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PANEL 23 Dr. Sanders’ fingers turn the compression dial to maximum. He laughs nervously. DR. SANDERS: Just to be safe. I'm increasing synaptic pre-compression to maximum. We'll just make some extra room in that head of his.
PANEL 25 Neil’s body arches against the restraints, veins popping, a silent scream trapped in his throat.
PANEL 26 Neil collapses back into the chair, panting heavily.
Tales from the Sanguine Box - Episode 1: The Long Weekend
Created by: Artalva - Brian Alvarez Publisher: Artalva Genre: Sci-Fi Horror / Dystopian Thriller Format: Webcomic

About Tales from the Sanguine Box: Tales from the Sanguine Box is a dark science-fiction webcomic exploring a futuristic justice system where criminals are sent to the mysterious Sanguine Box — a machine that doesn't imprison bodies, but steals time itself through subjective dilation.

This Episode: In Episode 1: The Long Weekend, petty thief Neil Fogheart is sentenced to a routine weekend in the Sanguine Box. But when a negligent technician leaves the system unmonitored during an unexpected glitch, a simple small-time sentence goes terribly wrong.

Main Character: Neil Fogheart — Petty thief sentenced to experimental time-dilation punishment
About the World of Tales from the Sanguine Box:

The Sanguine Box is a controversial experimental justice technology designed to rehabilitate criminals through extreme subjective time dilation. While only hours pass in the real world, prisoners experience centuries of incarceration inside simulated environments.