a malicious smile on his face. He is saying "Now. You. Catch!" Panel 4: A panel with an explosion-shaped border, depicing Hongou gesturing with a terrified look on his face as something behind him explodes and catches him in the blast. Panel 5: The previous panels in this page are revealed to be a thought bubble that pops up from Akane and Aoi's heads. In reality, she is preparing the bottle and he is dealing with the rope. She leans closer to him with a mischievous grin and whispers "Do it, coward." Aoi is trying not to laugh as he whispers "Akane stooooop."
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here's the comic I drew for What The Sigma: A Zero Escape Meme Zine on tumblr! I had a lot of fun experimenting with a more cartoonish style for this
here's a deeply unserious take on what I can only assume happens if Junpei chooses door 5