#486: I am Not a Ninja explain

[Cueball and Megan facing each other in the same panel.]

Megan: We need to talk.

[Cueball turns to look behind him; panel pans back to show a (closed) window on the wall.]

[Cueball throws a smoke grenade to the floor.]

POW

[Grenade fizzles and begins to emit smoke; Cueball and Megan both look down at it.]

sssss

[Smoke cloud expands very slightly. Megan puts her hand to her face.]

cough

[The smoke detector alarm above them starts beeping. Both look up.]

BEEP BEE-

[Cueball and Megan look down at the grenade again. The alarm is still beeping.]

-P BEEP BEEP BEEP BE-

[Cueball slowly backs away. The alarm is still beeping.]

-EP BEEP BEEP BEEP B-

[Cueball unsuccessfully tries to open the apparently locked window. The alarm is still beeping.]

Rattle rattle

-BEEP BEEP-

[Panel pans back to the full view. Cueball looks back at Megan, who is now face-palming. The alarm is still beeping.]

-BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP B-

[Megan turns and walks away. Cueball looks at the window. The alarm is still beeping.]

-EEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEE-